2008 Indiana Fever season

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2008 Indiana Fever season
Coach Lin Dunn
Arena Conseco Fieldhouse
Attendance7,702 per game
Results
Record17–17 (.500)
Place4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishEliminated 2–1 by Detroit, Eastern Conference Semi-Finals
Team Leaders
Points Katie Douglas (15.6)
Rebounds Ebony Hoffman (7.8)
Assists Tamika Catchings (3.3)
Media
Television FSN Indiana

The 2008 Indiana Fever season was their 9th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). They finished 4th in the Eastern Conference with 17 wins and 17 losses on the season. The season marked the fourth consecutive season that the Fever earned a playoff berth. They were eliminated in the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals 2–1 by the Detroit Shock.

Contents

Offseason

On October 26, 2007 the Fever announced that they declined the option for head coach, Brian Winters, ending his four-year tenure as head coach. [1] On December 12, 2007 assistant coach Lin Dunn was named as the replacement for Winters. [2]

In one of the biggest trades in WNBA history the Fever traded Tamika Whitmore and their first-round pick in the 2008 WNBA draft to the Connecticut Sun for Indianapolis native Katie Douglas on February 19, 2008. [3]

The following player was selected in the expansion draft by the Atlanta Dream  :

2008 WNBA draft

Indiana's selections from the 2008 WNBA draft in Tampa Bay.

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalitySchool/club team
226 Khadijah Whittington [5] Small forward Flag of the United States.svg  United States N.C. State

Transactions

The Fever were involved in the following transactions during the 2008 season. [6]

Trades

DatePlayer AcquiredAcquired fromFor
February 19, 2008 Katie Douglas Connecticut Sun Tamika Whitmore, the 12th pick in the 2008 WNBA draft, and the rights to Jessica Foley
May 14, 2008 Bernadette Ngoyisa Chicago Sky K.B. Sharp
July 4, 2008 Kristen Mann Atlanta Dream Alison Bales

Free agents

Re-signings

DatePlayer
February 19, 2008 Tammy Sutton-Brown
February 22, 2008 Ebony Hoffman
February 28, 2008 Tamika Catchings
March 25, 2008 K.B. Sharp

Roster

Indiana Fever roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
PG 35 Flag of the United States.svg Baker, Sherill 5' 8" (1.73m)125 lb (57kg) Georgia
PG 41 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bevilaqua, Tully 5' 7" (1.7m)145 lb (66kg) Australia
PG 10 Flag of the United States.svg Bond, LaToya 5' 9" (1.75m)132 lb (60kg) Missouri
SF 24 Flag of the United States.svg Catchings, Tamika  (C)6' 2" (1.88m)167 lb (76kg) Tennessee
G/F 23 Flag of the United States.svg Douglas, Katie 6' 0" (1.83m)165 lb (75kg) Purdue
G/F 21 Flag of the United States.svg Feaster, Allison 5' 11" (1.8m)168 lb (76kg) Harvard University
PF 32 Flag of the United States.svg Hoffman, Ebony 6' 2" (1.88m)215 lb (98kg) USC
PG 4 Flag of the United States.svg Lewis, Doneeka 5' 9" (1.75m)160 lb (73kg) LSU
SF 44 Flag of the United States.svg Mann, Kristen 6' 2" (1.88m)185 lb (84kg) UC Santa Barbara
C 50 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Ngoyisa, Bernadette 6' 4" (1.93m)195 lb (88kg) Democratic Republic of the Congo
C 8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sutton-Brown, Tammy 6' 4" (1.93m)200 lb (91kg) Rutgers
PG Flag of the United States.svg White, Erica 5' 3" (1.6m)135 lb (61kg) LSU
SG 15 Flag of the United States.svg White, Tan 5' 7" (1.7m)154 lb (70kg) Mississippi State
PF 1 Flag of the United States.svg Whittington, Khadijah 6' 1" (1.85m)185 lb (84kg) NC State
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Athletic trainer
Strength and conditioning coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Depth

Pos.StarterBenchReserveInactive
C Tammy Sutton-Brown Bernadette Ngoyisa
PF Ebony Hoffman Kristen Mann Khadijah Whittington
SF Tamika Catchings Allison Feaster
SG Katie Douglas Tan White
PG Tully Bevilaqua Doneeka Lewis Sherill Baker Flag of Switzerland.svg
LaToya Bond

