| 2000 Indiana Fever season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Anne Donovan |
| Arena | Conseco Fieldhouse |
| Attendance | 11,267 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 9–23 (.281) |
| Place | 7th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 2000 Indiana Fever season was the franchise's 1st season in the WNBA and their 1st season under head coach, Anne Donovan.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 26 | Jurgita Štreimikytė | Pool Comense (Italy) | |
| 3 | 42 | Usha Gilmore | Rutgers | |
| 4 | 50 | Latina Davis | Tennessee | |
| 4 | 58 | Renee Robinson | Virginia |
| Date | Transaction | |
|---|---|---|
| October 20, 1999 | Hired Anne Donovan as Interim Head Coach [1] | |
| December 15, 1999 | Drafted Gordana Grubin, Stephanie McCarty, Nyree Roberts, Rita Williams, Kara Wolters and Chantel Tremitiere in the WNBA expansion draft [1] | |
| April 25, 2000 | Drafted Jurgita Štreimikytė, Usha Gilmore, Latina Davis and Renee Robinson in the 2000 WNBA draft [1] | |
| Traded Latina Davis and Renee Robinson to the Houston Comets in exchange for Latavia Coleman [1] | ||
| June 7, 2000 | Signed Alessandra Santos de Oliveira [1] | |
| Waived Beverly Williams [1] | ||
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| Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Liberty x | 20 | 12 | .625 | 14–7 | – |
| Cleveland Rockers x | 17 | 15 | .531 | 13–8 | 3.0 |
| Orlando Miracle x | 16 | 16 | .500 | 13–8 | 4.0 |
| Washington Mystics x | 14 | 18 | .438 | 13–8 | 6.0 |
| Detroit Shock o | 14 | 18 | .438 | 10–11 | 6.0 |
| Miami Sol o | 13 | 19 | .406 | 9–12 | 7.0 |
| Indiana Fever o | 9 | 23 | .281 | 7–14 | 11.0 |
| Charlotte Sting o | 8 | 24 | .250 | 5–16 | 12.0 |
| Legend | |||||||
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | TO | Turnovers per game |
| PF | Fouls per game | Team leader | League leader | ||||
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Monica Maxwell | 32 | 32 | 32.2 | .386 | .397 | .862 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 10.4 |
| Rita Williams | 32 | 29 | 31.7 | .409 | .374 | .731 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 11.0 |
| Kara Wolters | 31 | 30 | 25.6 | .561 | N/A | .740 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 11.9 |
| Alicia Thompson | 31 | 26 | 25.5 | .514 | .450 | .714 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 10.0 |
| Gordana Grubin | 29 | 20 | 24.8 | .377 | .308 | .775 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 8.2 |
| Stephanie McCarty | 32 | 12 | 19.8 | .398 | .386 | .826 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 7.2 |
| Danielle McCulley | 29 | 2 | 15.7 | .412 | .176 | .730 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 6.0 |
| Jurgita Štreimikytė | 27 | 6 | 15.7 | .393 | .333 | .771 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 4.5 |
| Chantel Tremitiere | 25 | 3 | 12.7 | .353 | .444 | .625 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Donna Harrington | 8 | 0 | 8.4 | .167 | N/A | .600 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Texlin Quinney | 17 | 0 | 6.9 | .429 | N/A | .600 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Usha Gilmore | 4 | 0 | 5.3 | .200 | .000 | N/A | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Katryna Gaither | 6 | 0 | 4.0 | .375 | N/A | N/A | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Alessandra Santos de Oliveira | 3 | 0 | 3.7 | 1.000 | N/A | .167 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Beverly Williams | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season