2018 Atlanta Dream season

2018 Atlanta Dream season
Coach Nicki Collen
Arena McCamish Pavilion
Attendance 4,194 per game
Results
Record 23–11 (.676)
Place 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish 2nd seed; Lost in Semifinals to Washington (2–3)
Team Leaders
Points Tiffany Hayes – 17.2 ppg
Rebounds Jessica Breland – 7.9 rpg
Assists Renee Montgomery – 3.7 apg
Media
Television Fox Sports South (FS-S), Fox Sports Southeast (FSSE)
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The 2018 WNBA season was the tenth season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association. The team began its season on May 20, 2018 against the Dallas Wings.[1]

The Dream started the season slowly, going 2–2 in May with both losses coming to Dallas. The team continued to not be able to build momentum in June, posting a 5–6 record. The team started well in the month, going on a three game win streak, but couldn't continue that run, winning just 2 of the final 7 games in the month. However, the Dream found another gear in July. The Dream went on an 8 game winning streak and head coach Nicki Collen was awarded the Coach of the Month. The team finished the month 9–2 and in prime playoff position. The team continued its run in August, going 6–1 with their only loss on the road against Phoenix. Collen was again voted coach of the month. However, on August 9th, the team lost their star Angel McCoughtry for the season with torn ligaments in her left knee. The team finished a franchise–best 23–11 which entered them into the 2018 WNBA Playoffs as the second seed.

As the second seed, Atlanta earned a double bye into the semifinal round. There, Atlanta faced off against the Washington Mystics. The Mystics were the third seed, finishing one game behind Atlanta in the regular season. The series was a close one, with the Mystics star Elena Delle Donne getting injured in game 3. However, the Dream were not able to capitalize and eventually lost the series 2 games to 3.

Transactions

WNBA Draft

The Dream made the following selections in the 2018 WNBA Draft.

Trades and roster changes

Roster

Atlanta Dream roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G 20 United States Bentley, Alex 5' 7" (1.7m) 152 lb (69kg) 10-27-1990 Penn State 5
F 25 United States Billings, Monique 6' 4" (1.93m) 176 lb (80kg) 05-02-1996 UCLA R
F 51 United States Breland, Jessica 6' 3" (1.91m) 164 lb (74kg) 02-23-1988 North Carolina 6
C 12 Brazil Dantas, Damiris 6' 3" (1.91m) 208 lb (94kg) 11-17-1992 Brazil 4
G 11 United States Dietrick, Blake 5' 10" (1.78m) 157 lb (71kg) 07-19-1993 Princeton 1
F 2 Nigeria Elonu, Adaora 6' 1" (1.85m) 165 lb (75kg) 04-28-1990 Texas A&< R
G 15 United States Hayes, Tiffany 5' 10" (1.78m) 155 lb (70kg) 09-20-1989 Connecticut 6
G/F 35 United States McCoughtry, Angel  6' 1" (1.85m) 160 lb (73kg) 07-10-1986 Louisville 8
C 34 United States McGee-Stafford, Imani 6' 7" (2.01m) 200 lb (91kg) 10-11-1994 Texas 2
G 21 United States Montgomery, Renee 5' 7" (1.7m) 141 lb (64kg) 12-02-1986 Connecticut 9
G 3 United States Prince, Alexis 6' 2" (1.88m) 178 lb (81kg) 02-05-1994 Baylor 1
G 7 United States Sykes, Brittney 5' 9" (1.75m) 155 lb (70kg) 02-07-1994 Syracuse 1
F/C 1 United States Williams, Elizabeth 6' 3" (1.91m) 199 lb (90kg) 06-23-1993 Duke 3



East: ATL • CHI • CON • IND • NY • WAS | West: DAL • LV • LA • MIN • PHO • SEA
Head coach
United States Nicki Collen (Marquette)
Assistant coaches
United States Mike Peterson (Northwest Christian College)
United States Darius Taylor (Michigan)
Athletic trainer
United States Jessica Cohen (Vanderbilt)
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Ashley Alexander (New Orleans)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

WNBA roster page

Game log

Preseason

2018 pre-season game log
May: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1)
2018 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2018 game log
Total: 23–11 (Home: 13–4; Road: 10–7)
May: 2–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–1)
June : 5–6 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–5)
July : 9–2 (Home: 5–2; Road: 4–0)
August : 6–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 3–1)
2018 season schedule

Playoffs

2018 playoff game log
Total: 2–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–1)
WNBA Semifinals: 2–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 August 26 Washington L 84–87 Bentley (19) Williams (14) 5 Tied (2) McCamish Pavilion
5,086		 0–1
2 August 28 Washington W 78–75 Bentley (22) Breland (14) Hayes (6) McCamish Pavilion
3,813		 1–1
3 August 31 Washington W 81–76 Hayes (23) Breland (11) Montgomery (3) Charles Smith Center
3,867		 2–1
4 September 2 Washington 76–97 Tied (12) Breland (8) Montgomery (10) Charles Smith Center
3,722		 2–2
5 September 4 Washington 81–86 Bentley (16) Breland (12) Hayes (4) McCamish Pavilion
4,435		 2–3
2018 playoff schedule

