2013 Indiana Fever season

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The 2013 WNBA season was the 14th season for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association.

Head coachLin Dunn
ArenaBankers Life Fieldhouse
Record16–18 (.471)
Place4th (Eastern)
Quick facts Indiana Fever season, Head coach ...
2013 Indiana Fever season
Head coachLin Dunn
ArenaBankers Life Fieldhouse
Results
Record16–18 (.471)
Place4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost in Conference Finals (0-2, Atlanta Dream)
Media
TelevisionFS-I
ESPN2, NBATV
RadioWFNI
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During preseason practice in May 2013, Shyra Ely-Gash ruptured her right Achilles tendon and was later waived from the Fever roster.[1]

Draft

See also: 2013 WNBA draft

The following were the Fever's selections in the 2013 WNBA draft:

More information Round, Pick ...
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College Outcome Ref.
1 9 Layshia Clarendon G  United States California Signed rookie contract April 18 [2]
2 21 Jasmine Hassell F Georgia [3]
3 33 Jennifer George Florida Unsigned draft pick [4]
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Transactions

Main article: List of 2013 WNBA season transactions

Front office and coaching

More information Date, Details ...
Date Details Ref.
July 9 Signed head coach, Lin Dunn, to extension (through 2014 season) [5]
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Free agency

Re-signed / extensions

More information Date, Player ...
Date Player Notes Ref.
February 4 Tamika Catchings Multi-year contract
(Full details unannounced)		 [6]
Briann January
Shavonte Zellous
February 21 Erlana Larkins One-year deal [7]
May 31 Layshia Clarendon Set as active
Karima Christmas Exercised team option
(Fourth-year)
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Additions

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Date Player Notes Former Team Ref.
February 21 Laura Harper Training camp contract Dynamo Moscow
(Russia)		 [8]
February 27 Shyra Ely-Gash Free agent [9]
Jessica Breland [9][10]
March 15 Bernice Mosby CB Conquero
(Spain)
April 18 Layshia Clarendon Rookie contract
(2013 draft pick – No. 9)		 California Golden Bears [2]
Jasmine Hassell Rookie contract
(2013 draft pick – No. 21)		 Georgia Bulldogs [3]
May 24 Hardship contract Free agent
June 6 Erin Thorn [11]
June 21 Jasmine Hassell [3]
August 27 Rest of season contract [12]
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Subtractions / unsigned

More information Date, Player ...
Date Player Reason New Team Ref.
April 16 Tammy Sutton-Brown Retired N/A [13]
April 18 Jennifer George Unsigned draft pick
(2013 draft pick – No. 33)		 N/A – retained rights
May 6 Laura Harper Waived —
May 9 Bernice Mosby —
May 16 Shyra Ely-Gash — [1]
May 22 Jasmine Hassell — [3]
May 23 Layshia Clarendon Suspended contract – temporary[a] N/A – retained rights
May 25 Jasmine Hassell Released —
July 1 Erin Thorn —
August 2 Jasmine Hassell Seattle Storm [3]
August 25 Sasha Goodlett Waived — [12]
September 13 Jessica Breland —
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  1. [a]
    Clarendon was temporarily suspended to allow them to attend their college graduation.[3]

