2022 Indiana Fever season explained

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]

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]

On May 25, after the team started 2–7, it was announced that the team had dismissed head coach Marianne Stanley. Stanley left after two complete seasons, with an overall record of 14–49. Carlos Knox was announced as the interim coach for the remainder of the season.^[5] The team would finish May 3–8. Fortunes would remain similar under Knox, as the team would lose five games in a row after winning the first game Knox coached. They finished June 2–8, with a bright spot being a win over Chicago. The win over Chicago would prove to be their final win of the season. The Fever lost all eleven games they played in July and all four games they played in August to finish the season on an eighteen game losing streak. Their .139 winning percentage was the worst in franchise history. Their five wins, were also the lowest in franchise history.

Transactions

WNBA draft

See also: 2022 WNBA draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/team/country
1	2	NaLyssa Smith		Baylor
1	4	Emily Engstler		Louisville
1	6	Lexie Hull		Stanford
1	10	Queen Egbo		Baylor
2	20	Destanni Henderson		South Carolina
3	25	Ameshya Williams-Holliday		Jackson State
3	34	Ali Patberg		Indiana

Trades and Roster Changes

Date	Transaction
December 1, 2021	Hired Carlos Knox as an Assistant coach ^[6]
January 1, 2022	Extended Qualifying Offers to Victoria Vivians, Temi Fagbenle, Chelsey Perry, and Bernadett Határ^[7]
January 3, 2022	Extended a Qualifying Offer to Lindsay Allen^[8]
January 6, 2022	Signed Chelsey Perry to a Qualifying Offer ^[9]
January 18, 2022	Waived Kysre Gondrezick^[10]
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)^[11]
February 4, 2022	Signed Lindsay Allen to a training-camp contract^[12]
	Signed Emma Cannon to a 2-Year Deal^[13]
February 9, 2022	Claimed Jazmine Jones off of waivers
February 19, 2022	Signed Michaela Kelly to a training-camp contract^[14]
February 21, 2022	Signed Alanna Smith to a training-camp contract^[15]
February 26, 2022	Signed Haley Gorecki to a training-camp contract^[16]
March 2, 2022	Waived Aaliyah Wilson^[17]
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^[18]
March 15, 2022	Signed Jaime Nared to a training-camp contract^[19]
March 16, 2022
March 18, 2022	Signed Bernadett Határ to a training-camp contract^[20]
April 13, 2022	Waived Emma Cannon^[21]
April 14, 2022	Signed Ali Patberg to a rookie-scale contract
	Signed Erin Whalen to a training-camp contract^[22]
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^[23]
April 21, 2022	Suspended the contracts of Bernadett Határ and Chelsey Perry for the full-season^[24] ^[25]
	Waived Ali Patberg^[26]
April 26, 2022	Waived Haley Gorecki^[27]
May 1, 2022	Waived Jazmine Jones and Jaime Nared^[28]
May 4, 2022	Waived Lindsay Allen, Ameshya Williams-Holliday and Erin Whalen^[29]
May 5, 2022	Temporarily Suspend Alaina Coates, Bria Hartley, and Danielle Robinson due to Overseas Commitments
May 6, 2022	Signed Crystal Dangerfield to a Hardship Contract^[30]
May 11, 2022	Released Crystal Dangerfield from her Hardship Contract
	Activated Danielle Robinson and Alaina Coates from their Temporary Suspensions
May 20, 2022	Activated Bria Hartley from her Temporary Suspension
May 25, 2022	Fired Head coach Marianne Stanley and promoted Carlos Knox to Interim Head coach^[31]
May 29, 2022	Hired Gary Kloppenburg as an Assistant coach^[32]
May 30, 2022	Waived Alanna Smith^[33]
June 5, 2022	Signed Emma Cannon^[34]
June 7, 2022	Waived Alaina Coates^[35]
June 14, 2022	Signed Khayla Pointer^[36]
July 15, 2022	Waived Bria Hartley
	Signed Rennia Davis^[37]

