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2008 Indiana Fever season
CoachLin Dunn
ArenaConseco Fieldhouse
Attendance7,702 per game
Results
Record17–17 (.500)
Place4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishEliminated 2–1 by Detroit, Eastern Conference Semi-Finals
Team Leaders
PointsKatie Douglas (15.6)
ReboundsEbony Hoffman (7.8)
AssistsTamika Catchings (3.3)
Media
TelevisionFSN 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.

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

Main article: 2008 WNBA draft

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

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/club team
2 26 Khadijah Whittington[5] Small forward  United States N.C. State

Transactions

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

Trades

Date Player Acquired Acquired from For
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

Date Player
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
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
PG 35 United States Baker, Sherill 5' 8" (1.73m) 125 lb (57kg) Georgia
PG 41 Australia Bevilaqua, Tully 5' 7" (1.7m) 145 lb (66kg) Australia
PG 10 United States Bond, LaToya 5' 9" (1.75m) 132 lb (60kg) Missouri
SF 24 United States Catchings, Tamika (C) 6' 2" (1.88m) 167 lb (76kg) Tennessee
G/F 23 United States Douglas, Katie 6' 0" (1.83m) 165 lb (75kg) Purdue
G/F 21 United States Feaster, Allison 5' 11" (1.8m) 168 lb (76kg) Harvard University
PF 32 United States Hoffman, Ebony 6' 2" (1.88m) 215 lb (98kg) USC
PG 4 United States Lewis, Doneeka 5' 9" (1.75m) 160 lb (73kg) LSU
SF 44 United States Mann, Kristen 6' 2" (1.88m) 185 lb (84kg) UC Santa Barbara
C 50 Democratic Republic of the Congo Ngoyisa, Bernadette 6' 4" (1.93m) 195 lb (88kg) Democratic Republic of the Congo
C 8 Canada Sutton-Brown, Tammy 6' 4" (1.93m) 200 lb (91kg) Rutgers
PG United States White, Erica 5' 3" (1.6m) 135 lb (61kg) LSU
SG 15 United States White, Tan 5' 7" (1.7m) 154 lb (70kg) Mississippi State
PF 1 United States 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
  • Injured Injured

Depth

Pos. Starter Bench Reserve Inactive
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 Injured
LaToya Bond

Season standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Detroit Shock x 22 12 .647 – 14–3 8–9 16–4
Connecticut Sun x 21 13 .618 1.0 13–4 8–9 13–7
New York Liberty x 19 15 .559 3.0 11–6 8–9 11–9
Indiana Fever x 17 17 .500 5.0 11–6 6–11 12–8
Chicago Sky o 12 22 .353 10.0 8–9 4–13 10–10
Washington Mystics o 10 24 .294 12.0 6–11 4–13 6–14
Atlanta Dream o 4 30 .118 18.0 1–16 3–14 2–18

