What's already been a landmark 2024 for Caitlin Clark got even better Wednesday, as the Indiana Fever qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2016, ending the franchise's seven-year postseason drought that tied for the longest in WNBA history.
Michael Voepel is a senior writer who covers the WNBA, women's college basketball and other college sports. Voepel began covering women's basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996.qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2016. It ended the franchise's seven-season postseason drought that tied for the longest in WNBA history.
Indiana, which moved to 17-16 Sunday and has its first winning record since June 2019, is in sixth place in the WNBA, which sends eight teams to the playoffs. Ever since the Fever's first media day in May, Clark has talked about the Fever's primary goal this season: making the playoffs for the first time since the franchise legend Tamika Catchings ended her career in 2016.
Under first-year coach Christie Sides and with the addition of South Carolina star Boston last year, the Fever improved to 13-27. Then the Fever won the draft lottery again and got Clark., have been Indiana's starting core this season. The Fever got off to a rough start at 1-8, but then found their footing. They were 11-15 at the Olympic break and have gone 6-1 since WNBA play resumed.
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