2020 Atlanta Dream season

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2020 Atlanta Dream season
CoachNicki Collen
ArenaOriginally: Gateway Center Arena
Rescheduled to: IMG Academy gymnasiums, Bradenton, Florida
Attendance0 per game
Results
Record7–15 (.318)
Place4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid Not Qualify
Team Leaders
PointsChennedy Carter – 17.4 ppg
ReboundsMonique Billings – 8.5 rpg
AssistsBetnijah Laney – 4.0 apg

The 2020 WNBA season was the 13th season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association. The team began its season on July 26, 2020 against the Dallas Wings.[1]

The Dream was originally scheduled to start play its home games at the new Gateway Center Arena at College Park, electing to move from State Farm Arena in the 2019 off-season.[2] The WNBA season was to have a 36-game schedule, which would have been the most games in a season in league history.[3] However, the plan for expanded games was put on hold on April 3, when the WNBA postponed its season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] Under a plan approved on June 15, the league is scheduled to hold a shortened 22-game regular season at IMG Academy, without fans present, starting on July 24.[5][6]

The Dream started the season promisingly, winning two of their first three games. That promise was short lived, as the team lost their next ten games in a row. After the ten game losing streak was broken, the Dream lost their next two games to finish August with a 3–13 record, and a slim hope at making the playoffs. September proved to be a turn in fortunes for the Dream. They recorded four wins in five games to go into their final game against the Washington Mystics, with a chance to make the playoffs. However, Washington prevailed and the Dream missed the playoffs. Their overall winning percentage of .318 was the third worst in team history.

Transactions[]

WNBA Draft[]

See also: 2020 WNBA Draft

The Dream made the following selections in the 2020 WNBA Draft.

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 4 Chennedy Carter  United States Texas A&M
2 17 Brittany Brewer  United States Texas Tech
3 25 Mikayla Pivec  United States Oregon State
3 27  United States Clemson

Trades and roster changes[]

Date Details
February 10, 2020 G Angel McCoughtry left the team to sign with the Las Vegas Aces in free agency.[7]
February 10, 2020 Dream acquire C Kalani Brown from the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for G Brittney Sykes and C Marie Gülich[8]
February 13, 2020 Signed F Glory Johnson[9]
February 16, 2020 Signed F Shekinna Stricklen[10]
February 18, 2020 Claimed G Alexis Jones off waivers[11]
February 19, 2020 Acquired G Courtney Williams and the 17th pick in the 2020 WNBA draft in exchange for F Jessica Breland and F Nia Coffey.[12]
April 11, 2020 Acquired F Nia Coffey in a three team deal that saw Atlanta send the 13th pick in the 2020 draft to New York.[13]
June 18, 2020 G Renee Montgomery announces that she will sit out of the 2020 season to focus on social justice reform.[14]
June 23, 2020 G Tiffany Hayes announces she has opted out of the 2020 season.[15]
June 24, 2020 Signed G Betnijah Laney and F Jaylyn Agnew[16]
July 12, 2020 Signed F Erica McCall via emergency medical hardship.[17]

Roster[]

Atlanta Dream roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
F 5 United States Agnew, Jaylyn 5' 11" (1.8m) 149 lb (68kg) 07-21-1997 Creighton R
F 25 United States Billings, Monique 6' 4" (1.93m) 192 lb (87kg) 05-02-1996 UCLA 2
F 20 United States Brewer, Brittany 6' 5" (1.96m) 182 lb (83kg) 11-06-1997 Texas Tech R
C 22 United States Brown, Kalani 6' 7" (2.01m) 245 lb (111kg) 03-21-1997 Baylor 1
G 3 United States Carter, Chennedy 5' 9" (1.75m) 143 lb (65kg) 11-14-1998 Texas A&M R
F 33 United States Davis, Kaela 6' 2" (1.88m) 170 lb (77kg) 03-15-1995 South Carolina 3
G 11 United States Dietrick, Blake 5' 10" (1.78m) 169 lb (77kg) 07-19-1993 Princeton 3
F 0 Montenegro Johnson, Glory 6' 3" (1.91m) 170 lb (77kg) 07-27-1990 Tennessee 7
G/F 44 United States Laney, Betnijah 6' 0" (1.83m) 166 lb (75kg) 10-29-1993 Rutgers 4
F 40 United States Stricklen, Shekinna 6' 2" (1.88m) 230 lb (104kg) 07-30-1990 Tennessee 8
G 10 United States Williams, Courtney 5' 8" (1.73m) 133 lb (60kg) 05-11-1994 South Florida 4
F/C 1 United States Williams, Elizabeth 6' 3" (1.91m) 200 lb (91kg) 06-23-1993 Duke 5



