WNBA team season
The 2019WNBA season was the 12th season for theAtlanta Dream of theWomen's National Basketball Association . The team began its season on May 24, 2019, against theDallas Wings and concluded the season on September 8 against theNew York Liberty .[ 1]
On December 13, 2018, theAtlanta Dream announced that they would return toState Farm Arena , formerly Philips Arena, after playing the previous two seasons atGeorgia Tech 'sMcCamish Pavilion while State Farm Arena underwent a $192.5 million renovation.[ 2]
The Dream endured a season without starAngel McCoughtry , who missed time with a knee ligament injury sustained in 2018. The Dream started slowly only winning 2 games of their first ten. Early July brought some hope to the team, with the Dream winning three of four games between July 5 and July 12. However, the streak would not continue as the Dream lost twelve games in a row from July 14 to August 20. The Dream won three of their last 7 games to finish with an 8–26 record, last in the WNBA. It was the Dream's second worst season in franchise history. For the first time in franchise history, the Dream did not have a player selected to the All-Star Game.
Trades and Roster Changes [ edit ] Date Transaction January 1, 2019 Exercised 4th-Year Team Option onBrittney Sykes Extended a Qualifying Offer toDamiris Dantas January 2, 2019 Extended a Qualifying Offer toBlake Dietrick February 2, 2019 SignedBlake Dietrick to a training-camp contract[ 3] February 6, 2019 SignedHaley Peters to a training-camp contract[ 4] February 11, 2019 SignedLynetta Kizer to a training-camp contract[ 5] [ 6] March 15, 2019 SignedMengran Sun to a training-camp contract[ 7] April 10, 2019 Traded FBrianna Turner to thePhoenix Mercury forMarie Gülich [ 8] April 11, 2019 Traded a 2nd round pick in the2020 WNBA draft to theNew York Liberty in exchange forNia Coffey from theLas Vegas Aces - as part of a 3-Team Trade[ 9] April 14, 2019 SignedMaite Cazorla to a rookie-scale contract April 17, 2019 Signed Meme Jackson to training-camp contract[ 10] May 16, 2019 Waived Meme Jackson[ 11] TradedImani McGee-Stafford toDallas Wings for a 3rd round pick in the2020 WNBA draft [ 12] May 21, 2019 WaivedLynetta Kizer [ 13] May 23, 2019 WaivedBlake Dietrick [ 14] Full Season Suspension ofMengran Sun June 16, 2019 Temporarily SuspendAlex Bentley due to Overseas Commitments June 19, 2019 SignedNatisha Hiedeman [ 15] July 1, 2019 ActivatedAlex Bentley from her Temporary Suspension WaivedNatisha Hiedeman July 17, 2019 WaivedHaley Peters [ 16] July 18, 2019 SignedAlaina Coates [ 17]
2019Atlanta Dream roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs G 20 Bentley, Alex 5' 7" (1.7m) 152 lb (69kg) 1990-10-27 Penn State 6 F 25 Billings, Monique 6' 4" (1.93m) 185 lb (84kg) 1996-05-02 UCLA 1 F 51 Breland, Jessica 6' 2" (1.88m) 166 lb (75kg) 1988-02-23 North Carolina 7 G 5 Cazorla, Maite 5' 10" (1.78m) 155 lb (70kg) 1997-06-18 Oregon R C 81 Coates, Alaina 6' 4" (1.93m) 225 lb (102kg) 1995-04-07 South Carolina 1 F 10 Coffey, Nia 5' 10" (1.78m) 182 lb (83kg) 1993-06-11 Northwestern 2 C 24 Gülich, Marie 6' 5" (1.96m) 205 lb (93kg) 1994-05-28 Oregon State 1 G 15 Hayes, Tiffany 5' 10" (1.78m) 155 lb (70kg) 1989-09-20 Connecticut 7 G/F 35 McCoughtry, Angel 6' 1" (1.85m) 173 lb (78kg) 1986-07-10 Louisville 9 G 21 Montgomery, Renee 5' 7" (1.7m) 140 lb (64kg) 1986-12-02 Connecticut 10 G 7 Sykes, Brittney 5' 9" (1.75m) 154 lb (70kg) 1994-02-07 Syracuse 2 F/C 1 Williams, Elizabeth 6' 3" (1.91m) 200 lb (91kg) 1993-06-23 Duke 4
