The 2024 Indiana Fever season was the franchise's 25th season in the WNBA, and their second season under head coach Christie Sides. The regular season tipped off against the Connecticut Sun in Connecticut on Tuesday, May 14, 2024.
The Fever won the 2024 WNBA draft Lottery and were awarded the first overall pick for the second year in a row; they used it to select Caitlin Clark. The number one pick did not lead to a fast start to the season as the Fever lost their first five games, the closest of which was a two-point loss to Seattle on May 22. The Fever would win their next game against Los Angeles to earn their first win of the season. They would go on to lose their next three games, including a rematch against Los Angeles to finish the opening month 1âÂÂ8. June brought about a vast improvement from the team. They defeated Chicago by one point to open the month. They lost to New York, defeated Washington, and then lost to Connecticut before going on a four-game winning streak. They would lose their next two games before winning the final game of June to finish the month with a 7âÂÂ4 record. The Fever went 1âÂÂ2 to start July but defeated New York. They defeated Phoenix and Minnesota before losing to Dallas. The team finished July 3âÂÂ3 and headed into the Olympic break with an 11âÂÂ15 record.
The Fever returned from the Olympic break and won their first two games of August. They lost in Minnesota by ten-points before winning their next three games. The highlight of August was a nineteen-point victory over Chicago. The team finished 5âÂÂ1 during the month, and moved solidly into playoff position. They won their first two games of September and on September 3, 2024, the Fever clinched their spot in the 2024 WNBA Playoffs, ending their seven-year playoff drought (the longest in WNBA history). They would go on to lose three of the next four games, including back-to-back losses to Las Vegas. They defeated Dallas by one point and lost to Washington by one point to finish September 4âÂÂ4.
The Fever finished the season 20âÂÂ20, which was sixth place overall. They faced off in the First Round against third seed Connecticut. They were swept in the series two games to zero, losing the first game 69âÂÂ93 and the second game 81âÂÂ87. Despite the sweep, the Fever made great strides, posting their highest regular season win total since 2015. Clark was named to the All-WNBA First Team, and was only the fifth rookie in WNBA history to be named to the team.
For the 2024 WNBA season, the Fever set a new single-season record record with 340,715 fans for total home attendance for a WNBA team.
In August 2024, the WNBA announced that the Fever would host 2025 WNBA All-Star Game and related events in July 2025 for the first time in franchise history.
|- | 1 | May 3 | @ Dallas | L 76âÂÂ79 | Caitlin Clark (21) | Aliyah Boston (8) | Erica Wheeler (4) | College Park Center<br>6,251 | 0âÂÂ1 |- | 2 | May 9 | Atlanta | W 83âÂÂ80 | NaLyssa Smith (21) | Caitlin Clark (8) | Grace Berger (7) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>13,028 | 1-1
