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2019 Regular Season Record: Home: Road:

Overall (Current Streak): 12-21 6-10 6-11

Eastern: 6-9 3-4 3-5

Western: 6-12 3-6 3-6

Overtime: 0-1 0-0 0-1

P R O B A B L E S T A R T E R S ( R E S E R V E S O N P A G E 2 )

No Name PPG RPG APG Notes

25

Kennedy BurkeG | 6-1 | 182UCLA ‘19Rookie

4.2 1.3 0.6

Last Game: 5 pts, 1-5 FG, 1-2 3FG, 2-4 FT, 5 rebs, 2 assistsFirst six starts of career...last 7 gms: 7.6ppg, 3.0rpg, 12 assists, 11 steals, 6 blocks...6-1 rookie guard with 6-5 wing span, affects all facets of game...season-high 18 pts on 7-of-8 shooting and four perfect 3-pt attempts vs. Phoenix, 6/9...obtained via waiver claim May 25.

4

Candice DupreeF | 6-2 | 178Temple ‘0614th season

11.7 5.0 2.5

Last Game: 17 pts, 6-11 FG, 5-6 FT, 6 rebs, 4 assists, 1 blockDouble-figure scoring in six straight games...7-time WNBA All-Star...needs 11 pts to move into 5th place in WNBA history, also 8th in rebounds, 2nd in FGs made...Dupree, Bird, Taurasi are only players in WNBA history with at least 30 starts in 13 seasons...Catchings (15), Dupree (14), Thompson (14) the only players to average 10+ pts in at least 14 consecutive seasons...15 rebs vs. Seattle, 6/11, were most in Fever uniform...69 career double-doubles.

15

Teaira McCowanC | 6-7 | 239Mississippi State ‘19Rookie

9.8 9.01.3

bpg

Last Game: 14 pts, 5-14 FG, 4-7 FT, 13 rebs, 1 steal, 2 blocksNo. 2 in Fever history w 296 rebs; No. 7 rookie rebounder in league history...current streak of five straight dble-dbles is a new Fever record...11 double-doubles are one shy of Tamika Catch-ings’ club record...first Fever player since 2011 w three straight 20+ pts...first rookie in WNBA history with 20+/15+ in consecu-tive games...19 rebs at SEA were second in Fever history...WNBA leader with 19.5 rebound pct...17.0 ppg & 11.3 rpg since 8/10, 11.7 ppg & 10.4 rpg since 6/19...3rd in WNBA in rpg; 8th in FG%, 9th in bpg...No. 3 pick in 2019 WNBA Draft, two-time nat’l DPOY at Mississippi St.

3

Tiffany MitchellG | 5-9 | 152South Carolina ‘164th season

9.7 2.8 2.2

Last Game: 15 pts, 5-11 FG, 1-3 3FG, 4-4 FT, 2 rebs, 3 assists14 straight starts...double-figure points in three of last four games...15 of 33 games in double-digit scoring...career-high 22 pts at New York, 5/24...89.5% FT shooter.

17

Erica WheelerG | 5-7 | 143Rutgers ‘135th season

10.0 2.9 5.0

Last Game: 6 pts, 2-7 FG, 2-5 3FG, 0-0 FT, 1 reb, 6 assists, 4 stealsWNBA All-Star MVP with 25 pts, 7 assists and ASG record-tying 7 3FGs...Fever season records with 165 assists & 5.0apg...8th in WNBA with 5.0 apg...28 points, 8 assists at Chicago, 6/21...26 pts, 9 assists at Connecticut, 5/28...thrice has been one assist shy of first pts-assists double-double by Fever player since 2011.

2019 REGULAR SEASON (12-21)5/24 at New York ................NBATV .................. W, 81-805/28 at Connecticut .......... CBSSN ............. L, 77-886/1 NEW YORK ................ WISH-TV ............ W, 92-776/7 DALLAS ....................... CBSSN ............. W, 79-646/9 PHOENIX ..................FSI/NBATV........... L, 87-946/11 SEATTLE ......................Twitter.............. L, 82-846/13 at Dallas ...................... CBSSN ............. W, 76-726/15 CHICAGO ...................... FSI ................ L, 64-706/19 at Atlanta .....................Twitter.............. L, 78-886/21 at Chicago ........................................... W, 76-696/23 at Seattle ............................................. L, 61-656/25 MINNESOTA .............. CBSSN ............. L, 74-786/28 at Phoenix .................. CBSSN ............. L, 69-916/29 at Las Vegas .............. CBSSN ............. L, 97-102 OT7/5 at Dallas ...................... CBSSN ............. W, 76-567/10 LAS VEGAS ......................................... L, 71-747/12 LOS ANGELES .............. FSI ................ L, 84-907/14 CONNECTICUT.................................. L, 63-767/19 WASHINGTON MyINDY-TV 23/CBSSN .. L, 88-95 OT7/21 at Chicago ...................NBATV ............. L, 70-787/23 at Phoenix ........................................... L, 77-957/31 ATLANTA .................... CBSSN ............. W, 61-598/3 MINNESOTA ................. FSI ................ W, 86-758/8 at Washington ........... CBSSN ............. L, 78-918/10 ATLANTA .................... CBSSN ............. W, 87-828/18 at Washington ............NBATV ............. L, 68-1078/20 NEW YORK .......MyINDY-TV 23/NBATV .. L, 76-828/22 at Los Angeles .......... CBSSN ............. L, 65-988/25 at Seattle ............................................. W, 63-548/27 LAS VEGAS ........... MyINDY-TV 23 ........ W, 86-718/29 LOS ANGELES .............. FSI ................ L, 83-879/1 at Minnesota ................. FSI ................ L, 73-819/6 at New York ........................................ W, 86-819/8 CONNECTICUT........ WISH-TV ............ 4:00pmAll times are ET | Times are subject to changeA live webcast of every game is available via WNBA League Pass, ex-cept during games carried on CBS Sports Network or during national broadcast windows on ESPN. Games televised on FOX Sports Indiana are also streamed on the FOX Sports GO app and FOXSportsGO.com to FSI subscribers. WNBA League Pass webcasts during games tele-vised on FSI are not available in local market areas due to blackout restrictions. Live streaming of games telecast during an ESPN national broadcast window are streamed on the ESPN app and ESPN3.com. Live streaming of games telecast on CBS Sports Network are available at CBSSportsNetwork.com. All games are archived for streaming on-demand in WNBA League Pass.

Indiana Fever (12-21) vs. Connecticut Sun (23-10)Bankers Life Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, Ind.

Sunday, September 8 • 4:00 p.m. ET • WISH-TVGame #34 • Home Game #17

GAME NOTES2 0 1 9 I N D I A N A F E V E R

Injury/Status ReportShenise Johnson ............ arthroscopic surgery (left knee) ... Out/Season

Victoria Vivians ...........................Right ACL Rehabilitation ..................................................... Out(Vivians is not on the official Fever roster. Her contract is suspended for the 2019 season. She is expected to return in 2020.)

12TWELVE of the Fever’s 21 losses have been two-possession games in the final minute of regulation.

11.7, 10.4Since June 19, Teaira McCowan boasts 292 points and 259 rebounds over 25 games for averages of 11.7 and 10.4.

15 of 33Games that Indiana has posted a higher FG percentage than opponents. It happened just five times in 2018.

15, 16, 17 and 19McCowan’s top rebounding games of 15, 16, 17 and 19 have tied and eclipsed the club’s old single-game rookie rebound-ing mark. Indiana’s single-game mark overall is 22.

17.0, 11.3Since August 10, Teaira McCowan boasts 153 points and 102 rebounds over nine games for averages of 17.0 and 11.3.

0:00.5Time remaining when Teaira McCowan’s reverse layup staked Indiana to its final lead in an 81-80 road win to open the season at New York, 5/24.

2nd/8 and 7thMcCowan’s 296 rebounds are the most ever by a Fever rookie and currently SECOND in Fever history overall, just EIGHT shy of breaking the club record (303 by Erlana Larkins in 2014). She is SEVENTH in WNBA history by a rookie.

5 and 11McCowan boasts FIVE straight double-doubles to break Tamika Catchings’ prior franchise mark (4) of consecutive double-doubles. McCowan’s ELEVEN double-doubles on the season are one shy of Catchings’ record 12 in 2002.

6th/11 and 8thCandice Dupree (6,442) is SIXTH among WNBA career scor-ing leaders, ELEVEN points from passing Katie Smith (6,452) in fifth. She ranks EIGHTH in career rebounds (2,940).

By the Numbers | Key Stats & Milestones20 and 55 Indiana’s 20-point comeback against Minnesota, 8/3, was the largest comeback victory in club history. The Fever’s 55 bench points matched the second-most in team history.

159 & 533Erica Wheeler is Indiana’s new leader in single-season as-sists with 165, passing Tamika Catchings’ prior record (143) from 2005. Wheeler is third in team history in career assists with 539. Briann January is second on the list with 909.

All-Star MVP: 25-7(6)-7-4All-Star MVP Erica Wheeler was on fire during the All-Star Game with six consecutive 3-pointers in the first half and the game-clinching 3-pointer with 21 seconds left in the game. She finished with 25 points, tied the ASG record with seven 3-pointers, and added seven assists and four rebounds.

2019 INDIANA FEVER ROSTERNO PLAYER POS HT WT BIRTHDATE COLLEGE ‘YR WNBA YRS PRONUNCIATION TWITTER HANDLE11 Natalie Achonwa F-C 6-3 190 11/22/1992 Notre Dame ‘14 4 uh-CHON-wuh @NatAchon25 Kennedy Burke G 6-1 182 02/14/1997 UCLA ‘19 R 4 Candice Dupree F 6-2 178 08/16/1984 Temple ’06 13 42 Shenise Johnson G 5-11 172 12/08/1990 Miami ‘12 7 shuh-NIECE @SheniseJ427 Paris Kea G 5-9 142 04/07/1996 North Carolina ’19 R KEE @TheReal_4144 Betnijah Laney G 6-0 160 10/29/1993 Rutgers ’15 3 buh-NAW-juh @BetnijahLaney23 Stephanie Mavunga F 6-3 205 02/24/1995 Ohio State ’18 1 maah-VOONG-guh @SMavunga_2322 Erica McCall F 6-2 184 08/21/1995 Stanford ’17 2 @EricaMcCall2415 Teaira McCowan C 6-7 239 09/28/1996 Mississippi State ’19 R tee-AIR-uh @Teaira_150 Kelsey Mitchell G 5-8 151 11/12/1995 Ohio State ’18 1 @Kelz_Hoop3 Tiffany Mitchell G 5-9 152 09/23/1994 South Carolina ’16 3 @TiffMitch2517 Erica Wheeler G 5-7 143 05/02/1991 Rutgers ’13 4 @EWeezy_For3eezySUSPENDED LIST DUE TO INJURY; WILL NOT PLAY IN 201935 Victoria Vivians G 6-1 183 11/17/1994 Mississippi State ’18 1 VIV-ee-ens @VictoriaVivians HEAD COACH: Pokey Chatman, LSU ‘91ASSISTANT COACHES: Jessie Miller, Illinois-Chicago ‘10 Christie Sides, Louisiana Tech ‘99ATHLETIC TRAINER: Garrett Hueber, Indiana ‘13STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH: Shannon Patterson, Taylor ‘96PLAYER DEVELOPMENT COACH: Tully Bevilaqua, AustraliaVIDEO COORDINATOR: Nick Griffin, UCLA ‘18OPERATIONS COORDINATOR: Seth Stuckwisch, Indiana ‘19

I N D I A N A F E V E R G A M E N O T E S1 3 P L A Y O F F A P P E A R A N C E S , 8 - T I M E E A S T F I N A L I S T , 3 - T I M E W N B A F I N A L I S T , 2 0 1 2 C H A M P I O N

STORYLINES□ Indiana plays its final game of the 2019 season by hosting the Connecticut Sun. The Sun will enter the WNBA Playoffs next week as the No. 2 seed with a bye through to the WNBA Semifinals.

