19th season in the: WNBA
The 2018 WNBA season was theββ19th season for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Fever began play on May 19, "2018."
The Fever started the "season poorly by," going 0β5 in May. Fortunes did not improve in June. And the team was 1β10. The only win was 96β64 against the Atlanta Dream. However, "June did include some close losses." The Fever lostββto the New York Liberty 78β75 after the Liberty made a 3-pointer with 16.1 seconds left. On the 12th, the Fever lost in overtime against the Las Vegas Aces. In July, the Fever were 2β8, with the two wins coming against the perennial play-off contenders Minnesota Lynx and Los Angeles Sparks. Both wins were away from home, which meant the Fever were 0β4 at home. In the final month of the season, the Fever were 3β5. They finished with a WNBA worst 6β28 final record, which was also their worst record in franchise history. Their misfortunes continued in the offseason as they lost in the draft lottery in spite of having the best odds, ending with the third selection for the 2019 WNBA draft.
Transactionsβ»
WNBA draftβ»
The Fever made three selections in the 2018 WNBA entry draft, held on April 12:
Tradesβ»
Personnel changesβ»
Additionsβ»
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Subtractionsβ»
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Rosterβ»
2018 Indiana Fever roster
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Players |
Coaches
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Pos. |
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Nat. |
Name |
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Height |
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Weight |
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DOB |
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From |
Yrs
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F
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11
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Achonwa, Natalie
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6' 3" (1.91m)
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190 lb (86kg)
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11-22-1992
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Notre Dame
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3
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C
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40
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Alexander, Kayla
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6' 4" (1.93m)
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195 lb (88kg)
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01-05-1991
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Syracuse
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5
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F
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4
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Dupree, Candice
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6' 2" (1.88m)
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178 lb (81kg)
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02-25-1984
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Temple
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12
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F
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31
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Taylor, Asia
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6' 1" (1.85m)
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167 lb (76kg)
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08-22-1991
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Louisville
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3
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G
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42
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Johnson, Shenise
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5' 11" (1.8m)
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172 lb (78kg)
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12-09-1990
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Miami (FL)
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6
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F
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23
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Mavunga, Stephanie
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6' 3" (1.91m)
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205 lb (93kg)
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02-24-1995
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Ohio State
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R
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F
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22
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McCall, Erica
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6' 2" (1.88m)
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184 lb (83kg)
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08-21-1995
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Stanford
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1
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G
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3
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Mitchell, Tiffany
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5' 9" (1.75m)
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152 lb (69kg)
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09-23-1984
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South Carolina
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3
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G
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0
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Mitchell, Kelsey
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5' 11" (1.8m)
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160 lb (73kg)
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11-12-1995
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Ohio State
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R
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G
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25
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Pondexter, Cappie
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5' 9" (1.75m)
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160 lb (73kg)
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1-07-1983
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Rutgers
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12
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G
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35
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Vivians, Victoria
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6' 1" (1.85m)
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183 lb (83kg)
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11-17-1994
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Mississippi State
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R
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G
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17
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Wheeler, Erica
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5' 7" (1.7m)
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143 lb (65kg)
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05-02-1991
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Rutgers
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3
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- Head coach
- Pokey Chatman (LSU)
- Assistant coaches
- Christie Sides (Louisiana Tech)
Jessica Miller (UIC)
- Athletic trainer
- Todd Champlin (Daemen)
- Strength and conditioning coach
- Chase Campbell (Ball State)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (FA) Free agent
- (IN) Inactive
- (S) Suspended
- Injured
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Scheduleβ»
Preseasonβ»
Regular seasonβ»
2018 game log Total: 6β28 (Home: 2β15 Road: 4β13)
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May: 0β5 (Home: 0β3; Road: 0β2)
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June: 1β10 (Home: 1β5; Road: 0β5)
Game |
Date |
Team |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location Attendance |
Record
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6
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June 2
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New York
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L 81β87
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K. Mitchell (26)
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Dupree (8)
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Wheeler (7)
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Bankers Life Fieldhouse 5,575
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0β6
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7
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June 8
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Dallas
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L 83β89
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K. Mitchell (26)
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McCall (11)
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Tied (4)
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Bankers Life Fieldhouse 5,675
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0β7
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8
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June 10
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@ New York
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L 75β78
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K. Mitchell (19)
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Achonwa (10)
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T. Mitchell (7)
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Westchester County Center 1,537
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0β8
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9
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June 12
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Las Vegas
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L 92β101 (OT)
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Achonwa (26)
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Achonwa (15)
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Wheeler (8)
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Bankers Life Fieldhouse 5,437
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0β9
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10
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June 14
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@ Atlanta
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L 67β72
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Dupree (17)
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Tied (7)
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Wheeler (10)
