2011 Indiana Fever season

2011 Indiana Fever season
CoachLin Dunn
ArenaConseco Fieldhouse
Attendance8,054 per game
Results
Record21–13 (.618)
Place1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost in Conference Finals
Team Leaders
PointsCatchings (15.5)
ReboundsCatchings (7.1)
AssistsCatchings (3.5)
Media
RadioWFNI
TelevisionFS-I
ESPN2, NBATV

The 2011 WNBA season is 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
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
G 0 United States Bobbitt, Shannon 5' 2" (1.57m) 130 lb (59kg) 12-06-1985 Tennessee 2
F 24 United States Catchings, Tamika 6' 1" (1.85m) 167 lb (76kg) 07-21-1979 Tennessee 9
C 50 United States Davenport, Jessica 6' 5" (1.96m) 215 lb (98kg) 06-21-1985 Ohio State 4
G/F 23 United States Douglas, Katie 6' 0" (1.83m) 165 lb (75kg) 05-07-1979 Purdue 10
F 43 United States Ely, Shyra 6' 2" (1.88m) 182 lb (83kg) 08-09-1983 Tennessee 5
G 20 United States January, Briann Injured 5' 8" (1.73m) 144 lb (65kg) 01-11-1987 Arizona State 2
G 13 Australia Phillips, Erin 5' 8" (1.73m) 165 lb (75kg) 05-19-1985 Australia 3
G 32 United States Pohlen, Jeanette 6' 0" (1.83m) 179 lb (81kg) 05-02-1989 Stanford R
F/C 5 United States Smith, Tangela 6' 3" (1.91m) 158 lb (72kg) 04-01-1977 Iowa 13
C 8 Canada Sutton-Brown, Tammy 6' 4" (1.93m) 199 lb (90kg) 01-27-1978 Rutgers 10
G 1 United States Zellous, Shavonte 5' 10" (1.78m) 155 lb (70kg) 08-28-1986 Pittsburgh 2
Head coach
United States Lin Dunn (Tennessee-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
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (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 x 21 13 .618 – 13–4 8–9 13–9
Connecticut Sun x 21 13 .618 – 15–2 6–11 14–8
Atlanta Dream x 20 14 .588 1.0 11–6 9–8 14–8
New York Liberty x 19 15 .559 2.0 12-5 7–10 11–11
Chicago Sky o 14 20 .412 7.0 10–7 4–13 10–12
Washington Mystics o 6 28 .176 15.0 4–13 2–15 4–18

Schedule

Preseason

2011 Game Log: Preseason
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 May 24 1:00pm @ Minnesota 66–71 Douglas (11) Catchings (8) January (7) Concordia University
2,055		 0–1
2 May 31 7:00pm Minnesota 70–76 Douglas (15) Catchings, Douglas (5) 3 players (2) Conseco Fieldhouse
3,817		 0–2

