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Atlanta Dream
2017 Atlanta Dream season
Atlanta Dream logo
ConferenceEastern
LeaguesWNBA
Founded2007
HistoryAtlanta Dream
2008–present
ArenaPhilips Arena (2008-2016), McCamish Pavilion (2017–present)
LocationAtlanta, Georgia
Team colorsRed, blue, white[1][2]
     
General managerAngela Taylor
Head coachMichael Cooper
Assistant(s)Karleen Thompson
Miles Cooper
OwnershipDream Too LLC
Championships0
Conference titles3 (2010, 2011, 2013)
Websitedream.wnba.com

The Atlanta Dream are a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta businesswomen: Mary Brock, and Kelly Loeffler. Like some other WNBA teams, the Dream is not affiliated with an NBA counterpart, even though the Dream share the market with the Atlanta Hawks.

The Dream has qualified for the WNBA Playoffs in seven of its nine years in Atlanta and has reached the WNBA Finals three times. The franchise has been home to many high-quality players such as University of Louisville standouts Angel McCoughtry and Shoni Schimmel, former Finals MVP Betty Lennox, and Brazilian sharpshooter Izi Castro Marques. In 2010, the Dream went to the WNBA Finals but fell short to Seattle. They lost to the Minnesota Lynx in the 2011 and 2013 WNBA Finals. They have been in the finals for three of four years, but haven't won a single game in them, going 0-9.

Franchise history

Franchise Inception

Even before the success of the United States women's basketball team in the 1996 Olympic Games, the American Basketball League had interest in placing a women's professional basketball team in Atlanta. Plans were made to place a women's pro team in Atlanta as early as 1995.[3] Eight of the 12 Olympians would play on ABL teams when the league began play in October 1996.[4] The Atlanta Glory played at Forbes Arena and would last two seasons before folding before the start of the 1998–99 season, which would be the ABL's final.

The dream of a new team

Atlanta had been mentioned as a possible future city for WNBA expansion, but efforts did not come together until the beginning of 2007. An organizing committee with Atlanta businessmen and politicians began the effort to attract an expansion team.[5] The inability of the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA to draw crowds was a concern of the WNBA, and the committee kicked off an effort in February 2007 to gain volunteers and petition signatures.

Philips Arena, the Gwinnett Arena and Alexander Memorial Coliseum were candidates for venues. By May 2007, the committee had over 1,000 pledges for season tickets, although the goal was 8,000 season tickets in ninety days.[6][7] By July the committee had 1,200 commitments. The next step was to find an owner for the team.[8]

Dream game in 2008

On October 16, 2007 word broke that Ron Terwilliger, an Atlanta businessman and CEO of a national real estate company would be the future owner of an Atlanta franchise. The next day, at a news conference at Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park, WNBA president Donna Orender made the announcement that Atlanta would officially be granted a WNBA expansion franchise.[9]

Building the Dream

On November 27, 2007 Atlanta named Marynell Meadors the first head coach/general manager in franchise history. For Meadors, a coach with extensive experience at the college level, this was her second role as a coach/general manager in the WNBA. Meadors had been one of the WNBA's first eight coaches as the head coach/general manager of the Charlotte Sting when that team began in 1997. Afterwards, Meadors had served as a scouting director for the Miami Sol and had been an assistant coach under Richie Adubato and Tree Rollins for the Washington Mystics.[10]

Former NBA player Dennis Rodman volunteered his name as head coach for the Dream. Terwilliger declined, stating that he wanted someone with more coaching experience and he felt that the head coach should be a woman, as the WNBA was a women's league.[11]

On December 5, 2007, an online contest was announced for people to choose the team name and team colors – the final choice would rest with owner Ron Terwilliger. The names offered as choices were "Dream", "Flight", "Surge" and "Sizzle". There were also options for team colors such as lime green or hot pink. Voters had four different names and four different colors from which to choose.[12]

Atlanta's WNBA franchise announced that the team name would be the Dream on January 23, 2008. The name was inspired, in part, by the famous speech of Atlanta native Martin Luther King, Jr.[13] The team colors would be sky blue, red, and white.[14]

Atlanta held their expansion draft on February 6, 2008 when they selected one player from each of the 13 teams in the league. Atlanta traded Roneeka Hodges and their number four pick in the 2008 WNBA Draft to the Seattle Storm for Izi Castro Marques and Seattle's eighth pick in the 2008 WNBA Draft. Also, the Dream traded the 18th pick and LaToya Thomas to the Detroit Shock for Ivory Latta.

