Grace Berger grew up just across the Ohio River from a state that she has now become synonymous with.
She’s from Louisville Kentucky, but chose to play college basketball at Indiana over Louisville and Kentucky. Now, she’s staying in the Hoosier State because the Indiana Fever selected her with the No. 7 pick in the 2023 WNBA Draft on April 10. She will join South Carolina’s Aliyah Boston, whose selection at first overall dominated headlines, at the Fever’s training camp, as well as No. 13 pick Taylor Mikesell (Ohio State), No. 17 pick LaDazhia Williams (LSU) and No. 25 pick Victaria Saxton (South Carolina).
The first word that comes to mind when describing Berger is classy. She’s pretty much the epitome of class, as is the woman who has defined the Fever franchise more than any other individual: Tamika Catchings. Catchings was ranked by ESPN as the second-best player in WNBA history in 2021 and stayed loyal to the Fever by playing in Indiana her whole career. She brought the franchise a championship in 2012. She also brought it a reputation as a class organization, a reputation that remains and that Berger can slip right into.
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