2022 Indiana Fever season
23rd season in the WNBA
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The 2022 Indiana Fever season was the franchise's 23rd season in the Women's National Basketball Association. The regular season tipped off on May 6, 2022, at the Washington Mystics.[1]
| 2022 Indiana Fever season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Marianne Stanley (Until May 25) Carlos Knox (interim) |
| Arena | Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indiana Farmers Coliseum Hinkle Fieldhouse |
| Results | |
| Record | 5–31 (.139) |
| Place | 6th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The Fever landed the 2nd overall pick in the 2022 WNBA draft - despite having the best odds in the lottery drawing.[2] On February 14, 2022, Tamika Catchings and the Fever parted ways as Vice President of Basketball Operations and General Manager.[3] On February 24, 2022, the Fever announced that former head coach Lin Dunn would serve as interim General Manager for the year.[4]
On May 25, after the team started 2–7, it was announced that the team had dismissed head coach Marianne Stanley. Stanley left after two complete seasons, with an overall record of 14–49. Carlos Knox was announced as the interim coach for the remainder of the season.[5] The team would finish May 3–8. Fortunes would remain similar under Knox, as the team would lose five games in a row after winning the first game Knox coached. They finished June 2–8, with a bright spot being a win over Chicago. The win over Chicago would prove to be their final win of the season. The Fever lost all eleven games they played in July and all four games they played in August to finish the season on an eighteen-game losing streak. Their .139 winning percentage was the worst in franchise history. Their five wins, were also the lowest in franchise history.
Transactions
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/team/country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | NaLyssa Smith |  United States |
Baylor |
| 1 | 4 | Emily Engstler | United States |
Louisville |
| 1 | 6 | Lexie Hull | United States |
Stanford |
| 1 | 10 | Queen Egbo | United States |
Baylor |
| 2 | 20 | Destanni Henderson | United States |
South Carolina |
| 3 | 25 | Ameshya Williams-Holliday | United States |
Jackson State |
| 3 | 34 | Ali Patberg | United States |
Indiana |
Trades and Roster Changes
| Date | Transaction | |
|---|---|---|
| December 1, 2021 | Hired Carlos Knox as an Assistant coach [6] | |
| January 1, 2022 | Extended Qualifying Offers to Victoria Vivians, Temi Fagbenle, Chelsey Perry, and Bernadett Határ[7] | |
| January 3, 2022 | Extended a Qualifying Offer to Lindsay Allen[8] | |
| January 6, 2022 | Signed Chelsey Perry to a Qualifying Offer [9] | |
| January 18, 2022 | Waived Kysre Gondrezick[10] | |
| February 3, 2022 | Traded Julie Allemand and a First Round Pick in 2023 (from Phoenix) to the Chicago Sky in exchange for Bria Hartley (from Phoenix), the 7th Pick in the 2022 WNBA draft (from Chicago), a 2023 First Round Pick (from Chicago), and Second Round Picks in 2022 and 2023 (from Phoenix)[11] | |
| February 4, 2022 | Signed Lindsay Allen to a training-camp contract[12] | |
| Signed Emma Cannon to a 2-Year Deal[13] | ||
| February 9, 2022 | Claimed Jazmine Jones off of waivers | |
| February 19, 2022 | Signed Michaela Kelly to a training-camp contract[14] | |
| February 21, 2022 | Signed Alanna Smith to a training-camp contract[15] | |
| February 26, 2022 | Signed Haley Gorecki to a training-camp contract[16] | |
| March 2, 2022 | Waived Aaliyah Wilson[17] | |
| March 8, 2022 | Traded Teaira McCowan, the 7th Pick in the 2022 WNBA draft, and Chicago's 2023 First Round Pick (Acquired during the Julie Allemand trade) to the Dallas Wings in exchange for the 4th and 6th Picks in the 2022 Draft and a 2023 First Round Pick[18] | |
| March 15, 2022 | Signed Jaime Nared to a training-camp contract[19] | |
| March 16, 2022 | Waived Jantel Lavender | |
| March 18, 2022 | Signed Bernadett Határ to a training-camp contract[20] | |
| April 13, 2022 | Waived Emma Cannon[21] | |
| April 14, 2022 | Signed Ali Patberg to a rookie-scale contract | |
| Signed Erin Whalen to a training-camp contract[22] | ||
| April 15, 2022 | Signed Queen Egbo to a rookie-scale contract | |
| April 16, 2022 | Signed NaLyssa Smith, Destanni Henderson, Emily Engstler, and Ameshya Williams-Holliday to rookie-scale contracts | |
| April 17, 2022 | Signed Lexie Hull to a rookie-scale contract | |
| April 20, 2022 | Waived Micaela Kelly[23] | |
| April 21, 2022 | Suspended the contracts of Bernadett Határ and Chelsey Perry for the full-season[24][25] | |
| Waived Ali Patberg[26] | ||
| April 26, 2022 | Waived Haley Gorecki[27] | |
| May 1, 2022 | Waived Jazmine Jones and Jaime Nared[28] | |
