2021 Indiana Fever season

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2021 Indiana Fever season
Coach Marianne Stanley
Arena Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indiana Farmers Coliseum
AttendanceNo Attendance per game
Results
Record6–26 (.188)
Place6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team Leaders
Points Kelsey Mitchell – 17.8 ppg
Rebounds Teaira McCowan – 9.8 rpg
Assists Danielle Robinson – 3.7 apg

The 2021 Indiana Fever season was the franchise's 22nd season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The regular season tipped off on May 14, 2021 at the New York Liberty. [1]

Contents

The Fever started the season by losing four games before winning their first game on May 23. The team then went on a twelve game losing streak, which included going 0–8 during the month of June. However, before the Olympic break, the Fever won three straight games, to end the first portion of the season with a 4–16 record. They lost the first two games in August coming out of the Olympic break, but won two of the next three. The Fever could not maintain that momentum in the final month of the season, finishing 0–7 in September. Their final record of 6–26 matched their win total from last year's shortened season. Their .188 winning percentage was the third lowest in franchise history, only ahead of the 2018 season and 2022. This was the third time in four years the team finished with only 6 wins.

Transactions

WNBA draft

The Fever made the following selections in the 2021 WNBA draft:

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
14 Kysre Gondrezick Flag of the United States.svg  United States West Virginia
219 Unique Thompson Flag of the United States.svg  United States Auburn
224 Trinity Baptiste Flag of the United States.svg  United States Arizona
326 Chelsey Perry Flag of the United States.svg  United States UT Martin
331Florencia ChagasFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Empoli (Italy)
333Maya CaldwellFlag of the United States.svg  United States Georgia

Trades and roster changes

DateDetails
December 18, 2020Exercised Team Options on C Teaira McCowan and F Kennedy Burke [2]
February 1, 2021Signed F Jantel Lavender [3]
February 3, 2021Signed G Danielle Robinson [4]
February 8, 2021Signed G Chanelle Molina to a Training Camp Contract [5]
February 15, 2021Acquired G Lindsay Allen from Las Vegas and the 24th pick in the 2021 WNBA draft in exchange for the 14th pick in the 2021 Draft. [6]
Acquired the Minnesota Lynx's 1st and 3rd round Pick in the 2022 WNBA draft, G Odyssey Sims and negotiating rights to C Temi Fagbenle in exchange for the Fever's 2nd round Pick in the 2022 Draft. [6]
Waived G Odyssey Sims
February 16, 2021Signed F Jessica Breland [7]
March 6, 2021Signed C Bernadett Határ to a Training Camp Contract [8]
March 17, 2021Signed G Kelsey Mitchell to a Contract Extension [9]
April 16, 2021Acquired G Aaliyah Wilson from Seattle in exchange for F Kennedy Burke [10]
April 18, 2021Signed F Chelsey Perry to a Rookie Scale Contract [11]
April 19, 2021Signed G Aaliyah Wilson and F Trinity Baptiste to a Rookie Scale Contracts [12]
April 22, 2021Signed G Kysre Gondrezick to a Rookie Scale Contract [13]
Contract Tender made to G Florencia Chagas
April 26, 2021Waived G Chanelle Molina [14]
April 28, 2021Signed G Florencia Chagas to a Rookie Scale Contract and Full Season Suspended Her [15]
Partial Season Suspended G Julie Allemand due to Overseas Commitments [15]
May 2, 2021Waived F Maya Caldwell and F Trinity Baptiste [16]
May 12, 2021Waived G Katheleen Doyle and F Unique Thompson [17]
May 13, 2021Full Season Suspend G Julie Allemand [18]
May 14, 2021Temporarily Suspend C Bernadett Határ [19]
May 17, 2021Waived F Chelsey Perry
Activate C Bernadett Határ from Temporarily Suspended List [20]
June 27, 2021Waived F Lauren Cox [21]
June 28, 2021Signed F Chelsey Perry [22]
July 28, 2021Signed F Emma Cannon to 7-Day Contract [23]
August 22, 2021Signed F Emma Cannon to a 2nd 7-Day Contract [24]
August 29, 2021Signed F Emma Cannon to a 3rd 7-Day Contract [24]
September 6, 2021Signed F Emma Cannon to a Rest of Season Contract [25]

