2007 Indiana Fever season

8th season in the WNBA August 2023 March 2026 Indiana Fever 2007 21 13 Eastern 2 Eliminated 2–1 by Detroit, Eastern Conference Finals Brian Winters Conseco Fieldhouse FSN Indiana The 2007 Indiana Fever season was the franchise's 8th season in the WNBA and their 4th season under head coach, Brian Winters. They finished 2nd in the Eastern Conference with 21 wins and 13 losses on the season. The season marked the third consecutive season that the Fever earned a playoff berth. They eliminated the Connecticut Sun, 2–1, in the First Round of the playoffs but then in turn were eliminated in the Eastern Conference Finals, 2–1, by the Detroit Shock. Offseason On March 23, 2007, the Fever signed Tammy Sutton-Brown from the defunct Charlotte Sting, Sutton-Brown was one of the most sought-after free agents. http://www.wnba.com/fever/news/070322_SuttonBrown_Sign.html Sutton-Brown Free Agent Signing Highlights Fever Roster Moves FeverBasketball.com 2008-02-19 2008-04-24 The following player was selected in the Dispersal Draft from the Charlotte Sting: Sheri Sam http://www.wnba.com/fever/news/Fever_Select_Sam.html Sheri Sam is Fever's Newest Star FeverBasketball.com 2007-03-23 2008-04-29 2007 WNBA draft 2007 WNBA draft Indiana's selections from the 2008 WNBA draft in Cleveland. Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/club team 1 9 Alison Bales http://www.wnba.com/fever/news/070404_draft.html Bales Highlights Fever Draft Selections FeverBasketball.com 2007-04-04 2008-04-27 Center Duke 2 22 Lyndsey Medders Point guard Iowa State 3 35 Ashley Key Shooting guard N.C. State Roster Indiana Fever 2007 WNBA 43 Alison Bales C 6 7 218 Duke USA 41 Tully Bevilaqua PG 5 7 145 Australia AUS 24 Tamika Catchings SF 6 2 167 Tennessee USA C yes 30 Anna DeForge SG 5 10 160 Nebraska USA 32 Ebony Hoffman PF 6 2 215 USC USA 55 Sheri Sam SF 6 0 160 Vanderbilt USA 3 K.B. Sharp PG 5 9 149 Cincinnati USA 7 Ann Strother SG 6 3 166 Connecticut USA 8 Tammy Sutton-Brown C 6 4 200 Rutgers CAN 35 Kasha Terry C 6 3 185 Georgia Tech USA 15 Tan White SG 5 7 154 Mississippi State USA 91 Tamika Whitmore PF 6 2 190 Memphis USA USA Brian Winters South Carolina USA Lin Dunn University of Tennessee at Martin USA Julie Plank Ohio State USA Greg Moore basketball coach University of Sioux Falls USA Holly Heitzman Syracuse Depth Pos.StarterBenchReserveInactive C Tammy Sutton-Brown Alison Bales PF Tamika Whitmore Ebony Hoffman Kasha Terry SF Tamika Catchings Sheri Sam SG Anna DeForge Tan White Ann Strother PG Tully Bevilaqua K. B. Sharp Season standings IND Schedule Preseason Game Date Opponent Score/Time High points High rebounds High assists Arena/Attendance Record 1 May 5 Seattle 75–58 Catchings (18) Catchings (8) Bevilaqua (8) Conseco Fieldhouse 3,033 1–0 2 May 10 Los Angeles L 81–76 Catchings, DeForge (13) Hoffman (9) Catchings (6) Conseco Fieldhouse 4,044 1–1 3 May 15 Chicago W 60–55 Catchings (16) Catchings (8) Bevilaqua (6) UIC Pavilion 3,005 2–1 Regular season Game Date Opponent Score/Time High points High rebounds High assists Arena/Attendance Record 1 May 19 Minnesota W 83–64 White (17) Catchings (7) Catchings (4) Conseco Fieldhouse 9,210 1–0 2 May 24 Los Angeles W 83–70 Catchings (24) Catchings (8) Catchings (5) Conseco Fieldhouse 5,058 2–0 3 May 29 @ Minnesota W 89–75 Catchings (21) Hoffman (7) Catchings (6) Target Center 6,238 3–0 4 June 3 Washington W 70–66 White (20) Catchings (9) DeForge (4) Conseco Fieldhouse 6,972 4–0 5 June 5 @ New York L 78–67 Catchings (21) Whitmore (8) Catchings (9) Madison Square Garden 7,282 4–1 6 June 6 Houston W 84–59 Sutton-Brown (17) Catchings (7) Sharp (6) Conseco Fieldhouse 5,909 5–1 7 June 8 @ Washington W 74–69 Catchings (24) Catchings (12) Bevilaqua (5) Verizon Center 7,110 6–1 8 June 10 New York W 80–61 Sutton-Brown, Whitmore (22) Sutton-Brown (13) Bevilaqua, Catchings (4) Conseco Fieldhouse 6,938 7–1 9 June 13 Seattle W 90–62 White (23) Catchings (10) Whitmore (5) Conseco Fieldhouse 5,838 8–1 10 June 15 Phoenix L 89–78 Catchings, Sutton-Brown (17) Catchings (15) Bevilaqua (4) Conseco Fieldhouse 6,579 8–2 11 June 16 @ Detroit W 77–67 Catchings (26) Catchings (14) Whitmore (4) Palace of Auburn Hills 8,812 9–2 12 June 22 Connecticut L 78–74 White, Whitmore (15) Catchings (12) Catchings (7) Conseco Fieldhouse 7,240 9–3 13 June 24 @ New York W 74–63 Catchings (18) Sutton-Brown (7) Catchings (6) Madison Square Garden 7,554 10–3 14 June 29 @ Connecticut L 72–67 Whitmore (13) Catchings (11) Sutton-Brown (5) Mohegan Sun Arena 7,617 10–4 15 July 1 @ Washington W 69–62 Catchings, White (14) White (8) Catchings (3) Verizon Center 7,233 11–4 16 July 5 @ Los Angeles W 57–56 Catchings (17) Catchings (11) Catchings (5) Staples Center 8,262 12–4 17 July 8 Chicago W 86–70 Catchings (16) Catchings (7) Catchings (1) Conseco Fieldhouse 8,247 13–4 18 July 10 @ Houston W 79–77 Catchings (23) Catchings, Sutton-Brown (6) Catchings (5) Toyota Center 7,226 14–4 19 July 12 New York W 79–63 White (16) Catchings (10) Catchings (5) Conseco Fieldhouse 7,095 15–4 20 July 18 Chicago W 75–74 Catchings (22) Catchings (13) Catchings (6) Conseco Fieldhouse 10,542 16–4 21 July 20 Detroit L 89–90 Sutton-Brown (16) Catchings (8) Catchings (7) Conseco Fieldhouse 9,210 16–5 22 July 21 @ Chicago L 68–65 Whitmore (26) Bevilaqua, DeForge (5) Bevilaqua (5) UIC Pavilion 3,383 16–6 23 July 24 San Antonio L 71–63 (OT) DeForge (15) Sutton-Brown (6) Sam (6) Conseco Fieldhouse 6,028 16–7 24 July 26 @ Sacramento L 60–50 White (14) Hoffman (8) Bevilaqua, Hoffman, Sam, Sharp, Whitmore (2) Arco Arena 13,320 16–8 25 July 27 @ Seattle L 89–75 DeForge (12) Sutton-Brown (5) White (4) KeyArena 8,052 16–9 26 July 29 @ Phoenix L 80–75 White (25) Sutton-Brown (9) Bevilaqua (5) US Airways Center 7,495 16–10 27 July 31 Washington W 66–57 White (20) Whitmore (15) Bevilaqua (4) Conseco Fieldhouse 6,012 17–10 28 August 4 @ Connecticut L 84–59 Sharp (14) Sutton-Brown (8) Sam (4) Mohegan Sun Arena 9,493 17–11 29 August 5 Sacramento W 63–55 Whitmore (16) Hoffman, Sutton-Brown, White (6) Bevilaqua, DeForge (4) Conseco Fieldhouse 6,645 18–11 30 August 7 @ Chicago W 75–70 (2OT) DeForge (16) DeForge (9) White (5) UIC Pavilion 5,029 19–11 31 August 11 @ Detroit L 74–69 White (15) DeForge (7) White (4) Palace of Auburn Hills 10,857 19–12 32 August 15 Connecticut L 77–74 DeForge (29) Sutton-Brown (10) White (4) Conseco Fieldhouse 6,433 19–13 33 August 17 @ San Antonio W 59–55 Whitmore (12) Sam (7) Sharp (3) AT&T Center 8,952 20–13 34 August 19 Detroit W 72–66 Whitmore (18) DeForge (8) Bevilaqua (6) Conseco Fieldhouse 8,899 21–13 Playoffs First round Game Date Opponent Score/Time High points High rebounds High assists Arena/Attendance Series 1 August 23 @ Connecticut L 93–88 (3OT) DeForge (31) Catchings (20) Catchings (7) Mohegan Sun Arena 7,271 Sun 1–0 2 August 25 Connecticut W 78–59 DeForge (26) Catchings (13) White, Whitmore (4) Conseco Fieldhouse 7,298 Tied 1–1 3 August 27 Connecticut W 93–88 Catchings (30) Catchings (13) Catchings (6) Conseco Fieldhouse 6,012 Fever win 2–1 Eastern Conference Finals Game Date Opponent Score/Time High points High rebounds High assists Arena/Attendance Series 1 August 31 Detroit W 75–65 Catchings (22) Catchings (10) Bevilaqua (4) Conseco Fieldhouse 9,623 Fever 1–0 2 September 2 @ Detroit L 77–63 DeForge (13) Catchings, DeForge, Sam (4) Whitmore (4) Palace