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2000 Indiana Fever season
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1st season in the WNBA
August 2023
March 2026
Indiana Fever 2000 9 23 Eastern 7th Anne Donovan Conseco Fieldhouse Did not qualify yes
The 2000 Indiana Fever season was the franchise's 1st season in the WNBA and their 1st season under head coach, Anne Donovan.
Transactions
WNBA expansion draft
2000 WNBA expansion draft
Player Nationality Former WNBA TeamGordana GrubinSFR Yugoslavia YugoslaviaLos Angeles SparksStephanie McCartyCharlotte StingNyree RobertsWashington MysticsRita WilliamsWashington MysticsKara WoltersHouston CometsChantel TremitiereUtah Starzz
WNBA draft
2000 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country 2 26 Jurgita Štreimikytė USSR Pool Comense (Italy) 3 42 Usha Gilmore Rutgers450Latina DavisTennessee458Renee RobinsonVirginia
Transactions
DateTransaction October 20, 1999 Hired Anne Donovan as Interim Head Coach2000 Indiana Fever Transactions https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/teams/IND/2000_transactions.html 2024-07-18 Basketball-Reference.com enDecember 15, 1999Drafted Gordana Grubin, Stephanie McCarty, Nyree Roberts, Rita Williams, Kara Wolters and Chantel Tremitiere in the WNBA expansion draft April 25, 2000 Drafted Jurgita Štreimikytė, Usha Gilmore, Latina Davis and Renee Robinson in the 2000 WNBA draftTraded Latina Davis and Renee Robinson to the Houston Comets in exchange for Latavia Coleman June 7, 2000Signed Alessandra Santos de OliveiraWaived Beverly Williams
Roster
Indiana Fever 2000 WNBA 12 Katryna Gaither C 6 3 170 1975-08-13 R Notre Dame USA
33 Usha Gilmore 1 G 5 11 1978-08-24 R Rutgers USA
10 Gordana Grubin G 5 11 165 1972-08-20 1 SFR Yugoslavia
50 Donna Harrington 2000 Indiana Fever season F 6 3 1966-09-29 R Old Dominion USA
21 Monica Maxwell F 5 9 162 1976-12-21 1 Louisiana Tech USA
22 Stephanie McCarty Stephanie White G/F 5 9 1977-06-20 1 Purdue USA
5 Danielle McCulley C/F 6 3 175 1975-01-18 R Western Kentucky USA
11 Texlin Quinney 1 F 6 4 165 1974-09-07 R Seton Hall USA
13 Alessandra Santos de Oliveira C 6 5 181 1973-12-02 2 BRA
7 Jurgita Štreimikytė F 6 2 165 1974-05-14 R USSR
43 Alicia Thompson F 6 1 180 1976-06-30 1 Texas Tech USA
3 Chantel Tremitiere G 5 6 142 1969-10-20 3 Auburn USA
4 Beverly Williams 1 G 5 9 1965-11-09 R Texas USA
23 Rita Williams G 5 6 135 1976-01-14 2 UConn USA
52 Kara Wolters C 6 7 227 1975-08-15 1 UConn USA USA Anne Donovan Old Dominion USA Shelley Patterson
USA Julie Plank
Schedule
Regular season
background:#002e62; color:white 2000 game logTotal: 9–23 (Home: 5–11; Road: 4–12)
y background:#e03a3e; color:white June: 3–10 (Home: 1–6; Road: 2–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
|-
| 1
| June 1
| @ Miami
| W 57-54
| Alicia Thompson (13)
| Stephanie McCarty (8)
