2017 Indiana Fever season

The 2017 WNBA season is the 18th season for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Fever began play on May 14, 2017. The Fever started the season strong posting a 7–7 record in May and June. However the second half of the season was not as positive. The team finished 2–18 in the months of July August and September. This brought their final record to 9–25, which was 6th place in the Eastern Conference, and next to last in the league.

WNBA draft
The Fever made two selections in the 2017 WNBA Entry Draft. The draft was held on April 13:

Game log

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 * 1 || May 14, 2017 7:00 pm || Seattle || L 82–87 || Johnson - 24 || Johnson - 8 || Johnson - 4 || KeyArena 7,969 || 0-1
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 * 2 || May 17, 2017 10:00 pm || Phoenix || L 62–85 || Dupree - 14 || Dupree - 9 || Mitchell - 4 || Talking Stick Resort Arena 8,896 || 0-2
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 * 3 || May 20, 2017 7:00 pm || Connecticut || W 81–79 || Dupree - 19 || Larkins - 9 || January - 4 || Bankers Life Fieldhouse 7,385 || 1-2
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 * 4 || May 24, 2017 7:00 pm || Los Angeles || W 93–90 || Coleman - 19 || Dupree - 8 || January - 6 || Bankers Life Fieldhouse 5,875 || 2-2
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 * 5 || May 28, 2017 7:00 pm || Seattle || L 70–94 || Mitchell - 13 || Dupree - 5 || January - 3 || KeyArena 4,722 || 2-3
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 * 6 || May 30, 2017 8:00 pm || Dallas || L 62–89 || Achonwa - 13 || Larkins - 6 || Dupree - 3 || College Park Center 3,076 || 2-4


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 * 7 || June 3, 2017 7:00 pm || Dallas || W 91–85 || Dupree - 18 || Achonwa - 7 Larkins - 7 || January - 7 || Bankers Life Fieldhouse 6,529 || 3-4
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 * 8 || June 7, 2017 10:00 pm || Phoenix || L 90-98 || Wheeler - 24 || Larkins - 7 || Johnson - 5 || Bankers Life Fieldhouse 5,702 || 3-5
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 * 9 || June 9, 2017 7:00 pm || Seattle || W 83-80 || Wheeler - 19 || Dupree - 12 || Wheeler - 6 || Bankers Life Fieldhouse 6,166 || 4-5
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 * 10 || June 11, 2017 3:00 pm || Washington || L 70-88 || Wheeler - 15 || Mitchell - 5 || Wheeler - 6 || Verizon Center 6,194 || 4-6
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 * 11 || June 15, 2017 7:00 pm || Atlanta || W 85-74 || Wheeler - 20 || Dupree - 8 || Wheeler - 7 || Bankers Life Fieldhouse 5,830 || 5-6
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 * 12 || June 18, 2017 6:00 pm || Chicago || W 91-79 || Mitchell - 19 || Dupree - 8 || January - 7 || Allstate Arena 4,551 || 6-6
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 * 13 || June 24, 2017 7:00 pm || Los Angeles || L 73-84 || Dupree - 14 || Larkins - 7 || Dupree - 3 || Bankers Life Fieldhouse 9,241 || 6-7
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 * 14 || June 28, 2017 12:30 pm || Chicago || W 82-75 || Dupree - 17 || Mitchell - 7 || January - 7 || Allstate Arena 10,197 || 7-7


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 * 15 || July 1, 2017 4:00 pm || Connecticut || L 85-91 || Johnson - 22 || Dupree - 11 || Wheeler - 5 || Bankers Life Fieldhouse 6,473 || 7-8
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 * 16 || July 7, 2017 7:30 pm || Atlanta || L 68-89 || Johnson - 15 || Dupree - 5 || Tied - 3 || McCamish Pavilion 3,359 || 7-9
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 * 17 || July 12, 2017 12:00 pm || San Antonio || L 72-79|| Dupree - 14 || Tied - 3 || January - 6 || Bankers Life Fieldhouse 12,282 || 7-10
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 * 18 || July 14, 2017 7:00 pm || Washington || L 52-78 || January - 15 || Mitchell - 8 || January - 4 || Bankers Life Fieldhouse 8,007 || 7-11
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 * 19 || July 17, 2017 10:30 pm || Los Angeles || L 62-80 || January - 12 || Achonwa - 8 || Dupree - 4 || Staples Center 11,386 || 7-12
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 * 20 || July 19, 2017 3:30 pm || Phoenix || W 84-77 || Wheeler - 20 || January - 7 || Tied - 7 || Talking Stick Resort Arena 11,371 || 8-12
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 * 21 || July 20, 2017 8:00 pm || San Antonio || L 61-85 || Mitchell - 13 || Dupree - 6 || January - 4 || AT&T Center 7,306 || 8-13
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 * 22 || July 25, 2017 8:00 pm || Dallas || L 82-84 || January - 16 || Dupree - 6 || Wheeler - 9 || College Park Center 3,701 || 8-14
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 * 23 || July 28, 2017 7:00 pm || New York || L 84-85 || Anchowa - 19 || Anchowa - 7 || Wheeler - 7 || Bankers Life Fieldhouse 6,617 || 8-15
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 * 24 || July 30, 2017 3:00 pm || Connecticut || L 73-89 || Tied - 13 || McCall - 9 || Tied - 4 || Mohegan Sun Arena 6,145 || 8-16


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 * 25 || August 4, 2017 7:00 pm || Chicago || L 70-81 || Dupree - 18 || Mitchell - 7 || January - 8 || Bankers Life Fieldhouse 8,052 || 8-17
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 * 26 || August 6, 2017 5:00 pm || Minnesota || W 84-82 || Dupree - 31 || Dupree - 9 || Wheeler - 7 || Bankers Life Fieldhouse 8,226 || 9-17
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 * 27 || August 8, 2017 7:00 pm || New York || L 76-81 || Wheeler - 33 || Gwathmey-7 || January - 3 || Madison Square Garden 10,068 || 9-18
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 * 28 || August 12, 2017 7:30 pm || Washington || L 80-100 || Dupree - 26 || Dupree - 8 || Wheeler - 8 || Verizon Center 7,337 || 9-19
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 * 29 || August 18, 2017 8:00 pm || Minnesota || L 52-111 || Gwathmey-12 || Tied - 4 || Tied - 3 || Target Center 9,621 || 9-20
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 * 30 || August 20, 2017 5:00 pm || Washington || L 82-87 || Coleman - 20 || McCall - 6 || Dupree - 7 || Bankers Life Fieldhouse 7,593 || 9-21
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 * 31 || August 23, 2017 7:00 pm || New York || L 50-71 || Tied - 10 || Dupree - 6 || Wheeler - 5 || Bankers Life Fieldhouse 7,118 || 9-22
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 * 32 || August 26, 2017 6:00 pm || Atlanta || L 74-79 || Wheeler - 23 || Achonwa - 9 || Coleman - 4 || McCamish Pavilion 5,029 || 9-23
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 * 33 || August 30, 2017 7:00 pm || Minnesota || L 69-80 || Wheeler - 17 || Dupree - 10 || Wheeler - 7 || Bankers Life Fieldhouse 7,625 || 9-24


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 * 34 || September 2, 2017 7:00 pm || San Antonio || L 71-75 || Dupree - 19 || Dupree - 13 || Wheeler - 6 || Bankers Life Fieldhouse 9,420 || 9-25