2016 Indiana Fever season

17th season in the WNBA

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
PointsTamika Catchings – 12.9 ppg
ReboundsErlana Larkins – 7.4 rpg
AssistsBriann January – 4.7 apg
Media
TelevisionFSMW, ESPN2, NBATV
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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 and Roster Changes

Date Transaction
February 1 Re-Signed Shenise Johnson and Lynetta Kizer[2]
February 2 The Fever acquired Natasha Howard from the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Devereaux Peters[3]
May 10 The Fever acquired the 22nd overall pick in the 2017 WNBA draft from the Atlanta Dream in exchange for Layshia Clarendon[4]
May 24 Head Coach Stephanie White announced that she would finish the season and then leave the team[5]

Roster

2016 Indiana Fever roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
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

Game Log

Preseason

2016 pre-season game log
May: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 1, 2016
1:00 pm		 Dallas W 108–90 Maggie Lucas (22) Natalie Achonwa (8) 6 players (2) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,214		 1–0
2 May 6, 2016
11:30 am		 @ Washington W 89–69 Tamika Catchings (16) Mitchell, Taylor (6) Devereaux Peters (5) Verizon Center
2,072		 2–0
2016 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2016 game log
Total: 17–17 (Home: 8–9 Road: 9–8)
May: 2–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 14, 2016
6:00 pm		 Dallas L 79–90 Tiffany Mitchell (18) Erlana Larkins (13) Erlana Larkins (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8,569		 0–1
2 May 18, 2016
7:00 pm		 Phoenix W 97–93 Johnson, Wheeler (16) Erlana Larkins (10) Shenise Johnson (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,749		 1–1
3 May 20, 2016
7:00 pm		 Atlanta W 94–85 Tamika Catchings (14) Shenise Johnson (7) Brene Moseley (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,608		 2–1
4 May 27, 2016
8:00 pm		 @ Minnesota L 71–74 Tiffany Mitchell (16) Coleman, Larkins (6) Tiffany Mitchell (4) Target Center
7,503		 2–2
5 May 29, 2016
3:00 pm		 @ Atlanta L 74–76 Erica Wheeler (18) Achonwa, Larkins (8) Erica Wheeler (7) Philips Arena
5,233		 2–3
June: 5–6 (Home: 1–3; Road: 4–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
6 June 1, 2016
7:00 pm		 Seattle 85-75 Kizer - 20 Coleman - 7 Tied - 3 Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,721		 3-3
7 June 3, 2016
7:30 pm		 New York 59-91 Mitchell - 11 Larkins - 7 January - 3 Madison Square Garden
8,566		 3-4
8 June 5, 2016
3:00 pm		 Connecticut 88-77 Mitchell - 21 Larkins - 10 January -5 Mohegan Sun Arena
5,346		 4-4
9 June 10, 2016
7:00 pm		 Chicago 64-73 January - 17 Larkins - 9 Coleman - 5 Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,533		 4-5
10 June 12, 2016
6:00 pm		 Seattle 88-90 Catchings - 27 Catchings - 6 Coleman - 3 Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,724		 4-6
11 June 14, 2016
8:00 pm		 Minnesota 63-87 Larkins - 12 Larkins - 9 January - 8 Target Center
7,623		 4-7
12 June 17, 2016
8:00 pm		 San Antonio 84-75 Catchings - 23 Larkins - 8 January - 8 AT&T Center
6,107		 5-7
13 June 19, 2016
2:00 pm		 New York 75-78 OT Catchings - 23 Larkins - 15 January 5 Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,440		 5-8
14 June 22
7:00 pm		 Washington 62-76 Kizer - 18 Tied - 7 Tied - 4 Verizon Center
4,430		 5-9
15 June 25
8:30 pm		 Dallas 92-87 Larkins - 19 Larkins - 7 January - 7 College Park Center
5,206		 6-9
16 June 29
12:30 pm		 Chicago 95-83 Catchings - 26 Larkins - 9 Wheeler - 9 Allstate Arena
11,892		 7-9
July: 5–3 (Home: 2–2; Road: 3–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
17 July 1, 2016
7:00 pm		 San Antonio 85-87 OT Larkins - 16 Larkins - 17 January 7 Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,519		 7-10
18 July 6, 2016
10:30 pm		 Los Angeles 88-94 Mitchell - 20 Tied - 4 Wheeler - 7 Staples Center
8,224		 7-11
19 July 8, 2016
10:00 pm		 Phoenix 78-60 Tied - 13 Larkins - 10 Tied - 3 US Airways Center
10,371		 8-11
20 July 10, 2016
7:00 pm		 Seattle 93-82 Johnson - 18 Larkins - 7 January - 7 KeyArena
5,975		 9-11
21 July 13, 2016
12:00 pm		 Connecticut 64-86 Kizer - 18 Catchings - 6 January - 5 Bankers Life Fieldhouse
12,272		 9-12
22 July 15, 2016
7:00 pm		 Atlanta 78-72 Tied - 18 Larkins - 11 January - 6 Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8,612		 10-12
23 July 19, 2016
8:00 pm		 Los Angeles 92-82 Catchings - 23 Tied - 5 January - 9 Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,269		 11-12
24 July 21, 2016
11:00 am		 New York 82-70 Kizer - 21 Catchings - 8 Johnson - 7 Madison Square Garden
11,253		 12-12
August: 0–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
25 August 27, 2016
7:00 pm		 Washington 69-92 Tied - 12 Johnson - 9 January - 7 Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8,081		 12-13
26 August 30, 2016
7:00 pm		 Phoenix 65-79 Larkins - 12 Larkins - 8 January - 4 Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,250		 12-14
September: 5–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
27 September 1, 2016
7:00 pm		 New York 98-77 Johnson - 21 Catchings - 9 Tied - 4 Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,524		 13-14
28 September 4, 2016
7:00 pm		 Los Angeles 81-88 Wheeler - 20 Larkins - 7 January -5 Staples Center
11,332		 13-15
29 September 6, 2016
8:00 pm		 San Antonio 71-69 Kizer - 15 Tied - 8 Tied - 2 AT&T Center
5,838		 14-15
30 September 9, 2016
7:00 pm		 Chicago 95-88 January - 20 Catchings - 8 January - 6 Bankers Life Fieldhouse
10,533		 15-15
31 September 11, 2016
4:00 pm		 Washington 80-73 Tied - 17 Coleman - 7 January - 4 Verizon Center
6,542		 16-15
32 September 13, 2016
7:00 pm		 Connecticut 87-89 Johnson - 23 Tied - 8 Catchings - 4 Mohegan Sun Arena
4,407		 16-16
33 September 16, 2016
7:00 pm		 Minnesota 75-82 Coleman - 19 Larkins - 6 Larkins - 4 Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8,663		 16-17
34 September 18, 2016
4:00 pm		 Dallas 83-60 Tied - 16 Larkins - 9 January - 8 Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,704		 17-17
2016 season schedule

