2021 Indiana Fever season

2021 Indiana Fever season
Coach	Marianne Stanley
Arena	Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indiana Farmers Coliseum
Attendance	No Attendance per game
Results
Record	6–26 (.188)
Place	6th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Team Leaders
Points	Kelsey Mitchell – 17.8 ppg
Rebounds	Teaira McCowan – 9.8 rpg
Assists	Danielle Robinson – 3.7 apg
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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]

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

See also: 2021 WNBA draft

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

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/Team/Country
1	4	Kysre Gondrezick	United States	West Virginia
2	19	Unique Thompson	United States	Auburn
2	24	Trinity Baptiste	United States	Arizona
3	26	Chelsey Perry	United States	UT Martin
3	31	Florencia Chagas	Argentina	Empoli (Italy)
3	33	Maya Caldwell	United States	Georgia

Trades and roster changes

Date	Details
December 18, 2020	Exercised Team Options on C Teaira McCowan and F Kennedy Burke [2]
February 1, 2021	Signed F Jantel Lavender [3]
February 3, 2021	Signed G Danielle Robinson [4]
February 8, 2021	Signed G Chanelle Molina to a Training Camp Contract [5]
February 15, 2021	Acquired 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, 2021	Signed F Jessica Breland [7]
March 6, 2021	Signed C Bernadett Határ to a Training Camp Contract [8]
March 17, 2021	Signed G Kelsey Mitchell to a Contract Extension [9]
April 16, 2021	Acquired G Aaliyah Wilson from Seattle in exchange for F Kennedy Burke [10]
April 18, 2021	Signed F Chelsey Perry to a Rookie Scale Contract [11]
April 19, 2021	Signed G Aaliyah Wilson and F Trinity Baptiste to a Rookie Scale Contracts [12]
April 22, 2021	Signed G Kysre Gondrezick to a Rookie Scale Contract [13]
	Contract Tender made to G Florencia Chagas
April 26, 2021	Waived G Chanelle Molina [14]
April 28, 2021	Signed 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, 2021	Waived F Maya Caldwell and F Trinity Baptiste [16]
May 12, 2021	Waived G Katheleen Doyle and F Unique Thompson [17]
May 13, 2021	Full Season Suspend G Julie Allemand [18]
May 14, 2021	Temporarily Suspend C Bernadett Határ [19]
May 17, 2021	Waived F Chelsey Perry
	Activate C Bernadett Határ from Temporarily Suspended List [20]
June 27, 2021	Waived F Lauren Cox [21]
June 28, 2021	Signed F Chelsey Perry [22]
July 28, 2021	Signed F Emma Cannon to 7-Day Contract [23]
August 22, 2021	Signed F Emma Cannon to a 2nd 7-Day Contract [24]
August 29, 2021	Signed F Emma Cannon to a 3rd 7-Day Contract [24]
September 6, 2021	Signed F Emma Cannon to a Rest of Season Contract [25]

Roster

2021 Indiana Fever roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs G 12 Allen, Lindsay 5' 8" (1.73m) 189 lb (86kg) 1995-03-20 Notre Dame 3 G 20 Allemand, Julie  (S) 5' 8" (1.73m) 147 lb (67kg) 1996-07-07 Belgium 1 F 51 Breland, Jessica 6' 2" (1.88m) 166 lb (75kg) 1988-02-23 North Carolina 8 F 32 Cannon, Emma 6' 2" (1.88m) 190 lb (86kg) 1989-06-01 Florida Southern 2 G 4 Gondrezick, Kysre 5' 9" (1.75m) 150 lb (68kg) 1997-07-27 West Virginia R C 44 Határ, Bernadett   6' 10" (2.08m) 208 lb (94kg) 1994-08-24 Hungary R F 14 Lavender, Jantel 6' 4" (1.93m) 185 lb (84kg) 1988-11-12 Ohio State 9 C 15 McCowan, Teaira 6' 7" (2.01m) 239 lb (108kg) 1996-09-28 Mississippi State 2 G 25 Mitchell, Tiffany 5' 9" (1.75m) 152 lb (69kg) 1994-09-23 South Carolina 5 G 0 Mitchell, Kelsey 5' 8" (1.73m) 160 lb (73kg) 1995-11-12 Ohio State 3 F 10 Perry, Chelsey   6' 2" (1.88m) 164 lb (74kg) 1999-06-07 UT Martin R G 3 Robinson, Danielle   5' 9" (1.75m) 137 lb (62kg) 1989-05-10 Oklahoma 9 G 35 Vivians, Victoria 6' 1" (1.85m) 183 lb (83kg) 1994-11-17 Mississippi State 2 G 1 Wilson, Aaliyah 5' 10" (1.78m) 172 lb (78kg) 1998-08-28 Texas A&M R	Head coach Marianne Stanley (Immaculata) Assistant coaches Steve Smith Jhared Simpson (Wheeling) Vicki Hall (Texas) Athletic trainer Garrett Hueber Strength and conditioning coach Shannon Patterson Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Game log

