2012 Media Guide - WNBA.com

SEVEN CONSECUTIVE WNBA PLAYOFF APPEARANCES
GREAT DATES IN FRANCHISE HISTORY
JULY 12, 2006
Tamika Catchings was the WNBA’s leading vote-getter for the
WNBA All-Star Game, but was held from participation because of
injury. Teammate Tamika Whitmore attended her first All-Star
Game, scoring nine points in an East victory.
JULY 29, 2006
Despite a home loss to Washington, the Fever clinched its third
playoff berth, and its second in two seasons. With eight games
and two weeks remaining in the regular season, it was the earliest
that Indiana had ever clinched a playoff spot.
AUGUST 11, 2006
Anna DeForge scored 20 points to pace the Fever in an 87-68 win
at Connecticut, matching the club record with its 21st victory of the
season. At 21-12, it also marked the first time in franchise history
that the club moved nine games over .500.
AUGUST 17, 2006
Tamika Catchings named WNBA Defensive Player of the Year for
a second straight season. She joined Tully Bevilaqua on the
WNBA All-Defense First Team.
AUGUST 19, 2006
Tamika Whitmore posted one of the most memorable games in
WNBA Playoff history by scoring a record 41 points in a Game 2
loss at Detroit. Whitmore had 16 points by halftime, added 15
points in the third and 10 in the fourth quarter as the Fever fell
short in a 98-83 decision to close the first round of the playoffs.
With Tamika Catchings injured much of the second half, Whitmore
was virtually unstoppable. She finished 15-of-25 shooting and was
10-of-10 at the foul line. She also added a team-high 10 rebounds.
JULY 15, 2007
Paced by starters Anna DeForge and Tamika Catchings and
joined by Tammy Sutton-Brown, the Fever was represented by
three players in the WNBA All-Star Game – the most in its history.
DeForge’s jumper with 39 seconds remaining iced the East’s win.
Catchings finished with 15 points and 11 rebounds.
JULY 18, 2007
Following a 75-74 home defeat of the Chicago Sky, the Fever
moved to 16-4 overall and claimed the best 20-game record in the
history of the Eastern Conference. The win capped a franchiserecord
six-game win streak and gave the Fever the best record in
the WNBA. The Fever’s afternoon crowd of 10,542 was its best
daytime crowd in history.
AUGUST 23, 2007
Connecticut beat Indiana 93-88, at Connecticut, in what was the
first triple overtime game in WNBA Playoffs history. Indiana was
led by Anna DeForge’s 31 points and Tamika Catchings’ 20
rebounds. It was Catchings’ first game since July 20.
AUGUST 27, 2007
In a decisive Game 3 of a first-round playoff series with
Connecticut, Indiana staged the largest comeback in WNBA
Playoffs history to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.
Trailing by 22 in the second quarter, the Fever rallied and sent the
game into overtime. Tamika Catchings led the assault with 30
points, 13 rebounds and six assists.
AUGUST 31, 2007
A home crowd of 9,623 was the best in Fever playoff history, and a
75-65 win over the Detroit Shock gave the Fever its first-ever lead
in a conference finals series.
DECEMBER 12, 2007
Lin Dunn named the fourth head coach in Fever history.
FEBRUARY 19, 2008
Fever GM Kelly Krauskopf announced a blockbuster trade with the
Connecticut Sun that brought Indianapolis native, Purdue All-
American and 2006 All-Star Game MVP Katie Douglas back to her
hometown.
MAY 27, 2008
With Katie Douglas scoring 23 points in a nationally televised
game on ESPN2, the Fever handed conference rival Connecticut
its largest home defeat in history, 75-46, at Mohegan Sun Arena. It
was Douglas’ first game against her former team.
MAY 29, 2008
Katie Douglas scored 20 points in a fourth straight game to begin
her Fever career, while leading Indiana to an 82-78 doubleovertime
victory over Los Angeles. The teams combined for a
league-record 27 blocked shots.
JUNE 15, 2008
After nine months of rehabilitation following a torn Achilles’ tendon,
Tamika Catchings made her 2008 debut during a home loss to
San Antonio.
JUNE 24, 2008
Tamika Catchings became the first recipient of the Dawn Staley
Leadership Award, recognizing the player who best exemplifies
the characteristics of a leader in the community and reflects
Staley’s leadership, spirit, charitable efforts and love for the game.
JUNE 26, 2008
In what was the longest game in Fever history, Indiana fell 102-96
to the New York Liberty, in three overtimes at Madison Square
Garden. Ebony Hoffman scored a career-high 26 points.
JULY 10, 2008
In anticipation of its outdoor game in New York, the Fever
conducted an early evening outdoor practice with sunshine and
90-degree temperatures beating down upon the Fever’s hardwood
court, re-located to a parking lot one block south of Bankers Life
Fieldhouse.
JULY 19, 2008
Indiana beat New York 71-55 in the Liberty Outdoor Classic, in
what was the first regular season pro basketball game ever played
outdoors. Under the lights and beneath a clear July sky at Arthur
Ashe Stadium, Katie Douglas scored 20 points before 19,393 fans
– the largest crowd ever to attend a Fever game.
JULY 27, 2008
Snapping a three-game road losing streak, Indiana outlasted
defending WNBA champion Phoenix with an 88-84 win behind 25
points from Tamika Catchings.
In the first regular season pro basketball game ever played outdoors, the Fever downed New York in the Liberty Outdoor Classic.
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