# 2009 Indiana Fever season

The 2009 Indiana Fever season was their 10th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Fever attempted to advance to the WNBA Playoffs for the fifth consecutive season and were successful. The Fever reached their first WNBA Finals, but fell short in 5 games to the Phoenix Mercury.

## Offseason
### Dispersal draft

Based on the Fever's 2008 record, they would pick 6th in the Houston Comets dispersal draft. The Fever picked Erica White.

### WNBA draft

The following are the Fever's selections in the 2009 WNBA draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
| 1 | 6 | Briann January | United States | Arizona State |
| 2 | 19 | Christina Wirth | United States | Vanderbilt |
| 3 | 22 | Danielle Campbell | United States | Purdue |

### Transactions

* June 17: The Fever signed Jessica Davenport and waived Yolanda Griffith.
* June 11: The Fever signed Jessica Moore and Eshaya Murphy and waived Erica White and Kadijah Whittington.
* June 4: The Fever waived Danielle Campbell and Tan White.
* May 21: The Fever waived Doneeka Lewis and Sherill Baker.
* May 4: The Fever signed Tamecka Dixon.
* April 20: The Fever waived Allison Feaster.
* March 4: The Fever signed Sherill Baker and Doneeka Lewis to a training camp contracts.
* February 20: The Fever signed Yolanda Griffith.
* January 8: The Fever re-signed free agent Tully Bevilaqua to a multiyear contract and waived Kristen Mann.

### Free agents
## Season standings

| Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
| Indiana Fever $^x$ | 22 | 12 | .647 | – | 14–3 | 8–9 | 17–5 |
| Atlanta Dream $^x$ | 18 | 16 | .529 | 4.0 | 12–5 | 6–11 | 10–12 |
| Detroit Shock $^x$ | 18 | 16 | .529 | 4.0 | 11–6 | 7–10 | 11–11 |
| Washington Mystics $^x$ | 16 | 18 | .471 | 6.0 | 11–6 | 5–12 | 10–12 |
| Chicago Sky $^o$ | 16 | 18 | .471 | 6.0 | 12–5 | 4–13 | 10–12 |
| Connecticut Sun $^o$ | 16 | 18 | .471 | 6.0 | 12–5 | 4–13 | 9–12 |
| New York Liberty $^o$ | 13 | 21 | .382 | 9.0 | 8–9 | 5–12 | 8–13 |

## Schedule
### Preseason

2009 Game Log: Preseason
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1May 231:00 pm@ Minnesota68-51Douglas (19)Sutton-Brown (5)Catchings, January (3)Claire Lynch Hall 4751-0
2May 287:00 pmChicago74-67Douglas (15)Sutton-Brown (7)Catchings, January (3)Conseco Fieldhouse 6,4572-0
3June 210:00 pm@ San Antonio67-60Catchings (16)Whittington (6)Catchings (4)Austin Convention Center N/A3-0 :

