The 2014 WNBA season was the 15th season for the

Indiana Fever The Indiana Fever are an American professional basketball team based in Indianapolis. The Fever compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) a member of the Eastern Conference (WNBA), Eastern Conference. The team was founded for ...

of the

Women's National Basketball Association The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. The league comprises 13 teams (scheduled to expand to 15 in 2026). The WNBA is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan. The WNBA w ...

. This was Fever's seventh and final season under head coach,

Lin Dunn Lin Dunn (born May 10, 1947) is an American women's basketball executive and former coach, who is currently a senior advisor with the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association, WNBA. She was recently the general manager of the ...

. In the preseason, Dunn announced her plans to step down at the end of the 2014 season. Their season tipped off on May 16. Fever star forward,

Tamika Catchings Tamika Devonne Catchings (born July 21, 1979) is an American retired professional basketball player who played her entire 15-year career for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Widely considered as one of the ...

missed the first seventeen games of the 2014 season due to a back injury she described as a "pinched disc." During that time without Catchings, the Fever went 8–9. She returned to play on July 5 against the

San Antonio Stars The San Antonio Stars were a professional basketball team based in San Antonio, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded in Salt Lake City, Utah, as the Utah Starzz before th ...

in a close 70–71 loss with Catchings contributing 6 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists in 20 minutes played for the Fever. The Fever finished the season with a record of 16–18, which placed them second in the Eastern Conference and fifth overall. In the 2014 WNBA playoffs, the Fever swept the

Washington Mystics The Washington Mystics are an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. The Mystics compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Eastern Conference (WNBA), Eastern Conference. The team was ...

in the conference semi-finals. In the conference finals against the

Chicago Sky The Chicago Sky are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago. The Sky compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The franchise was founded prior to the 2006 season. Th ...

, the Fever took game 1 at home but ultimately lost the series 1–2.

Draft

Transactions

Front office and coaching

Trades

Free agency

Re-signed / extensions

Additions

Subtractions / Unsigned

Roster

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Depth

Schedule

Preseason

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Natasha Howard Natasha Howard (born September 2, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Howard was the 2019 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year. She was drafted in 2014 by ...

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Victoria Macaulay Victoria Ayo Macaulay (born 7 August 1990) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player. In both 2015 and 2019 she played for Chicago Sky in the Women's National Basketball Association. College statistics Professional career During ...

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Briann January Briann January (born January 11, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and current assistant coach for the Indiana Fever of the WNBA.After a successful college career at ...

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Bankers Life Fieldhouse Gainbridge Fieldhouse is an indoor arena located in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It opened in November 1999 to replace Market Square Arena. The arena is the home of the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) ...

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Marissa Coleman Marissa Coleman (born January 4, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player. Personal life Coleman was born in Portland, Oregon to Tony and Joni Coleman. She has an older sister, LaTonya, and a younger brother, Anthony. Later the ...

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Layshia Clarendon Layshia Renee Clarendon (born May 2, 1991) is an American former professional basketball player. They played eleven seasons in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Clarendon was the first openly non-binary WNBA player, and the firs ...

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Capital One Arena Capital One Arena is an indoor arena in Washington, D.C. Located in the Chinatown section of the larger Penn Quarter neighborhood, the arena sits atop the Gallery Place rapid transit station of the Washington Metro. The arena was opened o ...

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Chicago Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...

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Karima Christmas Karima Brittany Christmas-Kelly (born September 11, 1989) is an American basketball coach and former professional basketball player. Christmas-Kelly is currently an assistant coach for the Indiana Fever of the WNBA. She played college basketball ...

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Lynetta Kizer Lynetta Kizer (born April 4, 1990) is an American-Bosnian professional basketball player who last played for Geelong United of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). She played college basketball for the University of Maryland. Early li ...

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Sydney Carter Sydney Bertram Carter (6 May 1915 – 13 March 2004) was an English poet, songwriter, and folk musician who was born in Camden Town, London. He is best known for the song " Lord of the Dance" (1963), whose music is based on the Shaker song "Sim ...

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ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex The ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex is a multi-purpose sports complex located at Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida, United States, near Orlando. The complex allows families to combine tournaments and competition with a visit to ...

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, Natasha Howard (16) , Lynetta Kizer (7) , Clarendon, Coleman (3) , ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
3,194 , 1–3

Regular season

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Allstate Arena Allstate Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Rosemont, Illinois, United States, northwest of Chicago, located at the corner of Mannheim Road and Lunt Avenue, just north of Mannheim Road's interchange with the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway ( I-90) ...

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Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ...

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8,275 , 0–2 , - bgcolor=#fcc , 3 , May 23 ,

L 63–79
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Maggie Lucas Margaret Taylor Lucas (born November 29, 1991) is an American assistant coach for the Bowling Green Falcons women's basketball team. As a player, Lucas played for three Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) teams over four seasons. High ...

(12) , Erlana Larkins (12) , Briann January (4) , Bankers Life Fieldhouse
5,632 , 0–3 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 4 , May 25 , @ Atlanta
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Philips Arena State Farm Arena is a Multi-purpose stadium, multi-purpose arena located in Atlanta, Georgia. The arena serves as the home venue for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). It also served as home to the Atlanta Thrasher ...

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Connecticut Connecticut ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. ...

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6,305 , 2–3 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 6 , May 31 ,

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ...

