2018 Indiana Fever season

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2018 Indiana Fever season
Coach Pokey Chatman
Arena Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Attendance6,311 per game
Results
Record6–28 (.176)
Place6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team Leaders
Points Candice Dupree - 14.2 ppg
Rebounds Natalie Achonwa - 6.9 rpg
Assists Erica Wheeler - 4.1 apg
Media
Television Fox Sports Indiana, WNDY-TV, ESPN2, NBATV

The 2018 Indiana Fever season was the franchise's 19th season in the WNBA and their 2nd season under head coach, Pokey Chatman. The Fever began play on May 19, 2018. [1]

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The Fever started the season poorly by going 0–5 in May. Fortunes did not improve in June and the team was 1–10. The only win was 96–64 against the Atlanta Dream. However, June did include some close losses. The Fever lost to the New York Liberty 78–75 after the Liberty made a 3-pointer with 16.1 seconds left. On the 12th, the Fever lost in overtime against the Las Vegas Aces. In July, the Fever were 2–8, with the two wins coming against the perennial play-off contenders Minnesota Lynx and Los Angeles Sparks. Both wins were away from home, which meant the Fever were 0–4 at home. In the final month of the season, the Fever were 3–5. They finished with a WNBA worst 6–28 final record, which was also their worst record in franchise history. Their misfortunes continued in the offseason as they lost in the draft lottery in spite of having the best odds, ending with the third selection for the 2019 WNBA draft.

Transactions

WNBA draft

The Fever made three selections in the 2018 WNBA entry draft, held on April 12:

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
12 Kelsey Mitchell Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Ohio State
18 Victoria Vivians Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Mississippi State
214 Stephanie Mavunga Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Ohio State

Trades

DateTrade
February 1, 2018Acquired C Kayla Alexander and 2019 WNBA Draft third round pick via trade from Las Vegas Aces for 2019 WNBA Draft second round pick. [2]
March 6, 2018Acquired 8th overall pick in the 2018 WNBA Draft via trade from Phoenix Mercury for Briann January. [3]

Personnel changes

Roster

2018 Indiana Fever roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F 11 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Achonwa, Natalie 6' 3" (1.91m)190 lb (86kg)1992-11-22 Notre Dame 3
C 40 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alexander, Kayla 6' 4" (1.93m)195 lb (88kg)1991-01-05 Syracuse 5
F 4 Flag of the United States.svg Dupree, Candice 6' 2" (1.88m)178 lb (81kg)1984-02-25 Temple 12
F 31 Flag of the United States.svg Taylor, Asia 6' 1" (1.85m)167 lb (76kg)1991-08-22 Louisville 3
G 42 Flag of the United States.svg Johnson, Shenise 5' 11" (1.8m)172 lb (78kg)1990-12-09 Miami (FL) 6
F 23 Flag of the United States.svg Mavunga, Stephanie 6' 3" (1.91m)205 lb (93kg)1995-02-24 Ohio State R
F 22 Flag of the United States.svg McCall, Erica 6' 2" (1.88m)184 lb (83kg)1995-08-21 Stanford 1
G 3 Flag of the United States.svg Mitchell, Tiffany 5' 9" (1.75m)152 lb (69kg)1984-09-23 South Carolina 3
G 0 Flag of the United States.svg Mitchell, Kelsey 5' 8" (1.73m)160 lb (73kg)1995-11-12 Ohio State R
G 25 Flag of the United States.svg Pondexter, Cappie 5' 9" (1.75m)160 lb (73kg)1983-01-07 Rutgers 12
G 35 Flag of the United States.svg Vivians, Victoria 6' 1" (1.85m)183 lb (83kg)1994-11-17 Mississippi State R
G 17 Flag of the United States.svg Wheeler, Erica 5' 7" (1.7m)143 lb (65kg)1991-05-02 Rutgers 3
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Pokey Chatman (LSU)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Christie Sides (Louisiana Tech)
Flag of the United States.svg Jessica Miller (UIC)
Athletic trainer
Flag of the United States.svg Todd Champlin (Daemen )
Strength and conditioning coach
Flag of the United States.svg Chase Campbell (Ball State)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Schedule

