2020 Indiana Fever season

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2020 Indiana Fever season
Coach Marianne Stanley
ArenaOriginally: Hinkle Fieldhouse
Rescheduled to: IMG Academy gymnasiums, Bradenton, Florida
Attendance0 per game
Results
Record6–16 (.273)
Place5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team Leaders
Points Kelsey Mitchell – 17.9 ppg
Rebounds Teaira McCowan – 7.3 rpg
Assists Julie Allemand – 5.8 apg

The 2020 Indiana Fever season was the franchise's 21st season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The regular season tipped off on July 25, 2020, versus the Washington Mystics. [1]

Contents

During the off-season the Fever announced that head coach Pokey Chatman would not return for the 2020 season. Chatman was replaced by Marianne Stanley. This will be Stanley's first head coaching job in the WNBA. She was previously an assistant with the Washington Mystics, Los Angeles Sparks, and New York Liberty. [2] [3]

Also, it was announced that the Bankers Life Fieldhouse would undergo renovations, which would force the Fever to host home games at the Hinkle Fieldhouse for the 2020 season. [4]

This WNBA season will feature an all-time high 36 regular-season games. [5] However, the plan for expanded games was put on hold on April 3, when the WNBA postponed its season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [6] Under a plan approved on June 15, the league is scheduled to hold a shortened 22-game regular season at IMG Academy, without fans present, starting on July 24. [7] [8]

The Fever started the season in a back-and-forth manner. The Fever went 2–2 in their first four games, alternating wins and losses. The season took a downward turn as the Fever lost five of their next seven games to be 4–7 at the halfway mark of the season. The second half started with a win but was marred by an eight-game losing streak. The Fever won the next to last game and lost on the final day of the season to finish 6–16. Their .273 winning percentages was the third worst in franchise history.

Transactions

WNBA draft

The Fever will make the following selections in the 2020 WNBA draft.

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
13 Lauren Cox Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Baylor
214 Kathleen Doyle Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Iowa
328 Kamiah Smalls Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States James Madison

Trades and roster changes

DateDetails
February 13, 2020Re-signed G Tiffany Mitchell [9]
February 13, 2020Re-signed F Betnijah Laney [10]
February 19, 2020Signed C Bernadett Határ [11]
March 2, 2020Signed G Julie Allemand [12]
March 6, 2020Traded G Shenise Johnson and the 16th pick in the 2020 WNBA draft to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for the 14th pick in the 2020 WNBA draft and Minnesota's second round pick in the 2021 WNBA draft. [13]
April 22, 2020Released G Paris Key [14]
Released F Erica McCall [14]
August 28, 2020Acquired C Jantel Lavender and the Chicago Sky's second and third round picks in the 2021 Draft in exchange for F Stephanie Mavunga. [15]

Roster

2020 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 5
G 20 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Allemand, Julie 5' 8" (1.73m)147 lb (67kg)1996-07-07 Belgium R
G 8 Flag of the United States.svg Burke, Kennedy 6' 1" (1.85m)182 lb (83kg)1997-02-14 UCLA 1
F 13 Flag of the United States.svg Cox, Lauren 6' 4" (1.93m)1998-04-20 Baylor R
G 2 Flag of the United States.svg Doyle, Kathleen 5' 9" (1.75m)1998-06-11 Iowa R
F 4 Flag of the United States.svg Dupree, Candice 6' 2" (1.88m)178 lb (81kg)1984-09-16 Temple 14
F 7 Flag of the United States.svg Lavender, Jantel 6' 4" (1.93m)185 lb (84kg)1988-11-12 Ohio State 9
C 15 Flag of the United States.svg McCowan, Teaira 6' 7" (2.01m)239 lb (108kg)1996-09-28 Mississippi State 1
G 25 Flag of the United States.svg Mitchell, Tiffany 5' 9" (1.75m)152 lb (69kg)1994-09-23 South Carolina 4
G 0 Flag of the United States.svg Mitchell, Kelsey 5' 8" (1.73m)160 lb (73kg)1995-11-12 Ohio State 2
G 3 Flag of the United States.svg Smalls, Kamiah 5' 10" (1.78m)1998-04-17 James Madison R
G 35 Flag of the United States.svg Vivians, Victoria 6' 1" (1.85m)183 lb (83kg)1994-11-17 Mississippi State 1
G 17 Flag of the United States.svg Wheeler, Erica 5' 7" (1.7m)143 lb (65kg)1991-05-02 Rutgers 5
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Marianne Stanley (Immaculata)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Steve Smith
Flag of the United States.svg April (McDivitt) Schilling
Athletic trainer
Flag of the United States.svg Garrett Hueber
Strength and conditioning coach
Flag of the United States.svg Shannon Patterson
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Game log


