2014 Indiana Fever season

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2014 Indiana Fever season
Coach Lin Dunn
Arena Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Attendance7,900 per game
Results
Record1618 (.471)
Place2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost conference finals 2-1 (Chicago)
Team Leaders
Points Tamika Catchings – 16.1 ppg
Rebounds Erlana Larkins – 9.2 rpg
Assists Briann January – 3.7 apg
Media
Radio WFNI
Television FS-I
ESPN2, NBATV

The 2014 WNBA season was the 15th season for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association. This was Fever's seventh and final season under head coach, Lin Dunn. [1] In the preseason, Dunn announced her plans to step down at the end of the 2014 season. [1] Their season tipped off on May 16.

Contents

Fever star forward, Tamika Catchings missed the first seventeen games of the 2014 season due to a back injury she described as a "pinched disc." [2] During that time without Catchings, the Fever went 8–9. She returned to play on July 5 against the San Antonio Stars in a close 70–71 loss with Catchings contributing 6 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists in 20 minutes played for the Fever. [3]

The Fever finished the season with a record of 16–18, which placed them second in the Eastern Conference and fifth overall. In the 2014 WNBA playoffs, the Fever swept the Washington Mystics in the conference semi-finals. In the conference finals against the Chicago Sky, the Fever took game 1 at home but ultimately lost the series 1–2. [4]

Draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollegeOutcomeRef.
15 Natasha Howard FFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Florida State Made opening day roster [5]
19 Natalie Achonwa F/CFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Notre Dame Unsigned draft pick for 2014 season
329 Haiden Palmer GFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Gonzaga Waived on May 12

Transactions

Front office and coaching

DateDetailsRef.
May 6, 2014Announced Lin Dunn will step down as head coach at conclusion of 2014 season [1]

Trades

March
March 11To Indiana Fever
Lynetta Kizer
2014 No. 9 draft pick (Natalie Achonwa)
To Phoenix Mercury
Erin Phillips
[6]
May
May 12To Indiana Fever
Maggie Lucas
To Phoenix Mercury
2015 No. 18 draft pick (Alex Harden)
[7]

Free agency

Re-signed / extensions

PlayerDateNotesRef.
Erlana Larkins April 1Multi-year contract [8]
Jasmine Hassell April 2Training camp contract

Additions

PlayerDateNotesFormer TeamRef.
Marissa Coleman March 28Multi-year contract Los Angeles Sparks [9]
Jennifer GeorgeApril 9Rookie contract
(2013 draft pick – No. 33)
Florida Gators [10]
Ziomara Morrison Training camp contract Ceyhan Belediyespor
(Turkey)
Natasha Howard April 17Rookie contract
(2014 draft pick – No. 5)
Florida State Seminoles [11]
Haiden Palmer Rookie contract
(2014 draft pick – No. 29)
Gonzaga Bulldogs
Jennifer SchlottTraining camp contract Utah State Aggies [12]
Victoria Macaulay April 26 Lavezzini Parma
(Italy)
[13]
Jeterra BondsApril 28Florida Gators [14]
Sydney Carter May 9 Connecticut Sun [15]
Krystal Thomas May 19 Phoenix Mercury [16]

Subtractions / Unsigned

PlayerDateReasonNew TeamRef.
Katie Douglas March 24Free agency Connecticut Sun [17]
Jessica Davenport April 13RetirementN/A [18]
Natalie Achonwa April 14Unsigned draft pick
(2014 draft pick – No. 9)
N/A – retained rights
Jennifer GeorgeApril 30Waived [19]
Jennifer Schlott
Jeterra BondsMay 12 [20]
Ziomara Morrison
Haiden Palmer
Victoria Macaulay May 14 [21]
Jeanette Pohlen [21] [22]
Jasmine Hassell May 19 [16]

