2022 Indiana Fever season 23rd season in the WNBA
The 2022 Indiana Fever season is the franchise's 23rd season in the Women's National Basketball Association . The regular season tips off on May 6, 2022, at the Washington Mystics .[ 1]
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
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
2022 Indiana Fever roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs F 7 Cannon, Emma 6' 2" (1.88m) 190 lb (86kg) 1989-06-01 Florida Southern 3 G/F 9 Davis, Rennia 6' 1" (1.85m) 170 lb (77kg) 1999-02-24 Tennessee R F/C 4 Egbo, Queen 6' 4" (1.93m) 190 lb (86kg) 2000-06-29 Baylor R F 21 Engstler, Emily 6' 1" (1.85m) 180 lb (82kg) 2000-05-01 Louisville R G 33 Henderson, Destanni 5' 7" (1.7m) 155 lb (70kg) 1999-02-02 South Carolina R G 10 Hull, Lexie 6' 1" (1.85m) 155 lb (70kg) 1999-09-13 Stanford R G 25 Mitchell, Tiffany 5' 9" (1.75m) 152 lb (69kg) 1994-09-23 South Carolina 6 G 0 Mitchell, Kelsey 5' 8" (1.73m) 160 lb (73kg) 1995-11-12 Ohio State 4 G 13 Pointer, Khayla 5' 7" (1.7m) 146 lb (66kg) 1998-11-25 LSU R G 3 Robinson, Danielle 5' 9" (1.75m) 137 lb (62kg) 1989-05-10 Oklahoma 10 F 1 Smith, NaLyssa 6' 4" (1.93m) 185 lb (84kg) 2000-08-08 Baylor R G 35 Vivians, Victoria 6' 1" (1.85m) 183 lb (83kg) 1994-11-17 Mississippi State 3
Head coach
Carlos Knox (IUPUI )
Assistant coaches
Jhared Simpson (Wheeling )
Vicki Hall (Texas )
Gary Kloppenburg (UC San Diego )
Athletic trainer
Garrett Hueber
Strength and conditioning coach
Shannon Patterson
Legend
(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured
Depth
Schedule
Preseason
2022 pre-season game log Total: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
April: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
May: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
2022 pre-season schedule
Regular season
2022 game log Total: 5–31 (Home: 3–15; Road: 2–16)
May: 3–8 (Home: 2–5; Road: 1–3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
1
May 6
@ Washington
L 70–84
Kelsey Mitchell (18)
NaLyssa Smith (13)
Destanni Henderson (5)
Entertainment and Sports Arena 4,200
0–1
2
May 8
Los Angeles
L 77–87
Destanni Henderson (19)
NaLyssa Smith (9)
Kelsey Mitchell (7)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 1,456
0–2
3
May 10
Minnesota
W 82–76
Kelsey Mitchell (26)
Queen Egbo (8)
Crystal Dangerfield (6)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 1,078
1–2
4
May 13
@ New York
W 92–86 (OT)
Kelsey Mitchell (24)
NaLyssa Smith (17)
Queen Egbo (4)
Barclays Center 3,289
2–2
5
May 15
Atlanta
L 79–85
Kelsey Mitchell (27)
Queen Egbo (9)
K. Mitchell Robinson (4)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 1,745
2–3
6
May 17
Atlanta
L 79–101
Victoria Vivians (16)
Emily Engstler (10)
Kelsey Mitchell (5)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 960
2–4
7
May 20
@ Connecticut
L 85–94
Kelsey Mitchell (23)
Queen Egbo (7)
Danielle Robinson (6)
Mohegan Sun Arena 4,428
2–5
8
May 22
Connecticut
L 70–92
Victoria Vivians (15)
Queen Egbo (8)
Kelsey Mitchell (5)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 2,612
2–6
9
May 24
@ Chicago
L 90–95
Kelsey Mitchell (25)
Emily Engstler (13)
Engstler T. Mitchell (4)
Wintrust Arena 7,741
2–7
10
May 27
Los Angeles
W 101–96
Kelsey Mitchell (22)
Emily Engstler (9)
Danielle Robinson (11)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum 1,417
3–7
11
May 31
Washington
L 75–87
Kelsey Mitchell (26)
Queen Egbo (10)
K. Mitchell Vivians (4)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum 1,009
3–8
June
