2012 Indiana Fever season

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2012 Indiana Fever season
Coach Lin Dunn
Arena Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Attendance7,582 per game
Results
Record22–12 (.647)
Place2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishWon WNBA Finals 3-1 (Minnesota)
Team Leaders
Points Catchings (17.4)
Rebounds Catchings (7.6)
Assists January (3.9)
Media
Radio WFNI
Television FS-I
ESPN2, NBATV

The 2012 WNBA season is the 13th season for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association.

Contents

Transactions

WNBA draft

The following are the Fever's selections in the 2012 WNBA draft.

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/team/country
111 Sasha Goodlett Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Georgia Tech
334 (from Sea.) Courtney Hurt Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States VCU

Transaction log

Trades

DateTrade
March 1, 2012To Indiana Fever To San Antonio Silver Stars
Roneeka Hodges Tangela Smith
July 2, 2012To Indiana Fever To Tulsa Shock
Karima Christmas Roneeka Hodges

Personnel changes

Roster

Source [1] [2] [3]

2012 Indiana Fever roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F 24 Flag of the United States.svg Catchings, Tamika 6' 1" (1.85m)167 lb (76kg)1979-07-21 Tennessee 11
G/F 11 Flag of the United States.svg Christmas, Karima 6' 0" (1.83m)180 lb (82kg)1989-09-11 Duke 2
G 32 Flag of the United States.svg Pohlen, Jeanette 6' 0" (1.83m)171 lb (78kg)1989-05-02 Stanford 2
C 50 Flag of the United States.svg Davenport, Jessica 6' 5" (1.96m)215 lb (98kg)1985-06-21 Ohio State 6
G/F 23 Flag of the United States.svg Douglas, Katie 6' 0" (1.83m)165 lb (75kg)1979-05-07 Purdue 12
C 45 Flag of the United States.svg Goodlett, Sasha 6' 5" (1.96m)239 lb (108kg)1990-08-09 Georgia Tech R
G 20 Flag of the United States.svg January, Briann 5' 8" (1.73m)144 lb (65kg)1987-01-11 Arizona State 4
F 2 Flag of the United States.svg Larkins, Erlana 6' 1" (1.85m)202 lb (92kg)1986-04-02 North Carolina 3
G 13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phillips, Erin 5' 8" (1.73m)165 lb (75kg)1985-05-19 Australia 5
C 8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sutton-Brown, Tammy 6' 4" (1.93m)199 lb (90kg)1978-01-27 Rutgers 12
G 1 Flag of the United States.svg Zellous, Shavonte 5' 10" (1.78m)155 lb (70kg)1986-08-28 Pittsburgh 4
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Lin Dunn (UT Martin)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Mickie DeMoss (Louisiana Tech)
Flag of the United States.svg Stephanie White (Purdue)
Athletic trainer
Flag of the United States.svg Todd Champlin (Daemen )
Strength and conditioning coach
Flag of the United States.svg Emily Novitsky (Slippery Rock)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Depth

Pos.StarterBench
C Tammy Sutton-Brown Jessica Davenport
Sasha Goodlett
PF Tamika Catchings Erlana Larkins
SF Katie Douglas Karima Christmas
SG Shavonte Zellous Jeanette Pohlen
PG Briann January Erin Phillips

Season standings

Eastern Conference
W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Connecticut Sun y259.735–12–513–418–4
Indiana Fever x2212.6473.013–49–815–7
Atlanta Dream x1915.5596.011–68–912–10
New York Liberty x1519.44110.09–86–1110–12
Chicago Sky o1420.41211.07–107–108–14
Washington Mystics o529.14720.04–131–163–19

Schedule

Preseason

2012 Game Log: Preseason (May)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1Sat 58:00@ San Antonio 69-67 Hodges (16) Larkins (7) Atkinson
January
Zellous (3)		 Trinity University
N/A		1-0
2Wed 912:00 San Antonio 78-69 Hodges (10) Davenport (5) Bobbitt
Catchings (4)		 Bankers Life Fieldhouse
5,270		2-0

