2017 Indiana Fever season
The 2017 WNBA season is the 18th season for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Fever began play on May 14, 2017.[1] The Fever started the season strong posting a 7–7 record in May and June. However the second half of the season was not as positive. The team finished 2–18 in the months of July August and September. This brought their final record to 9–25, which was 6th place in the Eastern Conference, and next to last in the league.
| 2017 Indiana Fever season | |
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| Coach | Pokey Chatman |
| Arena | Bankers Life Fieldhouse |
| Attendance | 7,538 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 9–25 (.265) |
| Place | 6th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Team Leaders | |
| Points | Candice Dupree 15 ppg |
| Rebounds | Candice Dupree 5.8 rpg |
| Assists | Erica Wheeler 4.1 apg |
| Media | |
| Television | FSMW, ESPN2, NBATV |
Transactions
WNBA draft
The Fever made two selections in the 2017 WNBA Entry Draft. The draft was held on April 13:
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | WNBA Team | School/Team/Country |
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| 2 | 17 | Erica McCall | United States | Indiana Fever | Stanford |
| 3 | 32 | Adrienne Motley | United States | Indiana Fever | Miami (FL) |
Trades
| Date | Trade | |
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| February 21, 2017 | Candice Dupree is acquired from the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Camille Little and the draft rights to Jillian Alleyne from Connecticut[2][3] | |
| Phoenix also traded its 2017 first-round draft pick (17th overall) to Indiana | ||
| May 9, 2017 | Jazmon Gwathmey is acquired from the San Antonio Stars in exchange for the Stars' 2018 third-round draft pick. | |
Personnel changes
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Subtractions
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Roster
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Schedule
Game log
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May: 2–4 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–4)
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June: 5–3 (Home: 3–2; Road: 2–1)
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July: 1–9 (Home: 0–4; Road: 1–5)
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August
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September: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)
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Standings
| # | Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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| 1 | New York Liberty - (3) | 22 | 12 | .647 | - | 13–4 | 9–8 | 10–6 |
| 2 | Connecticut Sun - (4) | 21 | 13 | .636 | 1 | 12–5 | 9–6 | 10–6 |
| 3 | Washington Mystics - (6) | 18 | 16 | .529 | 4 | 11–6 | 7–10 | 12-4 |
| 4 | Chicago Sky - e | 12 | 22 | .353 | 10 | 4–13 | 8–9 | 6–10 |
| 5 | Atlanta Dream - e | 12 | 22 | .353 | 10 | 9–8 | 3–14 | 5–11 |
| 6 | Indiana Fever - e | 9 | 25 | .265 | 13 | 6–11 | 3–14 | 4–12 |
Statistics
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| 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
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Candice Dupree | 33 | 33 | 31.8 | 49.4% | 0.0% | 88.2% | 5.8 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 15.0 |
| Erica Wheeler | 34 | 26 | 26.4 | 40.0% | 33.1% | 79.2% | 2.2 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 11.8 |
| Shenise Johnson | 14 | 13 | 24.9 | 43.3% | 33.3% | 95.0% | 3.4 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 11.3 |
| Tiffany Mitchell | 27 | 9 | 24.9 | 34.9% | 24.6% | 92.2% | 3.2 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 10.3 |
| Briann January | 25 | 24 | 26.3 | 39.5% | 31.6% | 81.7% | 1.5 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 9.5 |
| Natalie Achonwa | 34 | 17 | 18.3 | 55.7% | — | 76.3% | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 7.1 |
| Jazmon Gwathmey | 28 | 7 | 17.1 | 36.0% | 23.6% | 75.0% | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 6.2 |
| Erlana Larkins | 34 | 17 | 18.8 | 58.1% | — | 91.2% | 4.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 4.9 |
| Marissa Coleman | 34 | 23 | 18.7 | 32.7% | 32.2% | 83.3% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 4.9 |
| Jeanette Pohlen-Mavunga | 29 | 0 | 12.9 | 40.5% | 38.5% | 82.6% | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3.4 |
| Erica McCall | 30 | 1 | 10.7 | 40.6% | 33.3% | 68.2% | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Jennie Simms | 4 | 0 | 13.5 | 30.8% | 33.3% | 50.0% | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.8 |
| Jennifer Hamson | 12 | 0 | 7.2 | 55.6% | — | 85.7% | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.2 |
| Nadia Colhado | 5 | 0 | 2.6 | 100% | — | — | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
References
- "Indiana Fever WNBA Basketball - Fever News, Scores, Videos". Fever.wnba.com. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
- "Indiana Fever Acquire All-Star Candice Dupree". WNBA. February 21, 2017.
- "Transactions".
External links
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