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 .
Trades [ ]
Roster [ ]
Atlanta Dream roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Nat.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
Yrs
G
10
Ajavon, Matee
5' 8" (1.73m)
160 lb (73kg)
05-07-1986
Syracruse
R
G
7
Sykes, Brittney
5' 9" (1.75m)
146 lb (66kg)
02-07-1994
Rutgers
10
G
23
Clarendon, Layshia
5' 9" (1.75m)
140 lb (64kg)
05-02-1991
California
5
C
12
Dantas, Damiris
6' 3" (1.91m)
196 lb (89kg)
11-17-1992
Brazil
4
F/C
13
Henry, Aneika
6' 4" (1.93m)
192 lb (87kg)
02-13-1986
Florida
6
G
15
Hayes, Tiffany
5' 10" (1.78m)
155 lb (70kg)
09-20-1989
Connecticut
6
C
34
Boyette, Imani
6' 7" (2.01m)
195 lb (88kg)
10-11-1992
Texas
1
G
32
Holmes, Bria
6' 1" (1.85m)
170 lb (77kg)
04-19-1994
West Virginia
R
F
20
Lyttle, Sancho
6' 4" (1.93m)
175 lb (79kg)
09-20-1983
Houston
13
G/F
11
Young, Tamera
6' 2" (1.88m)
170 lb (77kg)
10-30-1986
Tennessee
9
F/C
52
Williams, Elizabeth
6' 3" (1.91m)
192 lb (87kg)
06-23-1993
Duke
3
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Miles Cooper (Southern California ) Karleen Thompson (Southern California )
Athletic trainer
Michael Douglas (Morehouse )
Legend
(C) Team captain(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
WNBA roster page
Game log [ ]
Preseason [ ]
Regular season [ ]
2017 game log Total: 12-22 (Home: 9-8; Road: 3-14)
May: 4–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–0)
June
: 1–6 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–4)
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)
September
: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–2)
2017 season schedule
Standings [ ]
Notes
(#) – Conference Standing
Playoff Seeds shown next to team name
e – Eliminated from playoffs
Statistics [ ]
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 [ ]
References [ ]
^ "ATLANTA DREAM ANNOUNCES 2017 SEASON SCHEDULE" . WNBA.com. November 29, 2016.
^ "Dream's Angel McCoughtry Plans to Rest During 2017 Season" . WNBA.com. January 4, 2017.
^ "Dream Acquire Boyette, Young, Pick from Chicago Sky" . WNBA.com. July 31, 2017.
^ "Team Stats" . wnba.com . Retrieved September 12, 2017 .
^ "Atlanta's Clarendon and Minnesota's Fowles Named WNBA Players of the Week" . wnba.com . WNBA. May 22, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2017 .
^ "Sylvia Fowles, Tiffany Hayes Named WNBA Players of the Month" . wnba.com . WNBA. June 2, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2017 .
^ "Atlanta's Brittney Sykes Named WNBA Rookie of the Month" . wnba.com . WNBA. August 1, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2017 .
^ "Atlanta's Sykes Named WNBA Rookie Of The Month" . wnba.com . WNBA. September 5, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2017 .
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