2008 Indiana Fever season
{{Short description|Basketball team season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{WNBA season
| team = Indiana Fever
| year = 2008
| attendance = 7,702
| wins = 17
| losses = 17
| conf = Eastern
| conf_place = 4
| playoffs = Eliminated 2–1 by Detroit, Eastern Conference Semi-Finals
| coach = Lin Dunn
| arena = Conseco Fieldhouse
| points = Katie Douglas (15.6)
| rebounds = Ebony Hoffman (7.8)
| assists = Tamika Catchings (3.3)
| television = FSN Indiana
}}
The 2008 Indiana Fever season was their 9th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). They finished 4th in the Eastern Conference with 17 wins and 17 losses on the season. The season marked the fourth consecutive season that the Fever earned a playoff berth. They were eliminated in the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals 2–1 by the Detroit Shock.
Offseason
On October 26, 2007, the Fever announced that they declined the option for head coach, Brian Winters, ending his four-year tenure as head coach.{{cite web | url=http://www.wnba.com/fever/news/071026_winters.html | title = Fever Declines Option On Winters Contract | publisher = FeverBasketball.com | date = 2007-10-26 | accessdate = 2008-04-24}} On December 12, 2007, assistant coach Lin Dunn was named as the replacement for Winters.{{cite web | url = http://www.wnba.com/fever/news/071212_dunn.html | title = Dunn Named Fever’s Fourth Head Coach | publisher = FeverBasketball.com | date = 2007-12-12 | accessdate = 2008-04-24}}
In one of the biggest trades in WNBA history the Fever traded Tamika Whitmore and their first-round pick in the 2008 WNBA draft to the Connecticut Sun for Indianapolis native Katie Douglas on February 19, 2008.{{cite web | url = http://www.wnba.com/fever/news/080219_douglastrade.html | title = Fever Acquires Hometown Star Katie Douglas In Trade With Connecticut | publisher = FeverBasketball.com | date = 2008-02-19 | accessdate = 2008-04-24| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080329152032/http://www.wnba.com/fever/news/080219_douglastrade.html| archivedate=March 29, 2008}}
The following player was selected in the expansion draft by the Atlanta Dream :
=2008 WNBA draft=
{{main|2008 WNBA draft}}
Indiana's selections from the 2008 WNBA draft in Tampa Bay.
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;width:7%"| Round ! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;width:7%"| Pick ! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;width:20%"| Player ! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;width:15%"| Position ! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;width:15%"| Nationality ! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;width:20%"| School/club team |
| style="text-align: center"
| 2 | 26 | Khadijah Whittington{{cite web | url = http://www.wnba.com/fever/news/071212_dunn.html | title = Fever: 2008 WNBA Draft | publisher = FeverBasketball.com | date = 2008-04-09 | accessdate = 2008-04-25}} | {{USA}} |
Transactions
The Fever were involved in the following transactions during the 2008 season.{{cite web | url = http://www.wnba.com/transactions/WNBA_2008.html | title = 2008 WNBA Transactions | publisher = WNBA.com | accessdate = 2008-04-24 | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080415071744/http://www.wnba.com/transactions/WNBA_2008.html| archivedate= 15 April 2008 }}
=Trades=
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Date || Player Acquired || Acquired from||For | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| February 19, 2008 | Katie Douglas | Connecticut Sun | Tamika Whitmore, the 12th pick in the 2008 WNBA draft, and the rights to Jessica Foley |
| May 14, 2008 | Bernadette Ngoyisa | Chicago Sky | K.B. Sharp |
| July 4, 2008 | Kristen Mann | Atlanta Dream | Alison Bales |
=Free agents=
{{col-begin}}{{col-break|width=52%}}
==Additions==
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| style="width:70px"|Date || style="width:140px"|Player || style="width:210px"|Former team | ||
|---|---|---|
| style="height:40px"
| February 22, 2008 | LaToya Bond | Sacramento Monarchs |
| style="height:40px"
| March 20, 2008 | Allison Feaster | Free agent |
| style="height:40px"
| May 22, 2008 | Sherill Baker | Los Angeles Sparks |
| style="height:40px"
| August 14, 2008 | Doneeka Lewis | Seattle Storm |
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==Subtractions==
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| style="width:70px"|Date || style="width:140px"|Player || style="width:210px"|New team | ||
|---|---|---|
| style="height:40px"
| May 22, 2008 | Kasha Terry | Atlanta Dream |
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=Re-signings=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | |
| style="width:70px"|Date || style="width:140px"|Player | |
|---|---|
| style="height:40px"
| February 19, 2008 | Tammy Sutton-Brown |
| style="height:40px"
| February 22, 2008 | Ebony Hoffman |
| style="height:40px"
| February 28, 2008 | Tamika Catchings |
| style="height:40px"
| March 25, 2008 | K.B. Sharp |
