Makayla Timpson

By Madie Chandler-Donahue

Position: Forward/Center
Age: 23
Years Pro: 1
Drafted: By the Fever out of Florida State with the 19th overall pick in the second round of the 2025 WNBA Draft.
Key Stats: Averaged 2.6 points and 1.8 rebounds in an average of seven minutes per game through 31 regular season contests.

Makayla “KK” Timpson joined the Fever as a rookie for the 2025 season after completing four years of NCAA competition at Florida State. Timpson’s rookie season was filled with rapid roster and rotation changes, making her initial introduction to the WNBA inconsistent. Despite the roller coaster season for Indiana, Timpson showed flashes of potential in a Fever jersey.

“I think the most important thing for us is defensive versatility,” Amber Cox said post-draft. “Now we know we have a lot of weapons on the offensive end of the floor, but on those nights when we’re not making shots, or when things are a little bit more difficult, we’ve got to be able to get stops, and we’ve got to get better in that area, no doubt about it.

“So having players who can fill those gaps, having players who can give us different looks on the defensive end – rim protector, certainly in KK – the length, the athleticism, the versatility…it’s something that we’ve needed, and we need to continue to get better.”

Timpson averaged 2.6 points and nearly two rebounds in seven minutes of action per game over the season. She reached double-figure scoring totals twice – Timpson scored 14 points against Chicago and 10 against the Golden State Valkyries. Each of her two highest scoring games were extremely efficient as she shot over 55 percent from the floor in both.

Her floor time was variable as coach Stephanie White elected to insert Timpson in games based on matchups. As some matchups were more favorable for Timpson due to her length and athleticism, she saw as many as 22 minutes and as few as one. She never wavered, and rather adapted to the opportunity.

Her activity on the defensive side of the ball gave Indiana increased versatility as Timpson’s 6-foot-2 frame allowed the Fever to throw different defensive looks at bigger post players, and Timpson’s ability to track the ball at the rim created great opportunities for blocked shots. She recorded a block in eight different contests, and continued to be impactful in the postseason as she blocked three shots in those high-intensity contests.

“[KK] is a great human being,” White said in September. “She’s going to be a [heck] of a player. And you know, you’ve seen flashes of it right now…She’s just got so much ahead of her.”

Timpson beat out veteran WNBA players for a roster spot at the beginning of the Fever season, and White and her coaching staff continued to highlight the potential they saw in her throughout the year.

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