# 2008 Indiana Fever season

The 2008 Indiana Fever season was their 9th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). They finished 4th in the Eastern Conference with 17 wins and 17 losses on the season. The season marked the fourth consecutive season that the Fever earned a playoff berth. They were eliminated in the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals 2–1 by the Detroit Shock.

## Offseason

On October 26, 2007, the Fever announced that they declined the option for head coach, Brian Winters, ending his four-year tenure as head coach. On December 12, 2007, assistant coach Lin Dunn was named as the replacement for Winters.
In one of the biggest trades in WNBA history the Fever traded Tamika Whitmore and their first-round pick in the 2008 WNBA draft to the Connecticut Sun for Indianapolis native Katie Douglas on February 19, 2008.
The following player was selected in the expansion draft by the Atlanta Dream :
* Ann Strother

### 2008 WNBA draft

Indiana's selections from the 2008 WNBA draft in Tampa Bay.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/club team |
| 2 | 26 | Khadijah Whittington | Small forward | United States | N.C. State |

## Transactions

The Fever were involved in the following transactions during the 2008 season.

### Trades

| Date | Player Acquired | Acquired from | For |
| February 19, 2008 | Katie Douglas | Connecticut Sun | Tamika Whitmore, the 12th pick in the 2008 WNBA draft, and the rights to Jessica Foley |
| May 14, 2008 | Bernadette Ngoyisa | Chicago Sky | K.B. Sharp |
| July 4, 2008 | Kristen Mann | Atlanta Dream | Alison Bales |

### Re-signings

| Date | Player |
| February 19, 2008 | Tammy Sutton-Brown |
| February 22, 2008 | Ebony Hoffman |
| February 28, 2008 | Tamika Catchings |
| March 25, 2008 | K.B. Sharp |

## Roster
### Depth

| Pos. | Starter | Bench | Reserve | Inactive |
| C | Tammy Sutton-Brown | Bernadette Ngoyisa | | |
| PF | Ebony Hoffman | Kristen Mann | Khadijah Whittington | |
| SF | Tamika Catchings | Allison Feaster | | |
| SG | Katie Douglas | Tan White | | |
| PG | Tully Bevilaqua | Doneeka Lewis | | Sherill Baker LaToya Bond |

## Season standings

| Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
| Detroit Shock $^x$ | 22 | 12 | .647 | – | 14–3 | 8–9 | 16–4 |
| Connecticut Sun $^x$ | 21 | 13 | .618 | 1.0 | 13–4 | 8–9 | 13–7 |
| New York Liberty $^x$ | 19 | 15 | .559 | 3.0 | 11–6 | 8–9 | 11–9 |
| Indiana Fever $^x$ | 17 | 17 | .500 | 5.0 | 11–6 | 6–11 | 12–8 |
| Chicago Sky $^o$ | 12 | 22 | .353 | 10.0 | 8–9 | 4–13 | 10–10 |
| Washington Mystics $^o$ | 10 | 24 | .294 | 12.0 | 6–11 | 4–13 | 6–14 |
| Atlanta Dream $^o$ | 4 | 30 | .118 | 18.0 | 1–16 | 3–14 | 2–18 |

## Schedule
### Preseason

2009 Game Log: Preseason
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1May 3@ ChicagoL 81-71Terry (12)Bales (9)Jinks (5)Al McGuire Center 1,1340-1
2May 7MinnesotaL 78-64White (16)Bales (4)White (4)Conseco Fieldhouse 5,1960-2
3May 10@ SeattleL 75-64White (21)Bales (7)Selwyn, White (3)KeyArena 5,4750-3 :

