Few coaches embody Indiana basketball quite like Stephanie White. A hometown star who rose from small-town prodigy to NCAA champion and is now the head coach of the Indiana Fever. A decorated player, she starred at Seeger High School, finishing with a state-record 2,869 career points. At Purdue, she cemented her legacy by leading the Boilermakers to the 1999 NCAA Championship, while also winning the Wade Trophy and Big Ten Player of the Year honors. In the WNBA, she played five seasons with Charlotte and Indiana, averaging 5.9 points, 2.0 assists, and 1.6 rebounds per game. As Fever head coach, White brings that same competitive fire and discipline to a new generation.

However, her story is not just about X’s and O’s. It is about leadership, resilience, and balance between an elite career and a busy family life. She has openly spoken about how being closer to her children matters as much as winning games.

How many kids does Stephanie White have?

Stephanie White is the mother of three boys: Landon Fletcher White, born in 2011, and twins Aiden and Avery, born in 2013. As a working mother, White has often brought her sons to the court. But this led to a funny moment with her eldest son, Landon. When he first saw the towering Indiana Pacers players, he turned to her in surprise and asked, “Mommy, boys play basketball too?” He had grown so accustomed to watching her coach women’s teams that the idea of men playing the game felt new to him.

Her decision to return to Indiana was also deeply rooted in family. At her introductory press conference, White emphasized that her children were the driving force behind the move. “For those of us who have children, you don’t get these years back,” she explained, noting that her family had already sacrificed plenty of time. For her, being closer to home meant not just coaching in Indiana again, but also being present for her boys during the years that matter most.

Who is the other parent of White’s kids?

White today shares her life with longtime partner Lisa Salters, a veteran ESPN and ABC reporter who also played college basketball before moving into journalism. Salters, who adopted her son Samuel in 2013, has been part of White’s journey since around 2016. Together, the couple lives in Nashville, raising White’s three boys alongside Samuel in a close-knit household.

White’s path to family life had earlier chapters as well. She was first married to her high school sweetheart, Brent McCarty, in 1998, though the marriage ended in 2002. Years later, in 2015, she publicly came out and married Michelle Fletcher. Because Indiana still had a same-sex marriage ban at the time, the two traveled to California to make their union legal. With Fletcher, White embraced motherhood for the first time. First welcoming her son Landon in 2011, before expanding their family with twins Aiden and Avery in 2013.

How old are Stephanie White’s kids?

As of 2025, White’s eldest son, Landon, is 13, while twins Aiden and Avery are 12. Her stepson, Samuel, adopted by Lisa Salters in 2013, is also 12. Together, the four boys form a lively, close-knit family that White and Salters have built. That bond was on full display earlier this year during the NBA Ruffles Celebrity Game in February.

In the middle of a courtside chat with play-by-play announcer Mark Jones, White had no idea a Valentine’s Day surprise was coming. Suddenly, her four children walked onto the court, with Landon holding a bouquet. The look on White’s face said everything: first shock, then pure joy. “Stephanie, we ran a misdirection on you,” Jones teased. The Fever coach repeated “thank you” while hugging her boys in a heartwarming scene that won over the entire arena.

Moments like these reveal a different side of Stephanie White, the parent as much as the coach. She’s summed it up best herself back in 2018: “Bringing our kids around shows our players that we’re human.”