2011 Indiana Fever season

2011 Indiana Fever season
Head coachLin Dunn
ArenaConseco Fieldhouse
Results
Record21–13 (.618)
Place1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost in Conference Finals
Media
TelevisionFS-I
ESPN2, NBATV
RadioWFNI

The 2011 WNBA season was 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.[1]
  • 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.[2]
  • 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

Roster

2011 Indiana Fever roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G0United StatesBobbitt, Shannon5' 2" (1.57m)130 lb (59kg)1985-12-06Tennessee2
F24United StatesCatchings, Tamika6' 1" (1.85m)167 lb (76kg)1979-07-21Tennessee9
C50United StatesDavenport, Jessica6' 5" (1.96m)215 lb (98kg)1985-06-21Ohio State4
G/F23United StatesDouglas, Katie6' 0" (1.83m)165 lb (75kg)1979-05-07Purdue10
F43United StatesEly, Shyra6' 2" (1.88m)182 lb (83kg)1983-08-09Tennessee5
G20United StatesJanuary, Briann Injured5' 8" (1.73m)144 lb (65kg)1987-01-11Arizona State2
G13AustraliaPhillips, Erin5' 8" (1.73m)165 lb (75kg)1985-05-19Australia3
G32United StatesPohlen, Jeanette6' 0" (1.83m)179 lb (81kg)1989-05-02StanfordR
F/C5United StatesSmith, Tangela6' 3" (1.91m)158 lb (72kg)1977-04-01Iowa13
C8CanadaSutton-Brown, Tammy6' 4" (1.93m)199 lb (90kg)1978-01-27Rutgers10
G1United StatesZellous, Shavonte5' 10" (1.78m)155 lb (70kg)1986-08-28Pittsburgh2
Head coach
United States Lin Dunn (UT Martin)
Assistant coaches
United States Gary Kloppenburg (UC San Diego)
United States Stephanie White (Purdue)
Athletic trainer
United States Brandon Johnson (Purdue)
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Craig Stull (Indianapolis)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured 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 x2113.618–13–48–913–9
Connecticut Sun x2113.618–15–26–1114–8
Atlanta Dream x2014.5881.011–69–814–8
New York Liberty x1915.5592.012-57–1011–11
Chicago Sky o1420.4127.010–74–1310–12
Washington Mystics o628.17615.04–132–154–18

Schedule

Preseason

2011 Game Log: Preseason
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1May 241:00pm@ Minnesota66–71Douglas (11)Catchings (8)January (7)Concordia University
2,055		0–1
2May 317:00pmMinnesota70–76Douglas (15)Catchings, Douglas (5)3 players (2)Conseco Fieldhouse
3,817		0–2

