Indiana Fever 2017 season: 9–25, scoring 75.1 points per game and allowing 84.3 (-9.2 average margin) across 34 games. Updated August 16, 2026.
Scouting report
The Fever finished 9–25, 11th in the league standings, with a -11.1 net rating that ranked 12th of 12. The problems ran both ways: 10th in offensive rating and 12th in defensive rating. They ground games down, slowest pace in the league. Nothing jumped off the page as a strength, and the weak spots were a lack of three-point volume (5.9 makes a game, 11th) and getting to the free-throw line (21.6 attempts, 11th). Scoring was spread around — Candice Dupree led at 15 a game, but no one accounted for more than 19% of the points, though the on/off numbers point to Tiffany Mitchell as the one they can least afford to lose — +15.5 per 100 possessions better with her on the floor. The high points: a 12-point rout of the Sky on Jun 18. The lows: an 8-game losing streak (Aug 8–Sep 2) and a 59-point loss at the Lynx on Aug 18. They went 4–15 against teams at .500 or better, and faded late, 1–9 over the last 10. Bottom line: a difficult season, with Candice Dupree the main reason to watch and a thin three-point attack the most urgent fix.
Season summary
Record 9–25.
75.1 points scored, 84.3 allowed per game.
Net rating -11.1 per 100 possessions (offense 97, defense 108.1, pace 77.1).
Candice Dupree leads the team at 15 ppg.
Candice Dupree leads the team at 5.8 rpg.
Erica Wheeler leads the team at 4.1 apg.
Recent results
L 82-87 vs WAS
L 50-71 vs NYL
L 74-79 @ ATL
L 69-80 vs MIN
L 71-75 vs SAN
Fever roster
Candice Dupree #4, F — 15 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.6 apg in 33 games
Erica Wheeler #17, G — 11.8 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 4.1 apg in 34 games
Shot-zone charts shaded against the WNBA average, four factors versus opponents, most-used lineups by net rating, on/off player impact, and where the Fever rank league-wide.