2009 Indiana Fever season

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2009 Indiana Fever season
Coach Lin Dunn
Arena Conseco Fieldhouse
Attendance7,939 per game
Results
Record2212 (.647)
Place1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost WNBA Finals 3-2 (Phoenix)
Team Leaders
Points Douglas (17.6)
Rebounds Catchings (7.2)
Assists Catchings (3.1)
Media
Television FSN Indiana

The 2009 Indiana Fever season was their 10th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Fever attempted to advance to the WNBA Playoffs for the fifth consecutive season and were successful. The Fever reached their first WNBA Finals, but fell short in 5 games to the Phoenix Mercury.

Contents

Offseason

Dispersal draft

Based on the Fever's 2008 record, they would pick 6th in the Houston Comets dispersal draft. The Fever picked Erica White.

WNBA draft

The following are the Fever's selections in the 2009 WNBA draft.

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
16 Briann January Flag of the United States.svg United States Arizona State
219 Christina Wirth Flag of the United States.svg United States Vanderbilt
322 Danielle Campbell Flag of the United States.svg United States Purdue

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Transactions

[2]

Free agents

Roster

Indiana Fever roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
PG 41 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bevilaqua, Tully  (C)5' 7" (1.7m)145 lb (66kg) Australia
SF 24 Flag of the United States.svg Catchings, Tamika  (C)6' 1" (1.85m)167 lb (76kg) Tennessee
C 50 Flag of the United States.svg Davenport, Jessica 6' 5" (1.96m)215 lb (98kg) Ohio State
SG 21 Flag of the United States.svg Dixon, Tamecka 5' 9" (1.75m)148 lb (67kg) Kansas
G/F 23 Flag of the United States.svg Douglas, Katie 6' 0" (1.83m)165 lb (75kg) Purdue
PF 32 Flag of the United States.svg Hoffman, Ebony 6' 2" (1.88m)215 lb (98kg) USC
PG 20 Flag of the United States.svg January, Briann 5' 8" (1.73m)160 lb (73kg) Arizona State
F/C 31 Flag of the United States.svg Moore, Jessica 6' 3" (1.91m)175 lb (79kg) Connecticut
SG 14 Flag of the United States.svg Murphy, Eshaya 5' 11" (1.8m)164 lb (74kg) USC
C 8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sutton-Brown, Tammy 6' 4" (1.93m)200 lb (91kg) Rutgers
SF 34 Flag of the United States.svg Wirth, Christina 6' 1" (1.85m)185 lb (84kg) Vanderbilt
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Athletic trainer
  • Flag of the United States.svg Craig Stull
Strength and conditioning coach

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Season standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Indiana Fever x2212.64714–38–917–5
Atlanta Dream x1816.5294.012–56–1110–12
Detroit Shock x1816.5294.011–67–1011–11
Washington Mystics x1618.4716.011–65–1210–12
Chicago Sky o1618.4716.012–54–1310–12
Connecticut Sun o1618.4716.012–54–139–12
New York Liberty o1321.3829.08–95–128–13

Schedule

Preseason

2009 Game Log: Preseason
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1May 231:00 pm@ Minnesota 68-51 Douglas (19) Sutton-Brown (5) Catchings, January (3) Claire Lynch Hall
475
1-0
2May 287:00 pm Chicago 74-67 Douglas (15) Sutton-Brown (7) Catchings, January (3) Conseco Fieldhouse
6,457
2-0
3June 210:00 pm@ San Antonio 67-60 Catchings (16) Whittington (6) Catchings (4) Austin Convention Center
N/A
3-0

