# 2021 Indiana Fever season

The 2021 Indiana Fever season was the franchise's 22nd season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The regular season tipped off on May 14, 2021 at the New York Liberty.
The Fever started the season by losing four games before winning their first game on May 23. The team then went on a twelve game losing streak, which included going 0–8 during the month of June. However, before the Olympic break, the Fever won three straight games, to end the first portion of the season with a 4–16 record. They lost the first two games in August coming out of the Olympic break, but won two of the next three. The Fever could not maintain that momentum in the final month of the season, finishing 0–7 in September. Their final record of 6–26 matched their win total from last year's shortened season. Their .188 winning percentage was the third lowest in franchise history, only ahead of the 2018 season and 2022. This was the third time in four years the team finished with only 6 wins.

## Transactions
### WNBA draft

The Fever made the following selections in the 2021 WNBA draft:
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
| 1 | 4 | Kysre Gondrezick | United States | West Virginia |
| 2 | 19 | Unique Thompson | United States | Auburn |
| 2 | 24 | Trinity Baptiste | United States | Arizona |
| 3 | 26 | Chelsey Perry | United States | UT Martin |
| 3 | 31 | Florencia Chagas | Argentina | Empoli (Italy) |
| 3 | 33 | Maya Caldwell | United States | Georgia |

### Trades and roster changes

| Date | Details |
| December 18, 2020 | Exercised Team Options on C Teaira McCowan and F Kennedy Burke |
| February 1, 2021 | Signed F Jantel Lavender |
| February 3, 2021 | Signed G Danielle Robinson |
| February 8, 2021 | Signed G Chanelle Molina to a Training Camp Contract |
| February 15, 2021 | Acquired G Lindsay Allen from Las Vegas and the 24th pick in the 2021 WNBA draft in exchange for the 14th pick in the 2021 Draft. |
| February 15, 2021 | Acquired the Minnesota Lynx's 1st and 3rd round Pick in the 2022 WNBA draft, G Odyssey Sims and negotiating rights to C Temi Fagbenle in exchange for the Fever's 2nd round Pick in the 2022 Draft. |
| February 15, 2021 | Waived G Odyssey Sims |
| February 16, 2021 | Signed F Jessica Breland |
| March 6, 2021 | Signed C Bernadett Határ to a Training Camp Contract |
| March 17, 2021 | Signed G Kelsey Mitchell to a Contract Extension |
| April 16, 2021 | Acquired G Aaliyah Wilson from Seattle in exchange for F Kennedy Burke |
| April 18, 2021 | Signed F Chelsey Perry to a Rookie Scale Contract |
| April 19, 2021 | Signed G Aaliyah Wilson and F Trinity Baptiste to a Rookie Scale Contracts |
| April 22, 2021 | Signed G Kysre Gondrezick to a Rookie Scale Contract |
| April 22, 2021 | Contract Tender made to G Florencia Chagas |
| April 26, 2021 | Waived G Chanelle Molina |
| April 28, 2021 | Signed G Florencia Chagas to a Rookie Scale Contract and Full Season Suspended Her |
| April 28, 2021 | Partial Season Suspended G Julie Allemand due to Overseas Commitments |
| May 2, 2021 | Waived F Maya Caldwell and F Trinity Baptiste |
| May 12, 2021 | Waived G Katheleen Doyle and F Unique Thompson |
| May 13, 2021 | Full Season Suspend G Julie Allemand |
| May 14, 2021 | Temporarily Suspend C Bernadett Határ |
| May 17, 2021 | Waived F Chelsey Perry |
| May 17, 2021 | Activate C Bernadett Határ from Temporarily Suspended List |
| June 27, 2021 | Waived F Lauren Cox |
| June 28, 2021 | Signed F Chelsey Perry |
| July 28, 2021 | Signed F Emma Cannon to 7-Day Contract |
| August 22, 2021 | Signed F Emma Cannon to a 2nd 7-Day Contract |
| August 29, 2021 | Signed F Emma Cannon to a 3rd 7-Day Contract |
| September 6, 2021 | Signed F Emma Cannon to a Rest of Season Contract |

## Game log
### Preseason

2021 pre-season game log :
May: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
May 9
Chicago
W 82–65
T. Mitchell Perry (16)
Teaira McCowan (12)
Tiffany Mitchell (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse No Fans
1–0
2
May 11
@ Chicago
L 70–83
Victoria Vivians (15)
Teaira McCowan (6)
Chelsey Perry (4)
Wintrust Arena No Fans
1–1 :
2021 pre-season schedule :

