The 2006 WNBA season was the 7th for the Indiana Fever. The Fever matched their record from 2005, but lost in the first round to eventual champion Detroit Shock.
| 2006 Indiana Fever season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Brian Winters |
| Arena | Conseco Fieldhouse |
| Attendance | 7,222 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 21–13 (.618) |
| Place | 3rd (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Lost First Round (2-0) to Detroit Shock |
Offseason
edit- Deanna Jackson was selected by the Chicago Sky in the 2006 WNBA Expansion Draft.
WNBA draft
edit| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Club Team |
| 1 | 9 | La'Tangela Atkinson (G/F) |  United States |
North Carolina |
| 2 | 26 | Kasha Terry (F) | United States |
Georgia Tech |
| 3 | 38 | Jessica Foley (G) |  Australia |
Duke |
Regular season
editSeason standings
edit| Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| z - Connecticut Sun | 26 | 8 | .765 | – | 14–3 | 12–5 | 15–5 |
| x - Detroit Shock | 23 | 11 | .676 | 3.0 | 14–3 | 9–8 | 14–6 |
| x - Indiana Fever | 21 | 13 | .618 | 5.0 | 12–5 | 9–8 | 12–8 |
| x - Washington Mystics | 18 | 16 | .529 | 8.0 | 13–4 | 5–12 | 12–8 |
| e - New York Liberty | 11 | 23 | .324 | 15.0 | 7–10 | 4–13 | 7–13 |
| e - Charlotte Sting | 11 | 23 | .324 | 15.0 | 7–10 | 4–3 | 6–14 |
| e - Chicago Sky | 5 | 29 | .147 | 21.0 | 3–14 | 2–15 | 4–16 |
Season schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| May 20 | Detroit | 67-60 | Win | 1–0 |
| May 23 | @ San Antonio | 62-53 | Win | 2–0 |
| May 26 | @ Chicago | 75-60 | Win | 3–0 |
| May 30 | New York | 91-70 | Win | 4–0 |
| May 31 | @ Houston | 60-73 | Loss | 4–1 |
| June 2 | @ Minnesota | 87-92 | Loss | 4–2 |
| June 7 | Washington | 83-70 | Win | 5–2 |
| June 9 | @ Charlotte | 59-70 | Loss | 5–3 |
| June 11 | Seattle | 69-62 | Win | 6–3 |
| June 13 | @ New York | 80-78 (OT) | Win | 7–3 |
| June 16 | @ Detroit | 63-71 | Loss | 7–4 |
| June 18 | Charlotte | 92-85 (OT) | Win | 8–4 |
| June 21 | Chicago | 77-55 | Win | 9–4 |
| June 23 | @ Phoenix | 83-73 | Win | 10–4 |
| June 25 | @ Sacramento | 61-82 | Loss | 10–5 |
| June 27 | @ Washington | 74-67 | Win | 11–5 |
| June 29 | Detroit | 66-56 | Win | 12–5 |
| July 1 | Connecticut | 66-76 | Loss | 12–6 |
| July 7 | @ Los Angeles | 60-72 | Loss | 12–7 |
| July 9 | @ Seattle | 74-62 | Win | 13–7 |
| July 15 | @ Charlotte | 65-75 | Loss | 13–8 |
| July 16 | Houston | 60-56 | Win | 14–8 |
| July 18 | Phoenix | 71-65 | Win | 15–8 |
| July 22 | Los Angeles | 68-73 | Loss | 15–9 |
| July 25 | Sacramento | 75-60 | Win | 16–9 |
| July 29 | Washington | 67-74 | Loss | 16–10 |
| July 30 | @ Chicago | 69-64 | Win | 17–10 |
| August 1 | @ Detroit | 66-70 | Loss | 17–11 |
| August 3 | Minnesota | 69-59 | Win | 18–11 |
| August 5 | San Antonio | 76-70 | Win | 19–11 |
| August 8 | @ New York | 77-44 | Win | 20–11 |
| August 9 | Connecticut | 63-71 | Loss | 20–12 |
| August 11 | @ Connecticut | 87-68 | Win | 21–12 |
| August 13 | Chicago | 73-80 | Loss | 21–13 |
Playoffs
edit| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| Eastern Conference Semifinals | |||||
| 1 | August 17 | Detroit | 56-68 | Loss | 0–1 |
| 2 | August 19 | @ Detroit | 83-98 | Loss | 0–2 |
Player stats
edit| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| Tamika Whitmore | 34 | 165 | 61 | 46 | 12 | 528 |
| Tamika Catchings | 32 | 240 | 119 | 94 | 35 | 521 |
| Anna DeForge | 34 | 146 | 76 | 39 | 9 | 348 |
| Tan White | 34 | 82 | 52 | 27 | 9 | 302 |
| Tully Bevilaqua | 34 | 77 | 79 | 71 | 1 | 223 |
| Ebony Hoffman | 34 | 193 | 46 | 37 | 16 | 218 |
| La'Tangela Atkinson | 33 | 76 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 99 |
| Linda Frohlich | 20 | 35 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 66 |
| Olympia Scott | 21 | 33 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 50 |
| Charlotte Smith | 18 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 35 |
| Kasha Terry | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
| K.B. Sharp | 23 | 9 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 22 |