The 2018 WNBA season was the 19th season for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association . The Fever began play on May 19, 2018.[ 1]
The Fever started the season poorly by going 0–5 in May. Fortunes did not improve in June and the team was 1–10. The only win was 96–64 against the Atlanta Dream . However, June did include some close losses. The Fever lost to the New York Liberty 78–75 after the Liberty made a 3-pointer with 16.1 seconds left. On the 12th, the Fever lost in overtime against the Las Vegas Aces . In July, the Fever were 2–8, with the two wins coming against the perennial play-off contenders Minnesota Lynx and Los Angeles Sparks . Both wins were away from home, which meant the Fever were 0–4 at home. In the final month of the season, the Fever were 3–5. They finished with a WNBA worst 6–28 final record, which was also their worst record in franchise history. Their misfortunes continued in the offseason as they lost in the draft lottery in spite of having the best odds, ending with the third selection for the 2019 WNBA draft .
The Fever made three selections in the 2018 WNBA entry draft, held on April 12:
2018 Indiana Fever roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Nat.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB From
Yrs
F 11
Achonwa, Natalie
6' 3" (1.91m)
190 lb (86kg)
11-22-1992
Notre Dame
3
C 40
Alexander, Kayla
6' 4" (1.93m)
195 lb (88kg)
01-05-1991
Syracuse
5
F 4
Dupree, Candice
6' 2" (1.88m)
178 lb (81kg)
02-25-1984
Temple
12
F 31
Taylor, Asia
6' 1" (1.85m)
167 lb (76kg)
08-22-1991
Louisville
3
G 42
Johnson, Shenise
5' 11" (1.8m)
172 lb (78kg)
12-09-1990
Miami (FL)
6
F 23
Mavunga, Stephanie
6' 3" (1.91m)
205 lb (93kg)
02-24-1995
Ohio State
R
F 22
McCall, Erica
6' 2" (1.88m)
184 lb (83kg)
08-21-1995
Stanford
1
G 3
Mitchell, Tiffany
5' 9" (1.75m)
152 lb (69kg)
09-23-1984
South Carolina
3
G 0
Mitchell, Kelsey
5' 11" (1.8m)
160 lb (73kg)
11-12-1995
Ohio State
R
G 25
Pondexter, Cappie
5' 9" (1.75m)
160 lb (73kg)
1-07-1983
Rutgers
12
G 35
Vivians, Victoria
6' 1" (1.85m)
183 lb (83kg)
11-17-1994
Mississippi State
R
G 17
Wheeler, Erica
5' 7" (1.7m)
143 lb (65kg)
05-02-1991
Rutgers
3
Head coach
Pokey Chatman (LSU )Assistant coaches
Louisiana Tech ) UIC )Athletic trainer
Daemen )Strength and conditioning coach
Ball State )Legend (C) Team captain(FA) Free agent(IN) Inactive(S) Suspended
2018 game log
May: 0–5 (Home: 0–3; Road: 0–2)
June: 1–10 (Home: 1–5; Road: 0–5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location
Record
6
June 2
New York
L 81–87
K. Mitchell (26)
Dupree (8)
Wheeler (7)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 0–6
7
June 8
Dallas
L 83–89
K. Mitchell (26)
McCall (11)
Tied (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 0–7
8
June 10
@ New York
L 75–78
K. Mitchell (19)
Achonwa (10)
T. Mitchell (7)
Westchester County Center 0–8
9
June 12
Las Vegas
L 92–101 (OT)
Achonwa (26)
Achonwa (15)
Wheeler (8)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 0–9
10
June 14
@ Atlanta
L 67–72
Dupree (17)
Tied (7)
Wheeler (10)
McCamish Pavilion 0–10
11
June 16
Atlanta
W 96–64
Vivians (21)
Tied (6)
K. Mitchell (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 1–10
12
June 19
@ Los Angeles
L 55–74
Achonwa (13)
Achonwa (14)
K. Mitchell (3)
Staples Center 1–11
13
June 22
@ Seattle
L 63–72
Dupree (15)
Tied (7)
Wheeler (4)
KeyArena 1–12
14
June 24
Connecticut
L 78–87
Achonwa (16)
Dupree (8)
K. Mitchell (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 1–13
15
June 27
@ Connecticut
L 89–101
Vivians (25)
Achonwa (6)
3 Tied (3)
Mohegan Sun Arena 1–14
16
June 29
Phoenix
L 77–95
K. Mitchell (19)
Dupree (6)
Vivians (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 1–15
July: 2–8 (Home: 0–4; Road: 2–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location
Record
17
July 1
Atlanta
L 83–87
Vivians (27)
Tied (7)
K. Mitchell (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 1–16
18
July 3
@ Minnesota
W 71–59
Achonwa (17)
Tied (9)
K. Mitchell (5)
Target Center 2–16
19
July 5
@ Dallas
L 63–90
Dupree (21)
Tied (5)
Wheeler (3)
College Park Center 2–17
20
July 11
Minnesota
L 65–87
Wheeler (12)
Tied (6)
Wheeler (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 2–18
21
July 13
@ Atlanta
L 74–98
T. Mitchell (17)
T. Mitchell (6)
Wheeler (4)
McCamish Pavilion 2–19
22
July 15
Phoenix
L 82–101
Dupree (23)
Dupree (9)
Tied (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 2–20
23
July 18
@ Minnesota
L 65–89
Dupree (20)
Tied (4)
Tied (4)
Target Center 2–21
24
July 20
@ Los Angeles
W 78–76
Tied (16)
Achonwa (9)
Tied (5)
Staples Center 3–21
25
July 22
@ Las Vegas
L 74–88
Achonwa (21)
Tied (7)
Pondexter (7)
Mandalay Bay Events Center 3–22
26
July 24
Seattle
L 72–92
K. Mitchell (26)
Dupree (12)
Tied (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 3–23
August
: 3–5 (Home: 1–3; Road: 2–2)
2018 season schedule
Recipient
Award
Date awarded
Ref.
Candice Dupree
WNBA Cares Community Assist Award
September 4, 2018
[ 6]
^ "Indiana Fever Schedule" . WNBA. Retrieved March 19, 2023 .^ "Indiana Fever Acquire 6-4 Center Kayla Alexander in Trade with Las Vegas" (Press release). WNBA. February 1, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2023 .^ "Fever Acquire No. 8 Pick in WNBA draft in Exchange for Briann January" (Press release). WNBA. Retrieved March 19, 2023 .^ "Fever Sign Hind Ben Abdelkader to Free Agent Deal" (Press release). WNBA. February 14, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2023 .^ a b "Indiana Fever Sign Two-Time WNBA Champ, Seven-Time All-Star Cappie Pondexter" (Press release). WNBA. July 1, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2023 .^ "Fever's Candice Dupree Receives August WNBA Cares Community Assist Award Presented By State Farm" (Press release). WNBA. September 4, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2023 .
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