2011 Indiana Fever season

2011 Indiana Fever season
Coach	Lin Dunn
Arena	Conseco Fieldhouse
Attendance	8,054 per game
Results
Record	21–13 (.618)
Place	1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Lost in Conference Finals
Team Leaders
Points	Catchings (15.5)
Rebounds	Catchings (7.1)
Assists	Catchings (3.5)
Media
Radio	WFNI
Television	FS-I ESPN2, NBATV
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The 2011 WNBA season is the 12th season for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association.

Transactions

WNBA Draft

The following are the Fever's selections in the 2011 WNBA Draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/Team/Country
1	9	Jeanette Pohlen	United States	Stanford
3	33	Jori Davis	United States	Oklahoma State

Transaction log

• February 2: The Fever signed Tangela Smith.
• February 4: The Fever re-signed Jessica Davenport and signed Shyra Ely to a training camp contract.
• February 8: The Fever re-signed Joy Cheek.
• February 14: The Fever signed Shannon Bobbitt to a training camp contract.
• March 11: The Fever signed Aisha Mohammed and Abi Olajuwon to training camp contracts.
• April 29: The Fever traded their second- and third-round picks in the 2012 Draft to the Seattle Storm and Washington Mystics, respectively, in exchange for Erin Phillips and a third-round pick in the 2012 Draft from Seattle.
• May 1: The Fever waived Jori Davis.
• May 5: The Fever waived Joy Cheek.
• May 19: The Fever waived Aisha Mohammed.
• May 30: The Fever waived Abi Olajuwon and Jene Morris.
• June 1: The Fever waived Jessica Moore.

Trades

Date	Trade
April 29, 2011	To Indiana Fever	To Seattle and Washington
	Erin Phillips and Seattle's third-round pick in 2012 Draft	second- and third-round picks in 2012 Draft

Personnel changes

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Tangela Smith	February 2, 2011	Phoenix Mercury
Shyra Ely	February 4, 2011	free agent
Shannon Bobbitt	February 14, 2011	free agent
Jeanette Pohlen	April 11, 2011	draft pick
Erin Phillips	April 29, 2011	Seattle Storm

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team
Ebony Hoffman	February 2, 2011	Los Angeles Sparks
Tully Bevilaqua	March 7, 2011	San Antonio Silver Stars
Joy Cheek	May 5, 2011	free agent
Jene Morris	May 30, 2011	free agent
Jessica Moore	June 1, 2011	free agent

Roster

2011 Indiana Fever roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs G 0 Bobbitt, Shannon 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) 130 lb (59 kg) 12-06-1985 Tennessee F 24 Catchings, Tamika 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 167 lb (76 kg) 07-21-1979 Tennessee C 50 Davenport, Jessica 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 06-21-1985 Ohio State G/F 23 Douglas, Katie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 05-07-1979 Purdue F 43 Ely, Shyra 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 08-09-1983 Tennessee G 20 January, Briann  5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 144 lb (65 kg) 01-11-1987 Arizona State G 13 Phillips, Erin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 05-19-1985 Australia G 32 Pohlen, Jeanette 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 05-02-1989 Stanford F/C 5 Smith, Tangela 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 158 lb (72 kg) 04-01-1977 Iowa C 8 Sutton-Brown, Tammy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 199 lb (90 kg) 01-27-1978 Rutgers G 1 Zellous, Shavonte 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 08-28-1986 Pittsburgh	Head coach Lin Dunn (Tennessee-Martin) Assistant coaches Gary Kloppenburg (UC San Diego) Stephanie White (Purdue) Athletic trainer Brandon Johnson (Purdue) Strength and conditioning coach Craig Stull (Indianapolis) Legend (C) Team captain (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended Injured

Depth

Pos.	Starter	Bench
C	Tammy Sutton-Brown	Jessica Davenport
PF	Tangela Smith	Shyra Ely
SF	Tamika Catchings	Shavonte Zellous
SG	Katie Douglas	Jeanette Pohlen
PG	Erin Phillips	Shannon Bobbitt Briann January