Preseason

2018 pre-season game log
May: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 7 Chicago W 79–65 Mavunga (18)Tied (8) Peterson (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
4,377		1–0
2May 12 Washington L 56–91 K. Mitchell (9) Mavunga (4) K. Mitchell (3) Acierno Arena (University of Delaware)
3,323		1–1
2018 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2018 game log
Total: 6–28 (Home: 2–15 Road: 4–13)
May: 0–5 (Home: 0–3; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 19 Chicago L 64–82 Dupree (14) Dupree (8) Wheeler (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,565		0–1
2May 20@ Washington L 75–82 Achonwa (21) Achonwa (12) Wheeler (5) Capital One Arena
7,400		0–2
3May 22 Los Angeles L 70–87 K. Mitchell (20) Achonwa (8) K. Mitchell (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
4,742		0–3
4May 24 Washington L 84–93 K. Mitchell (25) Dupree (7) T. Mitchell (3) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
4,415		0–4
5May 26@ Connecticut L 77–86 K. Mitchell (18) McCall (9) Wheeler (9) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,843		0–5
June: 1–10 (Home: 1–5; Road: 0–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
6June 2 New York L 81–87 K. Mitchell (26) Dupree (8) Wheeler (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
5,575		0–6
7June 8 Dallas L 83–89 K. Mitchell (26) McCall (11)Tied (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
5,675		0–7
8June 10@ New York L 75–78 K. Mitchell (19) Achonwa (10) T. Mitchell (7) Westchester County Center
1,537		0–8
9June 12 Las Vegas L 92–101 (OT) Achonwa (26) Achonwa (15) Wheeler (8) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
5,437		0–9
10June 14@ Atlanta L 67–72 Dupree (17)Tied (7) Wheeler (10) McCamish Pavilion
6,561		0–10
11June 16 Atlanta W 96–64 Vivians (21)Tied (6) K. Mitchell (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,234		1–10
12June 19@ Los Angeles L 55–74 Achonwa (13) Achonwa (14) K. Mitchell (3) Staples Center
8,857		1–11
13June 22@ Seattle L 63–72 Dupree (15)Tied (7) Wheeler (4) KeyArena
8,142		1–12
14June 24 Connecticut L 78–87 Achonwa (16) Dupree (8) K. Mitchell (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
5,458		1–13
15June 27@ Connecticut L 89–101 Vivians (25) Achonwa (6)3 Tied (3) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,112		1–14
16June 29 Phoenix L 77–95 K. Mitchell (19) Dupree (6) Vivians (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,241		1–15
July: 2–8 (Home: 0–4; Road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
17July 1 Atlanta L 83–87 Vivians (27)Tied (7) K. Mitchell (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
5,277		1–16
18July 3@ Minnesota W 71–59 Achonwa (17)Tied (9) K. Mitchell (5) Target Center
8,632		2–16
19July 5@ Dallas L 63–90 Dupree (21)Tied (5) Wheeler (3) College Park Center
4,043		2–17
20July 11 Minnesota L 65–87 Wheeler (12)Tied (6) Wheeler (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
10,006		2–18
21July 13@ Atlanta L 74–98 T. Mitchell (17) T. Mitchell (6) Wheeler (4) McCamish Pavilion
3,807		2–19
22July 15 Phoenix L 82–101 Dupree (23) Dupree (9)Tied (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,302		2–20
23July 18@ Minnesota L 65–89 Dupree (20)Tied (4)Tied (4) Target Center
17,933		2–21
24July 20@ Los Angeles W 78–76 Tied (16) Achonwa (9)Tied (5) Staples Center
10,532		3–21
25July 22@ Las Vegas L 74–88 Achonwa (21)Tied (7) Pondexter (7) Mandalay Bay Events Center
5,368		3–22
26July 24 Seattle L 72–92 K. Mitchell (26) Dupree (12)Tied (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
5,908		3–23
August : 3–5 (Home: 1–3; Road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
27August 2 Dallas W 84–78 Pondexter (18) Achonwa (5) Wheeler (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
5,981		4–23
28August 4@ New York W 68–55 Dupree (25) Achonwa (13) Wheeler (7) Westchester County Center
2,225		5–23
29August 7 Seattle L 79–94 Dupree (22) Dupree (8) Pondexter (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,401		5–24
30August 10@ Phoenix L 74–97 K. Mitchell (20) T. Mitchell (9) K. Mitchell (4) Talking Stick Resort Arena
8,860		5–25
31August 11@ Las Vegas L 74–92 Wheeler (13) T. Mitchell (8)Tied (5) Mandalay Bay Events Center
5,213		5–26
32August 15 Washington L 62–76 Achonwa (15) Vivians (9) Wheeler (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,636		5–27
33August 18 Chicago L 106–115 Dupree (30) Achonwa (11)Tied (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8,442		5–28
34August 19@ Chicago W 97–92 Tied (22) Achonwa (9)Tied (6) Wintrust Arena
7,118		6–28
2018 season schedule

Standings

# Eastern Conference
W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
1 Atlanta Dream (2)2311.676–13–410–712–4
2 Washington Mystics (3)2212.647112–510–712–4
3 Connecticut Sun (4)2113.618213–48–99–7
4e – Chicago Sky 1321.382107–106–116–10
5e – New York Liberty 727.206164–133–146–10
6e – Indiana Fever 628.176172–154–133–13

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
Candice Dupree WNBA Cares Community Assist AwardSeptember 4, 2018 [6]

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
Candice Dupree 323231.448.80.081.96.41.70.90.314.2
Kelsey Mitchell 341724.434.633.580.41.82.70.70.112.7
Natalie Achonwa 343426.052.70.080.06.91.40.90.710.3
Cappie Pondexter 171424.238.939.384.62.42.60.70.010.2
Tiffany Mitchell 342025.637.126.783.53.12.30.90.29.1
Victoria Vivians 342627.140.439.993.13.11.20.90.18.9
Erica Wheeler 342221.735.127.679.72.94.10.80.27.8
Erica McCall 34212.338.512.568.42.70.40.40.52.9
Kayla Alexander 3008.654.10.082.42.20.20.10.32.7
Stephanie Mavunga 2507.847.70.080.02.20.20.30.22.2
Asia Taylor 1408.331.020.077.81.80.40.20.01.9

References

  1. ↑ "Indiana Fever Schedule". WNBA. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Indiana Fever Acquire 6-4 Center Kayla Alexander in Trade with Las Vegas" (Press release). WNBA. February 1, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Fever Acquire No. 8 Pick in WNBA draft in Exchange for Briann January" (Press release). WNBA. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Fever Sign Hind Ben Abdelkader to Free Agent Deal" (Press release). WNBA. February 14, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Indiana Fever Sign Two-Time WNBA Champ, Seven-Time All-Star Cappie Pondexter" (Press release). WNBA. July 1, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Fever's Candice Dupree Receives August WNBA Cares Community Assist Award Presented By State Farm" (Press release). WNBA. September 4, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
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