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, Howard, Larkins (7) , Briann January (7) , Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,025 , 3–3 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 7 , June 6 , @

W 64–61
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7,155 , 4–3 , - bgcolor=#fcc , 8 , June 7 , @

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Mohegan Sun Arena The Mohegan Sun Arena is a 10,000 seat multi-purpose arena in the Uncasville, Connecticut, Uncasville area of Montville, Connecticut, Montville, Connecticut located inside the Mohegan Sun casino resort. The arena facility features of configurab ...

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Seattle Seattle ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington and in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. With a population of 780,995 in 2024, it is the 18th-most populous city in the United States. The city is the cou ...

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7,925 , 5–4 , - bgcolor=#fcc , 10 , June 17 , @ Connecticut
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(14) , Erlana Larkins (11) , Briann January (7) ,

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Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...

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Target Center Target Center is a multi-purpose arena located in Minneapolis that opened in 1990. It hosts major family shows, concerts, sporting events, graduations and private events. Target Corporation, founded and headquartered in Minneapolis since 1902, h ...

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Tulsa Tulsa ( ) is the second-most-populous city in the state of Oklahoma, after Oklahoma City, and the 48th-most-populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 census. It is the principal municipality of the Tul ...

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Shavonte Zellous Shavonte Zellous (born August 28, 1986) is an American-Croatian professional basketball player who plays for ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq of the Ligue Féminine de Basketball. She was a standout basketball player at the University of Pittsburgh. Zello ...

(33) , Erlana Larkins (9) , Briann January (6) , Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,367 , 6–7 , - bgcolor=#fcc , 14 , June 27 , Phoenix
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7,762 , 6–8 , - bgcolor=#fcc , 15 , June 29 ,

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Carter Carter(s), or Carter's, Tha Carter, or The Carter(s), may refer to: Geography United States * Carter, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Carter, Mississippi, an unincorporated community * Carter, Montana, a census-designated place * Carter ...

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San Antonio San Antonio ( ; Spanish for " Saint Anthony") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio. San Antonio is the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the ...

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Catchings Catchings is a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Gladys L. Catchings (1901–1992), American nurse * Haney Catchings (1949–2015), American football coach * Harvey Catchings (born 1951), American basketball player * Kanon Catchi ...

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BOK Center BOK Center, or Bank of Oklahoma Center, is a 19,199-seat multi-purpose arena and a primary indoor sports and event venue in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. The two current permanent tenants are the Tulsa Oilers of the ECHL and the Tulsa Oiler ...

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January January is the first month of the year in the Julian calendar, Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. The first day of the month is known as New Year's Day. It is, on average, the coldest month of the year within most of the No ...

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10,440 , 10–10 , - bgcolor=#fcc , 21 , July 12 , Atlanta
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Los Angeles Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...

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W 82–64
, Tamika Catchings (25) , Tamika Catchings (9) , ' (2) , Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8,333 , 11–12 , - bgcolor=#fcc , 24 , July 22 , @ Chicago
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Coleman Coleman may refer to: Places Antarctica * Coleman Glacier (Antarctica) * Coleman Peak, Ross Island Canada * Coleman, Alberta * Coleman, Ontario * Coleman, Prince Edward Island United Kingdom * Coleman, Leicester, England United States * C ...

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5,891 , 11–13 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 25 , July 26 , @ San Antonio
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AT&T Center Frost Bank Center (formerly AT&T Center and SBC Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena on the east side of San Antonio, Texas, United States. It is the home of the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The arena seat ...

7,649 , 12–13 , - bgcolor=#fcc , 26 , July 28 , @ Los Angeles
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STAPLES Center Crypto.com Arena (originally and colloquially known as Staples Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in downtown Los Angeles. Opened on October 17, 1999, as Staples Center, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along F ...

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KeyArena Climate Pledge Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is located north of downtown Seattle in the entertainment complex known as the Seattle Center, the site of the 1962 World's Fair, for which it wa ...

6,179 , 13–14 , - bgcolor=#fcc , 28 , August 2 , @ Phoenix
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US Airways Center The PHX Arena (formerly America West Arena, US Airways Center, Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix Suns Arena and Footprint Center) is a multi-purpose arena in Phoenix, Arizona. It opened under the name America West Arena on June 6, 1992, at ...

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Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as the Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh Avenue (Manhattan), Seventh and Eighth Avenue (Manhattan), Eig ...

8,482 , 14–17 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 32 , August 14 , New York
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8,030 , 15–17 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 33 , August 16 ,

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, Tamika Catchings (25) , Tamika Catchings (9) , Briann January (7) , Bakers Life Fieldhouse
10,625 , 16–17 , - bgcolor=#fcc , 34 , August 17 , @ New York
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Playoffs

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5,576 , 1–0 , - bgcolor=#bbffbb , 2 , August 23 , @ Washington
W 81–76
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6,124 , 2–0 , - bgcolor=#bbffbb , 1 , August 30 ,

W 77–70
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(19) , Erlana Larkins (8) ,

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7,557 , 1–0 , - bgcolor=#fcc , 2 , September 1 , @ Chicago
L 84–86 (OT2)
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(20) , Tamika Catchings (14) , Briann January (6) ,

6,019 , 1–1 , - bgcolor=#fcc , 3 , September 3 , Chicago
L 62–75
, Shavonte Zellous (16) , Erlana Larkins (11) , ' (3) , Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,705 , 1–2

Standings

Source:

Bracket

Statistics

Regular season

^‡Waived/Released during the season
^†Traded during the season
^≠Acquired during the season
Source:

Playoffs

Source:

Awards and honors

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:2014 Indiana Fever Season Indiana Fever seasons

Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...