Inside the Indiana Fever roster: A complete look at the 2024 WNBA Playoff team led by Caitlin Clark | Sporting News

The Indiana Fever have snapped an eight-year drought to return to the WNBA playoffs with a roster led by the All-Star trio of Aliyah Boston, Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell.

Fans who tune in to see Clark are treated to a talented roster that has gelled throughout the regular season, allowing Indiana to complete a massive turnaround to make the postseason.

The group will now look to make more noise and shock the basketball world with a first-round playoff upset.

With Clark, Boston and Mitchell leading the way, who else will Indiana rely upon to contribute during the postseason? Here is a look inside the Fever's roster and how they were built for success.

SN's WNBA HQ: Live WNBA scores | Updated WNBA standings | Full WNBA schedule Indiana Fever WNBA playoff roster 2024 Led by Clark and Boston, the league's most recent No.

1 picks, Indiana's roster features five lottery picks.

In 2022, the Fever used the No.

2 pick to select NaLyssa Smith from Baylor.

Mitchell, the franchise's other homegrown All-Star, was selected second overall in the 2018 WNBA Draft.

Katie Lou Samuelson was selected fourth overall in the 2019 WNBA Draft by the Sky.

After missing the 2023 season for maternity leave, Samuelson signed with the Fever ahead of the 2024 season.

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NAME HT EXP COLLEGE/COUNTRY 0 G Kelsey Mitchell 5-8 6 Ohio State 1 F NaLyssa Smith 6-4 2 Baylor 3 G Kristy Wallace 5-11 2 Baylor/Australia 5 F Victaria Saxton 6-2 1 South Carolina 7 F/C Aliyah Boston 6-5 1 South Carolina 10 G Lexie Hull 6-1 2 Stanford 12 F Damiris Dantas 6-3 8 Brazil 14 C Temi Fagbenle 6-4 3 USC/United Kingdom 17 G Erica Wheeler 5-7 8 Rutgers 22 G Caitlin Clark 6-0 R Iowa 33 F Katie Lou Samuelson 6-3 4 Connecticut 34 G Grace Berger 6-0 1 Indiana Indiana's roster is largely homegrown.

In addition to the four lottery picks, the Fever acquired Berger, Hull and Saxton on draft night.

WNBA rosters must consist of at least 11 players but are capped at 12 players.

MORE: How Caitlin Clark's Fever can upset Sun in first round of WNBA playoffs Indiana Fever basketball coaches Christie Sides is in her second season as the Fever's head coach, the first head coaching job of a career that began in 2000.

Assistant coaches Karima Christmas-Kelly, Jessie Miller and Paul Miller round out Sides' staff.

MORE: These are the passes that make Caitlin Clark special How Indiana Fever reached the WNBA playoffs The Fever bounced back from a brutal 1-8 start to the 2024 season to qualify for a spot in the WNBA playoffs over two weeks before the final game of the regular season.

After losing eight of its first nine games, Indiana won 16 of the next 24 games to move above .500 and position themselves for a playoff berth.

Narrow the lens to games played after the Olympic break , and the Fever have been one of the league's best teams.

MORE: Caitlin Clark is having the second-best rookie season in WNBA history Indiana Fever WNBA playoff schedule Date Game Opponent Time (ET) TV/Live stream Sept.

22 Game 1 at Sun 3 p.m.

ABC, Fubo Sept.

25 Game 2 at Sun 7:30 p.m.

ESPN, Sling Sept.

27 Game 3* vs.

Sun TBD ESPN2, Sling *If necessary MORE: Inside the budding rivalry between Caitlin Clark and DiJonai Carrington History of Indiana Fever in the WNBA playoffs Despite the lengthy postseason drought, the Fever have a rich history of playoff success.

Here is a look back at the team's history in the WNBA playoffs, including a streak of 12 consecutive playoff appearances from 2005-16: Year Record Result 2024 20-20 TBD 2016 17-17 Lost First Round 2015 20-14 Lost Finals 2014 16-18 Lost East Finals 2013 16-18 Lost East Finals 2012 22-12 Won Finals 2011 21-13 Lost East Finals 2010 21-13 Lost East Semifinals 2009 22-12 Lost Finals 2008 17-17 Lost East Semifinals 2007 21-13 Lost East Finals 2006 21-13 Lost East Semifinals 2005 21-13 Lost East Finals 2002 16-16 Lost East Semifinals.

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