The 2009 WNBA season is the 2nd season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Dream successfully qualified for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. However, they were eliminated by the Detroit Shock in a sweep in the first round. [edit] Offseason [edit] Dispersal Draft Based on the Dream's 2008 record, they would pick 1st in the Houston Comets dispersal draft. The Dream picked Sancho Lyttle. [1] [edit] WNBA Draft The following are the Dream selections in the 2009 WNBA Draft. [2] [edit] Transactions - August 12: The Dream traded Tamera Young to the Chicago Sky in exchange for Armintie Price.
- July 3: The Dream signed Ivory Latta and waived Nikki Teasley.
- June 2: The Dream waived Ivory Latta.
- May 31: The Dream waived Chantelle Anderson.
- May 29: The Dream waived Marlies Gipson.
- May 15: The Dream signed Coco Miller.
- May 12: The Dream signed Marlies Gipson to a training camp contract.
- May 11: The Dream waived Jessica Morrow.
- April 28: The Dream waived Ashley Shields.
- April 20: The Dream signed Chamique Holdsclaw and announced the end of her retirement.
- April 15: The Dream waived Kristin Haynie.
- April 9: The Dream traded the 18th pick in the 2009 Draft to the Detroit Shock in exchange for Ashley Shields.
- April 8: The Dream waived Katie Mattera.
- February 18: The Dream signed Michelle Snow.
- February 17: The Dream re-signed Jennifer Lacy.
- February 11: The Dream signed Chantelle Anderson to a training camp contract.
- February 4: The Dream waived Kasha Terry.
- February 3: The Dream withdrew its core qualifying offer and waived Betty Lennox.
- January 21: The Dream traded Alison Bales to the Phoenix Mercury for their second-round pick in the 2009 draft.
- January 14: The Dream waived Chioma Nnamaka and Ann Strother.
- January 12: The Dream re-signed free agent Nikki Teasley.
- September 12, 2008: The Dream re-signed Iziane Castro Marques.
[3] [edit] Free agents [edit] Roster | | | Players | Coaches | | Pos. | # | Nat. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | From | | 2.5 G/F | 8 | BRA  | Castro Marques, Iziane | 72 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 140 lb (64 kg) | Brazil | | 4.5 F/C | 14 | BRA | DeSouza, Erika | 77 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Brazil | | 3.5 F | 1 | USA  | Holdsclaw, Chamique | 74 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 172 lb (78 kg) | Tennessee | | 3.5 F | 21 | USA | Lacy, Jennifer | 75 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Pepperdine | | 1.5 G | 12 | USA | Latta, Ivory | 66 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | 143 lb (65 kg) | North Carolina | | 1.5 G | 5 | USA | Lehning, Shalee | 69 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 147 lb (67 kg) | Kansas State | | 3.5 F | 20 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  | Lyttle, Sancho | 76 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 143 lb (65 kg) | Houston | | 3.5 F | 35 | USA | McCoughtry, Angel | 73 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Louisville | | 2.0 SG | 9 | USA | Miller, Coco | 69 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 140 lb (64 kg) | Georgia | | 2.5 G/F | 22 | USA | Price, Armintie | 69 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 133 lb (60 kg) | Mississippi | | 5.0 C | 2 | USA | Snow, Michelle | 77 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 158 lb (72 kg) | Tennessee | | - Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Strength and conditioning coach(es)