Roster

Depth

Pos.	Starter	Bench
	C	Queen Egbo	Emma Cannon
	PF	NaLyssa Smith	Emily Engstler
	SF	Victoria Vivians	Lexie Hull
	SG	Kelsey Mitchell	Tiffany Mitchell Bria Hartley
	PG	Danielle Robinson	Destanni Henderson Khayla Pointer

Schedule

Preseason

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1| April 30| Chicago| W 79–75| Queen Egbo (15)| Queen Egbo (10)| Kelsey Mitchell (5)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
N/A| 1–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| May 2| @ Dallas| L 89–101| Kelsey Mitchell (22)| Queen Egbo (9)| Destanni Henderson (6)| College Park Center
N/A| 1–1

Regular season

|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| May 6| @ Washington| L 70–84| Kelsey Mitchell (18)| NaLyssa Smith (13)| Destanni Henderson (5)| Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200| 0–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| May 8| Los Angeles| L 77–87| Destanni Henderson (19)| NaLyssa Smith (9)| Kelsey Mitchell (7)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
1,456| 0–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3| May 10| Minnesota| W 82–76| Kelsey Mitchell (26)| Queen Egbo (8)| Crystal Dangerfield (6)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
1,078| 1–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 4| May 13| @ New York| W 92–86 (OT)| Kelsey Mitchell (24)| NaLyssa Smith (17)| Queen Egbo (4)| Barclays Center
3,289| 2–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 5| May 15| Atlanta| L 79–85| Kelsey Mitchell (27)| Queen Egbo (9)| K. Mitchell
Robinson (4)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
1,745| 2–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 6| May 17| Atlanta| L 79–101| Victoria Vivians (16)| Emily Engstler (10)| Kelsey Mitchell (5)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
960| 2–4|- style="background:#fcc;"| 7| May 20| @ Connecticut| L 85–94| Kelsey Mitchell (23)| Queen Egbo (7)| Danielle Robinson (6)| Mohegan Sun Arena
4,428| 2–5|- style="background:#fcc;"| 8| May 22| Connecticut| L 70–92| Victoria Vivians (15)| Queen Egbo (8)| Kelsey Mitchell (5)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
2,612| 2–6|- style="background:#fcc;"| 9| May 24| @ Chicago| L 90–95| Kelsey Mitchell (25)| Emily Engstler (13)| Engstler
T. Mitchell (4)| Wintrust Arena
7,741| 2–7|- style="background:#cfc;"| 10| May 27| Los Angeles| W 101–96| Kelsey Mitchell (22)| Emily Engstler (9)| Danielle Robinson (11)| Indiana Farmers Coliseum
1,417| 3–7|- style="background:#fcc;"| 11| May 31| Washington| L 75–87| Kelsey Mitchell (26)| Queen Egbo (10)| K. Mitchell
Vivians (4)| Indiana Farmers Coliseum
1,009| 3–8|-|- style="background:#fcc;"| 12| June 1| @ New York| L 74–87| Kelsey Mitchell (17)| Egbo
Robinson
N. Smith (6)| K. Mitchell
N. Smith
Vivians (4)| Barclays Center
4,079| 3–9|- style="background:#fcc;"| 13| June 5| @ Atlanta| L 66–75| Kelsey Mitchell (20)| Queen Egbo (8)| Destanni Henderson (5)| Gateway Center Arena
3,000| 3–10|- style="background:#fcc;"| 14| June 8| @ Connecticut| L 69–88| NaLyssa Smith (19)| NaLyssa Smith (7)| Kelsey Mitchell (5)| Mohegan Sun Arena
4,088| 3–11|- style="background:#fcc;"| 15| June 10| New York| L 83–97| Kelsey Mitchell (23)| NaLyssa Smith (9)| K. Mitchell
Vivians (4)| Indiana Farmers Coliseum
