2013 Indiana Fever season

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2013 Indiana Fever season
Coach Lin Dunn
Arena Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Attendance8,164 per game
Results
Record16–18 (.471)
Place4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost in Conference Finals (0-2, Atlanta Dream)
Team Leaders
Points Tamika Catchings – 17.7 ppg
Rebounds Erlana Larkins – 7.8 rpg
Assists Briann January – 3.7 apg
Media
Radio WFNI
Television FS-I
ESPN2, NBATV

The 2013 WNBA season was the 14th season for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association.

Contents

During preseason practice in May 2013, Shyra Ely-Gash ruptured her right Achilles tendon and was later waived from the Fever roster. [1]

Draft

The following were the Fever's selections in the 2013 WNBA draft:

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollegeOutcomeRef.
19 Layshia Clarendon GFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States California Signed rookie contract April 18 [2]
221 Jasmine Hassell F Georgia [3]
333Jennifer George Florida Unsigned draft pick [4]

Transactions

Front office and coaching

DateDetailsRef.
July 9Signed head coach, Lin Dunn, to extension (through 2014 season) [5]

Free agency

Re-signed / extensions

DatePlayerNotesRef.
February 4 Tamika Catchings Multi-year contract
(Full details unannounced)		 [6]
Briann January
Shavonte Zellous
February 21 Erlana Larkins One-year deal [7]
May 31 Layshia Clarendon Set as active
Karima Christmas Exercised team option
(Fourth-year)

Additions

DatePlayerNotesFormer TeamRef.
February 21 Laura Harper Training camp contract Dynamo Moscow
(Russia)		 [8]
February 27 Shyra Ely-Gash Free agent [9]
Jessica Breland [9] [10]
March 15 Bernice Mosby CB Conquero
(Spain)
April 18 Layshia Clarendon Rookie contract
(2013 draft pick – No. 9)		 California Golden Bears [2]
Jasmine Hassell Rookie contract
(2013 draft pick – No. 21)		 Georgia Bulldogs [3]
May 24Hardship contractFree agent
June 6 Erin Thorn [11]
June 21Jasmine Hassell [3]
August 27Rest of season contract [12]

Subtractions / unsigned

DatePlayerReasonNew TeamRef.
April 16 Tammy Sutton-Brown RetiredN/A [13]
April 18Jennifer GeorgeUnsigned draft pick
(2013 draft pick – No. 33)		N/A – retained rights
May 6 Laura Harper Waived—
May 9 Bernice Mosby —
May 16 Shyra Ely-Gash — [1]
May 22 Jasmine Hassell — [3]
May 23 Layshia Clarendon Suspended contract – temporary [a] N/A – retained rights
May 25Jasmine HassellReleased—
July 1 Erin Thorn —
August 2Jasmine Hassell Seattle Storm [3]
August 25 Sasha Goodlett Waived— [12]
September 13 Jessica Breland —
  1. ↑ Clarendon was temporarily suspended to allow them to attend their college graduation. [3]

Roster

2013 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 5 Flag of the United States.svg Clarendon, Layshia 5' 9" (1.75m)1991-05-02 California R
C 50 Flag of the United States.svg Davenport, Jessica  Cruz Roja.svg6' 5" (1.96m)215 lb (98kg)1985-06-21 Ohio State 6
G/F 23 Flag of the United States.svg Douglas, Katie  Cruz Roja.svg6' 0" (1.83m)165 lb (75kg)1979-05-07 Purdue 12
F 12 Flag of the United States.svg Hassell, Jasmine 6' 2" (1.88m)205 lb (93kg)1991-04-09 Georgia 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
G 32 Flag of the United States.svg Pohlen, Jeanette 6' 0" (1.83m)179 lb (81kg)1989-05-02 Stanford 2
G 1 Flag of the United States.svg Zellous, Shavonte 5' 10" (1.78m)155 lb (70kg)1986-08-28 Pittsburgh 4
F – Flag of the United States.svg George, Jennifer  (DP)6' 0" (1.83m) Florida –
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
PG Briann January Erin Phillips
SG Katie Douglas Cruz Roja.svg Layshia Clarendon
Jeanette Pohlen
SF Shavonte Zellous Karima Christmas
PF Tamika Catchings Jasmine Hassell
C Erlana Larkins Jessica Davenport Cruz Roja.svg

