2016 Indiana Fever season

2016 Indiana Fever season
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
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The 2016 Indiana Fever 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.

Transactions

WNBA draft

See also: 2016 WNBA draft

The Fever made three selections in the 2016 WNBA Entry Draft in Uncasville, Connecticut:

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	WNBA Team	School/Team/Country
1	9	Tiffany Mitchell	United States	Indiana Fever	South Carolina
2	21	Brene Moseley	United States	Indiana Fever	Maryland
3	29	Julie Allemand	Belgium	Indiana Fever	Castors Braine

Trades and Roster Changes

Date	Transaction
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]

Subtractions / Unsigned

Player	Date	Reason	New Team	Ref.

Roster

2016 Indiana Fever roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs F 11 Achonwa, Natalie 6' 4" (1.93m) 183 lb (83kg) 1992-11-22 Notre Dame 1 F 24 Catchings, Tamika 6' 1" (1.85m) 167 lb (76kg) 1979-07-21 Tennessee 14 G 25 Coleman, Marissa 6' 1" (1.85m) 160 lb (73kg) 1987-01-04 Maryland 7 F 99 Dupree, Candice 6' 2" (1.88m) 178 lb (81kg) 1984-08-16 Temple 10 F 97 Graves, Bashaara 6' 2" (1.88m) 200 lb (91kg) 1994-03-17 Tennessee R G 20 January, Briann 5' 8" (1.73m) 144 lb (65kg) 1987-01-11 Arizona State 7 G 42 Johnson, Shenise 5' 11" (1.8m) 172 lb (78kg) 1990-12-08 Miami (FL) 4 F 2 Larkins, Erlana 6' 1" (1.85m) 205 lb (93kg) 1986-04-02 North Carolina 6 G 33 Lucas, Maggie 5' 10" (1.78m) 152 lb (69kg) 1991-11-29 Penn State 2 G 3 Mitchell, Tiffany 5' 9" (1.75m) 153 lb (69kg) 1994-09-23 South Carolina 1 F 14 Peters, Devereaux 6' 2" (1.88m) 174 lb (79kg) 1989-10-08 Notre Dame 5 G 32 Pohlen-Mavunga, Jeanette 0' 4" (0.1m) 171 lb (78kg) 1989-05-02 Stanford 4 G 17 Wheeler, Erica 5' 7" (1.7m) 143 lb (65kg) 1991-05-02 Rutgers 1	Head coach Stephanie White (Purdue) Assistant coaches Steven Key (Boston University) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Game Log