| Stephanie McCarty (4)
| American Airlines Arena
| 1–0
|-
| 2
| June 3
| Orlando
| L 82-88
| Alicia Thompson (22)
| Alicia Thompson (15)
| Monica Maxwell (6)
| Conseco Fieldhouse
| 1–1
|-
| 3
| June 5
| Miami
| W 80-59
| Kara Wolters (24)
| Alicia Thompson (7)
| Stephanie McCarty (4)
| Conseco Fieldhouse
| 2–1
|-
| 4
| June 9
| @ Detroit
| L 76-80
| Stephanie McCarty (20)
| Alicia Thompson (9)
| Rita Williams (4)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills
| 2–2
|-
| 5
| June 10
| New York
| L 62-70
| Stephanie McCarty (15)
| Kara Wolters (9)
| Stephanie McCarty (8)
| Conseco Fieldhouse
| 2–3
|-
| 6
| June 12
| Cleveland
| L 70-83
| Kara Wolters (17)
| McCulley Wolters (5)
| Monica Maxwell (5)
| Conseco Fieldhouse
| 2–4
|-
| 7
| June 17
| @ Orlando
| W 79-54
| Alicia Thompson (17)
| Grubin Thompson Williams (5)
| McCarty McCulley Williams (3)
| TD Waterhouse Centre
| 3–4
|-
| 8
| June 18
| @ Detroit
| L 74-111
| Gordana Grubin (19)
| Grubin Thompson (7)
| Grubin McCarty (2)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills
| 3–5
|-
| 9
| June 21
| Sacramento
| L 58-70
| Jurgita Štreimikytė (15)
| Maxwell Štreimikytė (6)
| McCarty Williams (4)
| Conseco Fieldhouse
| 3–6
|-
| 10
| June 23
| New York
| L 60-69
| Monica Maxwell (15)
| Monica Maxwell (8)
| Jurgita Štreimikytė (4)
| Conseco Fieldhouse
| 3–7
|-
| 11
| June 24
| @ Houston
| L 67-93
| Kara Wolters (18)
| Kara Wolters (10)
| Rita Williams (7)
| Compaq Center
| 3–8
|-
| 12
| June 28
| Los Angeles
| L 73-82
| Monica Maxwell (29)
| Maxwell Wolters (7)
| Grubin Štreimikytė Williams Wolters (2)
| Conseco Fieldhouse
| 3–9
|-
| 13
| June 30
| @ New York
| L 70-72
| Kara Wolters (16)
| Maxwell Williams Wolters (4)
| Rita Williams (5)
| Madison Square Garden
| 3–10
|-
y background:#e03a3e; color:white July: 4–9 (Home: 2–3; Road: 2–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
|-
| 14
| July 1
| Miami
| L 52-54
| Danielle McCulley (17)
| Danielle McCulley (6)
| Jurgita Štreimikytė (4)
| Conseco Fieldhouse
| 3–11
|-
| 15
| July 3
| Portland
| L 64-68
| Monica Maxwell (20)
| Rita Williams (7)
| Rita Williams (6)
| Conseco Fieldhouse
| 3–12
|-
| 16
| July 6
| @ Orlando
| L 60-72
| Kara Wolters (16)
| Kara Wolters (10)
| Štreimikytė Williams (3)
| TD Waterhouse Centre
| 3–13
|-
| 17
| July 8
| Phoenix
| L 65-66
| Grubin Maxwell (20)
| Monica Maxwell (8)
| Rita Williams (5)
| Conseco Fieldhouse
| 3–14
|-
| 18
| July 12
| @ Washington
| W 81-58
| Rita Williams (17)
| Alicia Thompson (6)
| Chantel Tremitiere (5)
| MCI Center
| 4–14
|-
| 19
| July 14
| Seattle
| W 64-45
| Stephanie McCarty (16)
| Monica Maxwell (9)
| Chantel Tremitiere (4)
| Conseco Fieldhouse
| 5–14
|-
| 20
| July 15
| @ Cleveland
| L 55-79
| Danielle McCulley (17)
| McCulley Štreimikytė Thompson (3)
| Rita Williams (4)
| Gund Arena
| 5–15
|-
