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Kelly Krauskopf

Kelly Denise Krauskopf (born November 26, 1961) is an American basketball executive who currently serves as the President of basketball and business operations for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is the former director of operations of Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Krauskopf is the former president and general manager of the Indiana Fever. She helped build the Indiana Fever franchise and led the team to WNBA playoffs thirteen times; the Fever took three conference titles and won the WNBA championship in 2012.

On December 17, 2018, the Indiana Pacers announced that she was hired as the Pacer's assistant general manager. She started in her new position in 2019.

In September, 2024 it was announced that she would be returning to the Indiana Fever as president of basketball and business operations.

Krauskopf played basketball collegiately during the 1980s. She played forward under coach Sue Gunter at Stephen F. Austin and became a three-year letterwinner under coach Cherri Rapp at Texas A&M where she was a senior team captain.

In 1990, Krauskopf joined the NCAA Southwest Conference (SWC) and served as assistant commissioner until 1996.

In 1996, she became the WNBA's first director of operations upon the league's inception. She said that was a turning point in her career: "To be part of a historical startup pro league for women under the guidance and support of the NBA was an extraordinary opportunity."

Krauskopf joined Pacers Sports & Entertainment in 1999. She served as president and general manager of the Indiana Fever from 2000 to 2017; she was promoted to president in 2012. She led the Fever to eight consecutive playoff appearances and 13 appearances in total. During her tenure the team won three conference titles and a WNBA championship in 2012.

In 2017, she left the Fever to oversee the Pacer's eSports team, Pacers Gaming, in NBA 2K League.

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