The 2025 WNBA All-Star Weekend was a special one for former Connecticut Sun guard Kelly Faris. For one, Faris was born in Plainfield, Indiana and starred at Heritage Christian High School in Indianapolis so All-Star Weekend was a homecoming of sorts for her. Secondly, Faris was tapped to serve as a coach during the Basketball Without Borders camp held at the University of Indianapolis.

One of the most famous basketball mottos comes from Indiana where the saying goes, ‘in every other state it’s just basketball, but this is Indiana.’ The Indiana Fever in particular are on an upswing after snapping seven straight seasons of missing the playoffs, led by back-to-back No. 1 picks Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston.

While Kelly Faris never played for the Fever during her WNBA career, just to see

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