2009 Indiana Fever season
The 2009 Indiana Fever season was their 10th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Fever attempted to advance to the WNBA Playoffs for the fifth consecutive season and were successful. The Fever reached their first WNBA Finals, but fell short in 5 games to the Phoenix Mercury.
Offseason
Dispersal Draft
Based on the Fever's 2008 record, they would pick 6th in the Houston Comets dispersal draft. The Fever picked Erica White.
WNBA Draft
The following are the Fever's selections in the 2009 WNBA Draft.
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Transactions
- June 17: The Fever signed Jessica Davenport and waived Yolanda Griffith.
- June 11: The Fever signed Jessica Moore and Eshaya Murphy and waived Erica White and Kadijah Whittington.
- June 4: The Fever waived Danielle Campbell and Tan White.
- May 21: The Fever waived Doneeka Lewis and Sherill Baker.
- May 4: The Fever signed Tamecka Dixon.
- April 20: The Fever waived Allison Feaster.
- March 4: The Fever signed Sherill Baker and Doneeka Lewis to a training camp contracts.
- February 20: The Fever signed Yolanda Griffith.
- January 8: The Fever re-signed free agent Tully Bevilaqua to a multiyear contract and waived Kristen Mann.
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Free agents
Roster
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Players |
Coaches |
Pos. |
# |
Nat. |
Name |
Height |
Weight |
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From |
1.0 !PG |
41 |
AUS ! |
Bevilaqua, Tully (C) |
67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) |
145 lb (66 kg) |
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Australia |
3.0 !SF |
24 |
USA ! |
Catchings, Tamika (C) |
73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
167 lb (76 kg) |
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Tennessee |
6.0 !C |
50 |
USA ! |
Davenport, Jessica |
77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
215 lb (98 kg) |
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Ohio State |
2.0 !SG |
21 |
USA ! |
Dixon, Tamecka |
69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
148 lb (67 kg) |
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Kansas |
2.5 !G/F |
23 |
USA ! |
Douglas, Katie |
72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
165 lb (75 kg) |
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Purdue |
4.5 !PF |
32 |
USA ! |
Hoffman, Ebony |
74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
215 lb (98 kg) |
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Southern California |
1.0 !PG |
20 |
USA ! |
January, Briann |
68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
160 lb (73 kg) |
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Arizona State |
5.5 !F/C |
31 |
USA ! |
Moore, Jessica |
75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
175 lb (79 kg) |
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Connecticut |
2.0 !SG |
14 |
USA ! |
Murphy, Eshaya |
71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) |
164 lb (74 kg) |
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Southern California |
6.0 !C |
8 |
CAN ! |
Sutton-Brown, Tammy |
76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
200 lb (91 kg) |
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Rutgers |
3.0 !SF |
34 |
USA ! |
Wirth, Christina |
73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
185 lb (84 kg) |
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Vanderbilt |
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- Head coach
- Assistant coaches
- Athletic trainer
- Strength and conditioning coach
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (FA) Free agent
- (IN) Inactive
- (S) Suspended
- Injured
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Season standings
Schedule
Preseason
Regular season
2009 Game Log: Regular Season |
Watch all games live on WNBA LiveAccess |
June
Game |
Date |
Time (ET) |
Opponent |
TV |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location/Attendance |
Record |
1 |
June 6 |
