2021_Indiana_Fever_season
2021 Indiana Fever season
22nd season in the WNBA
The 2021 Indiana Fever season was the franchise's 22nd season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The regular season tipped off on May 14, 2021 at the New York Liberty.[1]
Quick Facts Indiana Fever season, Coach ...
| 2021 Indiana Fever season | |
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| Coach | Marianne Stanley |
| Arena | Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indiana Farmers Coliseum |
| Attendance | No Attendance per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 6–26 (.188) |
| Place | 6th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Team Leaders | |
| Points | Kelsey Mitchell – 17.8 ppg |
| Rebounds | Teaira McCowan – 9.8 rpg |
| Assists | Danielle Robinson – 3.7 apg |
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The Fever started the season by losing four games before winning their first game on May 23. The team then went on a twelve game losing streak, which included going 0–8 during the month of June. However, before the Olympic break, the Fever won three straight games, to end the first portion of the season with a 4–16 record. They lost the first two games in August coming out of the Olympic break, but won two of the next three. The Fever could not maintain that momentum in the final month of the season, finishing 0–7 in September. Their final record of 6–26 matched their win total from last year's shortened season. Their .188 winning percentage was the third lowest in franchise history, only ahead of the 2018 season and 2022. This was the third time in four years the team finished with only 6 wins.
WNBA draft
See also: 2021 WNBA draft
The Fever made the following selections in the 2021 WNBA draft:
More information Round, Pick ...
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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| 1 | 4 | Kysre Gondrezick |  United States |
West Virginia |
| 2 | 19 | Unique Thompson | United States |
Auburn |
| 2 | 24 | Trinity Baptiste | United States |
Arizona |
| 3 | 26 | Chelsey Perry | United States |
UT Martin |
| 3 | 31 | Florencia Chagas |  Argentina |
Empoli (Italy) |
| 3 | 33 | Maya Caldwell | United States |
Georgia |
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Trades and roster changes
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| Date | Details | |
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| December 18, 2020 | Exercised Team Options on C Teaira McCowan and F Kennedy Burke[2] | |
| February 1, 2021 | Signed F Jantel Lavender[3] | |
| February 3, 2021 | Signed G Danielle Robinson[4] | |
| February 8, 2021 | Signed G Chanelle Molina to a Training Camp Contract[5] | |
| February 15, 2021 | Acquired G Lindsay Allen from Las Vegas and the 24th pick in the 2021 WNBA draft in exchange for the 14th pick in the 2021 Draft.[6] | |
| Acquired the Minnesota Lynx's 1st and 3rd round Pick in the 2022 WNBA draft, G Odyssey Sims and negotiating rights to C Temi Fagbenle in exchange for the Fever's 2nd round Pick in the 2022 Draft.[6] | ||
| Waived G Odyssey Sims | ||
| February 16, 2021 | Signed F Jessica Breland[7] | |
| March 6, 2021 | Signed C Bernadett Határ to a Training Camp Contract[8] | |
| March 17, 2021 | Signed G Kelsey Mitchell to a Contract Extension[9] | |
| April 16, 2021 | Acquired G Aaliyah Wilson from Seattle in exchange for F Kennedy Burke[10] | |
| April 18, 2021 | Signed F Chelsey Perry to a Rookie Scale Contract[11] | |
| April 19, 2021 | Signed G Aaliyah Wilson and F Trinity Baptiste to a Rookie Scale Contracts[12] | |
| April 22, 2021 | Signed G Kysre Gondrezick to a Rookie Scale Contract[13] | |
| Contract Tender made to G Florencia Chagas | ||
| April 26, 2021 | Waived G Chanelle Molina[14] | |
| April 28, 2021 | Signed G Florencia Chagas to a Rookie Scale Contract and Full Season Suspended Her[15] | |
| Partial Season Suspended G Julie Allemand due to Overseas Commitments[15] | ||
| May 2, 2021 | Waived F Maya Caldwell and F Trinity Baptiste[16] | |
| May 12, 2021 | Waived G Katheleen Doyle and F Unique Thompson[17] | |
| May 13, 2021 | Full Season Suspend G Julie Allemand[18] | |
| May 14, 2021 | Temporarily Suspend C Bernadett Határ[19] | |
| May 17, 2021 | Waived F Chelsey Perry | |
| Activate C Bernadett Határ from Temporarily Suspended List[20] | ||
| June 27, 2021 | Waived F Lauren Cox[21] | |
| June 28, 2021 | Signed F Chelsey Perry[22] | |
| July 28, 2021 | Signed F Emma Cannon to 7-Day Contract[23] | |
| August 22, 2021 | Signed F Emma Cannon to a 2nd 7-Day Contract[24] | |
| August 29, 2021 | Signed F Emma Cannon to a 3rd 7-Day Contract[24] | |
| September 6, 2021 | Signed F Emma Cannon to a Rest of Season Contract[25] | |
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Preseason
More information Game, Date ...
