2008 Indiana Fever season | |
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Coach | Lin Dunn |
Arena | Conseco Fieldhouse |
Attendance | 7,702 per game |
Results | |
Record | 17–17 (.500) |
Place | 4th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Eliminated 2–1 by Detroit, Eastern Conference Semi-Finals |
Team Leaders | |
Points | Katie Douglas (15.6) |
Rebounds | Ebony Hoffman (7.8) |
Assists | Tamika Catchings (3.3) |
Media | |
Television | FSN Indiana |
The 2008 Indiana Fever season was their 9th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). They finished 4th in the Eastern Conference with 17 wins and 17 losses on the season. The season marked the fourth consecutive season that the Fever earned a playoff berth. They were eliminated in the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals 2–1 by the Detroit Shock.
On October 26, 2007, the Fever announced that they declined the option for head coach, Brian Winters, ending his four-year tenure as head coach.[1] On December 12, 2007, assistant coach Lin Dunn was named as the replacement for Winters.[2]
In one of the biggest trades in WNBA history the Fever traded Tamika Whitmore and their first-round pick in the 2008 WNBA draft to the Connecticut Sun for Indianapolis native Katie Douglas on February 19, 2008.[3]
The following player was selected in the expansion draft by the Atlanta Dream :
Main article: 2008 WNBA draft |
Indiana's selections from the 2008 WNBA draft in Tampa Bay.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/club team |
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2 | 26 | Khadijah Whittington[5] | Small forward | United States | N.C. State |
The Fever were involved in the following transactions during the 2008 season.[6]
Date | Player Acquired | Acquired from | For |
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February 19, 2008 | Katie Douglas | Connecticut Sun | Tamika Whitmore, the 12th pick in the 2008 WNBA draft, and the rights to Jessica Foley |
May 14, 2008 | Bernadette Ngoyisa | Chicago Sky | K.B. Sharp |
July 4, 2008 | Kristen Mann | Atlanta Dream | Alison Bales |
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February 19, 2008 | Tammy Sutton-Brown |
February 22, 2008 | Ebony Hoffman |
February 28, 2008 | Tamika Catchings |
March 25, 2008 | K.B. Sharp |
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Pos. | Starter | Bench | Reserve | Inactive |
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C | Tammy Sutton-Brown | Bernadette Ngoyisa | ||
PF | Ebony Hoffman | Kristen Mann | Khadijah Whittington | |
SF | Tamika Catchings | Allison Feaster | ||
SG | Katie Douglas | Tan White | ||
PG | Tully Bevilaqua | Doneeka Lewis | Sherill Baker LaToya Bond |
Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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Detroit Shock x | 22 | 12 | .647 | – | 14–3 | 8–9 | 16–4 |
Connecticut Sun x | 21 | 13 | .618 | 1.0 | 13–4 | 8–9 | 13–7 |
New York Liberty x | 19 | 15 | .559 | 3.0 | 11–6 | 8–9 | 11–9 |
Indiana Fever x | 17 | 17 | .500 | 5.0 | 11–6 | 6–11 | 12–8 |
Chicago Sky o | 12 | 22 | .353 | 10.0 | 8–9 | 4–13 | 10–10 |
Washington Mystics o | 10 | 24 | .294 | 12.0 | 6–11 | 4–13 | 6–14 |
Atlanta Dream o | 4 | 30 | .118 | 18.0 | 1–16 | 3–14 | 2–18 |
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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 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Sherill Baker | 13 | 0 | 8.5 | .324 | .000 | .735 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 3.8 |
Alison Bales | 14 | 0 | 9.0 | .389 | .400 | .778 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 2.6 |
Tully Bevilaqua | 30 | 30 | 29.2 | .405 | .337 | .607 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 5.8 |
LaToya Bond | 32 | 1 | 10.2 | .289 | .214 | .813 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
Tamika Catchings | 25 | 17 | 27.8 | .391 | .432 | .800 | 6.3 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 13.3 |
Katie Douglas | 33 | 33 | 34.4 | .371 | .324 | .799 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 15.6 |
Allison Feaster | 33 | 0 | 9.1 | .337 | .307 | 1.000 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
Doneeka Lewis | 8 | 0 | 7.0 | .350 | .286 | .000 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
Ebony Hoffman | 33 | 33 | 30.7 | .465 | .456 | .829 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 10.4 |
Kristen Mann* | 5 | 0 | 6.2 | .250 | .000 | .000 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Bernadette Ngoyisa | 31 | 1 | 7.3 | .476 | .000 | .719 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
Tammy Sutton-Brown | 33 | 33 | 29.0 | .495 | .000 | .673 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 11.8 |
Kasha Terry | 2 | 0 | 12.0 | .200 | .000 | .000 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Tan White | 33 | 22 | 27.1 | .366 | .325 | .850 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 9.9 |
Khadijah Whittington | 22 | 0 | 8.5 | .386 | .000 | .529 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
* Statistics include games only played with Fever
Team | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Opponents |
The Fever clinched a playoff berth on September 9.
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Sherill Baker | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Tully Bevilaqua | 3 | 3 | 31.3 | .292 | .278 | 1.000 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6.7 |
LaToya Bond | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Tamika Catchings | 3 | 3 | 37.7 | .441 | .273 | .933 | 7.7 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 20.3 |
Katie Douglas | 3 | 3 | 31.0 | .318 | .125 | .700 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 7.3 |
Allison Feaster | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | .500 | .500 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Doneeka Lewis | 2 | 0 | 12.5 | .375 | .400 | .000 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
Ebony Hoffman | 3 | 3 | 34.0 | .424 | .364 | .667 | 8.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 11.3 |
Kristen Mann | 3 | 0 | 10.0 | .444 | .333 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.3 |
Bernadette Ngoyisa | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Tammy Sutton-Brown | 3 | 3 | 31.0 | .387 | .000 | .952 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 14.7 |
Tan White | 3 | 0 | 14.0 | .375 | .250 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 5.3 |
Khadijah Whittington | 3 | 0 | 8.0 | .250 | .000 | .000 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
Team | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Indiana Fever | .380 | .292 | .897 | 30.7 | 15.0 | 7.0 | 3.7 | 74.0 |
Opponents | .432 | .372 | .917 | 35.7 | 14.3 | 8.3 | 3.0 | 81.0 |
Statistics last updated September 24, 2008.[13]