Height: 5-7
Position: Guard
Age: 25
Years Pro: 2
College: Rutgers
Acquired: Signed as a free agent, 2/8/16
Stats: Erica Wheeler played in all 34 games (25 starts) in her first season with the Fever, averaging 8.4 points, 2.8 assists, and 2.1 rebounds in 23.9 minutes per game. She shot 41.8 percent from the floor, 29.8 percent from 3-point range, and 83.3 percent from the free throw line.
Notable Performances:
September 4 at Los Angeles: Wheeler set a career high with 20 points in Los Angeles on September 4. She shot 9-of-17 from the field and sank two 3-pointers in 27 minutes, and added three assists and one rebound.
May 18 vs. Phoenix: Wheeler showed early on the type of impact she could make with her new team. In the second game of the season, she scored 16 points (6-9 FG, 4-4 FT) and added three rebounds and assists each. Perhaps most importantly, she had zero turnovers in 31 minutes.
July 6 at Los Angeles: Wheeler posted one of her most balanced stat lines of the season in Los Angeles on July 6, logging 10 points (4-7 FG, 1-1 3PFG, 1-1 FT), seven assists, four rebounds, and two steals in 29 minutes.