Lisa Salters is a very public figure as a reporter for ESPN and ABC, but when it comes to her personal life, she keeps things a bit more private. However, Salters has been in a relationship with Stephanie White, reportedly since 2016.
Despite their busy schedules, the women have built a life together in Nashville. While it’s unclear exactly how they met, they both come from the sports world, with White serving as a basketball coach and Salters working as a sports reporter for Monday Night Football and more.
Below, we rounded up everything to know about Salters’ longtime partner, their relationship, and family.
Who is Stephanie White?
White is the head coach of the Indiana Fever, a professional women’s basketball team. A former athlete herself, White played for four seasons with the Fever before retiring in 2004.
After her retirement, she held various assistant coaching positions before signing on with the Chicago Sky as an assistant coach in 2007. She held the job for three years before becoming an assistant coach for the Fever from 2011 to 2014. From 2015 to 2016, she was the Fever’s head coach.
Brian Spurlock / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
White then transitioned to become the head coach of the women’s basketball team at Vanderbilt University from 2016 to 2021. She moved back to the WNBA as head coach of the Connecticut Suns from 2023 to 2024, before returning to the Fever in 2025.
White often makes headlines for her relationship with Fever star Caitlin Clark. The women have been seen engaging in animated sideline conversations during games. “I really appreciate Steph,” Clark said at the end of the Fever’s 2026 season. “This is, I like to say, the best job in women’s basketball, and possibly women’s sports. Getting to lead this franchise that has so much notoriety. But at the same time, it can come with some negatives, and people are gonna criticize everything that you do, and that’s just reality, and people expect greatness.”
What is the age difference between Stephanie White and Lisa Salters?
Salters is 11 years White’s senior. White was born on June 20, 1977, and turned 49 in 2026, while Salters was born on March 6, 1966, and turned 60 in 2026.
How many times has Stephanie White been married?
White has been married twice. She previously tied the knot with her high school sweetheart, Brent McCarty, in 1998. They were married for four years before their 2002 divorce.
Later, White came out as a lesbian and married Michelle Fletcher. The exact years of their romance are not clear.
How many children do Lisa Salters and Stephanie White have?
Salters and White both became parents before they started dating and are now raising their four combined children together as a blended family in Nashville.
White welcomed three kids during her relationship with Fletcher. Her eldest son, Landon, was born in 2011, followed by twins Aiden and Avery born in 2013. Meanwhile, Salters adopted her son, Samuel, in 2013.