Roster

2021 Indiana Fever roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G 12 Flag of the United States.svg Allen, Lindsay 5' 8" (1.73m)189 lb (86kg)1995-03-20 Notre Dame 3
G 20 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Allemand, Julie  (S)5' 8" (1.73m)147 lb (67kg)1996-07-07 Belgium 1
F 51 Flag of the United States.svg Breland, Jessica 6' 2" (1.88m)166 lb (75kg)1988-02-23 North Carolina 8
F 32 Flag of the United States.svg Cannon, Emma 6' 2" (1.88m)190 lb (86kg)1989-06-01 Florida Southern 2
G 4 Flag of the United States.svg Gondrezick, Kysre 5' 9" (1.75m)150 lb (68kg)1997-07-27 West Virginia R
C 44 Flag of Hungary.svg Határ, Bernadett   Cruz Roja.svg 6' 10" (2.08m)208 lb (94kg)1994-08-24 Hungary R
F 14 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 2
G 25 Flag of the United States.svg Mitchell, Tiffany 5' 9" (1.75m)152 lb (69kg)1994-09-23 South Carolina 5
G 0 Flag of the United States.svg Mitchell, Kelsey 5' 8" (1.73m)160 lb (73kg)1995-11-12 Ohio State 3
F 10 Flag of the United States.svg Perry, Chelsey   Cruz Roja.svg 6' 2" (1.88m)164 lb (74kg)1999-06-07 UT Martin R
G 3 Flag of the United States.svg Robinson, Danielle   Cruz Roja.svg 5' 9" (1.75m)137 lb (62kg)1989-05-10 Oklahoma 9
G 35 Flag of the United States.svg Vivians, Victoria 6' 1" (1.85m)183 lb (83kg)1994-11-17 Mississippi State 2
G 1 Flag of the United States.svg Wilson, Aaliyah 5' 10" (1.78m)172 lb (78kg)1998-08-28 Texas A&M R
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 Jhared Simpson (Wheeling)
Flag of the United States.svg Vicki Hall (Texas)
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
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Game log

Preseason

2021 pre-season game log
May: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 9 Chicago W 82–65 T. Mitchell
Perry (16)		 Teaira McCowan (12) Tiffany Mitchell (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
No Fans		1–0
2May 11@ Chicago L 70–83 Victoria Vivians (15) Teaira McCowan (6) Chelsey Perry (4) Wintrust Arena
No Fans		1–1
2021 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2021 game log
Total: 6–26 (Home: 4–12; Road: 2–14)
May: 1–7 (Home: 1–3; Road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 14@ New York L 87–90 Kelsey Mitchell (23) Teaira McCowan (16) Danielle Robinson (4) Barclays Center
1,139		0–1
2May 16 New York L 65–73 Kelsey Mitchell (16) Jantel Lavender (15) Danielle Robinson (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
No Fans 		0–2
3May 19@ Connecticut L 67–88 Danielle Robinson (12) Teaira McCowan (6) Danielle Robinson (3) Mohegan Sun Arena
2,084		0–3
4May 21 Atlanta L 79–83 Kelsey Mitchell (19) Jessica Breland (16) Tiffany Mitchell (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
No Fans		0–4
5May 23 Washington W 89–77 Kelsey Mitchell (18) Breland
McCowan (10)		 Danielle Robinson (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
No Fans		1–4
6May 25 Washington L 69–85 Tiffany Mitchell (11) Breland
McCowan (7)		 Jessica Breland (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
No Fans		1–5
7May 28@ Las Vegas L 77–113 Tiffany Mitchell (17) Teaira McCowan (10) K. Mitchell
Robinson (4)		 Michelob Ultra Arena
No Fans		1–6
8May 30@ Las Vegas L 78–101 Victoria Vivians (17) Teaira McCowan (9) Allen
Breland (4)		 Michelob Ultra Arena
1,981		1–7
June : 0–8 (Home: 0–4; Road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
9June 1@ Seattle L 73–88 Breland
McCowan (12)		 Teaira McCowan (14) Lindsay Allen (6) Angel of the Winds Arena
1,215		1–8
10June 3@ Los Angeles L 63–98 Kelsey Mitchell (15) Danielle Robinson (8) Kelsey Mitchell (5) Los Angeles Convention Center
301		1–9
11June 9@ Chicago L 76–92 Kelsey Mitchell (24) Jessica Breland (9) Jessica Breland (6) Wintrust Arena
1,090		1–10
12June 12 Chicago L 79–83 Teaira McCowan (20) Teaira McCowan (13) Lindsay Allen (6) Indiana Farmers Coliseum
No Fans		1–11
13June 15 Seattle L 70–87 Kelsey Mitchell (26) Jessica Breland (9) K. Mitchell
T. Mitchell (4)		 Indiana Farmers Coliseum
No Fans		1–12
14June 17 Seattle L 69–79 Teaira McCowan (13) Jessica Breland (11) Kelsey Mitchell (4) Indiana Farmers Coliseum
No Fans		1–13
15June 19@ Washington L 77–82 Danielle Robinson (19) Jessica Breland (10) Danielle Robinson (6) Entertainment and Sports Arena
2,100		1–14
16June 24 Dallas L 64–89 Kelsey Mitchell (24) Jessica Breland (7) Danielle Robinson (4) Indiana Farmers Coliseum
No Fans		1–15
July : 3–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
17July 1 Connecticut L 80–86 Kelsey Mitchell (21) Teaira McCowan (8) Danielle Robinson (7) Indiana Farmers Coliseum
No Fans		1–16
18July 3 Connecticut W 73–67 Danielle Robinson (19) Teaira McCowan (12) T. Mitchell
Robinson (2)		 Indiana Farmers Coliseum
No Fans		2–16
19July 9 New York W 82–69 Kelsey Mitchell (20) Teaira McCowan (9) T. Mitchell
Robinson (5)		 Indiana Farmers Coliseum
No Fans		3–16
20July 11@ Atlanta W 79–68 Teaira McCowan (21) Teaira McCowan (14) Danielle Robinson (9) Gateway Center Arena
1,897		4–16
August : 2–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
21August 15@ Los Angeles L 70–75 Kelsey Mitchell (20) Jessica Breland (8) Tiffany Mitchell (3) Staples Center
2,029		4–17
22August 17@ Phoenix L 80–84 Kelsey Mitchell (20) Teaira McCowan (10) K. Mitchell
Robinson
Vivians (3)		 Phoenix Suns Arena
4,089		4–18
23August 20@ Dallas W 83–81 Danielle Robinson (18) McCowan
Vivians (6)		 Allen
Robinson (5)		 College Park Center
2,017		5–18
24August 28 Las Vegas L 71–87 K. Mitchell
T. Mitchell (15)		 Teaira McCowan (13) Teaira McCowan (7) Indiana Farmers Coliseum
N/A		5–19
25August 31 Los Angeles W 74–72 Kelsey Mitchell (25) Teaira McCowan (19) Allen
Breland
K. Mitchell
Vivians (2)		 Indiana Farmers Coliseum
N/A		6–19
September : 0–7 (Home: 0–3; Road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
26September 4 Phoenix L 65–87 Kelsey Mitchell (18) Breland
McCowan (8)		 Lindsay Allen (3) Indiana Farmers Coliseum
N/A		6–20
27September 6 Phoenix L 81–86 Kelsey Mitchell (23) Teaira McCowan (15) Lindsay Allen (7) Indiana Farmers Coliseum
N/A		6–21
28September 10@ Minnesota L 72–89 Tiffany Mitchell (16) Lavender
McCowan (9)		 Lindsay Allen (6) Target Center
3,503		6–22
29September 12@ Minnesota L 80–90 Kelsey Mitchell (25) Teaira McCowan (8) Victoria Vivians (7) Target Center
3,434		6–23
30September 14@ Atlanta L 78–85 Kelsey Mitchell (18) Teaira McCowan (14) Allen
Cannon (5)		 Gateway Center Arena
1,208		6–24
31September 17 Minnesota L 73–92 Kelsey Mitchell (26) Teaira McCowan (12) Lindsay Allen (7) Indiana Farmers Coliseum
N/A		6–25
32September 19@ Chicago L 87–98 Kelsey Mitchell (32) Teaira McCowan (9) Lindsay Allen (10) Wintrust Arena
N/A		6–26
2021 season schedule

