Sides is the first head coach in franchise history to win WNBA Coach of the Month.
Indiana Fever Head Coach Christie Sides has been named WNBA Coach of the Month for August after guiding Indiana to a 5-1 record during the month.
Sides is the first head coach in franchise history to win WNBA Coach of the Month after guiding the Fever to its first postseason bid since the 2016 season.
During August, the Fever led the entire league in scoring, averaging 89.7 points per game, which included a season-best 100-point scoring effort in its 100-81 win against the Chicago Sky on August 30. Indiana also took the top spot in the league for the most 3-point field goals made with 72 made from beyond the arc in August. Indiana’s offense was the highest rated among all teams in August at 110.7.
To start the month off, Indiana’s 98-89 victory against the Phoenix Mercury on August 16 was the first time since the 2015 regular season Indiana has swept its regular season-series with Phoenix. On August 28, Indiana beat the Connecticut Sun, 84-80, for the first time since the 2021 regular season.
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