2016 Indiana Fever season
CoachStephanie White
ArenaBankers Life Fieldhouse
Attendance8,574 per game
Results
Record17–17 (.500)
Place3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Phoenix Mercury 1-0)
Team Leaders
PointsT. Catchings (12.9)
ReboundsE. Larkins (7.4)
AssistsB. January (4.7)
Media
TelevisionFSMW, ESPN2, NBATV

The 2016 WNBA season is the 17th season for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association. The season tipped off on May 1.[1] The Fever finished with a record of 17–17, third in the Eastern Conference and fifth overall. The Fever made the First Round of the 2016 WNBA Playoffs, losing to the Phoenix Mercury. It was the team's 13th appearance in the WNBA playoffs.

Transactions

WNBA draft

The Fever made three selections in the 2016 WNBA Entry Draft in Uncasville, Connecticut:

Round Pick Player Nationality WNBA Team School/Team/Country
1 9 Tiffany Mitchell  United States Indiana Fever South Carolina
2 21 Brene Moseley  United States Indiana Fever Maryland
3 29 Julie Allemand  Belgium Indiana Fever Castors Braine

Trades

Date Trade

Roster

2016 Indiana Fever roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F 11 United States Achonwa, Natalie 6' 4" (1.93m) 183 lb (83kg) 11-22-1992 Notre Dame 1
F 24 United States Catchings, Tamika 6' 1" (1.85m) 167 lb (76kg) 07-21-1979 Tennessee 14
G 25 United States Coleman, Marissa 6' 1" (1.85m) 160 lb (73kg) 01-04-1987 Maryland 7
F 99 United States Dupree, Candice 6' 2" (1.88m) 178 lb (81kg) 08-16-1984 Temple 10
F 97 United States Graves, Bashaara 6' 2" (1.88m) 200 lb (91kg) 03-17-1994 Tennessee R
G 20 United States January, Briann 5' 8" (1.73m) 144 lb (65kg) 01-11-1987 Arizona State 7
G 42 United States Johnson, Shenise 5' 11" (1.8m) 172 lb (78kg) 12-08-1990 Miami (FL) 4
F 2 United States Larkins, Erlana 6' 1" (1.85m) 205 lb (93kg) 04-02-1986 North Carolina 6
G 33 United States Lucas, Maggie 5' 10" (1.78m) 152 lb (69kg) 11-29-1991 Penn State 2
G 3 United States Mitchell, Tiffany 5' 9" (1.75m) 153 lb (69kg) 09-23-1994 South Carolina 1
F 14 United States Peters, Devereaux 6' 2" (1.88m) 174 lb (79kg) 10-08-1989 Notre Dame 5
G 32 United States Pohlen-Mavunga, Jeanette 0' 4" (0.1m) 171 lb (78kg) 05-02-1989 Stanford 4
G 17 United States Wheeler, Erica 5' 7" (1.7m) 143 lb (65kg) 05-02-1991 Rutgers 1
Head coach
United States Stephanie White (Purdue)
Assistant coaches
United States Steven Key (Boston University)
Athletic trainer
Strength and conditioning coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Preseason

2016 pre-season game log
May: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 1, 2016
1:00 pm		Dallas108-90Lucas - 22Bankers Life Fieldhouse1-0
2May 6, 2016
11:30 am		Washington89-69Early - 12Verizon Center2-0
2016 pre-season schedule

