2009 Atlanta Dream season

2009 Atlanta Dream season
Coach Marynell Meadors
Arena Philips Arena
Attendance 7,102 per game
Results
Record 18–16 (.529)
Place 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish Lost First Round
Team Leaders
Points Castro Marques (14.4)
Rebounds de Souza (9.1)
Assists Lehning (3.7)

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.

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.

[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]

Free agents

Roster

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

Regular season

2009 Game Log: Regular Season
Watch all games live on WNBA LiveAccess

Postseason

2009 Game Log: Postseason

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

Team Statistics

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. ↑ http://www.wnba.com/dream/news/holdsclaw_081217.html
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