2016 Atlanta Dream season

2016 Atlanta Dream season
Coach Michael Cooper
Arena Philips Arena
Attendance 5,614 per game
Results
Record 17–17 (.500)
Place 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish Lost in Second Round to Chicago Sky
Team Leaders
Points Angel McCoughtry – 19.5 ppg
Rebounds Elizabeth Williams – 8.1 rpg
Assists Layshia Clarendon – 3.5 apg

The 2016 WNBA season is the ninth season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association. The regular season began May 14 and concluded September 18.[1][2] The Dream qualified for the playoffs as the sixth seed, finishing 17–17.

Transactions

WNBA Draft

The Dream made the following selections in the 2016 WNBA draft:

Roster

Atlanta Dream roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G 10 United States Ajavon, Matee 5' 8" (1.73m) 160 lb (73kg) 05-07-1986 Rutgers 8
G 23 United States Clarendon, Layshia 5' 9" (1.75m) 140 lb (64kg) 05-02-1991 California 3
G 8 Puerto Rico Cortijo, Carla 5' 8" (1.73m) 135 lb (61kg) 07-21-1987 Texas 1
C 12 Brazil Dantas, Damiris (S) 6' 3" (1.91m) 196 lb (89kg) 11-17-1992 Brazil 2
C 34 United States Gatling, Markeisha 6' 5" (1.96m) 195 lb (88kg) 07-14-1992 North Carolina State 2
F 21 United States Gray, Reshanda 6' 2" (1.88m) 192 lb (87kg) 06-01-1993 California 1
G 15 United States Hayes, Tiffany 5' 10" (1.78m) 155 lb (70kg) 09-20-1989 Connecticut 4
C 14 United States Hollivay, Rachel 6' 4" (1.93m) 210 lb (95kg) 10-24-1993 Rutgers R
G 32 United States Holmes, Bria 6' 1" (1.85m) 170 lb (77kg) 04-19-1994 West Virginia R
F 20 Spain Lyttle, Sancho 6' 4" (1.93m) 175 lb (79kg) 09-20-1983 Houston 11
F 35 United States McCoughtry, Angel 6' 1" (1.85m) 160 lb (73kg) 09-10-1986 Louisville 7
G 0 United States Simmons, Meighan 5' 9" (1.75m) 140 lb (64kg) 01-25-1992 Tennessee R
F/C 52 United States Williams, Elizabeth 6' 3" (1.91m) 192 lb (87kg) 06-23-1993 Duke 1



East: ATL • CHI • CON • IND • NY • WAS | West: DAL • LV • LA • MIN • PHO • SEA
Head coach
United States Michael Cooper (New Mexico)
Assistant coaches
United States Miles Cooper (Southern California)
United States Karleen Thompson (Southern California)
Athletic trainer
United States Michael Douglas (Morehouse)


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

WNBA roster page

Schedule

Preseason

2016 pre-season game log
May: 0–4 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–3)
2016 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2016 game log
Total: 17–17 (Home: 11–6; Road: 6–11)
May: 5–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 3–1)
June : 3–7 (Home: 2–3; Road: 1–4)
July : 5–4 (Home: 4–1; Road: 1–3)
August : 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–0)
September : 3–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–2)
2016 season schedule

Playoffs

2016 playoff game log
Total: 1–1(Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
First Round: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
Second Round: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 September 25 Chicago L 98–108 Hayes (30) Williams (9) McCoughtry (9) Allstate Arena
3,922		 0–1
2016 playoff schedule

Standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
3 - New York Liberty2113.618-10-711-611-5
4 - Chicago Sky1816.529311-67-108-8
5 - Indiana Fever1717.50048-99-88-8
6 - Atlanta Dream1717.500411-66–119-7
e - Connecticut Sun1420.41278-96-114-12
e - Washington Mystics1321.38285-128-98-8
Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
1 - Minnesota Lynx286.824-15–213–415–1
2 - Los Angeles Sparks268.765214–312–511–5
7 - Seattle Storm1618.4711210–76–117–9
8 - Phoenix Mercury1618.4711211–65–126–10
e - Dallas Wings1123.324176–115–128–8
e - San Antonio Stars727.206214–133–141–15

Playoffs

 
First round:
Single elimination
(Sept. 21)		Second round:
Single elimination
(Sept. 24 and 25)		Semifinals:
Best-of-five
(Sept. 28 – Oct. 6)		WNBA Finals:
Best-of-five
(Oct. 9 – 20)
 
              
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
Minnesota Lynx		3
 
 
8
Phoenix Mercury		0
 
 
 
 
 
3
New York Liberty		94
 
 
 
8
Phoenix Mercury		101
 
5
Indiana Fever		78
 
 
 
8
Phoenix Mercury		89
 
1
Minnesota Lynx		2
 
 
 
2
Los Angeles Sparks		3
 
6
Atlanta Dream		94
 
 
 
7
Seattle Storm		85
 
4
Chicago Sky		108
 
 
6
Atlanta Dream		98
 
 
 
 
 
2
Los Angeles Sparks		3
 
 
4
Chicago Sky		1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Note: Teams re-seeded after second round and semi-finals.

Semifinals
Team123
1
Minnesota Lynx		1139682
8
Phoenix Mercury		958667
Team1234
2
Los Angeles Sparks		95996695
4
Chicago Sky		75847075
WNBA Finals
Team12345
1
Minnesota Lynx		7679758576
2
Los Angeles Sparks		7860927977

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

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Angel McCoughtry Player of the Week award May 29, 2016
Angel McCoughtry Player of the Week award July 11, 2016
Elizabeth Williams Most Improved Player Award

References

  1. ↑ DREAM: Dream Schedule 2016
  2. ↑ Atlanta Dream Announces 2015 WNBA Schedule | NDNSPORTS
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