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2009 Indiana Fever season
CoachLin Dunn
ArenaConseco Fieldhouse
Attendance7,939 per game
Results
Record22–12 (.647)
Place1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost WNBA Finals 3-2 (Phoenix)
Team Leaders
PointsDouglas (17.6)
ReboundsCatchings (7.2)
AssistsCatchings (3.1)
Media
TelevisionFSN Indiana

The 2009 Indiana Fever season was their 10th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Fever attempted to advance to the WNBA Playoffs for the fifth consecutive season and were successful. The Fever reached their first WNBA Finals, but fell short in 5 games to the Phoenix Mercury.

Offseason

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Dispersal draft

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Based on the Fever's 2008 record, they would pick 6th in the Houston Comets dispersal draft. The Fever picked Erica White.

WNBA draft

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The following are the Fever's selections in the 2009 WNBA draft.

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 6 Briann January  United States Arizona State
2 19 Christina Wirth  United States Vanderbilt
3 22 Danielle Campbell  United States Purdue

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Transactions

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  • June 17: The Fever signed Jessica Davenport and waived Yolanda Griffith.
  • June 11: The Fever signed Jessica Moore and Eshaya Murphy and waived Erica White and Kadijah Whittington.
  • June 4: The Fever waived Danielle Campbell and Tan White.
  • May 21: The Fever waived Doneeka Lewis and Sherill Baker.
  • May 4: The Fever signed Tamecka Dixon.
  • April 20: The Fever waived Allison Feaster.
  • March 4: The Fever signed Sherill Baker and Doneeka Lewis to a training camp contracts.
  • February 20: The Fever signed Yolanda Griffith.
  • January 8: The Fever re-signed free agent Tully Bevilaqua to a multiyear contract and waived Kristen Mann.

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Free agents

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Roster

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Indiana Fever roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
PG 41 Australia Bevilaqua, Tully (C) 5' 7" (1.7m) 145 lb (66kg) Australia
SF 24 United States Catchings, Tamika (C) 6' 1" (1.85m) 167 lb (76kg) Tennessee
C 50 United States Davenport, Jessica 6' 5" (1.96m) 215 lb (98kg) Ohio State
SG 21 United States Dixon, Tamecka 5' 9" (1.75m) 148 lb (67kg) Kansas
G/F 23 United States Douglas, Katie 6' 0" (1.83m) 165 lb (75kg) Purdue
PF 32 United States Hoffman, Ebony 6' 2" (1.88m) 215 lb (98kg) USC
PG 20 United States January, Briann 5' 8" (1.73m) 160 lb (73kg) Arizona State
F/C 31 United States Moore, Jessica 6' 3" (1.91m) 175 lb (79kg) Connecticut
SG 14 United States Murphy, Eshaya 5' 11" (1.8m) 164 lb (74kg) USC
C 8 Canada Sutton-Brown, Tammy 6' 4" (1.93m) 200 lb (91kg) Rutgers
SF 34 United States Wirth, Christina 6' 1" (1.85m) 185 lb (84kg) Vanderbilt
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Athletic trainer
  • United States Craig Stull
Strength and conditioning coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Season standings

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Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Indiana Fever x 22 12 .647 – 14–3 8–9 17–5
Atlanta Dream x 18 16 .529 4.0 12–5 6–11 10–12
Detroit Shock x 18 16 .529 4.0 11–6 7–10 11–11
Washington Mystics x 16 18 .471 6.0 11–6 5–12 10–12
Chicago Sky o 16 18 .471 6.0 12–5 4–13 10–12
Connecticut Sun o 16 18 .471 6.0 12–5 4–13 9–12
New York Liberty o 13 21 .382 9.0 8–9 5–12 8–13

Schedule

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Preseason

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2009 Game Log: Preseason
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 May 23 1:00 pm @ Minnesota 68-51 Douglas (19) Sutton-Brown (5) Catchings, January (3) Claire Lynch Hall
475		 1-0
2 May 28 7:00 pm Chicago 74-67 Douglas (15) Sutton-Brown (7) Catchings, January (3) Conseco Fieldhouse
6,457		 2-0
3 June 2 10:00 pm @ San Antonio 67-60 Catchings (16) Whittington (6) Catchings (4) Austin Convention Center
N/A		 3-0