□ Indiana also is playing its final game at Bankers Life Fieldhouse until at least the 2022 season. Due to planned renovation over next two-plus summers, the Fever will relocate to its interim home at Hinkle Field-house on the campus of Butler University. Through 20 seasons, Bankers Life Fieldhouse has been the site of every Indiana home game in the regular season (193-143) and playoffs (23-10).

□ The Fever reside in ninth place in the WNBA stand-ings, currently seven games improved over a 6-28 campaign in 2018 (5-28 through 33 games). Indiana doubled that win total with Friday’s win at New York.

□ Rookie center Teaira McCowan is on fire following a franchise-record fifth straight double-double. She can break the Fever’s single-season rebounding mark (Er-lana Larkins, 303 in 2014) with just eight rebounds on Sunday. She can also tie a franchise mark with a pos-sible 12th double-double.

□ Her 296 rebound are currently 7th by any rookie in WNBA history.

MAY 5/25: waived Asia Taylor and claimed

Kennedy Burke off waivers; 5/22: waived Kayla Alexander; 5/21: waived Bria Goss; 5/15: waived Caliya Robinson; 5/10: waived Crystal Bradford

APRIL 4/12: signed Crystal Bradford and Bria

Goss; 4/10: selected Teaira McCowan (No. 3), Paris Kea (No. 25) and Caliya Robinson (No. 28) in 2019 WNBA Draft; 4/5: placed Victoria Vivians on suspended list due to torn ACL

How The Team Was BuiltThrough The Draft Natalie Achonwa 9th overall pick, 2014 Tiffany Mitchell 9th overall pick, 2016 Erica McCall 17th overall pick, 2017 Kelsey Mitchell 2nd overall pick, 2018 Victoria Vivians 8th overall pick, 2018 Stephanie Mavunga 14th overall pick, 2018 Teaira McCowan 2nd overall pick, 2019 Paris Kea 25th overall pick, 2019Via Free Agency or Waivers Erica Wheeler signed Feb. 8, 2016 Betnijah Laney signed Feb. 5, 2019 Kennedy Burke claimed off waivers, May 25, 2019Via Trade Shenise Johnson from San Antonio | Feb. 17, 2015 Candice Dupree from Phoenix | Feb. 21, 2017

Recent TransactionsMARCH 3/4: announced Dr. Allison Barber as president and

chief operating officer; announced Tamika Catch-ings as vice president of basketball operations

FEBRUARY 2/18: re-signed free agent Asia Taylor; 2/5: signed

free agent Betnijah Laney; 2/1: re-signed free agents Natalie Achonwa, Shenise Johnson and Erica Wheeler

DECEMBER 12/17: former president Kelly Krauskopf named as-sistant general manager of Indiana Pacers

R E S E R V E S

No Name PPG RPG APG Notes

0Kelsey Mitchell

G | Ohio State ‘1812.9 1.6 2.7

Last Game: 22 pts, 9-17 FG, 3-8 3FG, 1-2 FT, 3 rebs, 3 assistsScoring leader started first 19 gms...70 3FGs are 4th in Fever his-tory...10+ pts in 21 of 33 gms...20+ pts six times...22 pts at NY Friday...20 pts, career-high nine assists vs. Minnesota, 8/3...tied career-high w 26 pts vs. Phoenix, 6/9...No. 2 rookie scorer in club history, 70 3FGs were the most by WNBA rookie since 2002.

11Natalie Achonwa

F/C | Notre Dame ‘148.9 5.1 1.6

Last Game: 2 pts, 0-0 FG, 0-0 3FG, 2-2 FT, 3 rebs, 2 assistsReturned to lineup Friday after missing 2 gms w right ankle sprain...11th in WNBA with 50% FG...ninth career double-double came with 16 pts, 12 rebs in OT loss to Washington, 7/19...2nd in club history in career FG percentage, 6th in rebounds...two-time Canadian Olympian.

44Betnijah Laney

F | Rutgers ‘155.7 4.2 1.6

Last Game: 5 pts, 2-3 FG, 0-0 3FG, 1-3 FT, 2 rebs, 2 assists, 3 stealsStarter in first 26 games...career highs in all categories...9th in WNBA in steals...at least one steal in 24 of 33 games.

23Stephanie Mavunga

G | Ohio State ‘182.3 2.3 0.2

Last Game: 0 pts, 0-3 FG, 0-0 FT, 2 rebs, 4 minutesCatalyst in 20-pt comeback vs. Lynx, 8/3, with 10 pts, 6 rebs, 2 blocks...local product of Indy/Brownsburg...23 games, 10.6 rebs per 40 mins...career-high 6 rebs seven times (4 times in 2019).

22Erica McCall

F | Stanford ‘171.0 1.9 0.4

Last Game: DNP-CDPost player with high energy, averages 10.3 reb per 40 minutes.

7Paris Kea

G | North Carolina ‘192.9 0.5 0.6

Last Game: DNP-CDUp-tempo, quick-release rookie point guard...10 games, 2.9 ppg.

42Shenise Johnson

G | Miami ‘124.9 2.1 1.1

Last Game: NWT-Out for SeasonOut for season after left knee arthroscopic surgery, 8/14.

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Sunday, September 8:

vs. Connecticut Sun

Series Notes□ Indiana welcomes Connecticut for Fan Appreciation Day on Sunday as the Fever hope to avoid a series sweep in 2019. □ Indiana has lost seven straight games in the series overall, though five of the seven defeats have come at Mohegan Sun Arena. The Fever’s last win in the series was an 81-79 triumph at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on May 20, 2017. Since 2016, the Sun have captured 9 of 11 meetings.□ The Sun and Fever each have one player who formerly called the opposition home. Sun guard Layshia Clarendon (injured) was drafted ninth overall by the Fever in 2013 and played three seasons in Indy prior to a 2016 trade to Atlanta. Indiana forward Betnijah Laney played 29 games with Connecticut last season, but signed a free agent deal with Indiana in February to re-unite with Pokey Chatman, who drafted her with Chicago when she entered the league in 2015.□ Connecticut coach Curt Miller was the head coach at Indiana University from 2012-14.

2019 Record Home Road Current Streak Standings

22-10 15-2 8-8 Lost 1 2nd in WNBA

Series HistoryOverall ........................29-43at Indiana ..................... 18-18at Orlando .......................2-3at Connecticut ............ 9-22

2019 Series Schedule5/28 ...at Connecticut ......L, 77-887/14 .....at Indiana .............. L, 63-769/8 ......at Indiana ............4:00 p.m.All times ET

Current StreaksOverall ........................Lost 7at Indiana ...................Lost 2at Connecticut ..........Lost 6

2018 Series Schedule5/26 ...at Connecticut ......L, 77-866/24 ...at Indiana ...............L, 78-876/27 ...at Connecticut .... L, 89-101

FEVER FRANCHISE LEADERS

CAREER GAMES1. Tamika Catchings .....................................................4572. Briann January ........................................................ 250 3. Ebony Hoffman ........................................................2324. Tully Bevilaqua .......................................................... 1975. Tammy Sutton-Brown .............................................1956. Erlana Larkins............................................................188 7. Shavonte Zellous ...................................................... 1778. Katie Douglas ............................................................1669. Kelly Schumacher ....................................................15910. Natalie Achonwa ............................................. 14911. Jeanette Pohlen-Mavunga ....................................14812. Erica Wheeler .................................................. 13512. Tan White ..................................................................13514. Jessica Davenport .................................................. 127

CAREER POINTS SCORED1. Tamika Catchings ..................................................7,3802. Katie Douglas ....................................................... 2,5643. Briann January ..................................................... 2,2444. Tammy Sutton-Brown .......................................... 1,6585. Shavonte Zellous ................................................. 1,5696. Ebony Hoffman ..................................................... 1,4947. Candice Dupree .............................................1,3358. Erica Wheeler .................................................1,2809. Erlana Larkins ........................................................ 1,245 10. Tan White .............................................................. 1,24011. Tiffany Mitchell .............................................. 1,19712. Natalie Achonwa ........................................... 1,157

CAREER FIELD GOALS MADE1. Tamika Catchings ................................................. 2,3852. Katie Douglas ...........................................................8993. Briann January ..........................................................7214. Tammy Sutton-Brown .............................................6075. Ebony Hoffman .........................................................5816. Candice Dupree ................................................5737. Shavonte Zellous ......................................................5218. Erica Wheeler ................................................... 4909. Erlana Larkins ...........................................................47910. Natalie Achonwa ............................................ 454 CAREER 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE1. Tamika Catchings .................................................... 6062. Katie Douglas ...........................................................3443. Briann January .........................................................2464. Tully Bevilaqua .........................................................2035. Marissa Coleman .....................................................146 6. Kelsey Mitchell .................................................. 1437. Erica Wheeler .................................................... 1328. Tan White ...................................................................1269. Rita Williams ..............................................................10710. Shavonte Zellous ....................................................106

CAREER FREE THROWS MADE1. Tamika Catchings ................................................. 2,0042. Briann January ........................................................ 5603. Tammy Sutton-Brown .............................................4444. Katie Douglas ...........................................................4225. Shavonte Zellous .....................................................4216. Tiffany Mitchell ................................................ 3457. Erlana Larkins ...........................................................2858. Ebony Hoffman ........................................................2479. Natalie Achonwa ............................................. 24010. Natalie Williams......................................................233

Through games played on September 6, 2019

SINCE THE ALL-STAR BREAK□ The Fever have done their best to ride a small

wave of momentum, winning 6 of 12 games after the All-Star Break.