Roster
{{sports roster
|team = Indiana Fever
|season = 2008
|style = WNBA
|players =
{{sports roster/entry | num = 35 | first = Sherill | last = Baker | pos = PG | ft = 5 | in = 8 | lbs = 125 | college = Georgia | nat = USA}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 41 | first = Tully | last = Bevilaqua | pos = PG | ft = 5 | in = 7 | lbs = 145 | from = Australia | nat = AUS}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 10 | first = LaToya | last = Bond | pos = PG | ft = 5 | in = 9 | lbs = 132 | college = Missouri | nat = USA}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 24 | first = Tamika | last = Catchings | pos = SF | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 167 | college = Tennessee | nat = USA | note = C}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 23 | first = Katie | last = Douglas |dab=basketball | pos = G/F | ft = 6 | in = 0 | lbs = 165 | college = Purdue | nat = USA}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 21 | first = Allison | last = Feaster | pos = G/F | ft = 5 | in = 11 | lbs = 168 | from = Harvard University | nat = USA}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 32 | first = Ebony | last = Hoffman | pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 215 | college = USC | nat = USA}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 4 | first = Doneeka | last = Lewis | pos = PG | ft = 5 | in = 9 | lbs = 160 | college = LSU | nat = USA }}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 44 | first = Kristen | last = Mann | pos = SF | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 185 | college = UCSB | nat = USA}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 50 | first = Bernadette | last = Ngoyisa | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 195 | from = Democratic Republic of the Congo | nat = Democratic Republic of the Congo}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 8 | first = Tammy | last = Sutton-Brown | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 200 | college = Rutgers | nat = CAN}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = | first = Erica | last = White | link = Erica White (basketball) | pos = PG | ft = 5 | in = 3 | lbs = 135 | college = LSU | nat = USA}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 15 | first = Tan | last = White | pos = SG | ft = 5 | in = 7 | lbs = 154 | college = Mississippi State | nat = USA}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 1 | first = Khadijah | last = Whittington | pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 185 | college = NC State | nat = USA}}
| head_coach =
{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA|first=Lin|last=Dunn|college=University of Tennessee at Martin}}
| asst_coach =
{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA|first=Gary|last=Kloppenburg|college=University of California, San Diego}}
{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA|first=Jim|last=Lewis|dab=basketball coach|college=West Virginia}}
| str_cond =
{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA|first=Ruth|last=Helland|college=Concordia University Wisconsin}}
| ath_train =
{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA|first=Brandon|last=Johnson|dab=basketball|college=Purdue}}
| roster_url = http://wnba.com/fever/roster/Roster_Index.html
| accessdate = 2008-12-08
}}
=Depth=
| style="text-align: center; background:#092c57; color:#ffc322"
!width="40"|Pos. !width="165"|Starter !width="165"|Bench !width="165"|Reserve !width="165"|Inactive | |||
| style="height:40px; background:white; color:#008040"
! style="background:#ffc322" | C | Bernadette Ngoyisa | style="background:#c3d5f8" | | |
| style="height:40px; background:white; color:#008040"
! style="background:#ffc322" | PF | Kristen Mann | Khadijah Whittington | style="background:#c3d5f8" | |
| style="height:40px; background:white; color:#008040"
! style="background:#ffc322" | SF | Allison Feaster | style="background:#c3d5f8" | | |
| style="height:40px; background:white; color:#008040"
! style="background:#ffc322" | SG | Tan White | style="background:#c3d5f8" | | |
| style="height:40px; background:white; color:#008040"
! style="background:#ffc322" | PG | Doneeka Lewis | style="background:#c3d5f8" | Sherill Baker Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg LaToya Bond |
Season standings
{{2008 WNBA Eastern Conference standings|team=IND}}
Schedule
=Preseason=
{{Game log start|title=}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#092C57; color:#FFC322|title= 2009 Game Log: Preseason| Game| Date| Opponent| Score| High points| High rebounds| High assists| Location/Attendance| Record}}
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 1 || May 3 || @ Chicago || [https://web.archive.org/web/20121029160840/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080503/INDCHI/boxscore.html L 81-71] || Terry (12) || Bales (9) || Jinks (5) || Al McGuire Center
1,134 || 0-1
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 2 || May 7 || Minnesota || [https://web.archive.org/web/20121029160046/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080507/MININD/boxscore.html L 78-64] || White (16) || Bales (4) || White (4) || Conseco Fieldhouse
