2015 Indiana Fever season
| 2015 Indiana Fever season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Stephanie White |
| Arena | Bankers Life Fieldhouse |
| Attendance | 7,485 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 20–14 (.588) |
| Place | 3rd (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | 4th seed overall; Lost in Finals 3–2 to Minnesota |
| Team Leaders | |
| Points | Tamika Catchings – 13.1 ppg |
| Rebounds | Tamika Catchings – 7.1 rpg |
| Assists | Briann January – 3.4 apg |
| Media | |
| Television | FSMW, ESPN2 |
The 2015 WNBA season was the 16th season for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association. This was Fever's first season under head coach, Stephanie White, who was promoted to the position after Lin Dunn retired at the end of 2014 season.
Fever finished third in the Eastern Conference with a record of 20–14. Fever faced Chicago Sky in Round 1 of Playoffs, winning the series 2-1. They then faced New York Liberty in the eastern conference final. After losing Game 1 at the Madison Square Garden, Fever won the next two games to win the series 2–1 and make the 2015 WNBA Finals where they faced Minnesota Lynx.
In the Finals, Fever won game 1 (75–69) to take a 1–0 lead in the series. Fever lost the next two games to go behind 1–2 before winning the fourth game at home tying the series 2–2. The Fever fell in the decisive 5th game to the Lynx, 52–69.
During the 2015 season, Tamika Catchings broke multiple notable WNBA records. On August 26, she became the first player in WNBA history to record 1,000 career steals. And during the 2015 playoffs, she became the first to register 1,000 career playoff points and also the player with the most playoff appearances (65).