2007 Indiana Fever season

The 2007 Indiana Fever season was their 8th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). They finished 2nd in the Eastern Conference with 21 wins and 13 losses on the season. The season marked the third consecutive season that the Fever earned a playoff berth. They eliminated the Connecticut Sun, 2–1, in the First Round of the playoffs but then in turn were eliminated in the Eastern Conference Finals, 2–1, by the Detroit Shock.

2007 Indiana Fever season
CoachBrian Winters
ArenaConseco Fieldhouse
Attendance7,032 per game
Results
Record21–13 (.618)
Place2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishEliminated 2–1 by Detroit, Eastern Conference Finals
Team Leaders
PointsTamika Catchings (16.6)
ReboundsTamika Catchings (9.0)
AssistsTamika Catchings (4.7)
Media
TelevisionFSN Indiana

Offseason

On March 23, 2007 the Fever signed Tammy Sutton-Brown from the defunct Charlotte Sting, Sutton-Brown was one of the most sought-after free agents.[1]

The following player was selected in the Dispersal Draft from the Charlotte Sting:

2007 WNBA draft
Main article: 2007 WNBA draft

Indiana's selections from the 2008 WNBA draft in Cleveland.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/club team
1 9 Alison Bales[3] Center  United States Duke
2 22 Lyndsey Medders[3] Point guard  United States Iowa State
3 35 Ashley Key[3] Shooting guard  United States N.C. State

Roster
Indiana Fever roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
C 43 United States Bales, Alison 6' 7" (2.01m) 218 lb (99kg) Duke
PG 41 Australia Bevilaqua, Tully 5' 7" (1.7m) 145 lb (66kg) Australia
SF 24 United States Catchings, Tamika Injured (C) 6' 2" (1.88m) 167 lb (76kg) Tennessee
SG 30 United States DeForge, Anna 5' 10" (1.78m) 160 lb (73kg) Nebraska
PF 32 United States Hoffman, Ebony 6' 2" (1.88m) 215 lb (98kg) USC
SF 55 United States Sam, Sheri 6' 0" (1.83m) 160 lb (73kg) Vanderbilt
PG 3 United States Sharp, K.B. 5' 9" (1.75m) 149 lb (68kg) Cincinnati
SG 7 United States Strother, Ann 6' 3" (1.91m) 166 lb (75kg) Connecticut
C 8 Canada Sutton-Brown, Tammy 6' 4" (1.93m) 200 lb (91kg) Rutgers
C 35 United States Terry, Kasha 6' 3" (1.91m) 185 lb (84kg) Georgia Tech
SG 15 United States White, Tan 5' 7" (1.7m) 154 lb (70kg) Mississippi State
PF 91 United States Whitmore, Tamika 6' 2" (1.88m) 190 lb (86kg) Memphis
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Athletic trainer
Strength and conditioning coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Depth
Pos. Starter Bench Reserve Inactive
C Tammy Sutton-BrownAlison Bales
PF Tamika WhitmoreEbony HoffmanKasha Terry
SF Tamika CatchingsSheri Sam
SG Anna DeForgeTan WhiteAnn Strother
PG Tully BevilaquaK. B. Sharp

Season standings
Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Detroit Shock x2410.706–12–512–514–6
Indiana Fever x2113.6183.012–59–812–8
Connecticut Sun x1816.5296.08–910–710–10
New York Liberty x1618.4718.010–76–1110–10
Washington Mystics o1618.4718.08–98–98–12
Chicago Sky o1420.41210.06–118–96–14

Schedule

Preseason
GameDateOpponentScore/TimeHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsArena/AttendanceRecord
1May 5Seattle75-58Catchings (18)Catchings (8)Bevilaqua (8)Conseco Fieldhouse
3,033		1-0
2May 10Los AngelesL 81-76Catchings, DeForge (13)Hoffman (9)Catchings (6)Conseco Fieldhouse
4,044		1-1
3May 15ChicagoW 60-55Catchings (16)Catchings (8)Bevilaqua (6)UIC Pavilion
3,005		2-1