□ The Fever’s past five wins have come in ways they NEVER won before the break:

• winning when the opponent shoots better;• winning despite deficits at halftime, after three

quarters or even later;• winning with fewer points off turnovers• winning despite more fouls and fewer FT attempts□ Prior to the All-Star Break, Indiana’s only win over

a team with a winning record was a June win at Chi-cago (5-2). Two of Indiana’s past three wins have come against winning teams - at Seattle (15-13) and against Las Vegas (19-11).

□ A bitter defeat against Los Angeles, 8/29, was nearly a third straight win over a winning team des-tined for the playoffs.

12 AND COUNTING□ The Fever have doubled their 2018 win total. □ With six home wins and six road wins, the Fever

have exceeded their home and road totals from 2018.

FEVER WIN LOTTERY GAME□ Can you say Lottery? When the Fever beat the Lib-

erty on Friday, it sealed New York as the club with best odds in the upcoming WNBA Lottery. Indiana will have the second-best odds of securing the top pick in the 2020 WNBA Draft.

□ Entering the season’s final weekend, Indiana’s two-year record is 18-49 with the Liberty at 16-51. The team with the fewest two-season wins receives best odds to secure the top draft pick in the 2020 draft.

□ Dallas and Atlanta both will finish with a two-year record over 25 wins, leaving the Wings and Dream to claim the third- and fourth-best lottery odds.

□ But what do odds matter? Indiana had the best lottery odds following its 6-28 season and 2017/2018 two-year mark of 15-43, but still wound up with the No. 3 pick in the 2019 draft.

□ (No complaints, however; Teaira McCowan would have been the Fever’s top selection whether at No. 1 or No. 3.)

TWO POSSESSIONS & OTMoral victories don’t count, but when you only won

six games last season, close games may reflect im-provement.

□ Twelve of the Fever’s 21 losses have been two-possession games in the final minute of regulation. The Fever have lost those games by a total of 60 points (5.0).

□ Indiana has also lost twice in overtime to two of the top three teams in the WNBA standings: Las Vegas and Washington.

DEFENSE AND SHOOTING EFFICIENCY□ The Fever have outshot their opponents from the

floor in 15 of 33 games. That happened only five times last season.

□ The Fever are 9-6 when they post a better shoot-ing percentage than their opponent, yet 3-15 when the opponent’s FG percentage is higher.

□ Seattle’s 28.6 percent shooting Aug. 25 was the lowest figure posted against the Fever this season. Coupled with 33 percent shooting by Las Vegas two nights later, Indiana held consecutive opponents un-der 35 percent for the first time this season.


□ Last year, opponents shot 50 percent or better in 14 of 34 games. That has happened just three times this season, twice against Phoenix and at Washington. □ Whether you credit better shot selection, more transition points, better passing and execution, better transition defense or stingier defense overall, proof of improvement is in the numbers.

Off. FG% Rank Def. FG% Rank Record2019 .418 9th .424 7th 12-212018 .406 12th .473 12th 6-28 (5-28)

COUNTING DOUBLES□ The Fever boast three different players with at

least three double-doubles for the first time since 2009: Teaira McCowan (11), Natalie Achonwa (3) and Candice Dupree (3).

□ Teaira McCowan joins Tamika Catchings as the only players in Fever history to register 10 or more in a season.

□ Indiana’s 17 double-doubles are the most since an Indiana record of 20 double-doubles in 2003 -- 11 by Tamika Catchings and nine by Natalie Williams.

□ On four occasions this year, Indiana has fallen one assist short of its first points-assists double-dou-ble since 2011. Erica Wheeler has had double-figure points with nine assists three times this year, and Kelsey Mitchell scored 20 points with a career-best nine assists a home win over Minnesota, 8/3.

NEW DOUBLE-DOUBLE MARKS□ Rookie center Teaira McCowan established a new

franchise record with her fifth consecutive double-double in Friday’s game at New York.

□ A four-game stretch by then-rookie Tamika Catch-ings in August 2002 was the previous Fever standard.

5 Teaira McCowan, 8/25/19 to present4 Tamika Catchings, 8/3/02 to 8/9/023 Tamika Catchings, 6/13/07 to 6/16/073 Tamika Catchings, 7/26/05 to 7/31/053 Natalie Williams, 6/20/03 to 6/24/03

□ Similarly, McCowan enters Sunday’s game with 11 double-doubles on the season and can match Catch-ings’ franchise record of 12.

12 Tamika Catchings, 200211 Teaira McCowan, 201911 Tamika Catchings, 200310 Tamika Catchings, 2012

MCCOWAN’S BIG IMPACT:DOUBLE-DOUBLE

□ Through 33 games, Teaira McCowan averages just over 22 minutes per contest with 9.8 points, 9.0 re-bounds and 1.3 blocked shots per game.

□ Since August 10, McCowan boasts nine-game av-erages of 17.0 points (153) and 11.3 rebounds (102).

□ Since June 19, McCowan has amassed a double-double average of 11.7 points (292) and 10.4 re-bounds (259) over 25 games.

□ McCowan is the league leader with a 19.5 percent rebound rate, measuring the percentage of missed shots rebounded while a player is on the floor.

□ She is third in the league and tops among all rook-ies in rebounds per game. She is eighth in the league in field goal percentage and ninth in the WNBA in blocks per game.


CAREER FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE(Minimum Two Seasons and 90 Attempts)1. Erlana Larkins ........................................................ .568 2. Natalie Achonwa .......................................... .5333. Jessica Davenport .............................................. .5244. Lynetta Kizer ......................................................... .5065. Candice Dupree .............................................. .4816. Tammy Sutton-Brown ......................................... .4737. Kelly Schumacher ................................................. .4708. Olympia Scott ...................................................... .4689. Alicia Thompson................................................... .45710. Natalie Williams.................................................. .456

CAREER 3-POINT PERCENTAGE(Minimum Two Seasons and 70 Attempts)1. Erin Phillips ............................................................. .4452. Jeanette Pohlen-Mavunga ............................... .4203. Katie Douglas ....................................................... .3804. Alicia Thompson................................................... .3755. Noelle Ivey ............................................................. .3736. Briann January ..................................................... .369 7. Stephanie White .................................................. .3688. Kelly Miller.............................................................. .3679. Monica Maxwell .................................................... .36310. Nadine Malcolm ................................................... .361 CAREER FREE THROW PERCENTAGE(Minimum Two Seasons and 90 Attempts)1. Tiffany Mitchell ............................................... .8922. Shenise Johnson .......................................... .8863. Kelly Miller ............................................................. .8604. Candice Dupree ............................................. .8525. Briann January ...................................................... .8476. Anna DeForge ...................................................... .8477. Tamika Catchings ................................................ .8408. Ebony Hoffman ..................................................... .8349. Erin Phillips ........................................................... .82910. Nadine Malcolm ................................................. .828

CAREER REBOUNDS1. Tamika Catchings .................................................. 3,3162. Erlana Larkins..........................................................1,188 3. Ebony Hoffman ........................................................1,1154. Tammy Sutton-Brown .............................................9235. Natalie Williams .......................................................6766. Natalie Achonwa ............................................. 6547. Katie Douglas ...........................................................6308. Candice Dupree ................................................5619. Shavonte Zellous ....................................................46910. Briann January .......................................................459

CAREER ASSISTS1. Tamika Catchings .................................................. 1,4882. Briann January ........................................................ 9093. Erica Wheeler ................................................... 5394. Katie Douglas ...........................................................4705. Tully Bevilaqua.........................................................4676. Erlana Larkins............................................................3187. Shavonte Zellous .....................................................2968. Ebony Hoffman ........................................................2659. Rita Williams .............................................................25810. Tan White ..................................................................251 CAREER STEALS1. Tamika Catchings ...................................................1,0742. Tully Bevilaqua.........................................................3563. Briann January .........................................................285 4. Katie Douglas ............................................................2515. Ebony Hoffman ........................................................2386. Erlana Larkins............................................................2147. Rita Williams ...............................................................1698. Tammy Sutton-Brown..............................................1639. Erica Wheeler .................................................... 13510. Tan White ..................................................................134 Through games played on September 6, 2019

□ Teaira McCowan averages a double-double over 25 games since June 19 when she made her first pro start and started a stretch of six games -- at first due to injury and later matchup preferences. Since that time, she has registered nine double-doubles, double-figure points in 16 of 25 games and 10+ rebounds in 14 of 25.

□ She is the league’s only player to average a dou-ble-double since June 19.

□ Earning her first start at Atlanta, 6/19, she posted her first double-double with 14 points, 15 rebounds and five blocks. She had 10 points and seven boards in the fourth quarter.

HISTORICAL REBOUND TRACKER□ With 11 rebounds at Minnesota, 9/1, McCowan

shot past Tamika Catchings’ 2002 mark of 276 re-bounds that stood as the Fever’s former rookie re-bounding mark. With 13 more at New York, 9/6, she boasts 296 boards heading into Sunday’s final game.

□ At her full-season pace of 9.0 rebounds per game, Teaira McCowan will finish her rookie campaign with 300 rebounds, just shy of Indiana’s franchise record.

□ At her 10.2 rebounds-per-game-pace since June 19, McCowan would complete her season with an In-diana record 304 rebounds, 6th in WNBA history by a rookie and tying the Fever single-season record.

□ She joins Tamika Catchings as the only Fever rook-ies ever to eclipse 200 rebounds in a season.

□ Only one Fever player has ever amassed over 300 rebounds in a season - Erlana Larkins (303) in 2014.

□ Her 296 rebounds this season are currently sec-ond in Fever history. (see chart on page 6)

□ Her 296 rebounds are currently seventh among all-time WNBA rookies. (see chart on page 7)

CATCHINGS & MCCOWAN: 20s AND 10s

□ Prior to last week’s loss at Minnesota, McCow-an had posted three straight games with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds, matched in Fever history just one time: the same double-double stretch by Tamika Catchings in 2002.

□ No Fever player has ever had four straight 20/10 performances.

Teaira McCowan vs. Los Angeles, 8/29/19 (24 points, 10 rebounds)Teaira McCowan vs. Las Vegas, 8/27/19 (24 points, 17 rebounds)Teaira McCowan at Seattle, 8/25/19 (22 points, 19 rebounds)

Tamika Catchings at Detroit, 8/9/02 (21 points, 12 rebounds)Tamika Catchings vs. Orlando, 8/7/02 (32 points, 12 rebounds)Tamika Catchings at Washington, 8/6/02 (28 points, 10 rebounds)

FIRST SINCE 2011□ McCowan is the first Fever player since 2011 to

have three straight games with 20 points or more. □ Tamika Catchings and Katie Douglas share the In-

diana record with four consecutive games of 20 points or more, a total of six times but none since 2010.

CONSECUTIVE 20/15s BY A ROOKIE□ With 22 points and 19 boards in Seattle, then 24

points and 17 rebounds two nights later against Las Vegas, Teaira McCowan is the first rookie in league history with consecutive games of 20+ points and 15+ rebounds.

□ No player, rookie or otherwise, has done it in three straight games.