### Regular season

2021 game log Total: 6–26 (Home: 4–12; Road: 2–14) :
May: 1–7 (Home: 1–3; Road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
May 14
@ New York
L 87–90
Kelsey Mitchell (23)
Teaira McCowan (16)
Danielle Robinson (4)
Barclays Center 1,139
0–1
2
May 16
New York
L 65–73
Kelsey Mitchell (16)
Jantel Lavender (15)
Danielle Robinson (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse No Fans
0–2
3
May 19
@ Connecticut
L 67–88
Danielle Robinson (12)
Teaira McCowan (6)
Danielle Robinson (3)
Mohegan Sun Arena 2,084
0–3
4
May 21
Atlanta
L 79–83
Kelsey Mitchell (19)
Jessica Breland (16)
Tiffany Mitchell (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse No Fans
0–4
5
May 23
Washington
W 89–77
Kelsey Mitchell (18)
Breland McCowan (10)
Danielle Robinson (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse No Fans
1–4
6
May 25
Washington
L 69–85
Tiffany Mitchell (11)
Breland McCowan (7)
Jessica Breland (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse No Fans
1–5
7
May 28
@ Las Vegas
L 77–113
Tiffany Mitchell (17)
Teaira McCowan (10)
K. Mitchell Robinson (4)
Michelob Ultra Arena No Fans
1–6
8
May 30
@ Las Vegas
L 78–101
Victoria Vivians (17)
Teaira McCowan (9)
Allen Breland (4)
Michelob Ultra Arena 1,981
1–7 :
June
: 0–8 (Home: 0–4; Road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
9
June 1
@ Seattle
L 73–88
Breland McCowan (12)
Teaira McCowan (14)
Lindsay Allen (6)
Angel of the Winds Arena 1,215
1–8
10
June 3
@ Los Angeles
L 63–98
Kelsey Mitchell (15)
Danielle Robinson (8)
Kelsey Mitchell (5)
Los Angeles Convention Center 301
1–9
11
June 9
@ Chicago
L 76–92
Kelsey Mitchell (24)
Jessica Breland (9)
Jessica Breland (6)
Wintrust Arena 1,090
1–10
12
June 12
Chicago
L 79–83
Teaira McCowan (20)
Teaira McCowan (13)
Lindsay Allen (6)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum No Fans
1–11
13
June 15
Seattle
L 70–87
Kelsey Mitchell (26)
Jessica Breland (9)
K. Mitchell T. Mitchell (4)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum No Fans
1–12
14
June 17
Seattle
L 69–79
Teaira McCowan (13)
Jessica Breland (11)
Kelsey Mitchell (4)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum No Fans
1–13
15
June 19
@ Washington
L 77–82
Danielle Robinson (19)
Jessica Breland (10)
Danielle Robinson (6)
Entertainment and Sports Arena 2,100
1–14
16
June 24
Dallas
L 64–89
Kelsey Mitchell (24)
Jessica Breland (7)
Danielle Robinson (4)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum No Fans
1–15 :
July
: 3–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
17
July 1
Connecticut
L 80–86
Kelsey Mitchell (21)
Teaira McCowan (8)
Danielle Robinson (7)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum No Fans
1–16
18
July 3
Connecticut
W 73–67
Danielle Robinson (19)
Teaira McCowan (12)
T. Mitchell Robinson (2)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum No Fans
2–16
19
July 9
New York
W 82–69
Kelsey Mitchell (20)
Teaira McCowan (9)
T. Mitchell Robinson (5)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum No Fans
3–16
20
July 11
@ Atlanta
W 79–68
Teaira McCowan (21)
Teaira McCowan (14)
Danielle Robinson (9)
Gateway Center Arena 1,897
4–16 :
August
: 2–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
21
August 15
@ Los Angeles
L 70–75
Kelsey Mitchell (20)
Jessica Breland (8)
Tiffany Mitchell (3)
Staples Center 2,029
4–17
22
August 17
@ Phoenix
L 80–84
Kelsey Mitchell (20)
Teaira McCowan (10)
K. Mitchell Robinson Vivians (3)
Phoenix Suns Arena 4,089
4–18
23
August 20
@ Dallas
W 83–81
Danielle Robinson (18)
McCowan Vivians (6)
Allen Robinson (5)
College Park Center 2,017
5–18
24
August 28
Las Vegas
L 71–87
K. Mitchell T. Mitchell (15)
Teaira McCowan (13)
Teaira McCowan (7)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum N/A
5–19
25
August 31
Los Angeles
W 74–72
Kelsey Mitchell (25)
Teaira McCowan (19)
Allen Breland K. Mitchell Vivians (2)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum N/A
6–19 :
September
: 0–7 (Home: 0–3; Road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
26
September 4
Phoenix
L 65–87
Kelsey Mitchell (18)
Breland McCowan (8)
Lindsay Allen (3)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum N/A
6–20
27
September 6
Phoenix
L 81–86
Kelsey Mitchell (23)
Teaira McCowan (15)
Lindsay Allen (7)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum N/A
6–21
28
September 10
@ Minnesota
L 72–89
Tiffany Mitchell (16)
Lavender McCowan (9)
Lindsay Allen (6)
Target Center 3,503
6–22
29
September 12
@ Minnesota
L 80–90
Kelsey Mitchell (25)
Teaira McCowan (8)
Victoria Vivians (7)
Target Center 3,434
6–23
30
September 14
@ Atlanta
L 78–85
Kelsey Mitchell (18)
Teaira McCowan (14)
Allen Cannon (5)
Gateway Center Arena 1,208
6–24
31
September 17
Minnesota
L 73–92
Kelsey Mitchell (26)
Teaira McCowan (12)
Lindsay Allen (7)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum N/A
6–25
32
September 19
@ Chicago
L 87–98
Kelsey Mitchell (32)
Teaira McCowan (9)
Lindsay Allen (10)
Wintrust Arena N/A
6–26 :
2021 season schedule :

