2017 Atlanta Dream season

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2017 Atlanta Dream season
CoachMichael Cooper
ArenaMcCamish Pavilion
Attendance4,452 per game
Results
Record12–22 (.353)
Place5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid Not Qualify
Team Leaders
PointsHayes (16.3 ppg)
ReboundsWilliams (7.2 rpg)
AssistsClarendon (6.6 apg)
Media
TelevisionFS South (FS-S), SportSouth (SSO)

The 2017 WNBA season was the 10th season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association. The team began its season on May 21, 2017 against the Chicago Sky, in its new interim home of McCamish Pavilion on the Georgia Tech campus.[1] The Dream had a strong start to the season posting a 4–1 record in May. However, the team finished 1–6 in June, falling under .500. The team couldn't recover its form for the rest of the season finishing a combined 7–15 in the last three months of the season. Their final record of 12–22 placed them 5th in the Eastern Conference, and failed to qualify the team for the playoffs.

Transactions[]

WNBA Draft[]

See also: 2017 WNBA Draft

The Dream made the following selections in the 2017 WNBA Draft.

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 7 Brittney Sykes  United States Syracuse
2 19  United States Tennessee
3 31 Oderah Chidom  United States Duke

Trades[]

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 Syracruse R
G 7 United States Sykes, Brittney 5' 9" (1.75m) 146 lb (66kg) 02-07-1994 Rutgers 10
G 23 United States Clarendon, Layshia 5' 9" (1.75m) 140 lb (64kg) 05-02-1991 California 5
C 12 Brazil Dantas, Damiris 6' 3" (1.91m) 196 lb (89kg) 11-17-1992 Brazil 4
F/C 13 Jamaica Henry, Aneika 6' 4" (1.93m) 192 lb (87kg) 02-13-1986 Florida 6
G 15 United States Hayes, Tiffany 5' 10" (1.78m) 155 lb (70kg) 09-20-1989 Connecticut 6
C 34 United States Boyette, Imani 6' 7" (2.01m) 195 lb (88kg) 10-11-1992 Texas 1
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 13
G/F 11 United States Young, Tamera 6' 2" (1.88m) 170 lb (77kg) 10-30-1986 Tennessee 9
F/C 52 United States Williams, Elizabeth 6' 3" (1.91m) 192 lb (87kg) 06-23-1993 Duke 3



East: ATL • CHI • CON • IND • NY • WAS | West: DAL • LV • LA • MIN • PHO • SEA
Head coach
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

Game log[]

Preseason[]

2017 pre-season game log
May: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 5
 Minnesota L 67-113 Holmes (13) Tied (5) (4) Xcel Energy Center
5,132		 0-1
2017 pre-season schedule

Regular season[]

2017 game log
Total: 12-22 (Home: 9-8; Road: 3-14)
May: 4–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 13 Connecticut W 81–74 Hayes (19) Williams (9) Tied (3) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,444		 1-0
2 May 19 Chicago W 91-83 Hayes (23) Williams (11) Clarendon (11) Allstate Arena
6,631		 2-0
3 May 21 Chicago L 75-71 Tied (17) Williams (13) Clarendon (9) McCamish Pavilion
4,859		 2-1
4 May 27 Los Angeles W 75-73 Hayes (24) Williams (9) Clarendon (12) McCamish Pavilion
4,253		 3-1
5 May 31 San Antonio W 77-70 Hayes (16) Williams (9) Clarendon (8) McCamish Pavilion
3,813		 4-1
June : 1–6 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
6 June 4 Washington L 72–78 Hayes (24) Williams (9) Tied (9) Verizon Center
5,320		 4-2
7 June 7 New York L 61-76 Tied (14) Lyttle (12) Tied (3) Madison Square Garden
14,816		 4-3
8 June 10 Connecticut L 71-104 Dantas (16) Williams (9) Clarendon (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,327		 4-4
9 June 13 Seattle W 91-86 Dantas (22) Clarendon (8) Clarendon (6) KeyArena
4,352		 5-4
10 June 15 Indiana L 74-85 Tied (17) Dantas (8) Clarendon (8) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
5,830		 5-5
11 June 23 Chicago L 78-82 Williams (20) Williams (10) Clarendon (5) McCamish Pavilion
4,237		 5-6
12 June 30 Los Angeles L 76-85 Hayes (18) Tied (5) Tied 6 McCamish Pavilion
4,119		 5-6
July : 5–6 (Home: 5–2; Road: 0–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
13 July 2 New York W 81-72 Sykes (19) Sykes (9) Clarendon (9) McCamish Pavilion
3,521		 6-7
14 July 5 Dallas L 84-94 Hayes (16) Dantas (9) Clarendon (8) College Park Center
3,555		 6-8
15 July 7 Indiana W 89-68 Clarendon (27) Clarendon (8) Clarendon (6) McCamish Pavilion
3,359		 7-8
16 July 9 Dallas W 98-78 Hayes (19) Sykes (8) Clarendon (8) McCamish Pavilion
4,019		 8-8
17 July 12 Phoenix L 84-89 Clarendon (21) Williams (10) Clarendon (10) Talking Stick Resort Arena
9,342		 8-9
18 July 15 Seattle L 84-90 Hayes (19) Dantas (9) Clarendon (8) KeyArena
6,993		 8-10
19 July 18 San Antonio W 88-75 Hayes (25) Lyttle (10) Clarendon (7) McCamish Pavilion
7,413		 9-10
20 July 19 Washington L 96-100 Sykes (27) Lyttle (11) Clarendon (8) Verizon Center
15,597		 9-11
21 July 25 Phoenix W 99-91 Sykes (20) Sykes (13) Clarendon (9) McCamish Pavilion
4,053		 10-11
22 July 28 Minnesota L 80-90 Hayes (25) Lyttle (6) Clarendon (8) McCamish Pavilion
4,197		 10-12
23 July 30 Washington L 70-77 Williams (18) Lyttle (9) Clarendon (10) McCamish Pavilion
4,185		 10-13
August : 2–7 (Home: 2–3; Road: 0–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
24 August 3 Minnesota L 54-69 Clarendon (18) Lyttle (11) Clarendon (5) Xcel Energy Center
9,622		 10-14
25 August 5 Chicago L 86-91 Tied (13) Williams (12) Clarendon (5) Allstate Arena
5,757		 10-15
26 August 8 Minnesota L 72-81 Williams (16) Tied (11) Holmes (5) McCamish Pavilion
4,006		 10-16
27 August 11 New York L 77-83 Sykes (16) Williams (6) Clarendon (8) McCamish Pavilion
5,158		 10-17
28 August 12 San Antonio L 66-84 Sykes (28) Young (6) Clarendon (5) AT&T Center
6,953		 10-18
29 August 15 Connecticut L 75-96 Sykes (23) Lyttle (9) Clarendon (11) McCamish Pavilion
4,585		 10-19
30 August 19 Dallas L 86-90 Hayes (22) Tied (7) Ajavon (4) College Park Center
4,962		 10-20
31 August 23 Seattle W 89-83 Lyttle (18) Lyttle (8) Clarendon (14) McCamish Pavilion
4,878		 11-20
32 August 26 Indiana W 79-74 Hayes (24) Williams (15) Tied (4) McCamish Pavilion
5,029		 12-20
September : 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
33 September 1 Los Angeles L 56-81 Hayes (19) Williams (6) Clarendon (2) Staples Center
12,163		 12-21
34 September 3 Phoenix L 70-84 Sykes (33) Tied (5) Tied (2) Talking Stick Resort Arena
11,222		 12-22
2017 season schedule

