2011 Indiana Fever season explained

The 2011 WNBA season is the 12th season for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association.

Transactions

WNBA draft

The following are the Fever's selections in the 2011 WNBA draft.

Round	Pick	Player	School/team/country
1	9	Jeanette Pohlen	Stanford
3	33	Jori Davis	Oklahoma State

Transaction log

February 2: The Fever signed Tangela Smith.^[1]
February 4: The Fever re-signed Jessica Davenport and signed Shyra Ely to a training camp contract.
February 8: The Fever re-signed Joy Cheek.
February 14: The Fever signed Shannon Bobbitt to a training camp contract.
March 11: The Fever signed Aisha Mohammed and Abi Olajuwon to training camp contracts.
April 29: The Fever traded their second- and third-round picks in the 2012 Draft to the Seattle Storm and Washington Mystics, respectively, in exchange for Erin Phillips and a third-round pick in the 2012 Draft from Seattle.
May 1: The Fever waived Jori Davis.
May 5: The Fever waived Joy Cheek.^[2]
May 19: The Fever waived Aisha Mohammed.
May 30: The Fever waived Abi Olajuwon and Jene Morris.
June 1: The Fever waived Jessica Moore.

Trades

Date	Trade
April 29, 2011	width=375	To Indiana Fever	width=375	To Seattle and Washington
April 29, 2011	Erin Phillips and Seattle's third-round pick in 2012 Draft	second- and third-round picks in 2012 Draft

Personnel changes

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Tangela Smith	February 2, 2011
Shyra Ely	February 4, 2011
Shannon Bobbitt	February 14, 2011
Jeanette Pohlen	April 11, 2011
Erin Phillips	April 29, 2011

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team
Ebony Hoffman	February 2, 2011
Tully Bevilaqua	March 7, 2011
Joy Cheek	May 5, 2011
Jene Morris	May 30, 2011
Jessica Moore	June 1, 2011

Roster

Depth

Pos.	Starter	Bench
C	Tammy Sutton-Brown	Jessica Davenport
PF	Tangela Smith	Shyra Ely
SF	Tamika Catchings	Shavonte Zellous
SG	Katie Douglas	Jeanette Pohlen
PG	Erin Phillips

Schedule

Preseason

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 1 || May 24 || 1:00pm || @ Minnesota || 66–71 || Douglas (11) || Catchings (8) || January (7) || Concordia University
2,055 || 0–1|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 2 || May 31 || 7:00pm || Minnesota || 70–76 || Douglas (15) || Catchings, Douglas (5) || 3 players (2) || Conseco Fieldhouse
3,817 || 0–2|-

Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 1 || June 4 || 7:00pm || Chicago || FS-I
CN100 || 65–57 || Douglas (19) || Catchings (9) || January (4) || Conseco Fieldhouse
8,024 || 1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 2 || June 10 || 7:00pm || New York || || 80–81 || Douglas (27) || Catchings
Davenport
Smith (6) || Catchings
Phillips (3) || Conseco Fieldhouse
7,703 || 1–1|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 3 || June 11 || 7:00pm || @ New York || MSG || 86–80 || Catchings (19) || Davenport (8) || Catchings
Douglas
Phillips (4) || Prudential Center
7,835 || 2–1|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 4 || June 14 || 7:00pm || Tulsa || ESPN2 || 82–74 || Douglas (22) || Catchings
Davenport
Douglas (7) || January (10) || Conseco Fieldhouse
6,024 || 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 5 || June 17 || 10:00pm || @ Seattle || || 54–68 || Douglas (11) || Catchings (14) || January (3) || KeyArena
8,178 || 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 6 || June 19 || 6:00pm || @ Phoenix || || 89–93 (OT) || Davenport (20) || Catchings (15) || Bobbitt
January (6) || US Airways Center
7,701 || 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 7 || June 21 || 7:00pm || @ Washington || CSN-MA || 89–80 || Zellous (21) || Catchings
Davenport (6) || January (9) || Verizon Center
7,980 || 4–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 8 || June 25 || 7:00pm || Connecticut || NBATV
CSN-NE || 75–70 || Catchings (13) || Catchings (12) || Catchings (5) || Conseco Fieldhouse
7,100 || 5–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 9 || June 26 || 7:00pm || @ Minnesota || NBATV
FS-N || 78–75 || Douglas (22) || Douglas (8) || January (4) || Target Center
7,117 || 6–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 10 || June 28 || 7:00pm || Phoenix || || 91–86 || Douglas (26) || Sutton-Brown (6) || Catchings (7) || Conseco Fieldhouse
6,625 || 7–3 |-|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 11 || July 5 || 7:00pm || Seattle || FS-I || 78–61 || Davenport (15) || Davenport (7) || Phillips (6) || Conseco Fieldhouse
6,525 || 8–3|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 12 || July 9 || 7:00pm || Washington || || 68–57 || Phillips (14) || Catchings (7) || Catchings (4) || Conseco Fieldhouse
7,056 || 9–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 13 || July 13 || 1:00pm || Connecticut || || 90–78 || Douglas (20) || Catchings
Phillips (5) || Catchings (7) || Conseco Fieldhouse
9,045 || 10–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 14 || July 15 || 7:00pm || Minnesota || || 70–80 || Catchings (22) || Catchings
Davenport (5) || Zellous (4) || Conseco Fieldhouse
7,538 || 10–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 15 || July 17 || 5:00pm || @ Connecticut || || 71–76 || Catchings (18) || Catchings (15) || Phillips
Pohlen
Smith (4) || Mohegan Sun Arena
7,075 || 10–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 16 || July 19 || 12:00pm || @ Atlanta || NBATV
SSO || 74–84 || Catchings (22) || Catchings (8) || Catchings (6) || Philips Arena
7,645 || 10–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 17 || July 21 || 7:00pm || Chicago || NBATV
FS-I
CN100 || 77–63 || Davenport (20) || Catchings
Davenport
Douglas (7) || Douglas (7) || Conseco Fieldhouse
8,050 || 11–6 |-| colspan="11" align="center" valign="middle" | All-Star break|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 18 || July 28 || 7:30pm || @ Connecticut || || 69–58 || Catchings (16) || Davenport (10) || Bobbitt (5) || Mohegan Sun Arena
6,329 || 12–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 19 || July 29 || 7:00pm || @ Washington || NBATV
CSN-MA || 61–59 || Catchings (16) || Catchings (9) || Catchings (5) || Verizon Center
11,587 || 13–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 20 || July 31 || 6:00pm || Los Angeles || || 98–63 || Davenport (16) || Catchings (11) || Catchings (6) || Conseco Fieldhouse
9,256 || 14–6 |-|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 21 || August 5 || 8:00pm || @ Tulsa || || 85–65 || Davenport (17) || Zellous (5) || Phillips (4) || BOK Center
5,013 || 15–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 22 || August 7 || 6:00pm || @ Chicago || CN100 || 69–88 || Douglas (14) || Phillips (8) || Catchings (5) || Allstate Arena
5,794 || 15–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 23 || August 9 || 7:00pm || San Antonio || || 81–68 || Catchings (21) || Davenport (8) || Catchings
Douglas (3) || Conseco Fieldhouse
7,520 || 16–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 24 || August 13 || 7:00pm || New York || NBATV || 82–71 || Catchings (32) || Phillips (6) || Phillips (4) || Conseco Fieldhouse
9,237 || 17–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 25 || August 16 || 8:00pm || @ San Antonio || || 65–63 || Catchings (26) || Bobbitt (6) || Catchings
Pohlen
Zellous (2) || AT&T Center
6,358 || 18–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 26 || August 18 || 10:30pm || @ Los Angeles || || 70–75 || Catchings
Phillips (16) || Smith (9) || Phillips
Smith (5) || Staples Center
8,102 || 18–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 27 || August 21 || 6:00pm || Washington || NBATV
FS-I || 83–51 || Douglas (15) || Catchings (8) || Catchings (5) || Conseco Fieldhouse
7,935 || 19–8|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 28 || August 27 || 7:00pm || Atlanta || NBATV
FS-I
SSO || 80–86 || Catchings (22) || Sutton-Brown (6) || Douglas (5) || Conseco Fieldhouse
9,242 || 19–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 29 || August 30 || 7:30pm || @ Atlanta || SSO || 90–92 || Phillips (21) || Catchings (7) || Douglas (4) || Philips Arena
6,467 || 19–10 |-|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 30 || September 2 || 7:30pm || @ Connecticut || || 55–83 || Douglas (12) || Catchings (8) || Catchings (5) || Mohegan Sun Arena
6,991 || 19–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 31 || September 4 || 6:00pm || @ Chicago || NBATV
CN100 || 88–80 || Catchings
Douglas (17) || Catchings (7) || Catchings (6) || Allstate Arena
6,199 || 20–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 32 || September 7 || 7:00pm || Washington || NBATV || 87–69 || Douglas (21) || Catchings (10) || Douglas (5) || Conseco Fieldhouse
8,514 || 21–11|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 33 || September 9 || 7:00pm || @ New York || NBATV
MSG+ || 75–83 || Douglas (17) || Catchings (6) || Bobbitt (7) || Prudential Center
8,015 || 21–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 34 || September 11 || 5:00pm || Atlanta || NBATV
FS-I
SSO || 88–93 || Douglas (30) || Davenport (9) || Bobbitt (6) || Conseco Fieldhouse
11,521 || 21–13 |-| All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com