Living the Dream (2008–present)

From May 17, 2008 with a season opening loss against the Connecticut Sun to July 3, 2008 with a home loss against the Houston Comets, the Dream lost 17 consecutive games, setting the WNBA all-time record for both consecutive losses and losses from opening day. The 2006 Chicago Sky had previously lost 13 consecutive games, and the 2002 Detroit Shock had opened their season 0–13. (The Portland Fire had lost 14 straight games over two seasons, ending the 2001 season with 11 straight losses and opening 2002 with three straight losses.) They later finished with a 4–30 record.

On July 5, 2008, the Dream earned their first win in Atlanta against the Chicago Sky, ending the losing streak. They beat the Sky 91–84.

The 2008/2009 offseason was a busy one. Head coach/general manager Marynell Meadors did not want a repeat of 2008. She made key moves by acquiring players such as Sancho Lyttle, Nikki Teasley, Chamique Holdsclaw, Angel McCoughtry, and Michelle Snow.

In 2009, Atlanta reached the playoffs at 18–16, exceeding their previous record by 14 wins. Despite being in the playoffs, the Dream ended their season in disappointment and lost in the first round to the 2008 champion Detroit Shock in a sweep. After the season, their coach, Marynell Meadors, was awarded the Coach of the Year Award.

The Dream's owner, Ron Terwilliger, announced in August that he wanted to give up his position as the primary owner of the Atlanta franchise. On October 29, 2009, Kathy Betty took control of the team.[15]

The 2010 season proved even better for the Dream. Although finishing in fourth place in the Eastern Conference, the Dream sprinted through the first two rounds of the playoffs. On September 7, 2010, the Dream secured a trip to the WNBA Finals with a win over the New York Liberty, as they swept New York in two games in the Eastern Conference Finals. They eventually faced the best team in the league, the 28–6 Seattle Storm. Seattle took the first two games at home with two close wins. Atlanta needed to win game three in order to keep the series alive. Seattle was too much to handle as they completed the sweep and won the series.[16] Even though they were swept, the Dream did not lose any game by a margin of more than three points.

Addressing arguably Atlanta's biggest concern, the team traded for All-Star point guard Lindsey Harding prior to the 2011 season. Despite the major addition, the Dream struggled to open the season, starting just 2–7 due to an injury that sidelined Angel McCoughtry and overseas commitments by Sancho Lyttle. The team did not give up, however, and went on an impressive run of 14 wins and 5 losses after the All Star break. They carried that momentum into the playoffs, sweeping the Connecticut Sun and defeating the Indiana Fever to return to the WNBA Finals. But, once again they would be denied, losing to the formidable 27–7 Minnesota Lynx in three games.

They played in the 2016 WNBA playoffs.

Current home

The Atlanta Dream is based at Philips Arena in downtown Atlanta, which they share with the Atlanta Hawks. In 2013, the team qualified for the WNBA Finals, but a scheduling conflict forced them to play home games at The Arena at Gwinnett Center in suburban Duluth, Georgia. Because of renovations at Phillips Arena that began in 2016, the Dream held their 2016 playoff games at McCamish Pavilion on the campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology and will play all home games there for the 2017 and 2018 seasons.[17]

Season-by-season records

Season Team Conference Regular season Playoff Results Head coach
W L PCT
Atlanta Dream
2008 2008 East 7th 4 30 .118 Did not qualify Marynell Meadors
2009 2009 East 2nd 18 16 .529 Lost Conference Semifinals (Detroit, 0–2) Marynell Meadors
2010 2010 East 4th 19 15 .559 Won Conference Semifinals (Washington, 2–0)
Won Conference Finals (New York, 2–0)
Lost WNBA Finals (Seattle, 0–3) 		Marynell Meadors
2011 2011 East 3rd 20 14 .588 Won Conference Semifinals (Connecticut, 2–0)
Won Conference Finals (Indiana, 2–1)
Lost WNBA Finals (Minnesota, 0–3) 		Marynell Meadors
2012 2012 East 3rd 19 15 .559 Lost Conference Semifinals (Indiana, 1–2) M. Meadors (12–12)
F. Williams (7–3)
2013 2013 East 2nd 17 17 .500 Won Conference Semifinals (Washington, 2–1)
Won Conference Finals (Indiana, 2–0)
Lost WNBA Finals (Minnesota, 0–3) 		Fred Williams
2014 2014 East 1st 19 15 .559 Lost Conference Semifinals (Chicago, 1–2) Michael Cooper
2015 2015 East 5th 15 19 .441 Did not qualify Michael Cooper
2016 2016 East 4th 17 17 .500 Won First Round (Seattle, 1–0)
Lost Second Round (Chicago, 0–1) 		Michael Cooper
Regular season 148 158 .484 3 Conference Championships
Playoffs 15 18 .455 0 WNBA Championships

