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Indiana Fever
Conference	Eastern Conference
Founded	2000
Arena	Conseco Fieldhouse
City	Indianapolis, Indiana
Team Colors	Blue, Red, Gold
Owner	Herbert and Melvin Simon [1]
General Manager	Kelly Krauskopf
Head Coach	Brian Winters
WNBA Championships	None
Conference Titles	None
Mascot	Freddy Fever [2]

The Indiana Fever is a professional women's basketball team that plays in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Their first season of play in the league was in 2000. The team is the sister team of the NBA's Indiana Pacers.

Contents 1 Franchise History 2 Season-by-Season records 3 Uniforms 4 Players of note 4.1 Hall of Famers 4.2 Retired numbers 4.3 Not to be forgotten 4.4 Current roster 5 Coaches and others 6 External links

Since their inaugural season in 2000, the Indiana Fever have had a fast start as a WNBA franchise. In their first two seasons, they were coached by women's basketball legends Anne Donovan and Nell Fortner. Led by center Kara Wolters, their inaugural campaign was a losing one but they had high expectations after drafting University of Tennessee star Tamika Catchings in 2001. However, Catchings was injured for the entire season and the Fever missed the playoffs yet again. Even having a losing record they found their main rivals to be the New York Liberty and the Detroit Shock.

The 2002 season proved to be the breakout season for both the Fever and Tamika Catchings. Catchings proved to be one of the most versatile players in the WNBA, easily winning Rookie of the Year honors as well as making the WNBA All-Star team. The Fever would make their first playoff appearance in franchise history that year.

The seasons following the 2002 campaign were seasons of transition for the Fever. The team added Olympian Natalie Williams and Charlotte Sting star Kelly Miller before the 2003 season. Despite lofty expectations, the team failed to make the playoffs in 2003, leading to the resignation of original coach and GM Nell Fortner. Lead by new coach Brian Winters, they did not make the playoffs in 2004, but in 2005, they earned their first playoff series win over the New York Liberty, the team that had defeated them in the first round of the 2002 playoffs. They then went on to play the Connecticut Sun in the Eastern Conference Finals but fell short to the favored Sun 2-0.

The 2006 season was a big year for the Fever, adding former All-Star Anna DeForge from the Phoenix Mercury then folloing up with another All-Star addition Tamika Whitmore. In the draft they selected swing-man La'Tangela Atkinson from University of North Carolina along with Kasha Terry from Georgia Tech University. That season the Fever led the WNBA in total defense and steals. Teammates Tamika Catchings and Tully Bevilaqua led the league in steals 1 & 2 respectively. They made the playoffs for a 2nd straight year as the 3rd seed. The season fell short when they lost 2-0 to the eventual champion the Detroit Shock in the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals. They also made a new rival that season, the Chicago Sky, called the "I-65" rivalry.

In the 2006 off-season the Fever were displeased with their shortfall and added a defensive minded swing-forward Sheri Sam and a strong lost post presence Tammy Sutton-Brown from the disbanded Charlotte Sting. Adding 2 more All-Stars brought the team to a total of 4 All-Stars.

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, % = Win-Loss %

Season	W	L	%	Playoffs	Results
Indiana Fever
2000	9	23	.281
2001	10	22	.313
2002	16	16	.500	Lost First Round	New York 2, Indiana 1
2003	16	18	.471
2004	15	19	.441
2005	21	13	.618	Won First Round Lost Conference Finals	Indiana 2, New York 0 Connecticut 2, Indiana 0
2006	21	13	.618	Lost First Round	Detroit 2, Indiana 0
Totals	108	124	.466
Playoffs	3	6	.333

Stats updated August 20, 2006

The home jerseys are white with red, dark blue and yellow on the sides. Fever logo text on the chest. On the road, dark blue with red and yellow on the sides. State name in red letters trimmed with white on the chest.

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• La'Tangela Atkinson
• Coretta Brown, now an administrative assistant for the women's basketball team at Georgia Tech
• Gordana Grubin
• Sonja Henning
• Niele Ivey
• Deanna Jackson
• Nadine Malcolm
• Monica Maxwell, now an assistant coach at Cal State Northridge
• Stephanie McCarty
• Nikki McCray
• Danielle McCulley
• Kelly Miller
• Bridget Pettis
• Kristen Rasmussen
• Kelly Schumacher
• Olympia Scott
• Charlotte Smith, retired 2006
• Jurgita Streimikyte
• Alicia Thompson
• Chantel Tremitiere
• Coquese Washington
• Stephanie White, now an assistant coach at University of Toledo
• Natalie Williams. retired 2005
• Rita Williams
• Kara Wolters

Indiana Fever Current Roster
Head Coach: Brian Winters				Edit
Pos.	No.	Name	College
G	41	Tully Bevilaqua	Australia
F	24	Tamika Catchings	Tennessee
G	30	Anna DeForge	Nebraska
F	13	Linda Frohlich	UNLV
C	32	Ebony Hoffman	USC
G-F	2	Sheri Sam	Vanderbilt
G	3	K.B. Sharp	Cincinnati
F	43	Ann Strother	Connecticut
F	8	Tammy Sutton-Brown	Rutgers
C	35	Kasha Terry	Georgia Tech
G	15	Tan White	Mississippi State
F	91	Tamika Whitmore	Memphis
(IL) - Inactive List

Head Coaches:

• Anne Donovan (2000) (Hall of Famer), now coaches the Seattle Storm of the WNBA.
• Nell Fortner (2001-2003), now coaches the women's team at Auburn University
• Brian Winters (2004-Present)

• Fever website

Women's National Basketball Association

Eastern Conference	Western Conference
Chicago Sky | Connecticut Sun | Detroit Shock | Indiana Fever | New York Liberty | Washington Mystics	Houston Comets | Los Angeles Sparks | Minnesota Lynx | Phoenix Mercury | Sacramento Monarchs | San Antonio Silver Stars | Seattle Storm
Defunct teams: Charlotte Sting | Cleveland Rockers | Miami Sol | Portland Fire
Media: WNBA on ESPN | List of WNBA Finals broadcasters
Other Women's Leagues: National Women's Basketball League | Women's National Basketball League (Australia)