WNBA Indiana Fever

Training Camp for 14th Season Begins this Weekend

May 1, 2013 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Indiana Fever News Release


INDIANAPOLIS - The Indiana Fever has finalized a 15-player roster for its 2013 training camp which begins this weekend under the direction of sixth-year head coach Lin Dunn. Dunn, who guided the Fever to the 2012 WNBA championship, will welcome 10 of 11 players from the championship team. Additions include three free agent signings and a pair of rookie draft picks.

Among the free agents will be local product Shyra Ely-Gash, a former Indiana Miss Basketball from Ben Davis High School. She is a six-year WNBA veteran who played with the club in 2011 but sustained a left ACL injury prior to training camp in 2012. A free agent who will not be in camp is Laura Harper whom the Fever signed in February. She was injured overseas and has notified the team of her intention to retire.

Top draft pick Layshia Clarendon will debut with the Fever when she reports from her home in San Bernardino, Calif. She will be joined by second-round selection Jasmine Hassell. Third-round pick Jennifer George recently underwent shoulder surgery and will not report. The Fever retains her rights and she is expected to report to camp in 2014.

The Fever, which has advanced to the WNBA Playoffs in eight straight seasons with five trips to the conference finals and a pair of appearances in the WNBA Finals, opens camp with the rest of the WNBA as the league prepares for its 17th season. The Fever will stage its first practice on Sunday or Monday, pending Indiana Pacers results in the NBA Playoffs.

The team travels for an exhibition opener at San Antonio on Saturday, May 11. The Silver Stars visit Bankers Life Fieldhouse for a preseason finale between the two clubs on Wednesday, May 15 at Noon. The preseason home date is billed as Education Day featuring Choices for Champions. A Choices for Champions educational program begins at 9:45 a.m.

The roster will be trimmed to 11 by May 23, prior to the Fever opening its 14th season at San Antonio on May 24. One week later, the Fever hosts its 2013 home opener on Friday, May 31 (7:00 p.m.) against Atlanta. The evening will feature a pregame Championship Celebration and Ring Ceremony presented by Herff Jones that includes the raising of the team's 2012 WNBA championship banner.

The Fever's 2013 training camp roster is below:

2013 INDIANA FEVER TRAINING CAMP ROSTER No Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate SCHOOL/Year wnba YEARS

51 Jessica Breland F 6-3 170 02/23/1988 North Carolina '11 1

24 Tamika Catchings F 6-1 167 07/21/1979 Tennessee '01 12

11 Karima Christmas G-F 6-0 180 09/11/1989 Duke "˜11 2

5 Layshia Clarendon G 5-9 05/02/1991 California '13 R

50 Jessica Davenport C 6-5 215 06/24/1985 Ohio State '07 6

23 Katie Douglas G-F 6-0 165 05/07/1979 Purdue '01 12

43 Shyra Ely-Gash F 6-2 182 08/09/1983 Tennessee '05 6

45 Sasha Goodlett C 6-5 239 08/09/1990 Georgia Tech '12 1

12 Jasmine Hassell F 6-2 04/09/1991 Georgia '13 R

20 Briann January G 5-8 144 01/11/1987 Arizona State '09 4

2 Erlana Larkins F 6-1 205 04/02/1986 North Carolina '08 3

7 Bernice Mosby F 6-1 140 02/14/1984 Baylor '07 3

13 Erin Phillips G 5-8 165 05/19/1985 Australia 5

32 Jeanette Pohlen G 6-0 171 05/02/1989 Stanford '11 2

1 Shavonte Zellous G 5-10 155 08/28/1986 Pittsburgh '09 4

HEAD COACH: Lin Dunn, Tennessee-Martin "˜69

ASSISTANT COACH: Mickie DeMoss, Louisiana Tech "˜77

ASSISTANT COACH: Stephanie White, Purdue "˜99

ATHLETIC TRAINER: Todd Champlin, Daemen College "˜82

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH: Emily Novitsky, Slippery Rock "˜09

A WNBA playoff participant in eight straight seasons and nine times since 2002, the Indiana Fever became the champion of women's professional basketball after defeating the Minnesota Lynx for the 2012 WNBA Championship. The Fever is the only team in WNBA history to record seven 20-win seasons during an 8-year span, a current streak that dates to 2005. During that time, the Fever has reached at least the Eastern Conference Finals five times while appearing in the WNBA Finals in 2009 and 2012. Indiana hosts its 2013 home opener on Friday, May 31 (7:00 p.m.) against the Atlanta Dream. For 2013 season ticket information, visit FeverBasketball.com or call (317) 917-2528.

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