Season standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Detroit Shock x2212.647–14–38–916–4
Connecticut Sun x2113.6181.013–48–913–7
New York Liberty x1915.5593.011–68–911–9
Indiana Fever x1717.5005.011–66–1112–8
Chicago Sky o1222.35310.08–94–1310–10
Washington Mystics o1024.29412.06–114–136–14
Atlanta Dream o430.11818.01–163–142–18

Schedule

Preseason

2009 Game Log: Preseason
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1May 3@ Chicago L 81-71 Terry (12) Bales (9) Jinks (5) Al McGuire Center
1,134		0-1
2May 7 Minnesota L 78-64 White (16) Bales (4) White (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
5,196		0-2
3May 10@ Seattle L 75-64 White (21) Bales (7) Selwyn, White (3) KeyArena
5,475		0-3

Regular season

2008 Game Log: Regular Season
May
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1May 17 Washington W 64-53 Douglas (24) Douglas, White (7) White (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
10,533		1-0
2May 21@ Detroit L 76-71 Douglas (26) Hoffman (10) White (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
6,842		1-1
3May 27@ Connecticut W 73-46 Douglas (23) Hoffman (13) Douglas, Hoffman (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,245		2-1
4May 29 Los Angeles W 82-78 (2OT) Douglas (25) Hoffman (11) Bevilaqua, White (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
9,235		3-1
5May 31 Detroit L 74-65 White (14) Hoffman (8) Douglas (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
9,219		3-2
June
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
6June 7 Houston W 84-75 Douglas (20) Hoffman (10) Douglas, Hoffman (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
8,214		4-2
7June 11@ San Antonio L 64-53 Douglas, White (13) Hoffman (9) Douglas (4) AT&T Center
6,262		4-3
8June 13@ Atlanta W 76-67 White (21) Sutton-Brown (12) Douglas (7) Philips Arena
8,167		5-3
9June 15 San Antonio L 70-60 Douglas (17) Hoffman (10) Hoffman (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,412		5-4
10June 18 New York W 83-69 Douglas (16) Douglas (8) Douglas (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
6,333		6-4
11June 20@ Seattle L 78-70 Sutton-Brown (14) Hoffman (10) Catchings, White (4) KeyArena
7,393		6-5
12June 22@ Los Angeles L 77-63 Catchings (17) Hoffman (10) Catchings (3) Staples Center
9,463		6-6
13June 24 Sacramento W 78-73 Hoffman (23) Hoffman (13) Bevilaqua, Feaster, Ebony Hoffman (3) Conseco Fieldhouse
6,020		7-6
14June 26@ New York L 102-96 (3OT) Hoffman (26) Sutton-Brown (15) Bevilaqua (5) Madison Square Garden
7,899		7-7
15June 28@ Houston L 75-61 Sutton-Brown (13) Sutton-Brown (6) Douglas (4) Reliant Arena
7,008		7-8
July
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
16July 2 Chicago W 74-67 Catchings (18) Sutton-Brown (12) Catchings, Douglas (3) Conseco Fieldhouse
6,196		8-8
17July 5 Connecticut W 81-74 Douglas, Sutton-Brown (18) Sutton-Brown (9) Douglas (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
6,329		9-8
18July 8@ Washington L 50-48 Hoffman (16) Hoffman (9) Bevilaqua (4) Verizon Center
7,587		9-9
19July 12 Chicago W 66-57 Douglas (25) Catchings (8) Catchings (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,134		10-9
20July 16 Atlanta L 81-77 Catchings (18) Catchings (12) Catchings (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
9,303		10-10
21July 18 Seattle L 65-59 Sutton-Brown (12) Sutton-Brown (7) Bevilaqua, Bond (3) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,450		10-11
22July 19@ New York
Liberty Outdoor Classic 		W 71-55 Douglas (20) Catchings, Sutton-Brown (9) Catchings, Douglas (4) Arthur Ashe Stadium
19,393		11-11
23July 22@ Chicago L 68-60 Douglas, Sutton-Brown (14) Sutton-Brown (10) Catchings (4) UIC Pavilion
3,035		11-12
24July 24 Minnesota L 84-80 Catchings, Hoffman (17) Sutton-Brown (9) Catchings (9) Conseco Fieldhouse
6,010		11-13
25July 26@ Sacramento L 70-62 Douglas (23) Hoffman (8) Catchings, White (4) Arco Arena
7,082		11-14
26July 27@ Phoenix W 84-80 Catchings (25) Hoffman (7) Catchings (6) US Airways Center
7,924		12-14
August
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
Summer Olympic break
27August 28 Connecticut L 84-58 Bevilaqua, Sutton-Brown (9) Hoffman (5) White (3) Conseco Fieldhouse
6,435		12-15
28August 30 Atlanta W 87-72 Catchings (23) Hoffman (14) Douglas (6) Conseco Fieldhouse
9,280		13-15
September
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
29September 2@ Washington W 79-68 Catchings (26) Catchings (9) Douglas (4) Verizon Center
7,244		14-15
30September 5@ Detroit L 68-90 Catchings (20) Catchings (10) Bevilaqua (4) The Palace of Auburn Hills
9,287		14-16
31September 8@ Atlanta W 81-77 White (24) Catchings (10) Catchings (6) Philips Arena
7,706		15-16
32September 9@ Minnesota L 86-76 White (21) Sutton-Brown (11) Catchings (7) Target Center
6,706		15-17
33September 11 New York W 74-59 Sutton-Brown (16) Catchings (8) Douglas (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,062		16-17
34September 14 Phoenix W 103-89 Sutton-Brown (26) Catchings (9) Douglas (6) Conseco Fieldhouse
8,776		17-17

