The Indiana Fever on Thursday revealed renderings of a new $78 million practice facility that is expected to open before the 2027 WNBA season, a project the team says will become the largest and most advanced training site in the league.
The Indiana Fever Sports Performance Center will rise three stories and span 108,000 square feet in downtown Indianapolis near Gainbridge Fieldhouse. It is planned as the team’s year-round home and will include dual practice courts, a recovery suite, a luxury locker room, a private lounge, a chef-driven nutrition program, a content production studio and dedicated child care spaces, along with a public lobby housing the Hall of Excellence.
Kelly Krauskopf said the renderings bring the team’s vision into focus and that every part of the building was designed around the players, from how they train and recover to how they connect and live day to day. She said the project will set a new standard for women’s sports and help keep Indianapolis at the center of that momentum.
Construction began last summer, and the facility is taking shape at a time when the Fever’s profile has surged on and off the court. Indiana selected Caitlin Clark with the No. 1 pick in 2024, then averaged more than 17,000 fans per game that season after drawing a little more than 4,000 per game in 2023, a 325 percent increase that reflected how quickly the franchise’s reach changed.
Aliyah Boston said player feedback was the top priority throughout the process and praised the organization for investing in the team and setting a standard for player care. She said every part of the experience was considered, supporting the players as much off the court as on it, and added that she cannot wait until the team makes the building its home next season.
The new complex also fits a broader league pattern, with WNBA teams increasingly building or announcing team-specific training centers. For Indiana, the timing matters because the improvement in attendance and financial footing followed Clark’s arrival in 2024, after a seven-year playoff drought was broken in her rookie year. A related look at how the team has kept its core intact after the draft can be found in Indiana Fever Lexie Hull News: Fever keep core intact after draft.
The building is not just another practice site. It is the clearest sign yet that the Fever are planning for a future in which the franchise’s ambition matches its new crowd, and that future is already being poured into downtown Indianapolis.