BIG T’s NEAR 20/20 IN SEATTLE□ There have been just 18 instances in WNBA histo-

ry in which a player scored 20 points and hauled in 20 rebounds in the same game, and only two by a rookie. At Seattle, 8/25, Teaira McCowan missed the mark by one rebound.

□ Since 2013, there have only been five:

5/23/2018 Sylvia Fowles, MIN: 23 pts, 20 reb vs. Dallas5/28/2017 Jonquel Jones, CON: 23 pts, 21 reb at Chicago7/05/2016 Glory Johnson, DAL: 23 pts, 22 reb vs. Phoenix8/18/2013 Sylvia Fowles, CHI: 20 pts, 21 reb vs. Connecticut6/01/2013 Candace Parker, LAS: 27 pts, 20 reb at San Antonio

□ Rookies in league history with 20/20:

7/12/2012 Nneka Ogwumike, LAS: 22 pts, 20 reb at Indiana7/07/2010 Tina Charles, CON: 27 pts, 20 reb at Atlanta

BIG T’S BIG MOMENT□ Teaira McCowan will surely have many memo-

rable moments in her WNBA career, but the 6-foot-7 rookie enjoyed a big moment in the Fever’s season opener with a buzzer-beating reverse layup to beat New York at the final horn, 81-80.

□ She contributed 11 points and six rebounds in her pro debut, scoring the game-winning bucket off a nifty pass from veteran Candice Dupree.

□ The first game-winning basket of her high school, college or pro career, the highlight was No. 1 on ES-PN’s Sportscenter Top 10 that night. It was the top highlight of the WNBA’s opening week.

RESPECT THE VET: DUPREE 13 X 30□ Candice Dupree started her 33rd game of the sea-

son at New York on Friday.□ Players in league history with the most seasons

of 30 or more starts: Dupree (13), Sue Bird (13) and Diana Taurasi (13).

RESPECT THE VET: DUPREE 14 X 10+□ Candice Dupree has averaged double-figure scor-

ing in now 14 consecutive seasons.□ Players in league history with at least 14 straight

years averaging at least 10-plus points:

15, Tamika Catchings 2002 to 2016 14, Candice Dupree 2006 to 2019 - Active 14, Tina Thompson 1997 to 2010

DUPREE: 1,000 X 3□ Seventh in club history with 1,335 points in a Fe-

ver uniform, Candice Dupree is just the second player in WNBA history to score at least 1,000 regular-season points with at least three different franchises.

□ She the 13th player to eclipse the plateau in a Fe-ver uniform with 14 points against Dallas, 6/7.

Candice Dupree: 3,007 with Phoenix; 2,100 with Chicago; 1,335 with IndianaCappie Pondexter: 2,970 with New York; 2,483 with Phoenix; 1,138 with Chicago;

173 with Indiana (2018)

CANDICE: CHART-CLIMBING ALL-STAR□ Acquired via a three-team trade from Phoenix in

February 2017, she averaged 15.0 and 14.2 points per game to lead the club in scoring in 2017 and 2018. Du-pree is a six-time All-Star who was the No. 6 pick in the 2006 WNBA Draft.

□ Currently, Dupree averages 11.7 points and 5.0 rebounds.

□ Dupree (6,442) needs just 11 points to pass Katie Smith (6,452) in fifth place among WNBA career scor-ing leaders.

□ Against Seattle, 6/11, she pulled down 15 caroms, the most during her three-year Fever tenure while col-lecting the 68th double-double of her career. Her 69th came at Chicago, 6/21.

DUPREE AMONG WNBA CAREER LEADERSGames Points 1. Sue Bird ............................. 508 1. Diana Taurasi .....................8,5752. D. Milton-Jones ............... 499 2. Tina Thompson ................. 7,4883. Tina Thompson ............... 496 3. Tamika Catchings ............. 7,3804. Katie Smith ....................... 482 4. Cappie Pondexter ............. 6,8115. Lindsay Whalen .............. 480 5. Katie Smith ........................ 6,4526. Swin Cash .........................479 6. Candice Dupree ............ 6,4427. Tangela Smith ...................463 7. Lisa Leslie ........................... 6,2638. Tamika Catchings ............457 8. Sue Bird ...............................6,1549. Tanisha Wright ................ 456 9. Lauren Jackson .................6,00710. Ticha Penicheiro ............454 10. Tina Charles .................... 5,96811. Rebekkah Brunson ........453 11. Seimone Augustus ..........5,87912. Becky Hammon ............ 45013. Candice Dupree ......... 445

Rebounds Field Goals Made1. Rebekkah Brunson ......3,356 1. Diana Taurasi .....................2,7252. Sylvia Fowles ............... 3,323 2. Candice Dupree .............2,6473. Tamika Catchings .........3,316 3. Tina Thompson ................ 2,6304. Lisa Leslie ...................... 3,307 4. Cappie Pondexter ............2,4465. Tina Charles .................. 3,125 5. Tina Charles .......................2,4196. Tina Thompson ........... 3,070 6. Seimone Augustus .......... 2,4007. T. McWilliams-Franklin . 3,013 7. Tamika Catchings ............. 2,3858. Candice Dupree ........2,940 8. Lisa Leslie ...........................2,3329. Candace Parker ...........2,681 9. Sue Bird ..............................2,24710. Sancho Lyttle ...............2,601 10. Sylvia Fowles .................. 2,095

2-Point Field Goals Made 1. Candice Dupree..........2,619 2. Tina Charles ................. 2,3342. Lisa Leslie ......................2,210 4. Seimone Augustus ....... 2,119 WNBA All-Time Leaders updated5. Sylvia Fowles ...............2,094 through games of September 6.6. Cappie Pondexter ........1,9827. T. McWilliams-Franklin ..1,916 Current Fever players in bold.8. Tina Thompson.............1,882 Other active players in italics.9. Tangela Smith ............... 1,824 Past Fever players underlined.10. Tamika Catchings ........1,779

ALL-STARS□ Candice Dupree (8 points) and

Erica Wheeler (25 points) represent-ed the Fever as WNBA All-Stars in Las Vegas. Both were selected to the game as reserves in balloting by the league’s head coaches.

□ By age and experience, the 34-year old Dupree was the senior member of the WNBA All-Stars. She and Tina Charles each have earned seven All-Star se-lections.

□ Indiana’s Dupree-Wheeler duo combined for 33 points on 13-of-24 shooting while helping Team Wil-son to a 129-126 win in the highest-scoring All-Star Game in league history. The pair also tallied nine re-bounds, eight assists and Wheeler’s seven 3-pointers.

UNDRAFTED TO UNFORGETTABLEALL-STAR MVP - WOW!

□ Nevermind the story of a tough childhood in Lib-erty City, Miami; or the passing of her mother and a declining college career at Rutgers that took her off the WNBA radar in 2013. Those stories aside, Erica Wheeler’s remarkable performance in the WNBA All-Star Game was truly unforgettable.

□ Wheeler was named the MVP of the All-Star Game with a game-high 25 points on 9-of-17 shooting overall, tying an All-Star record with seven 3-pointers. She added seven assists and four rebounds.

□ Wheeler entered her first All-Star Game at the 4:18 mark of the first quarter and promptly despos-ited six consecutive 3-pointers without a miss - in the first seven minutes of her All-Star debut.


□ Her first miss came with 7:30 left in the first half, just prior to Team Wilson starters re-entering to close the half.

□ Wheeler began the second half with four straight misses beyond the arc. But she returned for the game’s final minutes to launch a game-clinching 3-pointer with 21 seconds left in the contest. The bucket clinched her MVP honor and tied the ASG record.

UNDRAFTED ALL-STARS□ The list of undrafted players to be selected to a

WNBA All-Star Game is a short one: Becky Hammon, Erika de Souza, Anna DeForge, DeMya Walker and Erica Wheeler.

□ Wheeler is the first undrafted player to be select-ed to an All-Star Game since Erika de Souza in 2014.

□ No undrafted player to debut since 2003 has reached an All-Star Game -- until Erica Wheeler in 2019; and none but Wheeler has ever been named the MVP.

WHEELER: FEVER CATALYST□ Erica Wheeler currently averages 10.0 points and

5.0 assists, eighth in the WNBA. □ With five assists against New York, 8/20, she

broke the Fever’s single-season assist record that had stood since 2005 (143 by Tamika Catchings). Her cur-rent total is 165.

□ Wheeler has four times posted a season-high nine assists and thrice posted eight. She has at least seven assists in 10 of 33 games this season.

□ She boasts double-digit points in 15 of 33 games.□ Through games of Aug. 18, she was the only

player in the WNBA to average 10+ points, 5+ assists and at least 40 percent 3-point shooting. (She dipped beneath 40% on Aug. 20.)

□ In her first game after earning All-Star MVP hon-ors, she collected a career-high five steals and hit a game-winning layup to beat Atlanta, 7/31.

□ She shot 6-of-8 overall and 2-of-3 from 3-point range to pace Indiana with 19 points, seven assists and six boards as the Fever beat Atlanta again, 8/10.

□ Three times this season, she has been one assist shy of the club’s first points-assists double-double since 2011.

□ An undrafted free agent in 2015, Wheeler has be-come one of the club’s most energetic stars. She took over the point guard role in 2017 to record 138 assists and fell two shy of the club record with 141 in 2018.

□ She has shown flashes as an explosive scorer, in-cluding 33 points at New York on August 8, 2017, in which she tied the second-highest scoring total in franchise history with a career-best 12-for-18 shoot-ing. She also tied a single-game franchise record with seven 3-pointers.

□ At Atlanta last season, she dished a career-high 10 assists to become the sixth different player in Indiana history with 10+ assists in a single game.

E-DUB IN INDIANA□ Erica Wheeler averaged four points and an assist

through 20 games in her first pro season in 2015 that was split between Atlanta and New York.

□ All 106 of Wheeler’s career starts have come with the Fever.


