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 .[ 1]
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.
The Fever made the following selections in the 2021 WNBA draft :
Trades and roster changes
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Date
Details
December 18, 2020
Exercised Team Options on C Teaira McCowan and F Kennedy Burke [ 2]
February 1, 2021
Signed F Jantel Lavender [ 3]
February 3, 2021
Signed G Danielle Robinson [ 4]
February 8, 2021
Signed G Chanelle Molina to a Training Camp Contract[ 5]
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.[ 6]
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.[ 6]
Waived G Odyssey Sims
February 16, 2021
Signed F Jessica Breland [ 7]
March 6, 2021
Signed C Bernadett Határ to a Training Camp Contract[ 8]
March 17, 2021
Signed G Kelsey Mitchell to a Contract Extension[ 9]
April 16, 2021
Acquired G Aaliyah Wilson from Seattle in exchange for F Kennedy Burke [ 10]
April 18, 2021
Signed F Chelsey Perry to a Rookie Scale Contract[ 11]
April 19, 2021
Signed G Aaliyah Wilson and F Trinity Baptiste to a Rookie Scale Contracts[ 12]
April 22, 2021
Signed G Kysre Gondrezick to a Rookie Scale Contract[ 13]
Contract Tender made to G Florencia Chagas
April 26, 2021
Waived G Chanelle Molina [ 14]
April 28, 2021
Signed G Florencia Chagas to a Rookie Scale Contract and Full Season Suspended Her[ 15]
Partial Season Suspended G Julie Allemand due to Overseas Commitments[ 15]
May 2, 2021
Waived F Maya Caldwell and F Trinity Baptiste [ 16]
May 12, 2021
Waived G Katheleen Doyle and F Unique Thompson [ 17]
May 13, 2021
Full Season Suspend G Julie Allemand [ 18]
May 14, 2021
Temporarily Suspend C Bernadett Határ [ 19]
May 17, 2021
Waived F Chelsey Perry
Activate C Bernadett Határ from Temporarily Suspended List[ 20]
June 27, 2021
Waived F Lauren Cox [ 21]
June 28, 2021
Signed F Chelsey Perry [ 22]
July 28, 2021
Signed F Emma Cannon to 7-Day Contract[ 23]
August 22, 2021
Signed F Emma Cannon to a 2nd 7-Day Contract[ 24]
August 29, 2021
Signed F Emma Cannon to a 3rd 7-Day Contract[ 24]
September 6, 2021
Signed F Emma Cannon to a Rest of Season Contract[ 25]
2021 Indiana Fever roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Nat.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
Yrs
G
12
Allen, Lindsay
5' 8" (1.73m)
189 lb (86kg)
1995-03-20
Notre Dame
3
G
20
Allemand, Julie (S)
5' 8" (1.73m)
147 lb (67kg)
1996-07-07
Belgium
1
F
51
Breland, Jessica
6' 2" (1.88m)
166 lb (75kg)
1988-02-23
North Carolina
8
F
32
Cannon, Emma
6' 2" (1.88m)
190 lb (86kg)
1989-06-01
Florida Southern
2
G
4
Gondrezick, Kysre
5' 9" (1.75m)
150 lb (68kg)
1997-07-27
West Virginia
R
C
44
Határ, Bernadett
6' 10" (2.08m)
208 lb (94kg)
1994-08-24
Hungary
R
F
14
Lavender, Jantel
6' 4" (1.93m)
185 lb (84kg)
1988-11-12
Ohio State
9
C
15
McCowan, Teaira
6' 7" (2.01m)
239 lb (108kg)
1996-09-28
Mississippi State
2
G
25
Mitchell, Tiffany
5' 9" (1.75m)
152 lb (69kg)
1994-09-23
South Carolina
5
G
0
Mitchell, Kelsey
5' 8" (1.73m)
160 lb (73kg)
1995-11-12
Ohio State
3
F
10
Perry, Chelsey
6' 2" (1.88m)
164 lb (74kg)
1999-06-07
UT Martin
R
G
3
Robinson, Danielle
5' 9" (1.75m)
137 lb (62kg)
1989-05-10
Oklahoma
9
G
35
Vivians, Victoria
6' 1" (1.85m)
183 lb (83kg)
1994-11-17
Mississippi State
2
G
1
Wilson, Aaliyah
5' 10" (1.78m)
172 lb (78kg)
1998-08-28
Texas A&M
R
Head coach
Marianne Stanley (Immaculata )
Assistant coaches
Steve Smith Jhared Simpson (Wheeling ) Vicki Hall (Texas )
Athletic trainer
Garrett Hueber
Strength and conditioning coach
Shannon Patterson
Legend
(C) Team captain
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
Injured
2021 game log Total: 6–26 (Home: 4–12; Road: 2–14)
May: 1–7 (Home: 1–3; Road: 0–4)
June
: 0–8 (Home: 0–4; Road: 0–4)
July
: 3–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–0)
August
: 2–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–2)
September
: 0–7 (Home: 0–3; Road: 0–4)
2021 season schedule
Recipient
Award
Date awarded
Ref.
^ "2021 Indiana Fever Schedule" . WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA . Retrieved April 28, 2021 .
^ "WNBA Transactions" . wnba.com . WNBA. December 18, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2021 .
^ "Fever Sign Jantel Lavender" . fever.wnba.com . WNBA. February 1, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2021 .
^ "Danielle Robinson signs with the Fever" . fever.wnba.com . WNBA. February 3, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2021 .
^ "WNBA Transactions" . wnba.com . WNBA. February 8, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021 .
^ a b "Fever Complete Trades with Las Vegas and Minnesota" . fever.wnba.com . WNBA. February 15, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2021 .
^ "Fever Sign Jessica Breland" . fever.wnba.com . WNBA. February 16, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2021 .
^ "WNBA Transactions" . wnba.com . WNBA. March 6, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021 .
^ "Kelsey Mitchell Signs Multi-Year Contract" . fever.wnba.com . WNBA. March 17, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2021 .
^ "Fever Add Another First Round Pick To 2021 Draft Haul" . fever.wnba.com . WNBA. April 16, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2021 .
^ "WNBA Transactions" . wnba.com . WNBA. April 18, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021 .
^ "WNBA Transactions" . wnba.com . WNBA. April 19, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021 .
^ "WNBA Transactions" . wnba.com . WNBA. April 22, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021 .
^ "WNBA Transactions" . wnba.com . WNBA. April 26, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021 .
^ a b "WNBA Transactions" . wnba.com . WNBA. April 28, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021 .
^ "WNBA Transactions" . wnba.com . WNBA. May 2, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021 .
^ "fromkurtis Tweet" . twitter.com . Twitter. May 12, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021 .
^ "WNBA Transactions" . wnba.com . WNBA. May 13, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021 .
^ "WNBA Transactions" . wnba.com . WNBA. May 14, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021 .
^ "Transactions – Player Movement" . acrossthetimeline.com . Across The Timeline. May 17, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021 .
^ "Roster Update: We have waived forward Lauren Cox" . twitter.com . Twitter. June 27, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021 .
^ "Fever Sign Chelsey Perry" . wnba.com . fever.wnba.com. June 28, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021 .
^ "Fever Sign Emma Cannon to 7-Day Contract" . wnba.com . fever.wnba.com. July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021 .
^ a b "Transactions – Player Movement" . acrossthetimeline.com . Across The Timeline. August 22, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021 .
^ "Fever Sign Emma Cannon For Remainder of Regular Season" . fever.wnba.com . WNBA. September 6, 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2021 .
^ "Team Stats" . fever.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved September 23, 2021 .