East: ATL • CHI • CON • IND • NY • WAS | West: DAL • LV • LA • MIN • PHO • SEA
Head coach
United States Nicki Collen (Marquette)
Assistant coaches
United States Mike Peterson (Northwest Christian College)
United States Darius Taylor (Michigan)
Athletic trainer
United States Natalie Trotter
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Jamal Baptiste
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

WNBA roster page

Game log[]

Regular season[]

2020 game log
Total: 7–15
July
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 July 26 Dallas Wings W 105–95 Billings (30) Billings (13) Carter (8) IMG Academy 1–0
2 July 29 Las Vegas Aces L 70–100 E. Williams (16) Billings (7) Tied (4) IMG Academy 1–1
3 July 31 New York Liberty W 84–78 Laney (30) Billings (15) Carter (3) IMG Academy 2–1
August
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
4 August 2 Indiana Fever L 77–93 C. Williams (18) Billings (8) Laney (6) IMG Academy 2–2
5 August 4 Phoenix Mercury L 74–81 Carter (26) C. Williams (9) Laney (5) IMG Academy 2–3
6 August 6 Seattle Storm L 92–93 Carter (35) C. Williams (10) Carter (7) IMG Academy 2–4
7 August 8 Dallas Wings L 75–85 Laney (16) Tied (7) 3 tied (3) IMG Academy 2–5
8 August 10 Connecticut Sun L 82–93 Stricklen (18) C. Williams (7) Dietrick (6) IMG Academy 2–6
9 August 12 Seattle Storm L 63–100 Laney (17) Tied (7) Dietrick (4) IMG Academy 2–7
10 August 14 Phoenix Mercury L 80–96 Laney (16) C. Williams (14) Dietrick (7) IMG Academy 2–8
11 August 16 Chicago Sky L 67–92 C. Williams (15) Billings (8) Tied (4) IMG Academy 2–9
12 August 19 Washington Mystics L 91–98 Laney (35) Billings (12) C. Williams (7) IMG Academy 2–10
13 August 21 Los Angeles Sparks L 85–93 (OT) Johnson (23) Billings (9) Laney (11) IMG Academy 2–11
14 August 23 Minnesota Lynx W 78–75 Tied (16) Billings (13) Laney (10) IMG Academy 3–11
15 August 28 Minnesota Lynx L 79–88 Laney (22) C. Williams (10) Tied (5) IMG Academy 3–12
16 August 30 Los Angeles Sparks L 79–84 Carter (26) Billings (14) Dietrick (5) IMG Academy 3–13
September
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
17 September 1 Indiana Fever W 102–90 Tied (22) Johnson (8) Carter (6) IMG Academy 4–13
18 September 3 New York Liberty W 62–56 C. Williams (15) C. Williams (13) Laney (3) IMG Academy 5–13
19 September 5 Las Vegas Aces L 79–89 Laney (21) 3 tied (7) Carter (6) IMG Academy 5–14
20 September 9 Chicago Sky W 97–89 Laney (24) 3 tied (10) Tied (5) IMG Academy 6–14
21 September 11 Connecticut Sun W 82–75 Carter (22) Laney (10) Tied (4) IMG Academy 7–14
22 September 13 Washington Mystics L 78–85 Laney (27) C. Williams (11) Dietrick (4) IMG Academy 7–15
2020 season schedule

Standings[]

# Team W L PCT GB Conf.
1 x – Las Vegas Aces 18 4 .818 – 8–2
2 x – Seattle Storm 18 4 .818 – 8–2
3 x – Los Angeles Sparks 15 7 .682 3 5–5
4 x – Minnesota Lynx 14 8 .636 4 4–6
5 x – Phoenix Mercury 13 9 .591 5 4–6
6 x – Chicago Sky 12 10 .545 6 6–4
7 x – Connecticut Sun 10 12 .455 8 7–3
8 x – Washington Mystics 9 13 .409 9 6–4
9 e – Dallas Wings 8 14 .364 10 1–9
10 e – Atlanta Dream 7 15 .318 11 5–5
11 e – Indiana Fever 6 16 .273 12 4–6
12 e – New York Liberty 2 20 .091 16 2–8
  • v
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Notes

x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from playoffs
Home and Away records not shown, as all games played at a neutral location.
Updated to include results from September 13, 2020
Source


