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17th season in the WNBA
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 :
Trades
Roster
2016 Indiana Fever roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Nat.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
Yrs
F
11
Achonwa, Natalie
6' 4" (1.93m)
183 lb (83kg)
11-22-1992
Notre Dame
1
F
24
Catchings, Tamika
6' 1" (1.85m)
167 lb (76kg)
07-21-1979
Tennessee
14
G
25
Coleman, Marissa
6' 1" (1.85m)
160 lb (73kg)
01-04-1987
Maryland
7
F
99
Dupree, Candice
6' 2" (1.88m)
178 lb (81kg)
08-16-1984
Temple
10
F
97
Graves, Bashaara
6' 2" (1.88m)
200 lb (91kg)
03-17-1994
Tennessee
R
G
20
January, Briann
5' 8" (1.73m)
144 lb (65kg)
01-11-1987
Arizona State
7
G
42
Johnson, Shenise
5' 11" (1.8m)
172 lb (78kg)
12-08-1990
Miami (FL)
4
F
2
Larkins, Erlana
6' 1" (1.85m)
205 lb (93kg)
04-02-1986
North Carolina
6
G
33
Lucas, Maggie
5' 10" (1.78m)
152 lb (69kg)
11-29-1991
Penn State
2
G
3
Mitchell, Tiffany
5' 9" (1.75m)
153 lb (69kg)
09-23-1994
South Carolina
1
F
14
Peters, Devereaux
6' 2" (1.88m)
174 lb (79kg)
10-08-1989
Notre Dame
5
G
32
Pohlen-Mavunga, Jeanette
0' 4" (0.1m)
171 lb (78kg)
05-02-1989
Stanford
4
G
17
Wheeler, Erica
5' 7" (1.7m)
143 lb (65kg)
05-02-1991
Rutgers
1
Head coach
Stephanie White (Purdue )
Assistant coaches
Steven Key (Boston University )
Athletic trainer
Strength and conditioning coach
Legend
(C) Team captain
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
Injured
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
108-90
Lucas - 22
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
1-0
2
May 6, 2016 11:30 am
Washington
89-69
Early - 12
Verizon Center
2-0
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)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
1
May 14, 2016 6:00 pm
Dallas
79-90
Mitchell - 18
Larkins - 13
Larkins - 4
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8,569
0-1
2
May 18, 2016 7:00 pm
Phoenix
97-93
Tied - 16
Larkins - 10
Johnson - 7
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 6,749
1-1
3
May 20, 2016 7:00 pm
Atlanta
94-85
Catchings - 14
Johnson - 7
Moseley - 6
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 7,608
2-1
4
May 27, 2016 8:00 pm
Minnesota
71-74
Mitchell - 16
Tied - 6
Mitchell - 4
Target Center 7,503
2-2
5
May 29, 2016 3:00 pm
Atlanta
74-76
Wheeler - 18
Tied - 8
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
Notes
# – Playoff seed
e – Eliminated from playoffs
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.
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
External links