2023 Indiana Fever season

The 2023 Indiana Fever season was the franchise's 24th season in the Women's National Basketball Association, and their first season under new head coach Christie Sides.

The Fever named Sides their new head coach on November 4, 2022. She previously spent two seasons in Indiana as an assistant coach from 2018 to 2019.

The Fever won the 2023 WNBA draft Lottery and were awarded the first overall pick for the first time in franchise history, where the team selected Aliyah Boston.

The Fever started the season slowly going 1–3 in May, with their one win coming against Atlanta. The Fever showed improvement in June, finishing the season 4–7. However, they won four of six games in the middle of the month and took Chicago to overtime. Their improvement did not persist into July however, as the team went 1–9, including an eight-game losing streak that spanned June and July. The team turned their fortunes around in August and finished 5–5. The team did lose five of six games in the middle of the month, but finished the month on a three-game winning streak. The Fever finished September 2–3, with both wins coming against playoff teams. Their .325 winning percentage was the best since 2019 and their thirteen wins were the most since 2019.

Transactions

WNBA draft

Transactions

Roster Changes

Additions

Subtractions

Roster

Depth

Schedule

Preseason

|- | 1 | May 7 | @ Chicago | L 56–81 | Kelsey Mitchell (9) | NaLyssa Smith (5) | Destanni Henderson (3) | Wintrust Arena<br>2,024 | 0–1 |- | 2 | May 13 | Dallas | W 90–83 | Kelsey Mitchell (29) | Queen Egbo (9) | Erica Wheeler (9) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>2,084 | 1–1

Regular season

|- | 1 | May 19 | Connecticut | L 61–70 | Kelsey Mitchell (20) | Boston<br>Smith (9) | Erica Wheeler (5) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>7,356 | 0–1 |- | 2 | May 21 | @ New York | L 73–90 | NaLyssa Smith (16) | NaLyssa Smith (12) | Kelsey Mitchell (3) | Barclays Center<br>8,575 | 0–2 |- | 3 | May 28 | @ Atlanta | W 90–87 | NaLyssa Smith (23) | NaLyssa Smith (12) | Erica Wheeler (4) | Gateway Center Arena<br>3,209 | 1–2 |- | 4 | May 30 | @ Connecticut | L 78–81 | Aliyah Boston (20) | NaLyssa Smith (15) | Erica Wheeler (7) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>5,317 | 1–3

|- | 5 | June 4 | Las Vegas | L 80–84 | Kelsey Mitchell (22) | Queen Egbo (10) | Berger<br>Vivians (4) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>6,131 | 1–4 |- | 6 | June 6 | @ Chicago | L 103–108 (OT) | Aliyah Boston (25) | Aliyah Boston (11) | Erica Wheeler (12) | Wintrust Arena<br>5,201 | 1–5 |- | 7 | June 9 | @ Minnesota | W 71–69 | Kelsey Mitchell (22) | NaLyssa Smith (12) | Grace Berger (4) | Target Center<br>8,510 | 2–5 |- | 8 | June 11 | Phoenix | L 82–85 | NaLyssa Smith (29) | NaLyssa Smith (12) | Erica Wheeler (8) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>5,013 | 2–6 |- | 9 | June 13 | Washington | W 87–66 | Aliyah Boston (23) | Aliyah Boston (14) | Aliyah Boston (6) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>3,005 | 3–6 |- | 10 | June 15 | @ Chicago | W 92–90 | Aliyah Boston (19) | Boston<br>Smith (8) | Kelsey Mitchell (5) | Wintrust Arena<br>6,323 | 4–6 |- | 11 | June 18 | Atlanta | L 94–100 | Aliyah Boston (25) | NaLyssa Smith (7) | Erica Wheeler (8) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>4,024 | 4–7 |- | 12 | June 22 | @ Seattle | W 80–68 | Kelsey Mitchell (25) | NaLyssa Smith (14) | Boston<br>Wallace<br>Wheeler (5) | Climate Pledge Arena<br>7,734 | 5–7 |- | 13 | June 24 | @ Las Vegas | L 88–101 | NaLyssa Smith (26) | NaLyssa Smith (11) | Wallace<br>Wheeler (6) | Michelob Ultra Arena<br>8,310 | 5–8 |- | 14 | June 26 | @ Las Vegas | L 80–88 | Boston<br>Wheeler (20) | Boston<br>Smith (14) | Boston<br>Wheeler (3) | Michelob Ultra Arena<br> | 5–9 |- | 15 | June 29 | @ Phoenix | L 63–85 | Kelsey Mitchell (15) | Boston<br>Smith (9) | Boston<br>Mitchell<br>Wheeler (4) | Footprint Center<br>9,047 | 5–10

