2008 Indiana Fever season

Basketball team season August 2023 March 2026 Indiana Fever 2008 17 17 Eastern 4 Eliminated 2–1 by Detroit, Eastern Conference Semi-Finals Lin Dunn Conseco Fieldhouse 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. Offseason 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.http://www.wnba.com/fever/news/071026_winters.html Fever Declines Option On Winters Contract FeverBasketball.com 2007-10-26 2008-04-24 On December 12, 2007, assistant coach Lin Dunn was named as the replacement for Winters. http://www.wnba.com/fever/news/071212_dunn.html Dunn Named Fever's Fourth Head Coach FeverBasketball.com 2007-12-12 2008-04-24 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. http://www.wnba.com/fever/news/080219_douglastrade.html Fever Acquires Hometown Star Katie Douglas In Trade With Connecticut FeverBasketball.com 2008-02-19 2008-04-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20080329152032/http://www.wnba.com/fever/news/080219_douglastrade.html March 29, 2008 The following player was selected in the expansion draft by the Atlanta Dream : Ann Strotherhttp://www.wnba.com/fever/news/080206_atlantaexpansion.html Atlanta Dream Selects Strother As Part Of WNBA Expansion Draft FeverBasketball.com 2008-02-06 2008-04-24 2008 WNBA draft 2008 WNBA draft Indiana's selections from the 2008 WNBA draft in Tampa Bay. Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/club team 2 26 Khadijah Whittington http://www.wnba.com/fever/news/071212_dunn.html Fever: 2008 WNBA Draft FeverBasketball.com 2008-04-09 2008-04-25 Small forward N.C. State Transactions The Fever were involved in the following transactions during the 2008 season. http://www.wnba.com/transactions/WNBA_2008.html 2008 WNBA Transactions WNBA.com 2008-04-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20080415071744/http://www.wnba.com/transactions/WNBA_2008.html 15 April 2008 Trades Date Player Acquired Acquired fromFor 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 Free agents 52% Additions Date Player Former team February 22, 2008 LaToya Bond Sacramento Monarchs March 20, 2008 Allison Feaster Free agent May 22, 2008 Sherill Baker Los Angeles Sparks August 14, 2008 Doneeka Lewis Seattle Storm Subtractions Date Player New team May 22, 2008 Kasha Terry Atlanta Dream Re-signings Date Player February 19, 2008 Tammy Sutton-Brown February 22, 2008 Ebony Hoffman February 28, 2008 Tamika Catchings March 25, 2008 K.B. Sharp Roster Indiana Fever 2008 WNBA 35 Sherill Baker PG 5 8 125 Georgia USA 41 Tully Bevilaqua PG 5 7 145 Australia AUS 10 LaToya Bond PG 5 9 132 Missouri USA 24 Tamika Catchings SF 6 2 167 Tennessee USA C 23 Katie Douglas basketball G/F 6 0 165 Purdue USA 21 Allison Feaster G/F 5 11 168 Harvard University USA 32 Ebony Hoffman PF 6 2 215 USC USA 4 Doneeka Lewis PG 5 9 160 LSU USA 44 Kristen Mann SF 6 2 185 UCSB USA 50 Bernadette Ngoyisa C 6 4 195 Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo 8 Tammy Sutton-Brown C 6 4 200 Rutgers CAN Erica White Erica White (basketball) PG 5 3 135 LSU USA 15 Tan White SG 5 7 154 Mississippi State USA 1 Khadijah Whittington PF 6 1 185 NC State USA USA Lin Dunn University of Tennessee at Martin USA Gary Kloppenburg University of California, San Diego USA Jim Lewis basketball coach West Virginia USA Ruth Helland Concordia University Wisconsin USA Brandon Johnson basketball Purdue http://wnba.com/fever/roster/Roster_Index.html 2008-12-08 Depth Pos.StarterBenchReserveInactive 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 7px|Injured LaToya Bond Season standings IND Schedule Preseason y background:#092C57; color:#FFC322 2009 Game Log: Preseason Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || May 3 || @ Chicago || L 81–71 || Terry (12) || Bales (9) || Jinks (5) || Al McGuire Center 1,134 || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || May 7 || Minnesota || L 78–64 || White (16) || Bales (4) || White (4) || Conseco Fieldhouse 5,196 || 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || May 10 || @ Seattle || L 75–64 || White (21) || Bales (7) || Selwyn, White (3) || KeyArena 5,475 || 0–3 |- Regular season background:#092C57; color:#FFC322 2008 Game Log: Regular Season y background:#FFC322; color:#CC0000 May Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || May 17 || Washington || W 64–53 || Douglas (24) || Douglas, White (7) || White (4) || Conseco Fieldhouse 10,533 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || May 21 || @ Detroit || L 76–71 || Douglas (26) || Hoffman (10) || White (6) || The Palace of Auburn Hills 6,842 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || May 