Indiana Fever
Conference	Eastern Conference
Founded	2000
Arena	Conseco Fieldhouse
City	Indianapolis, Indiana
Team Colors	Blue, Red, Gold
Owner	Herbert and Melvin Simon [1]
General Manager	Kelly Krauskopf
Head Coach	Brian Winters
WNBA Championships	None
Conference Titles	None
Mascot	Freddy Fever [2]

The Indiana Fever is a professional women's basketball team that plays in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Their first season of play in the league was in 2000. The team is the sister team of the NBA's Indiana Pacers. Image File history File links IndianaFever_100. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Conseco Fieldhouse is a sports arena in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. It is the home of the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association and the Indiana Fever of the Womens National Basketball Association. ... Location in the state of Indiana Coordinates: County Marion Founded 1821 Government  - Mayor Bart Peterson (D) Area  - City  372 sq mi (963. ... Brian Joseph Winters (b. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... The Womens National Basketball Association or WNBA is an organization governing a professional basketball league for women in the United States. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ... The Indiana Pacers are a professional basketball team that plays in the National Basketball Association (NBA). ...

Franchise History

Since their inaugural season in 2000, the Indiana Fever have had a fast start as a WNBA franchise. In their first two seasons, they were coached by women's basketball legends Anne Donovan and Nell Fortner. Led by center Kara Wolters, their inaugural campaign was a losing one but they had high expectations after drafting University of Tennessee star Tamika Catchings in 2001. However, Catchings was injured for the entire season and the Fever missed the playoffs yet again. Even having a losing record they found their main rivals to be the New York Liberty and the Detroit Shock. Kara Wolters (born August 15, 1975 in Holliston, Massachusetts) was a collegiate and professional basketball player. ... The University of Tennessee (UT), sometimes called the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT Knoxville or UTK), is the flagship institution of the statewide land-grant University of Tennessee public university system. ... Tamika Catchings (born on July 21, 1979) is an American Womens National Basketball Association player who plays for the Indiana Fever. ... The New York Liberty is a Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in New York City. ... The Detroit Shock is a Womens National Basketball Association team based in Detroit, Michigan. ...

The 2002 season proved to be the breakout season for both the Fever and Tamika Catchings. Catchings proved to be one of the most versatile players in the WNBA, easily winning Rookie of the Year honors as well as making the WNBA All-Star team. The Fever would make their first playoff appearance in franchise history that year. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... The WNBA Rookie of the Year Award is given each year to the best rookie in the WNBA. Rookie of the Year Awards (1997 - Present) 1997 - No award 1998 - Tracy Reid, Charlotte Sting 1999 - Chamique Holdsclaw, Washington Mystics 2000 - Betty Lennox, Minnesota Lynx 2001 - Jackie Stiles, Portland Fire 2002 - Tamika... Womens National Basketball Association All-Star Game was first played during the 1999 Womens National Basketball Association season in New York, New York. ...

The seasons following the 2002 campaign were seasons of transition for the Fever. The team added Olympian Natalie Williams and Charlotte Sting star Kelly Miller before the 2003 season. Despite lofty expectations, the team failed to make the playoffs in 2003, leading to the resignation of original coach and GM Nell Fortner. Lead by new coach Brian Winters, they did not make the playoffs in 2004, but in 2005, they earned their first playoff series win over the New York Liberty, the team that had defeated them in the first round of the 2002 playoffs. They then went on to play the Connecticut Sun in the Eastern Conference Finals but fell short to the favored Sun 2-0. Natalie Williams on the Indiana Fever Natalie Williams (born on November 30, 1970 in Long Beach, California) was a professional basketball player in the Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA). ... The Charlotte Sting are a Womens National Basketball Association team based in Charlotte, North Carolina and they were one of the eight original teams that began to see action in 1997. ... Colleen Mary Coco Miller and Kelly Miller (both born September 6, 1978 in Rochester, Minnesota) are identical twin sisters and professional basketball players. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The New York Liberty is a Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in New York City. ... The Connecticut Sun are a Womens National Basketball Association team based in Uncasville, Connecticut. ...