7:00 pm |
@ Atlanta |
|
86-87 (2OT) |
Douglas (22) |
Catchings (9) |
January (5) |
Philips Arena
8,709 |
0-1 |
2 |
June 7 |
7:00 pm |
Minnesota |
FSI |
74-96 |
Griffith (17) |
Griffith (7) |
White (4) |
Conseco Fieldhouse
9,234 |
0-2 |
3 |
June 9 |
7:00 pm |
Seattle |
ESPN2 |
73-66 |
Douglas (20) |
Sutton-Brown (10) |
Hoffman (4) |
Conseco Fieldhouse
7,253 |
1-2 |
4 |
June 12 |
7:00 pm |
Los Angeles |
|
73-61 |
Hoffman (14) |
Bevilaqua, Catchings, Sutton-Brown (5) |
Catchings, Douglas (5) |
Conseco Fieldhouse
9,320 |
2-2 |
5 |
June 19 |
7:30 pm |
@ Detroit |
|
66-54 |
Catchings (15) |
Sutton-Brown (9) |
Catchings (4) |
Palace of Auburn Hills
7,725 |
3-2 |
6 |
June 21 |
6:00 pm |
Detroit |
NBA TV
FSI |
82-70 |
Douglas (23) |
Sutton-Brown (9) |
Catchings (6) |
Conseco Fieldhouse
7,610 |
4-2 |
7 |
June 26 |
7:30 pm |
@ New York |
|
82-81 (OT) |
Douglas (28) |
Hoffman (14) |
Douglas (4) |
Madison Square Garden
9,304 |
5-2 |
8 |
June 27 |
7:00 pm |
New York |
MSG |
63-54 |
Hoffman (14) |
Catchings (11) |
Catchings (4) |
Conseco Fieldhouse
8,481 |
6-2 |
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July
Game |
Date |
Time (ET) |
Opponent |
TV |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location/Attendance |
Record |
9 |
July 2 |
7:00 pm |
Connecticut |
NBA TV
FSI |
67-53 |
Douglas, Sutton-Brown (14) |
Sutton-Brown (14) |
Catchings (5) |
Conseco Fieldhouse
6,468 |
7-2 |
10 |
July 5 |
6:00 pm |
Atlanta |
|
78-74 |
Sutton-Brown (22) |
Catchings, Sutton-Brown (9) |
Catchings (5) |
Conseco Fieldhouse
7,024 |
8-2 |
11 |
July 10 |
8:30 pm |
@ Chicago |
|
83-54 |
Murphy (15) |
Sutton-Brown (7) |
Hoffman, January (6) |
UIC Pavilion
4,021 |
9-2 |
12 |
July 15 |
1:00 pm |
Chicago |
|
84-74 |
Sutton-Brown (22) |
Catchings (8) |
Catchings, Douglas (8) |
Conseco Fieldhouse
10,050 |
10-2 |
13 |
July 17 |
7:00 pm |
Atlanta |
|
84-79 |
Douglas (25) |
Catchings (8) |
Bevilaqua (5) |
Conseco Fieldhouse
7,975 |
11-2 |
14 |
July 19 |
3:00 pm |
@ Connecticut |
|
61-67 |
Douglas, Hoffman (15) |
Hoffman (6) |
Catchings, Douglas (4) |
Mohegan Sun Arena
6,517 |
11-3 |
15 |
July 21 |
7:00 pm |
@ Washington |
|
82-70 |
Catchings (28) |
Catchings (10) |
Bevilaqua (8) |
Verizon Center
9,798 |
12-3 |
16 |
July 23 |
12:30 pm |
@ San Antonio |
|
65-84 |
Davenport (13) |
Davenport (6) |
January (6) |
AT&T Center
9,985 |
12-4 |
17 |
July 28 |
7:00 pm |
Washington |
|
85-81 |
Douglas (34) |
Hoffman (10) |
Bevilaqua, Douglas (3) |
Conseco Fieldhouse
5,904 |
13-4 |
18 |
July 30 |
7:00 pm |
Connecticut |
FSI |
94-85 (OT) |
Douglas (32) |
Hoffman (8) |
Bevilaqua (4) |
Conseco Fieldhouse
6,538 |
14-4 |
|
August
Game |
Date |
Time (ET) |
Opponent |
TV |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location/Attendance |
Record |
19 |
August 2 |
4:00 pm |
@ Washington |
|
87-79 |
Douglas (24) |
Catchings (9) |
Catchings (5) |
Verizon Center
11,595 |
15-4 |
20 |
August 5 |
7:00 pm |
Chicago |
NBA TV
CN100 |
76-67 |
Douglas (14) |
Murphy (7) |
Bevilaqua, January (3) |
Conseco Fieldhouse
6,581 |
16-4 |
21 |
August 8 |
10:00 pm |
@ Phoenix |
|
90-83 |
Douglas (28) |
Douglas (10) |
Catchings, Douglas (5) |
US Airways Center
9,867 |
17-4 |
22 |
August 10 |
10:30 pm |
@ Los Angeles |
|
63-75 |
Douglas (16) |
Catchings, Moore (6) |
Hoffman (3) |
STAPLES Center
8,263 |
17-5 |
23 |
August 13 |
8:00 pm |
@ Minnesota |
|
91-81 |
Hoffman (24) |
Hoffman (10) |
Bevilaqua, Dixon (4) |
Target Center
7,156 |
18-5 |
24 |
August 15 |
7:00 pm |
Detroit |
|
82-59 |
Douglas (19) |
Catchings (9) |
Douglas (4) |
Conseco Fieldhouse
9,963 |
19-5 |
25 |
August 20 |
10:00 pm |
@ Sacramento |
|
62-67 |
Douglas (21) |
Catchings (9) |
January (6) |
ARCO Arena
6,290 |
19-6 |
26 |
August 22 |
10:00 pm |
@ Seattle |
|
60-74 |
Douglas (12) |
Catchings, Hoffman (7) |
Catchings (7) |
KeyArena
8,273 |
19-7 |
27 |
August 27 |
7:00 pm |
San Antonio |
NBA TV
FSI |
Catchings (20) |
|
Catchings (8) |
Bevilaqua, Douglas (3) |
Conseco Fieldhouse
6,836 |
20-7 |
28 |
August 29 |
7:00 pm |
Sacramento |
|
78-79 |
Douglas (24) |
Sutton-Brown (7) |
Bevilaqua (6) |
Conseco Fieldhouse
