10th season in the WNBA
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.
[1]
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.
[2]
Free agents
Roster
Indiana Fever roster
|
Players |
Coaches
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Pos. |
# |
Nat. |
Name |
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Height |
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Weight |
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DOB |
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From |
Yrs
|
PG
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41
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Bevilaqua, Tully (C)
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5' 7" (1.7m)
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145 lb (66kg)
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Australia
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SF
|
24
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Catchings, Tamika (C)
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6' 1" (1.85m)
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167 lb (76kg)
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Tennessee
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C
|
50
|
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Davenport, Jessica
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6' 5" (1.96m)
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215 lb (98kg)
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Ohio State
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SG
|
21
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Dixon, Tamecka
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5' 9" (1.75m)
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148 lb (67kg)
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Kansas
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G/F
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23
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Douglas, Katie
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6' 0" (1.83m)
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165 lb (75kg)
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Purdue
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|
PF
|
32
|
|
Hoffman, Ebony
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6' 2" (1.88m)
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215 lb (98kg)
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USC
|
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PG
|
20
|
|
January, Briann
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5' 8" (1.73m)
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160 lb (73kg)
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Arizona State
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F/C
|
31
|
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Moore, Jessica
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6' 3" (1.91m)
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175 lb (79kg)
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Connecticut
|
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SG
|
14
|
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Murphy, Eshaya
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5' 11" (1.8m)
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164 lb (74kg)
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USC
|
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C
|
8
|
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Sutton-Brown, Tammy
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6' 4" (1.93m)
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200 lb (91kg)
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Rutgers
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SF
|
34
|
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Wirth, Christina
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6' 1" (1.85m)
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185 lb (84kg)
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Vanderbilt
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- Head coach
- Assistant coaches
- Athletic trainer
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Craig Stull
- Strength and conditioning coach
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (FA) Free agent
- (IN) Inactive
- (S) Suspended
Injured
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Season standings
Schedule
Preseason
Regular season
2009 Game Log: Regular Season
|
Game |
Date |
Time (ET) |
Opponent |
TV |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location/Attendance |
Record
|
1 |
June 6 |
7:00 pm |
@ Atlanta |
|
86-87 (2OT) |
Douglas (22) |
Catchings (9) |
January (5) |
Philips Arena 8,709 |
0-1
|
2 |
June 7 |
7:00 pm |
Minnesota |
FSI |
74-96 |
Griffith (17) |
Griffith (7) |
White (4) |
Conseco Fieldhouse 9,234 |
0-2
|
3 |
June 9 |
7:00 pm |
Seattle |
ESPN2 |
73-66 |
Douglas (20) |
Sutton-Brown (10) |
Hoffman (4) |
Conseco Fieldhouse 7,253 |
1-2
|
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
|
5 |
June 19 |
7:30 pm |
@ Detroit |
|
66-54 |
Catchings (15) |
Sutton-Brown (9) |
Catchings (4) |
Palace of Auburn Hills 7,725 |
3-2
|
6 |
June 21 |
6:00 pm |
Detroit |
NBA TV FSI |
82-70 |
Douglas (23) |
Sutton-Brown (9) |
Catchings (6) |
Conseco Fieldhouse 7,610 |
4-2
|
7 |
June 26 |
7:30 pm |
@ New York |
|
82-81 (OT) |
Douglas (28) |
Hoffman (14) |