SINGLE SEASON 3-POINT FIELD GOALS1. Katie Douglas, 2012 ..................................................802. Tamika Catchings, 2002 ......................................... 763. Tamika Catchings, 2003 ..........................................744. Kelsey Mitchell, 2019 .........................................704. Kelsey Mitchell, 2018 ............................................... 706. Katie Douglas, 2010 ................................................. 687. Katie Douglas, 2011 ................................................... 667. Katie Douglas, 2009 ................................................. 668. Victoria Vivians, 2018 .............................................. 6510. Monica Maxwell, 2000 .......................................... 62 SINGLE SEASON REBOUNDS1. Erlana Larkins, 2014 ................................................3032. Teaira McCowan, 2019 ................................... 2963. Tamika Catchings, 2002 .......................................2764. Tamika Catchings, 2003 .......................................2725. Erlana Larkins, 2013 ...............................................2656. Tamika Catchings, 2005 .......................................2647. Tamika Catchings, 2012 .........................................2587. Ebony Hoffman, 2008 ............................................2589. Natalie Williams, 2003 ...........................................25510. Tamika Catchings, 2004 ......................................249

SINGLE SEASON ASSISTS1. Erica Wheeler, 2019 .......................................... 1652. Tamika Catchings, 2005 ........................................1433. Erica Wheeler, 2018 ..................................................1414. Erica Wheeler, 2017 .................................................1385. Briann January, 2016...............................................136

SINGLE SEASON BLOCKED SHOTS1. Tammy Sutton-Brown, 2008 ................................... 572. Tammy Sutton-Brown, 2010 ................................... 553. Kara Wolters, 2000................................................... 494. Tammy Sutton-Brown, 2007 ...................................475. Jessica Davenport, 2011 .......................................... 456. Teaira McCowan, 2019 ......................................436. Tamika Catchings, 2002 ......................................... 438. Tammy Sutton-Brown, 2011 ..................................... 419. Tammy Sutton-Brown, 2009 .................................. 4010. Tamika Catchings, 2004 ........................................ 38 Through games played on September 6, 2019


□ She is third in club history in career assists and eighth in career points.

Year G-GS Points Assists 2016 34-25 285-8.4 95-2.79 2017 34-26 400-11.8 138-4.06 2018 34-22 266-7.8 141-4.15 2019 33-33 329-10.0 165-5.00 Totals 135-106 1,280-9.5 539-3.99

□ Wheeler’s 3.99 career assist average with Indiana is a franchise record. Never has an Indiana player had a career average of 4.0 assists or better.

□ Wheeler has secured the Fever’s single-season record for assists per game, eclipsing the prior 4.69 as-sists per game set by Briann January in 2016.

HAMMON, WHEELER, TOP UFA’SBelow are rankings of all undrafted free agents in

WNBA history who have scored 1,000 career points. Each was draft-eligible, yet never drafted.

□ Wheeler is the third undrafted free agent in league history to top 1,300 points and 550 assists. She was just the fifth to tally 1,000 points and 500 as-sists; and the sixth to reach 1,000 career points and 400 career assists.

□ Erica Wheeler is the second undrafted player to debut in the WNBA since 2007 and score 1,000 career points. She owns the fifth-highest career scoring aver-age (8.9) of any undrafted free agent in league history.

□ Becky Hammon (3.80) and Wheeler (3.64) rank 1-2 in career assists average among undrafted free agents.

□ Wheeler (566 assists) ranks third among WNBA career assist leaders by undrafted players. Hammon (1,708) and former Fever point guard Tully Bevilaqua (854) top the list.

□ Wheeler and Becky Hammon are the only undraft-ed free agents in league history every to score at least 33 points in a single game.

□ Wheeler’s 10-assist game at Atlanta (June 14, 2018) was just the seventh in WNBA history by an un-drafted free agent: Hammon, Michelle Cleary, Edwige Lawson-Wade, Kiesha Brown, Annie Burgess and Co-quese Washington.

Undrafted Free Agents in WNBA History with 1,000 Career PointsPlayer Debut Yrs G-GS Points AssistsBecky Hammon 1999 16 450-329 5,841-13.0 1,708-3.8Anna DeForge 2000 8 237-213 2.413-10.2 503-2.1Iziane Castro Marques 2002 11 306-203 2,862-9.4 509-1.7Erika de Souza 2002 12 329-263 3,046-9.3 297-0.9 * Erica Wheeler 2015 5 155-106 1,370-8.9 566-3.6Sylvia Crawley 2000 4 128-101 1,050-8.2 154-1.2Latasha Byears 1997 10 252-95 1,935-7.7 200-0.8Gordana Grubin 1999 5 134-78 1,013-7.6 295-2.2DeMya Walker 2000 13 335-162 2,379-7.1 446-1.33Scholanda Dorrell 2006 7 222-116 1,458-6.6 180-0.81* Tierra Ruffin-Pratt 2013 7 230-142 1,405-6.1 404-1.8Nakia Sanford 2003 11 323-173 1,915-5.9 209-0.7Rushia Brown 1997 7 210-75 1,239-5.9 192-0.9Adrienne Johnson 1997 6 181-38 1,018-5.6 132-0.7Le’coe Willingham 2004 10 300-105 1,552-5.2 219-0.7Jennifer Lacy 2006 10 295-75 1,506-5.1 171-0.6Lady Grooms 1997 8 245-92 1,117-4.6 284-1.2Tully Bevilaqua 1998 14 426-297 1,768-4.2 854-2.0Barbara Farris 2000 10 280-74 1,094-3.9 160-0.6* Tierra Ruffin-Pratt and Erica Wheeler are the only active players on this list.

ACE: NEAR M.I.P. AND TEAM LEADER □ Tenth in the WNBA in field goal percentage (.500), former Notre Dame star Natalie “Ace” Achonwa was nearly the WNBA’s most improved player in 2018. She averaged 10.3 points and a team-leading 6.9 rebounds per contest, easily the finest season of her career with increases over 2017 (7.1 ppg, 3.7 rpg) of 3.2 points and 3.2 rebounds per game.

□ In 2019, she averages 8.9 points and 5.1 re-bounds, scoring the 1,000th point of her WNBA career at Seattle, 6/23.

□ She ranks sixth among Indiana career rebounders (654) and 12th among career scorers (1,157).

□ She is the first Fever player since Erlana Larkins in 2013-14 to record at least three double-doubles in consecutive seasons.

□ Against Washington, 7/19, she posted 16 points and 12 rebounds to register her third double-double of the season and ninth in the past two seasons.

□ She contributed her first double-double of the season with a 17-point, 11-rebound effort against Dallas, 6/7. She added her second against the Wings again, 6/13, contributing 11 points and 10 boards.

□ Last year, Achonwa joined league MIP Natasha Howard (Seattle) as the league’s only players with in-creases of more than 3.0 points and 3.0 rebounds from 2017. Ironically, both were first-round draft selections by Indiana in 2014 (Howard 5th overall, Achonwa 9th).

NAT’S NEW RANGE□ Working to stretch her offensive game, Nata-

lie Achonwa has developed a 3-point shot over the course of the 2019 season.

□ She has shot it more often of late, and has hit the first three 3-pointers of her career since Aug. 8.

□ She has hit a 3-pointer in three of the past eight games she has played.

□ She had zero career 3-point attempts prior to 2019. She is 3-of-11 for the season and 3-of-6 since Aug. 8.

MEET THE MITCHELLS□ Kelsey and Tiffany Mitchell (no relation) are

among the quickest and most dangerous guards in the WNBA. In the current Fever lineup, Kelsey usually has started and Tiffany accelerates off the bench; though at Chicago, 7/21, Tiffany replaced Kelsey in the start-ing lineup.

□ Offensively, Kelsey (#0) is a left-handed sharp-shooter and 3-point artist while Tiffany (#3) thrives as a slasher, penetrating and getting to the charity stripe.

□ Both are members of the USA Basketball Women’s National Team Training Pool.

KELSEY: SOUTHPAW SHOOTER & SCORER□ The No. 2 overall pick in the 2018 draft, Kelsey

Mitchell currently leads the Fever with 12.9 points per game including six games of 20+ points.

□ Kelsey has scored double-figure points in 21 of 33 games played.

□ She scored 20 points with a career-high nine as-sists off the bench in the Fever’s win over Minnesota, 8/3. It was the third time this season she has matched or increased her assists high.

□ Against Phoenix, 6/9, she matched her career scoring high (fourth time) while matching a then-career-best six assists. She bettered that assist figure with a new high of seven against the Storm two nights later.

WNBA ROOKIE LEADERS

SINGLE SEASON REBOUNDS1. Tina Charles, Connecticut, 2010 ..........................3982. Cheryl Ford, Detroit, 2003 ...................................3343. Yolanda Griffith, Sacramento, 1999 ....................3294. Breanna Stewart, Seattle, 2016 ............................ 3175. Candace Parker, Los Angeles, 2008 ..................3136. Cindy Brown, Detroit, 1998 ...................................3017. Teaira McCowan, Indiana, 2019 ..................... 2968. Tamika Catchings, Indiana, 2002 .......................2769. A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas, 2018 ................................2649. Chiney Ogwumike, Connecticut, 2014 ..............264 SINGLE SEASON BLOCKED SHOTS1. Margo Dydek, Utah, 1998 ........................................1142. Brittney Griner, Phoenix, 2013 ................................ 813. Candace Parker, Los Angeles, 2008 ................... 754. Kiah Stokes, New York, 2015 ................................. 675. Breanna Stewart, Seattle, 2016 ............................. 645. Lauren Jackson, Seattle, 2001 .............................. 647. Cintia dos Santos, Orlando, 2000......................... 638. Tina Charles, Connecticut, 2010 ........................... 579. A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas, 2018 .................................. 5510. Elena Delle Donne, Chicago, 2013 ..................... 5410. Yolanda Griffith, Sacramento, 1999 ..................... 54--- Teaira McCowan, Indiana, 2019 .......................43 Through games played on September 6, 2019


□ Named as a participant in the WNBA All-Star Game Three-Point Shooting Contest, Mitchell aver-aged 12.7 points per game in 2018.

CLIMBING 3-POINT CHARTS AGAIN□ Kelsey Mitchell is sixth in Fever history for career

3-pointers (143).□ With 70 3-pointers and counting this season, she

ranks fourth among Fever single-season leaders, tied with her rookie total from 2018.

□ Mitchell finished her rookie campaign as the second-leading rookie scorer in Indiana history. Her 70 3-pointers were the most by a WNBA rookie since Tamika Catchings’ WNBA record 76 in 2002.

TIFFANY: GOT TO GET TO THE LINE!□ Nobody on the Fever roster gets to the line more

-- or makes a higher percentage -- than lightning-quick Tiffany Mitchell. In just her fourth pro season out of South Carolina, she is sixth in Fever history with 341 career free throws made.

□ She already holds the franchise record for con-secutive free throws made (42), and was successful on 13-of-14 charity attempts in Indiana’s season-opening win at New York, 5/24.

□ Bolstered by her career-high free throws, Mitchell netted a career-best 22 points in the win at New York. Overall, she is 77-of-86 (.895) at the line in 2019.

□ She boasts 15 games in double-figure scoring this season and has become the 11th-leading scorer in franchise history (1,197).

FREE AGENT LANEY PAYS BIG DIVIDENDS□ Betnijah Laney owned three career starts before

arriving in Indiana. □ As part of this year’s Fever resurgence, Laney

has started every game at small forward and played an integral part in clogging passing lanes and adding a versatile piece to the Indiana puzzle. She averages 5.7 points and 4.2 rebounds, and is ninth in the WNBA with 1.3 steals per game.

□ She boasts at least one theft in 24 of 33 games, with a career-high four thefts twice: vs. Connecticut, 7/14, and at Seattle, 6/23. More relevant may be the constant activity with which she wreaks havoc while gaining deflections and hustle rebounds.