Regular season

2009 Game Log: Regular Season
June
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1June 67:00 pm@ Atlanta 86-87 (2OT) Douglas (22) Catchings (9) January (5) Philips Arena
8,709
0-1
2June 77:00 pm Minnesota FSI 74-96 Griffith (17) Griffith (7) White (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
9,234
0-2
3June 97:00 pm Seattle ESPN2 73-66 Douglas (20) Sutton-Brown (10) Hoffman (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,253
1-2
4June 127:00 pm Los Angeles 73-61 Hoffman (14) Bevilaqua, Catchings, Sutton-Brown (5) Catchings, Douglas (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
9,320
2-2
5June 197:30 pm@ Detroit 66-54 Catchings (15) Sutton-Brown (9) Catchings (4) Palace of Auburn Hills
7,725
3-2
6June 216:00 pm Detroit NBA TV
FSI
82-70 Douglas (23) Sutton-Brown (9) Catchings (6) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,610
4-2
7June 267:30 pm@ New York 82-81 (OT) Douglas (28) Hoffman (14) Douglas (4) Madison Square Garden
9,304
5-2
8June 277:00 pm New York MSG 63-54 Hoffman (14) Catchings (11) Catchings (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
8,481
6-2
July
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
9July 27:00 pm Connecticut NBA TV
FSI
67-53 Douglas, Sutton-Brown (14) Sutton-Brown (14) Catchings (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
6,468
7-2
10July 56:00 pm Atlanta 78-74 Sutton-Brown (22) Catchings, Sutton-Brown (9) Catchings (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,024
8-2
11July 108:30 pm@ Chicago 83-54 Murphy (15) Sutton-Brown (7) Hoffman, January (6) UIC Pavilion
4,021
9-2
12July 151:00 pm Chicago 84-74 Sutton-Brown (22) Catchings (8) Catchings, Douglas (8) Conseco Fieldhouse
10,050
10-2
13July 177:00 pm Atlanta 84-79 Douglas (25) Catchings (8) Bevilaqua (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,975
11-2
14July 193:00 pm@ Connecticut 61-67 Douglas, Hoffman (15) Hoffman (6) Catchings, Douglas (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,517
11-3
15July 217:00 pm@ Washington 82-70 Catchings (28) Catchings (10) Bevilaqua (8) Verizon Center
9,798
12-3
16July 2312:30 pm@ San Antonio 65-84 Davenport (13) Davenport (6) January (6) AT&T Center
9,985
12-4
17July 287:00 pm Washington 85-81 Douglas (34) Hoffman (10) Bevilaqua, Douglas (3) Conseco Fieldhouse
5,904
13-4
18July 307:00 pm Connecticut FSI 94-85 (OT) Douglas (32) Hoffman (8) Bevilaqua (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
6,538
14-4
August
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
19August 24:00 pm@ Washington 87-79 Douglas (24) Catchings (9) Catchings (5) Verizon Center
11,595
15-4
20August 57:00 pm Chicago NBA TV
CN100
76-67 Douglas (14) Murphy (7) Bevilaqua, January (3) Conseco Fieldhouse
6,581
16-4
21August 810:00 pm@ Phoenix 90-83 Douglas (28) Douglas (10) Catchings, Douglas (5) US Airways Center
9,867
17-4
22August 1010:30 pm@ Los Angeles 63-75 Douglas (16) Catchings, Moore (6) Hoffman (3) STAPLES Center
8,263
17-5
23August 138:00 pm@ Minnesota 91-81 Hoffman (24) Hoffman (10) Bevilaqua, Dixon (4) Target Center
7,156
18-5
24August 157:00 pm Detroit 82-59 Douglas (19) Catchings (9) Douglas (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
9,963
19-5
25August 2010:00 pm@ Sacramento 62-67 Douglas (21) Catchings (9) January (6) ARCO Arena
6,290
19-6
26August 2210:00 pm@ Seattle 60-74 Douglas (12) Catchings, Hoffman (7) Catchings (7) KeyArena
8,273
19-7
27August 277:00 pm San Antonio NBA TV
FSI
Catchings (20) Catchings (8) Bevilaqua, Douglas (3) Conseco Fieldhouse
6,836
20-7
28August 297:00 pm Sacramento 78-79 Douglas (24) Sutton-Brown (7) Bevilaqua (6) Conseco Fieldhouse
8,579
20-8
September
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
29September 27:00 pm Phoenix NBA TV
FSI
90-106 Catchings (27) Catchings (12) Catchings (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,446
20-9
30September 47:30 pm@ Detroit 63-70 (OT) Catchings (14) Catchings (13)4 players (3) Palace of Auburn Hills
7,230
20-10
31September 64:00 pm Washington 72-61 Catchings (20) Sutton-Brown (11) Hoffman (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
9,702
21-10
32September 87:30 pm@ New York 69-63 Catchings, Douglas (17) Catchings (10) Douglas (4) Madison Square Garden
7,583
22-10
33September 108:00 pm@ Chicago 79-86 Douglas (25) Catchings (10) Douglas, January (4) UIC Pavilion
2,902
22-11
34September 133:00 pm@ Connecticut WCTX 85-95 Catchings, Davenport, Dixon, Murphy (13) Murphy (6) Wirth (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
9,047
22-12
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess

Postseason

2009 Game Log: Postseason
Eastern Conference Semifinals
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceSeries
1September 177:00 pm@ Washington ESPN2 88-79 Catchings (26) Catchings (12) Bevilaqua, Catchings, January (3) Comcast Center
6,332
1-0
2September 197:00 pm Washington NBA TV 81-74 (OT) Catchings (24) Catchings (16) Catchings, Douglas (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
9,655
2-0
Eastern Conference Finals
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceSeries
1September 238:00 pm@ Detroit ESPN2 56-72 Douglas (16) Catchings (11) Bevilaqua, Douglas (5) Palace of Auburn Hills
7,214
0-1
2September 257:00 pm Detroit NBA TV 79-75 Catchings (22) Catchings (9) Catchings (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
9,210
1-1
3September 267:00 pm Detroit NBA TV 72-67 Sutton-Brown (17) Catchings (8) Catchings (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
18,165
2-1
WNBA Finals
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceSeries
1September 299:00 pm@ Phoenix ESPN2 116-120 (OT) Douglas (30) Hoffman (8) January (7) US Airways Center
11,617
0-1
2October 19:00 pm@ Phoenix ESPN2 93-84 Catchings (19) Catchings (9) Catchings (11) US Airways Center
16,758
1-1
3October 44:00 pm Phoenix ESPN2 86-85 Hoffman (18) Catchings (12) Catchings, Douglas (7) Conseco Fieldhouse
18,165
2-1
4October 77:30 pm Phoenix ESPN2 77-90 Catchings (24) Catchings (12) Catchings, Douglas (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
18,165
2-2
5October 99:00 pm@ Phoenix ESPN2 86-94 Sutton-Brown (22) Catchings (9) Douglas (9) US Airways Center
17,313
2-3

Regular Season statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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 gameTeam leaderLeague leader

Player statistics

PlayerGPGSMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Tully Bevilaqua 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0
Tamika Catchings 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0
Jessica Davenport 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0
Tamecka Dixon 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0
Katie Douglas 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0
Yolanda Griffith 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0
Ebony Hoffman 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0
Briann January 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0
Jessica Moore 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0
Eshaya Murphy 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0
Tammy Sutton-Brown 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0
Erica White 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0
Christina Wirth 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0
Khadijah Whittington 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0

Team statistics

TeamFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPFPPG
Indiana Fever.000.000.00000.000.00.00.000.000.000.0
Opponents.000.000.00000.000.00.00.000.000.000.0

Awards and honors

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References

  1. "WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Draft Board". Archived from the original on July 25, 2009. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
  2. WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Transactions