The 2001 Indiana Fever season was the franchise's 2nd season in the WNBA and their 1st season under head coach, Nell Fortner. In the 2001 WNBA draft, the Fever drafted Tamika Catchings as the 3rd pick, but due to a college injury, she missed the entire 2001 season. With that, the Fever tied with two teams with the worst record in the Eastern Conference, only ahead of the Detroit Shock and the Washington Mystics.
Transactions
WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country 1 3 Tamika Catchings Tennessee 1 14 Kelly Schumacher UConn219Niele IveyNotre Dame335Marlena WilliamsMissouri451April BrownLSU
Transactions DateTransactionApril 11, 2001Traded Kara Wolters to the Sacramento Monarchs in exchange for a 2001 1st Round PickApril 20, 2001 Drafted Tamika Catchings, Kelly Schumacher, Niele Ivey, Marlena Williams and April Brown in the 2001 WNBA draftApril 26, 2001Waived Usha GilmoreApril 30, 2001Signed Cornelia Gayden, Itoro Coleman, Lesley Brown, Nadine Malcolm and Sonia ChaseMay 15, 2001Waived April BrownSigned Angie BrazielMay 18, 2001Waived Lesley BrownWaived Sonia ChaseMay 27, 2001Traded a 2002 2nd Round Pick to the Detroit Shock in exchange for a Olympia Scott-Richardson and a 2002 3rd Round PickWaived Cornelia Gayden, Katryna Gaither and Texlin QuinneyJune 1, 2001Waived Itoro ColemanJuly 13, 2001Waived Danielle McCulleySigned Vicki HallDecember 5, 2001Traded Angie Braziel, a 2002 1st Round Pick and a 2002 3rd Round Pick to the Washington Mystics in exchange for a Nikki McCray, 2002 2nd Round Pick and a 2002 4th Round Pick
Roster
Schedule
Regular season
| 1 | May 31 | Houston | L 78–82 | Rita Williams (15) | Maxwell Malcolm Scott-Richardson (6) | Niele Ivey (5) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 0–1
| 2 | June 2 | @ New York | L 58–75 | Rita Williams (16) | Nadine Malcolm (7) | Rita Williams (4) | Madison Square Garden | 0–2 |- | 3 | June 4 | Seattle | L 71–74 (OT) | Olympia Scott-Richardson (18) | Monica Maxwell (12) | Niele Ivey (6) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 0–3 |- | 4 | June 5 | @ Miami | L 61–63 | Rita Williams (15) | Kelly Schumacher (8) | Rita Williams (2) | American Airlines Arena | 0–4 |- | 5 | June 9 | @ Cleveland | L 76–86 | Nadine Malcolm (15) | Schumacher Thompson (5) | Rita Williams (6) | Gund Arena | 0–5 |- | 6 | June 12 | @ Minnesota | W 65–60 | Rita Williams (15) | Olympia Scott-Richardson (10) | Ivey McCarty Williams (3) | Target Center | 1–5 |- | 7 | June 16 | Minnesota | W 67–65 | Nadine Malcolm (25) | Olympia Scott-Richardson (10) | Niele Ivey (3) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 2–5 |- | 8 | June 18 | Orlando | L 65–72 | Stephanie McCarty (20) | Alicia Thompson (6) | Monica Maxwell (4) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 2–6 |- | 9 | June 22 | Detroit | W 77–56 | Rita Williams (16) | Olympia Scott-Richardson (10) | Rita Williams (6) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 3–6 |- | 10 | June 23 | @ Detroit | W 74–70 | Scott-Richardson Williams (15) | Kelly Schumacher (7) | Rita Williams (3) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 4–6 |- | 11 | June 27 | Portland | L 65–68 | Rita Williams (20) | Schumacher Scott-Richardson (8) | Ivey Scott-Richardson (3) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 4–7 |- | 12 | June 29 | Charlotte | L 67–75 | Olympia Scott-Richardson (19) | Olympia Scott-Richardson (8) | Grubin Ivey McCarty Scott-Richardson Štreimikytė Williams (2) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 4–8