Players

Current roster

Atlanta Dream roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F7CanadaAmihere, Laeticia6' 3" (1.91m)185 lb (84kg)2001-07-10South Carolina1
G11United StatesCaldwell, Maya5' 11" (1.8m)160 lb (73kg)1998-12-15Georgia2
G3United StatesCanada, Jordin5' 6" (1.68m)135 lb (61kg)1995-08-11UCLA6
C31United StatesCharles, Tina6' 4" (1.93m)192 lb (87kg)1988-12-05Connecticut12
F12United StatesCoffey, Nia6' 1" (1.85m)182 lb (83kg)1995-06-11Northwestern7
F/C19ItalyCubaj, Lorela6' 4" (1.93m)200 lb (91kg)1999-01-08Georgia Tech2
G15United StatesGray, Allisha6' 0" (1.83m)167 lb (76kg)1995-01-12South Carolina6
F00United StatesHillmon, Naz6' 2" (1.88m)190 lb (86kg)2000-04-05Michigan2
F10United StatesHoward, Rhyne6' 2" (1.88m)175 lb (79kg)2000-04-29Kentucky2
G/F13United StatesJones, Haley6' 1" (1.85m)187 lb (85kg)2001-05-23Stanford1
G1United StatesKalu, Ezinne5' 8" (1.73m)1992-06-26Savannah StateR
F32United StatesParker, Cheyenne Injured6' 4" (1.93m)193 lb (88kg)1993-08-22Middle Tennessee9
G/F23United StatesPowers, Aerial Injured5' 9" (1.75m)166 lb (75kg)1994-07-17Michigan State8
GAustraliaBorlase, Isobel (DP)5' 11" (1.8m)2004-09-12Australia
FAustraliaPuoch, Nyadiew (DP)6' 3" (1.91m)2004-06-23Australia
GItalyVilla, Matilde (DP)5' 7" (1.7m)2004-12-09Italy
Assistant coaches
United States Vickie Johnson (Louisiana Tech)
Australia Paul Goriss
Athletic trainer
United States Natalie Trotter
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Drew Williams
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured
  WNBA roster page
East
ATL
CHI
CON
IND
NY
WAS
West
DAL
LV
LA
MIN
PHO
SEA

Other rights owned

Nationality Name Years pro Last played Drafted
Hungary Dalma Ivanyi 5 2006 1999

Former players

Coaches and staff

Owners

  • Ron Terwilliger (2008–2009)
  • Kathy Betty (2010)
  • Dream Too LLC, composed of Mary Brock and Kelly Loeffler (2011–present)

Executives

  • President & COO - Bill Bolen (2008- 2009)[18]
  • Co-owner & CEO - Kathy Betty (2010-2011)[19]
  • CEO – Peter J. Canalichio (2012)[20]
  • CEO - Ashley Preisinger (2012 - 2014)[21]
  • President & CEO - Theresa Wenzel (2014 - Present) [22]

Head coaches

Atlanta Dream head coaches
Name Start End Seasons Regular season Playoffs
W L PCT G W L PCT G
Marynell Meadors November 27, 2007 August 27, 2012 5 73 87 .456 160 8 9 .471 17
Fred Williams August 27, 2012 October 18, 2013 2 24 20 .545 44 5 6 .455 11
Michael Cooper November 21, 2013 Current 3 51 51 .500 102 2 3 .400 5

General managers

Assistant coaches

Statistics

Atlanta Dream statistics
2010s
Season Individual Team vs Opponents
PPG RPG APG PPG RPG FG%
2010 A. McCoughtry (21.1) S. Lyttle (9.9) S. Lehning (4.8) 85.4 vs 83.1 38.8 vs 34.1 .444 vs .435
2011 A. McCoughtry (21.6) E. de Souza (7.5) L. Harding (4.8) 82.5 vs 80.8 36.1 vs 34.6 .446 vs .431
2012 A. McCoughtry (21.4) E. de Souza (8.2) L. Harding (4.5) 78.6 vs 75.8 34.8 vs 34.5 .434 vs .415
2013 A. McCoughtry (21.5) E. de Souza (9.9) A. McCoughtry (4.4) 76.9 vs 75.4 35.6 vs 35.7 .423 vs .420
2014 A. McCoughtry (18.5) S. Lyttle (9.0) C. Dumerc (4.0) 80.6 vs 78.6 37.7 vs 34.3 .433 vs .429
2015 A. McCoughtry (20.1) S. Lyttle (8.3) S. Schimmel (3.2) 77.8 vs 79.8 34.6 vs 32.1 .411 vs .436
2016 A. McCoughtry (19.5) E. Williams (8.1) L. Clarendon (3.5) 81.8 vs 84.0 36.5 vs 34.9 .422 vs .435

Media coverage

Currently, some Dream games are broadcast on Fox Sports South (FS-S) and SportSouth (SSO), which are local television stations for the Southern United States. More often than not, NBA TV will pick up the feed from the local broadcast, which is shown nationally. Broadcasters for the Dream games are Bob Rathbun and LaChina Robinson. Prior to the 2010 season, the Dream had a deal with Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast (CSS). Games on that station were called by Art Eckman and LaChina Robinson.

