2009 Atlanta Dream season

The 2009 WNBA season was the 2nd season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Dream qualified for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. However, they were eliminated by the Detroit Shock in a sweep in the first round.

2009 Atlanta Dream season
CoachMarynell Meadors
ArenaPhilips Arena
Attendance7,102 per game
Results
Record18–16 (.529)
Place2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost First Round
Team Leaders
PointsCastro Marques (14.4)
Reboundsde Souza (9.1)
AssistsLehning (3.7)

Offseason

Dispersal Draft

Based on the Dream's 2008 record, they would pick 1st in the Houston Comets dispersal draft. The Dream picked Sancho Lyttle. [1]

WNBA Draft

The following are the Dream selections in the 2009 WNBA Draft.

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 1 Angel McCoughtry  United States Louisville
2 25 (from Sea.) Shalee Lehning  United States Kansas State
3 27 Jessica Morrow  United States Baylor

[2]

Transactions
  • August 12: The Dream traded Tamera Young to the Chicago Sky in exchange for Armintie Price.
  • July 3: The Dream signed Ivory Latta and waived Nikki Teasley.
  • June 2: The Dream waived Ivory Latta.
  • May 31: The Dream waived Chantelle Anderson.
  • May 29: The Dream waived Marlies Gipson.
  • May 15: The Dream signed Coco Miller.
  • May 12: The Dream signed Marlies Gipson to a training camp contract.
  • May 11: The Dream waived Jessica Morrow.
  • April 28: The Dream waived Ashley Shields.
  • April 20: The Dream signed Chamique Holdsclaw and announced the end of her retirement.
  • April 15: The Dream waived Kristin Haynie.
  • April 9: The Dream traded the 18th pick in the 2009 Draft to the Detroit Shock in exchange for Ashley Shields.
  • April 8: The Dream waived Katie Mattera.
  • February 18: The Dream signed Michelle Snow.
  • February 17: The Dream re-signed Jennifer Lacy.
  • February 11: The Dream signed Chantelle Anderson to a training camp contract.
  • February 4: The Dream waived Kasha Terry.
  • February 3: The Dream withdrew its core qualifying offer and waived Betty Lennox.
  • January 21: The Dream traded Alison Bales to the Phoenix Mercury for their second-round pick in the 2009 draft.
  • January 14: The Dream waived Chioma Nnamaka and Ann Strother.
  • January 12: The Dream re-signed free agent Nikki Teasley.
  • September 12, 2008: The Dream re-signed Iziane Castro Marques.

[3]

Date Trade
December 17, 2008 To Atlanta Dream To Los Angeles Sparks
rights to Chamique Holdsclaw[4] 13th pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft
January 21, 2009 To Atlanta Dream To Phoenix Mercury
18th pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft Alison Bales
April 9, 2009 To Atlanta Dream To Detroit Shock
Ashley Shields 18th pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft
August 12, 2009 To Atlanta Dream To Chicago Sky
Armintie Price Tamera Young

Free agents

Roster
Atlanta Dream roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G/F 8 Castro Marques, Iziane 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 140 lb (64 kg) Brazil
F/C 14 DeSouza, Erika 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Brazil
F 1 Holdsclaw, Chamique 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Tennessee
F 21 Lacy, Jennifer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Pepperdine
G 12 Latta, Ivory 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 143 lb (65 kg) North Carolina
G 5 Lehning, Shalee 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 147 lb (67 kg) Kansas State
F 20 Lyttle, Sancho 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 143 lb (65 kg) Houston
F 35 McCoughtry, Angel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Louisville
SG 9 Miller, Coco 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 140 lb (64 kg) Georgia
G/F 22 Price, Armintie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 133 lb (60 kg) Mississippi
C 2 Snow, Michelle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 158 lb (72 kg) Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Athletic trainer
  • Kara Dolling
Strength and conditioning coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Season standings
Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Indiana Fever x2212.647–14–38–917–5
Atlanta Dream x1816.5294.012–56–1110–12
Detroit Shock x1816.5294.011–67–1011–11
Washington Mystics x1618.4716.011–65–1210–12
Chicago Sky o1618.4716.012–54–1310–12
Connecticut Sun o1618.4716.012–54–139–12
New York Liberty o1321.3829.08–95–128–13

Schedule

Preseason
2009 Game Log: Preseason
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1May 277:00pmConnecticut76-73de Souza, Holdsclaw (16)de Souza (9)Teasley (7)Philips Arena
4,980		1-0

