Florida State Alum Carving out Role Alongside Fellow Fever stars

Getting drafted into a roster featuring generational icons like Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston, it’s easy to get lost among the bright marquee lights. But for Indiana Fever forward Makayla Timpson, that was hardly the case.

Even as a rookie, Timpson made a reputation for herself as the Fever’s shot-blocking menace in her WNBA debut season and planted herself right in the Fever limelight beside Clark and Boston.

The Georgia native’s collegiate stats and tape were elite enough for the biggest franchise in WNBA to call her name in the 2025 WNBA Draft as 19th overall (2nd Round).

Now, in her second active professional summer, the primary goal for Timspon is to earn her stripes to finally secure a starting role that truly puts her talent to use instead of anxiously waiting on the bench to be called for a few minutes on the hardwood.

Timpson’s basketball IQ was evident right from her days at the Early County High before making her way down south to Tallahassee. 

Right off the bat during her first season playing for the Florida State Seminoles, Timpson made an absolute fortress under the rim.

Even though she started just 1 game from her 31 as a freshman, she instantly gave the Seminoles the defensive boost they needed, averaging 6.6 points, 3.6 r ebounds, and a solid 1.0 block per game and playing for roughly 18 minutes per night. The immediate impact earned her a spot on the ACC All-Freshman Team.

And of course, also earned a starting role. That was a masterstroke from Brooke Wycoff since Timpson doubled her production across the board, averaging 13.2 points, 8.8 rebounds, and 2.1 blocks. She was named the ACC Most Improved Player and made her first of three consecutive ACC All-Defensive teams. She followed suit in her junior year, but the senior year is where she put up some monstrous numbers. 

Averaging 17.5 points, 10.6 rebounds, and a massive 3.1 blocks per game. She finished her career as Florida State’s all-time leader in double-doubles (47) and walked out the door as a Naismith Defensive Player of the Year semifinalist. Meanwhile, she also etched herself as the all-time program leader in double-doubles (47) and shattered FSU's single-season block record during her senior year with a staggering 103 rejections

Just like her time at FSU, Timpson has been proving herself as the explosive defensive power she is after her mid-May break last season. 

She even had an incredibly loud 2026 preseason, including a perfect 5-for-5, 12-point performance against the Nigerian National Team. While Stephenie White has not entrusted her with a starting role yet, she is steadily growing to become an undoubted starter by next season. 

So far, Timpson’s been flying all over the court when star center Aliyah Boston missed time for all 6 Fever games, and her time has almost doubled from last year’s 7.1 minutes as a rookie to about 13.5 minutes per game right now.

On May 17 against Seattle, she grabbed a season-high 6 rebounds and chipped in 6 points in 17 minutes. She followed that up on May 20 and May 22 by pulling down 5 rebounds in back-to-back victories against Portland and Golden State.

Timpson’s an explosive force that the entire league keeps an eye out for, and who will be the next face of the Indiana Fever in no time.

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