Roster

More information Indiana Fever roster, Players ...
2013 Indiana Fever roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F24United StatesCatchings, Tamika6' 1" (1.85m)167 lb (76kg)1979-07-21Tennessee11
G/F11United StatesChristmas, Karima6' 0" (1.83m)180 lb (82kg)1989-09-11Duke2
G5United StatesClarendon, Layshia5' 9" (1.75m)1991-05-02CaliforniaR
C50United StatesDavenport, Jessica Injured6' 5" (1.96m)215 lb (98kg)1985-06-21Ohio State6
G/F23United StatesDouglas, Katie Injured6' 0" (1.83m)165 lb (75kg)1979-05-07Purdue12
F12United StatesHassell, Jasmine6' 2" (1.88m)205 lb (93kg)1991-04-09GeorgiaR
G20United StatesJanuary, Briann5' 8" (1.73m)144 lb (65kg)1987-01-11Arizona State4
F2United StatesLarkins, Erlana6' 1" (1.85m)202 lb (92kg)1986-04-02North Carolina3
G13AustraliaPhillips, Erin5' 8" (1.73m)165 lb (75kg)1985-05-19Australia5
G32United StatesPohlen, Jeanette6' 0" (1.83m)179 lb (81kg)1989-05-02Stanford2
G1United StatesZellous, Shavonte5' 10" (1.78m)155 lb (70kg)1986-08-28Pittsburgh4
F–United StatesGeorge, Jennifer (DP)6' 0" (1.83m)Florida–
Head coach
United States Lin Dunn (UT Martin)
Assistant coaches
United States Mickie DeMoss (Louisiana Tech)
United States Stephanie White (Purdue)
Athletic trainer
United States Todd Champlin (Daemen)
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Emily Novitsky (Slippery Rock)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured
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Depth

More information Pos., Starter ...
Pos. Starter Bench
PG Briann January Erin Phillips
SG Katie Douglas Layshia Clarendon
Jeanette Pohlen
SF Shavonte Zellous Karima Christmas
PF Tamika Catchings Jasmine Hassell
C Erlana Larkins Jessica Davenport
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Season standings

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# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB GP
1 z-Chicago Sky2410.706-34
2 x-Atlanta Dream1717.500734
3 x-Washington Mystics1717.500734
4 x-Indiana Fever1618.471834
5 e-New York Liberty1123.3241334
6 e-Connecticut Sun1024.2941434
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Schedule

Preseason

More information 2013 pre-season game log Total: 1–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–0), Game ...
2013 pre-season game log
Total: 1–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–0)
Preseason: 1–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 May 11 @ San Antonio W 80–75 Tamika Catchings (17) Tamika Catchings (6) Briann January (6) AT&T Center
4,325 		1–0
2 May 15 San Antonio L 58–64 Sasha Goodlett (9) Jessica Breland (8) Briann January (3) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
5,339 		1–1
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Regular season