: 2–8 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–6)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
12
June 1
@ New York
L 74–87
Kelsey Mitchell (17)
Egbo Robinson N. Smith (6)
K. Mitchell N. Smith Vivians (4)
Barclays Center 4,079
3–9
13
June 5
@ Atlanta
L 66–75
Kelsey Mitchell (20)
Queen Egbo (8)
Destanni Henderson (5)
Gateway Center Arena 3,000
3–10
14
June 8
@ Connecticut
L 69–88
NaLyssa Smith (19)
NaLyssa Smith (7)
Kelsey Mitchell (5)
Mohegan Sun Arena 4,088
3–11
15
June 10
New York
L 83–97
Kelsey Mitchell (23)
NaLyssa Smith (9)
K. Mitchell Vivians (4)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum 1,393
3–12
16
June 12
@ Minnesota
W 84–80
NaLyssa Smith (21)
NaLyssa Smith (14)
Danielle Robinson (6)
Target Center 6,806
4–12
17
June 15
Phoenix
L 93–80
Kelsey Mitchell (26)
NaLyssa Smith (14)
Danielle Robinson (6)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum 1,824
4–13
18
June 19
Chicago
W 89–87
NaLyssa Smith (26)
NaLyssa Smith (11)
Kelsey Mitchell (9)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum 1,706
5–13
19
June 23
@ Dallas
L 68–94
Kelsey Mitchell (22)
Queen Egbo (12)
Danielle Robinson (5)
College Park Center 2,791
5–14
20
June 27
@ Phoenix
L 71–83
Kelsey Mitchell (22)
NaLyssa Smith (10)
K. Mitchell Robinson (4)
Footprint Center 5,044
5–15
21
June 29
@ Phoenix
L 78–99
Kelsey Mitchell (21)
Emily Engstler (8)
Kelsey Mitchell (5)
Footprint Center 5,833
5–16
July
: 0–11 (Home: 0–7; Road: 0–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
22
July 1
@ Seattle
L 57–73
Queen Egbo (14)
Queen Egbo (12)
Tiffany Mitchell (3)
Climate Pledge Arena 8,565
5–17
23
July 5
Seattle
L 73–95
Kelsey Mitchell (21)
Robinson Vivians (6)
Danielle Robinson (4)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum 2,585
5–18
24
July 7
Chicago
L 84–93
Kelsey Mitchell (27)
NaLyssa Smith (11)
K. Mitchell Robinson (5)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum 1,839
5–19
25
July 13
Connecticut
L 81–89
Kelsey Mitchell (21)
NaLyssa Smith (13)
Engstler Vivians (4)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum 3,212
5–20
26
July 15
Minnesota
L 77–87
Tiffany Mitchell (18)
NaLyssa Smith (9)
Engstler K. Mitchell (4)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum 1,530
5–21
27
July 17
@ Seattle
L 65–81
NaLyssa Smith (15)
NaLyssa Smith (9)
K. Mitchell Robinson (4)
Climate Pledge Arena 9,970
5–22
28
July 19
@ Los Angeles
L 79–86
Tiffany Mitchell (22)
Queen Egbo (9)
K. Mitchell Robinson (5)
Crypto.com Arena 5,478
5–23
29
July 21
@ Las Vegas
L 77–90
NaLyssa Smith (24)
Queen Egbo (8)
Kelsey Mitchell (7)
Michelob Ultra Arena 5,737
5–24
30
July 24
Dallas
L 86–96
Kelsey Mitchell (34)
Victoria Vivians (6)
Kelsey Mitchell (6)
Hinkle Fieldhouse 1,048
5–25
31
July 29
Las Vegas
L 72–93
Queen Egbo (13)
NaLyssa Smith (10)
Engstler Henderson K. Mitchell Robinson (4)
Hinkle Fieldhouse 1,828
5–26
32
July 31
Las Vegas
L 69–94
NaLyssa Smith (18)
NaLyssa Smith (13)
Destanni Henderson (4)
Hinkle Fieldhouse 1,822
5–27
August
: 0–4 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–3)
2022 season schedule
Standings
Notes
(#) – League Standing
x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from playoff contention
Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings
Statistics
Regular Season
‡ Waived/Released during the season
† Traded during the season
≠ Acquired during the season
Awards and honors
References
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^ "Fever Land No.2 Pick In 2022 WNBA Draft" . fever.wnba.com . Retrieved January 1, 2022 .
