The 2018 WNBA season was the 19th season for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association . The Fever began play on May 19, 2018.[1]
The Fever started the season poorly by going 0–5 in May. The Fever's fortunes did not improve in June, the team was 1–10. The team's only win was a blowout 96–64 win against the Atlanta Dream . However, June did include some close losses. The Fever lost to the New York Liberty 78–75 after the Liberty made a 3-pointer with 16.1 seconds left. On the 12th, the Fever lost in overtime against the Las Vegas Aces . In July, the Fever were 2–8, with the two wins coming against perennial playoff contenders Minnesota Lynx and Los Angeles Sparks . Both wins were away from home, which meant the Fever were 0–4 at home. In the final month of the season, the Fever were 3–5. The Fever finished with a WNBA worst 6–28 final record, which was also their worst record in franchise history. Their misfortunes would continue in the offseason as they would wind up losing in the draft lottery in spite of having the best odds, winding up with the third selection for the 2019 WNBA draft .
Transactions [ ]
WNBA Draft [ ]
See also: 2018 WNBA Draft
The Fever made three selections in the 2018 WNBA Entry Draft. The draft was held on April 12:
Trades [ ]
Personnel changes [ ]
Additions [ ]
Subtractions [ ]
Roster [ ]
Indiana Fever roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Nat.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
Yrs
F
11
Achonwa, Natalie
6' 3" (1.91m)
190 lb (86kg)
11-22-1992
Notre Dame
3
C
40
Alexander, Kayla
6' 4" (1.93m)
195 lb (88kg)
01-05-1991
Syracuse
5
F
4
Dupree, Candice
6' 2" (1.88m)
178 lb (81kg)
02-25-1984
Temple
12
F
31
Taylor, Asia
6' 1" (1.85m)
167 lb (76kg)
08-22-1991
Louisville
3
G
42
Johnson, Shenise
5' 11" (1.8m)
172 lb (78kg)
12-09-1990
Miami (FL)
6
F
23
Mavunga, Stephanie
6' 3" (1.91m)
205 lb (93kg)
02-24-1995
Ohio State
R
F
22
McCall, Erica
6' 2" (1.88m)
184 lb (83kg)
08-21-1995
Stanford
1
G
3
Mitchell, Tiffany
5' 9" (1.75m)
152 lb (69kg)
09-23-1984
South Carolina
3
G
0
Mitchell, Kelsey
5' 11" (1.8m)
160 lb (73kg)
11-12-1995
Ohio State
R
G
25
Pondexter, Cappie
5' 9" (1.75m)
160 lb (73kg)
1-07-1983
Rutgers
12
G
35
Vivians, Victoria
6' 1" (1.85m)
183 lb (83kg)
11-17-1994
Mississippi State
R
G
17
Wheeler, Erica
5' 7" (1.7m)
143 lb (65kg)
05-02-1991
Rutgers
3
Head coach
Pokey Chatman (LSU )
Assistant coaches
Christie Sides (Louisiana Tech ) Jessica Miller (UIC )
Athletic trainer
Todd Champlin (Daemen )
Strength and conditioning coach
Chase Campbell (Ball State )
Legend
(C) Team captain(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
WNBA roster page
Schedule [ ]
Preseason [ ]
Regular season [ ]
2018 game log Total: 6–28 (Home: 2–15 Road: 4–13)
May: 0–5 (Home: 0–3; Road: 0–2)
June: 1–10 (Home: 1–5; Road: 0–5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
6
June 2
New York
L 81–87
K. Mitchell (26)
Dupree (8)
Wheeler (7)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 5,575
0–6
7
June 8
Dallas
L 83–89
K. Mitchell (26)
McCall (11)
Tied (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 5,675
0–7
8
June 10
@ New York
L 75–78
K. Mitchell (19)
Achonwa (10)
T. Mitchell (7)
Westchester County Center 1,537
0–8
9