|- | 1 | May 14 | @ Connecticut | L 71âÂÂ92 | Caitlin Clark (20) | NaLyssa Smith (9) | Clark, Samuelson (3) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>8,910 | 0âÂÂ1 |- | 2 | May 16 | New York | L 66âÂÂ102 | Aliyah Boston (12) | Boston, Clark (7) | Caitlin Clark (6) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>17,274 | 0âÂÂ2 |- | 3 | May 18 | @ New York | L 80âÂÂ91 | Caitlin Clark (22) | NaLyssa Smith (8) | Caitlin Clark (8) | Barclays Center<br>17,735 | 0âÂÂ3 |- | 4 | May 20 | Connecticut | L 84âÂÂ88 | Clark, Mitchell (17) | Temi Fagbenle (10) | Clark, Mitchell (5) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>17,274 | 0âÂÂ4 |- | 5 | May 22 | @ Seattle | L 83âÂÂ85 | Caitlin Clark (21) | NaLyssa Smith (11) | Caitlin Clark (7) | Climate Pledge Arena<br>18,343 | 0âÂÂ5 |- | 6 | May 24 | @ Los Angeles | W 78âÂÂ73 | Kelsey Mitchell (18) | Caitlin Clark (10) | Caitlin Clark (8) | Crypto.com Arena<br>19,103 | 1âÂÂ5 |- | 7 | May 25 | @ Las Vegas | L 80âÂÂ99 | Kelsey Mitchell (16) | Temi Fagbenle (8) | Caitlin Clark (7) | Michelob Ultra Arena<br>10,399 | 1âÂÂ6 |- | 8 | May 28 | Los Angeles | L 82âÂÂ88 | Caitlin Clark (30) | Temi Fagbenle (7) | Caitlin Clark (6) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>16,013 | 1âÂÂ7 |- | 9 | May 30 | Seattle | L 88âÂÂ103 | NaLyssa Smith (23) | Aliyah Boston (12) | Caitlin Clark (9) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>15,022 | 1âÂÂ8
|- | 10 | June 1 | Chicago | W 71âÂÂ70 | Kelsey Mitchell (18) | NaLyssa Smith (9) | Caitlin Clark (6) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>17,274 | 2âÂÂ8 |- | 11 | June 2 | @ New York | L 68âÂÂ104 | Kelsey Mitchell (21) | NaLyssa Smith (8) | Caitlin Clark (5) | Barclays Center<br>17,401 | 2âÂÂ9 |- | 12 | June 7 | @ Washington | W 85âÂÂ83 | Caitlin Clark (30) | NaLyssa Smith (10) | Caitlin Clark (6) | Capital One Arena<br>20,333 | 3âÂÂ9 |- | 13 | June 10 | @ Connecticut | L 72âÂÂ89 | Aliyah Boston (14) | Aliyah Boston (12) | Aliyah Boston (5) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>8,910 | 3âÂÂ10 |- | 14 | June 13 | Atlanta | W 91âÂÂ84 | Aliyah Boston (27) | Aliyah Boston (13) | Caitlin Clark (6) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>16,651 | 4âÂÂ10 |- | 15 | June 16 | Chicago | W 91âÂÂ83 | Caitlin Clark (23) | Aliyah Boston (14) | Caitlin Clark (9) | rowspan=2| Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>17,274 | 5âÂÂ10 |- | 16 | June 19 | Washington | W 88âÂÂ81 | Boston, Mitchell (22) | Caitlin Clark (12) | Caitlin Clark (6) | 6âÂÂ10 |- | 17 | June 21 | @ Atlanta | W 91âÂÂ79 | NaLyssa Smith (21) | Aliyah Boston (10) | Caitlin Clark (7) | State Farm Arena<br>17,575 | 7âÂÂ10 |- | 18 | June 23 | @ Chicago | L 87âÂÂ88 | Kelsey Mitchell (24) | Boston, Smith (7) | Caitlin Clark (13) | Wintrust Arena<br>9,872 | 7âÂÂ11 |- | 19 | June 27 | @ Seattle | L 77âÂÂ89 | Clark, Wheeler (15) | Aliyah Boston (14) | Caitlin Clark (7) | Climate Pledge Arena<br>18,343 | 7âÂÂ12 |- | 20 | June 30 | @ Phoenix | W 88âÂÂ82 | Aliyah Boston (17) | NaLyssa Smith (15) | Caitlin Clark (12) | Footprint Center<br>17,071 | 8âÂÂ12