□ She also has developed offensive range in her fourth pro season. Laney had just one 3-pointer through three seasons, but has 20 in 2019 including a career-high three 3FGs at Las Vegas, 6/29.

□ At Dallas, 6/13, she also added a career-high 11 rebounds.

□ The defensive player of the year in Australia last winter, Laney is re-united with Indiana coach Pokey Chatman. She was drafted by Chatman and Chicago in 2015. After a torn ACL in 2016 and a year’s absence from the WNBA in 2017, she played 29 games with Connecticut in 2018.

CAREER HIGHS ACROSS THE BOARD□ In 2019, she has matched or exceeded single-

game and single-season career-highs in every box score category.

□ The numbers don’t lie. Here is Laney’s 2019 cam-paign compared with the first three seasons of her career:

Season G-GS MIN FG-A 3FG-A Reb Ast Stl Pts2015 CHI 32-2 411 39-99 0-6 68-2.1 19 16 94-2.92016 CHI 8-1 42 2-12 0-1 5-0.6 1 1 8-1.02018 CON 29-0 271 33-70 1-9 50-1.7 21 11 77-2.72019 IND 33-27 853 75-207 20-64 140-4.2 52 46 187-5.7

□ Through 27 games, Laney shared distinction with

Jonquel Jones (Connecticut), Jantel Lavender (Chica-go) and Dearica Hamby (Las Vegas) as the only play-ers in the WNBA with a +3.0 improvement over 2018 in both points and rebounds per game.

CHAMPION: MCCALL AND UNDERWOODOne of the season’s biggest stories occurred off the

court and on the stage when Erica McCall formed a duet with Carrie Underwood during the country su-perstar’s concert at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, June 16.

For every show on her “Cry Pretty” tour, Under-wood conducts a contest for a fan to submit video and enter a contest to rap Ludicrus lyrics on stage with her during “The Champion.”

McCall, a self-proclaimed karaoke star and a natural performer, was encouraged to enter when Fever staff discovered the contest and realized the show fell on an off night while the team was at home.

After submitting an audition video and entering the contest, McCall was chosen to participate and was joined by a dozen teammates and coaches at the con-cert.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2004 Indiana routed Washington, Minnesota and Washington again by a combined 52 points – the largest three-game victory margin in franchise history – to re-claim a share of the Eastern Conference lead.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013 Erlana Larkins matched a franchise record by pulling down 17 rebounds in an overtime loss at Atlanta.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011 Katie Douglas scored 21 points to lead four double-figure scorers in an 87-69 win over the Washington Mystics, as Indiana clinched the top seed in the WNBA Eastern Conference playoffs for the second time in franchise history.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2013 Indiana locked up its ninth consecutive playoff berth with a 69-60 win over the Connecticut Sun at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

ON THIS DATE IN FEVER HISTORYSEPTEMBER 8, 2009 Tamika Catchings and Katie Douglas each scored 17 points to lead Indiana to a 69-63 win at Madison Square Garden and secure the No. 1 seed in the East playoffs. Indiana’s 22nd victory set a new season record for wins and reflected the first regular season conference title in franchise history.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012 Katie Douglas scored a season-high 30 points during an 89-83 home win over Phoenix to become just the 10th WNBA player to reach 5,000 career points.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2005 Indiana lost Game 2 of the East Finals at Connecticut, 77-67. Natalie Williams capped her pro career with 17 points and 11 rebounds.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2016 A win at Washington clinched Indiana’s 12th consecutive playoff appearance. The 12-year streak marked the third-longest active playoff streak in American pro sports (San Antonio Spurs & Detroit Red Wings).

SEPTEMBER 14, 2008 Indiana set a team scoring record during a 103-89 win over Phoenix to end the regular season. For the second time in two weeks, three players finished with at least 20 points: Tammy Sutton-Brown had 26, followed by 24 from Katie Douglas and 20 from Ebony Hoffman.

Needless to say, McCall’s performance was met with rave reviews, including a post on Instagram and Twitter from Carrie Underwood, herself:

2.0 CORE FOURThe Fever’s new core began arriving in the 2015 and

2016 seasons, during the club’s last two playoff sea-sons.

Natalie Achonwa was a 2014 draft pick whose rookie debut came in 2015 after a torn ACL injury in college. Also added in 2015 was Erica Wheeler, signed as a free agent in the offseason. In 2016 came first-round draft pick Tiffany Mitchell and in 2017 with the addition of Pokey Chatman as head coach, Candice Dupree was acquired via trade as a veteran presence to guide the new batch of youngsters.

That core of four players, now earning status as Indi-ana veterans, all have recently passed the 1,000-point plateau as Fever stars. The foursome represents a new generation of Fever players, growing and having im-pact together on the court.


HIGHEST OF CHATMAN ERAEntering games of June 11, Indiana’s fifth-place

standing (tied), its No. 6 ranking in the AP Power Poll and its above-.500 record through seven games all were firsts in the Pokey Chatman Era with Indiana. REFLECTED IN THE POLLS

Indiana’s early improvement has been reflected in polls by the Associated Press and WNBA.com. A year ago, Indiana had a wire-to-wire hold on the No. 12 spot in the AP Power Poll, but so far this year the Fever have emerged in the top 10 in both.

AP Poll WNBA.com PollPreseason 12 9Week #2 - 6/4 8 7Week #3 - 6/11 6 5Week #4 - 6/18 8 7Week #5 - 6/25 7 6Week #6 - 7/2 11 11Week #7 - 7/9 10 10Week #8 - 7/16 11 11Week #9 - 7/23 10 10Week #10 - 7/30 10 10Week #11 - 8/6 9 9Week #12 - 8/13 9 9Week #13 - 8/20 10 10Week #14 - 8/27 9 9Week #15 - 9/3 9 9

SECOND DECADE = INDIANA FEVER 2.0□ Entering play in their second decade, the new-

look Fever roster features three rookies (McCowan, Burke, Kea) and young veterans gained valuable sea-soning during its winter overseas.

□ Pokey Chatman talks frequently about the club’s disdain for the way the 2018 Fever campaign ended, and the players’ drive to make themselves better -- taking those feelings overseas and coming back with something to prove in 2019.

□ Significant overseas accomplishments were made by second-year players Kelsey Mitchell and Stephanie Mavunga, and veterans Erica Wheeler and Candice Dupree.

□ With the additions of versatile guard-forward Bet-nijah Laney and 6-foot-7 Teaira McCowan, Indiana is improved and bigger at every position on the floor.

□ The Fever’s opening-day roster was the fourth-youngest in the WNBA (26 years, 33 days). With the addition of Kennedy Burke, the team’s youngest play-er, Indiana boasts eight players still younger than 27.

DR. BARBER & TAMIKAJust as the Fever have been re-shaped for its 20th

season on the court, so too has the Fever front office.Former White House and Department of Defense

strategist Dr. Allison Barber heads the franchise after being named president and chief operating officer on March 4, 2019. As part of the same announcement, longtime star player Tamika Catchings was named as the club’s vice president for basketball operations.

A northern Indiana native and a former school teacher, Barber climbed the ranks as a high-level com-munications and PR strategist before serving a stint as deputy assistant secretary of defense and working as a global communications specialist in the White House during the early stages of wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Returning to Indiana, she welcomed a new leader-ship role as chancellor of Western Governors Univer-sity Indiana, the state’s online, competency-based university that boasted unprecedented growth during her control. She later served as president of WGU Ad-vancement, the university’s fundraising arm.

Barber’s goal with the Indiana Fever is to grow Fever fans in all 92 Indiana counties through the tenets of COMMITMENT, COMPETITION and CONTRIBUTION. She is just the second chief executive in the Fever’s 20 years of existence, bringing with her over two decades of experience in education and public service.

FRANCHISE CONSISTENCY & EXCELLENCEIndianapolis was awarded its WNBA franchise on

June 7, 1999 and the Fever won their first game ever played on June 1, 2000. Since that time, Indiana has emerged as one of the WNBA’s elite franchises. The team rode the success and leadership of MVP, All-Star and gold-medal Olympian Tamika Catchings for 16 seasons, along with front office guidance from chief executive and architecht Kelly Krauskopf.

As Catchings retired after the 2016 season and Krauskopf was named assistant general manager of the Indiana Pacers (2018), a transformation within the franchise is taking place as the club celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2019.

Some historical notes:□ The Fever have been one of the most consistently

successful franchises in the WNBA. Now in their 20th season, the Fever have reached the playoffs 13 times – including 12 straight seasons from 2005-16. Both are WNBA records.

□ At the time Indiana’s consecutive-year playoff streak ended, it was the second-longest active play-off streak in American professional sports (NBA, NFL, MLB, MLS, NHL).

□ The Fever reached the conference finals seven times, including the WNBA Finals in 2009, 2012 and 2015.

□ The Fever became the league’s eighth different champion in 2012. It was then only the fifth franchise to reach the conference finals at least five times.

□ The Fever championship was the first pro basket-ball title in Indianapolis since the Pacers won the ABA title in 1973.

□ Indiana boasted seven 20-win seasons in an eight-year stretch from 2005-12. Only the Fever and Min-nesota Lynx have had as many in an eight-year span.

□ Indiana was the first team in WNBA history to amass seven seasons of at least 21 victories.

□ Indiana won 10 or more games at home for the 11th consecutive season in 2012, which was then the longest streak in WNBA history.

20TH ANNIVERSARY TEAM A tribute to the club’s 20th season is a 20th Anniver-sary Team announced May 16: Natalie Achonwa, Tully Bevilaqua, Tamika Catchings, Katie Douglas, Candice Dupree, Ebony Hoffman, Briann January, Erlana Lar-kins, Erin Phillips, Tammy Sutton-Brown, Stephanie White and Shavonte Zellous.

20 TOWNS FOR 20 SEASONSCelebrating their 20th season in the WNBA this sum-

mer, the Indiana Fever scheduled a three-month tour (April 13 to June 18) encompassing festivals and carni-vals, basketball tournaments, community concerts, an Easter egg hunt, a farmer’s market and a parade.

The Fever’s 20 Towns for 20 Seasons tour of state-wide communities launched Saturday, April 13 with an appearance at the historic Hoosier Gym in Knight-stown and concluded on June 18 when Freddy Fever marched in the Fireman’s Festival Parade in Bremen.

“This is who we are, and basketball is what we do,” said Fever President and COO Dr. Allison Barber. “Our 20th season is a terrific opportunity to highlight our great game and professional athletes.”

Counting Indianapolis and a visit to nearby Cincin-nati for hometown Fever star Kelsey Mitchell, kids, families and fans in 20 communities engaged with a variety of players, alumni players, coaches or Freddy Fever; social media opportunities, interactive games and a prize wheel.

