2009 Indiana Fever season

The 2009 Indiana Fever season was their 10th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Fever attempted to advance to the WNBA Playoffs for the fifth consecutive season and were successful. The Fever reached their first WNBA Finals, but fell short in 5 games to the Phoenix Mercury.

2009 Indiana Fever season
CoachLin Dunn
ArenaConseco Fieldhouse
Attendance7,939 per game
Results
Record22–12 (.647)
Place1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost WNBA Finals 3-2 (Phoenix)
Team Leaders
PointsDouglas (17.6)
ReboundsCatchings (7.2)
AssistsCatchings (3.1)
Media
TelevisionFSN Indiana

Offseason

Dispersal draft

Based on the Fever's 2008 record, they would pick 6th in the Houston Comets dispersal draft. The Fever picked Erica White.

WNBA draft

The following are the Fever's selections in the 2009 WNBA draft.

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 6 Briann January  United States Arizona State
2 19 Christina Wirth  United States Vanderbilt
3 22 Danielle Campbell  United States Purdue

[1]

Transactions
  • June 17: The Fever signed Jessica Davenport and waived Yolanda Griffith.
  • June 11: The Fever signed Jessica Moore and Eshaya Murphy and waived Erica White and Kadijah Whittington.
  • June 4: The Fever waived Danielle Campbell and Tan White.
  • May 21: The Fever waived Doneeka Lewis and Sherill Baker.
  • May 4: The Fever signed Tamecka Dixon.
  • April 20: The Fever waived Allison Feaster.
  • March 4: The Fever signed Sherill Baker and Doneeka Lewis to a training camp contracts.
  • February 20: The Fever signed Yolanda Griffith.
  • January 8: The Fever re-signed free agent Tully Bevilaqua to a multiyear contract and waived Kristen Mann.

[2]

Free agents

Roster
Indiana Fever roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
PG 41 Bevilaqua, Tully (C) 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 145 lb (66 kg) Australia
SF 24 Catchings, Tamika (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 167 lb (76 kg) Tennessee
C 50 Davenport, Jessica 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Ohio State
SG 21 Dixon, Tamecka 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 148 lb (67 kg) Kansas
G/F 23 Douglas, Katie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Purdue
PF 32 Hoffman, Ebony 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Southern California
PG 20 January, Briann 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Arizona State
F/C 31 Moore, Jessica 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Connecticut
SG 14 Murphy, Eshaya 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 164 lb (74 kg) Southern California
C 8 Sutton-Brown, Tammy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Rutgers
SF 34 Wirth, Christina 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Vanderbilt
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Athletic trainer
  • Craig Stull
Strength and conditioning coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Season standings
Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Indiana Fever x2212.647–14–38–917–5
Atlanta Dream x1816.5294.012–56–1110–12
Detroit Shock x1816.5294.011–67–1011–11
Washington Mystics x1618.4716.011–65–1210–12
Chicago Sky o1618.4716.012–54–1310–12
Connecticut Sun o1618.4716.012–54–139–12
New York Liberty o1321.3829.08–95–128–13

Schedule

Preseason
2009 Game Log: Preseason
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1May 231:00 pm@ Minnesota68-51Douglas (19)Sutton-Brown (5)Catchings, January (3)Claire Lynch Hall
475		1-0
2May 287:00 pmChicago74-67Douglas (15)Sutton-Brown (7)Catchings, January (3)Conseco Fieldhouse
6,457		2-0
3June 210:00 pm@ San Antonio67-60Catchings (16)Whittington (6)Catchings (4)Austin Convention Center
N/A		3-0