27 || @ Connecticut || W 73–46 || Douglas (23) || Hoffman (13) || Douglas, Hoffman (5) || Mohegan Sun Arena 5,245 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || May 29 || Los Angeles || W 82–78 (2OT) || Douglas (25) || Hoffman (11) || Bevilaqua, White (5) || Conseco Fieldhouse 9,235 || 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || May 31 || Detroit || L 74–65 || White (14) || Hoffman (8) || Douglas (5) || Conseco Fieldhouse 9,219 || 3–2 |- y background:#FFC322; color:#CC0000 June Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 6 || June 7 || Houston || W 84–75 || Douglas (20) || Hoffman (10) || Douglas, Hoffman (4) || Conseco Fieldhouse 8,214 || 4–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || June 11 || @ San Antonio || L 64–53 || Douglas, White (13) || Hoffman (9) || Douglas (4) || AT&T Center 6,262 || 4–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 8 || June 13 || @ Atlanta || W 76–67 || White (21) || Sutton-Brown (12) || Douglas (7) || Philips Arena 8,167 || 5–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || June 15 || San Antonio || L 70–60 || Douglas (17) || Hoffman (10) || Hoffman (4) || Conseco Fieldhouse 7,412 || 5–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 10 || June 18 || New York || W 83–69 || Douglas (16) || Douglas (8) || Douglas (5) || Conseco Fieldhouse 6,333 || 6–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || June 20 || @ Seattle || L 78–70 || Sutton-Brown (14) || Hoffman (10) || Catchings, White (4) || KeyArena 7,393 || 6–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || June 22 || @ Los Angeles || L 77–63 || Catchings (17) || Hoffman (10) || Catchings (3) || Staples Center 9,463 || 6–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 13 || June 24 || Sacramento || W 78–73 || Hoffman (23) || Hoffman (13) || Bevilaqua, Feaster, Ebony Hoffman (3) || Conseco Fieldhouse 6,020 || 7–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || June 26 || @ New York || L 102–96 (3OT) || Hoffman (26) || Sutton-Brown (15) || Bevilaqua (5) || Madison Square Garden 7,899 || 7–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 15 || June 28 || @ Houston || L 75–61 || Sutton-Brown (13) || Sutton-Brown (6) || Douglas (4) || Reliant Arena 7,008 || 7–8 |- y background:#FFC322; color:#CC0000 July Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 16 || July 2 || Chicago || W 74–67 || Catchings (18) || Sutton-Brown (12) || Catchings, Douglas (3) || Conseco Fieldhouse 6,196 || 8–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 17 || July 5 || Connecticut || W 81–74 || Douglas, Sutton-Brown (18) || Sutton-Brown (9) || Douglas (5) || Conseco Fieldhouse 6,329 || 9–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || July 8 || @ Washington || L 50–48 || Hoffman (16) || Hoffman (9) || Bevilaqua (4) || Verizon Center 7,587 || 9–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 19 || July 12 || Chicago || W 66–57 || Douglas (25) || Catchings (8) || Catchings (4) || Conseco Fieldhouse 7,134 || 10–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 20 || July 16 || Atlanta || L 81–77 || Catchings (18) || Catchings (12) || Catchings (5) || Conseco Fieldhouse 9,303 || 10–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || July 18 || Seattle || L 65–59 || Sutton-Brown (12) || Sutton-Brown (7) || Bevilaqua, Bond (3) || Conseco Fieldhouse 7,450 || 10–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 22 || July 19 || @ New York Liberty Outdoor Classic || W 71–55 || Douglas (20) || Catchings, Sutton-Brown (9) || Catchings, Douglas (4) || Arthur Ashe Stadium 19,393 || 11–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 23 || July 22 || @ Chicago || L 68–60 || Douglas, Sutton-Brown (14) || Sutton-Brown (10) || Catchings (4) || UIC Pavilion 3,035 || 11–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 24 || July 24 || Minnesota || L 84–80 || Catchings, Hoffman (17) || Sutton-Brown (9) || Catchings (9) || Conseco Fieldhouse 6,010 || 11–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || July 26 || @ Sacramento || L 70–62 || Douglas (23) || Hoffman (8) || Catchings, White (4) || Arco Arena 7,082 || 11–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 26 || July 27 || @ Phoenix || W 84–80 || Catchings (25) || Hoffman (7) || Catchings (6) || US Airways Center 7,924 || 12–14 |- y background:#FFC322; color:#CC0000 August Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- | colspan="9" align="center" valign="middle" | Summer Olympic break |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 27 || August 28 || Connecticut || L 