More information 2013 game log Total: 16–18 (Home: 9–8; Road: 7–10), Game ...
2013 game log
Total: 16–18 (Home: 9–8; Road: 7–10)
May: 1–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 May 24 @ San Antonio W 79–64 Catchings & Zellous (19) Erlana Larkins (12) Briann January (5) AT&T Center
8,054 		1–0
2 May 31 Atlanta L 77–86 Tamika Catchings (20) Erlana Larkins (10) Briann January (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
10,756 		1–1
June : 2–6 (Home: 2–3; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
3 June 5 @ New York L 68–75 (OT) Tamika Catchings (21) Tamika Catchings (8) Briann January (5) Prudential Center
7,617 		1–2
4 June 8 Phoenix L 67–82 Shavonte Zellous (29) Tamika Catchings (10) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8,672 		1–3
5 June 12 Connecticut L 61–73 Shavonte Zellous (14) Karima Christmas (8) Layshia Clarendon (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,283 		1–4
6 June 16 @ Washington L 60–64 Shavonte Zellous (17) Larkins & Breland (7) Catchings & January (4) Verizon Center
6,649 		1–5
7 June 22 Chicago L 61–71 Jessica Breland (7) Larkins & January (3) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,934 		1–6
8 June 25 @ Atlanta L 60–76 Shavonte Zellous (18) Karima Christmas (10) Briann January (5) Philips Arena
10,155 		1–7
9 June 28 Tulsa W 80–69 Tamika Catchings (28) Karima Christmas (7) Briann January (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,957 		2–7
10 June 30 Seattle W 71–63 Tamika Catchings (18) Jessica Breland (10) Tamika Catchings (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,355 		3–7
July : 5–2 (Home: 2–2; Road: 3–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
11 July 6 Connecticut W 78–66 Tamika Catchings (22) Briann January (7) Christmas, Clarendon, & January (3) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,383 		4–7
12 July 11 Minnesota L 62–69 Shavonte Zellous (14) Tamika Catchings (10) Briann January (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
10,230 		4–8
13 July 13 @ New York W 74–53 Erlana Larkins (15) Christmas & Catchings (7) Tamika Catchings (4) Prudential Center
6,772 		5–8
14 July 19 Washington W 77–70 Shavonte Zellous (16) Erlana Larkins (9) Briann January (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,434 		6–8
15 July 21 @ Washington W 65–52 Tamika Catchings (23) Catchings & Larkins (10) Tamika Catchings (6) Verizon Center
6,516 		7–8
16 July 23 New York L 72–77 Briann January (21) Erlana Larkins (16) Briann January (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,577 		7–9
17 July 25 @ Tulsa W 71–60 Tamika Catchings (23) Tamika Catchings (9) Shavonte Zellous (5) BOK Center
5,018 		8–9
August : 5–6 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
All-Star Break
18 August 1 @ Connecticut L 64–70 Shavonte Zellous (20) Karima Christmas (9) Briann January (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,971 		8–10
19 August 3 Chicago W 79–58 Tamika Catchings (17) Catchings & Larkins (10) Erin Phillips (3) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8,610 		9–10
20 August 6 @ Chicago W 64–58 Tamika Catchings (18) Tamika Catchings (8) Briann January (3) Allstate Arena
4.135 		10–10
21 August 8 Los Angeles L 64–74 Tamika Catchings (17) Erlana Larkins (13) Shavonte Zellous (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,076 		10–11
22 August 10 Atlanta W 80–66 Tamika Catchings (21) Erlana Larkins (11) Briann January (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
9,271 		11–11
23 August 14 @ Phoenix L 58–75 Tamika Catchings (16) Tamika Catchings (8) Briann January (3) US Airways Center
6,135 		11–12
24 August 16 @ Los Angeles L 72–94 Catchings & Phillips (16) Tamika Catchings (6) Briann January (5) Staples Center
11,801 		11–13
25 August 17 @ Seattle L 70–77 Tamika Catchings (21) Erlana Larkins (9) Layshia Clarendon (4) Key Arena
6,889 		11–14
26 August 21 San Antonio W 80–63 Shavonte Zellous (20) Catchings & Larkins (7) Clarendon, January, & Larkins (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,416 		12–14
27 August 24 @ Minnesota L 77–84 Tamika Catchings (22) Tamika Catchings (10) Briann January (7) Target Center
9,504 		12–15
28 August 30 @ New York W 73–67 Tamika Catchings (22) Tamika Catchings (10) Erlana Larkins (4) Prudential Center
6,621 		13–15
September : 3–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
29 September 4 @ Atlanta L 80–89 (OT) Tamika Catchings (22) Erlana Larkins (17) Layshia Clarendon (5) Philips Arena
4,019 		13–16
30 September 6 @ Chicago W 82–77 Briann January (23) Erlana Larkins (12) Erlana Larkins (6) Allstate Arena
5,996 		14–16
31 September 7 Connecticut W 69–60 Tamika Catchings (15) Jessica Breland (9) Layshia Clarendon (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
9,826 		15–16
32 September 10 Washington L 67–69 Briann January (16) Erlana Larkins (9) January & Phillips (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8,444 		15–17
33 September 13 New York W 66–63 Tamika Catchings (23) Tamika Catchings (10) Briann January (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
10,571 		16–17
34 September 15 @ Connecticut L 80–82 (OT) Karima Christmas (21) Larkins & Pohlen (9) Clarendon & Larkins (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,478 		16–18
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Playoffs

See also: 2013 WNBA playoffs
More information 2013 playoff game log Total: 2–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–1), Game ...
2013 playoff game log
Total: 2–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–1)
Conference Semifinals
Won Series: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 September 20 @ Chicago W 85–72 Shavonte Zellous (20) Erlana Larkins (11) Briann January (6) Allstate Arena
5,895 		1–0
2 September 22 Chicago W 79–57 Tamika Catchings (18) Tamika Catchings (12) Briann January (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,144 		2–0
Conference Finals
Lost Series: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 September 26 @ Atlanta L 79–84 Tamika Catchings (21) Erlana Larkins (12) Christmas & Clarendon (4) Philips Arena
4,238 		0–1
2 September 29 Atlanta L 53–67 Tamika Catchings (24) Erlana Larkins (7) Shavonte Zellous (3) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,051 		0–2
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Playoffs bracket