Preseason

2021 pre-season game log
May: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 May 9 Chicago W 82–65 T. Mitchell Perry (16) Teaira McCowan (12) Tiffany Mitchell (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse No Fans 1–0 2 May 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) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 May 14 @ New York L 87–90 Kelsey Mitchell (23) Teaira McCowan (16) Danielle Robinson (4) Barclays Center 1,139 0–1 2 May 16 New York L 65–73 Kelsey Mitchell (16) Jantel Lavender (15) Danielle Robinson (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse No Fans 0–2 3 May 19 @ Connecticut L 67–88 Danielle Robinson (12) Teaira McCowan (6) Danielle Robinson (3) Mohegan Sun Arena 2,084 0–3 4 May 21 Atlanta L 79–83 Kelsey Mitchell (19) Jessica Breland (16) Tiffany Mitchell (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse No Fans 0–4 5 May 23 Washington W 89–77 Kelsey Mitchell (18) Breland McCowan (10) Danielle Robinson (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse No Fans 1–4 6 May 25 Washington L 69–85 Tiffany Mitchell (11) Breland McCowan (7) Jessica Breland (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse No Fans 1–5 7 May 28 @ Las Vegas L 77–113 Tiffany Mitchell (17) Teaira McCowan (10) K. Mitchell Robinson (4) Michelob Ultra Arena No Fans 1–6 8 May 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) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 9 June 1 @ Seattle L 73–88 Breland McCowan (12) Teaira McCowan (14) Lindsay Allen (6) Angel of the Winds Arena 1,215 1–8 10 June 3 @ Los Angeles L 63–98 Kelsey Mitchell (15) Danielle Robinson (8) Kelsey Mitchell (5) Los Angeles Convention Center 301 1–9 11 June 9 @ Chicago L 76–92 Kelsey Mitchell (24) Jessica Breland (9) Jessica Breland (6) Wintrust Arena 1,090 1–10 12 June 12 Chicago L 79–83 Teaira McCowan (20) Teaira McCowan (13) Lindsay Allen (6) Indiana Farmers Coliseum No Fans 1–11 13 June 15 Seattle L 70–87 Kelsey Mitchell (26) Jessica Breland (9) K. Mitchell T. Mitchell (4) Indiana Farmers Coliseum No Fans 1–12 14 June 17 Seattle L 69–79 Teaira McCowan (13) Jessica Breland (11) Kelsey Mitchell (4) Indiana Farmers Coliseum No Fans 1–13 15 June 19 @ Washington L 77–82 Danielle Robinson (19) Jessica Breland (10) Danielle Robinson (6) Entertainment and Sports Arena 2,100 1–14 16 June 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) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 17 July 1 Connecticut L 80–86 Kelsey Mitchell (21) Teaira McCowan (8) Danielle Robinson (7) Indiana Farmers Coliseum No Fans 1–16 18 July 3 Connecticut W 73–67 Danielle Robinson (19) Teaira McCowan (12) T. Mitchell Robinson (2) Indiana Farmers Coliseum No Fans 2–16 19 July 9 New York W 82–69 Kelsey Mitchell (20) Teaira McCowan (9) T. Mitchell Robinson (5) Indiana Farmers Coliseum No Fans 3–16 20 July 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) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 21 August 15 @ Los Angeles L 70–75 Kelsey Mitchell (20) Jessica Breland (8) Tiffany Mitchell (3) Staples Center 2,029 4–17 22 August 17 @ Phoenix L 80–84 Kelsey Mitchell (20) Teaira McCowan (10) K. Mitchell Robinson Vivians (3) Phoenix Suns Arena 4,089 4–18 23 August 20 @ Dallas W 83–81 Danielle Robinson (18) McCowan Vivians (6) Allen Robinson (5) College Park Center 2,017 5–18 24 August 28 Las Vegas L 71–87 K. Mitchell T. Mitchell (15) Teaira McCowan (13) Teaira McCowan (7) Indiana Farmers Coliseum N/A 5–19 25 August 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) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 26 September 4 Phoenix L 65–87 Kelsey Mitchell (18) Breland McCowan (8) Lindsay Allen (3) Indiana Farmers Coliseum N/A 6–20 27 September 6 Phoenix L 81–86 Kelsey Mitchell (23) Teaira McCowan (15) Lindsay Allen (7) Indiana Farmers Coliseum N/A 6–21 28 September 10 @ Minnesota L 72–89 Tiffany Mitchell (16) Lavender McCowan (9) Lindsay Allen (6) Target Center 3,503 6–22 29 September 12 @ Minnesota L 80–90 Kelsey Mitchell (25) Teaira McCowan (8) Victoria Vivians (7) Target Center 3,434 6–23 30 September 14 @ Atlanta L 78–85 Kelsey Mitchell (18) Teaira McCowan (14) Allen Cannon (5) Gateway Center Arena 1,208 6–24 31 September 17 Minnesota L 73–92 Kelsey Mitchell (26) Teaira McCowan (12) Lindsay Allen (7) Indiana Farmers Coliseum N/A 6–25 32 September 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
1	x – Connecticut Sun	26	6	.813	–	12–3	15–1	11–5	9–1
2	x – Las Vegas Aces	24	8	.750	2	11–4	13–3	11–5	6–4
3	x – Minnesota Lynx	22	10	.688	4	10–5	13–3	9–7	7–3
4	x – Seattle Storm	21	11	.656	5	9–6	11–5	10–6	8–2
5	x – Phoenix Mercury	19	13	.594	7	6–9	7–9	12–4	5–5
6	x – Chicago Sky	16	16	.500	10	10–5	6–10	10–6	6–4
7	x – Dallas Wings	14	18	.438	12	7–8	7–9	7–9	3–7
8	x – New York Liberty	12	20	.375	14	6–9	7–9	5–11	5–5
9	e – Washington Mystics	12	20	.375	14	7–8	8–8	4–12	4–6
10	e – Los Angeles Sparks	12	20	.375	14	2–13	8–8	4–12	1–9
11	e – Atlanta Dream	8	24	.250	18	6–9	4–12	4–12	4–6
12	e – Indiana Fever	6	26	.188	20	4–11	4–12	2–14	2–8