Schedule

Preseason

2009 Game Log: Preseason
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 May 3 @ Chicago L 81-71 Terry (12) Bales (9) Jinks (5) Al McGuire Center
1,134		 0-1
2 May 7 Minnesota L 78-64 White (16) Bales (4) White (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
5,196		 0-2
3 May 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
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 May 17 Washington W 64-53 Douglas (24) Douglas, White (7) White (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
10,533		 1-0
2 May 21 @ Detroit L 76-71 Douglas (26) Hoffman (10) White (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
6,842		 1-1
3 May 27 @ Connecticut W 73-46 Douglas (23) Hoffman (13) Douglas, Hoffman (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,245		 2-1
4 May 29 Los Angeles W 82-78 (2OT) Douglas (25) Hoffman (11) Bevilaqua, White (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
9,235		 3-1
5 May 31 Detroit L 74-65 White (14) Hoffman (8) Douglas (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
9,219		 3-2
June
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
6 June 7 Houston W 84-75 Douglas (20) Hoffman (10) Douglas, Hoffman (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
8,214		 4-2
7 June 11 @ San Antonio L 64-53 Douglas, White (13) Hoffman (9) Douglas (4) AT&T Center
6,262		 4-3
8 June 13 @ Atlanta W 76-67 White (21) Sutton-Brown (12) Douglas (7) Philips Arena
8,167		 5-3
9 June 15 San Antonio L 70-60 Douglas (17) Hoffman (10) Hoffman (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,412		 5-4
10 June 18 New York W 83-69 Douglas (16) Douglas (8) Douglas (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
6,333		 6-4
11 June 20 @ Seattle L 78-70 Sutton-Brown (14) Hoffman (10) Catchings, White (4) KeyArena
7,393		 6-5
12 June 22 @ Los Angeles L 77-63 Catchings (17) Hoffman (10) Catchings (3) Staples Center
9,463		 6-6
13 June 24 Sacramento W 78-73 Hoffman (23) Hoffman (13) Bevilaqua, Feaster, Ebony Hoffman (3) Conseco Fieldhouse
6,020		 7-6
14 June 26 @ New York L 102-96 (3OT) Hoffman (26) Sutton-Brown (15) Bevilaqua (5) Madison Square Garden
7,899		 7-7
15 June 28 @ Houston L 75-61 Sutton-Brown (13) Sutton-Brown (6) Douglas (4) Reliant Arena
7,008		 7-8
July
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
16 July 2 Chicago W 74-67 Catchings (18) Sutton-Brown (12) Catchings, Douglas (3) Conseco Fieldhouse
6,196		 8-8
17 July 5 Connecticut W 81-74 Douglas, Sutton-Brown (18) Sutton-Brown (9) Douglas (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
6,329		 9-8
18 July 8 @ Washington L 50-48 Hoffman (16) Hoffman (9) Bevilaqua (4) Verizon Center
7,587		 9-9
19 July 12 Chicago W 66-57 Douglas (25) Catchings (8) Catchings (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,134		 10-9
20 July 16 Atlanta L 81-77 Catchings (18) Catchings (12) Catchings (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
9,303		 10-10
21 July 18 Seattle L 65-59 Sutton-Brown (12) Sutton-Brown (7) Bevilaqua, Bond (3) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,450		 10-11
22 July 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
23 July 22 @ Chicago L 68-60 Douglas, Sutton-Brown (14) Sutton-Brown (10) Catchings (4) UIC Pavilion
3,035		 11-12
24 July 24 Minnesota L 84-80 Catchings, Hoffman (17) Sutton-Brown (9) Catchings (9) Conseco Fieldhouse
6,010		 11-13
25 July 26 @ Sacramento L 70-62 Douglas (23) Hoffman (8) Catchings, White (4) Arco Arena
7,082		 11-14
26 July 27 @ Phoenix W 84-80 Catchings (25) Hoffman (7) Catchings (6) US Airways Center
7,924		 12-14
August
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
Summer Olympic break
27 August 28 Connecticut L 84-58 Bevilaqua, Sutton-Brown (9) Hoffman (5) White (3) Conseco Fieldhouse
6,435		 12-15
28 August 30 Atlanta W 87-72 Catchings (23) Hoffman (14) Douglas (6) Conseco Fieldhouse
9,280		 13-15
September
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
29 September 2 @ Washington W 79-68 Catchings (26) Catchings (9) Douglas (4) Verizon Center
7,244		 14-15
30 September 5 @ Detroit L 68-90 Catchings (20) Catchings (10) Bevilaqua (4) The Palace of Auburn Hills
9,287		 14-16
31 September 8 @ Atlanta W 81-77 White (24) Catchings (10) Catchings (6) Philips Arena
7,706		 15-16
32 September 9 @ Minnesota L 86-76 White (21) Sutton-Brown (11) Catchings (7) Target Center
6,706		 15-17
33 September 11 New York W 74-59 Sutton-Brown (16) Catchings (8) Douglas (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,062		 16-17
34 September 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
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series
1 September 19 Detroit L 81-72 Catchings, Hoffman (19) Sutton-Brown (6) Catchings (7) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,613		 Shock lead 1-0
2 September 21 @ Detroit W 89-82 (OT) Catchings (27) Hoffman (12) Bevilaqua (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills
8,219		 Tied 1-1
3 September 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

  • On September 14, 2008, the Indiana Fever set a franchise record for points in a game with 103 against the Phoenix Mercury.[12]

