In this week’s Culture Journal four Indy Fever players take us behind the scenes of All-Star weekend.
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ALIYAH BOSTON
After becoming the first player in franchise history selected with the No. 1 overall draft pick, Aliyah Boston quickly solidified her place among the league’s best players in her first WNBA season. In 2023, Boston was named the unanimous WNBA Rookie of the Year and earned AP All-Rookie Team recognition.
GRACE BERGER
Berger became the first player from Indiana University selected in the first round of the WNBA Draft when the Fever took Berger with the No. 7 overall pick in 2023. The winningest player in program history ended her first season with the Fever as a member of the Associated Press All-Rookie Team after averaging 4.2 points, 1.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 14.6 minutes per contest in 36 games played.
LEXIE HULL
Lexie Hull continued to improve throughout her second WNBA season in 2023. Hull was taken with the No. 6 overall selection in the 2022 WNBA Draft by Indiana. Hull won a national championship at Stanford and is from Spokane, Washington.
ERICA WHEELER
Fever guard Erica Wheeler was voted the Most Valuable Player of the 2019 WNBA All-Star Game after tying a WNBA All-Star Game record by notching seven three-pointers on her way to a game-high 25 points. In October, Wheeler brought the Erica Wheeler Basketball Clinic to Arsenal Tech High School, which was free to all girls in middle school and high school.