Roster

2014 Indiana Fever roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G 4 Flag of the United States.svg Carter, Sydney 5' 6" (1.68m)133 lb (60kg)1990-11-18 Texas A&M 2
F 24 Flag of the United States.svg Catchings, Tamika 6' 1" (1.85m)167 lb (76kg)1979-07-21 Tennessee 11
G/F 13 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)140 lb (64kg)1991-05-02 California R
G/F 25 Flag of the United States.svg Coleman, Marissa 6' 1" (1.85m)160 lb (73kg)1987-01-04 Maryland 5
F 33 Flag of the United States.svg Howard, Natasha 6' 3" (1.91m)169 lb (77kg)1991-09-02 Florida State 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 11 Flag of the United States.svg Kizer, Lynetta 6' 4" (1.93m)230 lb (104kg)1990-04-04 Maryland 2
F 2 Flag of the United States.svg Larkins, Erlana 6' 1" (1.85m)202 lb (92kg)1986-04-02 North Carolina 3
G 8 Flag of the United States.svg Lucas, Maggie 5' 10" (1.78m)162 lb (73kg)1991-11-29 Penn State R
C 34 Flag of the United States.svg Thomas, Krystal 6' 5" (1.96m)210 lb (95kg)1989-06-10 Duke 3
G 1 Flag of the United States.svg Zellous, Shavonte 5' 10" (1.78m)155 lb (70kg)1986-08-28 Pittsburgh 4
F/C Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Achonwa, Natalie  (DP)6' 3" (1.91m)198 lb (90kg)1992-11-22 Notre Dame
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Lin Dunn (UT Martin)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Stephanie White (Purdue)
Flag of the United States.svg Sylvia Crawley (North Carolina)
Player development
Flag of the United States.svg Carlos Knox (IUPUI)
Athletic trainer
Flag of the United States.svg Todd Champlin (Daemen )
Strength and conditioning coach
Flag of the United States.svg Emily Burgess (Slippery Rock)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Source: [23]

Depth

Pos.StarterBench
PG Briann January Sydney Carter
SG Shavonte Zellous Layshia Clarendon
Maggie Lucas
SF Marissa Coleman Karima Christmas
PF Tamika Catchings Natasha Howard
C Erlana Larkins Lynetta Kizer
Krystal Thomas