1,393| 3–12|- style="background:#cfc;"| 16| June 12| @ Minnesota| W 84–80| NaLyssa Smith (21)| NaLyssa Smith (14)| Danielle Robinson (6)| Target Center
6,806| 4–12|- style="background:#fcc;"| 17| June 15| Phoenix| L 93–80| Kelsey Mitchell (26)| NaLyssa Smith (14)| Danielle Robinson (6)| Indiana Farmers Coliseum
1,824| 4–13|- style="background:#cfc;"| 18| June 19| Chicago| W 89–87| NaLyssa Smith (26)| NaLyssa Smith (11)| Kelsey Mitchell (9)| Indiana Farmers Coliseum
1,706| 5–13|- style="background:#fcc;"| 19| June 23| @ Dallas| L 68–94| Kelsey Mitchell (22)| Queen Egbo (12)| Danielle Robinson (5)| College Park Center
2,791| 5–14|- style="background:#fcc;"| 20| June 27| @ Phoenix| L 71–83| Kelsey Mitchell (22)| NaLyssa Smith (10)| K. Mitchell
Robinson (4)| Footprint Center
5,044| 5–15|- style="background:#fcc;"| 21| June 29| @ Phoenix| L 78–99| Kelsey Mitchell (21)| Emily Engstler (8)| Kelsey Mitchell (5)| Footprint Center
5,833| 5–16|- style="background:#fcc;"| 22| July 1| @ Seattle| L 57–73| Queen Egbo (14)| Queen Egbo (12)| Tiffany Mitchell (3)| Climate Pledge Arena
8,565| 5–17|- style="background:#fcc;"| 23| July 5| Seattle| L 73–95| Kelsey Mitchell (21)| Robinson
Vivians (6)| Danielle Robinson (4)| Indiana Farmers Coliseum
2,585| 5–18|- style="background:#fcc;"| 24| July 7| Chicago| L 84–93| Kelsey Mitchell (27)| NaLyssa Smith (11)| K. Mitchell
Robinson (5)| Indiana Farmers Coliseum
1,839| 5–19|- style="background:#fcc;"| 25| July 13| Connecticut| L 81–89| Kelsey Mitchell (21)| NaLyssa Smith (13)| Engstler
Vivians (4)| Indiana Farmers Coliseum
3,212| 5–20|- style="background:#fcc;"| 26| July 15| Minnesota| L 77–87| Tiffany Mitchell (18)| NaLyssa Smith (9)| Engstler
K. Mitchell (4)| Indiana Farmers Coliseum
1,530| 5–21|- style="background:#fcc;"| 27| July 17| @ Seattle| L 65–81| NaLyssa Smith (15)| NaLyssa Smith (9)| K. Mitchell
Robinson (4)| Climate Pledge Arena
9,970| 5–22|- style="background:#fcc;"| 28| July 19| @ Los Angeles| L 79–86| Tiffany Mitchell (22)| Queen Egbo (9)| K. Mitchell
Robinson (5)| Crypto.com Arena
5,478| 5–23|- style="background:#fcc;"| 29| July 21| @ Las Vegas| L 77–90| NaLyssa Smith (24)| Queen Egbo (8)| Kelsey Mitchell (7)| Michelob Ultra Arena
5,737| 5–24|- style="background:#fcc;"| 30| July 24| Dallas| L 86–96| Kelsey Mitchell (34)| Victoria Vivians (6)| Kelsey Mitchell (6)| Hinkle Fieldhouse
1,048| 5–25|- style="background:#fcc;"| 31| July 29| Las Vegas| L 72–93| Queen Egbo (13)| NaLyssa Smith (10)| Engstler
Henderson
K. Mitchell
Robinson (4)| Hinkle Fieldhouse
1,828| 5–26|- style="background:#fcc;"| 32| July 31| Las Vegas| L 69–94| NaLyssa Smith (18)| NaLyssa Smith (13)| Destanni Henderson (4)| Hinkle Fieldhouse
1,822| 5–27|-|- style="background:#fcc;"| 33| August 3| @ Atlanta| L 81–91| NaLyssa Smith (21)| Emma Cannon (8)| Victoria Vivians (6)| Gateway Center Arena
2,071| 5–28|- style="background:#fcc;"| 34| August 6| @ Dallas| L 91–95 (OT)| Lexie Hull (17)| Emma Cannon (8)| Danielle Robinson (8)| College Park Center
4,184| 5–29|- style="background:#fcc;"| 35| August 12| Washington| L 70–82| Emily Engstler (18)| Emma Cannon (8)| Destanni Henderson (6)| Hinkle Fieldhouse
1,700| 5–30|- style="background:#fcc;"| 36| August 14| @ Washington| L 83–95| Tiffany Mitchell (18)| Egbo
Engstler
N. Smith (4)| Tiffany Mitchell (7)| Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200| 5–31|-