Regular season

2011 Game Log: Regular Season
June
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 June 4 7:00pm Chicago FS-I
CN100		 65–57 Douglas (19) Catchings (9) January (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
8,024		 1–0
2 June 10 7:00pm New York 80–81 Douglas (27) Catchings
Davenport
Smith (6)		 Catchings
Phillips (3)		 Conseco Fieldhouse
7,703		 1–1
3 June 11 7:00pm @ New York MSG 86–80 Catchings (19) Davenport (8) Catchings
Douglas
Phillips (4)		 Prudential Center
7,835		 2–1
4 June 14 7:00pm Tulsa ESPN2 82–74 Douglas (22) Catchings
Davenport
Douglas (7)		 January (10) Conseco Fieldhouse
6,024		 3–1
5 June 17 10:00pm @ Seattle 54–68 Douglas (11) Catchings (14) January (3) KeyArena
8,178		 3–2
6 June 19 6:00pm @ Phoenix 89–93 (OT) Davenport (20) Catchings (15) Bobbitt
January (6)		 US Airways Center
7,701		 3–3
7 June 21 7:00pm @ Washington CSN-MA 89–80 Zellous (21) Catchings
Davenport (6)		 January (9) Verizon Center
7,980		 4–3
8 June 25 7:00pm Connecticut NBATV
CSN-NE		 75–70 Catchings (13) Catchings (12) Catchings (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,100		 5–3
9 June 26 7:00pm @ Minnesota NBATV
FS-N		 78–75 Douglas (22) Douglas (8) January (4) Target Center
7,117		 6–3
10 June 28 7:00pm Phoenix 91–86 Douglas (26) Sutton-Brown (6) Catchings (7) Conseco Fieldhouse
6,625		 7–3
July
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
11 July 5 7:00pm Seattle FS-I 78–61 Davenport (15) Davenport (7) Phillips (6) Conseco Fieldhouse
6,525		 8–3
12 July 9 7:00pm Washington 68–57 Phillips (14) Catchings (7) Catchings (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,056		 9–3
13 July 13 1:00pm Connecticut 90–78 Douglas (20) Catchings
Phillips (5)		 Catchings (7) Conseco Fieldhouse
9,045		 10–3
14 July 15 7:00pm Minnesota 70–80 Catchings (22) Catchings
Davenport (5)		 Zellous (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,538		 10–4
15 July 17 5:00pm @ Connecticut 71–76 Catchings (18) Catchings (15) Phillips
Pohlen
Smith (4)		 Mohegan Sun Arena
7,075		 10–5
16 July 19 12:00pm @ Atlanta NBATV
SSO		 74–84 Catchings (22) Catchings (8) Catchings (6) Philips Arena
7,645		 10–6
17 July 21 7:00pm Chicago NBATV
FS-I
CN100		 77–63 Davenport (20) Catchings
Davenport
Douglas (7)		 Douglas (7) Conseco Fieldhouse
8,050		 11–6
All-Star break
18 July 28 7:30pm @ Connecticut 69–58 Catchings (16) Davenport (10) Bobbitt (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,329		 12–6
19 July 29 7:00pm @ Washington NBATV
CSN-MA		 61–59 Catchings (16) Catchings (9) Catchings (5) Verizon Center
11,587		 13–6
20 July 31 6:00pm Los Angeles 98–63 Davenport (16) Catchings (11) Catchings (6) Conseco Fieldhouse
9,256		 14–6
August
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
21 August 5 8:00pm @ Tulsa 85–65 Davenport (17) Zellous (5) Phillips (4) BOK Center
5,013		 15–6
22 August 7 6:00pm @ Chicago CN100 69–88 Douglas (14) Phillips (8) Catchings (5) Allstate Arena
5,794		 15–7
23 August 9 7:00pm San Antonio 81–68 Catchings (21) Davenport (8) Catchings
Douglas (3)		 Conseco Fieldhouse
7,520		 16–7
24 August 13 7:00pm New York NBATV 82–71 Catchings (32) Phillips (6) Phillips (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
9,237		 17–7
25 August 16 8:00pm @ San Antonio 65–63 Catchings (26) Bobbitt (6) Catchings
Pohlen
Zellous (2)		 AT&T Center
6,358		 18–7
26 August 18 10:30pm @ Los Angeles 70–75 Catchings
Phillips (16)		 Smith (9) Phillips
Smith (5)		 Staples Center
8,102		 18–8
27 August 21 6:00pm Washington NBATV
FS-I		 83–51 Douglas (15) Catchings (8) Catchings (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,935		 19–8
28 August 27 7:00pm Atlanta NBATV
FS-I
SSO		 80–86 Catchings (22) Sutton-Brown (6) Douglas (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
9,242		 19–9
29 August 30 7:30pm @ Atlanta SSO 90–92 Phillips (21) Catchings (7) Douglas (4) Philips Arena
6,467		 19–10
September
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
30 September 2 7:30pm @ Connecticut 55–83 Douglas (12) Catchings (8) Catchings (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,991		 19–11
31 September 4 6:00pm @ Chicago NBATV
CN100		 88–80 Catchings
Douglas (17)		 Catchings (7) Catchings (6) Allstate Arena
6,199		 20–11
32 September 7 7:00pm Washington NBATV 87–69 Douglas (21) Catchings (10) Douglas (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
8,514		 21–11
33 September 9 7:00pm @ New York NBATV
MSG+		 75–83 Douglas (17) Catchings (6) Bobbitt (7) Prudential Center
8,015		 21–12
34 September 11 5:00pm Atlanta NBATV
FS-I
SSO		 88–93 Douglas (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
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series
1 September 15 8:00pm New York ESPN2 74–72 Douglas (25) Sutton-Brown (7) Bobbitt
Phillips (3)		 Conseco Fieldhouse
7,608		 1–0
2 September 17 4:00pm @ New York NBATV
MSG		 72–87 Douglas (20) Catchings (9) Bobbitt
Phillips (4)		 Prudential Center
8,508		 1–1
3 September 19 8:00pm New York ESPN2 72–62 Douglas (21) Catchings (8) Catchings (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,368		 2–1
Eastern Conference Finals
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series
1 September 22 7:00pm Atlanta ESPN2 82–74 Smith (25) Catchings (13) Catchings
Douglas
Zellous (3)		 Conseco Fieldhouse
8,253		 1–0
2 September 25 3:00pm @ Atlanta ESPN2 77–94 Douglas (25) Catchings (9) Douglas (6) Philips Arena
8,052		 1–1
3 September 27 8:00pm Atlanta ESPN2 67–83 Douglas (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 31 3 14.2 .357 .386 .767 1.3 1.7 0.97 0.00 3.9
Tamika Catchings 33 33 31.5 .438 .348 .883 7.1 3.5 2.03 0.91 15.5
Jessica Davenport 34 8 21.1 .529 .000 .702 4.8 0.5 0.79 1.32 10.7
Katie Douglas 32 32 29.4 .465 .440 .671 3.9 2.8 1.28 0.25 13.9
Shyra Ely 33 0 10.8 .358 .208 .690 2.2 0.3 0.18 0.18 3.1
Briann January 10 10 28.6 .357 .318 .829 1.4 5.0 1.50 0.00 8.6
Erin Phillips 31 22 22.2 .462 .426 .833 2.8 2.4 0.97 0.00 8.6
Jeanette Pohlen 34 2 15.9 .471 .468 .867 1.4 1.0 0.38 0.12 4.1
Tangela Smith 33 32 21.5 .371 .340 .882 3.1 1.5 0.67 0.48 7.2
Tammy Sutton-Brown 34 26 19.0 .489 .000 .743 3.1 0.6 1.06 1.21 5.5
Shavonte Zellous 33 2 14.0 .438 .265 .784 2.4 1.4 0.36 0.45 5.5

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 0 0 0.0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0
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.