Preseason

2016 pre-season game log
May: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 May 1, 2016 1:00 pm Dallas W 108–90 Maggie Lucas (22) Natalie Achonwa (8) 6 players (2) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 6,214 1–0 2 May 6, 2016 11:30 am @ Washington W 89–69 Tamika Catchings (16) Mitchell, Taylor (6) Devereaux Peters (5) Verizon Center 2,072 2–0
2016 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2016 game log Total: 17–17 (Home: 8–9 Road: 9–8)
May: 2–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 May 14, 2016 6:00 pm Dallas L 79–90 Tiffany Mitchell (18) Erlana Larkins (13) Erlana Larkins (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 8,569 0–1 2 May 18, 2016 7:00 pm Phoenix W 97–93 Johnson, Wheeler (16) Erlana Larkins (10) Shenise Johnson (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 6,749 1–1 3 May 20, 2016 7:00 pm Atlanta W 94–85 Tamika Catchings (14) Shenise Johnson (7) Brene Moseley (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 7,608 2–1 4 May 27, 2016 8:00 pm @ Minnesota L 71–74 Tiffany Mitchell (16) Coleman, Larkins (6) Tiffany Mitchell (4) Target Center 7,503 2–2 5 May 29, 2016 3:00 pm @ Atlanta L 74–76 Erica Wheeler (18) Achonwa, Larkins (8) Erica Wheeler (7) Philips Arena 5,233 2–3
June: 5–6 (Home: 1–3; Road: 4–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 6 June 1, 2016 7:00 pm Seattle W 85–75 Lynetta Kizer (20) Marissa Coleman (7) Catchings, January, Moseley (3) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 6,721 3–3 7 June 3, 2016 7:30 pm @ New York L 59–91 Tiffany Mitchell (11) Erlana Larkins (7) Briann January (3) Madison Square Garden 8,566 3–4 8 June 5, 2016 3:00 pm @ Connecticut W 88–77 Tiffany Mitchell (21) Erlana Larkins (10) Briann January (5) Mohegan Sun Arena 5,346 4–4 9 June 10, 2016 7:00 pm Chicago L 64–73 Briann January (17) Erlana Larkins (9) Marissa Coleman (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 7,533 4-5 10 June 12, 2016 6:00 pm Seattle L 88–90 Tamika Catchings (27) Tamika Catchings (6) Marissa Coleman (3) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 6,724 4–6 11 June 14, 2016 8:00 pm @ Minnesota L 63–87 Erlana Larkins (12) Erlana Larkins (9) Briann January (4) Target Center 7,623 4–7 12 June 17, 2016 8:00 pm @ San Antonio W 84–75 Tamika Catchings (23) Erlana Larkins (8) Briann January (8) AT&T Center 6,107 5–7 13 June 19, 2016 2:00 pm New York L 75–78 (OT) Tamika Catchings (23) Erlana Larkins (15) Briann January (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 7,440 5–8 14 June 22 7:00 pm @ Washington L 62–76 Lynetta Kizer (18) Kizer, Peters (7) Catchings, January (4) Verizon Center 4,430 5–9 15 June 25 8:30 pm @ Dallas W 92–87 Erlana Larkins (19) Erlana Larkins (7) Briann January (7) College Park Center 5,206 6–9 16 June 29 12:30 pm @ Chicago W 95–83 Tamika Catchings (26) Erlana Larkins (9) Erica Wheeler (9) Allstate Arena 11,892 7–9
July: 5–3 (Home: 2–2; Road: 3–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 17 July 1, 2016 7:00 pm San Antonio L 85–87 (OT) Erlana Larkins (16) Erlana Larkins (17) Briann January (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 7,519 7–10 18 July 6, 2016 10:30 pm @ Los Angeles L 88–94 Tiffany Mitchell (20) Kizer, Wheeler (4) Erica Wheeler (7) Staples Center 8,224 7–11 19 July 8, 2016 10:00 pm @ Phoenix W 78–60 January, Larkins (13) Erlana Larkins (10) January, Mitchell, Johnson (3) US Airways Center 10,371 8–11 20 July 10, 2016 7:00 pm @ Seattle W 93–82 Shenise Johnson (18) Erlana Larkins (7) Briann January (7) KeyArena 5,975 9–11 21 July 13, 2016 12:00 pm Connecticut W 64–86 Lynetta Kizer (18) Tamika Catchings (6) Briann January (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 12,272 9–12 22 July 15, 2016 7:00 pm Atlanta W 78–72 Catchings, Kizer (18) Erlana Larkins (11) Briann January (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 8,612 10–12 23 July 19, 2016 8:00 pm Los Angeles W 92–82 Tamika Catchings (23) Coleman, Kizer (5) Briann January (9) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 7,269 11–12 24 July 21, 2016 11:00 am @ New York W 82–70 Lynetta Kizer (21) Tamika Catchings (8) Shenise Johnson (7) Madison Square Garden 11,253 12–12
August: 0–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 25 August 27, 2016 7:00 pm Washington L 69–92 Achonwa, Catchings, Larkins (12) Shenise Johnson (9) Briann January (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 8,081 12–13 26 August 30, 2016 7:00 pm Phoenix L 65–79 Erlana Larkins (12) Erlana Larkins (8) Briann January (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 7,250 12-14
September: 5–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 27 September 1, 2016 7:00 pm New York W 98–77 Shenise Johnson (21) Tamika Catchings (9) Catchings, Larkins, Wheeler (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 6,524 13–14 28 September 4, 2016 7:00 pm @ Los Angeles L 81–88 Erica Wheeler - 20 Erlana Larkins - 7 Briann January (5) Staples Center 11,332 13–15 29 September 6, 2016 8:00 pm @ San Antonio W 71–69 Lynetta Kizer (15) Catchings, Coleman (8) Coleman, January, Mitchell 2 AT&T Center 5,838 14–15 30 September 9, 2016 7:00 pm Chicago W 95–88 Briann January (20) Tamika Catchings (8) Briann January (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 10,533 15–15 31 September 11, 2016 4:00 pm @ Washington W 80–73 Kizer, Wheeler (17) Marissa Coleman (7) Briann January (4) Verizon Center 6,542 16–15 32 September 13, 2016 7:00 pm @ Connecticut L 87–89 Shenise Johnson (23) Coleman, Kizer (8) Tamika Catchings (4) Mohegan Sun Arena 4,407 16–16 33 September 16, 2016 7:00 pm Minnesota L 75–82 Marissa Coleman (19) Erlana Larkins (6) Erlana Larkins (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 8,663 16–17 34 September 18, 2016 4:00 pm Dallas W 83–60 Catchings, Kizer (16) Erlana Larkins (9) Briann January (8) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,704 17–17
2016 season schedule