of Auburn Hills 10,153 Tied 1–1 3 September 3 @ Detroit L 81–65 Sutton-Brown (17) Sutton-Brown, Sam (10) Sam, Whitmore (4) Palace of Auburn Hills 9,856 Shock win 2–1 Awards and records Awards Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award: Tully Bevilaqua http://www.wnba.com/news/awards07_sportsmanship.html Tully Bevilaqua Of The Indiana Fever Earns 2007 Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award WNBA.com 2007-08-31 2008-04-29 Records Player stats Season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Bales, Alison Alison Bales 17 0 9.9 .571 .000 .875 2.6 .1 .24 .76 3.2 Bevilaqua, Tully Tully Bevilaqua 34 34 26.5 .440 .371 .682 2.2 2.7 1.65 .06 5.3 Catchings, Tamika Tamika Catchings 21 21 32.3 .417 .311 .820 9.0 4.7 3.14 1.05 16.6 DeForge, Anna Anna DeForge 34 34 23.4 .418 .410 .906 3.3 1.5 .76 .12 8.7 Hoffman, Ebony Ebony Hoffman 34 10 17.1 .445 .400 .824 4.0 .8 .62 .53 4.2 Sam, Sheri Sheri Sam 33 4 17.9 .339 .273 .690 2.9 1.3 .88 .18 5.0 Sharp, K.B. K.B. Sharp 34 0 13.4 .412 .286 .724 .90 1.4 .38 .00 3.2 Strother, Ann Ann Strother 12 0 5.8 .323 .400 1.000 .8 .3 .00 .00 2.3 Sutton-Brown Tammy Tammy Sutton-Brown 34 33 25.3 .485 .000 .716 5.4 .9 1.03 1.38 12.0 Terry, Kasha Kasha Terry 9 0 6.0 .250 .000 .750 1.6 .1 .22 .33 1.0 White, Tan Tan White 34 9 24.7 .386 .339 .841 2.6 1.9 1.06 .29 10.8 Whitmore, Tamika Tamika Whitmore 34 25 25.9 .415 .300 .763 5.0 1.5 .59 .32 10.9 http://www.wnba.com/fever/stats/regular_season_2007.html 2007 Fever Regular Statistics FeverBasketball.com 2008-03-27 2008-04-29 Playoffs Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Bales, Alison Alison Bales 4 0 4.3 .000 .000 .000 .5 .3 .00 .00 0.0 Bevilaqua, Tully Tully Bevilaqua 6 6 35.8 .295 .286 .833 2.70 3.2 1.83 .00 7.3 Catchings, Tamika Tamika Catchings 6 6 32.7 .370 .263 .878 11.0 3.2 2.17 .50 15.8 DeForge, Anna Anna DeForge 6 6 32.8 .467 .393 1.000 3.7 1.0 1.33 .17 16.8 Hoffman, Ebony Ebony Hoffman 4 0 10.5 .417 .000 .00 2.3 .3 .00 .25 2.5 Sam, Sheri Sheri Sam 6 5 30.8 .373 .500 .500 5.3 2.2 1.00 .17 8.0 Sharp, K.B. K.B. Sharp 6 0 7.7 .100 .00 .833 .80 .5 .17 .00 1.2 Strother, Ann Ann Strother 3 0 5.0 .429 .333 .000 1.0 .7 .33 .00 2.3 Sutton-Brown Tammy Tammy Sutton-Brown 6 6 20.5 .349 .000 .571 4.70 .7 .17 2.00 7.0 Terry, Kasha Kasha Terry 0 0 0.0 .000 .000 .000 .0 .0 .00 .00 0.0 White, Tan Tan White 5 1 16.4 .267 .167 .000 1.8 2.0 1.0 .40 1.8 Whitmore, Tamika Tamika Whitmore 6 0 30.7 .448 .565 .615 5.3 2.7 .50 .17 16.5 http://www.wnba.com/fever/stats/playoffs_stats.html 2007 Fever Playoffs Statistics FeverBasketball.com 2008-03-27 2008-04-29 Transactions February 14, 2007 re-signed Tully Bevilaqua. March 7, 2007 traded Olympia Scott to the Phoenix Mercury for Ann Strother. March 14, 2007 exercised the 2008 option on Tan White's contract. March 23, 2007 traded La'Tangela Atkinson to the Sacramento Monarchs for the 24th pick in the 2008 WNBA draft March 23, 2007 re-signed Anna DeForge and signed free agent Tammy Sutton-Brown. April 13, 2007 waived Linda Frohlich. April 13, 2007 traded the 40th pick in the 2008 WNBA draft for Jessica Dickson. May 7, 2007 waived Lyndsey Medders. May 9, 2007 waived Erin Lawless and Ashley Key. May 16, 2007 waived Jessica Dickson and Jennifer Humphrey. http://www.wnba.com/transactions/WNBA_2007.html 2007 WNBA Transactions WNBA.com 2007-08-20 2008-04-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20080305053926/http://www.wnba.com/transactions/WNBA_2007.html March 5, 2008 References External links Official Indiana Fever website Official WNBA website 2006 2008 Indiana Fever seasons 2007 Indiana Fever Category:Indiana Fever seasons Indiana Category:Long stubs with short prose