2008 Indiana Fever season

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.

2008 Indiana Fever season
Coach	Lin Dunn
Arena	Conseco Fieldhouse
Attendance	7,702 per game
Results
Record	17–17 (.500)
Place	4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Eliminated 2–1 by Detroit, Eastern Conference Semi-Finals
Team Leaders
Points	Katie Douglas (15.6)
Rebounds	Ebony Hoffman (7.8)
Assists	Tamika Catchings (3.3)
Media
Television	FSN Indiana
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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.^[1] On December 12, 2007, assistant coach Lin Dunn was named as the replacement for Winters.^[2]

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.^[3]

The following player was selected in the expansion draft by the Atlanta Dream :

• Ann Strother^[4]

2008 WNBA draft

Main article: 2008 WNBA draft

Indiana's selections from the 2008 WNBA draft in Tampa Bay.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/club team
2	26	Khadijah Whittington[5]	Small forward	United States	N.C. State

Transactions

The Fever were involved in the following transactions during the 2008 season.^[6]

Trades

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

Additions Date Player Former team February 22, 2008 LaToya Bond Sacramento Monarchs March 20, 2008 Allison Feaster Free agent May 22, 2008 Sherill Baker Los Angeles Sparks August 14, 2008 Doneeka Lewis Seattle Storm

Subtractions Date Player New team May 22, 2008 Kasha Terry Atlanta Dream

Re-signings

Date	Player
February 19, 2008	Tammy Sutton-Brown
February 22, 2008	Ebony Hoffman
February 28, 2008	Tamika Catchings
March 25, 2008	K.B. Sharp

Roster

2008 Indiana Fever roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Weight From PG 35 Baker, Sherill 5' 8" (1.73m) 125 lb (57kg) Georgia PG 41 Bevilaqua, Tully 5' 7" (1.7m) 145 lb (66kg) Australia PG 10 Bond, LaToya 5' 9" (1.75m) 132 lb (60kg) Missouri SF 24 Catchings, Tamika (C) 6' 2" (1.88m) 167 lb (76kg) Tennessee G/F 23 Douglas, Katie 6' 0" (1.83m) 165 lb (75kg) Purdue G/F 21 Feaster, Allison 5' 11" (1.8m) 168 lb (76kg) Harvard University PF 32 Hoffman, Ebony 6' 2" (1.88m) 215 lb (98kg) USC PG 4 Lewis, Doneeka 5' 9" (1.75m) 160 lb (73kg) LSU SF 44 Mann, Kristen 6' 2" (1.88m) 185 lb (84kg) UC Santa Barbara C 50 Ngoyisa, Bernadette 6' 4" (1.93m) 195 lb (88kg) Democratic Republic of the Congo C 8 Sutton-Brown, Tammy 6' 4" (1.93m) 200 lb (91kg) Rutgers PG White, Erica 5' 3" (1.6m) 135 lb (61kg) LSU SG 15 White, Tan 5' 7" (1.7m) 154 lb (70kg) Mississippi State PF 1 Whittington, Khadijah 6' 1" (1.85m) 185 lb (84kg) NC State	Head coach Lin Dunn (UT Martin) Assistant coaches Gary Kloppenburg (UC San Diego) Jim Lewis (West Virginia) Athletic trainer Brandon Johnson (Purdue) Strength and conditioning coach Ruth Helland (Concordia (WI)) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured   WNBA roster page

Depth

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve	Inactive
C	Tammy Sutton-Brown	Bernadette Ngoyisa
PF	Ebony Hoffman	Kristen Mann	Khadijah Whittington
SF	Tamika Catchings	Allison Feaster
SG	Katie Douglas	Tan White
PG	Tully Bevilaqua	Doneeka Lewis		Sherill Baker LaToya Bond

Season standings

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Conf.
Detroit Shock x	22	12	.647	–	14–3	8–9	16–4
Connecticut Sun x	21	13	.618	1.0	13–4	8–9	13–7
New York Liberty x	19	15	.559	3.0	11–6	8–9	11–9
Indiana Fever x	17	17	.500	5.0	11–6	6–11	12–8
Chicago Sky o	12	22	.353	10.0	8–9	4–13	10–10
Washington Mystics o	10	24	.294	12.0	6–11	4–13	6–14
Atlanta Dream o	4	30	.118	18.0	1–16	3–14	2–18

Schedule

Preseason

2009 Game Log: Preseason Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 May 3 @ Chicago L 81–71 Terry (12) Bales (9) Jinks (5) Al McGuire Center 1,134 0–1 2 May 7 Minnesota L 78–64 White (16) Bales (4) White (4) Conseco Fieldhouse 5,196 0–2 3 May 10 @ Seattle L 75–64 White (21) Bales (7) Selwyn, White (3) KeyArena 5,475 0–3

