2016 Atlanta Dream season

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2016 Atlanta Dream season
CoachMichael Cooper
ArenaPhilips Arena
Attendance5,614 per game
Results
Record17–17 (.500)
Place4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost in Second Round to Chicago Sky
Team Leaders
PointsAngel McCoughtry – 19.5 ppg
ReboundsElizabeth Williams – 8.1 rpg
AssistsLayshia Clarendon – 3.5 apg

The 2016 WNBA season is the 9th 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[]

See also: 2016 WNBA Draft

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

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 11 Bria Holmes  United States West Virginia
2 13  United States Rutgers
2 16  United States Texas A&M
3 28  United States Baylor

Roster[]

Atlanta Dream roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
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 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 Injured

WNBA roster page

Schedule[]

Preseason[]

2016 pre-season game log
May: 0–4 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 4 vs. San Antonio L 67–74 Simmons (10) Williams (10) Tied (3) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,199 		0–1
2 May 5 vs. Chicago L 75–95 Williams (12) (6) Holmes (8) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,025 		0–2
3 May 7 @ Los Angeles L 80–88 Holmes (18) Gray (8) Cortijo (6) Pasadena College
460 		0–3
4 May 10 Los Angeles L 63–69 Simmons (11) Williams (13) Ajavon (4) McCamish Pavilion
1,385 		0–4
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 14 @ San Antonio W 73–63 McCoughtry (15) Williams (10) Tied (3) AT&T Center
7,572 		1–0
2 May 20 @ Indiana L 85–94 Tied (19) McCoughtry (8) 3 Tied (2) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,608 		1–1
3 May 22 Chicago W 87–81 McCoughtry (21) Clarendon (8) Cortijo (5) Philips Arena
6,152 		2–1
4 May 24 @ New York W 85–79 (OT) Hayes (27) Lyttle (14) Tied (3) Madison Square Garden
14,503 		3–1
5 May 27 @ Dallas W 102–93 McCoughtry (26) Lyttle (10) Lyttle (6) College Park Center
4,712 		4–1
6 May 29 Indiana W 85–76 McCoughtry (22) Williams (7) Hayes (6) Philips Arena
5,233 		5–1
June : 3–7 (Home: 2–3; Road: 1–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 June 3 @ Connecticut W 83–77 Hayes (23) Lyttle (11) McCoughtry (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,541 		6–1
8 June 5 Washington L 79–86 McCoughtry (28) Lyttle (11) Cortijo (5) Philips Arena
3,611 		6–2
9 June 10 Minnesota L 78–110 Hayes (23) Clarendon (7) McCoughtry (4) Philips Arena
5,368 		6–3
10 June 12 Connecticut W 93–87 Williams (20) Williams (10) Clarendon (9) Philips Arena
4,486 		7–3
11 June 17 Chicago W 101–97 McCoughtry (22) Williams (9) Hayes (5) Philips Arena
4,560 		8–3
12 June 18 @ Washington L 65–95 Hayes (12) McCoughtry (8) Cortijo (4) Verizon Center
6,977 		8–4
13 June 22 New York L 79–90 McCoughtry (22) Lyttle (11) Tied (4) Philips Arena
10,345 		8–5
14 June 25 @ San Antonio L 69–73 McCoughtry (23) Williams (10) Tied (3) AT&T Center
9,439 		8–6
15 June 28 @ Seattle L 81–84 McCoughtry (22) (9) Tied (3) KeyArena
4,648 		8–7
16 June 30 @ Los Angeles L 75–84 Hayes (32) Williams (10) Clarendon (7) Staples Center
10,215 		8–8
July : 5–4 (Home: 4–1; Road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
17 July 3 Phoenix L 87–95 Hayes (26) Williams (9) Hayes (5) Philips Arena
6,557 		8–9
18 July 5 Seattle W 77–64 Lyttle (22) Lyttle (11) Tied (4) Philips Arena