- Athletic trainer(s)
- Kara Dolling
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (IN) Inactive
- (S) Suspended
 Injured
Roster
Last transaction: 2009-07-03 | [edit] Season Standings [edit] Schedule [edit] Preseason [edit] Regular Season | 2009 Game Log: Regular Season | | Watch all games live on WNBA LiveAccess | June | Game | Date | Time | Opponent | TV | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location/Attendance | Record | | 1 | June 6 | 7:00pm | Indiana | | 87-86 (2OT) | Holdsclaw (23) | de Souza (17) | Holdsclaw, Teasley (4) | Philips Arena
8,709 | 1-0 | | 2 | June 7 | 4:00pm | @ Washington | | 71-77 | Miller (17) | de Souza (6) | Lehning (4) | Verizon Center
11,759 | 1-1 | | 3 | June 12 | 8:30pm | @ Chicago | CN100
NBA TV | 73-81 | Castro Marques (20) | de Souza (8) | Miller (4) | UIC Pavilion
5,689 | 1-2 | | 4 | June 14 | 3:00pm | @ Connecticut | | 67-62 | Lyttle (20) | Lyttle (16) | Teasley (5) | Mohegan Sun Arena
6,429 | 2-2 | | 5 | June 19 | 7:30pm | Washington | | 93-81 | Lyttle (20) | Lyttle (13) | Teasley (4) | Philips Arena
6,050 | 3-2 | | 6 | June 21 | 3:00pm | New York | | 81-93 | Holdsclaw (17) | Lyttle (9) | Teasley (5) | Philips Arena
5,624 | 3-3 | | 7 | June 23 | 12:00pm | Chicago | | 98-99 (OT) | McCoughtry (26) | de Souza (7) | McCoughtry (8) | Philips Arena
10,351 | 3-4 | | 8 | June 26 | 7:30pm | Detroit | | 96-86 | Holdsclaw (28) | de Souza (13) | Teasley (11) | Philips Arena
5,935 | 4-4 | | 9 | June 27 | 7:00pm | @ Connecticut | | 68-82 | Castro Marques (16) | Snow (9) | Lehning (4) | Mohegan Sun Arena
6,264 | 4-5 | | 10 | June 30 | 7:00pm | Minnesota | ESPN2 | 85-91 | Castro Marques (31) | de Souza (10) | Lehning (4) | Philips Arena
7,686 | 4-6 | | July | Game | Date | Time | Opponent | TV | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location/Attendance | Record | | 11 | July 3 | 7:30pm | Washington | | 72-65 | Holdsclaw (18) | Lacy, Snow (8) | Holdsclaw (8) | Philips Arena
5,456 | 5-6 | | 12 | July 5 | 6:00pm | @ Indiana | | 74-78 | Lyttle (18) | de Souza (8) | Lehning, McCoughtry (4) | Conseco Fieldhouse
7,024 | 5-7 | | 13 | July 7 | 7:30pm | Connecticut | | 72-67 | Holdsclaw (19) | de Souza (17) | Lehning (7) | Philips Arena
6,225 | 6-7 | | 14 | July 11 | 7:30pm | @ New York | | 69-71 | Castro Marques (18) | Castro Marques, de Souza, Holdsclaw (8) | Castro Marques (6) | Madison Square Garden
8,732 | 6-8 | | 15 | July 15 | 1:00pm | @ Minnesota | FSN-N | 91-77 | Holdsclaw (28) | Lyttle (10) | Lehning (5) | Target Center
11,245 | 7-8 | | 16 | July 17 | 7:00pm | @ Indiana | | 79-84 | DeSouza (23) | de Souza (14) | Castro Marques, Lehning (3) | Conseco Fieldhouse
7,975 | 7-9 | | 17 | July 19 | 4:00pm | @ New York | | 86-89 | Holdsclaw (26) | de Souza (10) | de Souza (3) | Madison Square Garden
8,560 | 7-10 | | 18 | July 22 | 12:00pm | @ Detroit | | 98-95 (OT) | Latta (22) | Snow (12) | Holdsclaw (4) | Palace of Auburn Hills
14,439 | 8-10 | | 19 | July 30 | 7:30pm | Phoenix | | 106-76 | McCoughtry (17) | de Souza (14) | Lehning (5) | Philips Arena
7,827 | 9-10 | | August | Game | Date | Time | Opponent | TV | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location/Attendance | Record | | 20 | August 1 | 7:00pm | New York | NBA TV
MSG | 89-83 | Holdsclaw (18) | Holdsclaw, Lyttle (7) | Latta, Lehning (3) | Philips Arena
6,103 | 10-10 | | 21 | August 6 | 8:00pm | @ San Antonio | | 92-84 | Holdsclaw (21) | Lyttle (10) | Lehning (7) | AT&T Center