### Regular season

2009 Game Log: Regular Season :
June
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1June 67:00 pm@ Atlanta86-87 (2OT)Douglas (22)Catchings (9)January (5)Philips Arena 8,7090-1
2June 77:00 pmMinnesotaFSI74-96Griffith (17)Griffith (7)White (4)Conseco Fieldhouse 9,2340-2
3June 97:00 pmSeattleESPN273-66Douglas (20)Sutton-Brown (10)Hoffman (4)Conseco Fieldhouse 7,2531-2
4June 127:00 pmLos Angeles73-61Hoffman (14)Bevilaqua, Catchings, Sutton-Brown (5)Catchings, Douglas (5)Conseco Fieldhouse 9,3202-2
5June 197:30 pm@ Detroit66-54Catchings (15)Sutton-Brown (9)Catchings (4)Palace of Auburn Hills 7,7253-2
6June 216:00 pmDetroitNBA TV FSI82-70Douglas (23)Sutton-Brown (9)Catchings (6)Conseco Fieldhouse 7,6104-2
7June 267:30 pm@ New York82-81 (OT)Douglas (28)Hoffman (14)Douglas (4)Madison Square Garden 9,3045-2
8June 277:00 pmNew YorkMSG63-54Hoffman (14)Catchings (11)Catchings (4)Conseco Fieldhouse 8,4816-2 :
July
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
9July 27:00 pmConnecticutNBA TV FSI67-53Douglas, Sutton-Brown (14)Sutton-Brown (14)Catchings (5)Conseco Fieldhouse 6,4687-2
10July 56:00 pmAtlanta78-74Sutton-Brown (22)Catchings, Sutton-Brown (9)Catchings (5)Conseco Fieldhouse 7,0248-2
11July 108:30 pm@ Chicago83-54Murphy (15)Sutton-Brown (7)Hoffman, January (6)UIC Pavilion 4,0219-2
12July 151:00 pmChicago84-74Sutton-Brown (22)Catchings (8)Catchings, Douglas (8)Conseco Fieldhouse 10,05010-2
13July 177:00 pmAtlanta84-79Douglas (25)Catchings (8)Bevilaqua (5)Conseco Fieldhouse 7,97511-2
14July 193:00 pm@ Connecticut61-67Douglas, Hoffman (15)Hoffman (6)Catchings, Douglas (4)Mohegan Sun Arena 6,51711-3
15July 217:00 pm@ Washington82-70Catchings (28)Catchings (10)Bevilaqua (8)Verizon Center 9,79812-3
16July 2312:30 pm@ San Antonio65-84Davenport (13)Davenport (6)January (6)AT&T Center 9,98512-4
17July 287:00 pmWashington85-81Douglas (34)Hoffman (10)Bevilaqua, Douglas (3)Conseco Fieldhouse 5,90413-4
18July 307:00 pmConnecticutFSI94-85 (OT)Douglas (32)Hoffman (8)Bevilaqua (4)Conseco Fieldhouse 6,53814-4 :
August
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
19August 24:00 pm@ Washington87-79Douglas (24)Catchings (9)Catchings (5)Verizon Center 11,59515-4
20August 57:00 pmChicagoNBA TV CN10076-67Douglas (14)Murphy (7)Bevilaqua, January (3)Conseco Fieldhouse 6,58116-4
21August 810:00 pm@ Phoenix90-83Douglas (28)Douglas (10)Catchings, Douglas (5)US Airways Center 9,86717-4
22August 1010:30 pm@ Los Angeles63-75Douglas (16)Catchings, Moore (6)Hoffman (3)STAPLES Center 8,26317-5
23August 138:00 pm@ Minnesota91-81Hoffman (24)Hoffman (10)Bevilaqua, Dixon (4)Target Center 7,15618-5
24August 157:00 pmDetroit82-59Douglas (19)Catchings (9)Douglas (4)Conseco Fieldhouse 9,96319-5
25August 2010:00 pm@ Sacramento62-67Douglas (21)Catchings (9)January (6)ARCO Arena 6,29019-6
26August 2210:00 pm@ Seattle60-74Douglas (12)Catchings, Hoffman (7)Catchings (7)KeyArena 8,27319-7
27August 277:00 pmSan AntonioNBA TV FSICatchings (20)Catchings (8)Bevilaqua, Douglas (3)Conseco Fieldhouse 6,83620-7
28August 297:00 pmSacramento78-79Douglas (24)Sutton-Brown (7)Bevilaqua (6)Conseco Fieldhouse 8,57920-8 :
September
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
29September 27:00 pmPhoenixNBA TV FSI90-106Catchings (27)Catchings (12)Catchings (5)Conseco Fieldhouse 7,44620-9
30September 47:30 pm@ Detroit63-70 (OT)Catchings (14)Catchings (13)4 players (3)Palace of Auburn Hills 7,23020-10
31September 64:00 pmWashington72-61Catchings (20)Sutton-Brown (11)Hoffman (4)Conseco Fieldhouse 9,70221-10
32September 87:30 pm@ New York69-63Catchings, Douglas (17)Catchings (10)Douglas (4)Madison Square Garden 7,58322-10
33September 108:00 pm@ Chicago79-86Douglas (25)Catchings (10)Douglas, January (4)UIC Pavilion 2,90222-11
34September 133:00 pm@ ConnecticutWCTX85-95Catchings, Davenport, Dixon, Murphy (13)Murphy (6)Wirth (7)Mohegan Sun Arena 9,04722-12 :
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess :

### Postseason

2009 Game Log: Postseason :
Eastern Conference Semifinals
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceSeries
1September 177:00 pm@ WashingtonESPN288-79Catchings (26)Catchings (12)Bevilaqua, Catchings, January (3)Comcast Center 6,3321-0
2September 197:00 pmWashingtonNBA TV81-74 (OT)Catchings (24)Catchings (16)Catchings, Douglas (5)Conseco Fieldhouse 9,6552-0 :
Eastern Conference Finals
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceSeries
1September 238:00 pm@ DetroitESPN256-72Douglas (16)Catchings (11)Bevilaqua, Douglas (5)Palace of Auburn Hills 7,2140-1
2September 257:00 pmDetroitNBA TV79-75Catchings (22)Catchings (9)Catchings (5)Conseco Fieldhouse 9,2101-1
3September 267:00 pmDetroitNBA TV72-67Sutton-Brown (17)Catchings (8)Catchings (5)Conseco Fieldhouse 18,1652-1 :
WNBA Finals
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceSeries
1September 299:00 pm@ PhoenixESPN2116-120 (OT)Douglas (30)Hoffman (8)January (7)US Airways Center 11,6170-1
2October 19:00 pm@ PhoenixESPN293-84Catchings (19)Catchings (9)Catchings (11)US Airways Center 16,7581-1
3October 44:00 pmPhoenixESPN286-85Hoffman (18)Catchings (12)Catchings, Douglas (7)Conseco Fieldhouse 18,1652-1
4October 77:30 pmPhoenixESPN277-90Catchings (24)Catchings (12)Catchings, Douglas (4)Conseco Fieldhouse 18,1652-2
5October 99:00 pm@ PhoenixESPN286-94Sutton-Brown (22)Catchings (9)Douglas (9)US Airways Center 17,3132-3 :

## Regular Season statistics
### Player statistics

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Tully Bevilaqua | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| Tamika Catchings | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| Jessica Davenport | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| Tamecka Dixon | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| Katie Douglas | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| Yolanda Griffith | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| Ebony Hoffman | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| Briann January | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| Jessica Moore | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| Eshaya Murphy | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| Tammy Sutton-Brown | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| Erica White | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| Christina Wirth | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| Khadijah Whittington | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |

### Team statistics

| Team | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PF | PPG |
| Indiana Fever | .000 | .000 | .000 | 00.0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 00.0 | 00.0 | 00.0 |
| Opponents | .000 | .000 | .000 | 00.0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 00.0 | 00.0 | 00.0 |

## Awards and honors

* Tamika Catchings was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of June 22, 2009.
* Tammy Sutton-Brown was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of June 29, 2009.
* Katie Douglas was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of July 27, 2009.
* Katie Douglas was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of August 3, 2009.
* Tamika Catchings was named to the 2009 WNBA All-Star Team as an Eastern Conference starter.
* Katie Douglas was named to the 2009 WNBA All-Star Team as an Eastern Conference starter.
* Tamika Catchings was named to the All-WNBA First Team.
* Katie Douglas was named to the All-WNBA Second Team.
* Tamika Catchings was named the Defensive Player of the Year.
* Tamika Catchings was named to the All-Defensive First Team.
* Tully Bevilaqua was named to the All-Defensive First Team.