2022 Indiana Fever season


The 2022 Indiana Fever season was the franchise's 23rd season in the Women's National Basketball Association. The regular season tipped off on May 6, 2022, at the Washington Mystics.
The Fever landed the 2nd overall pick in the 2022 WNBA draft - despite having the best odds in the lottery drawing. On February 14, 2022, Tamika Catchings and the Fever parted ways as Vice President of Basketball Operations and General Manager. On February 24, 2022, the Fever announced that former head coach Lin Dunn would serve as interim General Manager for the year.
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. 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 [2022 2022 Chicago Sky season|Chicago Sky season|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.

Transactions

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/team/country
12NaLyssa SmithBaylor
14Emily EngstlerLouisville
16Lexie HullStanford
110Queen EgboBaylor
220Destanni HendersonSouth Carolina
325Ameshya Williams-HollidayJackson State
334Ali PatbergIndiana

Statistics

Regular season

‡Waived/Released during the season

†Traded during the season

≠Acquired during the season