2001 Indiana Fever season

The 2001 Indiana Fever season was the franchise's 2nd season in the WNBA and their 1st season under head coach, Nell Fortner. In the 2001 WNBA draft, the Fever drafted Tamika Catchings as the 3rd pick, but due to a college injury, she missed the entire 2001 season. With that, the Fever tied with two teams with the worst record in the Eastern Conference, only ahead of the Detroit Shock and the Washington Mystics.

Transactions

WNBA draft

Transactions

Roster

Schedule

Regular season

|- | 1 | May 31 | Houston | L 78–82 | Rita Williams (15) | Maxwell <br> Malcolm <br> Scott-Richardson (6) | Niele Ivey (5) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 0–1

|- | 2 | June 2 | @ New York | L 58–75 | Rita Williams (16) | Nadine Malcolm (7) | Rita Williams (4) | Madison Square Garden | 0–2 |- | 3 | June 4 | Seattle | L 71–74 (OT) | Olympia Scott-Richardson (18) | Monica Maxwell (12) | Niele Ivey (6) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 0–3 |- | 4 | June 5 | @ Miami | L 61–63 | Rita Williams (15) | Kelly Schumacher (8) | Rita Williams (2) | American Airlines Arena | 0–4 |- | 5 | June 9 | @ Cleveland | L 76–86 | Nadine Malcolm (15) | Schumacher <br> Thompson (5) | Rita Williams (6) | Gund Arena | 0–5 |- | 6 | June 12 | @ Minnesota | W 65–60 | Rita Williams (15) | Olympia Scott-Richardson (10) | Ivey <br> McCarty <br> Williams (3) | Target Center | 1–5 |- | 7 | June 16 | Minnesota | W 67–65 | Nadine Malcolm (25) | Olympia Scott-Richardson (10) | Niele Ivey (3) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 2–5 |- | 8 | June 18 | Orlando | L 65–72 | Stephanie McCarty (20) | Alicia Thompson (6) | Monica Maxwell (4) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 2–6 |- | 9 | June 22 | Detroit | W 77–56 | Rita Williams (16) | Olympia Scott-Richardson (10) | Rita Williams (6) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 3–6 |- | 10 | June 23 | @ Detroit | W 74–70 | Scott-Richardson <br> Williams (15) | Kelly Schumacher (7) | Rita Williams (3) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 4–6 |- | 11 | June 27 | Portland | L 65–68 | Rita Williams (20) | Schumacher <br> Scott-Richardson (8) | Ivey <br> Scott-Richardson (3) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 4–7 |- | 12 | June 29 | Charlotte | L 67–75 | Olympia Scott-Richardson (19) | Olympia Scott-Richardson (8) | Grubin <br> Ivey <br> McCarty <br> Scott-Richardson <br> Štreimikytė <br> Williams (2) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 4–8

|- | 13 | July 1 | Phoenix | W 86–78 (OT) | Rita Williams (21) | Rita Williams (9) | Rita Williams (9) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 5–8 |- | 14 | July 6 | @ Houston | L 64–79 | Braziel <br> Thompson (10) | Angie Braziel (10) | Grubin <br> Maxwell <br> Thompson <br> Williams (2) | Compaq Center | 5–9 |- | 15 | July 8 | New York | L 56–58 | Olympia Scott-Richardson (12) | Olympia Scott-Richardson (9) | Jurgita Štreimikytė (4) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 5–10 |- | 16 | July 9 | @ New York | L 65–72 | Nadine Malcolm (23) | Olympia Scott-Richardson (7) | Rita Williams (6) | Madison Square Garden | 5–11 |- | 17 | July 11 | Cleveland | L 58–76 | Jurgita Štreimikytė (22) | Jurgita Štreimikytė (5) | Rita Williams (5) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 5–12 |- | 18 | July 13 | Orlando | W 74–60 | Jurgita Štreimikytė (16) | Malcolm <br> Scott-Richardson (8) | Rita Williams (5) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 6–12 |- | 19 | July 14 | @ Charlotte | L 58–71 | Nadine Malcolm (17) | Jurgita Štreimikytė (8) | Jurgita Štreimikytė (4) | Charlotte Coliseum | 6–13 |- | 20 | July 18 | Utah | L 57–61 | Scott-Richardson <br> Štreimikytė (12) | Jurgita Štreimikytė (11) | Ivey <br> Williams (4) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 6–14 |- | 21 | July 20 | Washington | W 73–65 | Jurgita Štreimikytė (12) | Braziel <br> Malcolm <br> Štreimikytė (7) | Stephanie McCarty (6) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 7–14 |- | 22 | July 22 | @ Washington | L 61–69 | Nadine Malcolm (14) | Olympia Scott-Richardson (7) | McCarty <br> Štreimikytė (5) | MCI Center | 7–15 |- | 23 | July 24 | @ Charlotte | L 66–75 | Jurgita Štreimikytė (19) | Ivey <br> Malcolm <br> Scott-Richardson (4) | Gordana Grubin (6) | Charlotte Coliseum | 7–16 |- | 24 | July 27 | @ Cleveland | W 67–63 | Gordana Grubin (23) | Angie Braziel (6) | Štreimikytė <br> Williams (4) | Gund Arena | 8–16 |- | 25 | July 28 | Miami | L 63–69 | Alicia Thompson (16) | Gordana Grubin (6) | Ivey <br> Williams (5) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 8–17

|- | 26 | August 1 | Washington | W 70–64 | Jurgita Štreimikytė (21) | Jurgita Štreimikytė (8) | McCarty <br> Williams (3) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 9–17 |- | 27 | August 3 | @ Sacramento | L 69–81 | Jurgita Štreimikytė (14) | Angie Braziel (7) | Rita Williams (5) | ARCO Arena | 9–18 |- | 28 | August 4 | @ Utah | L 54–65 | Thompson <br> Williams (13) | Angie Braziel (6) | Jurgita Štreimikytė (3) | Delta Center | 9–19 |- | 29 | August 6 | @ Los Angeles | L 66–81 | Alicia Thompson (17) | Niele Ivey (6) | Niele Ivey (5) | Staples Center | 9–20 |- | 30 | August 10 | @ Miami | L 67–72 (OT) | Rita Williams (20) | Jurgita Štreimikytė (8) | Ivey <br> Štreimikytė (2) | American Airlines Arena | 9–21 |- | 31 | August 12 | Detroit | W 83–66 | Rita Williams (20) | Olympia Scott-Richardson (9) | Rita Williams (10) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 10–21 |- | 32 | August 14 | @ Orlando | L 72–78 | Rita Williams (18) | Jurgita Štreimikytė (8) | Alicia Thompson (4) | TD Waterhouse Centre | 10–22

Season standings

Statistics

Regular season

<br />^‡Waived/Released during the season <br />^â€ÂTraded during the season <br />^â‰ÂAcquired during the season

References