5,196 || 0-2
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 3 || May 10 || @ Seattle || [https://web.archive.org/web/20121029160945/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080510/INDSEA/boxscore.html L 75-64] || White (21) || Bales (7) || Selwyn, White (3) || KeyArena
5,475 || 0-3
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log end}}
=Regular season=
{{Game log start|style=background:#092C57; color:#FFC322|title= 2008 Game Log: Regular Season}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FFC322; color:#CC0000|title=May| Game| Date| Opponent| Score| High points| High rebounds| High assists| Location/Attendance| Record}}
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 1 || May 17 || Washington || [https://web.archive.org/web/20121029160012/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080517/WASIND/boxscore.html W 64-53] || Douglas (24) || Douglas, White (7) || White (4) || Conseco Fieldhouse
10,533 || 1-0
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 2 || May 21 || @ Detroit || [https://web.archive.org/web/20121029160301/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080521/INDDET/boxscore.html L 76-71] || Douglas (26) || Hoffman (10) || White (6) || The Palace of Auburn Hills
6,842 || 1-1
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 3 || May 27 || @ Connecticut || [https://web.archive.org/web/20121029160220/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080527/INDCON/boxscore.html W 73-46] || Douglas (23) || Hoffman (13) || Douglas, Hoffman (5) || Mohegan Sun Arena
5,245 || 2-1
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 4 || May 29 || Los Angeles || [https://web.archive.org/web/20121029155620/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080529/LASIND/boxscore.html W 82-78 (2OT)] || Douglas (25) || Hoffman (11) || Bevilaqua, White (5) || Conseco Fieldhouse
9,235 || 3-1
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 5 || May 31 || Detroit || [https://web.archive.org/web/20121029155946/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080531/DETIND/boxscore.html L 74-65] || White (14) || Hoffman (8) || Douglas (5) || Conseco Fieldhouse
9,219 || 3-2
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FFC322; color:#CC0000|title=June| Game| Date| Opponent| Score| High points| High rebounds| High assists| Location/Attendance| Record}}
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 6 || June 7 || Houston || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120819050140/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080607/HOUIND/boxscore.html W 84-75] || Douglas (20) || Hoffman (10) || Douglas, Hoffman (4) || Conseco Fieldhouse
8,214 || 4-2
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 7 || June 11 || @ San Antonio || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120819050157/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080611/INDSAN/boxscore.html L 64-53] || Douglas, White (13) || Hoffman (9) || Douglas (4) || AT&T Center
6,262 || 4-3
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 8 || June 13 || @ Atlanta || [https://web.archive.org/web/20130107094042/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080613/INDATL/boxscore.html W 76-67] || White (21) || Sutton-Brown (12) || Douglas (7) || Philips Arena
8,167 || 5-3
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 9 || June 15 || San Antonio || [https://web.archive.org/web/20080930204954/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080615/SANIND/boxscore.html L 70-60] || Douglas (17) || Hoffman (10) || Hoffman (4) || Conseco Fieldhouse
7,412 || 5-4
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 10 || June 18 || New York || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120819050355/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080618/NYLIND/boxscore.html W 83-69] || Douglas (16) || Douglas (8) || Douglas (5) || Conseco Fieldhouse
6,333 || 6-4
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 11 || June 20 || @ Seattle || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120819050543/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080620/INDSEA/boxscore.html L 78-70] || Sutton-Brown (14) || Hoffman (10) || Catchings, White (4) || KeyArena
7,393 || 6-5
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 12 || June 22 || @ Los Angeles || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120819050646/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080622/INDLAS/boxscore.html L 77-63] || Catchings (17) || Hoffman (10) || Catchings (3) || Staples Center
9,463 || 6-6
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 13 || June 24 || Sacramento || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120819050701/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080624/SACIND/boxscore.html W 78-73] || Hoffman (23) || Hoffman (13) || Bevilaqua, Feaster, Ebony Hoffman (3) || Conseco Fieldhouse
6,020 || 7-6