Statistics

Regular Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Kelsey Mitchell	31	31	32.6	.438	.409	.861	1.9	4.2	0.9	0.2	18.4
NaLyssa Smith	32	32	30.7	.419	.381	.618	7.9	1.4	0.5	0.3	13.5
Victoria Vivians	35	30	26.9	.336	.280	.742	3.6	2.4	1.1	0.3	9.8
Danielle Robinson	31	30	23.6	.419	.225	.850	2.9	3.8	0.7	0.2	7.4
Queen Egbo	33	31	21.8	.442	.000	.645	6.3	0.9	0.9	1.2	7.2
Emma Cannon^≠	23	2	14.3	.522	.500	.739	3.2	0.5	0.6	0.1	7.0
Tiffany Mitchell	34	8	16.3	.451	.387	.865	1.2	1.2	0.8	0.1	6.5
Crystal Dangerfield^‡	3	0	16.3	.429	.333	1.000	1.0	3.3	0.0	0.7	6.0
Destanni Henderson	36	5	16.4	.401	.366	.719	1.6	2.5	0.8	0.1	5.3
Emily Engstler	35	6	18.2	.396	.356	.553	5.2	1.5	0.7	1.1	5.2
Alanna Smith^‡	9	1	12.9	.333	.240	.714	2.7	0.6	0.9	0.7	4.3
Lexie Hull	26	4	12.8	.267	.186	.900	1.5	0.7	0.6	0.1	3.8
Alaina Coates^‡	8	0	9.4	.636	.000	.933	2.0	0.3	0.3	0.4	3.5
Bria Hartley^‡	10	0	8.7	.346	.333	.667	1.0	1.0	0.1	0.0	2.5
Khayla Pointer^≠	10	0	5.8	.583	.250	.500	0.8	0.2	0.2	0.0	2.2
Rennia Davis^≠	7	0	5.7	.333	.000	.000	1.1	0.1	0.3	0.0	1.1

^‡Waived/Released during the season
^†Traded during the season
^≠Acquired during the season

Awards and honors

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Kelsey Mitchell	Eastern Conference Player of the Week	May 31	^[38]
NaLyssa Smith	WNBA All-Rookie Team	August 25	^[39]
Queen Egbo