POKEY CHATMANGM AND HEAD COACH

The sixth head coach in Indiana Fever history, Pokey Chatman boasts an accom-plished record with success at every level of women’s basketball. After six seasons as head coach and general manager of the Chi-cago Sky, Chatman was named to her post with the Fever on Nov. 18, 2016.

She assumed general manager duties with the Fever prior to the 2018 season. The 2019 season is her third as head coach.

Chatman engineered Chicago’s ascent in the WNBA’s Eastern Conference, guid-ing the Sky to their first playoff appearance in 2013 and leading the franchise to the WNBA Finals a year later. She finished her

assignment in the Windy City with a 106-98 regular season record, four straight playoff appearances and an 8-12 mark in the postseason.

Prior to her time in the WNBA, she enjoyed a 20-year career at Louisiana State that included four seasons as a starting point guard, followed by assignments as assistant coach, associate coach and, for three seasons from 2004-07, head coach. During her lengthy tenure at LSU, she attended three Final Fours and was a part of 15 NCAA Tournament teams. As acting head coach and head coach, she led the Ti-gers to three consecutive Final Fours including a 2005 loss in the national semifinals at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis. She earned national coach of the year accolades in her first full season in 2005.

Her diverse resume also includes a pair of EuroLeague titles with Spartak Mos-cow, first as an assistant in 2008, and another while serving as head coach of the Russian powerhouse for four seasons from 2009-13.

Internationally, Chatman was a part of two gold-medal teams with USA Basket-ball. As a player, she won gold with the USA’s U18 squad that won the FIBA Ameri-cas championship in Brazil in 1988. She was an assistant coach with the U.S. team at the World University Games in 2005 in Turkey. She also coached the national team of Slovakia for two seasons.

COLLEGIATE PLAYING & COACHING COACHING HISTORYYEAR TEAM POSITION NOTES1987-88 LSU (18-11) Player NCAA 1st Round1988-89 LSU (19-11) Player NCAA Sweet Sixteen1989-90 LSU (21-9) Player NCAA 1st Round1990-91 LSU (24-7) Player SEC Tournament Champion NCAA 2nd Round1991-92 LSU (16-13) Student Asst. Coach1992-93 LSU (9-18) Assistant Coach1993-94 LSU (11-16) Assistant Coach1994-95 LSU (7-20) Assistant Coach1995-96 LSU (21-11) Assistant Coach WNIT1996-97 LSU (25-5) Assistant Coach NCAA Sweet Sixteen1997-98 LSU (19-13) Assistant Coach WNIT Final Four1998-99 LSU (22-8) Assistant Coach NCAA Sweet Sixteen1999-00 LSU (25-7) Assoc. Head Coach NCAA Elite Eight2000-01 LSU (20-11) Assoc. Head Coach NCAA 2nd Round2001-02 LSU (18-12) Assoc. Head Coach NCAA 2nd Round2002-03 LSU (30-4) Assoc. Head Coach SEC Tournament Champion NCAA Elite Eight2003-04 LSU (27-8) Assoc. Head Coach NCAA Final Four2004-05 LSU (33-3) Head Coach SEC Reg. Season Champion NCAA Final Four2005-06 LSU (31-4) Head Coach SEC Reg. Season Champion NCAA Final Four2006-07 LSU (26-7) Head Coach Record at LSU – 90-14, .865 (three seasons)

OVERSEAS & INTERNATIONAL COACHING HISTORY (Russian League, EuroLeague)YEAR TEAM POSITION NOTES2007-08 Spartak Moscow (21-1, 15-1) Assistant Coach Russian League Champion EuroLeague Champion2008 Slovakia National Team Head Coach2009 Slovakia National Team Head Coach EuroBasket 8th Place2009-10 Spartak Moscow (15-1, 16-0) Head Coach EuroLeague Champion2010-11 Spartak Moscow (15-3, 11-6) Head Coach EuroLeague Runner-Up2011-12 Spartak Moscow (14-4, 14-7) Head Coach EuroLeague 6th Place2012-13 Spartak Moscow (14-4, 13-4) Head Coach EuroLeague 5th PlaceRussian League Record at Spartak Moscow – 58-12, .829 (four seasons)EuroLeague Record at Spartak Moscow – 54-17, .761 (four seasons)Overall Record at Spartak Moscow – 112-29, .794 (four seasons)

WNBA COACHING HISTORY (Regular Season, Postseason)YEAR TEAM POSITION NOTES2011 Chicago (14-20) Head Coach & GM 5th in East2012 Chicago (14-20) Head Coach & GM 5th in East2013 Chicago (24-10, 0-2) Head Coach & GM 1st in East, East Semis2014 Chicago (15-19, 4-5) Head Coach & GM 4th in East, WNBA Finals2015 Chicago (21-13, 2-2) Head Coach & GM 2nd in East, East Semis2016 Chicago (18-16, 2-3) Head Coach & GM 2nd in East, WNBA Semis2017 Indiana (9-25) Head Coach2018 Indiana (6-28) Head Coach & GM

Career WNBA record – 121-151, .445 (eight seasons)Regular season record with Indiana – 15-53, .221 (two seasons)Regular season record at Chicago – 106-98, .520 (six seasons)Postseason record at Chicago - 8-12, .400 (four seasons)

Overall College & Pro Coaching Record as head coach in the United States (including playoffs) – 219-177, .553 (11 seasons)

Overall College & Pro Coaching Record as head coach (including playoffs) – 331-206, .616 (15 seasons)

All records current through end of 2018 season.

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I N D I A N A F E V E R

11 NATALIE ACHONWAF/C 6-4 190 11/22/92 Notre Dame ‘14 4 Yrs. WNBA

Regular SeasonCareer Highs

2019Season Highs

PTS 26, vs. LVA, 6/12/18 17, vs. DAL6/7

FGM 12, vs. LVA, 6/12/18 7, vs. CHI, 6/15

FGA 16, vs. LVA, 6/12/18 14, vs. NYL, 8/20

3FGM 1(3x), vs. NYL, 8/20/19 1(3x), vs. NYL, 8/20

3FGA 3, vs. NYL, 8/20/19 3, vs. NYL, 8/20/19

FTM 7(5x), vs. CON, 7/14/19 7(2x), vs. CON, 7/14

FTA 10, at WAS, 5/20/18 8, at DAL, 7/5

OR 8, at WAS, 5/20/18 6, vs. DAL, 6/7

DR 11, vs. LVA, 6/12/18 7(3x), vs. ATL, 7/31

TR 15, vs. LVA, 6/12/18 12, vs. WAS, 7/19, OT

A 5(2x), at WAS, 8/18/19 5(2x), at WAS, 8/18

STL 3(2x), at NYL, 5/24/19 3, at NYL, 5/24

BLK 6, vs. CHI, 8/18/18 3(2x), vs. LAS, 6/12

MIN 37:33, vs. LVA, 6/12/18 36:07, vs. WAS, 7/19, OT

2019 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICSDate OPP W/L MIN FG 3FG FT OR DR TR A PF STL TO BS PTS5/24 at nyl W 29:36 4-10 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 3 3 1 0 8

5/28 at con L 18:20 4-7 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 1 6 0 2 0 10

6/1 NYL W 19:57 3-3 0-0 1-1 1 4 5 2 3 0 1 1 7

6/7 DAL W 31:21 6-10 0-1 5-5 6 5 11 5 3 0 0 2 17

6/9 PHO L 11:59 3-4 0-0 2-2 1 6 7 1 1 0 0 3 8

6/11 SEA L 17:45 6-8 0-0 1-2 0 2 2 3 4 1 0 0 13

6/13 at dal W 29:13 4-7 0-1 3-4 3 7 10 2 3 1 2 2 11

6/15 CHI L 26:51 7-12 0-2 1-1 1 4 5 1 3 0 1 1 15

6/19 at atl DND - left calf strain

6/21 at chi DND - left calf strain

6/23 at sea L 12:47 3-5 0-0 1-1 0 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 7

6/25 MIN L 26:10 4-7 0-0 2-2 3 4 7 1 4 0 1 1 10

6/28 at pho L 15:34 1-2 0-0 1-1 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 3

6/29 at lva L 16:39 3-6 0-0 0-1 2 7 9 3 4 0 0 1 6

7/5 at dal W 24:00 3-6 0-0 7-8 2 2 4 2 0 1 0 0 13

7/10 LVA L 15:34 3-6 0-0 4-4 1 2 3 0 1 1 2 0 10

7/12 LAS L 17:51 3-8 0-0 1-1 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 3 7

7/14 CON L 27:33 2-5 0-0 0-0 1 6 7 1 2 2 2 0 11

7/19 WAS L 36:07 5-9 0-0 6-6 4 8 12 1 1 1 1 0 16

7/21 at chi L 26:40 3-7 0-1 0-0 3 4 7 2 5 1 0 1 6

7/23 at pho L 14:21 3-5 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 4 0 2 0 6

7/31 ATL W 22:19 3-7 0-0 1-1 1 7 8 2 3 1 0 0 7

8/3 MIN W 28:07 5-10 0-0 1-1 1 3 4 3 2 1 2 0 11

8/8 at was L 22:43 3-6 1-1 2-2 2 2 4 1 1 0 1 0 9

8/10 ATL W 18:42 4-11 1-2 3-3 4 3 7 1 1 1 1 1 12

8/.18 at was L 23:39 3-9 0-0 1-1 0 3 3 5 2 0 4 0 7

8/20 NYL L 21:10 4-14 1-3 2-2 5 2 7 0 3 0 1 2 11

8/22 at las L 15:44 2-4 0-0 2-2 0 2 2 2 5 1 2 0 6

8/25 at sea W 10:09 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 6 7 3 1 1 1 0 2

8/27 LVA W 9:17 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 4 4 1 3 0 1 0 4

8/29 LAS DND - right ankle sprain

9/1 at min DND - right ankle sprain

9/6 at nyl W 14:27 0-0 0-0 2-2 2 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 2

9/8 CON

Returned to play Friday at New York after missing two games with a right ankle sprain.

11th in the WNBA with 50 percent shooting percentage.

First Fever player since Erlana Larkins (2013, 2014) to have at least three double-doubles in consecutive seasons.

Turned in her best game of the season vs. Dallas, 6/7, collecting 17 points and 11 rebounds. She also added two blocks and a career-high five assists.

Sixth in team history with 654 rebounds, trailing Natalie Williams in fifth with 676.

Entered her fifth WNBA season as a career 54-percent shooter which is second in Fever history.

Consecutive games streak snapped at 77 when she did not dress at Atlanta, 6/19. From 9/18/16 to 6/15/19, it was the ninth-longest streak in Fever history.

2018 Breakout season boasted averages of 10.3 points and 6.9 rebounds per game; joined Tamika Catchings, Erlana Larkins and Natalie Williams as the only players in club history with at least six double-doubles in a season.

Joined WNBA Most Improved Player Natasha Howard as the league’s only players with at least a 3.0 improvement in both points and rebounds over 2017.