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 14 || June 26 || @ New York || [https://web.archive.org/web/20121107130613/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080626/INDNYL/boxscore.html L 102-96 (3OT)] || Hoffman (26) || Sutton-Brown (15) || Bevilaqua (5) || Madison Square Garden
7,899 || 7-7
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 15 || June 28 || @ Houston || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120825030045/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080628/INDHOU/boxscore.html L 75-61] || Sutton-Brown (13) || Sutton-Brown (6) || Douglas (4) || Reliant Arena
7,008 || 7-8
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FFC322; color:#CC0000|title=July| Game| Date| Opponent| Score| High points| High rebounds| High assists| Location/Attendance| Record}}
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 16 || July 2 || Chicago || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120825030107/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080702/CHIIND/boxscore.html W 74-67] || Catchings (18) || Sutton-Brown (12) || Catchings, Douglas (3) || Conseco Fieldhouse
6,196 || 8-8
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 17 || July 5 || Connecticut || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120825030137/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080705/CONIND/boxscore.html W 81-74] || Douglas, Sutton-Brown (18) || Sutton-Brown (9) || Douglas (5) || Conseco Fieldhouse
6,329 || 9-8
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 18 || July 8 || @ Washington || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120825030150/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080708/INDWAS/boxscore.html L 50-48] || Hoffman (16) || Hoffman (9) || Bevilaqua (4) || Verizon Center
7,587 || 9-9
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 19 || July 12 || Chicago || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120825030206/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080712/CHIIND/boxscore.html W 66-57] || Douglas (25) || Catchings (8) || Catchings (4) || Conseco Fieldhouse
7,134 || 10-9
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 20 || July 16 || Atlanta || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120825030229/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080716/ATLIND/boxscore.html L 81-77] || Catchings (18) || Catchings (12) || Catchings (5) || Conseco Fieldhouse
9,303 || 10-10
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 21 || July 18 || Seattle || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120825030244/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080718/SEAIND/boxscore.html L 65-59] || Sutton-Brown (12) || Sutton-Brown (7) || Bevilaqua, Bond (3) || Conseco Fieldhouse
7,450 || 10-11
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 22 || July 19 || @ New York
Liberty Outdoor Classic || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120825030259/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080719/INDNYL/boxscore.html W 71-55] || Douglas (20) || Catchings, Sutton-Brown (9) || Catchings, Douglas (4) || Arthur Ashe Stadium
19,393 || 11-11
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 23 || July 22 || @ Chicago || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120825030311/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080722/INDCHI/boxscore.html L 68-60] || Douglas, Sutton-Brown (14) || Sutton-Brown (10) || Catchings (4) || UIC Pavilion
3,035 || 11-12
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 24 || July 24 || Minnesota || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120825030337/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080724/MININD/boxscore.html L 84-80] || Catchings, Hoffman (17) || Sutton-Brown (9) || Catchings (9) || Conseco Fieldhouse
6,010 || 11-13
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 25 || July 26 || @ Sacramento || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120825030353/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080726/INDSAC/boxscore.html L 70-62] || Douglas (23) || Hoffman (8) || Catchings, White (4) || Arco Arena
7,082 || 11-14
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 26 || July 27 || @ Phoenix || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120825030408/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080727/INDPHO/boxscore.html W 84-80] || Catchings (25) || Hoffman (7) || Catchings (6) || US Airways Center
7,924 || 12-14
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FFC322; color:#CC0000|title=August| Game| Date| Opponent| Score| High points| High rebounds| High assists| Location/Attendance| Record}}
|-
| colspan="9" align="center" valign="middle" | Summer Olympic break
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 27 || August 28 || Connecticut || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120825030422/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080828/CONIND/boxscore.html L 84-58] || Bevilaqua, Sutton-Brown (9) || Hoffman (5) || White (3) || Conseco Fieldhouse
6,435 || 12-15
