2016 Indiana Fever season

The 2016 WNBA season is the 17th season for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association. The season tipped off on May 1.[1] The Fever finished with a record of 17–17, third in the Eastern Conference and fifth overall. The Fever made the First Round of the 2016 WNBA Playoffs, losing to the Phoenix Mercury. It was the team's 13th appearance in the WNBA playoffs.

2016 Indiana Fever season
CoachStephanie White
ArenaBankers Life Fieldhouse
Attendance8,574 per game
Results
Record17–17 (.500)
Place3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Phoenix Mercury 1-0)
Team Leaders
PointsT. Catchings (12.9)
ReboundsE. Larkins (7.4)
AssistsB. January (4.7)
Media
TelevisionFSMW, ESPN2, NBATV

Transactions

WNBA Draft
See also: 2016 WNBA draft

The Fever made three selections in the 2016 WNBA Entry Draft in Uncasville, Connecticut:

Round Pick Player Nationality WNBA Team School/Team/Country
1 9 Tiffany Mitchell  United States Indiana Fever South Carolina
2 21 Brene Moseley  United States Indiana Fever Maryland
3 29 Julie Allemand  Belgium Indiana Fever Castors Braine

Trades
Date Trade

Roster
Indiana Fever roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
F 11 Achonwa, Natalie 6' 4" (1.93m) 183 lb (83kg) 11-22-1992 Notre Dame 1
F 24 Catchings, Tamika 6' 1" (1.85m) 167 lb (76kg) 07-21-1979 Tennessee 14
G 25 Coleman, Marissa 6' 1" (1.85m) 160 lb (73kg) 01-04-1987 Maryland 7
F 99 Dupree, Candice 6' 2" (1.88m) 178 lb (81kg) 08-16-1984 Temple 10
F 97 Graves, Bashaara 6' 2" (1.88m) 200 lb (91kg) 03-17-1994 Tennessee R
G 20 January, Briann 5' 8" (1.73m) 144 lb (65kg) 01-11-1987 Arizona State 7
G 42 Johnson, Shenise 5' 11" (1.8m) 172 lb (78kg) 12-08-1990 Miami (FL) 4
F 2 Larkins, Erlana 6' 1" (1.85m) 205 lb (93kg) 04-02-1986 North Carolina 6
G 33 Lucas, Maggie 5' 10" (1.78m) 152 lb (69kg) 11-29-1991 Penn State 2
G 3 Mitchell, Tiffany 5' 9" (1.75m) 153 lb (69kg) 09-23-1994 South Carolina 1
F 14 Peters, Devereaux 6' 2" (1.88m) 174 lb (79kg) 10-08-1989 Notre Dame 5
G 32 Pohlen-Mavunga, Jeanette 0' 4" (0.1m) 171 lb (78kg) 05-02-1989 Stanford 4
G 17 Wheeler, Erica 5' 7" (1.7m) 143 lb (65kg) 05-02-1991 Rutgers 1



East: ATL • CHI • CON • IND • NY • WAS | West: DAL • LV • LA • MIN • PHO • SEA
Head coach
Stephanie White (Purdue)
Assistant coaches
Steven Key (Boston University)
Athletic trainer
Strength and conditioning coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

WNBA roster page

Preseason
2016 pre-season game log
May: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
2016 pre-season schedule

Regular season

Game log
2016 game log
Total: 17–17 (Home: 8–8 Road: 9–9)
May: 2–3 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–3)
June: 5–6 (Home: 1–3; Road: 4–3)
July: 5–3 (Home: 2–2; Road: 3–1)
August: 0–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–0)
September: 5–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–2)
2016 season schedule

Standings
Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
1 - Minnesota Lynx286.824-15–213–415–1
2 - Los Angeles Sparks268.765214–312–511–5
7 - Seattle Storm1618.4711210–76–117–9
8 - Phoenix Mercury1618.4711211–65–126–10
e - Dallas Wings1123.324176–115–128–8
e - San Antonio Stars727.206214–133–141–15

Notes

# – Playoff seed
e – Eliminated from playoffs
Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
3 - New York Liberty2113.618-10-711-611-5
4 - Chicago Sky1816.529311-67-108-8
5 - Indiana Fever1717.50048-99-88-8
6 - Atlanta Dream1717.500411-66–119-7
e - Connecticut Sun1420.41278-96-114-12
e - Washington Mystics1321.38285-128-98-8

Notes

# – Playoff seed
e – Eliminated from playoffs

Playoffs

The Fever qualified for the 2016 playoffs with the 5th best season record in the WNBA. The Fever would lose to the Phoenxi Mercury in the first round, single-elimination game.

 
First round:
Single elimination
(Sept. 21)		Second round:
Single elimination
(Sept. 24 and 25)		Semifinals:
Best-of-five
(Sept. 28 – Oct. 6)		WNBA Finals:
Best-of-five
(Oct. 9 – 20)
 
              
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
Minnesota Lynx		3
 
 
8
Phoenix Mercury		0
 
 
 
 
 
3
New York Liberty		94
 
 
 
8
Phoenix Mercury		101
 
5
Indiana Fever		78
 
 
 
8
Phoenix Mercury		89
 
1
Minnesota Lynx		2
 
 
 
2
Los Angeles Sparks		3
 
6
Atlanta Dream		94
 
 
 
7
Seattle Storm		85
 
4
Chicago Sky		108
 
 
6
Atlanta Dream		98
 
 
 
 
 
2
Los Angeles Sparks		3
 
 
4
Chicago Sky		1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Note: Teams re-seeded after second round and semi-finals.

Semifinals
Team123
1
Minnesota Lynx		1139682
8
Phoenix Mercury		958667
Team1234
2
Los Angeles Sparks		95996695
4
Chicago Sky		75847075
WNBA Finals
Team12345
1
Minnesota Lynx		7679758576
2
Los Angeles Sparks		7860927977

Regular season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and honors
  • 2016 Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award: Tamika Catchings
  • 2016 All-Defensive First Team: Briann January
  • 2016 All-Defensive Second Team: Tamika Catchings
  • 2016 All-Rookie Team: Tiffany Mitchell

References
  1. "Indiana Fever WNBA Basketball - Fever News, Scores, Videos". Fever.wnba.com. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
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