Playoffs

2008 Game Log: Postseason
Eastern Conference Semifinals
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceSeries
1September 19 Detroit L 81-72 Catchings, Hoffman (19) Sutton-Brown (6) Catchings (7) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,613		Shock lead 1-0
2September 21@ Detroit W 89-82 (OT) Catchings (27) Hoffman (12) Bevilaqua (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills
8,219		Tied 1-1
3September 23@ Detroit L 80-61 Sutton-Brown (20) Hoffman (10) Catchings (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills
8,296		Shock win 2-1

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Records

Milestones

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

Season

Player stats

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Sherill Baker 1308.5.324.000.7351.71.20.70.13.8
Alison Bales 1409.0.389.400.7781.60.10.41.02.6
Tully Bevilaqua 303029.2.405.337.6072.32.22.00.15.8
LaToya Bond 32110.2.289.214.8131.00.80.50.12.3
Tamika Catchings 251727.8.391.432.8006.33.32.00.413.3
Katie Douglas 333334.4.371.324.7994.13.21.60.315.6
Allison Feaster 3309.1.337.3071.0000.70.80.20.12.6
Doneeka Lewis 807.0.350.286.0000.80.30.40.22.0
Ebony Hoffman 333330.7.465.456.8297.81.81.40.810.4
Kristen Mann*506.2.250.000.0000.80.20.20.20.4
Bernadette Ngoyisa 3117.3.476.000.7191.70.20.20.22.7
Tammy Sutton-Brown 333329.0.495.000.6736.30.50.61.711.8
Kasha Terry 2012.0.200.000.0002.51.00.00.01.0
Tan White 332227.1.366.325.8503.12.41.30.49.9
Khadijah Whittington 2208.5.386.000.5291.50.30.40.52.0

* Statistics include games only played with Fever

Team stats

TeamFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Indiana Fever
Opponents

Playoffs

The Fever clinched a playoff berth on September 9.

Player stats

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Sherill Baker 000.0.000.000.0000.00.00.00.00.0
Tully Bevilaqua 3331.3.292.2781.0002.32.31.00.06.7
LaToya Bond 000.0.000.000.0000.00.00.00.00.0
Tamika Catchings 3337.7.441.273.9337.76.01.00.720.3
Katie Douglas 3331.0.318.125.7002.32.31.30.77.3
Allison Feaster 204.0.500.500.0000.00.00.00.00.0
Doneeka Lewis 2012.5.375.400.0001.01.50.00.01.5
Ebony Hoffman 3334.0.424.364.6678.31.72.00.711.3
Kristen Mann 3010.0.444.333.0000.30.30.30.03.3
Bernadette Ngoyisa 102.0.000.000.0001.00.00.00.00.0
Tammy Sutton-Brown 3331.0.387.000.9525.30.30.31.314.7
Tan White 3014.0.375.2501.0001.00.70.70.05.3
Khadijah Whittington 308.0.250.000.0002.30.30.30.31.3

Team stats

TeamFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Indiana Fever.380.292.89730.715.07.03.774.0
Opponents.432.372.91735.714.38.33.081.0

Statistics last updated September 24, 2008. [13]

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