2022 Indiana Fever season

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]

2022 Indiana Fever season
CoachMarianne Stanley
ArenaGainbridge Fieldhouse
Indiana Farmers Coliseum
Hinkle Fieldhouse
Attendanceper game
Results
Record0–0
Place0th (Eastern)
2023 season →

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]

Transactions

WNBA Draft
See also: 2022 WNBA Draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 2 NaLyssa Smith  United States Baylor
1 4 Emily Engstler  United States Louisville
1 6 Lexie Hull  United States Stanford
1 10 Queen Egbo  United States Baylor
2 20 Destanni Henderson  United States South Carolina
3 25 Ameshya Williams-Holliday  United States Jackson State
3 34 Ali Patberg  United States Indiana

Trades and Roster Changes
Date Transaction
December 1, 2021 Hired Carlos Knox as an Assistant Coach [5]
January 1, 2022 Extended Qualifying Offers to Victoria Vivians, Temi Fagbenle, Chelsey Perry, and Bernadett Határ[6]
January 3, 2022 Extended a Qualifying Offer to Lindsay Allen[7]
January 6, 2022 Signed Chelsey Perry to a Qualifying Offer [8]
January 18, 2022 Waived Kysre Gondrezick[9]
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)[10]
February 4, 2022 Signed Lindsay Allen to a Training Camp Contract[11]
Signed Emma Cannon to a 2-Year Deal[12]
February 9, 2022 Claimed Jazmine Jones off of waivers
February 19, 2022 Signed Michaela Kelly to a Training Camp Contract[13]
February 21, 2022 Signed Alanna Smith to a Training Camp Contract[14]
February 26, 2022 Signed Haley Gorecki to a Training Camp Contract[15]
March 2, 2022 Waived Aaliyah Wilson[16]
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[17]
March 15, 2022 Signed Jaime Nared to a Training Camp Contract[18]
March 16, 2022 Waived Jantel Lavender
March 18, 2022 Signed Bernadett Határ to a Training Camp Contract[19]
April 13, 2022 Waived Emma Cannon[20]
April 14, 2022 Signed Ali Patberg to a Rookie Scale Contract
Signed Erin Whalen to a Training Camp Contract[21]
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[22]
April 21, 2022 Suspended the contracts of Bernadett Határ and Chelsey Perry for the full-season[23][24]
Waived Ali Patberg[25]
April 26, 2022 Waived Haley Gorecki[26]
May 1, 2022 Waived Jazmine Jones and Jaime Nared[27]
May 4, 2022 Waived Lindsay Allen, Ameshya Williams-Holliday and Erin Whalen[28]

Roster
Indiana Fever roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
C81Coates, Alaina6' 4" (1.93m)225 lb (102kg)1995-04-07South Carolina3
F/C4Egbo, Queen6' 4" (1.93m)190 lb (86kg)2000-06-29BaylorR
F21Engstler, Emily6' 1" (1.85m)180 lb (82kg)2000-05-01LouisvilleR
G14Hartley, Bria5' 9" (1.75m)148 lb (67kg)1992-09-30Connecticut8
G33Henderson, Destanni5' 7" (1.7m)155 lb (70kg)1999-02-02South CarolinaR
G10Hull, Lexie6' 1" (1.85m)155 lb (70kg)1999-09-13StanfordR
G25Mitchell, Tiffany5' 9" (1.75m)152 lb (69kg)1994-09-23South Carolina6
G0Mitchell, Kelsey5' 8" (1.73m)160 lb (73kg)1995-11-12Ohio State4
G3Robinson, Danielle5' 9" (1.75m)137 lb (62kg)1989-05-10Oklahoma10
F11Smith, Alanna6' 4" (1.93m)180 lb (82kg)1996-09-10Notre Dame3
F1Smith, NaLyssa6' 4" (1.93m)185 lb (84kg)2000-08-08BaylorR
G35Vivians, Victoria6' 1" (1.85m)183 lb (83kg)1994-11-17Mississippi State3
Head coach
Marianne Stanley (Immaculata)
Assistant coaches
Carlos Knox
Jhared Simpson (Wheeling)
Vicki Hall (Texas)
Athletic trainer
Garrett Hueber
Strength and conditioning coach
Shannon Patterson
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured
  WNBA roster page
East
ATL
CHI
CON
IND
NY
WAS
West
DAL
LV
LA
MIN
PHO
SEA