Regular season

2012 Game Log: Regular Season
May (3–0)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1Sat 197:00 Atlanta FS-I
SSO 		92-84 Douglas (21) Davenport (10) Catchings
Douglas
January
Phillips (3)		 Bankers Life Fieldhouse
9,403		1-0
2Fri 258:30@ Chicago CN100 83-72 Catchings (22) Zellous (7) Catchings (5) Allstate Arena
6,198		2-0
3Sun 273:00@ Atlanta SSO 78-62 Catchings (25) Catchings (12) January (5) Philips Arena
7,282		3-0
June (5–5)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
4Sat 27:00 New York FS-I 91-68 Catchings (16) Goodlett (6) January (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8,006		4-0
5Sun 36:00@ New York MSG 72-87 Catchings (19) Catchings
January (6)		 Zellous (4) Prudential Center
4,905		4-1
6Fri 87:00 Connecticut 81-89 Catchings (31) Catchings
Sutton-Brown (8)		 January (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,041		4-2
7Fri 157:00@ Washington CSN-MA 66-67 Catchings (15) Catchings (9) Douglas
January (4)		 Verizon Center
8,050		4-3
8Sat 167:00 Chicago CN100 84-70 Davenport (19) Catchings (7) Douglas (8) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,098		5-3
9Tue 197:00@ Connecticut CPTV-S 85-88
(OT)		 Douglas (23) Douglas (9) Catchings (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,503		5-4
10Thu 217:00 Connecticut FS-I
CPTV-S 		95-61 January (20) Catchings (10) Catchings (8) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,326		6-4
11Sat 238:00@ Tulsa 73-70 Catchings (16) Catchings (8) Catchings
Douglas
January (4)		 BOK Center
4,209		7-4
12Tue 2612:00@ Atlanta SSO 58-70 Catchings
Davenport
Douglas (8)		 Larkins (7) January (6) Philips Arena
8,388		7-5
13Wed 2712:30@ Chicago 81-72 Zellous (18) Sutton-Brown (8) Catchings (9) Allstate Arena
6,312		8-5
July (2–2)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
14Thu 57:00 San Antonio NBATV 72-88 Douglas (19) Catchings (15) Catchings
Douglas (4)		 Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,088		8-6
15Sat 77:00 Chicago CN100 88-86
(OT)		 Catchings (18) Catchings (9) Catchings (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,155		9-6
16Tue 1012:00 New York 84-82 Catchings (23) Douglas (7) January (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
9,216		10-6
17Thu 127:00 Los Angeles ESPN2 74-77 Catchings (27) Catchings
Larkins (6)		 January (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,244		10-7
Summer Olympic break
August (6–1)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
Summer Olympic break
18Thu 167:00 Washington NBATV 84-66 Larkins (16) Catchings (14) Zellous (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,834		11-7
19Sat 187:00 Atlanta NBATV
FS-I
SSO 		86-72 Douglas (29) Catchings (9) Catchings
January (5)		 Bankers Life Fieldhouse
9,302		12-7
20Tue 2110:30@ Los Angeles TWC101 69-79 Douglas (22) Larkins (8) Catchings (3) Staples Center
8,402		12-8
21Thu 2310:00@ Seattle 68-66 Catchings (18) Catchings (11) January (4) KeyArena
5,819		13-8
22Sat 2510:00@ Phoenix 85-72 January (22) Douglas
Phillips
Davenport (6)		 Catchings (6) US Airways Center
9,079		14-8
23Tue 287:00 Washington 83-68 Douglas (18) Catchings
Davenport (5)		 Catchings (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,525		15-8
24Thu 307:00@ New York NBATV
MSG 		76-63 Catchings (22) Catchings (5) January (8) Prudential Center
5,315		16-8
September (6–4)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
25Sat 17:00 Chicago NBATV
CN100 		81-64 January (19) Catchings (10) January (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
9,307		17-8
26Wed 57:00@ Atlanta NBATV
FS-I
FS-S 		64-71 Douglas (23) Catchings (9) January (5) Philips Arena
4,112		17-9
27Fri 78:00@ San Antonio 82-78 Catchings (26) Catchings (11) January (6) AT&T Center
8,097		18-9
28Sun 96:00 Phoenix NBATV
FS-I 		89-83 Douglas (30) Catchings
Larkins (5)		 January (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,971		19-9
29Wed 127:00 Seattle NBATV 72-48 Douglas (16) Catchings
Larkins (7)		 Larkins (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,337		20-9
30Fri 147:00 Minnesota 64-66 January (16) Catchings (12) January (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8,819		20-10
31Sun 178:00@ Minnesota NBATV
FS-I 		79-86 Catchings (19) Catchings (10) January
Phillips (5)		 Target Center
9,523		20-11
32Wed 197:00@ Connecticut 67-73 Douglas (19) Christmas (6) Catchings
Christmas (3)		 Mohegan Sun Arena
5,811		20-12
33Fri 217:00@ Washington NBATV 66-53 Phillips (19) Larkins (11) Catchings (4) Verizon Center
7,702		21-12
34Sun 235:00 Tulsa NBATV
FS-I 		91-58 Phillips (21) Catchings (10) Larkins
Sutton-Brown
Christmas (3)		 Bankers Life Fieldhouse
9,225		22-12
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com

Postseason

2012 Game Log: Postseason
Eastern Conference Semifinals
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceSeries
1September 287:00 Atlanta ESPN2 66-75 Douglas (13) Catchings (11) Catchings
January (3)		 Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,776		0-1
2September 304:00@ Atlanta ESPN 103-88 Catchings (25) Catchings (13) January (7) Philips Arena
6,890		1-1
3October 27:00 Atlanta NBATV 75-64 Douglas (24) Larkins (20) January (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,840		2-1
Eastern Conference Finals
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceSeries
1October 58:00@ Connecticut ESPN2 64-76 Douglas (27) Catchings (9) Catchings (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,599		0-1
2October 88:00 Connecticut ESPN2 78-76 Douglas (24) Larkins (11) Douglas
January (2)		 Bankers Life Fieldhouse
9,225		1-1
3October 118:30@ Connecticut ESPN2 87-71 Catchings (22) Catchings (13) Catchings
January (4)		 Mohegan Sun Arena
6,516		2-1
WNBA Finals
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceSeries
1October 148:00@ Minnesota ESPN2 76-70 Catchings (20) Larkins (15) January (6) Target Center
14,322		1-0
2October 178:00@ Minnesota ESPN 71-83 Catchings (27) Catchings (8) Phillips (4) Target Center
13,478		1-1
3October 198:00 Minnesota ESPN2 76-59 Zellous (30) Larkins (15) Davenport (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165		2-1
4October 218:00 Minnesota ESPN2 87-78 Catchings (25) Larkins (13) Catchings (8) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
15,213		3-1

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

Regular season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG

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References

  1. ↑ "2012 Indiana Fever women's basketball Roster on StatsCrew.com".
  2. ↑ "Fever: Indiana Fever Opens Training Camp Sunday Afternoon".
  3. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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