The 2006 season was a big year for the Fever, adding former All-Star Anna DeForge from the Phoenix Mercury then folloing up with another All-Star addition Tamika Whitmore. In the draft they selected swing-man La'Tangela Atkinson from University of North Carolina along with Kasha Terry from Georgia Tech University. That season the Fever led the WNBA in total defense and steals. Teammates Tamika Catchings and Tully Bevilaqua led the league in steals 1 & 2 respectively. They made the playoffs for a 2nd straight year as the 3rd seed. The season fell short when they lost 2-0 to the eventual champion the Detroit Shock in the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals. They also made a new rival that season, the Chicago Sky, called the "I-65" rivalry. Anna DeForge (born on April 14, 1976) is an American Womens National Basketball Association player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury. ... The Phoenix Mercury is a Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Phoenix, Arizona. ... Tamika Whitmore (born on June 5, 1977 in Tupelo, Mississippi) is a basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks in the Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA). ... LaTangela Chiquita Atkinson (born March 22, 1984) is a professional basketball player in the Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA), currently playing for the Indiana Fever. ... The University of North Carolina is a sixteen-university system which comprises all public four-year universities in North Carolina, United States. ... The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly known as Georgia Tech, is a public, coeducational university, part of the University System of Georgia, and located in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, with satellite campuses in Savannah, Georgia and Metz, France. ... Tamika Catchings (born on July 21, 1979) is an American Womens National Basketball Association player who plays for the Indiana Fever. ... Tully Louise Bevilaqua (born July 19, 1972 in Merredin, Western Australia) is an Australian professional basketball player. ... The Detroit Shock is a Womens National Basketball Association team based in Detroit, Michigan. ... The Chicago Sky are a current Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Chicago, Illinois. ...

In the 2006 off-season the Fever were displeased with their shortfall and added a defensive minded swing-forward Sheri Sam and a strong lost post presence Tammy Sutton-Brown from the disbanded Charlotte Sting. Adding 2 more All-Stars brought the team to a total of 4 All-Stars. Sheri Lynette Sam is an American professional basketball player currently playing in the Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA). ... Tammy Sutton-Brown (Born January 27, 1978) is a Basketball player in the WNBA She finished the 2004 season ranked second in the WNBA in blocks (2. ... The Charlotte Sting are a Womens National Basketball Association team based in Charlotte, North Carolina and they were one of the eight original teams that began to see action in 1997. ...

On April 4, 2007, The Fever selected Alison Bales, a center from Duke University. The center is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. ... Duke University is a private coeducational research university located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. ...

Season-by-Season records

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, % = Win-Loss %

Stats updated August 20, 2006 The New York Liberty is a Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in New York City. ... The New York Liberty is a Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in New York City. ... The Connecticut Sun are a Womens National Basketball Association team based in Uncasville, Connecticut. ... The Detroit Shock is a Womens National Basketball Association team based in Detroit, Michigan. ...

Uniforms

The home jerseys are white with red, dark blue and yellow on the sides. Fever logo text on the chest. On the road, dark blue with red and yellow on the sides. State name in red letters trimmed with white on the chest.

Players of note

Hall of Famers

none

Retired numbers

none

Not to be forgotten

• La'Tangela Atkinson
• Coretta Brown, now an administrative assistant for the women's basketball team at Georgia Tech
• Gordana Grubin
• Sonja Henning
• Niele Ivey
• Deanna Jackson
• Nadine Malcolm
• Monica Maxwell, now an assistant coach at Cal State Northridge
• Stephanie McCarty
• Nikki McCray
• Danielle McCulley
• Kelly Miller
• Bridget Pettis
• Kristen Rasmussen
• Kelly Schumacher
• Olympia Scott
• Charlotte Smith, retired 2006
• Jurgita Streimikyte
• Alicia Thompson
• Chantel Tremitiere
• Coquese Washington
• Stephanie White, now an assistant coach at University of Toledo
• Natalie Williams. retired 2005
• Rita Williams
• Kara Wolters

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Current roster

Brian Joseph Winters (b. ... Tully Louise Bevilaqua (born July 19, 1972 in Merredin, Western Australia) is an Australian professional basketball player. ... Tamika Catchings (born on July 21, 1979) is an American Womens National Basketball Association player who plays for the Indiana Fever. ... Anna DeForge (born on April 14, 1976) is an American Womens National Basketball Association player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury. ... Ebony Vernice Hoffman (born August 27, 1982 in Los Angeles, California) is a professional basketball player for the Indiana Fever in the Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA). ... Sheri Lynette Sam is an American professional basketball player currently playing in the Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA). ... K.B. Sharp (born Kristen Brooke Sharp on April 18, 1981 in Columbus, Ohio) is a professional womens basketball player. ... Ann Elise Strother (born December 11, 1983) is a professional basketball player and a member of the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury. ... Tammy Sutton-Brown (Born January 27, 1978) is a Basketball player in the WNBA She finished the 2004 season ranked second in the WNBA in blocks (2. ... Tamika Whitmore (born on June 5, 1977 in Tupelo, Mississippi) is a basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks in the Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA). ...

Coaches and others

Head Coaches:

• Anne Donovan (2000) (Hall of Famer), now coaches the Seattle Storm of the WNBA.
• Nell Fortner (2001-2003), now coaches the women's team at Auburn University
• Brian Winters (2004-Present)

Anne Donovan (born November 1, 1961 in Ridgewood, New Jersey) is one of the most decorated figures in womens basketball, both as a dominant player in college and as a head coach in the Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA). ... This is a list of members of the Basketball Hall of Fame. ... The Seattle Storm is a Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Seattle, Washington. ... Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a state university located in Auburn, Alabama, in the United States. ... Brian Joseph Winters (b. ...

External links

• Fever website