Regular season

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2009 Game Log: Regular Season
June
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 June 6 7:00 pm @ Atlanta 86-87 (2OT) Douglas (22) Catchings (9) January (5) Philips Arena
8,709		 0-1
2 June 7 7:00 pm Minnesota FSI 74-96 Griffith (17) Griffith (7) White (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
9,234		 0-2
3 June 9 7:00 pm Seattle ESPN2 73-66 Douglas (20) Sutton-Brown (10) Hoffman (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,253		 1-2
4 June 12 7:00 pm Los Angeles 73-61 Hoffman (14) Bevilaqua, Catchings, Sutton-Brown (5) Catchings, Douglas (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
9,320		 2-2
5 June 19 7:30 pm @ Detroit 66-54 Catchings (15) Sutton-Brown (9) Catchings (4) Palace of Auburn Hills
7,725		 3-2
6 June 21 6:00 pm Detroit NBA TV
FSI		 82-70 Douglas (23) Sutton-Brown (9) Catchings (6) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,610		 4-2
7 June 26 7:30 pm @ New York 82-81 (OT) Douglas (28) Hoffman (14) Douglas (4) Madison Square Garden
9,304		 5-2
8 June 27 7:00 pm New York MSG 63-54 Hoffman (14) Catchings (11) Catchings (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
8,481		 6-2
July
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
9 July 2 7:00 pm Connecticut NBA TV
FSI		 67-53 Douglas, Sutton-Brown (14) Sutton-Brown (14) Catchings (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
6,468		 7-2
10 July 5 6:00 pm Atlanta 78-74 Sutton-Brown (22) Catchings, Sutton-Brown (9) Catchings (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,024		 8-2
11 July 10 8:30 pm @ Chicago 83-54 Murphy (15) Sutton-Brown (7) Hoffman, January (6) UIC Pavilion
4,021		 9-2
12 July 15 1:00 pm Chicago 84-74 Sutton-Brown (22) Catchings (8) Catchings, Douglas (8) Conseco Fieldhouse
10,050		 10-2
13 July 17 7:00 pm Atlanta 84-79 Douglas (25) Catchings (8) Bevilaqua (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,975		 11-2
14 July 19 3:00 pm @ Connecticut 61-67 Douglas, Hoffman (15) Hoffman (6) Catchings, Douglas (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,517		 11-3
15 July 21 7:00 pm @ Washington 82-70 Catchings (28) Catchings (10) Bevilaqua (8) Verizon Center
9,798		 12-3
16 July 23 12:30 pm @ San Antonio 65-84 Davenport (13) Davenport (6) January (6) AT&T Center
9,985		 12-4
17 July 28 7:00 pm Washington 85-81 Douglas (34) Hoffman (10) Bevilaqua, Douglas (3) Conseco Fieldhouse
5,904		 13-4
18 July 30 7:00 pm Connecticut FSI 94-85 (OT) Douglas (32) Hoffman (8) Bevilaqua (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
6,538		 14-4
August
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
19 August 2 4:00 pm @ Washington 87-79 Douglas (24) Catchings (9) Catchings (5) Verizon Center
11,595		 15-4
20 August 5 7:00 pm Chicago NBA TV
CN100		 76-67 Douglas (14) Murphy (7) Bevilaqua, January (3) Conseco Fieldhouse
6,581		 16-4
21 August 8 10:00 pm @ Phoenix 90-83 Douglas (28) Douglas (10) Catchings, Douglas (5) US Airways Center
9,867		 17-4
22 August 10 10:30 pm @ Los Angeles 63-75 Douglas (16) Catchings, Moore (6) Hoffman (3) STAPLES Center
8,263		 17-5
23 August 13 8:00 pm @ Minnesota 91-81 Hoffman (24) Hoffman (10) Bevilaqua, Dixon (4) Target Center
7,156		 18-5
24 August 15 7:00 pm Detroit 82-59 Douglas (19) Catchings (9) Douglas (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
9,963		 19-5
25 August 20 10:00 pm @ Sacramento 62-67 Douglas (21) Catchings (9) January (6) ARCO Arena
6,290		 19-6
26 August 22 10:00 pm @ Seattle 60-74 Douglas (12) Catchings, Hoffman (7) Catchings (7) KeyArena
8,273		 19-7
27 August 27 7:00 pm San Antonio NBA TV
FSI		 Catchings (20) Catchings (8) Bevilaqua, Douglas (3) Conseco Fieldhouse
6,836		 20-7
28 August 29 7:00 pm Sacramento 78-79 Douglas (24) Sutton-Brown (7) Bevilaqua (6) Conseco Fieldhouse
8,579		 20-8
September
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
29 September 2 7:00 pm Phoenix NBA TV
FSI		 90-106 Catchings (27) Catchings (12) Catchings (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,446		 20-9
30 September 4 7:30 pm @ Detroit 63-70 (OT) Catchings (14) Catchings (13) 4 players (3) Palace of Auburn Hills
7,230		 20-10
31 September 6 4:00 pm Washington 72-61 Catchings (20) Sutton-Brown (11) Hoffman (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
9,702		 21-10
32 September 8 7:30 pm @ New York 69-63 Catchings, Douglas (17) Catchings (10) Douglas (4) Madison Square Garden
7,583		 22-10
33 September 10 8:00 pm @ Chicago 79-86 Douglas (25) Catchings (10) Douglas, January (4) UIC Pavilion
2,902		 22-11
34 September 13 3:00 pm @ Connecticut WCTX 85-95 Catchings, Davenport, Dixon, Murphy (13) Murphy (6) Wirth (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
9,047		 22-12
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess