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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 April 30 Chicago W 79–75 Queen Egbo (15) Queen Egbo (10) Kelsey Mitchell (5) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
N/A		 1–0
May: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
2 May 2 @ Dallas L 89–101 Kelsey Mitchell (22) Queen Egbo (9) Destanni Henderson (6) College Park Center
N/A		 1–1
2022 pre-season schedule

Regular Season
2022 game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 May 6 @ Washington Entertainment and Sports Arena
2 May 8 Los Angeles Gainbridge Fieldhouse
3 May 10 Minnesota Gainbridge Fieldhouse
4 May 13 @ New York Barclays Center
5 May 15 Atlanta Gainbridge Fieldhouse
6 May 17 Atlanta Gainbridge Fieldhouse
7 May 20 @ Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena
8 May 22 Connecticut Gainbridge Fieldhouse
9 May 24 @ Chicago Wintrust Arena
10 May 27 Los Angeles Indiana Farmers Coliseum
11 May 31 Washington Indiana Farmers Coliseum
June : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
12 June 1 @ New York Barclays Center
13 June 5 @ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
14 June 8 @ Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena
15 June 10 New York Indiana Farmers Coliseum
16 June 12 @ Minnesota Target Center
17 June 15 Phoenix Indiana Farmers Coliseum
18 June 19 Chicago Indiana Farmers Coliseum
19 June 23 @ Dallas College Park Center
20 June 27 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
21 June 29 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
July : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
22 July 1 @ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
23 July 5 Seattle Indiana Farmers Coliseum
24 July 7 Chicago Indiana Farmers Coliseum
25 July 13 Connecticut Indiana Farmers Coliseum
26 July 15 Minnesota Indiana Farmers Coliseum
27 July 17 @ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
28 July 19 @ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
29 July 21 @ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
30 July 24 Dallas Hinkle Fieldhouse
31 July 29 Las Vegas Hinkle Fieldhouse
32 July 31 Las Vegas Hinkle Fieldhouse
August : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
33 August 3 @ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
34 August 6 @ Dallas College Park Center
35 August 12 Washington Hinkle Fieldhouse
36 August 14 @ Washington Entertainment and Sports Arena
2022 season schedule

Standings
# Team W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 Atlanta Dream00.000–0–00–00–00–0
2 Chicago Sky00.000–0–00–00–00–0
3 Connecticut Sun00.000–0–00–00–00–0
4 Dallas Wings00.000–0–00–00–00–0
5 Indiana Fever00.000–0–00–00–00–0
6 Las Vegas Aces00.000–0–00–00–00–0
7 Los Angeles Sparks00.000–0–00–00–00–0
8 Minnesota Lynx00.000–0–00–00–00–0
9 New York Liberty00.000–0–00–00–00–0
10 Phoenix Mercury00.000–0–00–00–00–0
11 Seattle Storm00.000–0–00–00–00–0
12 Washington Mystics00.000–0–00–00–00–0

Notes

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

Awards and Honors
Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.

References
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  2. "Fever Land No.2 Pick In 2022 WNBA Draft". fever.wnba.com. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  3. 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.
  4. "Indiana Fever Introduce Interim General Manager Lin Dunn". fever.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  5. "Indiana Fever Add IUPUI Legend Carlos Knox to Coaching Staff". fever.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  6. "WNBA Transactions - Player Movement". acrossthetimeline.com. Across The Timeline. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  7. "Rachel Galligan Tweet". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  8. "Fever Sign Chelsey Perry". fever.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  9. "Fever Waive Kysre Gondrezick". fever.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  10. "Fever Acquire Bria Hartley, Multiple Draft Picks in Three-Team Trade". fever.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  11. "Fever Re-Sign Lindsay Allen". fever.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  12. "Fever Re-Sign Emma Cannon". fever.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  13. "Fever Sign Micaela Kelly". fever.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  14. "Fever Sign Alanna Smith". fever.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  15. "Fever Sign Haley Gorecki". fever.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
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  18. "Fever Sign Jaime Nared". fever.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  19. "Fever Sign Bernadett Határ". fever.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  20. "Roster Update: We have waived forward Emma Cannon". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  21. "Fever Sign Erin Whalen to Training Camp Contract". fever.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  22. "Roster Update: We have waived guard Micaela Kelly". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  23. "Bernadett Hatar's Contract Suspended". fever.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  24. "Fever Roster Update – April 21, 2022". fever.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
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  28. "Roster Update: Forward Ameshya Williams-Holliday, guard Lindsay Allen, and forward Erin Whalen have been waived". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
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