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 28 || August 30 || Atlanta || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120825030436/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080830/ATLIND/boxscore.html W 87-72] || Catchings (23) || Hoffman (14) || Douglas (6) || Conseco Fieldhouse
9,280 || 13-15
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FFC322; color:#CC0000|title=September| Game| Date| Opponent| Score| High points| High rebounds| High assists| Location/Attendance| Record}}
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 29 || September 2 || @ Washington || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120825030456/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080902/INDWAS/boxscore.html W 79-68] || Catchings (26) || Catchings (9) || Douglas (4) || Verizon Center
7,244 || 14-15
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 30 || September 5 || @ Detroit || [https://web.archive.org/web/20080909083731/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080905/INDDET/boxscore.html L 68-90] || Catchings (20) || Catchings (10) || Bevilaqua (4) || The Palace of Auburn Hills
9,287 || 14-16
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 31 || September 8 || @ Atlanta || [https://web.archive.org/web/20080911210050/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080908/INDATL/boxscore.html W 81-77] || White (24) || Catchings (10) || Catchings (6) || Philips Arena
7,706 || 15-16
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 32 || September 9 || @ Minnesota || [https://web.archive.org/web/20080912211632/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080909/INDMIN/boxscore.html L 86-76] || White (21) || Sutton-Brown (11) || Catchings (7) || Target Center
6,706 || 15-17
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 33 || September 11 || New York || [https://web.archive.org/web/20080914125541/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080911/NYLIND/boxscore.html W 74-59] || Sutton-Brown (16) || Catchings (8) || Douglas (5) || Conseco Fieldhouse
7,062 || 16-17
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 34 || September 14 || Phoenix || [https://web.archive.org/web/20080917234003/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080914/PHOIND/boxscore.html W 103-89] || Sutton-Brown (26) || Catchings (9) || Douglas (6) || Conseco Fieldhouse
8,776 || 17-17
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log end}}
=Playoffs=
{{Game log start|style=background:#092C57; color:#FFC322|title= 2008 Game Log: Postseason}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FFC322; color:#CC0000|title=Eastern Conference Semifinals| Game| Date| Opponent| Score| High points| High rebounds| High assists| Location/Attendance| Series}}
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 1 || September 19 || Detroit || [https://web.archive.org/web/20080922004436/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080919/DETIND/boxscore.html L 81-72] || Catchings, Hoffman (19) || Sutton-Brown (6) || Catchings (7) || Conseco Fieldhouse
7,613 || Shock lead 1-0
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 2 || September 21 || @ Detroit || [https://web.archive.org/web/20080923215022/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080921/INDDET/boxscore.html W 89-82 (OT)] || Catchings (27) || Hoffman (12) || Bevilaqua (5) || The Palace of Auburn Hills
8,219 || Tied 1-1
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 3 || September 23 || @ Detroit || [https://web.archive.org/web/20080927023122/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080923/INDDET/boxscore.html L 80-61] || Sutton-Brown (20) || Hoffman (10) || Catchings (8) || The Palace of Auburn Hills
8,296 || Shock win 2-1
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log end}}
Awards, records and milestones
=Awards=
- Tully Bevilaqua was named to the WNBA All-Defensive First Team.{{cite web | url = http://www.wnba.com/news/awards08_alldefensive.html | title = 2008 WNBA All-Defensive Team Selections Announced | publisher = WNBA.com | date = 2008-09-19 | accessdate = 2008-11-04| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081204183842/http://www.wnba.com/news/awards08_alldefensive.html| archivedate= 4 December 2008 }}
- Katie Douglas was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from May 26 through June 1.{{cite web | url = http://www.wnba.com/news/playersoftheweek_080602.html | title = Katie Douglas and Seimone Augustus Named WNBA Players of the Week | publisher = WNBA.com | date = 2008-06-03 | accessdate = 2008-06-18}}
- Tamika Catchings was awarded the Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award for her work in the Indianapolis community with her Catch the Stars Foundation.{{cite web | url = http://www.wnba.com/cares/staleyaward_catchings_080624.html | title = Indiana’s Tamika Catchings Named Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award Recipient | publisher = WNBA.com | date = 2008-06-24 | accessdate = 2008-06-25}}
- Tamika Catchings was named to the WNBA All-Defensive First Team.
