2024 Indiana Fever season

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2024 Indiana Fever season
Coach Christie Sides
Arena Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Attendance17,036 per game
Results
Record20–20 (.500)
Place3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish6th seed, Lost in First Round 0–2 to Connecticut Sun
Team Leaders
Points Caitlin Clark – 19.2 ppg
Rebounds Aliyah Boston – 8.9 rpg
Assists Caitlin Clark – 8.4 apg

The 2024 Indiana Fever season was the franchise's 25th season in the WNBA, and their second season under head coach Christie Sides. The regular season tipped off against the Connecticut Sun in Connecticut on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. [1]

Contents

The Fever won the 2024 WNBA Draft Lottery and were awarded the first overall pick for the second year in a row; they used it to select Caitlin Clark. [2] The number one pick did not lead to a fast start to the season as the Fever lost their first five games. The closest of which was a two point loss to Seattle on May 22. The Fever would win their next game against Los Angeles to earn their first win of the season. They would go on to lose their next three games, including a rematch against Los Angeles to finish the opening month 1–8. June brought about a vast improvement from the team. They defeated Chicago by one point to open the month. They lost to New York, defeated Washington, and then lost to Connecticut before going on a four game winning streak. They would lose their next two games before winning the final game of June to finish the month with a 7–4 record. The Fever went 1–2 to start July but defeated New York. They defeated Phoenix and Minnesota before losing to Dallas. The team finished July 3–3 and headed into the Olympic break with an 11–15 record.

The Fever returned from the Olympic break and won their first two games of August. They lost in Minnesota by ten-points before winning their next three games. The highlight of August was a nineteen-point victory over Chicago. The team finished 5–1 during the month, and moved solidly into playoff position. They won their first two games of September and on September 3, 2024, the Fever clinched their spot in the 2024 WNBA Playoffs, ending their seven-year playoff drought (the longest in WNBA history). [3] [4] They would go on to lose three of the next four games, including back-to-back losses to Las Vegas. They defeated Dallas by one point and lost to Washington by one point to finish September 4–4.

The Fever finished the season 20–20, which was sixth place overall. They faced off in the First Round against third seed Connecticut. They were swept in the series two games to zero, losing the first game 69–93 and the second game 81–87. Despite the sweep, the Fever made great strides, posting their highest regular season win total since 2015. Clark was named to the All-WNBA First Team, and was only the fifth rookie in WNBA history to be named to the team. [5]

Transactions

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
11 Caitlin Clark Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Iowa
215 Celeste Taylor Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Ohio State
327 Leilani Correa Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Florida

Transactions

DateTransaction
January 11, 2024Extended Qualifying Offers to Maya Caldwell and Temi Fagbenle [6]
January 19, 2024Signed Temi Fagbenle to a Training Camp Contract. [7]
January 29, 2024Signed Maya Caldwell to a Training Camp Contract. [8]
February 1, 2024Signed Damiris Dantas [9]
Signed Katie Lou Samuelson [10]
March 21, 2024Waived Victoria Vivians [11]
April 22, 2024Exercised fourth-year option for NaLyssa Smith [12]
April 25, 2024Signed Celeste Taylor and Leilani Correa to Rookie Contracts [6]
April 27, 2024Signed Caitlin Clark to a Rookie Contract [6]
May 10, 2024Exercised fourth-year option for Lexie Hull and Kristy Wallace [13]
Waived Maya Caldwell and Leilani Correa [13]
May 13, 2024Suspended the contract of Damiris Dantas (temporary, due to knee injury) [14]
June 25, 2024Activated Damiris Dantas [15]
Waived Celeste Taylor [15]
September 23, 2024 Kelly Krauskopf hired as President of Basketball and Business Operations (starting post 2024 season) [16]

