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FEVER: 2017 Indiana Fever Schedule Announced

November 29, 2016 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Indiana Fever News Release


INDIANAPOLIS - The Indiana Fever will open their 18th WNBA season with road games at Seattle and Phoenix, before hosting a home opener against the Connecticut Sun on Saturday, May 20 (7:00 p.m.).

Veteran WNBA coach Pokey Chatman begins her first season with Indiana when the Fever visit Seattle on Sunday, May 14, followed by a May 17 date at Phoenix. The Fever's opening home stand features a Bankers Life Fieldhouse debut against Connecticut, followed by a meeting with defending league champion Los Angeles on Wednesday, May 24.

The WNBA's 21st season again welcomes a balanced schedule with Indiana facing the Washington Mystics four times, and the remaining 10 opponents three times each. Indiana's 34-game regular season schedule concludes Sept. 2 against San Antonio.

Schedule highlights include:

- Indiana fans will have the chance to see defending WNBA champion Los Angeles and 2016 MVP Nneka Ogwumike twice this year when the Sparks come to Indianapolis, May 24 (7:00 p.m.) and June 24 (7:00 p.m.).

- The Fever franchise will retire the jersey of 16-year superstar Tamika Catchings when the Sparks visit the Fieldhouse on Saturday, June 24.

- One of the Fever's largest crowds every season is welcomed during an annual Kids Day game (12:00 p.m.). Indiana hosts San Antonio on Kids Day 2017, on Wednesday, July 12.

- Indiana's longest homestand is a 3-game schedule with Dallas on June 3 (7:00 p.m.), Phoenix on June 7 (7:00 p.m.) and Seattle on June 9 (7:00 p.m.). The club's longest road swing is a four-game set, July 17-25, at Los Angeles, Phoenix, San Antonio and Dallas.

- The second year of the WNBA's balanced schedule features a home/road mix that features a pair of home dates with WNBA Finalists L.A. and Minnesota, as well as traditional Western Conference foe San Antonio. Indiana will make a pair of West trips to face Dallas, Phoenix and Seattle.

- Indiana renews its I-65 rivalry with the Chicago Sky with three matchups: at Chicago, June 18 and June 28, and in Indy on Friday, Aug. 4 (7:00 p.m.).

SELECT-A-SEAT EVENT

Fans interested in meeting new Fever coach Pokey Chatman or Fever point guard Briann January may participate in a Select-A-Seat event to learn about 2017 ticket packages on Thursday, Dec. 15 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Visit FeverBasketball.com/sas for details.

2017 INDIANA FEVER REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE

Date Opponent Time

MAY

Sun. 14 at Seattle 7:00 PM

Wed. 17 at Phoenix 10:00 PM

Sat. 20 Connecticut 7:00 PM

Wed. 24 Los Angeles 7:00 PM

Sun. 28 at Seattle 7:00 PM

Tue. 30 at Dallas 8:00 PM

JUNE

Sat. 3 Dallas 7:00 PM

Wed. 7 Phoenix 7:00 PM

Fri. 9 Seattle 7:00 PM

Sun. 11 at Washington 3:00 PM

Thu. 15 Atlanta 7:00 PM

Sun. 18 at Chicago 6:00 PM

Sat. 24 Los Angeles 7:00 PM

Wed. 28 at Chicago 12:30 PM

JULY

Sat. 1 Connecticut 4:00 PM

Fri. 7 at Atlanta 7:30 PM

Wed. 12 San Antonio 12:00 PM

Fri. 14 Washington 7:00 PM

Mon. 17 at Los Angeles 10:30 PM

Wed. 19 at Phoenix 3:30 PM

Thu. 20 at San Antonio 8:00 PM

Tue. 25 at Dallas 8:00 PM

Fri. 28 New York 7:00 PM

Sun. 30 at Connecticut 3:00 PM

AUGUST

Fri. 4 Chicago 7:00 PM

Sun. 6 Minnesota 5:00 PM

Tue. 8 at New York 7:00 PM

Sat. 12 at Washington 7:30 PM

Fri. 18 at Minnesota 8:00 PM

Sun. 20 Washington 5:00 PM

Wed. 23 New York 7:00 PM

Sat. 26 at Atlanta 6:00 PM

Wed. 30 Minnesota 7:00 PM

SEPTEMBER

Sat. 2 San Antonio 7:00 PM

All times are ET | Times are subject to change

For season or group ticket information, call (317) 917-2528.

A WNBA playoff participant in 12 straight seasons and 13 times since 2002, the Indiana Fever have reached at least the conference finals eight times in the past 12 years - including WNBA Finals appearances in 2009 and 2015, and a WNBA championship in 2012. For single-game ticket information or 2017 season ticket information, visit FeverBasketball.com or call (317) 917-2528.

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