- Tammy Sutton-Brown was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from September 8 through September 14.{{cite web | url = http://www.wnba.com/news/playersoftheweek_080915.html | title = Tammy Sutton-Brown and Ann Wauters Named WNBA Players of the Week | publisher = WNBA.com | date = 2008-09-15 | accessdate = 2008-09-17| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080918050145/http://www.wnba.com/news/playersoftheweek_080915.html| archivedate= 18 September 2008 }}
- Ebony Hoffman was awarded the WNBA's Most Improved Player Award.{{cite web | url = https://www.espn.com/wnba/news/story?id=3598242 | title = Hoffman easily wins WNBA's most improved award | publisher = WNBA.com | date = 2008-09-19 | access-date = 2008-09-21| url-status = live | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080925135709/http://sports.espn.go.com/wnba/news/story?id=3598242| archive-date= 25 September 2008 }}
=Records=
- On September 14, 2008, the Indiana Fever set a franchise record for points in a game with 103 against the Phoenix Mercury.{{cite web|url=http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080914/SPORTS05/80914003 |title=Fever top Mercury, set scoring record |publisher=IndyStar.com |date=2008-09-14 |accessdate=2008-09-14 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915110241/http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20080914%2FSPORTS05%2F80914003 |archivedate=15 September 2008 |url-status=dead }}
=Milestones=
- Katie Douglas recorded her 3,000th career point July 27, 2008 against the Phoenix Mercury.
Statistics
{{WNBA roster statistics legend}}
=Season=
==Player stats==
{{WNBA roster statistics start|team=Indiana Fever}}
| {{sort|Baker, Sherill|Sherill Baker}}
| 13 || 0 || 8.5 || .324 || .000 || .735 || 1.7 || 1.2 || 0.7 || 0.1 || 3.8
|-
| {{sort|Bales, Alison|Alison Bales}}
| 14 || 0 || 9.0 || .389 || .400 || .778 || 1.6 || 0.1 || 0.4 || 1.0 || 2.6
|-
| {{sort|Bevilaqua, Tully|Tully Bevilaqua}}
| 30 || 30 || 29.2 || .405 || .337 || .607 || 2.3 || 2.2 || style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 2.0 || 0.1 || 5.8
|-
| {{sort|Bond, LaToya|LaToya Bond}}
| 32 || 1 || 10.2 || .289 || .214 || .813 || 1.0 || 0.8 || 0.5 || 0.1 || 2.3
|-
| {{sort|Catchings, Tamika|Tamika Catchings}}
| 25 || 17 || 27.8 || .391 || .432 || .800 || 6.3 || style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 3.3 || style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 2.0 || 0.4 || 13.3
|-
| {{sort|Douglas, Katie|Katie Douglas}}
| style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 33 || style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 33 || style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 34.4 || .371 || .324 || .799 || 4.1 || 3.2 || 1.6 || 0.3 || style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 15.6
|-
| {{sort|Feaster, Allison|Allison Feaster}}
| style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 33 || 0 || 9.1 || .337 || .307 || style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 1.000 || 0.7 || 0.8 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 2.6
|-
| {{sort|Lewis, Doneeka|Doneeka Lewis}}
| 8 || 0 || 7.0 || .350 || .286 || .000 || 0.8 || 0.3 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 2.0
|-
| {{sort|Hoffman, Ebony|Ebony Hoffman}}
| style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 33 || style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 33 || 30.7 || .465 || style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | .456 || .829 || style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 7.8 || 1.8 || 1.4 || 0.8 || 10.4
|-
| {{sort|Mann, Kristen|Kristen Mann*}}
| 5 || 0 || 6.2 || .250 || .000 || .000 || 0.8 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 0.4
|-
| {{sort|Ngoyisa, Bernadette|Bernadette Ngoyisa}}
| 31 || 1 || 7.3 || .476 || .000 || .719 || 1.7 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 2.7
|-
| {{sort|Sutton-Brown, Tammy|Tammy Sutton-Brown}}
| style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 33 || style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 33 || 29.0 || style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | .495 || .000 || .673 || 6.3 || 0.5 || 0.6 || style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 1.7 || 11.8
|-
| {{sort|Terry, Kasha|Kasha Terry}}
| 2 || 0 || 12.0 || .200 || .000 || .000 || 2.5 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 1.0
|-
| {{sort|White, Tan|Tan White}}
| style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 33 || 22 || 27.1 || .366 || .325 || .850 || 3.1 || 2.4 || 1.3 || 0.4 || 9.9
|-
| {{sort|Whittington, Khadijah|Khadijah Whittington}}
| 22 || 0 || 8.5 || .386 || .000 || .529 || 1.5 || 0.3 || 0.4 || 0.5 || 2.0
|-
|}
==Team stats==
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%" | |||||||
| style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="10%" | Team
! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="6%" | FG% ! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="6%" | 3P% ! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="6%" | FT% ! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="6%" | RPG ! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="5%" | APG ! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="6%" | SPG ! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="6%" | BPG ! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="6%" | PPG | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Fever
| | |||||||
| Opponents
| |
=Playoffs=
The Fever clinched a playoff berth on September 9.