Head coach Nicki Collen (Marquette )Assistant coaches Mike Peterson (Bushnell ) Darius Taylor (Michigan )Athletic trainer Jessica Cohen (Vanderbilt )Strength and conditioning coach Ashley Alexander (New Orleans )Legend (C) Team captain(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
2016 Regular Season Total: 8–26 (Home: 5–12; Road: 3–14) May: 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–0)
June: 1–7 (Home: 1–4; Road: 0–3)
July: 3–8 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–6)
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 11 July 2 @Minnesota L 68–85 Williams (14)Breland (5)Bentley (5)Target Center 8,2082–9 12 July 5 @Seattle W 77–66 Hayes (21)Williams (9)Tied (5)Alaska Airlines Arena 8,1113–9 13 July 7 @Phoenix L 63–65 Sykes (29)Sykes (10)3 tied (3)Talking Stick Resort Arena 9,8503–10 14 July 10 Connecticut W 78–75 Hayes (18)Breland (13)Tied (4)State Farm Arena 3,8664–10 15 July 12 Minnesota W 60–53 Williams (17)Breland (9)Hayes (4)State Farm Arena 4,0015–10 16 July 14 Los Angeles L 71–76 (OT) Hayes (24)Billings (16)Hayes (4)State Farm Arena 5,0835–11 17 July 17 @Chicago L 76–77 Montgomery (23)Breland (11)Tied (6)Wintrust Arena 10,1435–12 18 July 19 @Connecticut L 69–98 Sykes (26)Coffey (7)Sykes (4)Mohegan Sun Arena 6,7335–13 19 July 21 @Washington L 65–93 Williams (14)Gülich (8)Cazorla (4)St. Elizabeth's East Arena 4,2005–14 20 July 23 Los Angeles L 66–78 Billings (16)Tied (8)Bentley (5)State Farm Arena 7,0475–15 21 July 31 @Indiana L 59–61 Williams (17)Billings (12)Breland (4)Bankers Life Fieldhouse 5,7025–16
August: 2–7 (Home: 0–4; Road: 2–3)
September: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2)
2019 season schedule
Notes
(#) – Conference Standing, Playoff Seeds shown to the right of team namee – Eliminated from playoffs
^ "Atlanta Dream 2019 Season Schedule" . WNBA.com. RetrievedFebruary 11, 2019 .^ "Atlanta Dream Announce 2019 Home Games to be Played at State Farm Arena" .dream.wnba.com . WNBA. December 13, 2018. RetrievedJanuary 3, 2019 .^ "Atlanta Dream Re-Sign Blake Dietrick to Contract" .dream.wnba.com . Atlanta Dream. February 2, 2019. RetrievedFebruary 11, 2019 .^ "Atlanta Dream Sign Forward Haley Peters" .dream.wnba.com . Atlanta Dream. February 6, 2019. RetrievedFebruary 11, 2019 .^ "Atlanta Dream Sign Forward Lynetta Kizer" .dream.wnba.com . Atlanta Dream. February 11, 2019. RetrievedFebruary 11, 2019 .^ DuDonis, Blake (February 11, 2019)."Atlanta Dream add veteran Lynetta Kizer to roster" .highposthoops.com . RetrievedFebruary 11, 2019 . ^ "Atlanta Dream Add Center Mengran Sun" .dream.wnba.com . Atlanta Dream. March 15, 2019. RetrievedMarch 19, 2019 .^ Russo, Kelsey (April 10, 2019)."Atlanta Dream draft, trade Brianna Turner" .ajc.com . The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. RetrievedApril 11, 2019 . ^ "Atlanta Dream Acquire Nia Coffey in Trade" .dream.wnba.com . WNBA. RetrievedJuly 5, 2022 .^ "Atlanta Dream Sign Jackson to training-camp contract" .dream.wnba.com . WNBA. April 17, 2019. RetrievedApril 19, 2019 .^ "Atlanta Dream Waive Meme Jackson" .dream.wnba.com . WNBA. RetrievedJuly 5, 2022 .^ "Dream trade center Imani McGee-Stafford to Dallas" .The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . May 16, 2019. RetrievedMay 17, 2019 .^ "Atlanta Dream Waive Lynetta Kizer" .dream.wnba.com . WNBA. RetrievedJuly 5, 2022 .^ "Atlanta Dream Finalize 2019 Season-Opening Roster" .dream.wnba.com . WNBA. RetrievedJuly 5, 2022 .^ "Atlanta Dream Sign Natisha Hiedeman" .dream.wnba.com . WNBA. RetrievedJuly 5, 2022 .^ "Atlanta Dream Waive Haley Peters" .dream.wnba.com . WNBA. RetrievedJuly 5, 2019 .^ "Atlanta Dream Sign Alaina Coates" .dream.wnba.com . WNBA. RetrievedJuly 5, 2022 .
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