| 21
| July 20
| @ Washington
| L 74-85
| Alicia Thompson (18)
| Alicia Thompson (9)
| Rita Williams (4)
| MCI Center
| 5–16
|-
| 22
| July 22
| Charlotte
| W 80-59
| Gordana Grubin (19)
| Monica Maxwell (10)
| Alicia Thompson (5)
| Conseco Fieldhouse
| 6–16
|-
| 23
| July 24
| @ Charlotte
| L 78-82
| Rita Williams (21)
| Monica Maxwell (9)
| Štreimikytė Williams (4)
| Charlotte Coliseum
| 6–17
|-
| 24
| July 26
| @ Phoenix
| L 65-79
| Kara Wolters (18)
| Alicia Thompson (9)
| Gordana Grubin (4)
| America West Arena
| 6–18
|-
| 25
| July 28
| @ Portland
| W 73-58
| Kara Wolters (14)
| Monica Maxwell (6)
| Monica Maxwell (7)
| Rose Garden
| 7–18
|-
| 26
| July 29
| @ Utah
| L 71-79
| Alicia Thompson (18)
| Alicia Thompson (8)
| Rita Williams (5)
| Delta Center
| 7–19
|-
y background:#e03a3e; color:white August: 2–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
|-
| 27
| August 1
| @ Seattle
| L 60-66
| Grubin Williams Wolters (15)
| Kara Wolters (9)
| Rita Williams (6)
| KeyArena
| 7–20
|-
| 28
| August 3
| Washington
| L 71-75
| Rita Williams (19)
| Kara Wolters (8)
| Grubin Williams (5)
| Conseco Fieldhouse
| 7–21
|-
| 29
| August 4
| Cleveland
| W 87-75
| Alicia Thompson (18)
| Kara Wolters (9)
| Rita Williams (7)
| Conseco Fieldhouse
| 8–21
|-
| 30
| August 6
| @ Minnesota
| L 75-80
| Williams Wolters (16)
| Alicia Thompson (7)
| Alicia Thompson (6)
| Target Center
| 8–22
|-
| 31
| August 7
| Detroit
| L 63-74
| Williams Wolters (14)
| Kara Wolters (10)
| Rita Williams (5)
| Conseco Fieldhouse
| 8–23
|-
| 32
| August 9
| Charlotte
| W 67-51
| Alicia Thompson (15)
| Monica Maxwell (8)
| Gordana Grubin (6)
| Conseco Fieldhouse
| 9–23
|-
Season standings
IND
Statistics
Regular season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Monica Maxwell 32 32 32.2 .386 .397 .862 5.0 2.0 1.5 0.5 10.4 Rita Williams 32 29 31.7 .409 .374 .731 3.0 3.2 2.4 0.1 11.0 Kara Wolters 31 30 25.6 .561 N/A .740 5.3 1.3 0.4 1.6 11.9 Alicia Thompson 31 26 25.5 .514 .450 .714 5.1 1.3 0.8 0.1 10.0 Gordana Grubin 29 20 24.8 .377 .308 .775 2.6 2.2 1.1 0.0 8.2 Stephanie McCarty 32 12 19.8 .398 .386 .826 1.9 1.8 1.0 0.2 7.2 Danielle McCulley 29 2 15.7 .412 .176 .730 2.8 0.7 0.6 0.8 6.0 Jurgita Štreimikytė 27 6 15.7 .393 .333 .771 2.6 1.6 0.6 0.9 4.5 Chantel Tremitiere 25 3 12.7 .353 .444 .625 1.2 2.0 0.4 0.0 2.0 Donna Harrington 8 0 8.4 .167 N/A .600 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.1 1.0 Texlin Quinney 17 0 6.9 .429 N/A .600 0.9 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.9Usha Gilmore405.3.200.000N/A1.30.50.00.00.5Katryna Gaither604.0.375N/AN/A0.50.20.00.21.0Alessandra Santos de Oliveira303.7 1.000N/A.1671.00.00.00.01.0Beverly Williams103.0N/AN/AN/A0.00.00.00.00.0
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
References
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