2004 Indiana Fever season
5th season in the WNBA
2004 Indiana Fever season | |
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Coach | Brian Winters |
Arena | Conseco Fieldhouse |
Attendance | 7,588 per game |
Results | |
Record | 15–19 (.441) |
Place | 6th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
← 2003 season 2005 season → |
The 2004 WNBA season was the 5th season for the Indiana Fever. The Fever missed the playoffs due to the strong competitivity in the Eastern Conference. As of the 2010 season, this was the last season Indiana had missed the playoffs.
Offseason
Dispersal Draft
Based on the Fever's 2003 record, they would pick 5th in the Cleveland Rockers dispersal draft. The Fever picked Deanna Jackson.
WNBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/School/Team |
1 | 9 | Ebony Hoffman (C) | ![]() | USC |
3 | 31 | Ieva Kublina (F/C) | ![]() | Virginia Tech |
Regular season
Season standings
Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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Connecticut Sun x | 18 | 16 | .529 | – | 10–7 | 8–9 | 14–6 |
New York Liberty x | 18 | 16 | .529 | – | 11–6 | 7–10 | 10–10 |
Detroit Shock x | 17 | 17 | .500 | 1.0 | 8–9 | 9–8 | 11–9 |
Washington Mystics x | 17 | 17 | .500 | 1.0 | 11–6 | 6–11 | 9–11 |
Charlotte Sting o | 16 | 18 | .471 | 2.0 | 10–7 | 6–11 | 8–12 |
Indiana Fever o | 15 | 19 | .441 | 3.0 | 10–7 | 5–12 | 8–12 |
Season schedule
Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
May 21 | New York | 69-67 | Win | 1-0 |
May 23 | Washington | 67-68 | Loss | 1-1 |
May 28 | @ Charlotte | 41-63 | Loss | 1-2 |
June 1 | @ San Antonio | 79-60 | Win | 2-2 |
June 5 | Charlotte | 70-57 | Win | 3-2 |
June 9 | Detroit | 79-83 | Loss | 3-3 |
June 11 | @ New York | 72-68 | Win | 4-3 |
June 12 | @ Detroit | 68-72 | Loss | 4-4 |
June 16 | Sacramento | 63-50 | Win | 5-4 |
June 19 | New York | 70-65 | Win | 6-4 |
June 22 | Connecticut | 58-63 | Loss | 6-5 |
June 25 | Los Angeles | 71-67 | Win | 7-5 |
June 26 | @ Charlotte | 37-46 | Loss | 7-6 |
June 29 | @ Detroit | 69-68 | Win | 8-6 |
July 1 | @ Washington | 64-69 | Loss | 8-7 |
July 3 | Phoenix | 61-60 | Win | 9-7 |
July 6 | @ Connecticut | 77-79 (OT) | Loss | 9-8 |
July 8 | Minnesota | 58-56 | Win | 10-8 |
July 11 | Connecticut | 61-65 | Loss | 10-9 |
July 14 | Houston | 70-62 | Win | 11-9 |
July 16 | Detroit | 85-73 | Win | 12-9 |
July 19 | @ Los Angeles | 51-82 | Loss | 12-10 |
July 22 | @ Seattle | 54-59 | Loss | 12-11 |
July 24 | @ Phoenix | 56-71 | Loss | 12-12 |
July 25 | @ Sacramento | 62-71 | Loss | 12-13 |
July 28 | Charlotte | 53-63 | Loss | 12-14 |
July 31 | @ Houston | 54-62 | Loss | 12-15 |
September 1 | @ Washington | 75-58 | Win | 13-15 |
September 3 | @ Minnesota | 69-61 | Win | 14-15 |
September 4 | Washington | 69-42 | Win | 15-15 |
September 10 | San Antonio | 65-82 | Loss | 15-16 |
September 13 | Seattle | 70-76 | Loss | 15-17 |
September 16 | @ New York | 71-77 (OT) | Loss | 15-18 |
September 19 | @ Connecticut | 60-80 | Loss | 15-19 |
Player stats
Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
Tamika Catchings | 34 | 249 | 115 | 67 | 38 | 568 |
Natalie Williams | 34 | 235 | 62 | 40 | 23 | 349 |
Kelly Miller | 34 | 108 | 106 | 37 | 5 | 348 |
Deanna Jackson | 34 | 113 | 53 | 29 | 6 | 236 |
Kelly Schumacher | 32 | 104 | 25 | 10 | 31 | 224 |
Kristen Rasmussen | 33 | 113 | 47 | 21 | 14 | 152 |
Coretta Brown | 26 | 34 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 104 |
Stephanie White | 22 | 28 | 52 | 24 | 5 | 91 |
Ebony Hoffman | 30 | 87 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 60 |
Niele Ivey | 15 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 34 |
Kate Starbird | 12 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
Astou Ndiaye-Diatta | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
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References
- ^ "2004 Indiana Fever Stats".
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Indiana Fever
- Founded in 2000
- Based in Indianapolis, Indiana
- Gainbridge Fieldhouse (2000–2019; 2021-present)
- IMG Academy (2020)
- Indiana Farmers Coliseum (2021-2022)
- Hinkle Fieldhouse (2022)
- Owner: Herb and Melvin Simon
- Herb Simon
- Sponsors: Bank One Corporation
- Finish Line, Inc.
- Anthem, Inc.
- Salesforce
- Eli Lilly and Company
- Cheez-It
- General Manager: Nell Fortner
- Kelly Krauskopf
- Pokey Chatman
- Tamika Catchings
- Lin Dunn
- Aliyah Boston
- Tamika Catchings
- Caitlin Clark
- Marissa Coleman
- Anna DeForge
- Candice Dupree
- Katie Douglas
- Briann January
- Kelsey Mitchell
- Tammy Sutton-Brown
- Erica Wheeler
- Tamika Whitmore
- Natalie Williams
- Shavonte Zellous