Regular season
2009 Game Log: Regular Season
Watch all games live on WNBA LiveAccess
June
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1June 67:00 pm@ Atlanta86-87 (2OT)Douglas (22)Catchings (9)January (5)Philips Arena
8,709		0-1
2June 77:00 pmMinnesotaFSI74-96Griffith (17)Griffith (7)White (4)Conseco Fieldhouse
9,234		0-2
3June 97:00 pmSeattleESPN273-66Douglas (20)Sutton-Brown (10)Hoffman (4)Conseco Fieldhouse
7,253		1-2
4June 127:00 pmLos Angeles73-61Hoffman (14)Bevilaqua, Catchings, Sutton-Brown (5)Catchings, Douglas (5)Conseco Fieldhouse
9,320		2-2
5June 197:30 pm@ Detroit66-54Catchings (15)Sutton-Brown (9)Catchings (4)Palace of Auburn Hills
7,725		3-2
6June 216:00 pmDetroitNBA TV
FSI		82-70Douglas (23)Sutton-Brown (9)Catchings (6)Conseco Fieldhouse
7,610		4-2
7June 267:30 pm@ New York82-81 (OT)Douglas (28)Hoffman (14)Douglas (4)Madison Square Garden
9,304		5-2
8June 277:00 pmNew YorkMSG63-54Hoffman (14)Catchings (11)Catchings (4)Conseco Fieldhouse
8,481		6-2
July
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
9July 27:00 pmConnecticutNBA TV
FSI		67-53Douglas, Sutton-Brown (14)Sutton-Brown (14)Catchings (5)Conseco Fieldhouse
6,468		7-2
10July 56:00 pmAtlanta78-74Sutton-Brown (22)Catchings, Sutton-Brown (9)Catchings (5)Conseco Fieldhouse
7,024		8-2
11July 108:30 pm@ Chicago83-54Murphy (15)Sutton-Brown (7)Hoffman, January (6)UIC Pavilion
4,021		9-2
12July 151:00 pmChicago84-74Sutton-Brown (22)Catchings (8)Catchings, Douglas (8)Conseco Fieldhouse
10,050		10-2
13July 177:00 pmAtlanta84-79Douglas (25)Catchings (8)Bevilaqua (5)Conseco Fieldhouse
7,975		11-2
14July 193:00 pm@ Connecticut61-67Douglas, Hoffman (15)Hoffman (6)Catchings, Douglas (4)Mohegan Sun Arena
6,517		11-3
15July 217:00 pm@ Washington82-70Catchings (28)Catchings (10)Bevilaqua (8)Verizon Center
9,798		12-3
16July 2312:30 pm@ San Antonio65-84Davenport (13)Davenport (6)January (6)AT&T Center
9,985		12-4
17July 287:00 pmWashington85-81Douglas (34)Hoffman (10)Bevilaqua, Douglas (3)Conseco Fieldhouse
5,904		13-4
18July 307:00 pmConnecticutFSI94-85 (OT)Douglas (32)Hoffman (8)Bevilaqua (4)Conseco Fieldhouse
6,538		14-4
August
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
19August 24:00 pm@ Washington87-79Douglas (24)Catchings (9)Catchings (5)Verizon Center
11,595		15-4
20August 57:00 pmChicagoNBA TV
CN100		76-67Douglas (14)Murphy (7)Bevilaqua, January (3)Conseco Fieldhouse
6,581		16-4
21August 810:00 pm@ Phoenix90-83Douglas (28)Douglas (10)Catchings, Douglas (5)US Airways Center
9,867		17-4
22August 1010:30 pm@ Los Angeles63-75Douglas (16)Catchings, Moore (6)Hoffman (3)STAPLES Center
8,263		17-5
23August 138:00 pm@ Minnesota91-81Hoffman (24)Hoffman (10)Bevilaqua, Dixon (4)Target Center
7,156		18-5
24August 157:00 pmDetroit82-59Douglas (19)Catchings (9)Douglas (4)Conseco Fieldhouse
9,963		19-5
25August 2010:00 pm@ Sacramento62-67Douglas (21)Catchings (9)January (6)ARCO Arena
6,290		19-6
26August 2210:00 pm@ Seattle60-74Douglas (12)Catchings, Hoffman (7)Catchings (7)KeyArena
8,273		19-7
27August 277:00 pmSan AntonioNBA TV
FSI		Catchings (20)Catchings (8)Bevilaqua, Douglas (3)Conseco Fieldhouse
6,836		20-7
28August 297:00 pmSacramento78-79Douglas (24)Sutton-Brown (7)Bevilaqua (6)Conseco Fieldhouse
8,579		20-8
September
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
29September 27:00 pmPhoenixNBA TV
FSI		90-106Catchings (27)Catchings (12)Catchings (5)Conseco Fieldhouse
7,446		20-9
30September 47:30 pm@ Detroit63-70 (OT)Catchings (14)Catchings (13)4 players (3)Palace of Auburn Hills
7,230		20-10
31September 64:00 pmWashington72-61Catchings (20)Sutton-Brown (11)Hoffman (4)Conseco Fieldhouse
9,702		21-10
32September 87:30 pm@ New York69-63Catchings, Douglas (17)Catchings (10)Douglas (4)Madison Square Garden
7,583		22-10
33September 108:00 pm@ Chicago79-86Douglas (25)Catchings (10)Douglas, January (4)UIC Pavilion
2,902		22-11
34September 133:00 pm@ ConnecticutWCTX85-95Catchings, Davenport, Dixon, Murphy (13)Murphy (6)Wirth (7)Mohegan Sun Arena
9,047		22-12