Schedule

Preseason

2014 pre-season game log
Total: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2)
May: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1May 6 Washington L 63–80 Natasha Howard (14) Victoria Macaulay (7) Briann January (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
4,275
0–1
2May 7@ Washington L 80–81 Marissa Coleman (21)Natasha Howard (7) Layshia Clarendon (5) Capital One Arena
2,720
0–2
3May 9@ Chicago L 66–73 Karima Christmas (16) Lynetta Kizer (10) Sydney Carter (3) ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex 0–3
4May 11 Phoenix W 75–60 Natasha Howard (16)Lynetta Kizer (7)Clarendon, Coleman (3)ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
3,194
1–3
2014 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2014 game log
Total: 16–18 (Home: 7–10; Road: 9–8)
May: 3–3 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1May 16@ Chicago L 71–74 Natasha Howard (16)Natasha Howard (10) Briann January (6) Allstate Arena
6,721
0–1
2May 17 Atlanta L 88–90 Natasha Howard (21) Erlana Larkins (13)Briann January (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8,275
0–2
3May 23 Washington L 63–79 Maggie Lucas (12)Erlana Larkins (12)Briann January (4)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
5,632
0–3
4May 25@ Atlanta W 82–77 Briann January (16)Erlana Larkins (22)Briann January (7) Philips Arena
5,517
1–3
5May 29 Connecticut W 79–65 Briann January (20)Erlana Larkins (10) Marissa Coleman (5)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,305
2–3
6May 31 New York W 70–66 Howard, Larkins (7)Briann January (7)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,025
3–3
June : 3–6 (Home: 1–3; Road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
7June 6@ Washington W 64–61 Marissa Coleman (20) Erlana Larkins (9)Erlana Larkins (5) Capital One Arena
7,155
4–3
8June 7@ Connecticut L 71–88 Natasha Howard (14)Erlana Larkins (7)Erlana Larkins (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,105
4–4
9June 11 Seattle W 76–68 Erlana Larkins (17)Erlana Larkins (11) Briann January (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,925
5–4
10June 17@ Connecticut L 67–89 Lynetta Kizer (13)Lynetta Kizer (10)Briann January (3)Mohegan Sun Arena
4,356
5–5
11June 20@ Chicago W 83–75 Karima Christmas (14)Erlana Larkins (11)Briann January (7) Allstate Arena
6,488
6–5
12June 22@ Minnesota L 77–83 Karima Christmas (18)Erlana Larkins (10)Briann January (4) Target Center
8,704
6–6
13June 25 Tulsa L 102–107 (OT) Shavonte Zellous (33)Erlana Larkins (9)Briann January (6)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,367
6–7
14June 27 Phoenix L 76–81 Shavonte Zellous (18)Erlana Larkins (11)Briann January (7)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,762
6–8
15June 29 Atlanta L 68–76 Erlana Larkins (12)Erlana Larkins (4)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8.014
6–9
July : 7–5 (Home: 2–3; Road: 5–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
16July 1@ Atlanta W 77–70 Karima Christmas (18)Karima Christmas (9) Erlana Larkins (5) Allstate Arena
5,037
7–9
17July 2@ Washington W 80–77 Natasha Howard (20)Erlana Larkins (7) Carter, Larkins (3) Capital One Arena
7,096
8–9
18July 5 San Antonio L 70–71 Shavonte Zellous (16) Catchings, Larkins (5)Catchings, Larkins (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8,531
8–10
19July 8@ Tulsa W 78–76 Tamika Catchings (23)Tamika Catchings (11)Erlana Larkins (5) BOK Center
4,107
9–10
20July 10 Connecticut W 72–68 Tamika Catchings (21)Tamika Catchings (7) Clarendon, January (3)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
10,440
10–10
21July 12Atlanta L 74–93 Tamika Catchings (14)Erlana Larkins (11)Tamika Catchings (4)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8,562
10–11
22July 15 Los Angeles L 78–86 Tamika Catchings (25)Erlana Larkins (10)Shavonte Zellous (5)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,835
10–12
23July 17 Chicago W 82–64 Tamika Catchings (25)Tamika Catchings (9)Tied (2)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8,333
11–12
24July 22@ Chicago L 57–60 Catchings, Coleman (11)Tamika Catchings (9)Erlana Larkins (4)Allstate Arena
5,891
11–13
25July 26@ San Antonio W 75–68 Lynetta Kizer (16)Erlana Larkins (8)Layshia Clarendon (5) AT&T Center
7,649
12–13
26July 28@ Los Angeles L 73–77 Tamika Catchings (16)Erlana Larkins (10)Coleman, January (4) STAPLES Center
6,413
12–14
27July 31@ Seattle W 76–67 Catchings, Coleman (16)Tamika Catchings (6)Tamika Catchings (4) KeyArena
6,179
13–14
August : 3–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
28August 2@ Phoenix L 69–79 Shavonte Zellous (14) Erlana Larkins (13)Shavonte Zellous (4) US Airways Center
9,239
13–15
29August 5 Minnesota L 64–66 Karima Christmas (15)Erlana Larkins (11) Briann January (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,556
13–16
30August 8 Washington L 61–74 Shavonte Zellous (13)Erlana Larkins (8)Tied (2)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,089
13–17
31August 10@ New York W 90–76 Tamika Catchings (29)Christmas, Larkins (6)Briann January (5) Madison Square Garden
8,482
14–17
32August 14New York W 76–63 Briann January (16)Catchings, Larkins (9)Erlana Larkins (3)Bakers Life Fieldhouse
8,030
15–17
33August 16 Chicago W 71–67 Tamika Catchings (25)Tamika Catchings (9)Briann January (7)Bakers Life Fieldhouse
10,625
16–17
34August 17@ New York L 61–73 Maggie Lucas (17) Kizer, Thomas (8)Maggie Lucas (4)Madison Square Garden
9,432
16–18
2014 season schedule

