2016 Indiana Fever season | |
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Coach | Stephanie White |
Arena | Bankers Life Fieldhouse |
Attendance | 8,574 per game |
Results | |
Record | 17–17 (.500) |
Place | 3rd (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | First round (lost to Phoenix Mercury 1–0) |
Team Leaders | |
Points | Tamika Catchings – 12.9 ppg |
Rebounds | Erlana Larkins – 7.4 rpg |
Assists | Briann January – 4.7 apg |
Media | |
Television | FSMW, ESPN2, NBATV |
The 2016 WNBA season was the 17th season for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association. The season tipped off on May 1. [1]
The Fever began the season slowly, losing their opening game. They won the next two games before losing their final two games in May to finish the month with a 2–3 record. In June, the team continued to struggle to find some consistency. They won their first game, but lost the next. After defeating Connecticut, they went on a three game losing streak. The streak ended with a win at San Antonio, but that was followed by an overtime loss to New York. The Fever won their last two games of the month and finished 5–6 in June. The team lost their first two games in July before winning the next two. A loss to Connecticut prevented a winning streak from developing. However, they won their final three games of the month going into the Olympic break. The streak included a ten-point win over Los Angeles. The Fever got off to a slow start after the break, losing their only two games in August, and not managing to score more than 70 points in either. They won their opening game of September, before losing in Los Angeles. They then went on a three game winning streak, which was followed by two losses. They won their final game of the season against Dallas to finish September 5–3.
The Fever finished with a record of 17–17, which placed them third in the Eastern Conference and fifth overall. As the fifth-seed in the 2016 WNBA Playoffs, they hosted the eighth-seed Phoenix Mercury in the First Round. The Fever lost 78–89 to end their season.
The Fever made three selections in the 2016 WNBA Entry Draft in Uncasville, Connecticut:
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | WNBA Team | School/Team/Country |
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1 | 9 | Tiffany Mitchell | ![]() | Indiana Fever | South Carolina |
2 | 21 | Brene Moseley | ![]() | Indiana Fever | Maryland |
3 | 29 | Julie Allemand | ![]() | Indiana Fever | Castors Braine |
Date | Transaction | |
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February 1 | Re-Signed Shenise Johnson and Lynetta Kizer [2] | |
February 2 | The Fever acquired Natasha Howard from the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Devereaux Peters [3] | |
May 10 | The Fever acquired the 22nd overall pick in the 2017 WNBA draft from the Atlanta Dream in exchange for Layshia Clarendon [4] | |
May 24 | Head Coach Stephanie White announced that she would finish the season and then leave the team [5] |
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May: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
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May: 2–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–2)
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June: 5–6 (Home: 1–3; Road: 4–3)
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July: 5–3 (Home: 2–2; Road: 3–1)
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August: 0–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–0)
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September: 5–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–2)
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September: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)
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2016 playoff schedule |
Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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1 - Minnesota Lynx | 28 | 6 | .824 | — | 15–2 | 13–4 | 15–1 |
2 - Los Angeles Sparks | 26 | 8 | .765 | 2 | 14–3 | 12–5 | 11–5 |
7 - Seattle Storm | 16 | 18 | .471 | 12 | 10–7 | 6–11 | 7–9 |
8 - Phoenix Mercury | 16 | 18 | .471 | 12 | 11–6 | 5–12 | 6–10 |
e - Dallas Wings | 11 | 23 | .324 | 17 | 6–11 | 5–12 | 8–8 |
e - San Antonio Stars | 7 | 27 | .206 | 21 | 4–13 | 3–14 | 1–15 |
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Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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3 - New York Liberty | 21 | 13 | .618 | — | 10–7 | 11–6 | 11–5 |
4 - Chicago Sky | 18 | 16 | .529 | 3 | 11–6 | 7–10 | 8–8 |
5 - Indiana Fever | 17 | 17 | .500 | 4 | 8–9 | 9–8 | 8–8 |
6 - Atlanta Dream | 17 | 17 | .500 | 4 | 11–6 | 6–11 | 9–7 |
e - Connecticut Sun | 14 | 20 | .412 | 7 | 8–9 | 6–11 | 4–12 |
e - Washington Mystics | 13 | 21 | .382 | 8 | 5–12 | 8–9 | 8–8 |
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The Fever qualified for the 2016 playoffs with the 5th best season record in the WNBA. The Fever would lose to the Phoenxi Mercury in the first round, single-elimination game.
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3 | New York Liberty | 94 | 8 | Phoenix Mercury | 95 | 86 | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Indiana Fever | 78 | 8 | Phoenix Mercury | 101 | 1 | Minnesota Lynx | 76 | 79 | 75 | 85 | 76 | |||||||||||||
8 | Phoenix Mercury | 89 | 2 | Los Angeles Sparks | 78 | 60 | 92 | 79 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Los Angeles Sparks | 95 | 99 | 66 | 95 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Chicago Sky | 108 | 4 | Chicago Sky | 75 | 84 | 70 | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Atlanta Dream | 94 | 6 | Atlanta Dream | 98 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Seattle Storm | 85 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: Teams re-seeded after second round and semi-finals.
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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Tamika Catchings | 34 | 34 | 24.8 | 43.3% | 35.0% | 86.2% | 4.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 12.7 |
Shenise Johnson | 29 | 10 | 22.4 | 41.0% | 35.9% | 93.8% | 3.5 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 9.8 |
Briann January | 29 | 27 | 28.1 | 40.1% | 39.2% | 87.5% | 1.8 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 9.7 |
Lynetta Kizer | 33 | 12 | 17.2 | 55.6% | 0.0% | 80.0% | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 9.6 |
Tiffany Mitchell | 34 | 8 | 20.0 | 36.1% | 29.4% | 9.11% | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 8.6 |
Erica Wheeler | 34 | 25 | 23.9 | 41.8% | 29.8% | 83.3% | 2.1 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 8.4 |
Erlana Larkins | 33 | 33 | 26.7 | 63.9% | — | 88.4% | 7.4 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 8.3 |
Marissa Coleman | 32 | 21 | 24.4 | 34.6% | 26.8% | 75.3% | 3.3 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 8.3 |
Maggie Lucas | 4 | 0 | 13.8 | 52.4% | 20.0% | 100% | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 7.8 |
Devereaux Peters | 30 | 0 | 14.7 | 54.9% | 33.3% | 55.6% | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 5.2 |
Natalie Achonwa | 24 | 0 | 8.1 | 54.5% | — | 70.0% | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 3.6 |
Brene Moseley | 8 | 0 | 9.6 | 26.1% | 20.0% | 40.0% | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
Jeanette Pohlen-Mavunga | 12 | 0 | 4.1 | 54.5% | 50.0% | 100% | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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Tamika Catchings | Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award | September 21 | [6] |
Tiffany Mitchell | WNBA All-Rookie Team | September 29 | [7] |
Briann January | WNBA All-Defensive First Team | September 30 | [8] |
Tamika Catchings | WNBA All-Defensive Second Team | September 30 |
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