## Standings

| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Conf. | Home | Road | Cup |
| 1 | x – Connecticut Sun | 26 | 6 | .813 | – | 12–3 | 15–1 | 11–5 | 9–1 |
| 2 | x – Las Vegas Aces | 24 | 8 | .750 | 2 | 11–4 | 13–3 | 11–5 | 6–4 |
| 3 | x – Minnesota Lynx | 22 | 10 | .688 | 4 | 10–5 | 13–3 | 9–7 | 7–3 |
| 4 | x – Seattle Storm | 21 | 11 | .656 | 5 | 9–6 | 11–5 | 10–6 | 8–2 |
| 5 | x – Phoenix Mercury | 19 | 13 | .594 | 7 | 6–9 | 7–9 | 12–4 | 5–5 |
| 6 | x – Chicago Sky | 16 | 16 | .500 | 10 | 10–5 | 6–10 | 10–6 | 6–4 |
| 7 | x – Dallas Wings | 14 | 18 | .438 | 12 | 7–8 | 7–9 | 7–9 | 3–7 |
| 8 | x – New York Liberty | 12 | 20 | .375 | 14 | 6–9 | 7–9 | 5–11 | 5–5 |
| 9 | e – Washington Mystics | 12 | 20 | .375 | 14 | 7–8 | 8–8 | 4–12 | 4–6 |
| 10 | e – Los Angeles Sparks | 12 | 20 | .375 | 14 | 2–13 | 8–8 | 4–12 | 1–9 |
| 11 | e – Atlanta Dream | 8 | 24 | .250 | 18 | 6–9 | 4–12 | 4–12 | 4–6 |
| 12 | e – Indiana Fever | 6 | 26 | .188 | 20 | 4–11 | 4–12 | 2–14 | 2–8 |
* v
* t
* e
Notes
    (#) – League Standing
    x – Clinched playoff berth
    e – Eliminated from playoff contention
    Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings

## Awards and honors

| Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |

## Statistics
### Regular Season

Source:
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Kelsey Mitchell | 32 | 32 | 33.1 | 43.1 | 33.5 | 88.2 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 17.8 |
| Tiffany Mitchell | 28 | 25 | 27.3 | 42.1 | 25.5 | 88.0 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 12.0 |
| Teaira McCowan | 32 | 23 | 26.5 | 53.7 | 0.0 | 64.4 | 9.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 11.3 |
| Danielle Robinson | 24 | 24 | 27.5 | 41.7 | 20.0 | 88.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 9.9 |
| Emma Cannon | 12 | 6 | 18.4 | 44.3 | 21.4 | 71.4 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 6.9 |
| Victoria Vivians | 31 | 8 | 21.3 | 33.3 | 25.2 | 83.3 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 6.8 |
| Jantel Lavender | 27 | 14 | 20.0 | 40.4 | 20.0 | 90.0 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 6.4 |
| Jessica Breland | 26 | 18 | 20.9 | 37.0 | 31.3 | 68.4 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 5.8 |
| Lindsay Allen | 32 | 8 | 17.8 | 42.8 | 29.8 | 81.1 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 5.4 |
| Bernadett Határ | 7 | 2 | 15.1 | 48.3 | 0.0 | 85.7 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 4.9 |
| Chelsey Perry | 6 | 0 | 6.7 | 27.8 | 22.2 | 50.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.2 |
| Kysre Gondrezick | 19 | 0 | 9.1 | 28.3 | 28.6 | 50.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| Aaliyah Wilson | 14 | 0 | 8.5 | 23.1 | 14.3 | 50.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 |