Roster changes

Roster

2024 Indiana Fever roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G 34 Flag of the United States.svg Berger, Grace 6' 0" (1.83m)160 lb (73kg)06-03-1999 Indiana 1
F/C 7 Flag of the United States.svg Boston, Aliyah 6' 5" (1.96m)220 lb (100kg)12-11-2001 South Carolina 1
G 22 Flag of the United States.svg Clark, Caitlin 6' 0" (1.83m)155 lb (70kg)01-22-2002 Iowa R
F 12 Flag of Brazil.svg Dantas, Damiris 6' 3" (1.91m)214 lb (97kg)11-17-1992Real Celta Vigo8
C 14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fagbenle, Temi 6' 4" (1.93m)180 lb (82kg)09-08-1992 USC 3
G 10 Flag of the United States.svg Hull, Lexie 6' 1" (1.85m)155 lb (70kg)09-13-1999 Stanford 2
G 0 Flag of the United States.svg Mitchell, Kelsey 5' 8" (1.73m)160 lb (73kg)11-12-1995 Ohio State 6
F 33 Flag of the United States.svg Samuelson, Katie Lou 6' 3" (1.91m)163 lb (74kg)06-13-1997 Connecticut 4
F 5 Flag of the United States.svg Saxton, Victaria 6' 2" (1.88m)181 lb (82kg)11-10-1999 South Carolina 1
F 1 Flag of the United States.svg Smith, NaLyssa 6' 4" (1.93m)185 lb (84kg)08-08-2000 Baylor 2
G 3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wallace, Kristy 5' 11" (1.8m)157 lb (71kg)01-03-1996 Baylor 2
G 17 Flag of the United States.svg Wheeler, Erica 5' 7" (1.7m)143 lb (65kg)05-02-1991 Rutgers 8
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Christie Sides (Louisiana Tech)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Jessie Miller (UIC)
Flag of the United States.svg Karima Christmas-Kelly (Duke)
Flag of the United States.svg Paul Miller (Lake Forest College)
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

Depth

Pos.StarterBench
PG Caitlin Clark Erica Wheeler
Grace Berger
SG Kelsey Mitchell Kristy Wallace
SF Lexie Hull Katie Lou Samuelson
PF NaLyssa Smith Temi Fagbenle
Victaria Saxton
C Aliyah Boston Damiris Dantas