Playoffs

2014 playoff game log
Conference Semi-Finals vs. Washington Mystics
Won Series: 2–0
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1August 21 Washington W 78–73 Tamika Catchings (22) Erlana Larkins (11)Tied (2) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
5,576
1–0
2August 23@ Washington W 81–76 Tamika Catchings (26)Tied (11) Briann January (7) Capital One Arena
6,124
2–0
Conference Finals vs. Chicago Sky
Lost Series: 1–2
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1August 30 Chicago W 77–70 Briann January (19) Erlana Larkins (8) Tamika Catchings (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,557
1–0
2September 1@ Chicago L 84–86 (OT2) Shavonte Zellous (20)Tamika Catchings (14)Briann January (6) Allstate Arena
6,019
1–1
3September 3Chicago L 62–75 Shavonte Zellous (16)Erlana Larkins (11)Tied (3)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,705
1–2
2014 playoff schedule

Standings

Source: [24]

# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB GP
1y- Atlanta Dream 1915.559-34
2x- Indiana Fever 1618.4713.034
3x-Washington Mystics 1618.4713.034
4x-Chicago Sky 1519.4414.034
5e-New York Liberty 1519.4414.034
6e-Connecticut Sun 1321.3826.034

Bracket

Conference Semi-finals:
Best-of-3
Conference Finals:
Best-of-3
WNBA Finals:
Best-of-5
                 
E1 Atlanta 77 9280
E4 Chicago 8083 81
E4 Chicago 70 8675
Eastern Conference
E2 Indiana 7784 62
E2 Indiana 7881
E3 Washington 73 76
E4 Chicago 62 68 82
W1 Phoenix 839787
W1 Phoenix 7593
W4 Los Angeles 72 68
W1 Phoenix 8577 96
Western Conference
W2 Minnesota 71 8278
W2 Minnesota 8894
W3 San Antonio 84 89

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%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPFPPG
Shavonte Zellous 343327.4.411.305.7842.82.10.70.51.62.911.0
Marissa Coleman 343224.0.391.381.8173.31.10.80.31.22.08.9
Karima Christmas 34321.6.343.386.7553.60.90.90.30.72.16.9
Natasha Howard 341516.9.443.000.5943.10.60.80.71.52.67.0
Erlana Larkins 333331.6.599.7169.22.51.90.82.23.29.7
Briann January 313128.9.387.383.8801.63.71.20.32.32.410.3
Lynetta Kizer 3119.0.431.6192.40.10.30.30.81.83.8
Maggie Lucas 30010.3.333.308.9570.90.70.30.20.41.23.7
Layshia Clarendon 29313.7.402.316.7081.41.20.40.01.01.14.2
Sydney Carter 23012.5.288.167.7420.91.30.30.11.40.93.2
Krystal Thomas 2138.4.545.4292.20.40.20.70.61.42.0
Tamika Catchings 161626.9.446.368.7906.41.91.70.82.11.916.1
Jasmine Hassell 2010.5.6000.00.51.50.01.02.53.0

Waived/Released during the season
Traded during the season
Acquired during the season
Source: [25]

Playoffs

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPFPPG
Shavonte Zellous 5535.6.389.292.7503.41.00.40.80.63.414.4
Briann January 5535.4.322.353.8332.84.21.20.82.02.412.8
Erlana Larkins 5535.2.531.000.73310.41.81.20.61.43.89.0
Tamika Catchings 5534.0.311.111.9009.23.22.60.62.02.016.6
Marissa Coleman 5523.0.410.333.5003.20.01.00.01.02.48.2
Karima Christmas 5025.0.333.333.8244.61.60.40.40.61.87.4
Layshia Clarendon 507.4.231.0001.20.60.20.00.80.81.2
Maggie Lucas 507.2.385.4290.20.00.00.40.21.82.6
Lynetta Kizer 506.0.429.7501.20.60.20.40.01.43.0
Natasha Howard 403.8.1671.0001.00.00.00.00.50.31.0
Krystal Thomas 206.0.500.0001.50.00.00.00.02.01.0
Sydney Carter 105.0.0001.00.00.00.00.01.00.0

Source: [25]

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
Tamika Catchings WNBA All-Star Starter July 8 [26]
Eastern Conference Player of the Week July 18 [27]
Eastern Conference Player of the Month – August August 20 [28]
WNBA All-Defensive Second Team August 22 [29]
Briann January Eastern Conference Player of the Week June 1 [30]
WNBA All-Star Reserve July 16 [31]
WNBA All-Defensive First Team August 22 [29]

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