2017 Atlanta Dream season

2017 Atlanta Dream season
Coach	Michael Cooper
Arena	McCamish Pavilion
Attendance	5,603 per game
Results
Record	10–16 (.385)
Place	4th (Eastern)
← 2016 season 2018 season →

The 2017 WNBA season will be the tenth season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association. The team will begin its season on May 21, 2017 against the Chicago Sky, in its new home McCamish Pavilion on the Georgia Tech campus.^[1]

Transactions

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	Jordan Reynolds	United States	Tennessee
3	31	Oderah Chidom	United States	Duke

Trades

Angel McCoughtry announced she will take time to rest during the 2017 WNBA season.^[2]
Jordan Hooper and a 2018 First Round Pick were traded to Chicago for Imani Boyette, Tamera Young, and a 2018 Second Round Pick^[3]

Roster

Atlanta Dream roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Nat.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From	Yrs
1.5 !G	10	USA !	Ajavon, Matee	68 !5' 8" (1.73m)	160 lb (73kg)	05-07-1986	Syracruse	0.5 !R
1.5 !G	7	USA !	Sykes, Brittney	69 !5' 9" (1.75m)	146 lb (66kg)	02-07-1994	Rutgers	5.5 !10
1.5 !G	23	USA !	Clarendon, Layshia	69 !5' 9" (1.75m)	140 lb (64kg)	05-02-1991	UC Berkeley	3 !5
6.0 !C	12	BRA !	Dantas, Damiris	75 !6' 3" (1.91m)	196 lb (89kg)	11-17-1992	Brazil	2.5 !4
5.5 !F/C	13	JAM !	Henry, Aneika	76 !6' 4" (1.93m)	192 lb (87kg)	02-13-1986	Florida	3.5 !6
1.5 !G	15	USA !	Hayes, Tiffany	70 !5' 10" (1.78m)	155 lb (70kg)	09-20-1989	Connecticut	3.5 !6
6.0 !C	34	USA !	Boyette, Imani	79 !6' 7" (2.01m)	195 lb (88kg)	10-11-1992	Texas	1 !1
1.5 !G	32	USA !	Holmes, Bria	73 !6' 1" (1.85m)	170 lb (77kg)	04-19-1994	West Virginia	0.5 !R
4.0 !F	20	Spain !	Lyttle, Sancho	76 !6' 4" (1.93m)	175 lb (79kg)	09-20-1983	Houston	7 !13
2.5 !G/F	11	USA !	Young, Tamera	74 !6' 2" (1.88m)	170 lb (77kg)	10-30-1986	Tennessee	5 !9
5.5 !F/C	52	USA !	Williams, Elizabeth	75 !6' 3" (1.91m)	192 lb (87kg)	06-23-1993	Duke	2 !3

East: ATL • CHI • CON • IND • NY • WAS \| West: DAL • LA • MIN • PHO • SA • SEA

Head coach: Michael Cooper (New Mexico)
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

Preseason

2017 pre-season game log

May: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)

2017 pre-season schedule

Regular season

Game log

2017 game log
Total: 10-16 (Home: 7-6; Road: 3-10)

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)

August : 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)

September : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)

2017 season schedule

Standings

#	Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Conf.
1	Connecticut Sun	17	9	.654	-	10–3	7–6	8–5
2	Washington Mystics	16	10	.615	1	10–2	6–8	11–2
3	New York Liberty	15	12	.556	3.5	9–4	6–7	6–7
4	Atlanta Dream	10	18	.357	6.5	7–7	3–10	4–10
5	Chicago Sky	11	16	.407	6.5	3–9	7–7	4–9
6	Indiana Fever	9	19	.333	7.5	6–7	3–12	4–9

Notes

# – Playoff seed

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 August 8, 2017.
Source:^[4]

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Matee Ajavon	22	1	6.9	28.8%	0.0%	85.2%	1.1	0.8	0.3	0.0	2.4
Brittney Sykes	25	14	12.2	39.9%	31.7%	75.6%	3.9	1.7	0.6	0.6	12.2
Layshia Clarendon	25	25	30.6	41.0%	14.3%	90.4%	4	7	1.1	0.0	11.8
Damiris Dantas	25	2	8.4	41.2%	27.3%	72.7%	3.7	0.6	0.6	0.6	8.4
Aneika Henry	2	0	7.5	100%	0.0%	0.0%	2.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	3.0
Tiffany Hayes	25	25	30.9	45.2%	38.3%	83.1%	4.3	2.6	1.4	0.3	16.6
Imani Boyette	2	0	16.5	37.5%	0.0%	66.7%	4.5	0.5	0.5	2.0	4.0
Bria Holmes	25	13	24.2	37.3%	14.9%	67.1%	3.2	1.8	0.9	0.2	8.9
Sancho Lyttle	20	19	28.6	44.9%	16.7%	64.7%	7.3	1.7	1.8	0.7	6.7
Tamera Young	2	0	16.5	29.4%	25.0%	100.0%	1.0	2.0	0.0	0.5	6.5
Elizabeth Williams	25	25	31.8	48.4%	0.0%	65.2%	7.3	1.6	1.1	2.0	10.2

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	August 1, 2017 for July 2017	^[7]

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 August 8, 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.

External links

THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE ATLANTA DREAM

Atlanta Dream
Founded in 2007 Based in Atlanta, Georgia
Franchise	Franchise Current season
Arenas	Philips Arena McCamish Pavilion
Head Coaches	Marynell Meadors Fred Williams Michael Cooper
Administration	Owner: Ron Terwilliger Kathy Betty Dream Too LLC
General Mangers	Marynell Meadors Fred Williams Angela Taylor
All-Stars	Izi Castro Marques Érika de Souza Sancho Lyttle Angel McCoughtry Shoni Schimmel
Seasons	2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Playoff Appearances	2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2016
Conference Titles	2010 2011 2013
WNBA Titles	None
Rivals	Connecticut Sun Indiana Fever Minnesota Lynx
Media	TV: FS South (FS-S), SportSouth (SSO) Announcers: Bob Rathbun, LaChina Robinson

2017 WNBA season by team
Draft All-Star Game Playoffs Finals
Eastern	Atlanta Dream Chicago Sky Connecticut Sun Indiana Fever New York Liberty Washington Mystics
Western	Dallas Wings Los Angeles Sparks Minnesota Lynx Phoenix Mercury San Antonio Stars Seattle Storm
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