Regular season
GameDateOpponentScore/TimeHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsArena/AttendanceRecord
1May 19MinnesotaW 83-64White (17)Catchings (7)Catchings (4)Conseco Fieldhouse
9,210		1-0
2May 24Los AngelesW 83-70Catchings (24)Catchings (8)Catchings (5)Conseco Fieldhouse
5,058		2-0
3May 29@ MinnesotaW 89-75Catchings (21)Hoffman (7)Catchings (6)Target Center
6,238		3-0
4June 3WashingtonW 70-66White (20)Catchings (9)DeForge (4)Conseco Fieldhouse
6,972		4-0
5June 5@ New YorkL 78-67Catchings (21)Whitmore (8)Catchings (9)Madison Square Garden
7,282		4-1
6June 6HoustonW 84-59Sutton-Brown (17)Catchings (7)Sharp (6)Conseco Fieldhouse
5,909		5-1
7June 8@ WashingtonW 74-69Catchings (24)Catchings (12)Bevilaqua (5)Verizon Center
7,110		6-1
8June 10New YorkW 80-61Sutton-Brown, Whitmore (22)Sutton-Brown (13)Bevilaqua, Catchings (4)Conseco Fieldhouse
6,938		7-1
9June 13SeattleW 90-62White (23)Catchings (10)Whitmore (5)Conseco Fieldhouse
5,838		8-1
10June 15PhoenixL 89-78Catchings, Sutton-Brown (17)Catchings (15)Bevilaqua (4)Conseco Fieldhouse
6,579		8-2
11June 16@ DetroitW 77-67Catchings (26)Catchings (14)Whitmore (4)Palace of Auburn Hills
8,812		9-2
12June 22ConnecticutL 78-74White, Whitmore (15)Catchings (12)Catchings (7)Conseco Fieldhouse
7,240		9-3
13June 24@ New YorkW 74-63Catchings (18)Sutton-Brown (7)Catchings (6)Madison Square Garden
7,554		10-3
14June 29@ ConnecticutL 72-67Whitmore (13)Catchings (11)Sutton-Brown (5)Mohegan Sun Arena
7,617		10-4
15July 1@ WashingtonW 69-62Catchings, White (14)White (8)Catchings (3)Verizon Center
7,233		11-4
16July 5@ Los AngelesW 57-56Catchings (17)Catchings (11)Catchings (5)Staples Center
8,262		12-4
17July 8ChicagoW 86-70Catchings (16)Catchings (7)Catchings (1)Conseco Fieldhouse
8,247		13-4
18July 10@ HoustonW 79-77Catchings (23)Catchings, Sutton-Brown (6)Catchings (5)Toyota Center
7,226		14-4
19July 12New YorkW 79-63White (16)Catchings (10)Catchings (5)Conseco Fieldhouse
7,095		15-4
20July 18ChicagoW 75-74Catchings (22)Catchings (13)Catchings (6)Conseco Fieldhouse
10,542		16-4
21July 20DetroitL 89-90Sutton-Brown (16)Catchings (8)Catchings (7)Conseco Fieldhouse
9,210		16-5
22July 21@ ChicagoL 68-65Whitmore (26)Bevilaqua, DeForge (5)Bevilaqua (5)UIC Pavilion
3,383		16-6
23July 24San AntonioL 71-63 (OT)DeForge (15)Sutton-Brown (6)Sam (6)Conseco Fieldhouse
6,028		16-7
24July 26@ SacramentoL 60-50White (14)Hoffman (8)Bevilaqua, Hoffman, Sam, Sharp, Whitmore (2)Arco Arena
13,320		16-8
25July 27@ SeattleL 89-75DeForge (12)Sutton-Brown (5)White (4)KeyArena
8,052		16-9
26July 29@ PhoenixL 80-75White (25)Sutton-Brown (9)Bevilaqua (5)US Airways Center
7,495		16-10
27July 31WashingtonW 66-57White (20)Whitmore (15)Bevilaqua (4)Conseco Fieldhouse
6,012		17-10
28August 4@ ConnecticutL 84-59Sharp (14)Sutton-Brown (8)Sam (4)Mohegan Sun Arena
9,493		17-11
29August 5SacramentoW 63-55Whitmore (16)Hoffman, Sutton-Brown, White (6)Bevilaqua, DeForge (4)Conseco Fieldhouse
6,645		18-11
30August 7@ ChicagoW 75-70 (2OT)DeForge (16)DeForge (9)White (5)UIC Pavilion
5,029		19-11
31August 11@ DetroitL 74-69White (15)DeForge (7)White (4)Palace of Auburn Hills
10,857		19-12
32August 15ConnecticutL 77-74DeForge (29)Sutton-Brown (10)White (4)Conseco Fieldhouse
6,433		19-13
33August 17@ San AntonioW 59-55Whitmore (12)Sam (7)Sharp (3)AT&T Center
8,952		20-13
34August 19DetroitW 72-66Whitmore (18)DeForge (8)Bevilaqua (6)Conseco Fieldhouse
8,899		21-13