Career highs of 26 points and 15 rebounds in an overtime loss to Las Vegas, 6/12/18.

2017Averaged 7.1 points and 3.7 rebounds while starting 17 games in 34 appearances.

Finished with a then-career-high 19 points as she shot 8-for-10 from the field in 23 minutes against New York, 7/28/17.

2016Averaged 3.6 points and 2.0 rebounds through 24 games with no starts.

2015Earned 2015 WNBA All-Rookie Team honors after averaging 8.0 points and 3.5 rebounds while leading all first-year players by shooting 55.0 percent from the field during the 2015 regular season.

Selected by Indiana with the ninth overall pick in the 2014 WNBA Draft, she sat out the entire 2014 season while rehabbing a torn left ACL suffered during an 2014 NCAA regional final game.

COLLEGE - NOTRE DAMEHelped Notre Dame achieve a 138-15 record with four trips to the Final Four during her college career (2010-14).

MISCELLANEOUS TOTALS(last time represented in parenthesis)

20+ points - 0 10+ points - 13 (11 vs. NYL, 8/20) 10+ rebounds - 3 (12, vs. WAS, 7/19, OT) Double-doubles - 3 (16 points & 12 rebounds, vs. WAS, 7/19, OT)

Led team in scoring - 1 (17, vs. DAL, 6/7) Led team in rebounding - 5 (12, vs. WAS, 7/19, OT) Led team in assists - 2 (3, at SEA, 8/25) DND (left calf strain) - 2 (at CHI, 6/21) DND (right ankle sprain) - 2 (at MIN, 9/1)

2019 SEASON AVERAGES

G GS PPG RPG APG SPG TOPG BPG MPG FG% 3FG% FT%

29 18 8.9 5.1 1.6 0.62 1.0 0.66 21:14 .500 .273 .935


25 KENNEDY BURKEGuard 6-1 182 02/14/97 UCLA ‘19 Rookie

2019 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICSDate OPP W/L MIN FG 3FG FT OR DR TR A PF STL TO BS PTS5/24 at ny waived by Dallas, 5/23; claimed by Indiana, 5/25

5/28 at con DNP - coach’s decision

6/1 NYL W 16:36 1-1 1-1 4-4 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 7

6/7 DAL W 11:04 2-6 0-2 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5

6/9 PHO L 23:23 7-8 4-4 0-0 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 0 18

6/11 SEA L 26:24 5-8 2-5 2-2 2 1 3 2 2 2 0 1 14

6/13 at dal NWT - college graduation

6/15 CHI L 13:25 0-5 0-1 0-2 2 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0

6/19 at atl L 5:44 1-4 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 2

6/21 at chi W 5:09 1-2 0-1 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4

6/23 at sea L 5:50 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

6/25 MIN L 3:18 0-1 0-1 0-1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0

6/28 at pho L 14:03 0-2 0-1 1-4 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 1

6/29 at lva L 7:38 1-1 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 3

7/5 at dal W 8:28 2-4 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4

7/10 LVA L 3:07 0-2 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 2

7/12 LAS L 14:40 1-3 1-1 1-2 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 4

7/14 CON L 3:45 0-2 0-2 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0

7/19 WAS L 4:09 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2

7/21 at chi L 5:04 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

7/23 at pho L 3:50 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

7/31 ATL W 2:42 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

8/3 MIN W 6:11 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2

8/8 at was L 1:36 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

8/10 ATL W 5:17 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2

8/.18 at was L 22:07 1-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2

8/20 NYL L 26:51 5-9 1-2 0-0 1 4 5 1 1 3 0 0 11

8/22 at las L 34:22 2-8 0-1 3-5 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 4 7

8/25 at sea W 22:46 1-6 1-2 4-4 0 5 5 0 0 3 0 0 7

8/27 LVA W 24:36 3-4 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 4 4 2 1 1 7

8/29 LAS L 25:21 0-5 0-2 7-8 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 0 7

9/1 at min L 22:33 4-10 0-3 1-1 0 2 2 3 1 1 2 1 9

9/6 at nyl W 26:09 1-5 1-2 2-4 4 1 5 2 1 0 1 0 5

9/8 CON

At least five points in each of six straight starts.

Eleven points vs. New York, 8/20, was first double-digit points game since June 11. She added season highs of five rebounds and three steals.

Scored in double-figures for a second straight game vs. Seattle, 6/11, finishing with 14 points.

Came off the bench to score 18 points on 7-of-8 shooting including four perfect 3-point attempts vs. Phoenix, 6/9.

Scored seven points and didn’t miss a shot (1 3FG, 4 FTs) in her pro debut against New York, 6/1.

Drafted 22nd overall (3rd round) by Dallas in the 2019 WNBA Draft, averaged 10.3 points per game and 44 percent shooting through three preseason games, but was waived May 23 at the end of training camp.

Claimed by the Fever on May 25.

COLLEGE - UCLAOne of only four Bruins to have scored 1,000 points, grab 500 rebounds and tally 100 blocks during her time at UCLA.

Voted to the Pac-12 All Defensive Team and was an All-Pac-12 honorable mention.

Ninth on the program’s all-time list for 3-point field goals and her 49.6 percent shooting clip overall was sixth-best in the Pac-12.

MISCELLANEOUS TOTALS(last time represented in parenthesis)

20+ points - 0 10+ points - 3 (11, vs. NYL, 8/20) Double-doubles - 0

Led team in scoring - 0 Led team in rebounding - 0 Led team in assists - 1 (4, vs. LVA, 8/27)

DNP-CD - 1 (at CON, 5/28) NWT - 1 (at DAL, 6/13 - college graduation)

2019 SEASON AVERAGES

G GS PPG RPG APG SPG TOPG BPG MPG FG% 3FG% FT%

30 6 4.2 1.3 0.6 0.60 0.6 0.27 13:12 .373 .333 .721

2019 Season Highs

PTS 18, vs. PHO, 6/9FGM 7, vs. PHO, 6/9

FGA 10, at MIN, 9/1

3FGM 4, vs. PHO, 6/9

3FGA 5, vs. SEA, 6/11

FTM 7, vs. LAS, 8/29

FTA 8, vs. LAS, 8/29

OR 4, at NYL, 9/6

DR 5, at SEA, 8/25

TR 5(3x), at NYL, 9/6

A 4, vs. LVA, 8/27

STL 3(2x), at SEA, 8/25

BLK 4, at LAS, 8/22

MIN 34:22, at LAS, 8/22


4 CANDICE DUPREEForward 6-2 178 8/16/84 Temple ‘06 13 Yrs. WNBA

2019 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICSDate OPP W/L MIN FG 3FG FT OR DR TR A PF STL TO BS PTS5/24 at ny W 32:10 6-10 0-0 0-0 0 7 7 4 3 1 2 1 12

5/28 at con L 34:57 10-13 0-0 0-1 1 7 8 5 2 0 1 0 20

6/1 NYL W 20:23 3-5 0-0 2-2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 8

6/7 DAL W 32:12 5-13 0-0 4-4 1 10 11 2 0 0 0 2 14

6/9 PHO L 23:07 0-7 0-1 2-2 0 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 2

6/11 SEA L 32:42 5-10 0-0 0-0 4 11 15 3 0 1 4 0 10

6/13 at dal W 35:17 9-15 0-0 2-2 2 3 5 1 1 0 5 0 20

6/15 CHI L 37:31 3-12 0-0 0-1 2 4 6 1 1 0 2 1 6

6/19 at atl L 35:03 9-17 0-0 1-1 0 5 5 0 0 0 1 0 19

6/21 at chi W 40:00 7-15 0-0 0-0 2 8 10 5 1 0 0 1 14

6/23 at sea L 38:46 3-8 0-0 0-0 1 6 7 1 2 0 2 1 6

6/25 MIN L 20:13 3-6 0-0 2-2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 8

6/28 at pho L 30:23 6-7 0-0 3-4 1 5 6 0 0 0 1 0 15

6/29 at lva L 43:29 8-21 0-1 4-4 0 2 2 6 2 0 1 0 20

7/5 at dal W 29:57 4-10 0-0 0-0 0 6 6 5 1 1 1 0 8

7/10 LVA L 34:41 6-12 0-0 1-2 1 4 5 0 0 1 2 1 13

7/12 LAS L 16:20 2-6 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 1 0 1 1 0 4

7/14 CON L 33:07 5-9 0-0 1-2 0 3 3 4 0 1 3 2 11

7/19 WAS L 40:10 4-11 0-0 0-1 1 9 10 2 1 0 1 0 8

7/21 at chi L 34:30 5-17 0-0 2-2 0 3 3 1 1 2 1 1 12

7/23 at pho L 27:04 5-9 0-0 2-3 0 2 2 3 1 1 1 0 12

7/31 ATL W 34:03 4-14 0-0 4-4 0 5 5 2 3 0 4 1 12

8/3 MIN W 11:53 2-5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4

8/8 at was L 29:50 7-8 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 4 1 0 1 1 16

8/10 ATL W 36:16 6-12 0-0 4-4 3 6 9 3 1 1 1 1 16

8/.18 at was L 7:20 0-4 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0

8/20 NYL L 27:40 4-9 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 5 0 0 0 0 8

8/22 at las L 20:57 5-7 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 1 3 1 4 1 10

8/25 at sea W 36:10 4-14 0-1 4-4 2 3 5 3 1 0 3 1 12

8/27 LVA W 28:55 6-15 0-0 1-1 0 2 2 4 2 0 0 1 13

8/29 LAS L 40:00 8-17 0-0 1-2 2 4 6 4 1 0 0 0 17

9/1 at min L 36:32 9-13 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 2 0 1 5 0 18

9/6 at nyl W 31:10 6-11 0-0 5-6 0 6 6 4 1 0 3 1 17

9/8 CON

Six straight games of double-figure scoring.

Ranks sixth on WNBA career scoring (6,442) chart and eighth in rebounding (2,940); second in career field goals made (2,647), first in 2-point field goals made (2,619).

Scored 11 points vs. Connecticut, 7/14, to pass Lisa Leslie as the sixth-leading scorer in league history; needs 11 to pass Katie Smith in fifth.

Joins Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi as the only players in league history to start at least 30 games in 13 seasons; joins Tamika Catchings and Tina Thompson as the only WNBA players to average double-figure scoring in 14 or more consecutive seasons.

Has made more 2-point field goals than any player in league history, and more total field goals than any player overall besides Diana Taurasi.

Named a WNBA All-Star for the seventh time in her career and the second time representing the Fever.

The 13th player to score 1,000 career points in a Fever uniform, Dupree is the second player in WNBA history to reach the milestone with three different teams.

Missed games through 13 seasons without injury (only 13 games due to injury in 2012).

WNBA champion with Phoenix in 2014, entered 2019 as the only active WNBA player with over 6,000 career points and 2,000 career rebounds.

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