| 13 | July 1 | Phoenix | W 86–78 (OT) | Rita Williams (21) | Rita Williams (9) | Rita Williams (9) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 5–8 |- | 14 | July 6 | @ Houston | L 64–79 | Braziel Thompson (10) | Angie Braziel (10) | Grubin Maxwell Thompson Williams (2) | Compaq Center | 5–9 |- | 15 | July 8 | New York | L 56–58 | Olympia Scott-Richardson (12) | Olympia Scott-Richardson (9) | Jurgita Štreimikytė (4) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 5–10 |- | 16 | July 9 | @ New York | L 65–72 | Nadine Malcolm (23) | Olympia Scott-Richardson (7) | Rita Williams (6) | Madison Square Garden | 5–11 |- | 17 | July 11 | Cleveland | L 58–76 | Jurgita Štreimikytė (22) | Jurgita Štreimikytė (5) | Rita Williams (5) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 5–12 |- | 18 | July 13 | Orlando | W 74–60 | Jurgita Štreimikytė (16) | Malcolm Scott-Richardson (8) | Rita Williams (5) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 6–12 |- | 19 | July 14 | @ Charlotte | L 58–71 | Nadine Malcolm (17) | Jurgita Štreimikytė (8) | Jurgita Štreimikytė (4) | Charlotte Coliseum | 6–13 |- | 20 | July 18 | Utah | L 57–61 | Scott-Richardson Štreimikytė (12) | Jurgita Štreimikytė (11) | Ivey Williams (4) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 6–14 |- | 21 | July 20 | Washington | W 73–65 | Jurgita Štreimikytė (12) | Braziel Malcolm Štreimikytė (7) | Stephanie McCarty (6) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 7–14 |- | 22 | July 22 | @ Washington | L 61–69 | Nadine Malcolm (14) | Olympia Scott-Richardson (7) | McCarty Štreimikytė (5) | MCI Center | 7–15 |- | 23 | July 24 | @ Charlotte | L 66–75 | Jurgita Štreimikytė (19) | Ivey Malcolm Scott-Richardson (4) | Gordana Grubin (6) | Charlotte Coliseum | 7–16 |- | 24 | July 27 | @ Cleveland | W 67–63 | Gordana Grubin (23) | Angie Braziel (6) | Štreimikytė Williams (4) | Gund Arena | 8–16 |- | 25 | July 28 | Miami | L 63–69 | Alicia Thompson (16) | Gordana Grubin (6) | Ivey Williams (5) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 8–17
| 26 | August 1 | Washington | W 70–64 | Jurgita Štreimikytė (21) | Jurgita Štreimikytė (8) | McCarty Williams (3) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 9–17 |- | 27 | August 3 | @ Sacramento | L 69–81 | Jurgita Štreimikytė (14) | Angie Braziel (7) | Rita Williams (5) | ARCO Arena | 9–18 |- | 28 | August 4 | @ Utah | L 54–65 | Thompson Williams (13) | Angie Braziel (6) | Jurgita Štreimikytė (3) | Delta Center | 9–19 |- | 29 | August 6 | @ Los Angeles | L 66–81 | Alicia Thompson (17) | Niele Ivey (6) | Niele Ivey (5) | Staples Center | 9–20 |- | 30 | August 10 | @ Miami | L 67–72 (OT) | Rita Williams (20) | Jurgita Štreimikytė (8) | Ivey Štreimikytė (2) | American Airlines Arena | 9–21 |- | 31 | August 12 | Detroit | W 83–66 | Rita Williams (20) | Olympia Scott-Richardson (9) | Rita Williams (10) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 10–21 |- | 32 | August 14 | @ Orlando | L 72–78 | Rita Williams (18) | Jurgita Štreimikytė (8) | Alicia Thompson (4) | TD Waterhouse Centre | 10–22
Season standings
Statistics
Regular season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Rita Williams 32 29 32.6 .392 .376 .833 3.3 3.6 2.3 0.3 11.9 Jurgita Štreimikytė 27 26 26.2 .478 .000 .842 5.1 1.9 1.4 0.7 9.1 Olympia Scott-Richardson 32 30 24.2 .456 .000 .739 5.0 1.3 0.7 0.4 8.8 Nadine Malcolm 31 23 22.7 .425 .411 .871 3.0 0.8 0.4 0.1 8.3 Niele Ivey 32 26 22.1 .373 .357 .933 1.7 2.2 1.0 0.2 3.6 Gordana Grubin 27 9 17.8 .371 .293 .744 1.8 1.2 0.3 0.0 6.3 Alicia Thompson 22 7 17.3 .437 .395 .739 2.9 1.1 0.4 0.3 8.5 Stephanie McCarty 30 0 16.8 .380 .404 .774 1.8 1.9 0.9 0.5 5.6 Monica Maxwell 15 3 15.9 .302 .226 .667 2.5 0.9 0.3 0.3 3.1 Angie Braziel 23 0 14.8 .435 .000 .771 3.3 0.3 0.4 0.6 5.5 Kelly Schumacher 28 5 13.6 .495 .600 .850 2.5 0.4 0.2 1.0 4.0Danielle McCulley8211.3.278 .500 .9442.10.60.00.33.5Vicki Hall1309.5.412.000.5711.20.30.30.02.8 ‡Waived/Released during the season †Traded during the season ≠Acquired during the season
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