The Indiana Fever announced a new coaching hire on Monday, a move that has been interpreted by some as a step toward ultimately rehabilitating the injury-plagued team and, hopefully, keeping the team's roster from having repeat injuries next season.
The Fever brought in Rob Dosier as a player development coach. Dosier is well-versed in all things Indiana, and most recently worked as the assistant coach for the Pacers' G-League affiliate team the Indiana Mad Ants. He also spent two seasons with the Washington Wizards and their G-League team, the Capital City Go-Go.
The news was met with enthusiasm from Caitlin Clark and Lexie Hull, who shared the update via social media.
The Fever has a lot to bounce back from
The Fever saw five players go down with season-ending injuries in the 2025 season: Clark, Sophie Cunningham, Aari McDonald, Sydney Colson, and Chloe Bibby were all completely ruled out of participating in several games. Some have worried that there could be some kind of issue behind the scenes in terms of how players are either being treated or rehabilitated, and hopefully Dosier will be able to help in terms of keeping the team focused on and off the court. While rehab is not his responsibility, a player development coach typically attends to the holistic needs of an athlete and of a team.
Dosier has plenty of basketball credentials
Per a 2022 interview with Hoops Habit, Dosier grew up playing AU basketball and was invited to the Nike Basketball Camp in Saint Louis at age 13. He connected with coach Drew Hanlen and future NBA superstar Jayson Tatum at the camp, and even returned a few years later to work alongside the pair (as well as Kevin Durant, Joel Embiid, and Bradley Beal).
He also served as the head coach for the 15U and 16U Illinois Bears in 2016 and 2017 and as the assistant coach for the Bears 17U team.
Dosier explained in the interview that attending the camp when he was young gave him the opportunity to get close to Hanlen and Tatum, as well as others who either play or work in the nBA now. On top of that, the camp helped him figure out what he wanted to do as an adult.
"I always had the open-door policy when it came to going to LA and learning from the best trainer in the world, in Drew and train with some of the best players in the world, like Jay. So early on, being around Drew so much, I knew player development was what I wanted to do," he said.