Regular season

2008 Game Log: Regular Season
May Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 May 17 Washington W 64–53 Douglas (24) Douglas, White (7) White (4) Conseco Fieldhouse 10,533 1–0 2 May 21 @ Detroit L 76–71 Douglas (26) Hoffman (10) White (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills 6,842 1–1 3 May 27 @ Connecticut W 73–46 Douglas (23) Hoffman (13) Douglas, Hoffman (5) Mohegan Sun Arena 5,245 2–1 4 May 29 Los Angeles W 82–78 (2OT) Douglas (25) Hoffman (11) Bevilaqua, White (5) Conseco Fieldhouse 9,235 3–1 5 May 31 Detroit L 74–65 White (14) Hoffman (8) Douglas (5) Conseco Fieldhouse 9,219 3–2
June Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 6 June 7 Houston W 84–75 Douglas (20) Hoffman (10) Douglas, Hoffman (4) Conseco Fieldhouse 8,214 4–2 7 June 11 @ San Antonio L 64–53 Douglas, White (13) Hoffman (9) Douglas (4) AT&T Center 6,262 4–3 8 June 13 @ Atlanta W 76–67 White (21) Sutton-Brown (12) Douglas (7) Philips Arena 8,167 5–3 9 June 15 San Antonio L 70–60 Douglas (17) Hoffman (10) Hoffman (4) Conseco Fieldhouse 7,412 5–4 10 June 18 New York W 83–69 Douglas (16) Douglas (8) Douglas (5) Conseco Fieldhouse 6,333 6–4 11 June 20 @ Seattle L 78–70 Sutton-Brown (14) Hoffman (10) Catchings, White (4) KeyArena 7,393 6–5 12 June 22 @ Los Angeles L 77–63 Catchings (17) Hoffman (10) Catchings (3) Staples Center 9,463 6–6 13 June 24 Sacramento W 78–73 Hoffman (23) Hoffman (13) Bevilaqua, Feaster, Ebony Hoffman (3) Conseco Fieldhouse 6,020 7–6 14 June 26 @ New York L 102–96 (3OT) Hoffman (26) Sutton-Brown (15) Bevilaqua (5) Madison Square Garden 7,899 7–7 15 June 28 @ Houston L 75–61 Sutton-Brown (13) Sutton-Brown (6) Douglas (4) Reliant Arena 7,008 7–8
July Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 16 July 2 Chicago W 74–67 Catchings (18) Sutton-Brown (12) Catchings, Douglas (3) Conseco Fieldhouse 6,196 8–8 17 July 5 Connecticut W 81–74 Douglas, Sutton-Brown (18) Sutton-Brown (9) Douglas (5) Conseco Fieldhouse 6,329 9–8 18 July 8 @ Washington L 50–48 Hoffman (16) Hoffman (9) Bevilaqua (4) Verizon Center 7,587 9–9 19 July 12 Chicago W 66–57 Douglas (25) Catchings (8) Catchings (4) Conseco Fieldhouse 7,134 10–9 20 July 16 Atlanta L 81–77 Catchings (18) Catchings (12) Catchings (5) Conseco Fieldhouse 9,303 10–10 21 July 18 Seattle L 65–59 Sutton-Brown (12) Sutton-Brown (7) Bevilaqua, Bond (3) Conseco Fieldhouse 7,450 10–11 22 July 19 @ New York Liberty Outdoor Classic W 71–55 Douglas (20) Catchings, Sutton-Brown (9) Catchings, Douglas (4) Arthur Ashe Stadium 19,393 11–11 23 July 22 @ Chicago L 68–60 Douglas, Sutton-Brown (14) Sutton-Brown (10) Catchings (4) UIC Pavilion 3,035 11–12 24 July 24 Minnesota L 84–80 Catchings, Hoffman (17) Sutton-Brown (9) Catchings (9) Conseco Fieldhouse 6,010 11–13 25 July 26 @ Sacramento L 70–62 Douglas (23) Hoffman (8) Catchings, White (4) Arco Arena 7,082 11–14 26 July 27 @ Phoenix W 84–80 Catchings (25) Hoffman (7) Catchings (6) US Airways Center 7,924 12–14
August Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record Summer Olympic break 27 August 28 Connecticut L 84–58 Bevilaqua, Sutton-Brown (9) Hoffman (5) White (3) Conseco Fieldhouse 6,435 12–15 28 August 30 Atlanta W 87–72 Catchings (23) Hoffman (14) Douglas (6) Conseco Fieldhouse 9,280 13–15
September Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 29 September 2 @ Washington W 79–68 Catchings (26) Catchings (9) Douglas (4) Verizon Center 7,244 14–15 30 September 5 @ Detroit L 68–90 Catchings (20) Catchings (10) Bevilaqua (4) The Palace of Auburn Hills 9,287 14–16 31 September 8 @ Atlanta W 81–77 White (24) Catchings (10) Catchings (6) Philips Arena 7,706 15–16 32 September 9 @ Minnesota L 86–76 White (21) Sutton-Brown (11) Catchings (7) Target Center 6,706 15–17 33 September 11 New York W 74–59 Sutton-Brown (16) Catchings (8) Douglas (5) Conseco Fieldhouse 7,062 16–17 34 September 14 Phoenix W 103–89 Sutton-Brown (26) Catchings (9) Douglas (6) Conseco Fieldhouse 8,776 17–17

