Indiana Fever
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| Indiana Fever | |
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| Conference | Eastern Conference |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Home court | Conseco Fieldhouse |
| Colors | Blue, red, gold |
| WNBA Championships | 0 |
| Conference Championships | 0 |
| Playoff Appearances | 2 (2002, 2005) |
| Head coach | Brian Winters |
| General manager | Kelly Krauskopf |
| Owner | Herbert and Melvin Simon [link] |
| Mascot | Freddy Fever [link] |
The Indiana Fever is a professional women's basketball team that plays in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Their first season of play in the WNBA was in 2000. The team is the sister team of the Indiana Pacers.
Uniforms:
- At home, white with red, dark blue and yellow on the sides. Fever logo text on the chest. On the road, dark blue with red and yellow on the sides. State name in red letters trimmed with white on the chest.
Franchise history
Since their inaugural season in 2000, the Indiana Fever have had a fast start as a WNBA franchise. In their first two seasons, they were coached by women's basketball legends Anne Donovan and Nell Fortner. Led by center Kara Wolters, their inaugural campaign was a losing one but they had high expectations after drafting University of Tennessee star Tamika Catchings in 2001. However, Catchings was injured for the entire season and the Fever missed the playoffs yet again.The 2002 season proved to be the breakout season for both the Fever and Tamika Catchings. Catchings proved to be one of the most versatile players in the WNBA, easily winning Rookie of the Year honors as well as making the WNBA All-Star team. The Fever would make their first playoff appearance in franchise history that year.
The seasons following the 2002 campaign were seasons of transition for the Fever. The team added Olympian Natalie Williams and Charlotte Sting star Kelly Miller before the 2003 season. Despite lofty expectations, the team failed to make the playoffs in 2003, leading to the resignation of original coach and GM Nell Fortner. Lead by new coach Brian Winters, they did not make the playoffs in 2004, but in 2005, they earned their first playoff series win over the New York Liberty, the team that had defeated them in the first round of the 2002 playoffs.
Season-by-Season Records
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, % = Win-Loss % {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- bgcolor="#efefef" ! Season !! W !! L !! % !! Playoffs !! Results |- |Indiana Fever |- |2000 || 9 || 23 || .281 |- |2001 || 10 || 22 || .313 |- |2002 || 16 || 16 || .500 || Lost First Round || New York 2, Indiana 1 |- |2003 || 16 || 18 || .471 |- |2004 || 15 || 19 || .441 |- |2005 || 21 || 13 || .618 || Won First RoundLost Conference Finals || Indiana 2, New York 0
Connecticut 2, Indiana 0 |- |2006 || 14 || 8 || .636 |- |Totals || 101 || 119 || .459 |- |Playoffs || 3 || 4 || .429
Stats updated July 17, 2006
Players of note
Hall of Famers
noneRetired numbers
noneNot to be forgotten
- Niele Ivey
- Nadine Malcolm
- Nikki McCray
- Kelly Miller
- Kelly Schumacher
- Jurgita Streimikyte
- Alicia Thompson
- Stephanie White, now an assistant coach at University of Toledo
- Natalie Williams
- Rita Williams
- Kara Wolters
Current Roster
| Indiana Fever Current Roster
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| Head Coach: Brian Winters | [Edit]
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| Pos. | No. | Name | College
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| G-F | 22 | La'Tangela Atkinson | North Carolina
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| G | 41 | Tully Bevilaqua | Australia
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| F | 24 | Tamika Catchings | Tennessee
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| G | 30 | Anna DeForge | Nebraska
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| F | 13 | Linda Frohlich | UNLV
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| C | 32 | Ebony Hoffman | USC
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| C | 0 | Olympia Scott | Stanford
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| G | 3 | K.B. Sharp | Cincinnati
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| F | 23 | Charlotte Smith | North Carolina
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| C | 35 | Kasha Terry (IL) | Georgia Tech
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| G | 15 | Tan White | Mississippi State
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| F | 91 | Tamika Whitmore | Memphis
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| (IL) - Inactive List
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Coaches and others
Head Coaches:- Anne Donovan (2000) (Hall of Famer), now coaches the Seattle Storm of the WNBA.
- Nell Fortner (2001-2003), now coaches the women's team at Auburn University
- Brian Winters (2004-Present)
External links
| Women's National Basketball Association | |
| Eastern Conference | |
|---|---|
| Charlotte Sting | Chicago Sky | Connecticut Sun | Detroit Shock | |
| Indiana Fever | New York Liberty | Washington Mystics | |
| Western Conference | |
| Houston Comets | Los Angeles Sparks | Minnesota Lynx | Phoenix Mercury | |
| Sacramento Monarchs | San Antonio Silver Stars | Seattle Storm |
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