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2007 Indiana Fever season
8th season in the WNBA
8th season in the WNBA
The 2007 Indiana Fever season was the franchise's 8th season in the WNBA and their 4th season under head coach, Brian Winters. 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.
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.
The following player was selected in the Dispersal Draft from the Charlotte Sting:
- Sheri Sam
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 | url = http://www.wnba.com/fever/news/070404_draft.html | title = Bales Highlights Fever Draft Selections | publisher = FeverBasketball.com | date = 2007-04-04 | accessdate = 2008-04-27}} | Center | Duke | |
| 2 | 22 | Lyndsey Medders | Point guard | Iowa State | |||||
| 3 | 35 | Ashley Key | Shooting guard | N.C. State |
Roster
Depth
| Pos. | Starter | Bench | Reserve | Inactive | C | PF | SF | SG | PG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tammy Sutton-Brown | Alison Bales | ||||||||
| Tamika Whitmore | Ebony Hoffman | Kasha Terry | |||||||
| Tamika Catchings | Sheri Sam | ||||||||
| Anna DeForge | Tan White | Ann Strother | |||||||
| Tully Bevilaqua | K. B. Sharp |
Season standings
Schedule
Preseason
| 3 | May 15 | Chicago | W 60–55 | Catchings (16) | Catchings (8) | Bevilaqua (6) | UIC Pavilion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,005 | 2–1 |
Regular season
| 34 | August 19 | Detroit | W 72–66 | Whitmore (18) | DeForge (8) | Bevilaqua (6) | Conseco Fieldhouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8,899 | 21–13 |
Playoffs
First round
| 3 | August 27 | Connecticut | W 93–88 | Catchings (30) | Catchings (13) | Catchings (6) | Conseco Fieldhouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6,012 | Fever win 2–1 |
Eastern Conference Finals
| 3 | September 3 | @ Detroit | L 81–65 | Sutton-Brown (17) | Sutton-Brown, Sam (10) | Sam, Whitmore (4) | Palace of Auburn Hills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9,856 | Shock win 2–1 |
Awards and records
Awards
- Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award: Tully Bevilaqua
Records
Player stats
Season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 0 | 9.9 | .571 | .000 | .875 | 2.6 | .1 | .24 | .76 | 3.2 | |
| 34 | 34 | 26.5 | .440 | .371 | .682 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 1.65 | .06 | 5.3 | |
| 21 | 21 | 32.3 | .417 | .311 | .820 | 9.0 | 4.7 | 3.14 | 1.05 | 16.6 | |
| 34 | 34 | 23.4 | .418 | .410 | .906 | 3.3 | 1.5 | .76 | .12 | 8.7 | |
| 34 | 10 | 17.1 | .445 | .400 | .824 | 4.0 | .8 | .62 | .53 | 4.2 | |
| 33 | 4 | 17.9 | .339 | .273 | .690 | 2.9 | 1.3 | .88 | .18 | 5.0 | |
| 34 | 0 | 13.4 | .412 | .286 | .724 | .90 | 1.4 | .38 | .00 | 3.2 | |
| 12 | 0 | 5.8 | .323 | .400 | 1.000 | .8 | .3 | .00 | .00 | 2.3 | |
| 34 | 33 | 25.3 | .485 | .000 | .716 | 5.4 | .9 | 1.03 | 1.38 | 12.0 | |
| 9 | 0 | 6.0 | .250 | .000 | .750 | 1.6 | .1 | .22 | .33 | 1.0 | |
| 34 | 9 | 24.7 | .386 | .339 | .841 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.06 | .29 | 10.8 | |
| 34 | 25 | 25.9 | .415 | .300 | .763 | 5.0 | 1.5 | .59 | .32 | 10.9 |
Playoffs
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 4.3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .5 | .3 | .00 | .00 | 0.0 | |
| 6 | 6 | 35.8 | .295 | .286 | .833 | 2.70 | 3.2 | 1.83 | .00 | 7.3 | |
| 6 | 6 | 32.7 | .370 | .263 | .878 | 11.0 | 3.2 | 2.17 | .50 | 15.8 | |
| 6 | 6 | 32.8 | .467 | .393 | 1.000 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 1.33 | .17 | 16.8 | |
| 4 | 0 | 10.5 | .417 | .000 | .00 | 2.3 | .3 | .00 | .25 | 2.5 | |
| 6 | 5 | 30.8 | .373 | .500 | .500 | 5.3 | 2.2 | 1.00 | .17 | 8.0 | |
| 6 | 0 | 7.7 | .100 | .00 | .833 | .80 | .5 | .17 | .00 | 1.2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 5.0 | .429 | .333 | .000 | 1.0 | .7 | .33 | .00 | 2.3 | |
| 6 | 6 | 20.5 | .349 | .000 | .571 | 4.70 | .7 | .17 | 2.00 | 7.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .00 | .00 | 0.0 | |
| 5 | 1 | 16.4 | .267 | .167 | .000 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .40 | 1.8 | |
| 6 | 0 | 30.7 | .448 | .565 | .615 | 5.3 | 2.7 | .50 | .17 | 16.5 |
Transactions
- February 14, 2007 re-signed Tully Bevilaqua.
- March 7, 2007 traded Olympia Scott to the Phoenix Mercury for Ann Strother.
- March 14, 2007 exercised the 2008 option on Tan White's contract.
- March 23, 2007 traded La'Tangela Atkinson to the Sacramento Monarchs for the 24th pick in the 2008 WNBA draft
- March 23, 2007 re-signed Anna DeForge and signed free agent Tammy Sutton-Brown.
- April 13, 2007 waived Linda Frohlich.
- April 13, 2007 traded the 40th pick in the 2008 WNBA draft for Jessica Dickson.
- May 7, 2007 waived Lyndsey Medders.
- May 9, 2007 waived Erin Lawless and Ashley Key.
- May 16, 2007 waived Jessica Dickson and Jennifer Humphrey.
References
References
- (2008-02-19). "Sutton-Brown Free Agent Signing Highlights Fever Roster Moves". FeverBasketball.com.
- (2007-03-23). "Sheri Sam is Fever's Newest Star". FeverBasketball.com.
- (2007-04-04). "Bales Highlights Fever Draft Selections". FeverBasketball.com.
- (2007-08-31). "Tully Bevilaqua Of The Indiana Fever Earns 2007 Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award". WNBA.com.
- (2008-03-27). "2007 Fever Regular Statistics". FeverBasketball.com.
- (2008-03-27). "2007 Fever Playoffs Statistics". FeverBasketball.com.
- (2007-08-20). "2007 WNBA Transactions". WNBA.com.
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