84–58 || Bevilaqua, Sutton-Brown (9) || Hoffman (5) || White (3) || Conseco Fieldhouse 6,435 || 12–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 28 || August 30 || Atlanta || W 87–72 || Catchings (23) || Hoffman (14) || Douglas (6) || Conseco Fieldhouse 9,280 || 13–15 |- y background:#FFC322; color:#CC0000 September Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 29 || September 2 || @ Washington || W 79–68 || Catchings (26) || Catchings (9) || Douglas (4) || Verizon Center 7,244 || 14–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || September 5 || @ Detroit || L 68–90 || Catchings (20) || Catchings (10) || Bevilaqua (4) || The Palace of Auburn Hills 9,287 || 14–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 31 || September 8 || @ Atlanta || W 81–77 || White (24) || Catchings (10) || Catchings (6) || Philips Arena 7,706 || 15–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 32 || September 9 || @ Minnesota || L 86–76 || White (21) || Sutton-Brown (11) || Catchings (7) || Target Center 6,706 || 15–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 33 || September 11 || New York || W 74–59 || Sutton-Brown (16) || Catchings (8) || Douglas (5) || Conseco Fieldhouse 7,062 || 16–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 34 || September 14 || Phoenix || W 103–89 || Sutton-Brown (26) || Catchings (9) || Douglas (6) || Conseco Fieldhouse 8,776 || 17–17 |- Playoffs background:#092C57; color:#FFC322 2008 Game Log: Postseason y background:#FFC322; color:#CC0000 Eastern Conference Semifinals Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || September 19 || Detroit || L 81–72 || Catchings, Hoffman (19) || Sutton-Brown (6) || Catchings (7) || Conseco Fieldhouse 7,613 || Shock lead 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || September 21 || @ Detroit || W 89–82 (OT) || Catchings (27) || Hoffman (12) || Bevilaqua (5) || The Palace of Auburn Hills 8,219 || Tied 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || September 23 || @ Detroit || L 80–61 || Sutton-Brown (20) || Hoffman (10) || Catchings (8) || The Palace of Auburn Hills 8,296 || Shock win 2–1 |- Awards, records and milestones Awards Tully Bevilaqua was named to the WNBA All-Defensive First Team. http://www.wnba.com/news/awards08_alldefensive.html 2008 WNBA All-Defensive Team Selections Announced WNBA.com 2008-09-19 2008-11-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20081204183842/http://www.wnba.com/news/awards08_alldefensive.html 4 December 2008 Katie Douglas was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from May 26 through June 1. http://www.wnba.com/news/playersoftheweek_080602.html Katie Douglas and Seimone Augustus Named WNBA Players of the Week WNBA.com 2008-06-03 2008-06-18 Tamika Catchings was awarded the Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award for her work in the Indianapolis community with her Catch the Stars Foundation. http://www.wnba.com/cares/staleyaward_catchings_080624.html Indiana's Tamika Catchings Named Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award Recipient WNBA.com 2008-06-24 2008-06-25 Tamika Catchings was named to the WNBA All-Defensive First Team. Tammy Sutton-Brown was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from September 8 through September 14. http://www.wnba.com/news/playersoftheweek_080915.html Tammy Sutton-Brown and Ann Wauters Named WNBA Players of the Week WNBA.com 2008-09-15 2008-09-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20080918050145/http://www.wnba.com/news/playersoftheweek_080915.html 18 September 2008 Ebony Hoffman was awarded the WNBA's Most Improved Player Award. https://www.espn.com/wnba/news/story?id=3598242 Hoffman easily wins WNBA's most improved award WNBA.com 2008-09-19 2008-09-21 live https://web.archive.org/web/20080925135709/http://sports.espn.go.com/wnba/news/story?id=3598242 25 September 2008 Records On September 14, 2008, the Indiana Fever set a franchise record for points in a game with 103 against the Phoenix Mercury.http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080914/SPORTS05/80914003 Fever top Mercury, set scoring record IndyStar.com 2008-09-14 2008-09-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20080915110241/http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20080914%2FSPORTS05%2F80914003 15 September 2008 dead Milestones Katie Douglas recorded her 3,000th career point July 27, 2008 against the Phoenix Mercury. Statistics Season Player stats Indiana Fever | Baker, Sherill Sherill Baker | 13 || 0 || 8.5 || .324 || .000 || .735 || 1.7 || 1.2 || 0.7 || 0.1 || 3.8 |- | Bales, Alison