2022 Indiana Fever season

2022 Indiana Fever season
CoachMarianne Stanley (Until May 25)
Carlos Knox (interim)
ArenaGainbridge Fieldhouse
Indiana Farmers Coliseum
Hinkle Fieldhouse
Attendance1,776 per game
Results
Record5–31 (.139)
Place6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team Leaders
PointsKelsey Mitchell – 18.4 ppg
ReboundsNaLyssa Smith – 7.9 rpg
AssistsKelsey Mitchell – 4.2 apg

The 2022 Indiana Fever season is the franchise's 23rd season in the Women's National Basketball Association. The regular season tips off on May 6, 2022, at the Washington Mystics.[1]

The Fever landed the 2nd overall pick in the 2022 WNBA draft - despite having the best odds in the lottery drawing.[2] On February 14, 2022, Tamika Catchings and the Fever parted ways as Vice President of Basketball Operations and General Manager.[3] On February 24, 2022, the Fever announced that former head coach Lin Dunn would serve as interim General Manager for the year.[4]

On May 25, after the team started 2–7, it was announced that the team had dismissed head coach Marianne Stanley. Stanley left after two complete seasons, with an overall record of 14–49. Carlos Knox was announced as the interim coach for the remainder of the season.[5] The team would finish May 3–8. Fortunes would remain similar under Knox, as the team would lose five games in a row after winning the first game Knox coached. They finished June 2–8, with a bright spot being a win over Chicago. The win over Chicago would prove to be their final win of the season. The Fever lost all eleven games they played in July and all four games they played in August to finish the season on an eighteen game losing streak. Their .139 winning percentage was the worst in franchise history. Their five wins, were also the lowest in franchise history.

  1. ^ "2022 Indiana Fever Schedule". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  2. ^ "Fever Land No.2 Pick In 2022 WNBA Draft". fever.wnba.com. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  3. ^ VanTryon, Matthew. "Tamika Catchings hoped to turn the Fever around. She leaves with the franchise at a crossroads". indystar.com. Indy Star. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  4. ^ "Indiana Fever Introduce Interim General Manager Lin Dunn". fever.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  5. ^ Philippou, Alexa (May 25, 2022). "Marianne Stanley out as head coach of Indiana Fever; Carlos Knox named interim coach". ESPN. Retrieved May 26, 2022.