Standings

Western Conference
  • v
  • t
  • e
 W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
1 - Minnesota Lynx 28 6 .824 - 15–2 13–4 15–1
2 - Los Angeles Sparks 26 8 .765 2 14–3 12–5 11–5
7 - Seattle Storm 16 18 .471 12 10–7 6–11 7–9
8 - Phoenix Mercury 16 18 .471 12 11–6 5–12 6–10
e - Dallas Wings 11 23 .324 17 6–11 5–12 8–8
e - San Antonio Stars 7 27 .206 21 4–13 3–14 1–15

Notes

# – Playoff seed
e – Eliminated from playoffs
Eastern Conference
  • v
  • t
  • e
 W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
3 - New York Liberty 21 13 .618 — 10–7 11–6 11–5
4 - Chicago Sky 18 16 .529 3 11–6 7–10 8–8
5 - Indiana Fever 17 17 .500 4 8–9 9–8 8–8
6 - Atlanta Dream 17 17 .500 4 11–6 6–11 9–7
e - Connecticut Sun 14 20 .412 7 8–9 6–11 4–12
e - Washington Mystics 13 21 .382 8 5–12 8–9 8–8

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.

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

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.
  2. ^ "Johnson and Kizer Re-Sign with Indiana Fever". fever.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  3. ^ "Fever, Lynx Trade Natasha Howard, Devereaux Peters – WNBA.com – Official Site of the WNBA". WNBA.com – Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
  4. ^ "Indiana trades Layshia Clarendon to Atlanta for draft pick". espn.com. Associated Press. May 10, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  5. ^ "Stephanie White Will Finish Season with Fever". fever.wnba.com. WNBA. May 24, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2024.

External links

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