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20th season in the WNBA

The 2019 WNBA season was the 20th season for the Indiana Fever of the Women’s National Basketball Association. The Fever opened the season on May 24, 2019 against the New York Liberty.[1]

The Fever had a promising start to their season, winning three of their first four games. However, from there they lost eight of their next ten to finish June with a 5–9 record. July proved disastrous for any playoff hopes the team had. Six losses in the month were book-ended by two wins. One bright spot from July was that Erica Wheeler was named WNBA All-Star Game MVP. The Fever’s form improved into August where they posted a 4–5 record. Winning their last two games proved too little too late, as they missed out on a playoff spot for the third straight year.

After the season, it was announced that General Manager and Head Coach Pokey Chatman would not return for the 2020 season.[2]

Transactions[edit]

WNBA Draft[edit]

The Fever made three selections in the 2019 WNBA Draft, which was held on April 10:

Trades and roster changes[edit]

Indiana Fever roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
F 11 Canada Achonwa, Natalie 6′ 3″ (1.91m) 190 lb (86kg) 11-22-1992 Notre Dame 4
G 25 United States Burke, Kennedy 6′ 1″ (1.85m) 182 lb (83kg) 08-16-1997 UCLA R
F 4 United States Dupree, Candice 6′ 2″ (1.88m) 178 lb (81kg) 02-25-1984 Temple 13
G 42 United States Johnson, Shenise 5′ 11″ (1.8m) 172 lb (78kg) 12-09-1990 Miami (FL) 6
G 7 United States Kea, Paris 5′ 9″ (1.75m) 142 lb (64kg) 04-07-1996 North Carolina R
G 44 United States Laney, Betnijah 6′ 0″ (1.83m) 160 lb (73kg) 10-29-1993 Rutgers 3
F 23 United States Mavunga, Stephanie 6′ 3″ (1.91m) 205 lb (93kg) 02-24-1995 Ohio State 1
F 22 United States McCall, Erica 6′ 2″ (1.88m) 184 lb (83kg) 08-21-1995 Stanford 2
C 15 United States McCowan, Teaira 6′ 7″ (2.01m) 239 lb (108kg) 09-28-1996 Mississippi State R
G 3 United States Mitchell, Tiffany 5′ 9″ (1.75m) 152 lb (69kg) 09-23-1994 South Carolina 4
G 0 United States Mitchell, Kelsey 5′ 11″ (1.8m) 151 lb (68kg) 11-12-1995 Ohio State 1
G 35 United States Vivians, Victoria 6′ 1″ (1.85m) 183 lb (83kg) 11-17-1994 Mississippi State 1
G 17 United States Wheeler, Erica 5′ 7″ (1.7m) 143 lb (65kg) 05-02-1991 Rutgers 4
Head coach
United States Pokey Chatman (LSU)
Assistant coaches
United States Christie Sides (Louisiana Tech)
Athletic trainer
United States Todd Champlin (Daemen)
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Chase Campbell (Ball State)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

WNBA roster page

Schedule[edit]

Preseason[edit]

Regular season[edit]

2019 game log
Total: 13–21 (Home: 7–10 Road: 6–11)

May: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1)

June
: 4–8 (Home: 2–4; Road: 2–4)

Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 June 1 New York Liberty W 92–77 K. Mitchell (23) McCowan (6) Wheeler (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
5,003 		2–1
4 June 7 Dallas Wings W 79–64 Achonwa (17) Tied (11) Wheeler (9) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
3,671 		3–1
5 June 9 Phoenix Mercury L 87–94 K. Mitchell (26) Achonwa (7) K. Mitchell (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
3,336 		3–2
6 June 11 Seattle Storm L 82–84 K. Mitchell (21) Dupree (15) K. Mitchell (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
3,506 		3–3
7 June 13 @ Dallas Wings W 76–72 Dupree (20) Laney (11) T. Mitchell (5) College Park Center
3,562 		4–3
8 June 15 Chicago Sky L 64–70 K. Mitchell (16) T. Mitchell (8) Wheeler (8) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
4,715 		4–4
9 June 19 @ Atlanta Dream L 78–88 Dupree (19) McCowan (14) Wheeler (5) State Farm Arena
6,474 		4–5
10 June 21 @ Chicago Sky W 76–69 Wheeler (28) McCowan (13) Wheeler (8) Wintrust Arena
4,945 		5–5
11 June 23 @ Seattle Storm L 61–65 Wheeler (18) McCowan (13) Wheeler (4) Alaska Airlines Arena
7,211 		5–6
12 June 25 Minnesota Lynx L 74–78 K. Mitchell (17) 3 tied (7) Wheeler (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
4,692 		5–7
13 June 28 @ Phoenix Mercury L 69–91 Dupree (15) McCowan (10) Wheeler (3) Talking Stick Resort Arena
9,435 		5–8
14 June 29 @ Las Vegas Aces L 97–102 (OT) K. Mitchell (21) Achonwa (9) Wheeler (8) Mandalay Bay Events Center
4,581 		5–9

July
: 2–6 (Home: 1–3; Road: 1–3)

August
: 4–5 (Home: 3–2; Road: 1–3)

September
: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1)
2019 season schedule

Standings[edit]

Awards and honors[edit]

Statistics[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Source:[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “Indiana Fever WNBA Basketball – Schedule”. Fever.wnba.com. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  2. ^ “Pokey Chatman Will Not Return As Head Coach & General Manager”. WNBA.com. WNBA. September 9, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c “Achonwa, Johnson and Wheeler Sign Free Agent Deals”. fever.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c “Fever re-sign Natalie Achonwa, Shenise Johnson and Erica Wheeler”. espn.com. Associated Press. February 1, 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  5. ^ “Fever Sign Betnijah Laney to Free Agent Contract”. fever.wnba.com. WNBA. February 5, 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  6. ^ Megdal, Howard (February 8, 2019). “Report: Indiana Fever set to sign Betnijah Laney”. highposthoops.com. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  7. ^ “Asia Taylor Signs Training Camp Contract to Return to Fever”. fever.wnba.com. WNBA. February 18, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  8. ^ a b “Fever Sign Crystal Bradford and Bria Goss to training camp contracts”. fever.wnba.com. WNBA. April 12, 2019. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  9. ^ “Seven-Time Selection Charles, Dupree, Highlight Reserves For All-Star”. wnba.com. WNBA. July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  10. ^ “Rookie of the Year Collier Headlines 2019 All-Rookie Team”. wnba.com. WNBA. September 16, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  11. ^ “Team Stats”. dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved September 16, 2019.

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