Season standings

# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB GP
1z-Chicago Sky 2410.706-34
2x-Atlanta Dream 1717.500734
3x-Washington Mystics 1717.500734
4x-Indiana Fever 1618.471834
5e-New York Liberty 1123.3241334
6e-Connecticut Sun 1024.2941434

Schedule

Preseason

2013 pre-season game log
Total: 1–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–0)
Preseason: 1–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 May 11 @ San Antonio W 80–75 Tamika Catchings (17) Tamika Catchings (6) Briann January (6) AT&T Center
4,325 		1–0
2 May 15 San Antonio L 58–64 Sasha Goodlett (9) Jessica Breland (8) Briann January (3) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
5,339 		1–1
2013 season schedule

Regular season

2013 game log
Total: 16–18 (Home: 9–8; Road: 7–10)
May: 1–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 May 24 @ San Antonio W 79–64 Catchings & Zellous (19) Erlana Larkins (12) Briann January (5) AT&T Center
8,054 		1–0
2 May 31 Atlanta L 77–86 Tamika Catchings (20) Erlana Larkins (10) Briann January (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
10,756 		1–1
June : 2–6 (Home: 2–3; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
3 June 5 @ New York L 68–75 (OT) Tamika Catchings (21) Tamika Catchings (8) Briann January (5) Prudential Center
7,617 		1–2
4 June 8 Phoenix L 67–82 Shavonte Zellous (29) Tamika Catchings (10) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8,672 		1–3
5 June 12 Connecticut L 61–73 Shavonte Zellous (14) Karima Christmas (8) Layshia Clarendon (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,283 		1–4
6 June 16 @ Washington L 60–64 Shavonte Zellous (17) Larkins & Breland (7) Catchings & January (4) Verizon Center
6,649 		1–5
7 June 22 Chicago L 61–71 Jessica Breland (7) Larkins & January (3) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,934 		1–6
8 June 25 @ Atlanta L 60–76 Shavonte Zellous (18) Karima Christmas (10) Briann January (5) Philips Arena
10,155 		1–7
9 June 28 Tulsa W 80–69 Tamika Catchings (28) Karima Christmas (7) Briann January (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,957 		2–7
10 June 30 Seattle W 71–63 Tamika Catchings (18) Jessica Breland (10) Tamika Catchings (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,355 		3–7
July : 5–2 (Home: 2–2; Road: 3–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
11 July 6 Connecticut W 78–66 Tamika Catchings (22) Briann January (7) Christmas, Clarendon, & January (3) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,383 		4–7
12 July 11 Minnesota L 62–69 Shavonte Zellous (14) Tamika Catchings (10) Briann January (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
10,230 		4–8
13 July 13 @ New York W 74–53 Erlana Larkins (15) Christmas & Catchings (7) Tamika Catchings (4) Prudential Center
6,772 		5–8
14 July 19 Washington W 77–70 Shavonte Zellous (16) Erlana Larkins (9) Briann January (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,434 		6–8
15 July 21 @ Washington W 65–52 Tamika Catchings (23) Catchings & Larkins (10) Tamika Catchings (6) Verizon Center
6,516 		7–8
16 July 23 New York L 72–77 Briann January (21) Erlana Larkins (16) Briann January (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,577 		7–9
17 July 25 @ Tulsa W 71–60 Tamika Catchings (23) Tamika Catchings (9) Shavonte Zellous (5) BOK Center
5,018 		8–9
August : 5–6 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
All-Star Break
18 August 1 @ Connecticut L 64–70 Shavonte Zellous (20) Karima Christmas (9) Briann January (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,971 		8–10
19 August 3 Chicago W 79–58 Tamika Catchings (17) Catchings & Larkins (10) Erin Phillips (3) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8,610 		9–10
20 August 6 @ Chicago W 64–58 Tamika Catchings (18) Tamika Catchings (8) Briann January (3) Allstate Arena
4.135 		10–10
21 August 8 Los Angeles L 64–74 Tamika Catchings (17) Erlana Larkins (13) Shavonte Zellous (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,076 		10–11
22 August 10 Atlanta W 80–66 Tamika Catchings (21) Erlana Larkins (11) Briann January (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
9,271 		11–11
23 August 14 @ Phoenix L 58–75 Tamika Catchings (16) Tamika Catchings (8) Briann January (3) US Airways Center
6,135 		11–12
24 August 16 @ Los Angeles L 72–94 Catchings & Phillips (16) Tamika Catchings (6) Briann January (5) Staples Center
11,801 		11–13
25 August 17 @ Seattle L 70–77 Tamika Catchings (21) Erlana Larkins (9) Layshia Clarendon (4) Key Arena
6,889 		11–14
26 August 21 San Antonio W 80–63 Shavonte Zellous (20) Catchings & Larkins (7) Clarendon, January, & Larkins (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,416 		12–14
27 August 24 @ Minnesota L 77–84 Tamika Catchings (22) Tamika Catchings (10) Briann January (7) Target Center
9,504 		12–15
28 August 30 @ New York W 73–67 Tamika Catchings (22) Tamika Catchings (10) Erlana Larkins (4) Prudential Center
6,621 		13–15
September : 3–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
29 September 4 @ Atlanta L 80–89 (OT) Tamika Catchings (22) Erlana Larkins (17) Layshia Clarendon (5) Philips Arena
4,019 		13–16
30 September 6 @ Chicago W 82–77 Briann January (23) Erlana Larkins (12) Erlana Larkins (6) Allstate Arena
5,996 		14–16
31 September 7 Connecticut W 69–60 Tamika Catchings (15) Jessica Breland (9) Layshia Clarendon (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
9,826 		15–16
32 September 10 Washington L 67–69 Briann January (16) Erlana Larkins (9) January & Phillips (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8,444 		15–17
33 September 13 New York W 66–63 Tamika Catchings (23) Tamika Catchings (10) Briann January (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
10,571 		16–17
34 September 15 @ Connecticut L 80–82 (OT) Karima Christmas (21) Larkins & Pohlen (9) Clarendon & Larkins (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,478 		16–18
2013 season schedule

