Stephanie Joanne White is a former professional basketball player and head coach of the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA.
17 Facts About Stephanie White
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Stephanie White was previously head coach of the Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team from 2016 to 2021.
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Stephanie White attended Seeger High School in West Lebanon, Indiana, where she was named a High School All-American by the WBCA.
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Stephanie White participated in the WBCA High School All-America Game in 1995, scoring seventeen points, and earning MVP honors.
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Stephanie White led Purdue University to the 1999 NCAA Women's National Championship in basketball.
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Stephanie White played five years in the WNBA, one with the Charlotte Sting and four with the Indiana Fever.
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Stephanie White joined the Chicago Sky as an assistant coach in 2007, spending four seasons there until she joined her college coach, Lin Dunn, as the first former WNBA player to serve as an assistant coach on the Fever staff.
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Stephanie White was named head coach on September 23,2014, making her the youngest active coach in the league.
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Stephanie White attended Purdue University, where she was named National College Player of the Year, Indiana NCAA Woman of the Year, and Big Ten Conference Player of the Year on the way to leading Purdue to the NCAA National Championship in 1999.
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Stephanie White competed with USA Basketball as a member of the 1997 Jones Cup Team that won the silver medal in Taipei.
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Stephanie White was the second leading scorer for the team, averaging 10.3 points per game.
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Stephanie White was acquired a year later in an expansion draft by the Indiana Fever to lead the team's inaugural season roster.
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Stephanie White averaged 5.9 points and 2.0 assists per game.
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Stephanie White retired from the WNBA in 2004, and went on to become the assistant coach at Ball State, Kansas State, and the University of Toledo, before going to the Chicago Sky.
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Stephanie White was involved in all aspects of the basketball program, including recruiting, on-floor coaching, scouting, individual workouts and academic support.
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Since 2007, Stephanie White has served as a college basketball analyst for ESPN and the Big Ten Network, including studio work and co-hosting the network's coverage of the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament.
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On May 23,2016, Stephanie White accepted the head coaching job for the Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team.