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[]

Source:[18]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Chennedy Carter 16 16 25.4 47.3 37.5 82.1 2.3 3.4 0.9 0.3 17.4
Betnijah Laney 22 22 33.3 48.1 40.5 82.7 4.9 4.0 1.6 0.1 17.2
Courtney Williams 20 14 30.5 43.6 23.5 69.6 7.2 3.2 0.7 0.1 14.6
Elizabeth Williams 22 22 29.2 48.9 0 74.2 5.7 1.4 0.8 1.4 10.1
Monique Billings 22 16 27.1 40.0 0 76.1 8.5 1.2 1.1 0.8 8.5
Shekinna Stricklen 22 15 21.7 34.1 33.3 100 1.9 0.6 0.3 0 6.1
Blake Dietrick 22 4 21.0 47.1 44.8 62.5 1.6 3.4 0.8 0.1 5.9
Glory Johnson 18 1 15.1 37.3 26.2 50.0 3.7 0.6 0.8 0.4 4.7
Kalani Brown 10 0 6.1 52.2 0 60.0 1.2 0 0.1 0.1 3.0
Jaylyn Agnew 12 0 5.9 26.7 23.1 80.0 0.4 0.3 0 0 1.3
Brittany Brewer 5 0 6.6 66.7 0 0 1.0 0 0.6 0.8 0.8
Kaela Davis 2 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Awards and honors[]

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Betnijah Laney Most Improved Player September 24, 2020 [19]
Chennedy Carter All-Rookie Team September 27, 2020 [20]
Betnijah Laney 1st Team All-Defense September 29, 2020 [21]
Elizabeth Williams

References[]

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  2. ^ "Atlanta Dream Announces New Home Court at Gateway Center in College Park" (Press release). Atlanta Dream. October 18, 2019. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "Atlanta Dream Announce 2020 Schedule - Atlanta Dream". dream.wnba.com. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "WNBA Statement Regarding the Start of the 2020 Regular Season". 2020-04-03. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  5. ^ "WNBA Announces Plan To Tip Off 2020 Season". WNBA. 2020-06-15. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  6. ^ "WNBA announces plans for 2020 season to start late July in Florida". NBC Sports Washington. 2020-06-15. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  7. ^ "Angel McCoughtry signs with the Las Vegas Aces". winsidr.com. Winsidr. February 10, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  8. ^ "Dream Acquire Kalani Brown From Los Angeles". dream.wnba.com. Atlanta Dream. February 10, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  9. ^ "Atlanta Dream Sign Free-Agent Forward Glory Johnson". dream.wnba.com. Atlanta Dream. February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  10. ^ "Shekinna Stricklen Signs Multi-Year Deal with Dream". dream.wnba.com. Atlanta Dream. February 16, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  11. ^ "Atlanta Dream Claim Alexis Jones Off Waivers". dream.wnba.com. Atlanta Dream. February 18, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  12. ^ "Dream Acquire Courtney Williams In Three-Team Trade". dream.wnba.com. Atlanta Dream. February 19, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  13. ^ "Atlanta Dream Acquire Nia Coffey in Trade". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. April 11, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  14. ^ "Montgomery to Miss 2020 Atlanta Dream Season". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. June 18, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  15. ^ "Hayes Opts Out for 2020 Season". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. June 23, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  16. ^ "Dream Add Free Agents Laney, Agnew". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. June 24, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  17. ^ "Atlanta Signs Free Agent Forward Erica McCall". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. July 12, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  18. ^ "Team Stats". wnba.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  19. ^ "Atlanta Dream's Betnijah Laney Named 2020 Most Improved Player". wnba.com. WNBA. September 24, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  20. ^ "Rookie Of The Year Crystal Dangerfield Headlines 2020 WNBA All-Rookie Team". wnba.com. WNBA. September 27, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  21. ^ "Two Atlanta Dream Players And Seattle Storm's Alysha Clark Headline 2020 WNBA All-Defensive Team". wnba.com. WNBA. September 29, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2020.

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