2011 Atlanta Dream season

The 2011 WNBA season is the 4th season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Dream finished the regular season with a 20-14 record, good for third-best in the Eastern Conference. The Dream then won their second consecutive Eastern Conference Championship.

Transactions

WNBA Draft

The following are the Dream's selections in the 2011 WNBA Draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/Team/Country
1	8	Ta'Shia Phillips	United States	Xavier
2	18 (from S.A.)	Rachel Jarry	Australia	Australia
3	32	Kelsey Bolte	United States	Iowa State

Transaction log

• March 23: The Dream signed Sandora Irvin to a training camp contract.
• March 25: The Dream signed Ashley Paris to a training camp contract.
• April 1: The Dream re-signed Alison Bales.
• April 11: The Dream traded draft rights to Rachel Jarry and a second-round pick in the 2012 Draft to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for draft rights to Felicia Chester.
• April 11: The Dream traded Kelly Miller, draft rights to Ta'Shia Phillips and a first-round pick in the 2012 Draft to the Washington Mystics in exchange for Lindsey Harding and a second-round pick in the 2012 Draft.
• May 21: The Dream waived Kelsey Bolte and Ashley Paris.
• June 1: The Dream waived Shannon McCallum.
• June 2: The Dream waived Felicia Chester.
• June 6: The Dream waived Brittainey Raven and signed Kelly Mazzante.
• June 18: The Dream suspended Sancho Lyttle and signed Courtney Paris.
• July 2: The Dream waived Kelly Mazzante.

Trades

Personnel changes

Roster

Atlanta Dream roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs 6.0 !C 33 USA ! Bales, Alison style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 79 !6' 7" (2.01m) 218 lb (99kg) 04-04-1985 Duke 2 !3 2.5 !G/F 8 BRA ! Castro Marques, Izi style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 72 !6' 0" (1.83m) 140 lb (64kg) 03-13-1982 Brazil 4.5 !8 5.5 !F/C 14 BRA ! de Souza, Erika style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 77 !6' 5" (1.96m) 190 lb (86kg) 03-03-1982 Brazil 3 !5 1.5 !G 10 USA ! Harding, Lindsey style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 68 !5' 8" (1.73m) 139 lb (63kg) 06-12-1984 Duke 2.5 !4 4.0 !F 24 USA ! Irvin, Sandora style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 75 !6' 3" (1.91m) 185 lb (84kg) 02-23-1982 Texas Christian 3 !5 1.5 !G 5 USA ! Lehning, Shalee  style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 69 !5' 9" (1.75m) 140 lb (64kg) 10-27-1986 Kansas State 1.5 !2 4.0 !F 20 Spain ! Lyttle, Sancho style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 76 !6' 4" (1.93m) 175 lb (79kg) 09-20-1983 Houston 3.5 !6 4.0 !F 35 USA ! McCoughtry, Angel style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 73 !6' 1" (1.85m) 160 lb (73kg) 09-10-1986 Louisville 1.5 !2 1.5 !G 9 USA ! Miller, Coco style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 69 !5' 9" (1.75m) 140 lb (64kg) 09-06-1978 Georgia 5.5 !10 6.0 !C 3 USA ! Paris, Courtney style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 76 !6' 4" (1.93m) 250 lb (113kg) 09-21-1987 Oklahoma 1 !1 2.5 !G/F 22 USA ! Price, Armintie style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 69 !5' 9" (1.75m) 133 lb (60kg) 04-03-1985 Mississippi 2.5 !4 East: ATL • CHI • CON • IND • NY • WAS | West: LA • MIN • PHO • SA • SEA • TUL	Head coach Marynell Meadors (Middle Tennessee) Assistant coaches Sue Panek (Maryland) Carol Ross (Mississippi) Player development Fred Williams (Boise State) Athletic trainer Kim Mosely (Southern Mississippi) Legend (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive Injured WNBA roster page Transactions

Depth

Pos.	Starter	Bench
C	Erika de Souza	Courtney Paris
PF	Sancho Lyttle	Alison Bales Sandora Irvin
SF	Angel McCoughtry
SG	Armintie Price	Iziane Castro Marques
PG	Lindsey Harding	Coco Miller Shalee Lehning

Season standings

Schedule

Preseason

Regular season

Postseason

Statistics

Regular season

Postseason

Awards and honors

• Angel McCoughtry was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of July 18, 2011.
• Angel McCoughtry was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of July 25, 2011.
• Angel McCoughtry was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of August 15, 2011.
• Angel McCoughtry was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of September 5, 2011.
• Angel McCoughtry was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month for the month of July.
• Angel McCoughtry was named to the 2011 WNBA All-Star Team as a starter.
• Angel McCoughtry was named to the All-WNBA First Team.
• Angel McCoughtry was named to the All-Defensive First Team.
• Sancho Lyttle was named to the All-Defensive Second Team.
• Armintie Price was named to the All-Defensive Second Team.

References

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