2007 Indiana Fever season
Appearance
2007 Indiana Fever season | |
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Coach | Brian Winters |
Arena | Conseco Fieldhouse |
Attendance | 7,032 per game |
Results | |
Record | 21–13 (.618) |
Place | 2nd (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Eliminated 2–1 by Detroit, Eastern Conference Finals |
Team Leaders | |
Points | Tamika Catchings (16.6) |
Rebounds | Tamika Catchings (9.0) |
Assists | Tamika Catchings (4.7) |
Media | |
Television | FSN Indiana |
The 2007 Indiana Fever season was their 8th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). They finished 2nd in the Eastern Conference with 21 wins and 13 losses on the season. The season marked the third consecutive season that the Fever earned a playoff berth. They eliminated the Connecticut Sun, 2–1, in the First Round of the playoffs but then in turn were eliminated in the Eastern Conference Finals, 2–1, by the Detroit Shock.
Offseason
[edit]On March 23, 2007 the Fever signed Tammy Sutton-Brown from the defunct Charlotte Sting, Sutton-Brown was one of the most sought-after free agents.[1]
The following player was selected in the Dispersal Draft from the Charlotte Sting:
2007 WNBA draft
[edit]Indiana's selections from the 2008 WNBA draft in Cleveland.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/club team |
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1 | 9 | Alison Bales[3] | Center | ![]() |
Duke |
2 | 22 | Lyndsey Medders[3] | Point guard | ![]() |
Iowa State |
3 | 35 | Ashley Key[3] | Shooting guard | ![]() |
N.C. State |
Roster
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Depth
[edit]Pos. | Starter | Bench | Reserve | Inactive |
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C | Tammy Sutton-Brown | Alison Bales | ||
PF | Tamika Whitmore | Ebony Hoffman | Kasha Terry | |
SF | Tamika Catchings | Sheri Sam | ||
SG | Anna DeForge | Tan White | Ann Strother | |
PG | Tully Bevilaqua | K. B. Sharp |
Season standings
[edit]Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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Detroit Shock x | 24 | 10 | .706 | – | 12–5 | 12–5 | 14–6 |
Indiana Fever x | 21 | 13 | .618 | 3.0 | 12–5 | 9–8 | 12–8 |
Connecticut Sun x | 18 | 16 | .529 | 6.0 | 8–9 | 10–7 | 10–10 |
New York Liberty x | 16 | 18 | .471 | 8.0 | 10–7 | 6–11 | 10–10 |
Washington Mystics o | 16 | 18 | .471 | 8.0 | 8–9 | 8–9 | 8–12 |
Chicago Sky o | 14 | 20 | .412 | 10.0 | 6–11 | 8–9 | 6–14 |
Schedule
[edit]Preseason
[edit]Game | Date | Opponent | Score/Time | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Arena/Attendance | Record |
1 | May 5 | Seattle | 75-58 | Catchings (18) | Catchings (8) | Bevilaqua (8) | Conseco Fieldhouse 3,033 |
1-0 |
2 | May 10 | Los Angeles | L 81-76 | Catchings, DeForge (13) | Hoffman (9) | Catchings (6) | Conseco Fieldhouse 4,044 |
1-1 |
3 | May 15 | Chicago | W 60-55 | Catchings (16) | Catchings (8) | Bevilaqua (6) | UIC Pavilion 3,005 |
2-1 |
Regular season
[edit]Playoffs
[edit]First round
[edit]Game | Date | Opponent | Score/Time | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Arena/Attendance | Series |
1 | August 23 | @ Connecticut | L 93-88 (3OT) | DeForge (31) | Catchings (20) | Catchings (7) | Mohegan Sun Arena 7,271 |
Sun 1-0 |
2 | August 25 | Connecticut | W 78-59 | DeForge (26) | Catchings (13) | White, Whitmore (4) | Conseco Fieldhouse 7,298 |
Tied 1-1 |
3 | August 27 | Connecticut | W 93-88 | Catchings (30) | Catchings (13) | Catchings (6) | Conseco Fieldhouse 6,012 |
Fever win 2-1 |
Eastern Conference Finals
[edit]Game | Date | Opponent | Score/Time | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Arena/Attendance | Series |
1 | August 31 | Detroit | W 75-65 | Catchings (22) | Catchings (10) | Bevilaqua (4) | Conseco Fieldhouse 9,623 |
Fever 1-0 |
2 | September 2 | @ Detroit | L 77-63 | DeForge (13) | Catchings, DeForge, Sam (4) | Whitmore (4) | Palace of Auburn Hills 10,153 |
Tied 1-1 |
3 | September 3 | @ Detroit | L 81-65 | Sutton-Brown (17) | Sutton-Brown, Sam (10) | Sam, Whitmore (4) | Palace of Auburn Hills 9,856 |
