2012 Atlanta Dream season

The 2012 WNBA season is the 5th season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association.

2012 Atlanta Dream season
CoachM. Meadors (12-12)
F. Williams (7-3)
ArenaPhilips Arena
Attendance5,453 per game
Results
Record19–15 (.559)
Place3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost in Conference Semifinals
Team Leaders
PointsMcCoughtry (21.4)
Reboundsde Souza (8.2)
AssistsHarding (4.5)
Media
TelevisionFS-S, SSO
ESPN2, NBATV

Transactions

WNBA Draft

The following are the Dream's selections in the 2012 WNBA Draft.

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
2 14 (from Was.) Tiffany Hayes  United States Connecticut
3 32 Isabelle Yacoubou (pick later voided)  France France

Transaction log
  • April 11, 2011: The Dream acquired a second-round pick in the 2012 Draft from the Washington Mystics in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2012 Draft as part of the Lindsey Harding trade.
  • April 11, 2011: The Dream traded a second-round pick to the Minnesota Lynx as part of the Felicia Chester/Rachel Jarry transaction.
  • January 31: The Dream announced Shalee Lehning's retirement.
  • February 8: The Dream signed Cathrine Kraayeveld.
  • February 9: The Dream re-signed Yelena Leuchanka.
  • February 10: The Dream signed Aneika Henry.
  • February 14: The Dream signed Laurie Koehn.
  • February 15: The Dream re-signed Coco Miller and Courtney Paris.
  • March 1: The Dream signed Ketia Swanier.
  • March 8: The Dream re-signed Erika de Souza and Armintie Price.
  • April 6: The Dream signed Romina Ciappina.
  • April 13: The Dream announced Alison Bales' retirement.
  • April 20: The Dream signed Aishah Sutherland, Chelsea Regins, and draft pick Tiffany Hayes.
  • April 25: The Dream signed Brittany Johnson.
  • May 8: The Dream waived Romina Ciappina, Brittany Johnson, Chelsea Regins, and Aishah Sutherland.
  • May 16: The Dream waived Coco Miller.
  • June 4: The Dream waived Courtney Paris and signed Jessica Moore.
  • August 13: The Dream waived Jessica Moore.

Personnel changes

Roster
Pos. Starter Bench
C Erika de Souza Yelena Leuchanka
PF Sancho Lyttle Aneika Henry
SF Angel McCoughtry Cathrine Kraayeveld
Tiffany Hayes
SG Armintie Price Laurie Koehn
PG Lindsey Harding Ketia Swanier

Season standings
Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Connecticut Sun y259.735–12–513–418–4
Indiana Fever x2212.6473.013–49–815–7
Atlanta Dream x1915.5596.011–68–912–10
New York Liberty x1519.44110.09–86–1110–12
Chicago Sky o1420.41211.07–107–108–14
Washington Mystics o529.14720.04–131–163–19

Schedule

Preseason
2012 Game Log: Preseason (May)
| Game| Date| Time (ET)| Opponent| TV| Score| High points| High rebounds| High assists| Location/Attendance| Record}}
1Sat 52:00Tulsa91-89Koehn (21)Henry (9)Harding (6)Philips Arena
4,340		1-0