|- | 16 | July 2 | Chicago | L 87–89 | NaLyssa Smith (27) | NaLyssa Smith (8) | Kelsey Mitchell (8) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>4,004 | 5–11 |- | 17 | July 5 | @ Minnesota | L 83–90 | Aliyah Boston (22) | NaLyssa Smith (11) | Erica Wheeler (7) | Target Center<br>7,624 | 5–12 |- | 18 | July 7 | @ Washington | L 88–96 | Lexie Hull (20) | Boston<br>Smith (7) | Erica Wheeler (7) | Entertainment and Sports Arena<br>4,200 | 5–13 |- | 19 | July 9 | Dallas | L 76–77 | Aliyah Boston (18) | Aliyah Boston (8) | Kelsey Mitchell (4) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>3,612 | 5–14 |- | 20 | July 12 | New York | L 87–95 (OT) | Aliyah Boston (23) | Boston<br>Vivians (9) | Erica Wheeler (5) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>6,123 | 5–15 |- | 21 | July 19 | Washington | W 82–76 | Kelsey Mitchell (18) | Aliyah Boston (8) | Kelsey Mitchell (5) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>14,406 | 6–15 |- | 22 | July 23 | @ New York | L 83–101 | Victoria Vivians (16) | Caldwell<br>Vivians (5) | Grace Berger (5) | Barclays Center<br>7,371 | 6–16 |- | 23 | July 25 | @ Los Angeles | L 78–79 | Kelsey Mitchell (19) | Vivians<br>Zahui B. (6) | Erica Wheeler (8) | Crypto.com Arena<br>5,565 | 6–17 |- | 24 | July 27 | @ Los Angeles | L 68–81 | Erica Wheeler (17) | Erica Wheeler (8) | Erica Wheeler (7) | Crypto.com Arena<br>11,970 | 6–18 |- | 25 | July 30 | Seattle | L 62–85 | Kelsey Mitchell (19) | Aliyah Boston (7) | Mitchell<br>Wheeler (5) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>5,196 | 6–19

|- | 26 | August 1 | Phoenix | W 72–71 | Emma Cannon (23) | Aliyah Boston (11) | Aliyah Boston (4) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>3,018 | 7–19 |- | 27 | August 4 | Connecticut | L 72–88 | Aliyah Boston (19) | Aliyah Boston (8) | Boston<br>Wheeler (4) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>3,498 | 7–20 |- | 28 | August 6 | @ Atlanta | L 73–82 | Aliyah Boston (25) | Aliyah Boston (10) | Erica Wheeler (5) | Gateway Center Arena<br>3,209 | 7–21 |- | 29 | August 8 | Los Angeles | L 80–87 | Kelsey Mitchell (21) | Aliyah Boston (9) | Kristy Wallace (7) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>3,006 | 7–22 |- | 30 | August 10 | Minnesota | W 91–73 | Kelsey Mitchell (24) | Aliyah Boston (10) | Erica Wheeler (10) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>2,551 | 8–22 |- | 31 | August 13 | New York | L 89–100 | Kelsey Mitchell (22) | Boston<br>Smith (9) | Aliyah Boston (5) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>5,019 | 8–23 |- | 32 | August 18 | Washington | L 79–83 | Emma Cannon (17) | Aliyah Boston (10) | Kelsey Mitchell (7) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>3,506 | 8–24 |- | 33 | August 20 | @ Phoenix | W 83–73 | Kelsey Mitchell (28) | NaLyssa Smith (11) | Grace Berger (5) | Footprint Center<br>11,807 | 9–24 |- | 34 | August 24 | Seattle | W 90–86 | Kelsey Mitchell (36) | NaLyssa Smith (11) | Kristy Wallace (5) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>2,644 | 10–24 |- | 35 | August 27 | Atlanta | W 83–80 | Kristy Wallace (20) | NaLyssa Smith (13) | Kelsey Mitchell (6) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>4,034 | 11–24

|- | 36 | September 1 | Dallas | L 100–110 | Aliyah Boston (18) | Boston<br>Smith (11) | Erica Wheeler (10) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>3,137 | 11–25 |- | 37 | September 3 | @ Dallas | W 97–84 (OT) | Mitchell<br>Smith (30) | Aliyah Boston (11) | Erica Wheeler (11) | College Park Center<br>5,058 | 12–25 |- | 38 | September 5 | Chicago | L 69–96 | NaLyssa Smith (16) | NaLyssa Smith (7) | Grace Berger (6) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>2,450 | 12–26 |- | 39 | September 8 | @ Connecticut | L 59–76 | Kelsey Mitchell (15) | Aliyah Boston (7) | Erica Wheeler (3) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>5,064 | 12–27 |- | 40 | September 10 | Minnesota | W 87–72 | Kelsey Mitchell (24) | Aliyah Boston (12) | Smith<br>Wheeler (3) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>4,009 | 13–27 |-

Standings

Statistics

Regular season

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

Awards and honors

References

External links

• Official website of the Indiana Fever