All games (excluding blackout games, which are available on ESPN3.com) are broadcast to the WNBA LiveAccess game feeds on the league website. Furthermore, some Dream games are broadcast nationally on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC. The WNBA has reached an eight-year agreement with ESPN, which will pay right fees to the Dream, as well as other teams in the league.[23]

All-time notes

Regular season attendance

Regular season all-time attendance
Year Average High Low Sellouts Total for year WNBA game average
2008 8,468 (6th) 11,609 5,844 0 143,950 7,948
2009 7,102 (11th) 11,304 5,424 0 120,737 8,039
2010 6,293 (10th) 9,598 2,515 0 106,983 7,834
2011 6,487 (10th) 8,038 4,423 0 110,278 7,954
2012 5,453 (11th) 8,872 2,813 0 92,708 7,452
2013 5,853 (11th) 10,155 4,019 0 99,493 7,531
2014 5,864 (11th) 9,439 3,496 0 99,687 7,578
2015 6,122 (9th) 9,814 3,856 0 104,080 7,184

Draft picks

  • 2008 Expansion Draft: Carla Thomas, Érika de Souza, Katie Feenstra, Roneeka Hodges, Ann Strother, LaToya Thomas, Kristen Mann, Ann Wauters, Jennifer Lacy, Kristin Haynie, Chantelle Anderson, Betty Lennox, Yelena Leuchanka
  • 2008: Tamera Young (8), Morenike Atunrase (24), Danielle Hood (32)
  • 2009 Houston Dispersal Draft: Sancho Lyttle (1)
  • 2009: Angel McCoughtry (1), Shalee Lehning (25), Jessica Morrow (27)
  • 2010 Sacramento Dispersal Draft: selection waived
  • 2010: Chanel Mokango (9), Brigitte Ardossi (21), Brittainey Raven (33)
  • 2011: Ta'Shia Phillips (8), Rachel Jarry (18), Kelsey Bolte (32)
  • 2012: Tiffany Hayes (14), Isabelle Yacoubou (32, ineligible)
  • 2013: Alex Bentley (13), Anne Marie Armstrong (31)
  • 2014: Shoni Schimmel (8), Inga Orekhova (18), Cassie Harberts (20)
  • 2015: Samantha Logic (10), Ariel Massengale (29), Lauren Okafor (34)
  • 2016: Bria Holmes (9), Rachel Hollivay (13), Courtney Walker (16), Niya Johnson (28)