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McCamish Pavilion 6,561
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0β10
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11
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June 16
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Atlanta
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W 96β64
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Vivians (21)
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Tied (6)
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K. Mitchell (5)
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Bankers Life Fieldhouse 6,234
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1β10
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12
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June 19
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@ Los Angeles
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L 55β74
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Achonwa (13)
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Achonwa (14)
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K. Mitchell (3)
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Staples Center 8,857
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1β11
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13
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June 22
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@ Seattle
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L 63β72
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Dupree (15)
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Tied (7)
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Wheeler (4)
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KeyArena 8,142
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1β12
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14
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June 24
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Connecticut
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L 78β87
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Achonwa (16)
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Dupree (8)
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K. Mitchell (4)
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Bankers Life Fieldhouse 5,458
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1β13
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15
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June 27
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@ Connecticut
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L 89β101
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Vivians (25)
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Achonwa (6)
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3 Tied (3)
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Mohegan Sun Arena 5,112
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1β14
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16
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June 29
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Phoenix
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L 77β95
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K. Mitchell (19)
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Dupree (6)
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Vivians (4)
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Bankers Life Fieldhouse 7,241
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1β15
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July: 2β8 (Home: 0β4; Road: 2β4)
Game |
Date |
Team |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location Attendance |
Record
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17
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July 1
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Atlanta
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L 83β87
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Vivians (27)
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Tied (7)
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K. Mitchell (4)
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Bankers Life Fieldhouse 5,277
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1β16
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18
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July 3
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@ Minnesota
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W 71β59
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Achonwa (17)
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Tied (9)
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K. Mitchell (5)
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Target Center 8,632
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2β16
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19
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July 5
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@ Dallas
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L 63β90
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Dupree (21)
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Tied (5)
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Wheeler (3)
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College Park Center 4,043
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2β17
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20
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July 11
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Minnesota
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L 65β87
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Wheeler (12)
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Tied (6)
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Wheeler (5)
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Bankers Life Fieldhouse 10,006
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2β18
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21
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July 13
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@ Atlanta
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L 74β98
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T. Mitchell (17)
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T. Mitchell (6)
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Wheeler (4)
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McCamish Pavilion 3,807
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2β19
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22
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July 15
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Phoenix
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L 82β101
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Dupree (23)
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Dupree (9)
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Tied (4)
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Bankers Life Fieldhouse 6,302
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2β20
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23
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July 18
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@ Minnesota
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L 65β89
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Dupree (20)
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Tied (4)
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Tied (4)
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Target Center 17,933
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2β21
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24
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July 20
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@ Los Angeles
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W 78β76
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Tied (16)
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Achonwa (9)
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Tied (5)
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Staples Center 10,532
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3β21
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25
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July 22
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@ Las Vegas
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L 74β88
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Achonwa (21)
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Tied (7)
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Pondexter (7)
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Mandalay Bay Events Center 5,368
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3β22
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26
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July 24
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Seattle
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L 72β92
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K. Mitchell (26)
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Dupree (12)
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Tied (4)
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Bankers Life Fieldhouse 5,908
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3β23
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August
: 3β5 (Home: 1β3; Road: 2β2)
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2018 season schedule
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Standingsβ»
Awards and honorsβ»
Recipient
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Award
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Date awarded
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Ref.
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Candice Dupree
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WNBA Cares Community Assist Award
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September 4, 2018
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Statisticsβ»
Regular seasonβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Indiana Fever Schedule". WNBA. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ "Indiana Fever Acquire 6-4 Center Kayla Alexander in Trade with Las Vegas" (Press release). WNBA. February 1, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ "Fever Acquire No. 8 Pick in WNBA draft in Exchange for Briann January" (Press release). WNBA. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ "Fever Sign Hind Ben Abdelkaderββto Free Agent Deal" (Press release). WNBA. February 14, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ "Indiana Fever Sign Two-Time WNBA Champ, Seven-Time All-Star Cappie Pondexter" (Press release). WNBA. July 1, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ "Fever's Candice Dupree Receives August WNBA Cares Community Assist Award Presented By State Farm" (Press release). WNBA. September 4, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
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Media |
- TV: WTHR / WALV
- Radio: WFNI (The Fan)
- Announcers: Debbie Antonelli, Chris Denari
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