Schedule

Pre-season

2024 pre-season game log
Total: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
May: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 3@ Dallas L 76–79 Caitlin Clark (21) Aliyah Boston (8) Erika Wheeler (4) College Park Center
6,251		0–1
2May 9 Atlanta W 83–80 NaLyssa Smith (21)Caitlin Clark (8) Grace Berger (7) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
13,028		1-1
2024 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2024 game log
Total: 20–20 (Home: 12–8; Road: 8–12)
May: 1–8 (Home: 0–4; Road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 14@ Connecticut L 71–92 Caitlin Clark (20) NaLyssa Smith (9)Clark, Samuelson (3) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,910		0–1
2May 16 New York L 66–102 Aliyah Boston (12)Boston, Clark (7)Caitlin Clark (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274		0–2
3May 18@ New York L 80–91 Caitlin Clark (22)NaLyssa Smith (8)Caitlin Clark (8) Barclays Center
17,735		0–3
4May 20 Connecticut L 84–88 Clark, Mitchell (17) Temi Fagbenle (10)Clark, Mitchell (5)Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274		0–4
5May 22@ Seattle L 83–85 Caitlin Clark (21)NaLyssa Smith (11)Caitlin Clark (7) Climate Pledge Arena
18,343		0–5
6May 24@ Los Angeles W 78–73 Kelsey Mitchell (18)Caitlin Clark (10)Caitlin Clark (8) Crypto.com Arena
19,103		1–5
7May 25@ Las Vegas L 80–99 Kelsey Mitchell (16)Temi Fagbenle (8)Caitlin Clark (7) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,399		1–6
8May 28 Los Angeles L 82–88 Caitlin Clark (30)Temi Fagbenle (7)Caitlin Clark (6)Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16,013		1–7
9May 30 Seattle L 88–103 NaLyssa Smith (23)Aliyah Boston (12)Caitlin Clark (9)Gainbridge Fieldhouse
15,022		1–8
June : 7–4 (Home: 4–0; Road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
10June 1 Chicago W 71–70 Kelsey Mitchell (18) NaLyssa Smith (9) Caitlin Clark (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274		2–8
11June 2@ New York L 68–104 Kelsey Mitchell (21)NaLyssa Smith (8)Caitlin Clark (5) Barclays Center
17,401		2–9
12June 7@ Washington W 85–83 Caitlin Clark (30)NaLyssa Smith (10)Caitlin Clark (6) Capital One Arena
20,333		3–9
13June 10@ Connecticut L 72–89 Aliyah Boston (14)Aliyah Boston (12)Aliyah Boston (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,910		3–10
14June 13 Atlanta W 91–84 Aliyah Boston (27)Aliyah Boston (13)Caitlin Clark (6)Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16,651		4–10
15June 16Chicago W 91–83 Caitlin Clark (23)Aliyah Boston (14)Caitlin Clark (9)Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274		5–10
16June 19 Washington W 88–81 Boston, Mitchell (22)Caitlin Clark (12)Caitlin Clark (6)6–10
17June 21@ Atlanta W 91–79 NaLyssa Smith (21)Aliyah Boston (10)Caitlin Clark (7) State Farm Arena
17,575		7–10
18June 23@ Chicago L 87–88 Kelsey Mitchell (24)Boston, Smith (7)Caitlin Clark (13) Wintrust Arena
9,872		7–11
19June 27@ Seattle L 77–89 Clark, Wheeler (15)Aliyah Boston (14)Caitlin Clark (7) Climate Pledge Arena
18,343		7–12
20June 30@ Phoenix W 88–82 Aliyah Boston (17)NaLyssa Smith (15)Caitlin Clark (12) Footprint Center
17,071		8–12
July : 3–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
21July 2@ Las Vegas L 69–88 Kelsey Mitchell (23) NaLyssa Smith (14) Caitlin Clark (11) T-Mobile Arena
20,366		8–13
22July 6 New York W 83–78 Caitlin Clark (19)Caitlin Clark (12)Caitlin Clark (13) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274		9–13
23July 10 Washington L 84–89 Caitlin Clark (29) Katie Lou Samuelson (9)Caitlin Clark (13)Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274		9–14
24July 12 Phoenix W 95–86 Kelsey Mitchell (28) Aliyah Boston (13)Caitlin Clark (13)Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274		10–14
25July 14@ Minnesota W 81–74 Kelsey Mitchell (21)Aliyah Boston (16)Caitlin Clark (6) Target Center
18,978		11–14
26July 17@ Dallas L 93–101 Aliyah Boston (28)NaLyssa Smith (12)Caitlin Clark (19) College Park Center
6,251		11–15
August : 5–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
27August 16 Phoenix W 98–89 Caitlin Clark (29) Boston, Smith (9)Caitlin Clark (10) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274		12–15
28August 18 Seattle W 92–75 Kelsey Mitchell (27)Aliyah Boston (15)Caitlin Clark (9)13–15
29August 24@ Minnesota L 80–90 Caitlin Clark (23)Aliyah Boston (15)Caitlin Clark (8) Target Center
19,023		13–16
30August 26@ Atlanta W 84–79 Kelsey Mitchell (29)Aliyah Boston (11)Caitlin Clark (7) State Farm Arena
17,608		14–16
31August 28 Connecticut W 84–80 Kelsey Mitchell (23) Lexie Hull (8)Aliyah Boston (8)Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274		15–16
32August 30@ Chicago W 100–81 Caitlin Clark (31)NaLyssa Smith (7)Caitlin Clark (12) Wintrust Arena
9,445		16–16
September : 4–4 (Home: 3–3; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
33September 1@ Dallas W 100–93 Kelsey Mitchell (36) Boston, Smith (8) Caitlin Clark (12) College Park Center
6,251		17–16
34September 4 Los Angeles W 93–86 Boston, Clark (24)Aliyah Boston (14)Caitlin Clark (10) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16,645		18–16
35September 6 Minnesota L 88–99 Caitlin Clark (25) Lexie Hull (9)Caitlin Clark (8)Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274		18–17
36September 8 Atlanta W 104–100 (OT) Aliyah Boston (30)Aliyah Boston (13)Caitlin Clark (12)Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274		19–17
37September 11 Las Vegas L 75–86 Kelsey Mitchell (24)Aliyah Boston (10)Caitlin Clark (6)Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274		19–18
38September 13 L 74–78 Kelsey Mitchell (20)Boston, Clark (8)Caitlin Clark (9)19–19
39September 15 Dallas W 110–109 Caitlin Clark (35)Boston, Smith (6)Caitlin Clark (8)Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274		20–19
40September 19@ Washington L 91–92 Kristy Wallace (17)Clark, Smith (5)Caitlin Clark (8) Capital One Arena
20,711		20–20
2024 season schedule

Playoffs

2024 playoff game log
First round vs. Connecticut Sun
Lost Series: 0–2
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1September 22@ Connecticut L 69–93 Kelsey Mitchell (21) Aliyah Boston (11) Caitlin Clark (8) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,910		0–1
2September 25 L 81–87 Caitlin Clark (25)Aliyah Boston (19)Caitlin Clark (9)0–2
2024 playoff schedule