Trades

  • February 6, 2008: The Dream traded LaToya Thomas and the 18th pick in the 2008 Draft to the Detroit Shock in exchange for Ivory Latta.
  • February 6, 2008: The Dream traded the fourth pick in the 2008 Draft and Roneeka Hodges to the Seattle Storm for Izi Castro Marques and the eighth pick in the draft.
  • February 6, 2008: The Dream acquired the 24th pick in the 2008 Draft from the Indiana Fever in exchange for agreeing not to select specific unprotected Fever players in the expansion draft.
  • April 9, 2008: The Dream traded Ann Wauters, draft rights to Morenike Atunrase, and a second-round pick in the 2009 Draft to the San Antonio Silver Stars in exchange for Camille Little, draft rights to Chioma Nnamaka, and a first-round pick in the 2009 Draft.
  • June 22, 2008: The Dream traded Camille Little to the Seattle Storm in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2009 Draft.
  • July 4, 2008: The Dream traded Kristen Mann to the Indiana Fever in exchange for Alison Bales.
  • December 17, 2008: The Dream traded the 13th pick in the 2009 Draft to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for the rights to Chamique Holdsclaw.
  • January 21, 2009: The Dream traded Alison Bales to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for the 18th pick in the 2009 Draft.
  • April 9, 2009: The Dream traded the 18th pick in the 2009 Draft to the Detroit Shock in exchange for Ashley Shields.
  • August 12, 2009: The Dream traded Tamera Young to the Chicago Sky in exchange for Armintie Price.
  • March 11, 2010: The Dream traded Michelle Snow to the San Antonio Silver Stars in exchange for Dalma Ivanyi and the right to swap second-round picks in the 2010 Draft.
  • April 11, 2011: The Dream traded Rachel Jarry and second-round pick in 2012 Draft to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Felicia Chester.
  • April 11, 2011: The Dream traded Ta'Shia Phillips, Kelly Miller and first-round pick in 2012 Draft to the Washington Mystics in exchange for Lindsey Harding and second-round pick in 2012 Draft.
  • February 19, 2013: The Dream traded the 7th and 19th pick in the 2013 Draft to the Washington Mystics in exchange for Jasmine Thomas and second-round pick in 2013 Draft.
  • March 12, 2014: The Dream traded Alex Bentley and the 32nd pick in the 2014 Draft to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for Matee Ajavon and the 18th pick in the 2014 Draft from the Washington Mystics.
  • May 7, 2014: The Dream traded Courtney Clements to the Chicago Sky in exchange for Swin Cash.
  • July 9, 2014: The Dream traded Swin Cash to the New York Liberty in exchange for DeLisha Milton-Jones.
  • April 16, 2015: The Dream traded Jasmine Thomas to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for Brittany Hrynko.
  • July 27, 2015: The Dream traded Érika de Souza to the Chicago Sky in exchange for Damiris Dantas, Reshanda Gray, and a first-round pick in 2016 Draft from the Minnesota Lynx. Minnesota received Sylvia Fowles and a second-round pick in 2016 Draft from Chicago as part of this trade.
  • February 3, 2016: The Dream traded the 4th pick in the 2016 Draft to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for Elizabeth Williams.
  • May 2, 2016: The Dream traded Shoni Schimmel to the New York Liberty in exchange for second-round pick in 2017 Draft.
  • January 26, 2017: The Dream traded Reshanda Gray to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for Aneika Henry-Morello.

All-Stars

  • 2008: No All-Star Game
  • 2009: Érika de Souza, Sancho Lyttle
  • 2010: Izi Castro Marques, Sancho Lyttle, Angel McCoughtry
  • 2011: Angel McCoughtry
  • 2012: No All-Star Game
  • 2013: Angel McCoughtry, Érika de Souza
  • 2014: Angel McCoughtry, Érika de Souza, Shoni Schimmel
  • 2015: Angel McCoughtry, Shoni Schimmel
  • 2016: No All-Star Game
  • 2017: Layshia Clarendon, Tiffany Hayes, Elizabeth Williams

Olympians

  • 2012: Angel McCoughtry, Érika de Souza (BRA)
  • 2016: Angel McCoughtry

Honors and awards

  • 2009 Rookie of the Year: Angel McCoughtry
  • 2009 Coach of the Year: Marynell Meadors
  • 2009 All-Defensive Second Team: Angel McCoughtry
  • 2009 All-Rookie Team: Angel McCoughtry
  • 2010 All-WNBA First Team: Angel McCoughtry
  • 2010 All-Defensive First Team: Angel McCoughtry
  • 2010 All-Defensive Second Team: Sancho Lyttle
  • 2011 All-WNBA First Team: Angel McCoughtry
  • 2011 All-Defensive First Team: Angel McCoughtry
  • 2011 All-Defensive Second Team: Sancho Lyttle and Armintie Price
  • 2012 Peak Performer (Points): Angel McCoughtry
  • 2012 All-Defensive First Team: Sancho Lyttle
  • 2012 All-Defensive Second Team: Armintie Price
  • 2012 All-Rookie Team: Tiffany Hayes
  • 2013 All-WNBA Second Team: Angel McCoughtry
  • 2013 All-Defensive First Team: Angel McCoughtry and Armintie Price
  • 2013 All-Rookie Team: Alex Bentley
  • 2014 WNBA All-Star Game MVP: Shoni Schimmel
  • 2014 All-Defensive First Team: Angel McCoughtry and Sancho Lyttle
  • 2014 All-WNBA Second Team: Angel McCoughtry
  • 2015 All-Defensive First Team: Angel McCoughtry
  • 2015 All-Defensive Second Team: Sancho Lyttle
  • 2015 Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award: DeLisha Milton-Jones
  • 2015 All-WNBA First Team: Angel McCoughtry
  • 2016 Most Improved Player Award: Elizabeth Williams
  • 2016 All-Defensive First Team: Angel McCoughtry

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Sporting positions
Preceded by WNBA Eastern Conference Champions
2010 (First title)
2011 (Second title) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by WNBA Eastern Conference Champions
2013 (Third title) 		Succeeded by

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