3,983 		9–9
19 July 8 Dallas W 95–90 (OT) Tied (27) Lyttle (14) McCoughtry (9) Philips Arena
6,745 		10–9
20 July 10 @ Connecticut W 67–63 McCoughtry (26) Lyttle (14) Lyttle (3) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,857 		11–9
21 July 13 @ New York L 86–62 Hayes (12) Lyttle (9) Clarendon (3) Madison Square Garden
11,317 		11–10
22 July 15 @ Indiana L 72–78 Cortijo (20) Williams (8) McCoughtry (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8,612 		11–11
23 July 17 Los Angeles W 91–74 Tied (17) Williams (12) Clarendon (6) Philips Arena
7,551 		12–11
24 July 20 @ Minnesota L 65–83 Clarendon (11) Williams (8) Tied (2) Target Center
16,132 		12–12
25 July 22 Dallas W 93–88 Gray (22) Williams (11) McCoughtry (5) McCamish Pavilion
4,749 		13–12
August : 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
26 August 26 @ Chicago L 82–90 Tied (19) Williams (9) Tied (4) Allstate Arena
6,016 		13–13
27 August 28 Connecticut W 87–73 McCoughtry (22) Williams (8) 3 Tied (5) Philips Arena
7,055 		14–13
September : 3–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
28 September 4 Seattle L 82–91 McCoughtry (32) Williams (6) Williams (4) Philips Arena
5,695 		14–14
29 September 6 Phoenix W 91–87 McCoughtry (27) McCoughtry (8) Clarendon (6) Philips Arena
3,625 		15–14
30 September 8 @ Los Angeles W 86–81 McCoughtry (32) Williams (12) Clarendon (6) Staples Center
6,152 		16–14
31 September 11 @ Phoenix L 75–86 Hayes (22) Williams (16) Clarendon (4) Talking Stick Resort Arena
9,877 		16–15
32 September 13 San Antonio L 67–71 Holmes (20) Williams (12) Hayes (4) Philips Arena
5,312 		16–16
33 September 15 Washington W 94–91 McCoughtry (31) Williams (10) Clarendon (9) Philips Arena
4,404 		17–16
34 September 17 @ Minnesota L 87–95 McCoughtry (18) Williams (9) Clarendon (7) Target Center
11,663 		17–17
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 September 21 Seattle W 94–85 McCoughtry (37) Williams (16) Tied (7) McCamish Pavilion
2,553 		1–0
Second Round: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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
  • v
  • t
 W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
3 - New York Liberty 21 13 .618 - 10-7 11-6 11-5
4 - Chicago Sky 18 16 .529 3 11-6 7-10 8-8
5 - Indiana Fever 17 17 .500 4 8-9 9-8 8-8
6 - Atlanta Dream 17 17 .500 4 11-6 6–11 9-7
e - Connecticut Sun 14 20 .412 7 8-9 6-11 4-12
e - Washington Mystics 13 21 .382 8 5-12 8-9 8-8
Western Conference
  • v
  • t
 W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
1 - Minnesota Lynx 28 6 .824 - 15–2 13–4 15–1
2 - Los Angeles Sparks 26 8 .765 2 14–3 12–5 11–5
7 - Seattle Storm 16 18 .471 12 10–7 6–11 7–9
8 - Phoenix Mercury 16 18 .471 12 11–6 5–12 6–10
e - Dallas Wings 11 23 .324 17 6–11 5–12 8–8
e - San Antonio Stars 7 27 .206 21 4–13 3–14 1–15

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
Team 1 2 3
1
Minnesota Lynx		 113 96 82
8
Phoenix Mercury		 95 86 67
Team 1 2 3 4
2
Los Angeles Sparks		 95 99 66 95
4
Chicago Sky		 75 84 70 75
WNBA Finals
Team 1 2 3 4 5
1
Minnesota Lynx		 76 79 75 85 76
2
Los Angeles Sparks		 78 60 92 79 77
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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[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

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[permanent dead link]

External links[]

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