Standings[]

# Eastern Conference
  • v
  • t
 W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
1 New York Liberty - (3) 22 12 .647 - 13–4 9–8 10–6
2 Connecticut Sun - (4) 21 13 .636 1 12–5 9–6 10–6
3 Washington Mystics - (6) 18 16 .529 4 11–6 7–10 12-4
4 Chicago Sky - e 12 22 .353 10 4–13 8–9 6–10
5 Atlanta Dream - e 12 22 .353 10 9–8 3–14 5–11
6 Indiana Fever - e 9 25 .265 13 6–11 3–14 4–12

Notes

(#) – Conference Standing
Playoff Seeds shown next to team name
e – Eliminated from playoffs

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 4, 2017.
Source:[4]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Matee Ajavon 31 2 8.1 28.9% 0.0% 79.5% 1.2 1.0 0.4 0.0 2.4
Brittney Sykes 34 23 25.4 40.8% 33.6% 72.9% 4.1 1.9 0.6 0.5 13.9
Layshia Clarendon 34 33 29.9 40.8% 33.6% 72.9% 3.8 6.6 0.9 0.1 10.7
Damiris Dantas 34 2 18.1 39.2% 26.5% 76.7% 3.6 0.7 0.5 0.6 7.7
Aneika Henry 6 0 5.2 85.7% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 2.0
Tiffany Hayes 33 33 30.0 43.6% 37.2% 85.4% 3.8 2.4 1.2 0.2 16.3
Imani Boyette 10 0 9.0 54.2% 0.0% 50.0% 2.9 0.2 0.1 0.7 2.9
Bria Holmes 32 13 22.2 37.8% 18.9% 64.0% 2.9 1.8 0.7 0.2 7.8
Sancho Lyttle 29 28 28.3 43.5% 25.0% 75.9% 7.1 1.6 1.6 0.6 6.4
Tamera Young 11 1 15.2 31.0% 33.3% 61.5% 2.3 0.7 0.3 0.5 4.3
Elizabeth Williams 34 34 31.4 48.7% 0.0% 65.9% 7.2 1.4 1.1 2.0 10.4

Awards and honors[]

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Layshia Clarendon Player of the Week award May 22, 2017 [5]
Tiffany Hayes Player of the Month award June 2, 2017, for May 2017 [6]
Brittney Sykes Rookie of the Month July 2017 [7]
Brittney Sykes Rookie of the Month August 2017 [8]

References[]

  1. ^ "ATLANTA DREAM ANNOUNCES 2017 SEASON SCHEDULE". WNBA.com. November 29, 2016.
  2. ^ "Dream's Angel McCoughtry Plans to Rest During 2017 Season". WNBA.com. January 4, 2017.
  3. ^ "Dream Acquire Boyette, Young, Pick from Chicago Sky". WNBA.com. July 31, 2017.
  4. ^ "Team Stats". wnba.com. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
  5. ^ "Atlanta's Clarendon and Minnesota's Fowles Named WNBA Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. May 22, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  6. ^ "Sylvia Fowles, Tiffany Hayes Named WNBA Players of the Month". wnba.com. WNBA. June 2, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  7. ^ "Atlanta's Brittney Sykes Named WNBA Rookie of the Month". wnba.com. WNBA. August 1, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  8. ^ "Atlanta's Sykes Named WNBA Rookie Of The Month". wnba.com. WNBA. September 5, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2017.

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