Milestones

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

Season

Player stats

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Sherill Baker 13 0 8.5 .324 .000 .735 1.7 1.2 0.7 0.1 3.8
Alison Bales 14 0 9.0 .389 .400 .778 1.6 0.1 0.4 1.0 2.6
Tully Bevilaqua 30 30 29.2 .405 .337 .607 2.3 2.2 2.0 0.1 5.8
LaToya Bond 32 1 10.2 .289 .214 .813 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.1 2.3
Tamika Catchings 25 17 27.8 .391 .432 .800 6.3 3.3 2.0 0.4 13.3
Katie Douglas 33 33 34.4 .371 .324 .799 4.1 3.2 1.6 0.3 15.6
Allison Feaster 33 0 9.1 .337 .307 1.000 0.7 0.8 0.2 0.1 2.6
Doneeka Lewis 8 0 7.0 .350 .286 .000 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.2 2.0
Ebony Hoffman 33 33 30.7 .465 .456 .829 7.8 1.8 1.4 0.8 10.4
Kristen Mann* 5 0 6.2 .250 .000 .000 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4
Bernadette Ngoyisa 31 1 7.3 .476 .000 .719 1.7 0.2 0.2 0.2 2.7
Tammy Sutton-Brown 33 33 29.0 .495 .000 .673 6.3 0.5 0.6 1.7 11.8
Kasha Terry 2 0 12.0 .200 .000 .000 2.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Tan White 33 22 27.1 .366 .325 .850 3.1 2.4 1.3 0.4 9.9
Khadijah Whittington 22 0 8.5 .386 .000 .529 1.5 0.3 0.4 0.5 2.0

* Statistics include games only played with Fever

Team stats

Team FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Indiana Fever
Opponents

Playoffs

The Fever clinched a playoff berth on September 9.

Player stats

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Sherill Baker 0 0 0.0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tully Bevilaqua 3 3 31.3 .292 .278 1.000 2.3 2.3 1.0 0.0 6.7
LaToya Bond 0 0 0.0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tamika Catchings 3 3 37.7 .441 .273 .933 7.7 6.0 1.0 0.7 20.3
Katie Douglas 3 3 31.0 .318 .125 .700 2.3 2.3 1.3 0.7 7.3
Allison Feaster 2 0 4.0 .500 .500 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Doneeka Lewis 2 0 12.5 .375 .400 .000 1.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 1.5
Ebony Hoffman 3 3 34.0 .424 .364 .667 8.3 1.7 2.0 0.7 11.3
Kristen Mann 3 0 10.0 .444 .333 .000 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 3.3
Bernadette Ngoyisa 1 0 2.0 .000 .000 .000 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tammy Sutton-Brown 3 3 31.0 .387 .000 .952 5.3 0.3 0.3 1.3 14.7
Tan White 3 0 14.0 .375 .250 1.000 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.0 5.3
Khadijah Whittington 3 0 8.0 .250 .000 .000 2.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.3

Team stats

Team FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Indiana Fever .380 .292 .897 30.7 15.0 7.0 3.7 74.0
Opponents .432 .372 .917 35.7 14.3 8.3 3.0 81.0

Statistics last updated September 24, 2008.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Fever Declines Option On Winters Contract". FeverBasketball.com. October 26, 2007. Retrieved April 24, 2008.
  2. ^ "Dunn Named Fever's Fourth Head Coach". FeverBasketball.com. December 12, 2007. Retrieved April 24, 2008.
  3. ^ "Fever Acquires Hometown Star Katie Douglas In Trade With Connecticut". FeverBasketball.com. February 19, 2008. Archived from the original on March 29, 2008. Retrieved April 24, 2008.
  4. ^ "Atlanta Dream Selects Strother As Part Of WNBA Expansion Draft". FeverBasketball.com. February 6, 2008. Retrieved April 24, 2008.
  5. ^ "Fever: 2008 WNBA Draft". FeverBasketball.com. April 9, 2008. Retrieved April 25, 2008.
  6. ^ "2008 WNBA Transactions". WNBA.com. Archived from the original on April 15, 2008. Retrieved April 24, 2008.
  7. ^ a b "2008 WNBA All-Defensive Team Selections Announced". WNBA.com. September 19, 2008. Archived from the original on December 4, 2008. Retrieved November 4, 2008.
  8. ^ "Katie Douglas and Seimone Augustus Named WNBA Players of the Week". WNBA.com. June 3, 2008. Retrieved June 18, 2008.
  9. ^ "Indiana's Tamika Catchings Named Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award Recipient". WNBA.com. June 24, 2008. Retrieved June 25, 2008.
  10. ^ "Tammy Sutton-Brown and Ann Wauters Named WNBA Players of the Week". WNBA.com. September 15, 2008. Archived from the original on September 18, 2008. Retrieved September 17, 2008.
  11. ^ "Hoffman easily wins WNBA's most improved award". WNBA.com. September 19, 2008. Archived from the original on September 25, 2008. Retrieved September 21, 2008.
  12. ^ "Fever top Mercury, set scoring record". IndyStar.com. September 14, 2008. Archived from the original on September 15, 2008. Retrieved September 14, 2008.
  13. ^ "2008 Fever Regular Statistics". FeverBasketball.com. Retrieved May 22, 2008.
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