Postseason

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2009 Game Log: Postseason
Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series
1 September 17 7:00 pm @ Washington ESPN2 88-79 Catchings (26) Catchings (12) Bevilaqua, Catchings, January (3) Comcast Center
6,332		 1-0
2 September 19 7:00 pm Washington NBA TV 81-74 (OT) Catchings (24) Catchings (16) Catchings, Douglas (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
9,655		 2-0
Eastern Conference Finals
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series
1 September 23 8:00 pm @ Detroit ESPN2 56-72 Douglas (16) Catchings (11) Bevilaqua, Douglas (5) Palace of Auburn Hills
7,214		 0-1
2 September 25 7:00 pm Detroit NBA TV 79-75 Catchings (22) Catchings (9) Catchings (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
9,210		 1-1
3 September 26 7:00 pm Detroit NBA TV 72-67 Sutton-Brown (17) Catchings (8) Catchings (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
18,165		 2-1
WNBA Finals
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series
1 September 29 9:00 pm @ Phoenix ESPN2 116-120 (OT) Douglas (30) Hoffman (8) January (7) US Airways Center
11,617		 0-1
2 October 1 9:00 pm @ Phoenix ESPN2 93-84 Catchings (19) Catchings (9) Catchings (11) US Airways Center
16,758		 1-1
3 October 4 4:00 pm Phoenix ESPN2 86-85 Hoffman (18) Catchings (12) Catchings, Douglas (7) Conseco Fieldhouse
18,165		 2-1
4 October 7 7:30 pm Phoenix ESPN2 77-90 Catchings (24) Catchings (12) Catchings, Douglas (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
18,165		 2-2
5 October 9 9:00 pm @ Phoenix ESPN2 86-94 Sutton-Brown (22) Catchings (9) Douglas (9) US Airways Center
17,313		 2-3

Regular Season statistics

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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

Player statistics

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Player GP GS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Tully Bevilaqua 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0
Tamika Catchings 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0
Jessica Davenport 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0
Tamecka Dixon 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0
Katie Douglas 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0
Yolanda Griffith 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0
Ebony Hoffman 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0
Briann January 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0
Jessica Moore 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0
Eshaya Murphy 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0
Tammy Sutton-Brown 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0
Erica White 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0
Christina Wirth 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0
Khadijah Whittington 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0

Team statistics

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Team FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
Indiana Fever .000 .000 .000 00.0 00.0 0.0 0.0 00.0 00.0 00.0
Opponents .000 .000 .000 00.0 00.0 0.0 0.0 00.0 00.0 00.0

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Draft Board". Archived from the original on July 25, 2009. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
  2. ^ WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Transactions
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