External links

• Official website of the Indiana Fever

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022 Indiana Fever Schedule. WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. en. January 1, 2022.
2. Web site: Fever Land No.2 Pick In 2022 WNBA Draft . fever.wnba.com . January 1, 2022.
3. Web site: VanTryon . Matthew . Tamika Catchings hoped to turn the Fever around. She leaves with the franchise at a crossroads. . indystar.com . Indy Star . March 4, 2022.
4. Web site: Indiana Fever Introduce Interim General Manager Lin Dunn . fever.wnba.com . WNBA . March 4, 2022.
5. Web site: Marianne Stanley out as head coach of Indiana Fever; Carlos Knox named interim coach. ESPN. Alexa. Philippou. May 25, 2022. May 26, 2022.
6. Web site: Indiana Fever Add IUPUI Legend Carlos Knox to Coaching Staff . fever.wnba.com . WNBA . January 1, 2022.
7. Web site: WNBA Transactions – Player Movement. acrossthetimeline.com . Across The Timeline . January 1, 2022.
8. Web site: Rachel Galligan Tweet. twitter.com . Twitter . January 3, 2022.
9. Web site: Fever Sign Chelsey Perry. fever.wnba.com . WNBA . January 6, 2022.
10. Web site: Fever Waive Kysre Gondrezick. fever.wnba.com . WNBA . January 20, 2022.
11. Web site: Fever Acquire Bria Hartley, Multiple Draft Picks in Three-Team Trade. fever.wnba.com . WNBA . February 5, 2022.
12. Web site: Fever Re-Sign Lindsay Allen . fever.wnba.com . WNBA . February 10, 2022.
13. Web site: Fever Re-Sign Emma Cannon . fever.wnba.com . WNBA . February 10, 2022.
14. Web site: Fever Sign Micaela Kelly . fever.wnba.com . WNBA . February 19, 2022.
15. Web site: Fever Sign Alanna Smith . fever.wnba.com . WNBA . February 27, 2022.
16. Web site: Fever Sign Haley Gorecki . fever.wnba.com . WNBA . February 27, 2022.
17. Web site: Indiana Fever Tweet . twitter.com . Twitter . March 2, 2022.
18. Web site: Fever Acquire Draft Picks in Trade with Dallas Wings . fever.wnba.com . WNBA . March 8, 2022.
19. Web site: Fever Sign Jaime Nared . fever.wnba.com . WNBA . March 17, 2022.
20. Web site: Fever Sign Bernadett Határ . fever.wnba.com . WNBA . March 20, 2022.
21. Web site: Roster Update: We have waived forward Emma Cannon. . twitter.com . Twitter . April 15, 2022.
22. Web site: Fever Sign Erin Whalen to training-camp contract . fever.wnba.com . WNBA . April 15, 2022.
23. Web site: Roster Update: We have waived guard Micaela Kelly. . twitter.com . Twitter . April 20, 2022.
24. Web site: Bernadett Hatar's Contract Suspended . fever.wnba.com . WNBA . April 23, 2022.
25. Web site: Fever Roster Update – April 21, 2022 . fever.wnba.com . WNBA . April 23, 2022.
26. Web site: Fever Waive Ali Patberg . fever.wnba.com . WNBA . April 23, 2022.
27. Web site: Roster Update: Guard Haley Górecki has been waived. . twitter.com . Twitter . April 26, 2022.
28. Web site: Fever Complete Comeback Against Chicago Sky . fever.wnba.com . WNBA . May 2, 2022.
29. Web site: Roster Update: Forward Ameshya Williams-Holliday, guard Lindsay Allen, and forward Erin Whalen have been waived. . twitter.com . Twitter . May 4, 2022.
30. Web site: Indiana Fever Sign 2020 WNBA Rookie of the Year Crystal Dangerfield to Hardship Exception Contract . fever.wnba.com . WNBA . May 6, 2022.
31. Web site: Indiana Fever Make Coaching Change . fever.wnba.com . WNBA . June 1, 2022.
32. Web site: Indiana Fever Add WNBA Champion and Longtime WNBA Coach Gary Kloppenburg as assistant coach . fever.wnba.com . WNBA . June 1, 2022.
33. Web site: Fever Waive Alanna Smith . fever.wnba.com . WNBA . June 5, 2022.
34. Web site: Fever Sign Emma Cannon . fever.wnba.com . WNBA . June 5, 2022.
35. Web site: Fever Waive Alaina Coates . fever.wnba.com . WNBA . June 7, 2022.
36. Web site: Fever Sign Khayla Pointer . fever.wnba.com . WNBA . June 15, 2022.
37. Web site: Fever Sign Rennia Davis and Waive Bria Hartley . fever.wnba.com . WNBA . July 15, 2022.
38. WNBA. May 31, 2022. 1531668941936132097. Week 3 Players of the Week are in! @Kelz_Hoop (Eastern) earns her first and @_ajawilson22 (Western) earns her second! #MoreThan.
39. Web site: 2022 WNBA Rookie of the Year: Dream's Rhyne Howard wins honor, highlights All-Rookie team. cbssports.com. CBS. August 25, 2022. August 25, 2022. Jack. Maloney.