Standings

#Team W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1yx – New York Liberty 328.800—16–416–416–45–0
2cx – Minnesota Lynx 3010.750214–616–414–64–1
3x – Connecticut Sun 2812.700414–614–614–64–1
4x – Las Vegas Aces 2713.675512–813–714–62–3
5x – Seattle Storm 2515.625713–714–611–94–1
6x – Indiana Fever 2020.5001211–912–88–123–2
7x – Phoenix Mercury 1921.4751310–1010–109–113–2
8x – Atlanta Dream 1525.375177–138–127–131–4
9e – Washington Mystics 1426.350187–135–159–111–4
10e – Chicago Sky 1327.325195–156–147–131–4
11e – Dallas Wings 931.225236–147–132–180–5
12e – Los Angeles Sparks 832.200245–155–153–172–3

Notes

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

Playoffs

Round One:
Best-of-3 		Semifinals:
Best-of-5 		Finals:
Best-of-5
         
1 New York Liberty 2
8 Atlanta Dream 0
1 New York Liberty 3
4 Las Vegas Aces 1
4 Las Vegas Aces 2
5 Seattle Storm 0
1 New York Liberty 3
2 Minnesota Lynx 2
2 Minnesota Lynx 2
7 Phoenix Mercury 0
2 Minnesota Lynx 3
3 Connecticut Sun 2
3 Connecticut Sun 2
6 Indiana Fever 0

Bold Series winner

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%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPFPPG
Caitlin Clark 404035.4.417.344.9065.78.41.30.75.62.8
Kelsey Mitchell 403832.0.468.402.8322.51.80.70.21.61.6
Aliyah Boston 404030.9.529.269.7368.93.20.91.22.03.314.0
NaLyssa Smith 403724.8.480.292.5677.11.00.81.01.32.710.6
Temi Fagbenle 22218.9.509.167.7864.70.90.50.71.23.06.4
Lexie Hull 341119.7.441.471.8052.51.10.60.30.92.55.5
Kristy Wallace 261517.2.402.293.6671.81.70.70.20.71.14.7
Damiris Dantas 20010.5.459.394.6672.20.60.30.30.61.04.5
Katie Lou Samuelson 371518.2.349.330.9602.31.40.30.20.51.44.3
Erica Wheeler 39214.0.411.288.8461.41.80.40.10.91.23.6
Grace Berger 1109.3.400.400.6431.40.60.50.00.91.12.8
Victaria Saxton 902.6.333.250.5000.30.00.00.00.10.40.9
Celeste Taylor ‡503.21.000—.5000.20.20.00.20.20.20.6


‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season

Playoffs

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPFPPG
Kelsey Mitchell 2238.5.421.263.5003.04.00.00.04.52.019.0
Caitlin Clark 2238.0.350.200.7505.08.52.01.02.53.018.0
Aliyah Boston 2232.5.577—.75015.03.00.52.02.03.016.5
Damiris Dantas 2016.0.500.4001.0001.00.50.00.00.51.58.0
Lexie Hull 2230.0.308.143.8004.52.02.50.51.54.06.5
Temi Fagbenle 2124.0.444.500—5.52.00.50.00.52.04.5
Victaria Saxton 102.01.000——0.00.00.00.00.00.02.0
Erica Wheeler 209.5.000—.7500.01.50.00.00.51.01.5
NaLyssa Smith 216.5.000——2.00.00.50.51.00.50.0
Katie Lou Samuelson 105.0.000——0.00.00.00.00.01.00.0
Grace Berger 102.0———0.01.00.00.00.00.00.0
Kristy Wallace 102.0.000——0.00.00.00.00.00.00.0

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
Caitlin Clark Rookie of the Month – May June 3, 2024 [17]
WNBA All-Star Starter July 2, 2024 [18]
Rookie of the Month – July July 19, 2024 [19]
AP Player of the WeekAugust 20, 2024 [20] [21]
Eastern Conference Player of the Week August 27, 2024 [22]
September 3, 2024 [23]
September 10, 2024 [24]
Eastern Conference Player of the Month – August September 4, 2024 [25]
Rookie of the Month – August September 4, 2024 [25]
Rookie of the Month – September September 20, 2024 [26]
Peak Performer: Assists [27]
AP Rookie of the YearSeptember 22, 2024 [28]
AP All-WNBA First Team
AP All-Rookie Team
WNBA Rookie of the Year October 3, 2024 [29]
WNBA All-Rookie Team [30]
All-WNBA First Team October 16, 2024 [31]
Aliyah Boston WNBA All-Star July 2, 2024 [18]
Eastern Conference Player of the Week June 18, 2024 [32]
Kelsey Mitchell WNBA All-Star July 2, 2024 [18]
Christie Sides Coach of the Month – August September 2, 2024 [33]

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