### Regular season

2008 Game Log: Regular Season :
May
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1May 17WashingtonW 64-53Douglas (24)Douglas, White (7)White (4)Conseco Fieldhouse 10,5331-0
2May 21@ DetroitL 76-71Douglas (26)Hoffman (10)White (6)The Palace of Auburn Hills 6,8421-1
3May 27@ ConnecticutW 73-46Douglas (23)Hoffman (13)Douglas, Hoffman (5)Mohegan Sun Arena 5,2452-1
4May 29Los AngelesW 82-78 (2OT)Douglas (25)Hoffman (11)Bevilaqua, White (5)Conseco Fieldhouse 9,2353-1
5May 31DetroitL 74-65White (14)Hoffman (8)Douglas (5)Conseco Fieldhouse 9,2193-2 :
June
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
6June 7HoustonW 84-75Douglas (20)Hoffman (10)Douglas, Hoffman (4)Conseco Fieldhouse 8,2144-2
7June 11@ San AntonioL 64-53Douglas, White (13)Hoffman (9)Douglas (4)AT&T Center 6,2624-3
8June 13@ AtlantaW 76-67White (21)Sutton-Brown (12)Douglas (7)Philips Arena 8,1675-3
9June 15San AntonioL 70-60Douglas (17)Hoffman (10)Hoffman (4)Conseco Fieldhouse 7,4125-4
10June 18New YorkW 83-69Douglas (16)Douglas (8)Douglas (5)Conseco Fieldhouse 6,3336-4
11June 20@ SeattleL 78-70Sutton-Brown (14)Hoffman (10)Catchings, White (4)KeyArena 7,3936-5
12June 22@ Los AngelesL 77-63Catchings (17)Hoffman (10)Catchings (3)Staples Center 9,4636-6
13June 24SacramentoW 78-73Hoffman (23)Hoffman (13)Bevilaqua, Feaster, Ebony Hoffman (3)Conseco Fieldhouse 6,0207-6
14June 26@ New YorkL 102-96 (3OT)Hoffman (26)Sutton-Brown (15)Bevilaqua (5)Madison Square Garden 7,8997-7
15June 28@ HoustonL 75-61Sutton-Brown (13)Sutton-Brown (6)Douglas (4)Reliant Arena 7,0087-8 :
July
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
16July 2ChicagoW 74-67Catchings (18)Sutton-Brown (12)Catchings, Douglas (3)Conseco Fieldhouse 6,1968-8
17July 5ConnecticutW 81-74Douglas, Sutton-Brown (18)Sutton-Brown (9)Douglas (5)Conseco Fieldhouse 6,3299-8
18July 8@ WashingtonL 50-48Hoffman (16)Hoffman (9)Bevilaqua (4)Verizon Center 7,5879-9
19July 12ChicagoW 66-57Douglas (25)Catchings (8)Catchings (4)Conseco Fieldhouse 7,13410-9
20July 16AtlantaL 81-77Catchings (18)Catchings (12)Catchings (5)Conseco Fieldhouse 9,30310-10
21July 18SeattleL 65-59Sutton-Brown (12)Sutton-Brown (7)Bevilaqua, Bond (3)Conseco Fieldhouse 7,45010-11
22July 19@ New York Liberty Outdoor ClassicW 71-55Douglas (20)Catchings, Sutton-Brown (9)Catchings, Douglas (4)Arthur Ashe Stadium 19,39311-11
23July 22@ ChicagoL 68-60Douglas, Sutton-Brown (14)Sutton-Brown (10)Catchings (4)UIC Pavilion 3,03511-12
24July 24MinnesotaL 84-80Catchings, Hoffman (17)Sutton-Brown (9)Catchings (9)Conseco Fieldhouse 6,01011-13
25July 26@ SacramentoL 70-62Douglas (23)Hoffman (8)Catchings, White (4)Arco Arena 7,08211-14
26July 27@ PhoenixW 84-80Catchings (25)Hoffman (7)Catchings (6)US Airways Center 7,92412-14 :
August
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
Summer Olympic break
27August 28ConnecticutL 84-58Bevilaqua, Sutton-Brown (9)Hoffman (5)White (3)Conseco Fieldhouse 6,43512-15
28August 30AtlantaW 87-72Catchings (23)Hoffman (14)Douglas (6)Conseco Fieldhouse 9,28013-15 :
September
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
29September 2@ WashingtonW 79-68Catchings (26)Catchings (9)Douglas (4)Verizon Center 7,24414-15
30September 5@ DetroitL 68-90Catchings (20)Catchings (10)Bevilaqua (4)The Palace of Auburn Hills 9,28714-16
31September 8@ AtlantaW 81-77White (24)Catchings (10)Catchings (6)Philips Arena 7,70615-16
32September 9@ MinnesotaL 86-76White (21)Sutton-Brown (11)Catchings (7)Target Center 6,70615-17
33September 11New YorkW 74-59Sutton-Brown (16)Catchings (8)Douglas (5)Conseco Fieldhouse 7,06216-17
34September 14PhoenixW 103-89Sutton-Brown (26)Catchings (9)Douglas (6)Conseco Fieldhouse 8,77617-17 :