Postseason

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 1 || September 15 || 8:00pm || New York || ESPN2 || 74–72 || Douglas (25) || Sutton-Brown (7) || Bobbitt
Phillips (3) || Conseco Fieldhouse
7,608 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 2 || September 17 || 4:00pm || @ New York || NBATV
MSG || 72–87 || Douglas (20) || Catchings (9) || Bobbitt
Phillips (4) || Prudential Center
8,508 || 1–1|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 3 || September 19 || 8:00pm || New York || ESPN2 || 72–62 || Douglas (21) || Catchings (8) || Catchings (4) || Conseco Fieldhouse
7,368 || 2–1|-|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 1 || September 22 || 7:00pm || Atlanta || ESPN2 || 82–74 || Smith (25) || Catchings (13) || Catchings
Douglas
Zellous (3) || Conseco Fieldhouse
8,253 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 2 || September 25 || 3:00pm || @ Atlanta || ESPN2 || 77–94 || Douglas (25) || Catchings (9) || Douglas (6) || Philips Arena
8,052 || 1–1|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 3 || September 27 || 8:00pm || Atlanta || ESPN2 || 67–83 || Douglas (16) || Douglas
Sutton-Brown (9) || Catchings
Phillips (3) || Conseco Fieldhouse
9,036 || 1–2|-

Statistics

Regular season

GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
31	3	14.2	.357	.386	.767	1.3	1.7	0.97	0.00	3.9
33	33	31.5	.438	.348	.883	7.1	3.5	2.03	0.91	15.5
34	8	21.1	.529	.000	.702	4.8	0.5	0.79	1.32	10.7
32	32	29.4	.465	.440	.671	3.9	2.8	1.28	0.25	13.9
33	0	10.8	.358	.208	.690	2.2	0.3	0.18	0.18	3.1
10	10	28.6	.357	.318	.829	1.4	5.0	1.50	0.00	8.6
31	22	22.2	.462	.426	.833	2.8	2.4	0.97	0.00	8.6
34	2	15.9	.471	.468	.867	1.4	1.0	0.38	0.12	4.1
33	32	21.5	.371	.340	.882	3.1	1.5	0.67	0.48	7.2
34	26	19.0	.489	.000	.743	3.1	0.6	1.06	1.21	5.5
33	2	14.0	.438	.265	.784	2.4	1.4	0.36	0.45	5.5

Postseason

Awards and honors

Katie Douglas was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of June 3, 2011.
Tamika Catchings was named to the 2011 WNBA All-Star Team as a starter.
Katie Douglas was named to the 2011 WNBA All-Star Team as a starter.
Tamika Catchings was named to the All-Defensive First Team.
Katie Douglas was named to the All-Defensive Second Team.
Tamika Catchings was named to the All-WNBA First Team.
Tamika Catchings was named Most Valuable Player.^[3]

Notes and References

News: Tangela Smith signs with Fever. ESPN. February 2, 2011. February 21, 2024.
News: Indiana Fever waives Joy Cheek before camp opens. The Washington Times. May 5, 2011. February 21, 2024.
News: Tamika Catchings Named M.V.P.. The New York Times. September 22, 2011. February 21, 2024.