Shock win 2-1 |
Awards and records
[edit]Awards
[edit]Records
[edit]Player stats
[edit]GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Season
[edit]Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Alison Bales | 17 | 0 | 9.9 | .571 | .000 | .875 | 2.6 | .1 | .24 | .76 | 3.2 |
Tully Bevilaqua | 34 | 34 | 26.5 | .440 | .371 | .682 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 1.65 | .06 | 5.3 |
Tamika Catchings | 21 | 21 | 32.3 | .417 | .311 | .820 | 9.0 | 4.7 | 3.14 | 1.05 | 16.6 |
Anna DeForge | 34 | 34 | 23.4 | .418 | .410 | .906 | 3.3 | 1.5 | .76 | .12 | 8.7 |
Ebony Hoffman | 34 | 10 | 17.1 | .445 | .400 | .824 | 4.0 | .8 | .62 | .53 | 4.2 |
Sheri Sam | 33 | 4 | 17.9 | .339 | .273 | .690 | 2.9 | 1.3 | .88 | .18 | 5.0 |
K.B. Sharp | 34 | 0 | 13.4 | .412 | .286 | .724 | .90 | 1.4 | .38 | .00 | 3.2 |
Ann Strother | 12 | 0 | 5.8 | .323 | .400 | 1.000 | .8 | .3 | .00 | .00 | 2.3 |
Tammy Sutton-Brown | 34 | 33 | 25.3 | .485 | .000 | .716 | 5.4 | .9 | 1.03 | 1.38 | 12.0 |
Kasha Terry | 9 | 0 | 6.0 | .250 | .000 | .750 | 1.6 | .1 | .22 | .33 | 1.0 |
Tan White | 34 | 9 | 24.7 | .386 | .339 | .841 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.06 | .29 | 10.8 |
Tamika Whitmore | 34 | 25 | 25.9 | .415 | .300 | .763 | 5.0 | 1.5 | .59 | .32 | 10.9 |
Playoffs
[edit]Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Alison Bales | 4 | 0 | 4.3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .5 | .3 | .00 | .00 | 0.0 |
Tully Bevilaqua | 6 | 6 | 35.8 | .295 | .286 | .833 | 2.70 | 3.2 | 1.83 | .00 | 7.3 |
Tamika Catchings | 6 | 6 | 32.7 | .370 | .263 | .878 | 11.0 | 3.2 | 2.17 | .50 | 15.8 |
Anna DeForge | 6 | 6 | 32.8 | .467 | .393 | 1.000 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 1.33 | .17 | 16.8 |
Ebony Hoffman | 4 | 0 | 10.5 | .417 | .000 | .00 | 2.3 | .3 | .00 | .25 | 2.5 |
Sheri Sam | 6 | 5 | 30.8 | .373 | .500 | .500 | 5.3 | 2.2 | 1.00 | .17 | 8.0 |
K.B. Sharp | 6 | 0 | 7.7 | .100 | .00 | .833 | .80 | .5 | .17 | .00 | 1.2 |
Ann Strother | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | .429 | .333 | .000 | 1.0 | .7 | .33 | .00 | 2.3 |
Tammy Sutton-Brown | 6 | 6 | 20.5 | .349 | .000 | .571 | 4.70 | .7 | .17 | 2.00 | 7.0 |
Kasha Terry | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .00 | .00 | 0.0 |
Tan White | 5 | 1 | 16.4 | .267 | .167 | .000 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .40 | 1.8 |
Tamika Whitmore | 6 | 0 | 30.7 | .448 | .565 | .615 | 5.3 | 2.7 | .50 | .17 | 16.5 |
Transactions
[edit]- February 14, 2007 re-signed Tully Bevilaqua.
- March 7, 2007 traded Olympia Scott to the Phoenix Mercury for Ann Strother.
- March 14, 2007 exercised the 2008 option on Tan White's contract.
- March 23, 2007 traded La'Tangela Atkinson to the Sacramento Monarchs for the 24th pick in the 2008 WNBA draft
- March 23, 2007 re-signed Anna DeForge and signed free agent Tammy Sutton-Brown.
- April 13, 2007 waived Linda Frohlich.
- April 13, 2007 traded the 40th pick in the 2008 WNBA draft for Jessica Dickson.
- May 7, 2007 waived Lyndsey Medders.
- May 9, 2007 waived Erin Lawless and Ashley Key.
- May 16, 2007 waived Jessica Dickson and Jennifer Humphrey.
References
[edit]- ^ "Sutton-Brown Free Agent Signing Highlights Fever Roster Moves". FeverBasketball.com. February 19, 2008. Retrieved April 24, 2008.
- ^ "Sheri Sam is Fever's Newest Star". FeverBasketball.com. March 23, 2007. Retrieved April 29, 2008.
- ^ a b c "Bales Highlights Fever Draft Selections". FeverBasketball.com. April 4, 2007. Retrieved April 27, 2008.
- ^ "Tully Bevilaqua Of The Indiana Fever Earns 2007 Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award". WNBA.com. August 31, 2007. Retrieved April 29, 2008.
- ^ "2007 Fever Regular Statistics". FeverBasketball.com. March 27, 2008. Retrieved April 29, 2008.
- ^ "2007 Fever Playoffs Statistics". FeverBasketball.com. March 27, 2008. Retrieved April 29, 2008.
- ^ "2007 WNBA Transactions". WNBA.com. August 20, 2007. Archived from the original on March 5, 2008. Retrieved April 29, 2008.