Stephanie White Assesses New Signing Chloe Bibby's Fit with Indiana Fever
On July 25, the Indiana Fever announced that they had signed Australian forward Chloe Bibby to a 7-day contract.
Bibby is 27 years old and spent time playing with the Golden State Valkyries earlier this season, averaging 6.4 points and 2.8 rebounds per game across five contests. Her season scoring high actually came against the Fever on June 19, when she scored 12 points in 24 minutes played.
Stephanie White Speaks on Chloe Bibby's Indiana Fever Fit
Fever head coach Stephanie White spoke with the media after her team's July 26 practice, and shared a strong message about Bibby's fit.
"I mean, her ability to stretch the floor, to be a shot maker, to create some space on the interior for [Aliyah Boston]. Her size, certainly as well, are all things that we liked," White said, per a YouTube video from Tony East. "Now we get an opportunity to see. She came in, she studied the offense, and she has been really good."
When asked about the challenge of integrating a player this late in the season, White said, "Yeah, it's a challenge always, any time you're integrating. But I think at the position that she'll play for us, really being somebody that's middle of the floor, stretching the floor, there's not a lot of nuance to how we'll use her."
She concluded by saying, "We'll shorten the playbook a little bit, make it specific to the ways that we can continue to stretch the floor when we put her on the floor with [Boston]."
Bibby will get to make a first impression on the Fever's fan base against the Chicago Sky on July 27.
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Grant Young covers women’s basketball for Women’s Fastbreak and Indiana Fever On SI. His coverage centers on league trends and the growth of women’s basketball, both on and off the court. He also creates digital content focused on the sport’s biggest moments and personalities.
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