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May: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
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| 2021 pre-season schedule | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Regular season
More information 2021 game log Total: 6–26 (Home: 4–12; Road: 2–14), Game ...
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More information #, Team ...
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Conf. | Home | Road | Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | x – Connecticut Sun | 26 | 6 | .813 | – | 12–3 | 15–1 | 11–5 | 9–1 |
| 2 | x – Las Vegas Aces | 24 | 8 | .750 | 2 | 11–4 | 13–3 | 11–5 | 6–4 |
| 3 | x – Minnesota Lynx | 22 | 10 | .688 | 4 | 10–5 | 13–3 | 9–7 | 7–3 |
| 4 | x – Seattle Storm | 21 | 11 | .656 | 5 | 9–6 | 11–5 | 10–6 | 8–2 |
| 5 | x – Phoenix Mercury | 19 | 13 | .594 | 7 | 6–9 | 7–9 | 12–4 | 5–5 |
| 6 | x – Chicago Sky | 16 | 16 | .500 | 10 | 10–5 | 6–10 | 10–6 | 6–4 |
| 7 | x – Dallas Wings | 14 | 18 | .438 | 12 | 7–8 | 7–9 | 7–9 | 3–7 |
| 8 | x – New York Liberty | 12 | 20 | .375 | 14 | 6–9 | 7–9 | 5–11 | 5–5 |
| 9 | e – Washington Mystics | 12 | 20 | .375 | 14 | 7–8 | 8–8 | 4–12 | 4–6 |
| 10 | e – Los Angeles Sparks | 12 | 20 | .375 | 14 | 2–13 | 8–8 | 4–12 | 1–9 |
| 11 | e – Atlanta Dream | 8 | 24 | .250 | 18 | 6–9 | 4–12 | 4–12 | 4–6 |
| 12 | e – Indiana Fever | 6 | 26 | .188 | 20 | 4–11 | 4–12 | 2–14 | 2–8 |
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Notes
- (#) – League Standing
- x – Clinched playoff berth
- e – Eliminated from playoff contention
- Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings
More information Recipient, Award ...
| Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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More information Legend ...
| 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 | ||||
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Regular Season
Source:[26]
More information Player, GP ...
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Kelsey Mitchell | 32 | 32 | 33.1 | 43.1 | 33.5 | 88.2 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 17.8 |
| Tiffany Mitchell | 28 | 25 | 27.3 | 42.1 | 25.5 | 88.0 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 12.0 |
| Teaira McCowan | 32 | 23 | 26.5 | 53.7 | 0.0 | 64.4 | 9.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 11.3 |
| Danielle Robinson | 24 | 24 | 27.5 | 41.7 | 20.0 | 88.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 9.9 |
| Emma Cannon | 12 | 6 | 18.4 | 44.3 | 21.4 | 71.4 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 6.9 |
| Victoria Vivians | 31 | 8 | 21.3 | 33.3 | 25.2 | 83.3 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 6.8 |
| Jantel Lavender | 27 | 14 | 20.0 | 40.4 | 20.0 | 90.0 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 6.4 |
| Jessica Breland | 26 | 18 | 20.9 | 37.0 | 31.3 | 68.4 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 5.8 |
| Lindsay Allen | 32 | 8 | 17.8 | 42.8 | 29.8 | 81.1 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 5.4 |
| Bernadett Határ | 7 | 2 | 15.1 | 48.3 | 0.0 | 85.7 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 4.9 |
| Chelsey Perry | 6 | 0 | 6.7 | 27.8 | 22.2 | 50.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.2 |
| Kysre Gondrezick | 19 | 0 | 9.1 | 28.3 | 28.6 | 50.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| Aaliyah Wilson | 14 | 0 | 8.5 | 23.1 | 14.3 | 50.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
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- "Fever Sign Chelsey Perry". wnba.com. fever.wnba.com. June 28, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
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