==Player stats==
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%" | ||||||||||
| style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="11%" | Player
! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="6%" | GP ! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="6%" | GS ! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="6%" | MPG ! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="6%" | FG% ! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="6%" | 3FG% ! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="6%" | FT% ! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="6%" | RPG ! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="5%" | APG ! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="6%" | SPG ! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="6%" | BPG ! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="6%" | PPG | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{sort|Baker, Sherill|Sherill Baker}}
| 0 | 0 | 0.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| {{sort|Bevilaqua, Tully|Tully Bevilaqua}}
| 3 | 3 | 31.3 | .292 | .278 | 1.000 | 2.3 | 2.3 | style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6.7 |
| {{sort|Bond, LaToya|LaToya Bond}}
| 0 | 0 | 0.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| {{sort|Catchings, Tamika|Tamika Catchings}}
| 3 | 3 | 37.7 | .441 | .273 | .933 | 7.7 | style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 6.0 | style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 1.0 | 0.7 | 20.3 |
| {{sort|Douglas, Katie|Katie Douglas}}
| style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 3 | style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 3 | style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 31.0 | .318 | .125 | .700 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 7.3 |
| {{sort|Feaster, Allison|Allison Feaster}}
| style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | .500 | .500 | style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| {{sort|Lewis, Doneeka|Doneeka Lewis}}
| 2 | 0 | 12.5 | .375 | .400 | .000 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| {{sort|Hoffman, Ebony|Ebony Hoffman}}
| style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 3 | style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 3 | 34.0 | style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | .424 | .364 | .667 | style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 8.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 11.3 |
| {{sort|Mann, Kristen|Kristen Mann}}
| 3 | 0 | 10.0 | .444 | .333 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.3 |
| {{sort|Ngoyisa, Bernadette|Bernadette Ngoyisa}}
| 1 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| {{sort|Sutton-Brown, Tammy|Tammy Sutton-Brown}}
| style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 3 | style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 3 | 31.0 | style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | .387 | .000 | .952 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 1.3 | 14.7 |
| {{sort|White, Tan|Tan White}}
| style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 3 | 0 | 14.0 | .375 | .250 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 5.3 |
| {{sort|Whittington, Khadijah|Khadijah Whittington}}
| 3 | 0 | 8.0 | .250 | .000 | .000 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
==Team stats==
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%" | |||||||
| style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="10%" | Team
! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="6%" | FG% ! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="6%" | 3P% ! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="6%" | FT% ! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="6%" | RPG ! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="5%" | APG ! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="6%" | SPG ! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="6%" | BPG ! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="6%" | PPG | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Fever
| .380 | .292 | .897 | 30.7 | style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 15.0 | 7.0 | style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 3.7 | 74.0 |
| Opponents
| style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | .432 | style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | .372 | style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | .917 | style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 35.7 | 14.3 | style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 8.3 | 3.0 | style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" | 81.0 |
Statistics last updated September 24, 2008.{{cite web | url = http://www.wnba.com/fever/stats/ | title = 2008 Fever Regular Statistics | publisher = FeverBasketball.com | accessdate = 2008-05-22}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://wnba.com/fever/ Official Indiana Fever website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080509154852/http://www.wnba.com/index.html Official WNBA website]
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|after = 2009
|title = Indiana Fever seasons
|years = 2008|
}}
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