### Playoffs

2008 Game Log: Postseason :
Eastern Conference Semifinals
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceSeries
1September 19DetroitL 81-72Catchings, Hoffman (19)Sutton-Brown (6)Catchings (7)Conseco Fieldhouse 7,613Shock lead 1-0
2September 21@ DetroitW 89-82 (OT)Catchings (27)Hoffman (12)Bevilaqua (5)The Palace of Auburn Hills 8,219Tied 1-1
3September 23@ DetroitL 80-61Sutton-Brown (20)Hoffman (10)Catchings (8)The Palace of Auburn Hills 8,296Shock win 2-1 :

## Awards, records and milestones
### Awards

* Tully Bevilaqua was named to the WNBA All-Defensive First Team.
* Katie Douglas was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from May 26 through June 1.
* Tamika Catchings was awarded the Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award for her work in the Indianapolis community with her Catch the Stars Foundation.
* Tamika Catchings was named to the WNBA All-Defensive First Team.
* Tammy Sutton-Brown was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from September 8 through September 14.
* Ebony Hoffman was awarded the WNBA's Most Improved Player Award.

### Records

* On September 14, 2008, the Indiana Fever set a franchise record for points in a game with 103 against the Phoenix Mercury.

### Milestones

* Katie Douglas recorded her 3,000th career point July 27, 2008 against the Phoenix Mercury.

## Statistics
### Season
#### Player stats

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Sherill Baker | 13 | 0 | 8.5 | .324 | .000 | .735 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 3.8 |
| Alison Bales | 14 | 0 | 9.0 | .389 | .400 | .778 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 2.6 |
| Tully Bevilaqua | 30 | 30 | 29.2 | .405 | .337 | .607 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 5.8 |
| LaToya Bond | 32 | 1 | 10.2 | .289 | .214 | .813 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Tamika Catchings | 25 | 17 | 27.8 | .391 | .432 | .800 | 6.3 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 13.3 |
| Katie Douglas | 33 | 33 | 34.4 | .371 | .324 | .799 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 15.6 |
| Allison Feaster | 33 | 0 | 9.1 | .337 | .307 | 1.000 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Doneeka Lewis | 8 | 0 | 7.0 | .350 | .286 | .000 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Ebony Hoffman | 33 | 33 | 30.7 | .465 | .456 | .829 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 10.4 |
| Kristen Mann* | 5 | 0 | 6.2 | .250 | .000 | .000 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Bernadette Ngoyisa | 31 | 1 | 7.3 | .476 | .000 | .719 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Tammy Sutton-Brown | 33 | 33 | 29.0 | .495 | .000 | .673 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 11.8 |
| Kasha Terry | 2 | 0 | 12.0 | .200 | .000 | .000 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Tan White | 33 | 22 | 27.1 | .366 | .325 | .850 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 9.9 |
| Khadijah Whittington | 22 | 0 | 8.5 | .386 | .000 | .529 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
* Statistics include games only played with Fever

#### Team stats

| Team | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Indiana Fever | | | | | | | | |
| Opponents | | | | | | | | |

### Playoffs

The Fever clinched a playoff berth on September 9.

#### Player stats

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Sherill Baker | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tully Bevilaqua | 3 | 3 | 31.3 | .292 | .278 | 1.000 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6.7 |
| LaToya Bond | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tamika Catchings | 3 | 3 | 37.7 | .441 | .273 | .933 | 7.7 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 20.3 |
| Katie Douglas | 3 | 3 | 31.0 | .318 | .125 | .700 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 7.3 |
| Allison Feaster | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | .500 | .500 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Doneeka Lewis | 2 | 0 | 12.5 | .375 | .400 | .000 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| Ebony Hoffman | 3 | 3 | 34.0 | .424 | .364 | .667 | 8.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 11.3 |
| Kristen Mann | 3 | 0 | 10.0 | .444 | .333 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.3 |
| Bernadette Ngoyisa | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tammy Sutton-Brown | 3 | 3 | 31.0 | .387 | .000 | .952 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 14.7 |
| Tan White | 3 | 0 | 14.0 | .375 | .250 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 5.3 |
| Khadijah Whittington | 3 | 0 | 8.0 | .250 | .000 | .000 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 |

#### Team stats

| Team | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Indiana Fever | .380 | .292 | .897 | 30.7 | 15.0 | 7.0 | 3.7 | 74.0 |
| Opponents | .432 | .372 | .917 | 35.7 | 14.3 | 8.3 | 3.0 | 81.0 |
Statistics last updated September 24, 2008.