20th season in the WNBA
The 2019 WNBA season was the 20th season for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association . The Fever opened the season on May 24, 2019 against the New York Liberty .[1]
The Fever had a promising start to their season, winning three of their first four games. However, from there they lost eight of their next ten to finish June with a 5–9 record. July proved disastrous for any playoff hopes the team had. Six losses in the month were book-ended by two wins. One bright spot from July was that Erica Wheeler was named WNBA All-Star Game MVP. The Fever's form improved into August where they posted a 4–5 record. Winning their last two games proved too little too late, as they missed out on a playoff spot for the third straight year.
After the season, it was announced that General Manager and Head Coach Pokey Chatman would not return for the 2020 season.[2]
Transactions [ edit ] WNBA draft [ edit ] The Fever made three selections in the 2019 WNBA draft , which was held on April 10:
Trades and roster changes [ edit ] 2019 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 4 G 25 Burke, Kennedy 6' 1" (1.85m) 182 lb (83kg) 08-16-1997 UCLA R F 4 Dupree, Candice 6' 2" (1.88m) 178 lb (81kg) 02-25-1984 Temple 13 G 42 Johnson, Shenise 5' 11" (1.8m) 172 lb (78kg) 12-09-1990 Miami (FL) 6 G 7 Kea, Paris 5' 9" (1.75m) 142 lb (64kg) 04-07-1996 North Carolina R G 44 Laney, Betnijah 6' 0" (1.83m) 160 lb (73kg) 10-29-1993 Rutgers 3 F 23 Mavunga, Stephanie 6' 3" (1.91m) 205 lb (93kg) 02-24-1995 Ohio State 1 F 22 McCall, Erica 6' 2" (1.88m) 184 lb (83kg) 08-21-1995 Stanford 2 C 15 McCowan, Teaira 6' 7" (2.01m) 239 lb (108kg) 09-28-1996 Mississippi State R G 3 Mitchell, Tiffany 5' 9" (1.75m) 152 lb (69kg) 09-23-1994 South Carolina 4 G 0 Mitchell, Kelsey 5' 11" (1.8m) 151 lb (68kg) 11-12-1995 Ohio State 1 G 35 Vivians, Victoria 6' 1" (1.85m) 183 lb (83kg) 11-17-1994 Mississippi State 1 G 17 Wheeler, Erica 5' 7" (1.7m) 143 lb (65kg) 05-02-1991 Rutgers 4
Head coach Pokey Chatman (LSU ) Assistant coaches Christie Sides (Louisiana Tech ) Athletic trainer Todd Champlin (Daemen ) Strength and conditioning coach Chase Campbell (Ball State ) Legend (C) Team captain (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended Injured
Schedule [ edit ] Preseason [ edit ] Regular season [ edit ] 2019 game log Total: 13–21 (Home: 7–10 Road: 6–11) May: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1)
June : 4–8 (Home: 2–4; Road: 2–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 3 June 1 New York Liberty W 92–77 K. Mitchell (23) McCowan (6) Wheeler (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 5,003 2–1 4 June 7 Dallas Wings W 79–64 Achonwa (17) Tied (11) Wheeler (9) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 3,671 3–1 5 June 9 Phoenix Mercury L 87–94 K. Mitchell (26) Achonwa (7) K. Mitchell (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 3,336 3–2 6 June 11 Seattle Storm L 82–84 K. Mitchell (21) Dupree (15) K. Mitchell (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 3,506 3–3 7 June 13 @ Dallas Wings W 76–72 Dupree (20) Laney (11) T. Mitchell (5) College Park Center 3,562 4–3 8 June 15 Chicago Sky L 64–70 K. Mitchell (16) T. Mitchell (8) Wheeler (8) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 4,715 4–4 9 June 19 @ Atlanta Dream L 78–88 Dupree (19) McCowan (14) Wheeler (5) State Farm Arena 6,474 4–5 10 June 21 @ Chicago Sky W 76–69 Wheeler (28) McCowan (13) Wheeler (8) Wintrust Arena 4,945 5–5 11 June 23 @ Seattle Storm L 61–65 Wheeler (18) McCowan (13) Wheeler (4) Alaska Airlines Arena 7,211 5–6 12 June 25 Minnesota Lynx L 74–78 K. Mitchell (17) 3 tied (7) Wheeler (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 4,692 5–7 13 June 28 @ Phoenix Mercury L 69–91 Dupree (15) McCowan (10) Wheeler (3) Talking Stick Resort Arena 9,435 5–8 14 June 29 @ Las Vegas Aces L 97–102 (OT) K. Mitchell (21) Achonwa (9) Wheeler (8) Mandalay Bay Events Center 4,581 5–9
July : 2–6 (Home: 1–3; Road: 1–3)
August : 4–5 (Home: 3–2; Road: 1–3)
September : 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1)
2019 season schedule
Standings [ edit ] Awards and honors [ edit ] Statistics [ edit ] Regular season [ edit ] Source:[11]
References [ edit ] ^ "Indiana Fever WNBA Basketball - Schedule" . Fever.wnba.com. Retrieved February 15, 2019 . ^ "Pokey Chatman Will Not Return As Head Coach & General Manager" . WNBA.com . WNBA. September 9, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2019 . ^ a b c "Achonwa, Johnson and Wheeler Sign Free Agent Deals" . fever.wnba.com . WNBA. February 1, 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2019 . ^ a b c "Fever re-sign Natalie Achonwa, Shenise Johnson and Erica Wheeler" . espn.com . Associated Press. February 1, 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2019 . ^ "Fever Sign Betnijah Laney to Free Agent Contract" . fever.wnba.com . WNBA. February 5, 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2019 . ^ Megdal, Howard (February 8, 2019). "Report: Indiana Fever set to sign Betnijah Laney" . highposthoops.com . Retrieved February 15, 2019 . ^ "Asia Taylor Signs Training Camp Contract to Return to Fever" . fever.wnba.com . WNBA. February 18, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019 . ^ a b "Fever Sign Crystal Bradford and Bria Goss to training camp contracts" . fever.wnba.com . WNBA. April 12, 2019. Retrieved April 15, 2019 . ^ "Seven-Time Selection Charles, Dupree, Highlight Reserves For All-Star" . wnba.com . WNBA. July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2019 . ^ "Rookie of the Year Collier Headlines 2019 All-Rookie Team" . wnba.com . WNBA. September 16, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2019 . ^ "Team Stats" . dream.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved September 16, 2019 . External links [ edit ]
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