The 2017 Indiana Fever season was the franchise's 18th season in the WNBA and their 1st season under head coach, Pokey Chatman. The Fever began play on May 14, 2017. The Fever started the season strong posting a 7âÂÂ7 record in May and June. However the second half of the season was not as positive. The team finished 2âÂÂ18 in the months of July August and September. This brought their final record to 9âÂÂ25, which was 6th place in the Eastern Conference, and next to last in the league.
The Fever made two selections in the 2017 WNBA Entry Draft. The draft was held on April 13:
|-style="background:#fcc;" | 1 || May 14, 2017<br>7:00 pm || Seattle || L 82âÂÂ87 || Johnson - 24 || Johnson - 8 || Johnson - 4 || KeyArena<br>7,969 || 0-1 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 2 || May 17, 2017<br>10:00 pm || Phoenix || L 62âÂÂ85 || Dupree - 14 || Dupree - 9 || Mitchell - 4 || Talking Stick Resort Arena<br>8,896 || 0-2 |-style="background:#bbffbb" | 3 || May 20, 2017<br>7:00 pm || Connecticut || W 81âÂÂ79 || Dupree - 19 || Larkins - 9 || January - 4 || Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>7,385 || 1-2 |-style="background:#bbffbb" | 4 || May 24, 2017<br>7:00 pm || Los Angeles || W 93âÂÂ90 || Coleman - 19 || Dupree - 8 || January - 6 || Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>5,875 || 2-2 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 5 || May 28, 2017<br>7:00 pm || Seattle || L 70âÂÂ94 || Mitchell - 13 || Dupree - 5 || January - 3 || KeyArena<br>4,722 || 2-3 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 6 || May 30, 2017<br>8:00 pm || Dallas || L 62âÂÂ89 || Achonwa - 13 || Larkins - 6 || Dupree - 3 || College Park Center<br>3,076 || 2-4
|-style="background:#bbffbb" | 7 || June 3, 2017<br>7:00 pm || Dallas || W 91âÂÂ85 || Dupree - 18 || Achonwa - 7<br>Larkins - 7 || January - 7 || Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>6,529 || 3-4 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 8 || June 7, 2017<br>10:00 pm || Phoenix || L 90-98 || Wheeler - 24 || Larkins - 7 || Johnson - 5 || Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>5,702 || 3-5 |-style="background:#bbffbb" | 9 || June 9, 2017<br>7:00 pm || Seattle || W 83-80 || Wheeler - 19 || Dupree - 12 || Wheeler - 6 || Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>6,166 || 4-5 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 10 || June 11, 2017<br>3:00 pm || Washington || L 70-88 || Wheeler - 15 || Mitchell - 5 || Wheeler - 6 || Verizon Center<br>6,194 || 4-6 |-style="background:#bbffbb" | 11 || June 15, 2017<br>7:00 pm || Atlanta || W 85-74 || Wheeler - 20 || Dupree - 8 || Wheeler - 7 || Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>5,830 || 5-6 |-style="background:#bbffbb" | 12 || June 18, 2017<br>6:00 pm || Chicago || W 91-79 || Mitchell - 19 || Dupree - 8 || January - 7 || Allstate Arena<br>4,551 || 6-6 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 13 || June 24, 2017<br>7:00 pm || Los Angeles || L 73-84 || Dupree - 14 || Larkins - 7 || Dupree - 3 || Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>9,241 || 6-7 |-style="background:#bbffbb" | 14 || June 28, 2017<br>12:30 pm || Chicago || W 82-75 || Dupree - 17 || Mitchell - 7 || January - 7 || Allstate Arena<br>10,197 || 7-7
|-style="background:#fcc;" | 15 || July 1, 2017<br>4:00 pm || Connecticut || L 85-91 || Johnson - 22 || Dupree - 11 || Wheeler - 5 || Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>6,473 || 7-8 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 16 || July 7, 2017<br>7:30 pm || Atlanta || L 68-89 || Johnson - 15 || Dupree - 5 || Tied - 3 || McCamish Pavilion<br>3,359 || 7-9 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 17 || July 12, 2017<br>12:00 pm || San Antonio || L 72-79|| Dupree - 14 || Tied - 3 || January - 6 || Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>12,282 || 7-10 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 18 || July 14, 2017<br>7:00 pm || Washington || L 52-78 || January - 15 || Mitchell - 8 || January - 4 || Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>8,007 || 7-11 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 19 || July 17, 2017<br>10:30 pm || Los Angeles || L 62-80 || January - 12 || Achonwa - 8 || Dupree - 4 || Staples Center<br>11,386 || 7-12 |-style="background:#bbffbb" | 20 || July 19, 2017<br>3:30 pm || Phoenix || W 84-77 || Wheeler - 20 || January - 7 || Tied - 7 || Talking Stick Resort Arena<br>11,371 || 8-12 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 21 || July 20, 2017<br>8:00 pm || San Antonio || L 61-85 || Mitchell - 13 || Dupree - 6 || January - 4 || AT&T Center<br>7,306 || 8-13 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 22 || July 25, 2017<br>8:00 pm || Dallas || L 82-84 || January - 16 || Dupree - 6 || Wheeler - 9 || College Park Center<br>3,701 || 8-14 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 23 || July 28, 2017<br>7:00 pm || New York || L 84-85 || Anchowa - 19 || Anchowa - 7 || Wheeler - 7 || Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>6,617 || 8-15 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 24 || July 30, 2017<br>3:00 pm || Connecticut || L 73-89 || Tied - 13 || McCall - 9 || Tied - 4 || Mohegan Sun Arena<br>6,145 || 8-16
|-style="background:#fcc;" | 25 || August 4, 2017<br>7:00 pm || Chicago || L 70-81 || Dupree - 18 || Mitchell - 7 || January - 8 || Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>8,052 || 8-17 |-style="background:#bbffbb" | 26 || August 6, 2017<br>5:00 pm || Minnesota || W 84-82 || Dupree - 31 || Dupree - 9 || Wheeler - 7 || Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>8,226 || 9-17 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 27 || August 8, 2017<br>7:00 pm || New York || L 76-81 || Wheeler - 33 || Gwathmey-7 || January - 3 || Madison Square Garden<br>10,068 || 9-18 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 28 || August 12, 2017<br>7:30 pm || Washington || L 80-100 || Dupree - 26 || Dupree - 8 || Wheeler - 8 || Verizon Center<br>7,337 || 9-19 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 29 || August 18, 2017<br>8:00 pm || Minnesota || L 52-111 || Gwathmey-12 || Tied - 4 || Tied - 3 || Target Center <br> 9,621 || 9-20 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 30 || August 20, 2017<br>5:00 pm || Washington || L 82-87 || Coleman - 20 || McCall - 6 || Dupree - 7 || Bankers Life Fieldhouse <br> 7,593 || 9-21 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 31 || August 23, 2017<br>7:00 pm || New York || L 50-71 || Tied - 10 || Dupree - 6 || Wheeler - 5 || Bankers Life Fieldhouse <br> 7,118 || 9-22 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 32 || August 26, 2017<br>6:00 pm || Atlanta || L 74-79 || Wheeler - 23 || Achonwa - 9 || Coleman - 4 || McCamish Pavilion<br>5,029 || 9-23 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 33 || August 30, 2017<br>7:00 pm || Minnesota || L 69-80 || Wheeler - 17 || Dupree - 10 || Wheeler - 7 || Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>7,625 || 9-24
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 34 || September 2, 2017<br>7:00 pm || San Antonio || L 71-75 || Dupree - 19 || Dupree - 13 || Wheeler - 6 || Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>9,420 || 9-25