Indiana Fever | ||||
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2024 Indiana Fever season | ||||
Conference | Eastern | |||
Leagues | WNBA | |||
Founded | June 7, 1999[1] | |||
History | Indiana Fever 2000–present | |||
Arena | Gainbridge Fieldhouse | |||
Location | Indianapolis, Indiana | |||
Team colors | Navy blue, red, gold[2][3][4] | |||
Main sponsor | Salesforce | |||
President | Kelly Krauskopf | |||
General manager | Amber Cox | |||
Head coach | Stephanie White | |||
Assistant(s) | Tully Bevilaqua Karima Christmas-Kelly Jessie Miller Paul Miller | |||
Ownership | Herb Simon | |||
Championships | 1 (2012) | |||
Conference titles | 3 (2009, 2012, 2015) | |||
Retired numbers | 1 (24) | |||
Website | fever | |||
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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. The team was founded before the 2000 season began. The team is owned by Herb Simon, the founder of Simon Property Group, who also owns the Fever's NBA counterpart, the Indiana Pacers.[5]
The Fever have qualified for the WNBA Playoffs in 13 of its 24 seasons in Indiana. In 2009, the Fever reached the WNBA Finals but fell short to the Phoenix Mercury in game 5. In 2012, the Fever won the WNBA Finals with a 3–1 series victory over the Minnesota Lynx. Tamika Catchings was named the 2012 Finals MVP. In 2015, the Fever again reached the WNBA Finals but fell short to Minnesota in game 5.
Some of the players who have helped define the history of the Fever include Tamika Catchings, Katie Douglas, Briann January, Natalie Williams, Yolanda Griffith, Shavonte Zellous, Tully Bevilaqua, Tammy Sutton-Brown, Candice Dupree, Cappie Pondexter, Erica Wheeler, Kelsey Mitchell, NaLyssa Smith, Aliyah Boston and Caitlin Clark.