Playoffs

2016 playoff game log Total 0–1
First Round vs. Phoenix Mercury Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 September 21 Phoenix L 89–78 Catchings, Coleman (13) Tamika Catchings (10) Briann January (9) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 6,282 0–1
2016 playoff schedule

Standings

Western Conference v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Conf.
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

Notes

# – Playoff seed

e – Eliminated from playoffs

Eastern Conference v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Conf.
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

Notes

# – Playoff seed

e – Eliminated from playoffs

Playoffs

The Fever qualified for the 2016 playoffs with the 5th best season record in the WNBA. The Fever would lose to the Phoenix Mercury in the first round, single-elimination game.

	First round Single elimination (Sept. 21)					Second round Single elimination (Sept. 24 and 25)					Semifinals Best-of-5 (Sept. 28 – Oct. 6)					WNBA Finals Best-of-5 (Oct. 9 – 20)
											1	Minnesota Lynx	3
						3	New York Liberty	94			8	Phoenix Mercury	0
	5	Indiana Fever	78			8	Phoenix Mercury	101								1	Minnesota Lynx	2
	8	Phoenix Mercury	89													2	Los Angeles Sparks	3
											2	Los Angeles Sparks	3
						4	Chicago Sky	108			4	Chicago Sky	1
	6	Atlanta Dream	94			6	Atlanta Dream	98
	7	Seattle Storm	85

Note: Teams re-seeded after the second round and semifinals.

• Bold – Game or series winner
• Italic – Team with home-court advantage

Statistics

Legend
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

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
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

Awards and honors

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
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

References

1. "2016 Indiana Fever Schedule". fever.wnba.com. WNBA . Retrieved March 21, 2017.
2. "Johnson and Kizer Re-Sign with Indiana Fever". fever.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
3. "Fever, Lynx Trade Natasha Howard, Devereaux Peters – WNBA.com – Official Site of the WNBA". WNBA.com – Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
4. "Indiana trades Layshia Clarendon to Atlanta for draft pick". espn.com. Associated Press. May 10, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
5. "Stephanie White Will Finish Season with Fever". fever.wnba.com. WNBA. May 24, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
6. "Fever's Tamika Catchings Wins 2016 Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award - WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA". wnba.com. WNBA . Retrieved October 1, 2016.
7. "Storm's Breanna Stewart Headlines 2016 WNBA All-Rookie Team". wnba.com. WNBA. September 29, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
8. "Sylvia Fowles, Nneka Ogwumike Headline 2016 WNBA All-Defensive Team". wnba.com. WNBA. September 30, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2024.

External links

• Official website