Indiana Fever Season Wrap Up
Charlotte Gargiulo 11/13/24
Have you heard about Indiana Fever’s basketball season this year? Well this year's season was great! They had many wins and got better as a team. With drafting new players, getting to the playoffs, and more.The team has really improved throughout the season. Keep reading to find out how their season went.
The Indiana Fever home court/ Gainbridge fieldhouse from above
The Fever was founded in the year 2000 and has gotten better and better with each year. The team has gotten a long way from their first game this season to the last game. The team won 20 games and as well they drafted Caitlin Clark on April 15, 2024 and she took part to get to 20 wins. With 40 games played and with their wins they got their highest win total in a season. With Catlin Clark plus all of the players, the team had a great season and will have more in the future.They finished the season against the Dallas Wings with a score of 110 to 109 with the Fever winning the game by one point. After the game they made it to the playoffs but sadly lost the first game against the Connecticut Suns.
The team has a lot of great players a few of them are Caitlin Clark #22, Kelsey Mitchell #0, Aliyah Boston #7, and Lexie Hull #10. Caitlin Clark also won rookie of the year on October 4, 2024. “I do feel like she won rookie of the year because she worked hard and put a lot of effort into her new basketball career.” says Kyndal Sharfer .The Indiana Fever Welcomed their new coach, Stephanie White, on November 1, 2024. “ I like the new fever coach because they have had a lot of victories and have improved a lot” states Micaiah Hill. The new coach really returned to the fever because she was the coach from 2015-2016.
The team has really come together with their teamwork since the start of the season to the end. In the first game the team was bad at communicating.The team’s first game score was 92-71 with the Fever sadly losing. But throughout the season they got better and better . Now they are ranked sixth in the WNBA because of their communication and teamwork.
Overall Indiana Fever has had a great season and a lot happened too with drafting Catlin Clark, getting their highest win total in a season, making it to the playoffs, getting a new coach, and more. The Fever is continuing to get better and better and we can’t wait to see what next season looks like.
Inside the dome in front of the Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Author's Bio:
Charlotte Gargiulo, a 6th grader at EJHS that really loves sloths, writing, art, and being outside.