|- | 21 | July 2 | @ Las Vegas | L 69âÂÂ88 | Kelsey Mitchell (23) | NaLyssa Smith (14) | Caitlin Clark (11) | T-Mobile Arena<br>20,366 | 8âÂÂ13 |- | 22 | July 6 | New York | W 83âÂÂ78 | Caitlin Clark (19) | Caitlin Clark (12) | Caitlin Clark (13) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>17,274 | 9âÂÂ13 |- | 23 | July 10 | Washington | L 84âÂÂ89 | Caitlin Clark (29) | Katie Lou Samuelson (9) | Caitlin Clark (13) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>17,274 | 9âÂÂ14 |- | 24 | July 12 | Phoenix | W 95âÂÂ86 | Kelsey Mitchell (28) | Aliyah Boston (13) | Caitlin Clark (13) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>17,274 | 10âÂÂ14 |- | 25 | July 14 | @ Minnesota | W 81âÂÂ74 | Kelsey Mitchell (21) | Aliyah Boston (16) | Caitlin Clark (6) | Target Center<br>18,978 | 11âÂÂ14 |- | 26 | July 17 | @ Dallas | L 93âÂÂ101 | Aliyah Boston (28) | NaLyssa Smith (12) | Caitlin Clark (19) | College Park Center<br>6,251 | 11âÂÂ15
|- | 27 | August 16 | Phoenix | W 98âÂÂ89 | Caitlin Clark (29) | Boston, Smith (9) | Caitlin Clark (10) | rowspan=2|Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>17,274 | 12âÂÂ15 |- | 28 | August 18 | Seattle | W 92âÂÂ75 | Kelsey Mitchell (27) | Aliyah Boston (15) | Caitlin Clark (9) | 13âÂÂ15 |- | 29 | August 24 | @ Minnesota | L 80âÂÂ90 | Caitlin Clark (23) | Aliyah Boston (15) | Caitlin Clark (8) | Target Center<br>19,023 | 13âÂÂ16 |- | 30 | August 26 | @ Atlanta | W 84âÂÂ79 | Kelsey Mitchell (29) | Aliyah Boston (11) | Caitlin Clark (7) | State Farm Arena<br>17,608 | 14âÂÂ16 |- | 31 | August 28 | Connecticut | W 84âÂÂ80 | Kelsey Mitchell (23) | Lexie Hull (8) | Aliyah Boston (8) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>17,274 | 15âÂÂ16 |- | 32 | August 30 | @ Chicago | W 100âÂÂ81 | Caitlin Clark (31) | NaLyssa Smith (7) | Caitlin Clark (12) | Wintrust Arena<br>9,445 | 16âÂÂ16
|- | 33 | September 1 | @ Dallas | W 100âÂÂ93 | Kelsey Mitchell (36) | Boston, Smith (8) | Caitlin Clark (12) | College Park Center<br>6,251 | 17âÂÂ16 |- | 34 | September 4 | Los Angeles | W 93âÂÂ86 | Boston, Clark (24) | Aliyah Boston (14) | Caitlin Clark (10) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>16,645 | 18âÂÂ16 |- | 35 | September 6 | Minnesota | L 88âÂÂ99 | Caitlin Clark (25) | Lexie Hull (9) | Caitlin Clark (8) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>17,274 | 18âÂÂ17 |- | 36 | September 8 | Atlanta | W 104âÂÂ100 (OT) | Aliyah Boston (30) | Aliyah Boston (13) | Caitlin Clark (12) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>17,274 | 19âÂÂ17 |- | 37 | September 11 | rowspan=2| Las Vegas | L 75âÂÂ86 | Kelsey Mitchell (24) | Aliyah Boston (10) | Caitlin Clark (6) | rowspan=2| Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>17,274 | 19âÂÂ18 |- | 38 | September 13 | L 74âÂÂ78 | Kelsey Mitchell (20) | Boston, Clark (8) | Caitlin Clark (9) | 19âÂÂ19 |- | 39 | September 15 | Dallas | W 110âÂÂ109 | Caitlin Clark (35) | Boston, Smith (6) | Caitlin Clark (8) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>17,274 | 20âÂÂ19 |- | 40 | September 19 | @ Washington | L 91âÂÂ92 | Kristy Wallace (17) | Clark, Smith (5) | Caitlin Clark (8) | Capital One Arena<br>20,711 | 20âÂÂ20
|- | 1 | September 22 | rowspan=2| @ Connecticut | L 69âÂÂ93 | Kelsey Mitchell (21) | Aliyah Boston (11) | Caitlin Clark (8) | rowspan=2| Mohegan Sun Arena<br>8,910 | 0âÂÂ1 |- | 2 | September 25 | L 81âÂÂ87 | Caitlin Clark (25) | Aliyah Boston (19) | Caitlin Clark (9) | 0âÂÂ2
<br /><sup>â¡</sup>Waived/Released during the season <br /><sup>â </sup>Traded during the season <br /><sup>â </sup>Acquired during the season