Regular season

Game log

2016 game log
Total: 17–17 (home: 8–8 Road: 9–9)
May: 2–3 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 14, 2016
6:00 pm		Dallas79-90Mitchell - 18Larkins - 13Larkins - 4Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8,569		0-1
2May 18, 2016
7:00 pm		Phoenix97-93Tied - 16Larkins - 10Johnson - 7Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,749		1-1
3May 20, 2016
7:00 pm		Atlanta94-85Catchings - 14Johnson - 7Moseley - 6Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,608		2-1
4May 27, 2016
8:00 pm		Minnesota71-74Mitchell - 16Tied - 6Mitchell - 4Target Center
7,503		2-2
5May 29, 2016
3:00 pm		Atlanta74-76Wheeler - 18Tied - 8Wheeler - 7Philips Arena
5,233		2-3
June: 5–6 (Home: 1–3; Road: 4–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
6June 1, 2016
7:00 pm		Seattle85-75Kizer - 20Coleman - 7Tied - 3Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,721		3-3
7June 3, 2016
7:30 pm		New York59-91Mitchell - 11Larkins - 7January - 3Madison Square Garden
8,566		3-4
8June 5, 2016
3:00 pm		Connecticut88-77Mitchell - 21Larkins - 10January -5Mohegan Sun Arena
5,346		4-4
9June 10, 2016
7:00 pm		Chicago64-73January - 17Larkins - 9Coleman - 5Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,533		4-5
10June 12, 2016
6:00 pm		Seattle88-90Catchings - 27Catchings - 6Coleman - 3Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,724		4-6
11June 14, 2016
8:00 pm		Minnesota63-87Larkins - 12Larkins - 9January - 8Target Center
7,623		4-7
12June 17, 2016
8:00 pm		San Antonio84-75Catchings - 23Larkins - 8January - 8AT&T Center
6,107		5-7
13June 19, 2016
2:00 pm		New York75-78 OTCatchings - 23Larkins - 15January 5Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,440		5-8
14June 22
7:00 pm		Washington62-76Kizer - 18Tied - 7Tied - 4Verizon Center
4,430		5-9
15June 25
8:30 pm		Dallas92-87Larkins - 19Larkins - 7January - 7College Park Center
5,206		6-9
16June 29
12:30 pm		Chicago95-83Catchings - 26Larkins - 9Wheeler - 9Allstate Arena
11,892		7-9
July: 5–3 (Home: 2–2; Road: 3–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
17July 1, 2016
7:00 pm		San Antonio85-87 OTLarkins - 16Larkins - 17January 7Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,519		7-10
18July 6, 2016
10:30 pm		Los Angeles88-94Mitchell - 20Tied - 4Wheeler - 7Staples Center
8,224		7-11
19July 8, 2016
10:00 pm		Phoenix78-60Tied - 13Larkins - 10Tied - 3US Airways Center
10,371		8-11
20July 10, 2016
7:00 pm		Seattle93-82Johnson - 18Larkins - 7January - 7KeyArena
5,975		9-11
21July 13, 2016
12:00 pm		Connecticut64-86Kizer - 18Catchings - 6January - 5Bankers Life Fieldhouse
12,272		9-12
22July 15, 2016
7:00 pm		Atlanta78-72Tied - 18Larkins - 11January - 6Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8,612		10-12
23July 19, 2016
8:00 pm		Los Angeles92-82Catchings - 23Tied - 5January - 9Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,269		11-12
24July 21, 2016
11:00 am		New York82-70Kizer - 21Catchings - 8Johnson - 7Madison Square Garden
11,253		12-12
August: 0–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
25August 27, 2016
7:00 pm		Washington69-92Tied - 12Johnson - 9January - 7Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8,081		12-13
26August 30, 2016
7:00 pm		Phoenix65-79Larkins - 12Larkins - 8January - 4Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,250		12-14
September: 5–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
27September 1, 2016
7:00 pm		New York98-77Johnson - 21Catchings - 9Tied - 4Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,524		13-14
28September 4, 2016
7:00 pm		Los Angeles81-88Wheeler - 20Larkins - 7January -5Staples Center
11,332		13-15
29September 6, 2016
8:00 pm		San Antonio71-69Kizer - 15Tied - 8Tied - 2AT&T Center
5,838		14-15
30September 9, 2016
7:00 pm		Chicago95-88January - 20Catchings - 8January - 6Bankers Life Fieldhouse
10,533		15-15
31September 11, 2016
4:00 pm		Washington80-73Tied - 17Coleman - 7January - 4Verizon Center
6,542		16-15
32September 13, 2016
7:00 pm		Connecticut87-89Johnson - 23Tied - 8Catchings - 4Mohegan Sun Arena
4,407		16-16
33September 16, 2016
7:00 pm		Minnesota75-82Coleman - 19Larkins - 6Larkins - 4Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8,663		16-17
34September 18, 2016
4:00 pm		Dallas83-60Tied - 16Larkins - 9January - 8Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,704		17-17
2016 season schedule

Standings

Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
1 - Minnesota Lynx286.824-15–213–415–1
2 - Los Angeles Sparks268.765214–312–511–5
7 - Seattle Storm1618.4711210–76–117–9
8 - Phoenix Mercury1618.4711211–65–126–10
e - Dallas Wings1123.324176–115–128–8
e - San Antonio Stars727.206214–133–141–15

Notes

# – Playoff seed
e – Eliminated from playoffs
Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
3 - New York Liberty2113.618-10-711-611-5
4 - Chicago Sky1816.529311-67-108-8
5 - Indiana Fever1717.50048-99-88-8
6 - Atlanta Dream1717.500411-66–119-7
e - Connecticut Sun1420.41278-96-114-12
e - Washington Mystics1321.38285-128-98-8

Notes

# – Playoff seed
e – Eliminated from playoffs

Playoffs

The Fever qualified for the 2016 playoffs with the 5th best season record in the WNBA. The Fever would lose to the Phoenxi Mercury in the first round, single-elimination game.

First round:
Single elimination
(Sept. 21)		Second round:
Single elimination
(Sept. 24 and 25)		Semifinals:
Best-of-five
(Sept. 28 – Oct. 6)		WNBA Finals:
Best-of-five
(Oct. 9 – 20)
1Minnesota Lynx1139682
3New York Liberty948Phoenix Mercury958667
5Indiana Fever788Phoenix Mercury1011Minnesota Lynx7679758576
8Phoenix Mercury892Los Angeles Sparks7860927977
2Los Angeles Sparks95996695
4Chicago Sky1084Chicago Sky75847075
6Atlanta Dream946Atlanta Dream98
7Seattle Storm85

Note: Teams re-seeded after second round and semi-finals.

Regular season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and honors

  • 2016 Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award: Tamika Catchings
  • 2016 All-Defensive First Team: Briann January
  • 2016 All-Defensive Second Team: Tamika Catchings
  • 2016 All-Rookie Team: Tiffany Mitchell

References

  1. ↑ "Indiana Fever WNBA Basketball - Fever News, Scores, Videos". Fever.wnba.com. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
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