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| Indiana Fever | ||||
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 2025 Indiana Fever season | ||||
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| Conference | Eastern | |||
| Leagues | WNBA | |||
| Founded | June 7, 1999[1][2] | |||
| History | Indiana Fever 2000–present | |||
| Arena | Gainbridge Fieldhouse | |||
| Location | Indianapolis, Indiana | |||
| Team colors | Red, blue, gold[3][4][5] | |||
| Main sponsor | Salesforce | |||
| President | Kelly Krauskopf | |||
| General manager | Amber Cox | |||
| Head coach | Stephanie White | |||
| Assistant(s) | Austin Kelly Karima Christmas-Kelly Keith Porter | |||
| Ownership | Herb Simon | |||
| Championships | 1 (2012) | |||
| Conference titles | 3 (2009, 2012, 2015) | |||
| Retired numbers | 1 (24) | |||
| Website | fever | |||
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The Indiana Fever are an American professional basketball team based in Indianapolis. The Fever compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) a member of the Eastern Conference. The team was founded for the 2000 WNBA season.[6] The team is owned by Herb Simon, the founder of Simon Property Group, who also owns the Fever's NBA counterpart, the Indiana Pacers.[7]
The Fever have qualified for the WNBA Playoffs in 14 of its 25 seasons in Indiana. In 2009, the Fever reached the WNBA Finals but fell short to the Phoenix Mercury in game 5. In 2012, the Fever won the WNBA Finals with a 3–1 series victory over the Minnesota Lynx. Tamika Catchings was named the 2012 Finals MVP. In 2015, the Fever again reached the WNBA Finals but fell short to Minnesota in game 5.
Some of the players who have helped define the history of the Fever include Tamika Catchings, Katie Douglas, Briann January, Natalie Williams, Yolanda Griffith, Shavonte Zellous, Tully Bevilaqua, Tammy Sutton-Brown, Candice Dupree, Cappie Pondexter, Erica Wheeler, Kelsey Mitchell, NaLyssa Smith, Lexie Hull, Aliyah Boston and Caitlin Clark.
- ^ "Fever History". WNBA.com. WNBA Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Lopez, Danny (June 2021). "Indiana Fever". Digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Indianapolis Public Library. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ^ "Franchise Quick Facts" (PDF). 2018 Indiana Fever Media Guide. WNBA Enterprises, LLC. May 18, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ^ "Logos, Host Committee Set for AT&T WNBA All-Star 2025 in Indianapolis". Fever.WNBA.com. WNBA Enterprises, LLC. January 13, 2025. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
The newly released "AT&T WNBA All-Star 2025" official logo features colors sourced from the WNBA's signature orange and the Indiana Fever's brand colors of red, blue and gold reflecting the intense Hoosier passion for basketball culture.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Indiana Fever Reproduction Guideline Sheet". WNBA Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
- ^ "WNBA expands by four ... are more cities on the horizon?". Sports Business Journal. June 8, 1999. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
During halftime of last night's Pacers-Knicks playoff game, NBC Sports reported on the WNBA naming Indiana, Miami, Portland and Seattle as expansion teams to begin play in 2000. WNBA President Val Ackerman: "We said from the beginning that it was our mission to grow the WNBA. We started relatively modestly. ... This won't be the end of it. We expect to keep growing the league." (NBC, 6/7).
- ^ Agness, Scott. "Pacers owner Herb Simon named a first-time nominee for Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame". www.fieldhousefiles.com. Retrieved January 24, 2024.