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2008 Indiana Fever season

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Coach
  
Lin Dunn

Attendance
  
7,702 per game

Place
  
4th (Eastern)

Arena
  
Conseco Fieldhouse

Record
  
17–17 (.500)

Playoff finish
  
Eliminated 2–1 by Detroit, Eastern Conference Semi-Finals

The 2008 Indiana Fever season was their 9th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). They finished 4th in the Eastern Conference with 17 wins and 17 losses on the season. The season marked the fourth consecutive season that the Fever earned a playoff berth. They were eliminated in the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals 2–1 by the Detroit Shock.

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Offseason

On October 26, 2007 the Fever announced that they declined the option for head coach, Brian Winters, ending his four-year tenure as head coach. On December 12, 2007 assistant coach Lin Dunn was named as the replacement for Winters.

In one of the biggest trades in WNBA history the Fever traded Tamika Whitmore and their first-round pick in the 2008 WNBA Draft to the Connecticut Sun for Indianapolis native, Katie Douglas on February 19, 2008.

The following player was selected in the Expansion Draft by the Atlanta Dream :

  • Ann Strother

    • 2008 WNBA Draft

    Indiana's selections from the 2008 WNBA Draft in Tampa Bay.

    Transactions

    The Fever were involved in the following transactions during the 2008 season.

    Awards

  • Tully Bevilaqua was named to the WNBA All-Defensive First Team.
  • Katie Douglas was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from May 26 through June 1.
  • Tamika Catchings was awarded the Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award for her work in the Indianapolis community with her Catch the Stars Foundation.
  • Tamika Catchings was named to the WNBA All-Defensive First Team.
  • Tammy Sutton-Brown was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from September 8 through September 14.
  • Ebony Hoffman was awarded the WNBA's Most Improved Player Award.

    • Records

  • On September 14, 2008 the Indiana Fever set a franchise record for points in a game with 103 against the Phoenix Mercury.

    • Milestones

  • Katie Douglas recorded her 3,000th career point July 27, 2008 against the Phoenix Mercury.

    • Player stats

    * Statistics include games only played with Fever

    Playoffs

    The Fever clinched a playoff berth on September 9.

    Team stats

    Statistics last updated September 24, 2008.

    References

    2008 Indiana Fever season Wikipedia
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