8,579 |
20-8 |
|
September
Game |
Date |
Time (ET) |
Opponent |
TV |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location/Attendance |
Record |
29 |
September 2 |
7:00 pm |
Phoenix |
NBA TV
FSI |
90-106 |
Catchings (27) |
Catchings (12) |
Catchings (5) |
Conseco Fieldhouse
7,446 |
20-9 |
30 |
September 4 |
7:30 pm |
@ Detroit |
|
63-70 (OT) |
Catchings (14) |
Catchings (13) |
4 players (3) |
Palace of Auburn Hills
7,230 |
20-10 |
31 |
September 6 |
4:00 pm |
Washington |
|
72-61 |
Catchings (20) |
Sutton-Brown (11) |
Hoffman (4) |
Conseco Fieldhouse
9,702 |
21-10 |
32 |
September 8 |
7:30 pm |
@ New York |
|
69-63 |
Catchings, Douglas (17) |
Catchings (10) |
Douglas (4) |
Madison Square Garden
7,583 |
22-10 |
33 |
September 10 |
8:00 pm |
@ Chicago |
|
79-86 |
Douglas (25) |
Catchings (10) |
Douglas, January (4) |
UIC Pavilion
2,902 |
22-11 |
34 |
September 13 |
3:00 pm |
@ Connecticut |
WCTX |
85-95 |
Catchings, Davenport, Dixon, Murphy (13) |
Murphy (6) |
Wirth (7) |
Mohegan Sun Arena
9,047 |
22-12 |
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Postseason
2009 Game Log: Postseason |
Eastern Conference Semifinals
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Eastern Conference Finals
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Regular Season statistics
Player statistics
Player |
GP |
GS |
MPG |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
PPG |
Bevilaqua, Tully !Tully Bevilaqua |
0 |
0 |
00.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
Catchings, Tamika !Tamika Catchings |
0 |
0 |
00.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
Davenport, Jessica !Jessica Davenport |
0 |
0 |
00.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
Dixon, Tamecka !Tamecka Dixon |
0 |
0 |
00.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
Douglas, Katie !Katie Douglas |
0 |
0 |
00.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
Griffith, Yolanda !Yolanda Griffith |
0 |
0 |
00.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
Hoffman, Ebony !Ebony Hoffman |
0 |
0 |
00.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
January, Briann !Briann January |
0 |
0 |
00.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
Moore, Jessica !Jessica Moore |
0 |
0 |
00.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
Murphy, Eshaya !Eshaya Murphy |
0 |
0 |
00.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
Sutton-Brown, Tammy !Tammy Sutton-Brown |
0 |
0 |
00.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
White, Erica !Erica White |
0 |
0 |
00.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
Wirth, Christina !Christina Wirth |
0 |
0 |
00.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
Whittington, Khadijah !Khadijah Whittington |
0 |
0 |
00.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
Team statistics
Team |
FG% |
3P% |
FT% |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
TO |
PF |
PPG |
Indiana Fever |
.000 |
.000 |
.000 |
00.0 |
00.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
00.0 |
00.0 |
00.0 |
Opponents |
.000 |
.000 |
.000 |
00.0 |
00.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
00.0 |
00.0 |
00.0 |
Awards and honors
References
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The Franchise |
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Arenas |
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Head Coaches |
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Administration |
Owner: Herbert and Melvin Simon • Herbert Simon
General Manager: Kelly Krauskopf
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All-Stars |
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Seasons |
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Playoff Appearances |
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Conference Titles |
2009
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WNBA Titles |
None
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Rivals |
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Media |
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