Postseason
2009 Game Log: Postseason
Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series
1September 177:00 pm@ WashingtonESPN288-79Catchings (26)Catchings (12)Bevilaqua, Catchings, January (3)Comcast Center
6,332		1-0
2September 197:00 pmWashingtonNBA TV81-74 (OT)Catchings (24)Catchings (16)Catchings, Douglas (5)Conseco Fieldhouse
9,655		2-0
Eastern Conference Finals
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series
1September 238:00 pm@ DetroitESPN256-72Douglas (16)Catchings (11)Bevilaqua, Douglas (5)Palace of Auburn Hills
7,214		0-1
2September 257:00 pmDetroitNBA TV79-75Catchings (22)Catchings (9)Catchings (5)Conseco Fieldhouse
9,210		1-1
3September 267:00 pmDetroitNBA TV72-67Sutton-Brown (17)Catchings (8)Catchings (5)Conseco Fieldhouse
18,165		2-1
WNBA Finals
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series
1September 299:00 pm@ PhoenixESPN2116-120 (OT)Douglas (30)Hoffman (8)January (7)US Airways Center
11,617		0-1
2October 19:00 pm@ PhoenixESPN293-84Catchings (19)Catchings (9)Catchings (11)US Airways Center
16,758		1-1
3October 44:00 pmPhoenixESPN286-85Hoffman (18)Catchings (12)Catchings, Douglas (7)Conseco Fieldhouse
18,165		2-1
4October 77:30 pmPhoenixESPN277-90Catchings (24)Catchings (12)Catchings, Douglas (4)Conseco Fieldhouse
18,165		2-2
5October 99:00 pm@ PhoenixESPN286-94Sutton-Brown (22)Catchings (9)Douglas (9)US Airways Center
17,313		2-3

Regular Season statistics
Legend
  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 statistics
Player GP GS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Tully Bevilaqua 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0
Tamika Catchings 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0
Jessica Davenport 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0
Tamecka Dixon 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0
Katie Douglas 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0
Yolanda Griffith 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0
Ebony Hoffman 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0
Briann January 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0
Jessica Moore 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0
Eshaya Murphy 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0
Tammy Sutton-Brown 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0
Erica White 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0
Christina Wirth 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0
Khadijah Whittington 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0

Team statistics
Team FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
Indiana Fever .000.000.00000.000.00.00.000.000.000.0
Opponents .000.000.00000.000.00.00.000.000.000.0

Awards and honors

References
  1. "WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Draft Board". Archived from the original on 2009-07-28. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  2. WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Transactions
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