Standings

# Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
1 Atlanta Dream (2)2311.676–13–410–712–4
2 Washington Mystics (3)2212.647112–510–712–4
3 Connecticut Sun (4)2113.618213–48–99–7
4 e – Chicago Sky1321.382107–106–116–10
5 e – New York Liberty727.206164–133–146–10
6 e – Indiana Fever628.176172–154–133–13

Notes

(#) – Conference Standing, Playoff Seeds shown to the right of team name
x – Clinched Playoff Birth
e – Eliminated from playoffs
 
First round:
Single elimination
(Aug. 21)		Second round:
Single elimination
(Aug. 23)		Semifinals:
Best-of-five
(Aug. 26 – Sept. 4)		WNBA Finals:
Best-of-five
(Sept. 7 – Sept. 12)
 
              
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
Seattle Storm 		3
 
 
5
Phoenix Mercury 		2
 
 
 
 
 
4
Connecticut Sun		86
 
 
 
5
Phoenix Mercury 		96
 
5
Phoenix Mercury		101
 
 
 
8
Dallas Wings		 83
 
1
Seattle Storm 		3
 
 
 
3
Washington Mystics		 0
 
6
Los Angeles Sparks		75
 
 
 
7
Minnesota Lynx		 68
 
3
Washington Mystics		96
 
 
6
Los Angeles Sparks 		64
 
 
 
 
 
2
Atlanta Dream		 2
 
 
3
Washington Mystics		 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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

Semifinals
Team12345
1
Seattle Storm		9191668494
5
Phoenix Mercury		8787868684
Team12345
2
Atlanta Dream		8478817681
3
Washington Mystics		8775769786
WNBA Finals
Team123
1
Seattle Storm		897598
3
Washington Mystics		767382

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

Statistics are accurate as of September 20, 2018.
Source:[9]

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Tiffany Hayes WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week June 11, 2018 [10]
Angel McCoughtry June 24, 2018 [11]
Jessica Breland July 15, 2018 [12]
Angel McCoughtry WNBA All-Star Selection July 17, 2018 [13]
Tiffany Hayes WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week July 23, 2018 [14]
WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month - July August 1, 2018 [15]
Nicki Collen WNBA Coach of the Month - July August 2, 2018 [16]
Tiffany Hayes WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week August 6, 2018 [17]
Nicki Collen WNBA Coach of the Month - August August 20, 2018 [18]
WNBA Coach of the Year August 28, 2018 [19]
Chris Sienko WNBA Basketball Executive of the Year August 28, 2018 [20]

References

  1. ↑ "Atlanta Dream 2018 Season Schedule". WNBA.com. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Bria Holmes to Miss 2018 Season Due to Pregnancy". dream.wnba.com. January 16, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Atlanta Dream Sign Two-Time WNBA Champion Renee Montgomery". dream.wnba.com. February 1, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Atlanta Dream Sign Forward Jessica Breland". dream.wnba.com. February 5, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Angel McCoughtry Announces Return to Atlanta Dream, WNBA". dream.wnba.com. February 8, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Damiris Dantas Re-Signs with Atlanta Dream". dream.wnba.com. February 14, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Atlanta Dream Trade Bria Holmes to Connecticut Sun". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. April 12, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Dream Trade Layshia Clarendon, Draft Pick to Sun For Alex Bentley". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. July 9, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Team Stats". wnba.com. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Phoenix's Griner, Atlanta's Hayes Named WNBA Players Of The Week". wnba.com. WNBA. June 11, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Atlanta's McCoughtry, Minnesota's Moore Named WNBA Players Of The Week". wnba.com. WNBA. June 25, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Atlanta's Breland, Los Angeles' Parker Named WNBA Players Of The Week". wnba.com. WNBA. July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  13. ↑ "2018 WNBA All-Stars Announced; Elena Delle Donne, Candace Parker To Serve As Player-Captains". wnba.com. WNBA. July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Atlanta's Hayes, Dallas' Cambage Named WNBA Players Of The Week". wnba.com. WNBA. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Atlanta's Hayes, Seattle's Stewart Named WNBA Players Of The Month". wnba.com. WNBA. August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Atlanta's Collen Named WNBA Coach Of The Month". wnba.com. WNBA. August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Atlanta's Hayes, Los Angeles' Parker Named WNBA Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. August 6, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Dream's Nicki Collen Named August Coach Of The Month". wnba.com. WNBA. August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Atlanta's Nicki Collen Named 2018 WNBA Coach Of The Year". wnba.com. WNBA. August 28, 2018. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Atlanta's Chris Sienko Named 2018 WNBA Basketball Executive Of The Year". wnba.com. WNBA. August 28, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
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