June 12
Las Vegas
L 92–101 (OT)
Achonwa (26)
Achonwa (15)
Wheeler (8)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 5,437
0–9
10
June 14
@ Atlanta
L 67–72
Dupree (17)
Tied (7)
Wheeler (10)
McCamish Pavilion 6,561
0–10
11
June 16
Atlanta
W 96–64
Vivians (21)
Tied (6)
K. Mitchell (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 6,234
1–10
12
June 19
@ Los Angeles
L 55–74
Achonwa (13)
Achonwa (14)
K. Mitchell (3)
Staples Center 8,857
1–11
13
June 22
@ Seattle
L 63–72
Dupree (15)
Tied (7)
Wheeler (4)
KeyArena 8,142
1–12
14
June 24
Connecticut
L 78–87
Achonwa (16)
Dupree (8)
K. Mitchell (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 5,458
1–13
15
June 27
@ Connecticut
L 89–101
Vivians (25)
Achonwa (6)
3 Tied (3)
Mohegan Sun Arena 5,112
1–14
16
June 29
Phoenix
L 77–95
K. Mitchell (19)
Dupree (6)
Vivians (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 7,241
1–15
July: 2–8 (Home: 0–4; Road: 2–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
17
July 1
Atlanta
L 83–87
Vivians (27)
Tied (7)
K. Mitchell (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 5,277
1–16
18
July 3
@ Minnesota
W 71–59
Achonwa (17)
Tied (9)
K. Mitchell (5)
Target Center 8,632
2–16
19
July 5
@ Dallas
L 63–90
Dupree (21)
Tied (5)
Wheeler (3)
College Park Center 4,043
2–17
20
July 11
Minnesota
L 65–87
Wheeler (12)
Tied (6)
Wheeler (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 10,006
2–18
21
July 13
@ Atlanta
L 74–98
T. Mitchell (17)
T. Mitchell (6)
Wheeler (4)
McCamish Pavilion 3,807
2–19
22
July 15
Phoenix
L 82–101
Dupree (23)
Dupree (9)
Tied (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 6,302
2–20
23
July 18
@ Minnesota
L 65–89
Dupree (20)
Tied (4)
Tied (4)
Target Center 17,933
2–21
24
July 20
@ Los Angeles
W 78–76
Tied (16)
Achonwa (9)
Tied (5)
Staples Center 10,532
3–21
25
July 22
@ Las Vegas
L 74–88
Achonwa (21)
Tied (7)
Pondexter (7)
Mandalay Bay Events Center 5,368
3–22
26
July 24
Seattle
L 72–92
K. Mitchell (26)
Dupree (12)
Tied (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 5,908
3–23
August
: 3–5 (Home: 1–3; Road: 2–2)
2018 season schedule
Standings [ ]
Awards and honors [ ]
Recipient
Award
Date awarded
Ref.
Candice Dupree
WNBA Cares Community Assist Award
September 4, 2018
[6]
Statistics [ ]
Regular season [ ]
References [ ]
^ "Indiana Fever WNBA Basketball - Schedule" . Fever.wnba.com. Retrieved April 9, 2018 .
^ "Indiana Fever Acquire 6-4 Center Kayla Alexander in Trade with Las Vegas" . fever.wnba.com . February 1, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2018 .
^ "Fever Acquire No. 8 Pick in WNBA Draft in Exchange for Briann January" . fever.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved March 6, 2018 .
^ "Fever Sign Hind Ben Abdelkader to Free Agent Deal" . fever.wnba.com . February 14, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2018 .
^ a b "Indiana Fever Sign Two-Time WNBA Champ, Seven-Time All-Star Cappie Pondexter" . wnba.com . WNBA. July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018 .
^ "Fever's Candice Dupree Receives August WNBA Cares Community Assist Award Presented By State Farm" . wnba.com . WNBA. September 4, 2018. Retrieved September 4, 2018 .
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