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 [ ]
Additions [ ]
Subtractions [ ]
Roster [ ]
Atlanta Dream roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Nat.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
G/F
8
Castro Marques, Iziane
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
140 lb (64 kg)
Brazil
F/C
14
DeSouza, Erika
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Brazil
F
1
Holdsclaw, Chamique
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
172 lb (78 kg)
Tennessee
F
21
Lacy, Jennifer
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Pepperdine
G
12
Latta, Ivory
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
143 lb (65 kg)
North Carolina
G
5
Lehning, Shalee
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
147 lb (67 kg)
Kansas State
F
20
Lyttle, Sancho
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
143 lb (65 kg)
Houston
F
35
McCoughtry, Angel
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Louisville
SG
9
Miller, Coco
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
140 lb (64 kg)
Georgia
G/F
22
Price, Armintie
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
133 lb (60 kg)
Mississippi
C
2
Snow, Michelle
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
158 lb (72 kg)
Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Athletic trainer
Kara Dolling
Strength and conditioning coach
Legend
(C) Team captain
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
Injured
Season standings [ ]
Schedule [ ]
Preseason [ ]
Regular season [ ]
2009 Game Log: Regular Season
Game
Date
Time
Opponent
TV
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location/Attendance
Record
1
June 6
7:00pm
Indiana
87-86 (2OT)
Holdsclaw (23)
de Souza (17)
Holdsclaw , Teasley (4)
Philips Arena 8,709
1-0
2
June 7
4:00pm
@ Washington
71-77
Miller (17)
de Souza (6)
Lehning (4)
Verizon Center 11,759
1-1
3
June 12
8:30pm
@ Chicago
CN100 NBA TV
73-81
Castro Marques (20)
de Souza (8)
Miller (4)
UIC Pavilion 5,689
1-2
4
June 14
3:00pm
@ Connecticut
67-62
Lyttle (20)
Lyttle (16)
Teasley (5)
Mohegan Sun Arena 6,429
2-2
5
June 19
7:30pm
Washington
93-81
Lyttle (20)
Lyttle (13)
Teasley (4)
Philips Arena 6,050
3-2
6
June 21
3:00pm
New York
81-93
Holdsclaw (17)
Lyttle (9)
Teasley (5)
Philips Arena 5,624
3-3
7
June 23
12:00pm
Chicago
98-99 (OT)
McCoughtry (26)
de Souza (7)
McCoughtry (8)
Philips Arena 10,351
3-4
8
June 26
7:30pm
Detroit
96-86
Holdsclaw (28)
de Souza (13)
Teasley (11)
Philips Arena 5,935
4-4
9
June 27
7:00pm
@ Connecticut
68-82
Castro Marques (16)
Snow (9)
Lehning (4)
Mohegan Sun Arena 6,264
4-5
10
June 30
7:00pm
Minnesota
ESPN2
85-91
Castro Marques (31)
de Souza (10)
Lehning (4)
Philips Arena 7,686
4-6
Game
Date
Time
Opponent
TV
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location/Attendance
Record
11
July 3
7:30pm
Washington
72-65
Holdsclaw (18)
Lacy , Snow (8)
Holdsclaw (8)
Philips Arena 5,456
5-6
12
July 5
6:00pm
@ Indiana
74-78
Lyttle (18)
de Souza (8)
Lehning , McCoughtry (4)
Conseco Fieldhouse 7,024
5-7
13
July 7
7:30pm
Connecticut
72-67
Holdsclaw (19)
de Souza (17)
Lehning (7)
Philips Arena 6,225
6-7
14
July 11
7:30pm
@ New York
69-71
Castro Marques (18)
Castro Marques , de Souza , Holdsclaw (8)
Castro Marques (6)
Madison Square Garden 8,732
6-8
15
July 15
1:00pm
@ Minnesota
FSN-N
91-77
Holdsclaw (28)
Lyttle (10)
Lehning (5)
Target Center 11,245
7-8
16
July 17
7:00pm
@ Indiana
79-84
de Souza (23)
de Souza (14)
Castro Marques , Lehning (3)
Conseco Fieldhouse 7,975
7-9
17
July 19
4:00pm
@ New York
86-89
Holdsclaw (26)
de Souza (10)
de Souza (3)
Madison Square Garden 8,560
7-10
18
July 22
12:00pm
@ Detroit
98-95 (OT)
Latta (22)
Snow (12)
Holdsclaw (4)
Palace of Auburn Hills 14,439
8-10
19
July 30
7:30pm
Phoenix
106-76
McCoughtry (17)
de Souza (14)
Lehning (5)
Philips Arena 7,827
9-10
Game
Date
Time
Opponent
TV
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location/Attendance
Record
20
August 1
7:00pm
New York
NBA TV MSG
89-83
Holdsclaw (18)
Holdsclaw , Lyttle (7)
Latta , Lehning (3)
Philips Arena 6,103
10-10
21
August 6
8:00pm
@ San Antonio
92-84
Holdsclaw (21)
Lyttle (10)
Lehning (7)
AT&T Center 5,042
11-10
22
August 8
7:00pm
Chicago
80-82
Latta (18)
de Souza (15)
Latta , Miller (3)
Philips Arena 5,424
11-11
23
August 13
7:30pm
Detroit
80-75
Castro Marques (16)
de Souza (13)
Lehning (5)
Philips Arena 5,641
12-11
24
August 15
7:00pm
Seattle
88-79
Lyttle (20)
de Souza (12)
Lehning (6)
Philips Arena 8,751
13-11
25
August 20
7:30pm
San Antonio
93-87
McCoughtry (34)
de Souza (11)
Lehning (6)
Philips Arena 5,848
14-11
26
August 23
3:00pm
Los Angeles
87-91
Castro Marques (26)
de Souza (9)
Castro Marques , Lehning (4)
Philips Arena 11,304
14-12
27
August 25
7:30pm
Sacramento
103-83
Castro Marques (30)
Lyttle (9)
Lehning (10)
Philips Arena 5,159
15-12
28
August 27
7:30pm
@ Detroit
83-87
Castro Marques (19)
de Souza (13)
McCoughtry (5)
Palace of Auburn Hills 5,695
15-13
29
August 29
10:00pm
@ Seattle
84-91 (2OT)
McCoughtry (16)
Lyttle (11)
Lehning , McCoughtry (4)
KeyArena 9,089
15-14
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess
Postseason [ ]
2009 Game Log: Postseason
Eastern Conference Semifinals
Regular Season Statistics [ ]
Player Statistics [ ]
Team Statistics [ ]
Team
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
TO
PF
PPG
Atlanta Dream
.449
.305
.754
37.0
16.1
9.7
3.6
17.4
21.8
84.1
Opponents
.421
.342
.773
34.5
18.1
10.2
3.9
17.7
20.6
82.3
Awards and honors [ ]
References [ ]
External links [ ]
Franchise Arenas Head Coaches Administration
Owner: Ron Terwilliger
Kathy Betty
Dream Too LLC
Larry Gottesdiener, Suzanne Abair, and Renee Montgomery
General Mangers All-Stars Seasons Playoff Appearances Conference Titles WNBA Titles Rivals Media
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