Regular season

2011 Game Log: Regular Season
June
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1June 47:00pmChicagoFS-I
CN100		65–57Douglas (19)Catchings (9)January (4)Conseco Fieldhouse
8,024		1–0
2June 107:00pmNew York80–81Douglas (27)Catchings
Davenport
Smith (6)		Catchings
Phillips (3)		Conseco Fieldhouse
7,703		1–1
3June 117:00pm@ New YorkMSG86–80Catchings (19)Davenport (8)Catchings
Douglas
Phillips (4)		Prudential Center
7,835		2–1
4June 147:00pmTulsaESPN282–74Douglas (22)Catchings
Davenport
Douglas (7)		January (10)Conseco Fieldhouse
6,024		3–1
5June 1710:00pm@ Seattle54–68Douglas (11)Catchings (14)January (3)KeyArena
8,178		3–2
6June 196:00pm@ Phoenix89–93 (OT)Davenport (20)Catchings (15)Bobbitt
January (6)		US Airways Center
7,701		3–3
7June 217:00pm@ WashingtonCSN-MA89–80Zellous (21)Catchings
Davenport (6)		January (9)Verizon Center
7,980		4–3
8June 257:00pmConnecticutNBATV
CSN-NE		75–70Catchings (13)Catchings (12)Catchings (5)Conseco Fieldhouse
7,100		5–3
9June 267:00pm@ MinnesotaNBATV
FS-N		78–75Douglas (22)Douglas (8)January (4)Target Center
7,117		6–3
10June 287:00pmPhoenix91–86Douglas (26)Sutton-Brown (6)Catchings (7)Conseco Fieldhouse
6,625		7–3
July
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
11July 57:00pmSeattleFS-I78–61Davenport (15)Davenport (7)Phillips (6)Conseco Fieldhouse
6,525		8–3
12July 97:00pmWashington68–57Phillips (14)Catchings (7)Catchings (4)Conseco Fieldhouse
7,056		9–3
13July 131:00pmConnecticut90–78Douglas (20)Catchings
Phillips (5)		Catchings (7)Conseco Fieldhouse
9,045		10–3
14July 157:00pmMinnesota70–80Catchings (22)Catchings
Davenport (5)		Zellous (4)Conseco Fieldhouse
7,538		10–4
15July 175:00pm@ Connecticut71–76Catchings (18)Catchings (15)Phillips
Pohlen
Smith (4)		Mohegan Sun Arena
7,075		10–5
16July 1912:00pm@ AtlantaNBATV
SSO		74–84Catchings (22)Catchings (8)Catchings (6)Philips Arena
7,645		10–6
17July 217:00pmChicagoNBATV
FS-I
CN100		77–63Davenport (20)Catchings
Davenport
Douglas (7)		Douglas (7)Conseco Fieldhouse
8,050		11–6
All-Star break
18July 287:30pm@ Connecticut69–58Catchings (16)Davenport (10)Bobbitt (5)Mohegan Sun Arena
6,329		12–6
19July 297:00pm@ WashingtonNBATV
CSN-MA		61–59Catchings (16)Catchings (9)Catchings (5)Verizon Center
11,587		13–6
20July 316:00pmLos Angeles98–63Davenport (16)Catchings (11)Catchings (6)Conseco Fieldhouse
9,256		14–6
August
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
21August 58:00pm@ Tulsa85–65Davenport (17)Zellous (5)Phillips (4)BOK Center
5,013		15–6
22August 76:00pm@ ChicagoCN10069–88Douglas (14)Phillips (8)Catchings (5)Allstate Arena
5,794		15–7
23August 97:00pmSan Antonio81–68Catchings (21)Davenport (8)Catchings
Douglas (3)		Conseco Fieldhouse
7,520		16–7
24August 137:00pmNew YorkNBATV82–71Catchings (32)Phillips (6)Phillips (4)Conseco Fieldhouse
9,237		17–7
25August 168:00pm@ San Antonio65–63Catchings (26)Bobbitt (6)Catchings
Pohlen
Zellous (2)		AT&T Center
6,358		18–7
26August 1810:30pm@ Los Angeles70–75Catchings
Phillips (16)		Smith (9)Phillips
Smith (5)		Staples Center
8,102		18–8
27August 216:00pmWashingtonNBATV
FS-I		83–51Douglas (15)Catchings (8)Catchings (5)Conseco Fieldhouse
7,935		19–8
28August 277:00pmAtlantaNBATV
FS-I
SSO		80–86Catchings (22)Sutton-Brown (6)Douglas (5)Conseco Fieldhouse
9,242		19–9
29August 307:30pm@ AtlantaSSO90–92Phillips (21)Catchings (7)Douglas (4)Philips Arena
6,467		19–10
September
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
30September 27:30pm@ Connecticut55–83Douglas (12)Catchings (8)Catchings (5)Mohegan Sun Arena
6,991		19–11
31September 46:00pm@ ChicagoNBATV
CN100		88–80Catchings
Douglas (17)		Catchings (7)Catchings (6)Allstate Arena
6,199		20–11
32September 77:00pmWashingtonNBATV87–69Douglas (21)Catchings (10)Douglas (5)Conseco Fieldhouse
8,514		21–11
33September 97:00pm@ New YorkNBATV
MSG+		75–83Douglas (17)Catchings (6)Bobbitt (7)Prudential Center
8,015		21–12
34September 115:00pmAtlantaNBATV
FS-I
SSO		88–93Douglas (30)Davenport (9)Bobbitt (6)Conseco Fieldhouse
11,521		21–13
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com

Postseason

2011 Game Log: Postseason
Eastern Conference Semifinals
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceSeries
1September 158:00pmNew YorkESPN274–72Douglas (25)Sutton-Brown (7)Bobbitt
Phillips (3)		Conseco Fieldhouse
7,608		1–0
2September 174:00pm@ New YorkNBATV
MSG		72–87Douglas (20)Catchings (9)Bobbitt
Phillips (4)		Prudential Center
8,508		1–1
3September 198:00pmNew YorkESPN272–62Douglas (21)Catchings (8)Catchings (4)Conseco Fieldhouse
7,368		2–1
Eastern Conference Finals
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceSeries
1September 227:00pmAtlantaESPN282–74Smith (25)Catchings (13)Catchings
Douglas
Zellous (3)		Conseco Fieldhouse
8,253		1–0
2September 253:00pm@ AtlantaESPN277–94Douglas (25)Catchings (9)Douglas (6)Philips Arena
8,052		1–1
3September 278:00pmAtlantaESPN267–83Douglas (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 31314.2.357.386.7671.31.70.970.003.9
Tamika Catchings 333331.5.438.348.8837.13.52.030.9115.5
Jessica Davenport 34821.1.529.000.7024.80.50.791.3210.7
Katie Douglas 323229.4.465.440.6713.92.81.280.2513.9
Shyra Ely 33010.8.358.208.6902.20.30.180.183.1
Briann January 101028.6.357.318.8291.45.01.500.008.6
Erin Phillips 312222.2.462.426.8332.82.40.970.008.6
Jeanette Pohlen 34215.9.471.468.8671.41.00.380.124.1
Tangela Smith 333221.5.371.340.8823.11.50.670.487.2
Tammy Sutton-Brown 342619.0.489.000.7433.10.61.061.215.5
Shavonte Zellous 33214.0.438.265.7842.41.40.360.455.5

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 000.0.000.000.0000.00.00.000.000.0
Erin Phillips
Jeanette Pohlen
Tangela Smith
Tammy Sutton-Brown
Shavonte Zellous

Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ "Tangela Smith signs with Fever". ESPN. February 2, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Indiana Fever waives Joy Cheek before camp opens". The Washington Times. May 5, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Tamika Catchings Named M.V.P." The New York Times. September 22, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
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