| May 4, 2022 | Waived Lindsay Allen, Ameshya Williams-Holliday and Erin Whalen[29] | |
| May 5, 2022 | Temporarily Suspend Alaina Coates, Bria Hartley, and Danielle Robinson due to Overseas Commitments | |
| May 6, 2022 | Signed Crystal Dangerfield to a Hardship Contract[30] | |
| May 11, 2022 | Released Crystal Dangerfield from her Hardship Contract | |
| Activated Danielle Robinson and Alaina Coates from their Temporary Suspensions | ||
| May 20, 2022 | Activated Bria Hartley from her Temporary Suspension | |
| May 25, 2022 | Fired Head coach Marianne Stanley and promoted Carlos Knox to Interim Head coach[31] | |
| May 29, 2022 | Hired Gary Kloppenburg as an Assistant coach[32] | |
| May 30, 2022 | Waived Alanna Smith[33] | |
| June 5, 2022 | Signed Emma Cannon[34] | |
| June 7, 2022 | Waived Alaina Coates[35] | |
| June 14, 2022 | Signed Khayla Pointer[36] | |
| July 15, 2022 | Waived Bria Hartley | |
| Signed Rennia Davis[37] | ||
Roster
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Depth
Schedule
Preseason
| 2022 pre-season game log Total: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1) | ||||||||||||||||||
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April: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
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May: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
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Regular season
Standings
| # | W | L | PCT | GB | Conf. | Home | Road | Cup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | x – Las Vegas Aces | 26 | 10 | .722 | – | 15–3 | 13–5 | 13–5 | 9–1 |
| 2 | x – Chicago Sky | 26 | 10 | .722 | – | 15–3 | 14–4 | 12–6 | 9–1 |
| 3 | x – Connecticut Sun | 25 | 11 | .694 | 1.0 | 11–7 | 13–5 | 12–6 | 5–5 |
| 4 | x – Seattle Storm | 22 | 14 | .611 | 4.0 | 10–8 | 13–5 | 9–9 | 6–4 |
| 5 | x – Washington Mystics | 22 | 14 | .611 | 4.0 | 11–7 | 12–6 | 10–8 | 5–5 |
| 6 | x – Dallas Wings | 18 | 18 | .500 | 8.0 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 5–5 |
| 7 | x – New York Liberty | 16 | 20 | .444 | 10.0 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 6–4 |
| 8 | x – Phoenix Mercury | 15 | 21 | .417 | 11.0 | 7–11 | 11–7 | 4–14 | 3–7 |
| 9 | e – Minnesota Lynx | 14 | 22 | .389 | 12.0 | 8–10 | 7–11 | 7–11 | 4–6 |
| 10 | e – Atlanta Dream | 14 | 22 | .389 | 12.0 | 5–13 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 3–7 |
| 11 | e – Los Angeles Sparks | 13 | 23 | .361 | 13.0 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 6–12 | 3–7 |
| 12 | e – Indiana Fever | 5 | 31 | .139 | 21.0 | 2–16 | 3–15 | 2–16 | 2–8 |
Notes
- (#) – League Standing
- x – Clinched playoff berth
- e – Eliminated from playoff contention
- Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelsey Mitchell | 31 | 31 | 32.6 | .438 | .409 | .861 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 18.4 |
| NaLyssa Smith | 32 | 32 | 30.7 | .419 | .381 | .618 | 7.9 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 13.5 |
| Victoria Vivians | 35 | 30 | 26.9 | .336 | .280 | .742 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 9.8 |
| Danielle Robinson | 31 | 30 | 23.6 | .419 | .225 | .850 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 7.4 |
| Queen Egbo | 33 | 31 | 21.8 | .442 | .000 | .645 | 6.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 7.2 |
| Emma Cannon≠ | 23 | 2 | 14.3 | .522 | .500 | .739 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 7.0 |
| Tiffany Mitchell | 34 | 8 | 16.3 | .451 | .387 | .865 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 6.5 |
| Crystal Dangerfield‡ | 3 | 0 | 16.3 | .429 | .333 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 6.0 |
| Destanni Henderson | 36 | 5 | 16.4 | .401 | .366 | .719 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 5.3 |
| Emily Engstler | 35 | 6 | 18.2 | .396 | .356 | .553 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 5.2 |
| Alanna Smith‡ | 9 | 1 | 12.9 | .333 | .240 | .714 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
| Lexie Hull | 26 | 4 | 12.8 | .267 | .186 | .900 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 3.8 |
| Alaina Coates‡ | 8 | 0 | 9.4 | .636 | .000 | .933 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 3.5 |
| Bria Hartley‡ | 10 | 0 | 8.7 | .346 | .333 | .667 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| Khayla Pointer≠ | 10 | 0 | 5.8 | .583 | .250 | .500 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.2 |
| Rennia Davis≠ | 7 | 0 | 5.7 | .333 | .000 | .000 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
Awards and honors
| Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelsey Mitchell | Eastern Conference Player of the Week | May 31 | [38] |
| NaLyssa Smith | WNBA All-Rookie Team | August 25 | [39] |
| Queen Egbo |