2009 Indiana Fever season

10th season in the WNBA August 2023 March 2026 Indiana Fever 2009 22 12 Eastern 1st Lin Dunn Conseco Fieldhouse Lost WNBA Finals 3–2 (Phoenix) FSN Indiana 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. 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 PurdueWNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Draft Board http://www.wnba.com/draft2009/draft_board.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090725061746/http://www.wnba.com/draft2009/draft_board.html 2009-07-25 dead 2009-07-24 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. WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Transactions Free agents 52% Additions Player Signed Former team Tully Bevilaqua January 8, 2009 re-signed Tamecka Dixon May 4, 2009 Houston Comets Jessica Moore June 11, 2009 Los Angeles Sparks Eshaya Murphy June 11, 2009 Washington Mystics Jessica Davenport June 17, 2009 New York Liberty Subtractions Player Left New team Kristen Mann January 8, 2009 Washington Mystics Bernadette Ngoyisa March 16, 2009 San Antonio Silver Stars Allison Feaster April 20, 2009 free agent Sherill Baker May 21, 2009 free agent Doneeka Lewis May 21, 2009 free agent Danielle Campbell June 4, 2009 free agent Tan White June 4, 2009 free agent Khadijah Whittington June 11, 2009 free agent LaToya Bond 2009 free agent Roster Indiana Fever 2009 WNBA 41 Tully Bevilaqua PG 5 7 145 Australia AUS C 24 Tamika Catchings SF 6 1 167 Tennessee USA C 50 Jessica Davenport C 6 5 215 Ohio State USA 21 Tamecka Dixon SG 5 9 148 Kansas USA 23 Katie Douglas basketball G/F 6 0 165 Purdue USA 32 Ebony Hoffman PF 6 2 215 USC USA 20 Briann January PG 5 8 160 Arizona State USA 31 Jessica Moore Jessica Moore (basketball) F/C 6 3 175 Connecticut USA 14 Eshaya Murphy SG 5 11 164 USC USA 8 Tammy Sutton-Brown C 6 4 200 Rutgers CAN 34 Christina Wirth SF 6 1 185 Vanderbilt USA USA Lin Dunn University of Tennessee at Martin USA Gary Kloppenburg 1 University of California, San Diego USA Jim Lewis 1 West Virginia USA Brandon Johnson 1 Purdue USA Craig Stull 1 http://wnba.com/fever/roster/ 2009-06-17 Season standings IND Schedule Preseason y background:#092C57; color:#FFC322 2009 Game Log: Preseason Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || May 23 || 1:00 pm || @ Minnesota || 68–51 || Douglas (19) || Sutton-Brown (5) || Catchings, January (3) || Claire Lynch Hall 475 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || May 28 || 7:00 pm || Chicago || 74–67 || Douglas (15) || Sutton-Brown (7) || Catchings, January (3) || Conseco Fieldhouse 6,457 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || June 2 || 10:00 pm || @ San Antonio || 67–60 || Catchings (16) || Whittington (6) || Catchings (4) || Austin Convention Center N/A || 3–0 |- Regular season background:#092C57; color:#FFC322 2009 Game Log: Regular Season y background:#FFC322; color:#CC0000 June Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || June 6 || 7:00 pm || @ Atlanta || || 86–87 (2OT) || Douglas (22) || Catchings (9) || January (5) || Philips Arena 8,709 || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || June 7 || 7:00 pm || Minnesota || FSI || 74–96 || Griffith (17) || Griffith (7) || White (4) || Conseco Fieldhouse 9,234 || 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || June 9 || 7:00 pm || Seattle || ESPN2 || 73–66 || Douglas (20) || Sutton-Brown (10) || Hoffman (4) || Conseco Fieldhouse 7,253 || 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || June 12 || 7:00 pm || Los Angeles || || 73–61 || Hoffman (14) || Bevilaqua, Catchings, Sutton-Brown (5) || Catchings, Douglas (5) || Conseco Fieldhouse 9,320 || 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 5 || June 19 || 7:30 pm || @ Detroit || || 66–54 || Catchings (15) || Sutton-Brown (9) || Catchings (4) || Palace of Auburn Hills 7,725 || 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 6 || June 21 || 6:00 pm || Detroit || NBA TVFSI || 82–70 || Douglas (23) || Sutton-Brown (9) || Catchings (6) || Conseco Fieldhouse 7,610 || 4–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 7 || June 26 || 7:30 pm || @ New York || || 82–81 (OT) || Douglas (28) || Hoffman (14) || Douglas (4) || Madison Square Garden 9,304 || 5–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 8 || June 27 || 7:00 pm || New York || MSG || 63–54 || Hoffman (14) || Catchings (11) || Catchings (4) || Conseco Fieldhouse 8,481 || 6–2 |- y background:#FFC322; color:#CC0000 July Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 9 || July 2 || 7:00 pm || Connecticut || NBA TVFSI || 67–53 || Douglas, Sutton-Brown (14) || Sutton-Brown (14) || Catchings (5) || Conseco Fieldhouse 6,468 || 7–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 10 || July 5 || 6:00 pm || Atlanta || || 78–74 || Sutton-Brown (22) || Catchings, Sutton-Brown (9) || Catchings (5) || Conseco Fieldhouse 7,024 || 8–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 11 || July 10 || 8:30 pm || @ Chicago || || 83–54 || Murphy (15) || Sutton-Brown (7) || Hoffman, January (6) || UIC Pavilion 4,021 || 9–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 12 || July 15 || 1:00 pm || Chicago || || 84–74 || Sutton-Brown (22) || Catchings (8) || Catchings, Douglas (8) || Conseco Fieldhouse 10,050 || 10–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 13 || July 17 || 7:00 pm || Atlanta || || 84–79 || Douglas (25) || Catchings (8) || Bevilaqua (5) || Conseco Fieldhouse 7,975 || 11–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || July 19 || 3:00 pm || @ Connecticut || || 61–67 || Douglas, Hoffman (15) || Hoffman (6) || Catchings, Douglas (4) || Mohegan Sun Arena 6,517 || 11–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 15 || July 21 || 7:00 pm || @ Washington || || 82–70 || Catchings (28) || Catchings (10) || Bevilaqua (8) || Verizon Center 9,798 || 12–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 16 || July 23 || 12:30 pm|| @ San Antonio || || 65–84 || Davenport (13) || Davenport (6) || January (6) || AT&T Center 9,985 || 12–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 17 || July 28 || 7:00 pm || Washington || || 85–81 || Douglas (34) || Hoffman (10) || Bevilaqua, Douglas (3) || Conseco Fieldhouse 5,904 || 13–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 18 || July 30 || 7:00 pm || Connecticut || FSI || 94–85 (OT) || Douglas (32) || Hoffman (8) || Bevilaqua (4) || Conseco Fieldhouse 6,538 || 14–4 |- y background:#FFC322; color:#CC0000 August Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 19 || August 2 || 4:00 pm || @ Washington || || 87–79 || Douglas (24) || Catchings (9) || Catchings (5) || Verizon Center 11,595 || 15–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 20 || August 5 || 7:00 pm || Chicago || NBA TVCN100 || 76–67 || Douglas (14) || Murphy (7) || Bevilaqua, January (3) || Conseco Fieldhouse 6,581 || 16–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 21 || August 8 || 10:00 pm || @ Phoenix || || 90–83 || Douglas (28) || Douglas (10) || Catchings, Douglas (5) || US Airways Center 9,867 || 17–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || August 10 || 10:30 pm || @ Los Angeles || || 63–75 || Douglas (16) || Catchings, Moore (6) || Hoffman (3) || STAPLES Center 8,263 || 17–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 23 || August 13 || 8:00 pm || @ Minnesota || || 91–81 || Hoffman (24) || Hoffman (10) || Bevilaqua, Dixon (4) || Target Center 7,156 || 18–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 24 || August 15 || 7:00 pm || Detroit || || 82–59 || Douglas (19) || Catchings (9) || Douglas (4) || Conseco Fieldhouse 9,963 || 19–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || August 20 || 10:00 pm || @ Sacramento || || 62–67 || Douglas (21) || Catchings (9) || January (6) || ARCO Arena 6,290 || 19–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || August 22 || 10:00 pm || @ Seattle || || 60–74 || Douglas (12) || Catchings, Hoffman (7) || Catchings (7) || KeyArena 8,273 || 19–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 27 || August 27 || 7:00 pm || San Antonio || NBA TVFSI || Catchings (20) || || Catchings (8) || Bevilaqua, Douglas (3) || Conseco Fieldhouse 6,836 || 20–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 28 || August 29 || 7:00 pm || Sacramento || || 78–79 || Douglas (24) || Sutton-Brown (7) || Bevilaqua (6) || Conseco Fieldhouse 8,579 || 20–8 |- y background:#FFC322; color:#CC0000 September Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 29 || September 2 || 7:00 pm || Phoenix || NBA TVFSI || 90–106 || Catchings (27) || Catchings (12) || Catchings (5) || Conseco Fieldhouse 7,446 || 20–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || September 4 || 7:30 pm || @ Detroit || || 63–70 (OT) || Catchings (14) || Catchings (13) || 4 players (3) || Palace of Auburn Hills 7,230 || 20–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 31 || September 6 || 4:00 pm || Washington || || 72–61 || Catchings (20) || Sutton-Brown (11) || Hoffman (4) || Conseco Fieldhouse 9,702 || 21–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 32 || September 8 || 7:30 pm || @ New York || || 69–63 || Catchings, Douglas (17) || Catchings (10) || Douglas (4) || Madison Square Garden 7,583 || 22–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || September 10 || 8:00 pm || @ Chicago || || 79–86 || Douglas (25) || Catchings (10) || Douglas, January (4) || UIC Pavilion 2,902 || 22–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || September 13 || 3:00 pm || @ Connecticut || WCTX || 85–95 || Catchings, Davenport, Dixon, Murphy (13) || Murphy (6) || Wirth (7) || Mohegan Sun Arena 9,047 || 22–12 |- | All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess Postseason background:#092C57; color:#FFC322 2009 Game Log: Postseason y background:#FFC322; color:#CC0000 Eastern Conference Semifinals Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || September 17 || 7:00 pm || @ Washington || ESPN2 || 88–79 || Catchings (26) || Catchings (12) || Bevilaqua, Catchings, January (3) || Comcast Center 6,332 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || September 19 || 7:00 pm || Washington || NBA TV || 81–74 (OT) || Catchings (24) || Catchings (16) || Catchings, Douglas (5) || Conseco Fieldhouse 9,655 || 2–0 |- y background:#FFC322; color:#CC0000 Eastern Conference Finals Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || September 23 || 8:00 pm || @ Detroit || ESPN2 || 56–72 || Douglas (16) || Catchings (11) || Bevilaqua, Douglas (5) || Palace of Auburn Hills 7,214 || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || September 25 || 7:00 pm || Detroit || NBA TV || 79–75 || Catchings (22) || Catchings (9) || Catchings (5) || Conseco Fieldhouse 9,210 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || September 26 || 7:00 pm || Detroit || NBA TV || 72–67 || Sutton-Brown (17) || Catchings (8) || Catchings (5) || Conseco Fieldhouse 18,165 || 2–1 |- y background:#FFC322; color:#CC0000 WNBA Finals Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || September 29 || 9:00 pm || @ Phoenix || ESPN2 || 116–120 (OT) || Douglas (30) || Hoffman (8) || January (7) || US Airways Center 11,617 || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || October 1 || 9:00 pm || @ Phoenix || ESPN2 || 93–84 || Catchings (19) || Catchings (9) || Catchings (11) || US Airways Center 16,758 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || October 4 || 4:00 pm || Phoenix || ESPN2 || 86–85 || Hoffman (18) || Catchings (12) || Catchings, Douglas (7) || Conseco Fieldhouse 18,165 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || October 7 || 7:30 pm || Phoenix || ESPN2 || 77–90 || Catchings (24) || Catchings (12) || Catchings, Douglas (4) || Conseco Fieldhouse 18,165 || 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || October 9 || 9:00 pm || @ Phoenix || ESPN2 || 86–94 || Sutton-Brown (22) || Catchings (9) || Douglas (9) || US Airways Center 17,313 || 2–3 |- Regular season statistics Player statistics Player GP GS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Bevilaqua, Tully Tully Bevilaqua 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0 Catchings, Tamika Tamika Catchings 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0 Davenport, Jessica Jessica Davenport 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0 Dixon, Tamecka Tamecka Dixon 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0 Douglas, Katie Katie Douglas 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0 Griffith, Yolanda Yolanda Griffith 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0 Hoffman, Ebony Ebony Hoffman 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0 January, Briann Briann January 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0 Moore, Jessica Jessica Moore 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0 Murphy, Eshaya Eshaya Murphy 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0 Sutton-Brown, Tammy Tammy Sutton-Brown 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0 White, Erica Erica White 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0 Wirth, Christina Christina Wirth 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0 Whittington, Khadijah Khadijah Whittington 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0 Team statistics Team FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG Indiana Fever .000 .000 .000 00.0 00.0 0.0 0.0 00.0 00.0 00.0 Opponents .000 .000 .000 00.0 00.0 0.0 0.0 00.0 00.0 00.0 Awards and honors Tamika Catchings was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of June 22, 2009. Tammy Sutton-Brown was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of June 29, 2009. Katie Douglas was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of July 27, 2009. Katie Douglas was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of August 3, 2009. Tamika Catchings was named to the 2009 WNBA All-Star Team as an Eastern Conference starter. Katie Douglas was named to the 2009 WNBA All-Star Team as an Eastern Conference starter. Tamika Catchings was named to the All-WNBA First Team. Katie Douglas was named to the All-WNBA Second Team. Tamika Catchings was named the Defensive Player of the Year. Tamika Catchings was named to the All-Defensive First Team. Tully Bevilaqua was named to the All-Defensive First Team. References 30em Indiana Category:Indiana Fever seasons Category:Eastern Conference (WNBA) championship seasons Indiana Fever Category:Long stubs with short prose