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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]
2019 Indiana Fever season | |
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Coach | Pokey Chatman |
Arena | Bankers Life Fieldhouse |
Attendance | 5,887 per game |
Results | |
Record | 13–21 (.382) |
Place | 4th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Team Leaders | |
Points | Kelsey Mitchell – 13.6 ppg |
Rebounds | Teaira McCowan – 9.0 rpg |
Assists | Erica Wheeler – 5.0 apg |
Media | |
Television | Fox Sports Indiana, WNDY-TV, ESPN2, NBATV |
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]
The Fever made three selections in the 2019 WNBA draft, which was held on April 10:
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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1 | 3 | Teaira McCowan | ![]() |
Mississippi State |
3 | 25 | Paris Kea | ![]() |
North Carolina |
3 | 28 | Caliya Robinson | ![]() |
Georgia |
Date | Details | |
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February 1, 2019 | Signed F Natalie Achonwa[3][4] | |
Signed G Shenise Johnson[3][4] | ||
Signed Erica Wheeler[3][4] | ||
February 5, 2019 | Signed G/F Betnijah Laney[5][6] | |
February 18, 2019 | Signed F Asia Taylor to Training Camp Contract[7] | |
April 12, 2019 | Signed G Crystal Bradford to Training Camp Contract[8] | |
Signed G Bria Gross to Training Camp Contract[8] |
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May: 3–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–0)
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2019 pre-season schedule |
# | Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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1 | Washington Mystics (1) | 26 | 8 | .765 | – | 14–3 | 12–5 | 13–3 |
2 | Connecticut Sun (2) | 23 | 11 | .676 | 3 | 15–2 | 8–9 | 11–5 |
3 | Chicago Sky (5) | 20 | 14 | .588 | 6 | 12–5 | 8–9 | 11–5 |
4 | e –Indiana Fever | 13 | 21 | .382 | 13 | 7–10 | 6–11 | 7–9 |
5 | e –New York Liberty | 10 | 24 | .294 | 16 | 4–13 | 6–11 | 3–13 |
6 | e –Atlanta Dream | 8 | 26 | .235 | 18 | 5–12 | 3–14 | 3–13 |
Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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Candice Dupree | WNBA All-Star Selection | July 15, 2019 | [9] |
Erica Wheeler | |||
Teaira McCowan | WNBA All-Rookie Team | September 16, 2019 | [10] |
Legend | |||||||
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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 |
Source:[11]
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Kelsey Mitchell | 34 | 20 | 25.1 | 38.7 | 37.4 | 83.6 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 13.6 |
Candice Dupree | 34 | 34 | 30.7 | 47.2 | 0 | 83.9 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 11.6 |
Erica Wheeler | 34 | 34 | 25.0 | 42.8 | 38.4 | 87.2 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 10.1 |
Teaira McCowan | 34 | 16 | 22.1 | 51.7 | 0 | 68.7 | 9.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 10.0 |
Tiffany Mitchell | 33 | 14 | 25.2 | 38.1 | 29.0 | 89.2 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 9.7 |
Natalie Achonwa | 30 | 18 | 21.1 | 48.8 | 25.0 | 90.9 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 8.7 |
Betnijah Laney | 34 | 27 | 25.8 | 36.2 | 30.3 | 58.1 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 5.6 |
Shenise Johnson | 17 | 0 | 12.9 | 33.3 | 24.2 | 93.8 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 12.9 |
Kennedy Burke | 31 | 7 | 13.6 | 38.5 | 35.0 | 70.5 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 4.4 |
Paris Kea | 11 | 0 | 5.5 | 40.7 | 55.6 | 50.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
Stephanie Mavunga | 24 | 0 | 8.5 | 51.1 | 0 | 70.6 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
Erica McCall | 15 | 0 | 6.9 | 13.6 | 0 | 100 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
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