Douglas (4) |
Madison Square Garden 9,304 |
5-2
|
8 |
June 27 |
7:00 pm |
New York |
MSG |
63-54 |
Hoffman (14) |
Catchings (11) |
Catchings (4) |
Conseco Fieldhouse 8,481 |
6-2
|
|
Game |
Date |
Time (ET) |
Opponent |
TV |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location/Attendance |
Record
|
9 |
July 2 |
7:00 pm |
Connecticut |
NBA TV FSI |
67-53 |
Douglas, Sutton-Brown (14) |
Sutton-Brown (14) |
Catchings (5) |
Conseco Fieldhouse 6,468 |
7-2
|
10 |
July 5 |
6:00 pm |
Atlanta |
|
78-74 |
Sutton-Brown (22) |
Catchings, Sutton-Brown (9) |
Catchings (5) |
Conseco Fieldhouse 7,024 |
8-2
|
11 |
July 10 |
8:30 pm |
@ Chicago |
|
83-54 |
Murphy (15) |
Sutton-Brown (7) |
Hoffman, January (6) |
UIC Pavilion 4,021 |
9-2
|
12 |
July 15 |
1:00 pm |
Chicago |
|
84-74 |
Sutton-Brown (22) |
Catchings (8) |
Catchings, Douglas (8) |
Conseco Fieldhouse 10,050 |
10-2
|
13 |
July 17 |
7:00 pm |
Atlanta |
|
84-79 |
Douglas (25) |
Catchings (8) |
Bevilaqua (5) |
Conseco Fieldhouse 7,975 |
11-2
|
14 |
July 19 |
3:00 pm |
@ Connecticut |
|
61-67 |
Douglas, Hoffman (15) |
Hoffman (6) |
Catchings, Douglas (4) |
Mohegan Sun Arena 6,517 |
11-3
|
15 |
July 21 |
7:00 pm |
@ Washington |
|
82-70 |
Catchings (28) |
Catchings (10) |
Bevilaqua (8) |
Verizon Center 9,798 |
12-3
|
16 |
July 23 |
12:30 pm |
@ San Antonio |
|
65-84 |
Davenport (13) |
Davenport (6) |
January (6) |
AT&T Center 9,985 |
12-4
|
17 |
July 28 |
7:00 pm |
Washington |
|
85-81 |
Douglas (34) |
Hoffman (10) |
Bevilaqua, Douglas (3) |
Conseco Fieldhouse 5,904 |
13-4
|
18 |
July 30 |
7:00 pm |
Connecticut |
FSI |
94-85 (OT) |
Douglas (32) |
Hoffman (8) |
Bevilaqua (4) |
Conseco Fieldhouse 6,538 |
14-4
|
|
Game |
Date |
Time (ET) |
Opponent |
TV |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location/Attendance |
Record
|
19 |
August 2 |
4:00 pm |
@ Washington |
|
87-79 |
Douglas (24) |
Catchings (9) |
Catchings (5) |
Verizon Center 11,595 |
15-4
|
20 |
August 5 |
7:00 pm |
Chicago |
NBA TV CN100 |
76-67 |
Douglas (14) |
Murphy (7) |
Bevilaqua, January (3) |
Conseco Fieldhouse 6,581 |
16-4
|
21 |
August 8 |
10:00 pm |
@ Phoenix |
|
90-83 |
Douglas (28) |
Douglas (10) |
Catchings, Douglas (5) |
US Airways Center 9,867 |
17-4
|
22 |
August 10 |
10:30 pm |
@ Los Angeles |
|
63-75 |
Douglas (16) |
Catchings, Moore (6) |
Hoffman (3) |
STAPLES Center 8,263 |
17-5
|
23 |
August 13 |
8:00 pm |
@ Minnesota |
|
91-81 |
Hoffman (24) |
Hoffman (10) |
Bevilaqua, Dixon (4) |
Target Center 7,156 |
18-5
|
24 |
August 15 |
7:00 pm |
Detroit |
|
82-59 |
Douglas (19) |
Catchings (9) |
Douglas (4) |
Conseco Fieldhouse 9,963 |
19-5
|
25 |
August 20 |
10:00 pm |
@ Sacramento |
|
62-67 |
Douglas (21) |
Catchings (9) |
January (6) |
ARCO Arena 6,290 |
19-6
|
26 |
August 22 |
10:00 pm |
@ Seattle |
|
60-74 |
Douglas (12) |
Catchings, Hoffman (7) |
Catchings (7) |
KeyArena 8,273 |
19-7
|
27 |
August 27 |
7:00 pm |
San Antonio |
NBA TV FSI |
Catchings (20) |
|
Catchings (8) |
Bevilaqua, Douglas (3) |
Conseco Fieldhouse 6,836 |
20-7
|
28 |
August 29 |
7:00 pm |
Sacramento |
|
78-79 |
Douglas (24) |
Sutton-Brown (7) |
Bevilaqua (6) |
Conseco Fieldhouse 8,579 |
20-8
|
|
Game |
Date |
Time (ET) |
Opponent |
TV |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location/Attendance |
Record
|
29 |
September 2 |
7:00 pm |
Phoenix |
NBA TV FSI |
90-106 |
Catchings (27) |
Catchings (12) |
Catchings (5) |
Conseco Fieldhouse 7,446 |
20-9
|
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
|
31 |
September 6 |
4:00 pm |
Washington |
|
72-61 |
Catchings (20) |
Sutton-Brown (11) |
Hoffman (4) |
Conseco Fieldhouse 9,702 |
21-10
|
32 |
September 8 |
7:30 pm |
@ New York |
|
69-63 |
Catchings, Douglas (17) |
Catchings (10) |
Douglas (4) |
Madison Square Garden 7,583 |
22-10
|
33 |
September 10 |
8:00 pm |
@ Chicago |
|
79-86 |
Douglas (25) |
Catchings (10) |
Douglas, January (4) |
UIC Pavilion 2,902 |
22-11
|
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
|
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All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess
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Postseason
2009 Game Log: Postseason
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Eastern Conference Semifinals
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Eastern Conference Finals
|
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Regular Season statistics
Player statistics
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
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Awards and honors
References
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Franchise | |
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Arenas | |
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Head coaches | |
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Administration | |
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All-Stars | |
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Seasons | |
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Playoff appearances | |
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Conference Championships | |
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WNBA Championships | |
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Rivals | |
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Media |
- TV: WTHR / WALV
- Radio: WFNI (The Fan)
- Announcers: Debbie Antonelli, Chris Denari
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