Playoffs

2008 Game Log: Postseason

Eastern Conference Semifinals Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series 1 September 19 Detroit L 81–72 Catchings, Hoffman (19) Sutton-Brown (6) Catchings (7) Conseco Fieldhouse 7,613 Shock lead 1–0 2 September 21 @ Detroit W 89–82 (OT) Catchings (27) Hoffman (12) Bevilaqua (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills 8,219 Tied 1–1 3 September 23 @ Detroit L 80–61 Sutton-Brown (20) Hoffman (10) Catchings (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills 8,296 Shock win 2–1

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

• Tully Bevilaqua was named to the WNBA All-Defensive First Team.^[7]
• Katie Douglas was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from May 26 through June 1.^[8]
• Tamika Catchings was awarded the Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award for her work in the Indianapolis community with her Catch the Stars Foundation.^[9]
• Tamika Catchings was named to the WNBA All-Defensive First Team.^[7]
• Tammy Sutton-Brown was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from September 8 through September 14.^[10]
• Ebony Hoffman was awarded the WNBA's Most Improved Player Award.^[11]

Records

• On September 14, 2008, the Indiana Fever set a franchise record for points in a game with 103 against the Phoenix Mercury.^[12]

Milestones

• Katie Douglas recorded her 3,000th career point July 27, 2008 against the Phoenix Mercury.

Statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage	TO	Turnovers per game
PF	Fouls per game		Team leader		League leader

Season

Player stats

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Sherill Baker	13	0	8.5	.324	.000	.735	1.7	1.2	0.7	0.1	3.8
Alison Bales	14	0	9.0	.389	.400	.778	1.6	0.1	0.4	1.0	2.6
Tully Bevilaqua	30	30	29.2	.405	.337	.607	2.3	2.2	2.0	0.1	5.8
LaToya Bond	32	1	10.2	.289	.214	.813	1.0	0.8	0.5	0.1	2.3
Tamika Catchings	25	17	27.8	.391	.432	.800	6.3	3.3	2.0	0.4	13.3
Katie Douglas	33	33	34.4	.371	.324	.799	4.1	3.2	1.6	0.3	15.6
Allison Feaster	33	0	9.1	.337	.307	1.000	0.7	0.8	0.2	0.1	2.6
Doneeka Lewis	8	0	7.0	.350	.286	.000	0.8	0.3	0.4	0.2	2.0
Ebony Hoffman	33	33	30.7	.465	.456	.829	7.8	1.8	1.4	0.8	10.4
Kristen Mann*	5	0	6.2	.250	.000	.000	0.8	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.4
Bernadette Ngoyisa	31	1	7.3	.476	.000	.719	1.7	0.2	0.2	0.2	2.7
Tammy Sutton-Brown	33	33	29.0	.495	.000	.673	6.3	0.5	0.6	1.7	11.8
Kasha Terry	2	0	12.0	.200	.000	.000	2.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
Tan White	33	22	27.1	.366	.325	.850	3.1	2.4	1.3	0.4	9.9
Khadijah Whittington	22	0	8.5	.386	.000	.529	1.5	0.3	0.4	0.5	2.0

* Statistics include games only played with Fever

Team stats

Team	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Indiana Fever
Opponents

Playoffs

The Fever clinched a playoff berth on September 9.

Player stats

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Sherill Baker	0	0	0.0	.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Tully Bevilaqua	3	3	31.3	.292	.278	1.000	2.3	2.3	1.0	0.0	6.7
LaToya Bond	0	0	0.0	.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Tamika Catchings	3	3	37.7	.441	.273	.933	7.7	6.0	1.0	0.7	20.3
Katie Douglas	3	3	31.0	.318	.125	.700	2.3	2.3	1.3	0.7	7.3
Allison Feaster	2	0	4.0	.500	.500	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Doneeka Lewis	2	0	12.5	.375	.400	.000	1.0	1.5	0.0	0.0	1.5
Ebony Hoffman	3	3	34.0	.424	.364	.667	8.3	1.7	2.0	0.7	11.3
Kristen Mann	3	0	10.0	.444	.333	.000	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0	3.3
Bernadette Ngoyisa	1	0	2.0	.000	.000	.000	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Tammy Sutton-Brown	3	3	31.0	.387	.000	.952	5.3	0.3	0.3	1.3	14.7
Tan White	3	0	14.0	.375	.250	1.000	1.0	0.7	0.7	0.0	5.3
Khadijah Whittington	3	0	8.0	.250	.000	.000	2.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	1.3

Team stats

Team	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Indiana Fever	.380	.292	.897	30.7	15.0	7.0	3.7	74.0
Opponents	.432	.372	.917	35.7	14.3	8.3	3.0	81.0

Statistics last updated September 24, 2008.^[13]