^ VanTryon, Matthew. "Tamika Catchings hoped to turn the Fever around. She leaves with the franchise at a crossroads" . indystar.com . Indy Star. Retrieved March 4, 2022 .
^ "Indiana Fever Introduce Interim General Manager Lin Dunn" . fever.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved March 4, 2022 .
^ Philippou, Alexa (May 25, 2022). "Marianne Stanley out as head coach of Indiana Fever; Carlos Knox named interim coach" . ESPN . Retrieved May 26, 2022 .
^ "Indiana Fever Add IUPUI Legend Carlos Knox to Coaching Staff" . fever.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved January 1, 2022 .
^ "WNBA Transactions – Player Movement" . acrossthetimeline.com . Across The Timeline. Retrieved January 1, 2022 .
^ "Rachel Galligan Tweet" . twitter.com . Twitter. Retrieved January 3, 2022 .
^ "Fever Sign Chelsey Perry" . fever.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved January 6, 2022 .
^ "Fever Waive Kysre Gondrezick" . fever.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved January 20, 2022 .
^ "Fever Acquire Bria Hartley, Multiple Draft Picks in Three-Team Trade" . fever.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved February 5, 2022 .
^ "Fever Re-Sign Lindsay Allen" . fever.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved February 10, 2022 .
^ "Fever Re-Sign Emma Cannon" . fever.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved February 10, 2022 .
^ "Fever Sign Micaela Kelly" . fever.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved February 19, 2022 .
^ "Fever Sign Alanna Smith" . fever.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved February 27, 2022 .
^ "Fever Sign Haley Gorecki" . fever.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved February 27, 2022 .
^ "Indiana Fever Tweet" . twitter.com . Twitter. Retrieved March 2, 2022 .
^ "Fever Acquire Draft Picks in Trade with Dallas Wings" . fever.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved March 8, 2022 .
^ "Fever Sign Jaime Nared" . fever.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved March 17, 2022 .
^ "Fever Sign Bernadett Határ" . fever.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved March 20, 2022 .
^ "Roster Update: We have waived forward Emma Cannon" . twitter.com . Twitter. Retrieved April 15, 2022 .
^ "Fever Sign Erin Whalen to training-camp contract" . fever.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved April 15, 2022 .
^ "Roster Update: We have waived guard Micaela Kelly" . twitter.com . Twitter. Retrieved April 20, 2022 .
^ "Bernadett Hatar's Contract Suspended" . fever.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved April 23, 2022 .
^ "Fever Roster Update – April 21, 2022" . fever.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved April 23, 2022 .
^ "Fever Waive Ali Patberg" . fever.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved April 23, 2022 .
^ "Roster Update: Guard Haley Górecki has been waived" . twitter.com . Twitter. Retrieved April 26, 2022 .
^ "Fever Complete Comeback Against Chicago Sky" . fever.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved May 2, 2022 .
^ "Roster Update: Forward Ameshya Williams-Holliday, guard Lindsay Allen, and forward Erin Whalen have been waived" . twitter.com . Twitter. Retrieved May 4, 2022 .
^ "Indiana Fever Sign 2020 WNBA Rookie of the Year Crystal Dangerfield to Hardship Exception Contract" . fever.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved May 6, 2022 .
^ "Indiana Fever Make Coaching Change" . fever.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved June 1, 2022 .
^ "Indiana Fever Add WNBA Champion and Longtime WNBA Coach Gary Kloppenburg as assistant coach" . fever.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved June 1, 2022 .
^ "Fever Waive Alanna Smith" . fever.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved June 5, 2022 .
^ "Fever Sign Emma Cannon" . fever.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved June 5, 2022 .
^ "Fever Waive Alaina Coates" . fever.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved June 7, 2022 .
^ "Fever Sign Khayla Pointer" . fever.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved June 15, 2022 .
^ "Fever Sign Rennia Davis and Waive Bria Hartley" . fever.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved July 15, 2022 .
^ @WNBA (May 31, 2022). "Week 3 Players of the Week are in! @Kelz_Hoop (Eastern) earns her first and @_ajawilson22 (Western) earns her second!🏀 #MoreThan" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
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