Regular season
2012 Game Log: Regular Season
May (2–2)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1Sat 197:00@ IndianaSSO
FS-I		84-92McCoughtry (26)Lyttle (10)Harding (6)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
9,403		0-1
2Fri 257:30New YorkSSO100-74McCoughtry (23)Leuchanka (7)McCoughtry (7)Philips Arena
6,802		1-1
3Sun 273:00IndianaSSO62-78McCoughtry (21)Lyttle (9)Price
Swanier (2)		Philips Arena
7,282		1-2
4Thu 317:00PhoenixSSO81-65Kraayeveld
Lyttle (12)		Kraayeveld (9)Price (6)Philips Arena
4,887		2-2
June (5–5)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
5Sat 27:00ChicagoSSO
CN100		92-94
(OT)		McCoughtry (33)Lyttle
Price
Swanier (4)		Harding (6)Philips Arena
4,503		2-3
6Tue 57:00@ New York72-79McCoughtry (21)McCoughtry (14)Price (4)Prudential Center
4,823		2-4
7Fri 87:30San AntonioSSO60-57McCoughtry (16)Lyttle (9)McCoughtry (5)Philips Arena
4,501		3-4
8Sun 105:00@ ConnecticutCPTV-S73-92McCoughtry (23)Lyttle (8)Harding (5)Mohegan Sun Arena
6,526		3-5
9Fri 157:30Los AngelesSSO92-59McCoughtry (31)Henry (9)Harding (6)Philips Arena
8,872		4-5
10Sun 173:00ConnecticutSSO73-75Price (20)Lyttle (9)Price (6)Philips Arena
4,323		4-6
11Tue 197:00New YorkFS-S60-73Harding
Lyttle (13)		Lyttle (13)Price (5)Philips Arena
4,134		4-7
12Sun 244:00@ New YorkMSG74-64McCoughtry (23)McCoughtry (8)Swanier (9)Prudential Center
6,754		5-7
13Tue 2612:00IndianaSSO70-58McCoughtry (22)Kraayeveld (10)Harding (5)Philips Arena
8,388		6-7
14Fri 298:00@ Tulsa102-92McCoughtry (24)Lyttle (8)Harding (7)BOK Center
4,235		7-7
July (2-3)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
15Sun 16:00@ ChicagoCN10069-71McCoughtry (21)Lyttle (7)Harding
Hayes (3)		Allstate Arena
6,093		7-8
16Sat 710:00@ Phoenix100-93
(2OT)		Lyttle (31)Lyttle (10)Swanier (5)US Airways Center
7,948		8-8
17Sun 88:30@ Los AngelesNBATV
KDOC		63-79Lyttle (17)Henry (8)Harding (5)Staples Center
11,019		8-9
18Wed 113:00@ Seattle70-59Lyttle (21)Hayes (8)Harding (5)KeyArena
9,686		9-9
19Fri 138:00@ San AntonioSSO
FS-SW		70-91Lyttle (21)Lyttle (12)Harding (6)AT&T Center
13,426		9-10
Summer Olympic break
August (4–3)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
Summer Olympic break
20Fri 178:30@ ChicagoCN10082-76McCoughtry (25)McCoughtry (8)Lyttle (7)Allstate Arena
5,593		10-10
21Sat 187:00@ IndianaNBATV
SSO
FS-I		72-86McCoughtry (22)de Souza
Price (6)		3 players (2)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
9,302		10-11
22Wed 227:00ChicagoNBATV
FS-S
CN100		82-71Lyttle (24)Kraayveld
Lyttle (7)		Hayes
Swanier
Lyttle (5)		Philips Arena
4,010		11-11
23Fri 247:00@ WashingtonNBATV
CSN-MA		81-69Price (19)de Souza (8)Harding
Hayes (5)		Verizon Center
9,697		12-11
24Sat 257:00MinnesotaESPN274-84Lyttle
McCoughtry (14)		Lyttle (9)Harding (9)Philips Arena
7,224		12-12
25Tue 287:00TulsaFS-S80-84de Souza 16de Souza
Lyttle (9)		Harding (7)Philips Arena
2,813		12-13
26Thu 307:00WashingtonSSO82-59de Souza (21)de Souza (10)Harding (5)Philips Arena
3,381		13-13
September (6–2)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
27Sun 23:00ConnecticutNBATV
SSO		87-80McCoughtry (24)Lyttle (13)Lyttle
Hayes
Harding (4)		Philips Arena
5,020		14-13
28Wed 57:00IndianaNBATV
FS-S
FS-I		71-64Harding (20)Lyttle (12)Harding (3)Philips Arena
4,112		15-13
29Fri 78:00@ MinnesotaSSO93-97McCoughtry (30)Lyttle (12)Harding (7)Target Center
9,308		15-14
30Sun 93:00WashingtonSSO93-68Price
Harding (15)		de Souza (10)Harding (9)Philips Arena
6,898		16-14
31Tue 117:00SeattleNBATV
FS-S		77-61McCoughtry (23)de Souza (8)Hayes
Harding (5)		Philips Arena
5,558		17-14
32Fri 147:00@ Washington82-74McCoughtry (26)de Souza (8)McCoughtry (8)Verizon Center
7,368		18-14
33Thu 208:00@ Chicago75-66McCoughtry (21)de Souza (10)Harding (8)Allstate Arena
4,188		19-14
34Sun 235:00@ ConnecticutCPTV-S72-92Harding (16)Hayes (9)McCoughtry
Harding
Hayes (3)		Mohegan Sun Arena
9,143		19-15
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com

Postseason
2012 Game Log: Postseason
Eastern Conference Semifinals
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceSeries
1September 287:00@ IndianaESPN275-66Harding (23)Lyttle
McCoughtry (9)		Harding (7)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,776		1-0
2September 304:00IndianaESPN88-103McCoughtry (22)de Souza (9)Harding (6)Philips Arena
6,890		1-1
3October 27:00@ IndianaNBATV64-75Harding (17)de Souza
Harding (7)		Price (4)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,840		1-2

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

Regular season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Erika de Souza 151529.9.523.000.6968.21.61.31.511.6
Lindsey Harding 343230.6.425.241.8182.84.51.40.212.3
Tiffany Hayes 341723.1.390.273.7863.12.10.80.48.6
Aneika Henry 341418.0.468.000.7624.10.40.50.94.8
Armintie Herrington 343326.6.509.000.6023.72.51.10.38.4
Laurie Koehn 2304.9.341.333.0000.40.10.10.01.8
Cathrine Kraayeveld 33115.4.421.402.3332.80.80.40.54.6
Yelena Leuchanka 19513.7.381.000.7142.70.60.50.53.1
Sancho Lyttle 343431.6.412.255.7587.62.52.40.714.0
Angel McCoughtry 241729.9.447.337.8005.02.92.51.121.4
Jessica Moore 805.4.667.000.7501.30.00.00.01.9
Courtney Paris 407.3.500.000.0002.00.00.50.51.5
Ketia Swanier 34211.4.317.167.7311.41.90.40.02.2

Postseason
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Erika de Souza 3329.7.414.0001.0006.30.30.70.78.7
Lindsey Harding 3338.0.426.250.8894.75.32.70.319.0
Tiffany Hayes 3016.3.364.3331.0002.31.71.70.34.3
Aneika Henry 3010.0.750.0001.0001.70.00.00.72.7
Armintie Herrington 3330.0.364.000.7273.73.32.30.38.0
Cathrine Kraayeveld 306.31.0001.000.0001.00.30.00.31.0
Sancho Lyttle 3334.3.362.000.7507.00.73.00.712.3
Angel McCoughtry 3333.3.412.250.8185.73.32.31.318.0
Ketia Swanier 203.0.667.500.0000.00.00.00.02.5

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