Alison Bales | 14 || 0 || 9.0 || .389 || .400 || .778 || 1.6 || 0.1 || 0.4 || 1.0 || 2.6 |- | Bevilaqua, Tully Tully Bevilaqua | 30 || 30 || 29.2 || .405 || .337 || .607 || 2.3 || 2.2 || style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 2.0 || 0.1 || 5.8 |- | Bond, LaToya LaToya Bond | 32 || 1 || 10.2 || .289 || .214 || .813 || 1.0 || 0.8 || 0.5 || 0.1 || 2.3 |- | Catchings, Tamika Tamika Catchings | 25 || 17 || 27.8 || .391 || .432 || .800 || 6.3 || style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 3.3 || style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 2.0 || 0.4 || 13.3 |- | Douglas, Katie Katie Douglas | style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 33 || style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 33 || style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 34.4 || .371 || .324 || .799 || 4.1 || 3.2 || 1.6 || 0.3 || style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 15.6 |- | Feaster, Allison Allison Feaster | style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 33 || 0 || 9.1 || .337 || .307 || style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 1.000 || 0.7 || 0.8 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 2.6 |- | Lewis, Doneeka Doneeka Lewis | 8 || 0 || 7.0 || .350 || .286 || .000 || 0.8 || 0.3 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 2.0 |- | Hoffman, Ebony Ebony Hoffman | style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 33 || style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 33 || 30.7 || .465 || style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | .456 || .829 || style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 7.8 || 1.8 || 1.4 || 0.8 || 10.4 |- | Mann, Kristen Kristen Mann* | 5 || 0 || 6.2 || .250 || .000 || .000 || 0.8 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 0.4 |- | Ngoyisa, Bernadette Bernadette Ngoyisa | 31 || 1 || 7.3 || .476 || .000 || .719 || 1.7 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 2.7 |- | Sutton-Brown, Tammy Tammy Sutton-Brown | style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 33 || style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 33 || 29.0 || style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | .495 || .000 || .673 || 6.3 || 0.5 || 0.6 || style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 1.7 || 11.8 |- | Terry, Kasha Kasha Terry | 2 || 0 || 12.0 || .200 || .000 || .000 || 2.5 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 1.0 |- | White, Tan Tan White | style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 33 || 22 || 27.1 || .366 || .325 || .850 || 3.1 || 2.4 || 1.3 || 0.4 || 9.9 |- | Whittington, Khadijah 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 stats Team FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Indiana Fever Opponents Playoffs The Fever clinched a playoff berth on September 9. Player stats Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Baker, Sherill Sherill Baker 0 0 0.0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Bevilaqua, Tully Tully Bevilaqua 3 3 31.3 .292 .278 1.000 2.3 2.3 1.0 0.0 6.7 Bond, LaToya LaToya Bond 0 0 0.0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Catchings, Tamika Tamika Catchings 3 3 37.7 .441 .273 .933 7.7 6.0 1.0 0.7 20.3 Douglas, Katie Katie Douglas 3 3 31.0 .318 .125 .700 2.3 2.3 1.3 0.7 7.3 Feaster, Allison Allison Feaster 2 0 4.0 .500 .500 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Lewis, Doneeka Doneeka Lewis 2 0 12.5 .375 .400 .000 1.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 1.5 Hoffman, Ebony Ebony Hoffman 3 3 34.0 .424 .364 .667 8.3 1.7 2.0 0.7 11.3 Mann, Kristen Kristen Mann 3 0 10.0 .444 .333 .000 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 3.3 Ngoyisa, Bernadette Bernadette Ngoyisa 1 0 2.0 .000 .000 .000 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Sutton-Brown, Tammy Tammy Sutton-Brown 3 3 31.0 .387 .000 .952 5.3 0.3 0.3 1.3 14.7 White, Tan Tan White 3 0 14.0 .375 .250 1.000 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.0 5.3 Whittington, Khadijah Khadijah Whittington 3 0 8.0 .250 .000 .000 2.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.3 Team stats Team FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 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. http://www.wnba.com/fever/stats/ 2008 Fever Regular Statistics FeverBasketball.com 2008-05-22 References External links Official Indiana Fever website Official WNBA website 2007 2009 Indiana Fever seasons 2008 Indiana Indiana Fever Category:Indiana Fever seasons Category:Long stubs with short prose