Season standings

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Conf.
Indiana Fever x	21	13	.618	–	13–4	8–9	13–9
Connecticut Sun x	21	13	.618	–	15–2	6–11	14–8
Atlanta Dream x	20	14	.588	1.0	11–6	9–8	14–8
New York Liberty x	19	15	.559	2.0	12-5	7–10	11–11
Chicago Sky o	14	20	.412	7.0	10–7	4–13	10–12
Washington Mystics o	6	28	.176	15.0	4–13	2–15	4–18

Schedule

Preseason

2011 Game Log: Preseason
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 May 24 1:00pm @ Minnesota 66–71 Douglas (11) Catchings (8) January (7) Concordia University 2,055 0–1 2 May 31 7:00pm Minnesota 70–76 Douglas (15) Catchings, Douglas (5) 3 players (2) Conseco Fieldhouse 3,817 0–2

Postseason

2011 Game Log: Postseason
Eastern Conference Semifinals Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series 1 September 15 8:00pm New York ESPN2 74–72 Douglas (25) Sutton-Brown (7) Bobbitt Phillips (3) Conseco Fieldhouse 7,608 1–0 2 September 17 4:00pm @ New York NBATV MSG 72–87 Douglas (20) Catchings (9) Bobbitt Phillips (4) Prudential Center 8,508 1–1 3 September 19 8:00pm New York ESPN2 72–62 Douglas (21) Catchings (8) Catchings (4) Conseco Fieldhouse 7,368 2–1
Eastern Conference Finals Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series 1 September 22 7:00pm Atlanta ESPN2 82–74 Smith (25) Catchings (13) Catchings Douglas Zellous (3) Conseco Fieldhouse 8,253 1–0 2 September 25 3:00pm @ Atlanta ESPN2 77–94 Douglas (25) Catchings (9) Douglas (6) Philips Arena 8,052 1–1 3 September 27 8:00pm Atlanta ESPN2 67–83 Douglas (16) Douglas Sutton-Brown (9) Catchings Phillips (3) Conseco Fieldhouse 9,036 1–2

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

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Shannon Bobbitt	31	3	14.2	.357	.386	.767	1.3	1.7	0.97	0.00	3.9
Tamika Catchings	33	33	31.5	.438	.348	.883	7.1	3.5	2.03	0.91	15.5
Jessica Davenport	34	8	21.1	.529	.000	.702	4.8	0.5	0.79	1.32	10.7
Katie Douglas	32	32	29.4	.465	.440	.671	3.9	2.8	1.28	0.25	13.9
Shyra Ely	33	0	10.8	.358	.208	.690	2.2	0.3	0.18	0.18	3.1
Briann January	10	10	28.6	.357	.318	.829	1.4	5.0	1.50	0.00	8.6
Erin Phillips	31	22	22.2	.462	.426	.833	2.8	2.4	0.97	0.00	8.6
Jeanette Pohlen	34	2	15.9	.471	.468	.867	1.4	1.0	0.38	0.12	4.1
Tangela Smith	33	32	21.5	.371	.340	.882	3.1	1.5	0.67	0.48	7.2
Tammy Sutton-Brown	34	26	19.0	.489	.000	.743	3.1	0.6	1.06	1.21	5.5
Shavonte Zellous	33	2	14.0	.438	.265	.784	2.4	1.4	0.36	0.45	5.5

Postseason

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Shannon Bobbitt
Tamika Catchings
Jessica Davenport
Katie Douglas
Shyra Ely
Briann January	0	0	0.0	.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.00	0.00	0.0
Erin Phillips
Jeanette Pohlen
Tangela Smith
Tammy Sutton-Brown
Shavonte Zellous

Awards and honors

• Katie Douglas was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of June 3, 2011.
• Tamika Catchings was named to the 2011 WNBA All-Star Team as a starter.
• Katie Douglas was named to the 2011 WNBA All-Star Team as a starter.
• Tamika Catchings was named to the All-Defensive First Team.
• Katie Douglas was named to the All-Defensive Second Team.
• Tamika Catchings was named to the All-WNBA First Team.
• Tamika Catchings was named Most Valuable Player.