Regular season
2009 Game Log: Regular Season
June
GameDateTimeOpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1June 67:00pmIndiana87-86 (2OT)Holdsclaw (23)de Souza (17)Holdsclaw, Teasley (4)Philips Arena
8,709		1-0
2June 74:00pm@ Washington71-77Miller (17)de Souza (6)Lehning (4)Verizon Center
11,759		1-1
3June 128:30pm@ ChicagoCN100
NBA TV		73-81Castro Marques (20)de Souza (8)Miller (4)UIC Pavilion
5,689		1-2
4June 143:00pm@ Connecticut67-62Lyttle (20)Lyttle (16)Teasley (5)Mohegan Sun Arena
6,429		2-2
5June 197:30pmWashington93-81Lyttle (20)Lyttle (13)Teasley (4)Philips Arena
6,050		3-2
6June 213:00pmNew York81-93Holdsclaw (17)Lyttle (9)Teasley (5)Philips Arena
5,624		3-3
7June 2312:00pmChicago98-99 (OT)McCoughtry (26)de Souza (7)McCoughtry (8)Philips Arena
10,351		3-4
8June 267:30pmDetroit96-86Holdsclaw (28)de Souza (13)Teasley (11)Philips Arena
5,935		4-4
9June 277:00pm@ Connecticut68-82Castro Marques (16)Snow (9)Lehning (4)Mohegan Sun Arena
6,264		4-5
10June 307:00pmMinnesotaESPN285-91Castro Marques (31)de Souza (10)Lehning (4)Philips Arena
7,686		4-6
July
GameDateTimeOpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
11July 37:30pmWashington72-65Holdsclaw (18)Lacy, Snow (8)Holdsclaw (8)Philips Arena
5,456		5-6
12July 56:00pm@ Indiana74-78Lyttle (18)de Souza (8)Lehning, McCoughtry (4)Conseco Fieldhouse
7,024		5-7
13July 77:30pmConnecticut72-67Holdsclaw (19)de Souza (17)Lehning (7)Philips Arena
6,225		6-7
14July 117:30pm@ New York69-71Castro Marques (18)Castro Marques, de Souza, Holdsclaw (8)Castro Marques (6)Madison Square Garden
8,732		6-8
15July 151:00pm@ MinnesotaFSN-N91-77Holdsclaw (28)Lyttle (10)Lehning (5)Target Center
11,245		7-8
16July 177:00pm@ Indiana79-84de Souza (23)de Souza (14)Castro Marques, Lehning (3)Conseco Fieldhouse
7,975		7-9
17July 194:00pm@ New York86-89Holdsclaw (26)de Souza (10)de Souza (3)Madison Square Garden
8,560		7-10
18July 2212:00pm@ Detroit98-95 (OT)Latta (22)Snow (12)Holdsclaw (4)Palace of Auburn Hills
14,439		8-10
19July 307:30pmPhoenix106-76McCoughtry (17)de Souza (14)Lehning (5)Philips Arena
7,827		9-10
August
GameDateTimeOpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
20August 17:00pmNew YorkNBA TV
MSG		89-83Holdsclaw (18)Holdsclaw, Lyttle (7)Latta, Lehning (3)Philips Arena
6,103		10-10
21August 68:00pm@ San Antonio92-84Holdsclaw (21)Lyttle (10)Lehning (7)AT&T Center
5,042		11-10
22August 87:00pmChicago80-82Latta (18)de Souza (15)Latta, Miller (3)Philips Arena
5,424		11-11
23August 137:30pmDetroit80-75Castro Marques (16)de Souza (13)Lehning (5)Philips Arena
5,641		12-11
24August 157:00pmSeattle88-79Lyttle (20)de Souza (12)Lehning (6)Philips Arena
8,751		13-11
25August 207:30pmSan Antonio93-87McCoughtry (34)de Souza (11)Lehning (6)Philips Arena
5,848		14-11
26August 233:00pmLos Angeles87-91Castro Marques (26)de Souza (9)Castro Marques, Lehning (4)Philips Arena
11,304		14-12
27August 257:30pmSacramento103-83Castro Marques (30)Lyttle (9)Lehning (10)Philips Arena
5,159		15-12
28August 277:30pm@ Detroit83-87Castro Marques (19)de Souza (13)McCoughtry (5)Palace of Auburn Hills
5,695		15-13
29August 2910:00pm@ Seattle84-91 (2OT)McCoughtry (16)Lyttle (11)Lehning, McCoughtry (4)KeyArena
9,089		15-14
September
GameDateTimeOpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
30September 110:30pm@ Los Angeles84-79Castro Marques (27)de Souza, Lyttle (7)de Souza, Latta (3)STAPLES Center
8,756		16-14
31September 410:00pm@ Sacramento98-90de Souza (27)de Souza (13)McCoughtry (10)ARCO Arena
6,517		17-14
32September 510:00pm@ Phoenix82-100de Souza (23)Snow (7)Lehning (10)US Airways Center
10,424		17-15
33September 117:00pmConnecticut88-64McCoughtry (18)de Souza (14)Lyttle (5)Philips Arena
8,644		18-15
34September 127:00pm@ Washington64-82McCoughtry (19)McCoughtry (13)Castro Marques, de Souza (3)Verizon Center
11,987		18-16
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess

Postseason
2009 Game Log: Postseason
Eastern Conference Semifinals
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceSeries
1September 168:00pm@ DetroitESPN289-94Castro Marques (25)Lyttle (9)Castro Marques (7)Palace of Auburn Hills
6,122		0-1
2September 187:30pmDetroitNBA TV79-94Latta (21)de Souza (7)McCoughtry, Latta, Price (3)Gwinnett Arena
4,780		0-2

Regular Season Statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage  TO  Turnovers per game
 PF  Fouls per game Team leader League leader

Player Statistics
Player GP GS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Iziane Castro Marques 343326.92.22.01.060.0614.4
Érika de Souza 343427.39.11.10.941.2911.8
Chamique Holdsclaw 252528.34.42.21.360.2813.9
Jennifer Lacy 32011.32.20.30.280.223.0
Ivory Latta 24014.60.71.40.540.046.1
Shalee Lehning 342020.82.33.70.530.093.0
Sancho Lyttle 343127.47.51.52.000.6513.0
Angel McCoughtry 341021.63.12.12.180.3512.8
Coco Miller 34512.01.51.00.350.063.9
Armintie Price 1108.91.50.40.270.181.5
Michelle Snow 34214.84.30.50.440.505.4
Nikki Teasley 101023.41.73.50.900.103.9
Tamera Young 1106.51.30.50.600.102.7

Team Statistics
Team FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
Atlanta Dream .449.305.75437.016.19.73.617.421.884.1
Opponents .421.342.77334.518.110.23.917.720.682.3

Awards and honors

References
  1. WNBA.com: Houston Comets dispersal draft
  2. "WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Draft Board". Archived from the original on 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
  3. WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Transactions
  4. "News Archive".
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