Playoffs

2013 playoff game log
Total: 2–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–1)
Conference Semifinals
Won Series: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 September 20 @ Chicago W 85–72 Shavonte Zellous (20) Erlana Larkins (11) Briann January (6) Allstate Arena
5,895 		1–0
2 September 22 Chicago W 79–57 Tamika Catchings (18) Tamika Catchings (12) Briann January (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,144 		2–0
Conference Finals
Lost Series: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 September 26 @ Atlanta L 79–84 Tamika Catchings (21) Erlana Larkins (12) Christmas & Clarendon (4) Philips Arena
4,238 		0–1
2 September 29 Atlanta L 53–67 Tamika Catchings (24) Erlana Larkins (7) Shavonte Zellous (3) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,051 		0–2
2013 season schedule

Playoffs bracket

Conference semifinals
Best-of-3 		Conference finals
Best-of-3 		WNBA Finals
Best-of-5
         
E1 Chicago Sky 0
E4 Indiana Fever 2
E4 Indiana Fever 0
Eastern Conference
E2 Atlanta Dream 2
E2 Atlanta Dream 2
E3 Washington Mystics 1
E2 Atlanta Dream 0
W1 Minnesota Lynx 3
W1 Minnesota Lynx 2
W4 Seattle Storm 0
W1 Minnesota Lyx 2
Western Conference
W3 Phoenix Mercury 0
W2 Los Angeles Sparks 1
W3 Phoenix Mercury 2

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

2013 Indiana Fever regular season statistics [14]
PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPFPPG
Tamika Catchings 303031.4.396.321.8617.12.42.81.01.72.517.7
Katie Douglas 4435.8.389.2591.0002.81.51.80.52.80.815.0
Shavonte Zellous 292931.3.415.348.7803.41.70.90.71.93.214.7
Briann January 323229.6.348.357.8112.43.71.10.22.52.69.8
Karima Christmas 342826.9.373.300.8114.11.11.90.31.22.48.6
Erlana Larkins 343430.1.545—.7087.81.91.40.31.42.97.9
Erin Phillips 18621.3.367.479.7501.11.60.80.10.81.25.9
Jessica Breland ‡30214.6.439—.7414.00.60.61.01.11.35.3
Layshia Clarendon 30419.4.331.259.4091.81.80.50.01.32.24.2
Jeanette Pohlen 13014.7.342.3751.0001.90.30.50.10.80.83.2
Jasmine Hassell ‡≠1808.5.267.000.4711.10.40.20.10.41.21.8
Sasha Goodlett ‡2517.5.358—.8571.60.20.10.10.40.71.8
Erin Thorn ≠‡6011.2.167.1671.0000.50.70.30.20.80.31.2
Jessica Davenport Did not play (season-ending injury)


‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season

Playoffs

2013 Indiana Fever playoffs statistics [14]
PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPFPPG
Tamika Catchings 4431.0.431.333.7817.82.51.50.82.32.518.5
Shavonte Zellous 4426.5.447.417.9233.82.00.30.50.03.012.8
Erlana Larkins 4433.5.567—1.00010.31.30.31.52.53.810.8
Karima Christmas 4430.8.400.286.6256.02.31.00.53.53.810.8
Briann January 4429.8.370.444.8572.83.50.50.02.03.07.5
Layshia Clarendon 4015.3.476.600.2500.52.00.50.01.51.56.0
Erin Phillips 4021.8.438.4001.0001.31.30.80.01.01.55.5
Jeanette Pohlen 3011.0.308.111—1.00.30.00.30.31.33.0
Jasmine Hassell 304.0.000——0.70.30.00.00.71.30.0
Jessica Davenport Did not play (season-ending injury)
Katie Douglas

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
Tamika Catchings WNBA All-Star Starter July 18 [15]
Eastern Conference Player of the Week July 21 [16]
September 1 [17]
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award September 20 [18]
WNBA All-Defensive First Team [19]
All-WNBA Second Team September 25 [20] [21]
Lin Dunn WNBA All-Star Head Coach July 18 [15]
Briann January WNBA All-Defensive Second Team September 20 [19]
Shavonte Zellous WNBA All-Star Reserve July 24 [22]
WNBA Most Improved Player September 22 [23]

References

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  2. 1 2 Lee, Seung Y. (April 16, 2013). "Layshia Clarendon drafted by WNBA team Indiana Fever in first round". The Daily Californian. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Hotchkiss, Wheat (November 12, 2013). "Player Review 2013: Jasmine Hassell". WNBA . Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  4. ↑ "UF's Jennifer George Selected by Indiana Fever in WNBA Draft". Florida Gators. April 16, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Fever extend Lin Dunn's deal to '14". ESPN . July 9, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Fever re-sign Catchings, January and Zellous". Indy Sports Legends. February 5, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Indiana Fever re-sign Erlana Larkins". Love Women's Basketball. March 5, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Fever sign Laura Harper to free agent contract". Indianapolis Recorder. February 14, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Shyra Ely, Jessica Breland join Fever". ESPN . February 27, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
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  11. ↑ "WNBA Veteran Erin Thorn Signed as Fever Replacement Player". WNBA . June 6, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
  12. 1 2 "Fever bring back Hassell for rest of season". The Columbian. August 26, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Draft Night Comments from Lin Dunn & Kelly Krauskopf". WNBA . April 16, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2025. (On the future of Tammy Sutton-Brown): The last I heard Tammy will not be back. We have to move forward without her.
  14. 1 2 "2013 Indiana Fever Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
  15. 1 2 "Catchings Named All-Star for Eighth Time". WNBA . July 18, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Catchings Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week". WNBA . July 22, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Catchings Named WNBA Player of the Week for Record 20th Time". WNBA . September 3, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Swin Cash and Tamika Catchings Win 2013 Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award". WNBA . September 20, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
  19. 1 2 "Chicago's Fowles and Indiana's Catchings Headline 2013 WNBA All-Defensive Team". WNBA . September 20, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
  20. ↑ "2013 WNBA Season Awards". WNBA . Retrieved October 14, 2025.
  21. ↑ "Fever's Catchings Named to All-WNBA Second Team". WNBA . September 25, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
  22. ↑ "Fever's Zellous named to first WNBA All-Star Game". Indianapolis Recorder. July 24, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
  23. ↑ "Shavonte Zellous Named 2013 WNBA Most Improved Player of the Year". WNBA. September 22, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
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