Standings

#Team W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1x – Connecticut Sun 266.813–12–315–111–59–1
2x – Las Vegas Aces 248.750211–413–311–56–4
3x – Minnesota Lynx 2210.688410–513–39–77–3
4x – Seattle Storm 2111.65659–611–510–68–2
5x – Phoenix Mercury 1913.59476–97–912–45–5
6x – Chicago Sky 1616.5001010–56–1010–66–4
7x – Dallas Wings 1418.438127–87–97–93–7
8x – New York Liberty 1220.375146–97–95–115–5
9e – Washington Mystics 1220.375147–88–84–124–6
10e – Los Angeles Sparks 1220.375142–138–84–121–9
11e – Atlanta Dream 824.250186–94–124–124–6
12e – Indiana Fever 626.188204–114–122–142–8

Notes

(#) – League Standing
x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from playoff contention
Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.

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: [26]

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Kelsey Mitchell 323233.143.133.588.22.62.51.10.217.8
Tiffany Mitchell 282527.342.125.588.02.92.00.60.012.0
Teaira McCowan 322326.553.70.064.49.61.10.61.611.3
Danielle Robinson 242427.541.720.088.93.53.71.50.19.9
Emma Cannon 12618.444.321.471.44.51.00.40.26.9
Victoria Vivians 31821.333.325.283.33.11.31.10.16.8
Jantel Lavender 271420.040.420.090.03.91.50.00.16.4
Jessica Breland 261820.937.031.368.46.32.00.61.55.8
Lindsay Allen 32817.842.829.881.11.53.00.50.15.4
Bernadett Határ 7215.148.30.085.72.60.30.40.44.9
Chelsey Perry 606.727.822.250.01.00.30.50.02.2
Kysre Gondrezick 1909.128.328.650.01.00.90.40.01.9
Aaliyah Wilson 1408.523.114.350.00.90.60.20.11.1

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