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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.[1]

2021 Indiana Fever season
CoachMarianne Stanley
ArenaBankers Life Fieldhouse
Indiana Farmers Coliseum
AttendanceNo Attendance per game
Results
Record6–26 (.188)
Place6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team Leaders
PointsKelsey Mitchell – 17.8 ppg
ReboundsTeaira McCowan – 9.8 rpg
AssistsDanielle Robinson – 3.7 apg

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

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WNBA draft

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See also: 2021 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

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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]

Roster

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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

Game log

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Preseason

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2021 pre-season game log
May: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
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

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2021 game log
Total: 6–26 (Home: 4–12; Road: 2–14)
May: 1–7 (Home: 1–3; Road: 0–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
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

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# 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

Notes

(#) – League Standing
x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from playoff contention
Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings


Awards and honors

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Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.

Statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage  TO  Turnovers per game
 PF  Fouls per game Team leader League leader

Regular Season

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Source:[26]

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

References

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