See also: 2013 WNBA playoffs
Conference semifinals
Best-of-3 		Conference finals
Best-of-3 		WNBA Finals
Best-of-5
         
E1 Chicago Sky 0
E4 Indiana Fever 2
E4 Indiana Fever 0
Eastern Conference
E2 Atlanta Dream 2
E2 Atlanta Dream 2
E3 Washington Mystics 1
E2 Atlanta Dream 0
W1 Minnesota Lynx 3
W1 Minnesota Lynx 2
W4 Seattle Storm 0
W1 Minnesota Lyx 2
Western Conference
W3 Phoenix Mercury 0
W2 Los Angeles Sparks 1
W3 Phoenix Mercury 2
  • Bold – Series winner
  • Italics – Team with home-court advantage

Statistics

More information Legend ...
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
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Regular season

More information Player, GP ...
2013 Indiana Fever regular season statistics[14]
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
Tamika Catchings303031.4.396.321.8617.12.42.81.01.72.517.7
Katie Douglas4435.8.389.2591.0002.81.51.80.52.80.815.0
Shavonte Zellous292931.3.415.348.7803.41.70.90.71.93.214.7
Briann January323229.6.348.357.8112.43.71.10.22.52.69.8
Karima Christmas342826.9.373.300.8114.11.11.90.31.22.48.6
Erlana Larkins343430.1.545—.7087.81.91.40.31.42.97.9
Erin Phillips18621.3.367.479.7501.11.60.80.10.81.25.9
Jessica Breland ‡30214.6.439—.7414.00.60.61.01.11.35.3
Layshia Clarendon30419.4.331.259.4091.81.80.50.01.32.24.2
Jeanette Pohlen13014.7.342.3751.0001.90.30.50.10.80.83.2
Jasmine Hassell ‡ ≠1808.5.267.000.4711.10.40.20.10.41.21.8
Sasha Goodlett ‡2517.5.358—.8571.60.20.10.10.40.71.8
Erin Thorn ≠ ‡6011.2.167.1671.0000.50.70.30.20.80.31.2
Jessica Davenport Did not play (season-ending injury)
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‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season

Playoffs

More information Player, GP ...
2013 Indiana Fever playoffs statistics[14]
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
Tamika Catchings4431.0.431.333.7817.82.51.50.82.32.518.5
Shavonte Zellous4426.5.447.417.9233.82.00.30.50.03.012.8
Erlana Larkins4433.5.567—1.00010.31.30.31.52.53.810.8
Karima Christmas4430.8.400.286.6256.02.31.00.53.53.810.8
Briann January4429.8.370.444.8572.83.50.50.02.03.07.5
Layshia Clarendon4015.3.476.600.2500.52.00.50.01.51.56.0
Erin Phillips4021.8.438.4001.0001.31.30.80.01.01.55.5
Jeanette Pohlen3011.0.308.111—1.00.30.00.30.31.33.0
Jasmine Hassell304.0.000——0.70.30.00.00.71.30.0
Jessica Davenport Did not play (season-ending injury)
Katie Douglas
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Awards and honors

More information Recipient, Award ...
Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Tamika Catchings WNBA All-Star Starter July 18 [15]
Eastern Conference Player of the Week July 21 [16]
September 1 [17]
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award September 20 [18]
WNBA All-Defensive First Team [19]
All-WNBA Second Team September 25 [20][21]
Lin Dunn WNBA All-Star Head Coach July 18 [15]
Briann January WNBA All-Defensive Second Team September 20 [19]
Shavonte Zellous WNBA All-Star Reserve July 24 [22]
WNBA Most Improved Player September 22 [23]
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