First round
GameDateOpponentScore/TimeHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsArena/AttendanceSeries
1August 23@ ConnecticutL 93-88 (3OT)DeForge (31)Catchings (20)Catchings (7)Mohegan Sun Arena
7,271		Sun 1-0
2August 25ConnecticutW 78-59DeForge (26)Catchings (13)White, Whitmore (4)Conseco Fieldhouse
7,298		Tied 1-1
3August 27ConnecticutW 93-88Catchings (30)Catchings (13)Catchings (6)Conseco Fieldhouse
6,012		Fever win 2-1

Eastern Conference Finals
GameDateOpponentScore/TimeHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsArena/AttendanceSeries
1August 31DetroitW 75-65Catchings (22)Catchings (10)Bevilaqua (4)Conseco Fieldhouse
9,623		Fever 1-0
2September 2@ DetroitL 77-63DeForge (13)Catchings, DeForge, Sam (4)Whitmore (4)Palace of Auburn Hills
10,153		Tied 1-1
3September 3@ DetroitL 81-65Sutton-Brown (17)Sutton-Brown, Sam (10)Sam, Whitmore (4)Palace of Auburn Hills
9,856		Shock win 2-1

Awards and records

Awards

Player stats
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Alison Bales 1709.9.571.000.8752.6.1.24.763.2
Tully Bevilaqua 343426.5.440.371.6822.22.71.65.065.3
Tamika Catchings 212132.3.417.311.8209.04.73.141.0516.6
Anna DeForge 343423.4.418.410.9063.31.5.76.128.7
Ebony Hoffman 341017.1.445.400.8244.0.8.62.534.2
Sheri Sam 33417.9.339.273.6902.91.3.88.185.0
K.B. Sharp 34013.4.412.286.724.901.4.38.003.2
Ann Strother 1205.8.323.4001.000.8.3.00.002.3
Tammy Sutton-Brown 343325.3.485.000.7165.4.91.031.3812.0
Kasha Terry 906.0.250.000.7501.6.1.22.331.0
Tan White 34924.7.386.339.8412.61.91.06.2910.8
Tamika Whitmore 342525.9.415.300.7635.01.5.59.3210.9

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Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Alison Bales 404.3.000.000.000.5.3.00.000.0
Tully Bevilaqua 6635.8.295.286.8332.703.21.83.007.3
Tamika Catchings 6632.7.370.263.87811.03.22.17.5015.8
Anna DeForge 6632.8.467.3931.0003.71.01.33.1716.8
Ebony Hoffman 4010.5.417.000.002.3.3.00.252.5
Sheri Sam 6530.8.373.500.5005.32.21.00.178.0
K.B. Sharp 607.7.100.00.833.80.5.17.001.2
Ann Strother 305.0.429.333.0001.0.7.33.002.3
Tammy Sutton-Brown 6620.5.349.000.5714.70.7.172.007.0
Kasha Terry 000.0.000.000.000.0.0.00.000.0
Tan White 5116.4.267.167.0001.82.01.0.401.8
Tamika Whitmore 6030.7.448.565.6155.32.7.50.1716.5

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Transactions

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References
  1. "Sutton-Brown Free Agent Signing Highlights Fever Roster Moves". FeverBasketball.com. February 19, 2008. Retrieved April 24, 2008.
  2. "Sheri Sam is Fever's Newest Star". FeverBasketball.com. March 23, 2007. Retrieved April 29, 2008.
  3. "Bales Highlights Fever Draft Selections". FeverBasketball.com. April 4, 2007. Retrieved April 27, 2008.
  4. "Tully Bevilaqua Of The Indiana Fever Earns 2007 Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award". WNBA.com. August 31, 2007. Retrieved April 29, 2008.
  5. "2007 Fever Regular Statistics". FeverBasketball.com. March 27, 2008. Retrieved April 29, 2008.
  6. "2007 Fever Playoffs Statistics". FeverBasketball.com. March 27, 2008. Retrieved April 29, 2008.
  7. "2007 WNBA Transactions". WNBA.com. August 20, 2007. Archived from the original on March 5, 2008. Retrieved April 29, 2008.
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