5,042 | 11-10 | | 22 | August 8 | 7:00pm | Chicago | | 80-82 | Latta (18) | de Souza (15) | Latta, Miller (3) | Philips Arena
5,424 | 11-11 | | 23 | August 13 | 7:30pm | Detroit | | 80-75 | Castro Marques (16) | de Souza (13) | Lehning (5) | Philips Arena
5,641 | 12-11 | | 24 | August 15 | 7:00pm | Seattle | | 88-79 | Lyttle (20) | de Souza (12) | Lehning (6) | Philips Arena
8,751 | 13-11 | | 25 | August 20 | 7:30pm | San Antonio | | 93-87 | McCoughtry (34) | de Souza (11) | Lehning (6) | Philips Arena
5,848 | 14-11 | | 26 | August 23 | 3:00pm | Los Angeles | | 87-91 | Castro Marques (26) | de Souza (9) | Castro Marques, Lehning (4) | Philips Arena
11,304 | 14-12 | | 27 | August 25 | 7:30pm | Sacramento | | 103-83 | Castro Marques (30) | Lyttle (9) | Lehning (10) | Philips Arena
5,159 | 15-12 | | 28 | August 27 | 7:30pm | @ Detroit | | 83-87 | Castro Marques (19) | de Souza (13) | McCoughtry (5) | Palace of Auburn Hills
5,695 | 15-13 | | 29 | August 29 | 10:00pm | @ Seattle | | 84-91 (2OT) | McCoughtry (16) | Lyttle (11) | Lehning, McCoughtry (4) | KeyArena
9,089 | 15-14 | | | | [edit] Postseason | 2009 Game Log: Postseason | Eastern Conference Semifinals | [edit] Regular Season Statistics [edit] Player Statistics | Player | GP | GS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | | Castro Marques, Iziane Iziane Castro Marques | 34 | 33 | 26.9 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.06 | 0.06 | 14.4 | | de Souza, Erika Erika de Souza | 34 | 34 | 27.3 | 9.1 | 1.1 | 0.94 | 1.29 | 11.8 | | Holdsclaw, Chamique Chamique Holdsclaw | 25 | 25 | 28.3 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 1.36 | 0.28 | 13.9 | | Lacy, Jennifer Jennifer Lacy | 32 | 0 | 11.3 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.28 | 0.22 | 3.0 | | Latta, Ivory Ivory Latta | 24 | 0 | 14.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.54 | 0.04 | 6.1 | | Lehning, Shalee Shalee Lehning | 34 | 20 | 20.8 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 0.53 | 0.09 | 3.0 | | Lyttle, Sancho Sancho Lyttle | 34 | 31 | 27.4 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 2.00 | 0.65 | 13.0 | | McCoughtry, Angel Angel McCoughtry | 34 | 10 | 21.6 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 2.18 | 0.35 | 12.8 | | Miller, Coco Coco Miller | 34 | 5 | 12.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.35 | 0.06 | 3.9 | | Price, Armintie Armintie Price | 11 | 0 | 8.9 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.27 | 0.18 | 1.5 | | Snow, Michelle Michelle Snow | 34 | 2 | 14.8 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.44 | 0.50 | 5.4 | | Teasley, Nikki Nikki Teasley | 10 | 10 | 23.4 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 0.90 | 0.10 | 3.9 | | Young, Tamera Tamera Young | 11 | 0 | 6.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.60 | 0.10 | 2.7 | [edit] Team Statistics | Team | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PF | PPG | | Atlanta Dream | .449 | .305 | .754 | 37.0 | 16.1 | 9.7 | 3.6 | 17.4 | 21.8 | 84.1 | | Opponents | .421 | .342 | .773 | 34.5 | 18.1 | 10.2 | 3.9 | 17.7 | 20.6 | 82.3 | [edit] Awards and honors [edit] References [edit] External links | Atlanta Dream | | | Founded in 2007 • Based in Atlanta, Georgia | | | The Franchise | | | | Arenas | | | | Head Coaches | | | | Administration | | | | Notable Players | | | | Seasons | | | | Playoff Appearances | | | | Conference Titles | None | | | WNBA Titles | None | | | Rivals | | | | Media | TV: None • Radio: WALR (SuperTalk 1230 and 1340) • Announcers: Art Eckman, LaChina Robinson | | |