Regular season

2020 game log
Total: 6–16
July
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1July 25 Washington Mystics L 76–101 K. Mitchell (25) Achonwa (7)Tied (3) IMG Academy
0		0–1
2July 29 Phoenix Mercury W 106–100 T. Mitchell (24) McCowan (13) K. Mitchell (5)IMG Academy
0		1–1
3July 31 Dallas Wings L 73–76 Tied (11)Tied (8) Allemand (11)IMG Academy
0		1–2
August
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
4August 2 Atlanta Dream W 93–77 K. Mitchell (23) Allemand (7) Allemand (9) IMG Academy
0		2–2
5August 5 Los Angeles Sparks L 75–86 K. Mitchell (24) Dupree (7) T. Mitchell (5)IMG Academy
0		2–3
6August 7 Minnesota Lynx L 80–87 Tied (15) McCowan (12) Allemand (6)IMG Academy
0		2–4
7August 9 Washington Mystics W 91–84 K. Mitchell (29) McCowan (11) Allemand (5)IMG Academy
0		3–4
8August 11 Las Vegas Aces L 79–98 Dupree (20) McCowan (8) Allemand (6)IMG Academy
0		3–5
9August 13 New York Liberty W 86–79 T. Mitchell (19) McCowan (13) Allemand (5)IMG Academy
0		4–5
10August 15 Los Angeles Sparks L 76–90 K. Mitchell (25) T. Mitchell (8)Tied (4)IMG Academy
0		4–6
11August 18 Connecticut Sun L 62–84 K. Mitchell (15) Allemand (8)Tied (5)IMG Academy
0		4–7
12August 20 Seattle Storm W 90–84 Burke (23) McCowan (10) Allemand (6)IMG Academy
0		5–7
13August 22 Chicago Sky L 76–87 Dupree (18) Cox (6) Allemand (7)IMG Academy
0		5–8
14August 25 Seattle Storm L 74–87 Burke (17) McCowan (11)Tied (5)IMG Academy
0		5–9
15August 29 Dallas Wings L 78–82 K. Mitchell (19) Dupree (9) K. Mitchell (4)IMG Academy
0		5–10
16August 31 Chicago Sky L 77–100 McCowan (15) McCowan (11) Allemand (10) IMG Academy
0		5–11
September
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
17September 1 Atlanta Dream L 90–102 Tied (20)Tied (7)Tied (5) IMG Academy
0		5–12
18September 3 Phoenix Mercury L 81–105 K. Mitchell (16) Achonwa (10) Dupree (5)IMG Academy
0		5–13
19September 5 Connecticut Sun L 77–96 K. Mitchell (16) McCowan (7) Allemand (8)IMG Academy
0		5–14
20September 8 Las Vegas Aces L 86–92 K. Mitchell (24) McCowan (9) Allemand (8)IMG Academy
0		5–15
21September 10 New York Liberty W 85–75 Dupree (22) Dupree (6) Dupree (7)IMG Academy
0		6–15
22September 12 Minnesota Lynx L 86–98 K. Mitchell (20) McCowan (9) Allemand (9)IMG Academy
0		6–16
2020 season schedule

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
Julie Allemand All-Rookie Team September 27, 2030 [16]

Standings

#Team W L PCT GB Conf.
1x – Las Vegas Aces 184.818–8–2
2x – Seattle Storm 184.818–8–2
3x – Los Angeles Sparks 157.68235–5
4x – Minnesota Lynx 148.63644–6
5x – Phoenix Mercury 139.59154–6
6x – Chicago Sky 1210.54566–4
7x – Connecticut Sun 1012.45587–3
8x – Washington Mystics 913.40996–4
9e – Dallas Wings 814.364101–9
10e – Atlanta Dream 715.318115–5
11e – Indiana Fever 616.273124–6
12e – New York Liberty 220.091162–8

Notes

x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from playoffs
Home and Away records not shown, as all games played at a neutral location.
Updated to include results from September 13, 2020
Source

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

Source: [17]

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Kelsey Mitchell 222232.144.838.984.92.22.80.60.117.9
Tiffany Mitchell 191126.434.623.395.13.42.60.60.112.7
Candice Dupree 222230.246.216.785.45.72.50.70.412.5
Teaira McCowan 221021.053.6075.07.30.60.31.010.9
Julie Allemand 222232.545.947.873.34.55.81.10.48.5
Natalie Achonwa 181120.249.6081.35.51.70.50.67.8
Kennedy Burke 221118.344.931.371.41.81.10.60.47.2
Victoria Vivians 6014.234.518.287.52.30.50.204.8
Kamiah Smalls 7014.345.058.31001.12.00.10.13.9
Lauren Cox 14113.141.950.073.30.81.10.403.6
Kathleen Doyle 1808.624.423.850.00.81.10.401.5

References

  1. ↑ "2020 Indiana Fever Schedule". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Pokey Chatman Will Not Return As Head Coach & General Manager". WNBA.com. WNBA. September 9, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Indiana Fever Announce Marianne Stanley As New Head Coach". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. November 26, 2019. Archived from the original on November 28, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  4. ↑ General, Robby (June 24, 2019). "Bankers Life Fieldhouse will gain outdoor plaza with skating, lose Fever for two seasons". Indy Star. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Atlanta Dream Announce 2020 Schedule - Atlanta Dream". dream.wnba.com. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  6. ↑ "WNBA Statement Regarding the Start of the 2020 Regular Season". April 3, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  7. ↑ "WNBA Announces Plan To Tip Off 2020 Season". WNBA. June 15, 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  8. ↑ "WNBA announces plans for 2020 season to start late July in Florida". NBC Sports Washington. June 15, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Tiffany Mitchell Returns to the Fever". fever.wnba.com. WNBA. February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Fever Re-Sign Betnijah Laney". fever.wnba.com. WNBA. February 14, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Fever Sign 6-10 Hungarian Center Bernadett Határ". fever.wnba.com. WNBA. February 19, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Indiana Fever sign Belgian guard Julie Allemand". fever.wnba.com. WNBA. March 2, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Fever Acquire Draft Picks in Trade with Minnesota". fever.wnba.com. WNBA. March 6, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  14. 1 2 "Fever release Paris Kea and Erica McCall". fever.wnba.com. WNBA. April 22, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Fever Acquire Jantel Lavender From Chicago Sky, Trade Stephanie Mavunga". fever.wnba.com. WNBA. August 28, 2020. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Rookie Of The Year Crystal Dangerfield Headlines 2020 WNBA All-Rookie Team". wnba.com. WNBA. September 27, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  17. ↑ "Team Stats". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
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