FEVER WAIVES CHEEK, FINALIZES ROSTER FOR START OF TRAINING CAMP

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Fever has waived second-year forward Joy Cheek to finalize its 15-player roster for training camp which tips off the start of the 2011 season next Sunday, May 15.

Cheek, Indiana’s third-round draft pick in 2010, appeared in seven games during her rookie campaign.

The Fever opens camp next weekend with the rest of the WNBA as the league prepares for its 15th season. The Fever will stage its first practices on Monday, May 16 with a preseason game set for Tuesday, May 24 at Minnesota. The Lynx visit Conseco Fieldhouse for a preseason finale between the two clubs one week later on Tuesday, May 31 (7:00 p.m.)

The roster will be trimmed to 11 players on June 2, prior to the Fever opening its 12th season when it hosts Eastern Conference rival Chicago on Saturday, June 4 (7:00 p.m.).

The Fever’s 2011 training camp roster is below:

2011 INDIANA FEVER TRAINING CAMP ROSTER

NUM	PLAYER	POS	HT	WT	DOB	FROM	YRS
0	Shannon Bobbitt	G	5-2	130	12/06/1985	Tennessee	2
24	Tamika Catchings	F	6-1	167	07/21/1979	Tennessee	9
50	Jessica Davenport	C	6-5	215	06/24/1985	Ohio State	4
23	Katie Douglas	G-F	6-0	165	05/07/1979	Purdue	10
43	Shyra Ely	F	6-2	182	08/09/1983	Tennessee	5
20	Briann January	G	5-8	144	01/11/1987	Arizona State	2
33	Aisha Mohammed	C	6-3		10/21/1985	Virginia	R
31	Jessica Moore	F-C	6-3	175	07/09/1982	Connecticut	6
10	Jene Morris	G	5-9	146	07/21/1987	San Diego State	1
34	Abi Olajuwon	C	6-4	236	07/06/1988	Oklahoma	1
13	Erin Phillips	G	5-8	165	05/19/1985	Australia	3
32	Jeanette Pohlen	G	6-0		05/02/1989	Stanford	R
5	Tangela Smith	C	6-3	158	04/01/1977	Iowa	13
8	Tammy Sutton-Brown	C	6-4	199	01/27/1978	Rutgers	10
1	Shavonte Zellous	G	5-10	155	08/28/1986	Pittsburgh	2