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Notes

(#) – League Standing

x – Clinched playoff berth

e – Eliminated from playoff contention

Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings

Awards and honors

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.

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

Source: ^[26]

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Kelsey Mitchell	32	32	33.1	43.1	33.5	88.2	2.6	2.5	1.1	0.2	17.8
Tiffany Mitchell	28	25	27.3	42.1	25.5	88.0	2.9	2.0	0.6	0.0	12.0
Teaira McCowan	32	23	26.5	53.7	0.0	64.4	9.6	1.1	0.6	1.6	11.3
Danielle Robinson	24	24	27.5	41.7	20.0	88.9	3.5	3.7	1.5	0.1	9.9
Emma Cannon	12	6	18.4	44.3	21.4	71.4	4.5	1.0	0.4	0.2	6.9
Victoria Vivians	31	8	21.3	33.3	25.2	83.3	3.1	1.3	1.1	0.1	6.8
Jantel Lavender	27	14	20.0	40.4	20.0	90.0	3.9	1.5	0.0	0.1	6.4
Jessica Breland	26	18	20.9	37.0	31.3	68.4	6.3	2.0	0.6	1.5	5.8
Lindsay Allen	32	8	17.8	42.8	29.8	81.1	1.5	3.0	0.5	0.1	5.4
Bernadett Határ	7	2	15.1	48.3	0.0	85.7	2.6	0.3	0.4	0.4	4.9
Chelsey Perry	6	0	6.7	27.8	22.2	50.0	1.0	0.3	0.5	0.0	2.2
Kysre Gondrezick	19	0	9.1	28.3	28.6	50.0	1.0	0.9	0.4	0.0	1.9
Aaliyah Wilson	14	0	8.5	23.1	14.3	50.0	0.9	0.6	0.2	0.1	1.1

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External links

• Official website of the Indiana Fever