2006 Indiana Fever season
The 2006 WNBA season was the 7th for the Indiana Fever. The Fever matched their record from 2005, but lost in the first round to eventual champion Detroit Shock.
| 2006 Indiana Fever season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Brian Winters |
| Arena | Conseco Fieldhouse |
| Attendance | 7,222 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 21–13 (.618) |
| Place | 3rd (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Lost First Round (2-0) to Detroit Shock |
Offseason
- Deanna Jackson was selected by the Chicago Sky in the 2006 WNBA Expansion Draft.
WNBA Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Club Team |
| 1 | 9 | La'Tangela Atkinson (G/F) |  | North Carolina |
| 2 | 26 | Kasha Terry (F) | | Georgia Tech |
| 3 | 38 | Jessica Foley (G) | .svg.png){kind=small} | Duke |
Regular season
Season standings
| Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| z - Connecticut Sun | 26 | 8 | .765 | – | 14–3 | 12–5 | 15–5 |
| x - Detroit Shock | 23 | 11 | .676 | 3.0 | 14–3 | 9–8 | 14–6 |
| x - Indiana Fever | 21 | 13 | .618 | 5.0 | 12–5 | 9–8 | 12–8 |
| x - Washington Mystics | 18 | 16 | .529 | 8.0 | 13–4 | 5–12 | 12–8 |
| e - New York Liberty | 11 | 23 | .324 | 15.0 | 7–10 | 4–13 | 7–13 |
| e - Charlotte Sting | 11 | 23 | .324 | 15.0 | 7–10 | 4–3 | 6–14 |
| e - Chicago Sky | 5 | 29 | .147 | 21.0 | 3–14 | 2–15 | 4–16 |
Season schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| May 20 | Detroit | 67-60 | Win | 1-0 |
| May 23 | @ San Antonio | 62-53 | Win | 2-0 |
| May 26 | @ Chicago | 75-60 | Win | 3-0 |
| May 30 | New York | 91-70 | Win | 4-0 |
| May 31 | @ Houston | 60-73 | Loss | 4-1 |
| June 2 | @ Minnesota | 87-92 | Loss | 4-2 |
| June 7 | Washington | 83-70 | Win | 5-2 |
| June 9 | @ Charlotte | 59-70 | Loss | 5-3 |
| June 11 | Seattle | 69-62 | Win | 6-3 |
| June 13 | @ New York | 80-78 (OT) | Win | 7-3 |
| June 16 | @ Detroit | 63-71 | Loss | 7-4 |
| June 18 | Charlotte | 92-85 (OT) | Win | 8-4 |
| June 21 | Chicago | 77-55 | Win | 9-4 |
| June 23 | @ Phoenix | 83-73 | Win | 10-4 |
| June 25 | @ Sacramento | 61-82 | Loss | 10-5 |
| June 27 | @ Washington | 74-67 | Win | 11-5 |
| June 29 | Detroit | 66-56 | Win | 12-5 |
| July 1 | Connecticut | 66-76 | Loss | 12-6 |
| July 7 | @ Los Angeles | 60-72 | Loss | 12-7 |
| July 9 | @ Seattle | 74-62 | Win | 13-7 |
| July 15 | @ Charlotte | 65-75 | Loss | 13-8 |
| July 16 | Houston | 60-56 | Win | 14-8 |
| July 18 | Phoenix | 71-65 | Win | 15-8 |
| July 22 | Los Angeles | 68-73 | Loss | 15-9 |
| July 25 | Sacramento | 75-60 | Win | 16-9 |
| July 29 | Washington | 67-74 | Loss | 16-10 |
| July 30 | @ Chicago | 69-64 | Win | 17-10 |
| August 1 | @ Detroit | 66-70 | Loss | 17-11 |
| August 3 | Minnesota | 69-59 | Win | 18-11 |
| August 5 | San Antonio | 76-70 | Win | 19-11 |
| August 8 | @ New York | 77-44 | Win | 20-11 |
| August 9 | Connecticut | 63-71 | Loss | 20-12 |
| August 11 | @ Connecticut | 87-68 | Win | 21-12 |
| August 13 | Chicago | 73-80 | Loss | 21-13 |
Playoffs
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| Eastern Conference Semifinals | |||||
| 1 | August 17 | Detroit | 56-68 | Loss | 0-1 |
| 2 | August 19 | @ Detroit | 83-98 | Loss | 0-2 |
Player stats
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| Tamika Whitmore | 34 | 165 | 61 | 46 | 12 | 528 |
| Tamika Catchings | 32 | 240 | 119 | 94 | 35 | 521 |
| Anna DeForge | 34 | 146 | 76 | 39 | 9 | 348 |
| Tan White | 34 | 82 | 52 | 27 | 9 | 302 |
| Tully Bevilaqua | 34 | 77 | 79 | 71 | 1 | 223 |
| Ebony Hoffman | 34 | 193 | 46 | 37 | 16 | 218 |
| La'Tangela Atkinson | 33 | 76 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 99 |
| Linda Frohlich | 20 | 35 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 66 |
| Olympia Scott | 21 | 33 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 50 |
| Charlotte Smith | 18 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 35 |
| Kasha Terry | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
| K.B. Sharp | 23 | 9 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 22 |
Awards and honors
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External links
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