2009 Atlanta Dream season
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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.
dispersal draft
. The Dream picked Sancho Lyttle
.
.
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{|class="navbox wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:140px"|Player
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:100px"|Signed
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:210px"|Former team
|- style="height:40px"
| Iziane Castro Marques
|| September 12, 2008 || re-signed
|- style="height:40px"
| Michelle Snow
|| February 18, 2009 || Houston Comets
|- style="height:40px"
| Chamique Holdsclaw
|| April 20, 2009 || retired
|- style="height:40px"
| Coco Miller
|| May 15, 2009 || Washington Mystics
|- style="height:40px"
| Ivory Latta
|| July 3, 2009 || re-signed
|- style="height:40px"
| Armintie Price
|| August 12, 2009 || Chicago Sky
|}
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:140px"|Player
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:100px"|Left
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:210px"|New team
|- style="height:40px"
| Chioma Nnamaka
|| January 14, 2009 || free agent
|- style="height:40px"
| Ann Strother
|| January 14, 2009 || free agent
|- style="height:40px"
| Betty Lennox
|| February 3, 2009 || Los Angeles Sparks
|- style="height:40px"
| Kasha Terry
|| February 4, 2009 || Seattle Storm
|- style="height:40px"
| Katie Feenstra Mattera|| April 8, 2009 || San Antonio Silver Stars
|- style="height:40px"
| Kristin Haynie
|| April 15, 2009 || Detroit Shock
|- style="height:40px"
| Chantelle Anderson
|| May 31, 2009 || free agent
|- style="height:40px"
| Nikki Teasley
|| July 3, 2009 || free agent
|- style="height:40px"
| Tamera Young
|| August 12, 2009 || Chicago Sky
|}
|-
! colspan=2 style="background:#6495ED; color:white" | 2009 Game Log: Preseason
|- valign="top"
|
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.
dispersal draft
. The Dream picked Sancho Lyttle
.
.
{| class="navbox wikitable"
! style="background:#6495ED; color:white;" width="2%"| Round
! style="background:#6495ED; color:white;" width="5%"| Pick
! style="background:#6495ED; color:white;" width="10%"| Player
! style="background:#6495ED; color:white;" width="10%"| Nationality
! style="background:#6495ED; color:white;" width="10%"| School/Team/Country
|-
| 1
| 1
| Angel McCoughtry
|
| Louisville
|-
| 2
| 25 (from Sea.
)
| Shalee Lehning
|
| Kansas State
|-
| 3
| 27
| Jessica Morrow
|
| Baylor
|-
|}
{| class="navbox wikitable" style="width:80%"
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width=125"|Date
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" colspan=2|Trade
|-
| rowspan=2|December 17, 2008
| width=375|To Atlanta Dream
| width=375|To Los Angeles Sparks
|-
| rights to Chamique Holdsclaw
| 13th pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft
|-
| rowspan=2|January 21, 2009
| width=375|To Atlanta Dream
| width=375|To Phoenix Mercury
|-
| 18th pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft
| Alison Bales
|-
| rowspan=2|April 9, 2009
| width=375|To Atlanta Dream
| width=375|To Detroit Shock
|-
| Ashley Shields
| 18th pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft
|-
| rowspan=2|August 12, 2009
| width=375|To Atlanta Dream
| width=375|To Chicago Sky
|-
| Armintie Price
| Tamera Young
|}
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{|class="navbox wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:140px"|Player
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:100px"|Signed
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:210px"|Former team
|- style="height:40px"
| Iziane Castro Marques
|| September 12, 2008 || re-signed
|- style="height:40px"
| Michelle Snow
|| February 18, 2009 || Houston Comets
|- style="height:40px"
| Chamique Holdsclaw
|| April 20, 2009 || retired
|- style="height:40px"
| Coco Miller
|| May 15, 2009 || Washington Mystics
|- style="height:40px"
| Ivory Latta
|| July 3, 2009 || re-signed
|- style="height:40px"
| Armintie Price
|| August 12, 2009 || Chicago Sky
|}
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:140px"|Player
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:100px"|Left
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:210px"|New team
|- style="height:40px"
| Chioma Nnamaka
|| January 14, 2009 || free agent
|- style="height:40px"
| Ann Strother
|| January 14, 2009 || free agent
|- style="height:40px"
| Betty Lennox
|| February 3, 2009 || Los Angeles Sparks
|- style="height:40px"
| Kasha Terry
|| February 4, 2009 || Seattle Storm
|- style="height:40px"
| Katie Feenstra Mattera|| April 8, 2009 || San Antonio Silver Stars
|- style="height:40px"
| Kristin Haynie
|| April 15, 2009 || Detroit Shock
|- style="height:40px"
| Chantelle Anderson
|| May 31, 2009 || free agent
|- style="height:40px"
| Nikki Teasley
|| July 3, 2009 || free agent
|- style="height:40px"
| Tamera Young
|| August 12, 2009 || Chicago Sky
|}
|-
! colspan=2 style="background:#6495ED; color:white" | 2009 Game Log: Preseason
|- valign="top"
|
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.
dispersal draft
. The Dream picked Sancho Lyttle
.
.
{| class="navbox wikitable"
! style="background:#6495ED; color:white;" width="2%"| Round
! style="background:#6495ED; color:white;" width="5%"| Pick
! style="background:#6495ED; color:white;" width="10%"| Player
! style="background:#6495ED; color:white;" width="10%"| Nationality
! style="background:#6495ED; color:white;" width="10%"| School/Team/Country
|-
| 1
| 1
| Angel McCoughtry
|
| Louisville
|-
| 2
| 25 (from Sea.
)
| Shalee Lehning
|
| Kansas State
|-
| 3
| 27
| Jessica Morrow
|
| Baylor
|-
|}
{| class="navbox wikitable" style="width:80%"
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width=125"|Date
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" colspan=2|Trade
|-
| rowspan=2|December 17, 2008
| width=375|To Atlanta Dream
| width=375|To Los Angeles Sparks
|-
| rights to Chamique Holdsclaw
| 13th pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft
|-
| rowspan=2|January 21, 2009
| width=375|To Atlanta Dream
| width=375|To Phoenix Mercury
|-
| 18th pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft
| Alison Bales
|-
| rowspan=2|April 9, 2009
| width=375|To Atlanta Dream
| width=375|To Detroit Shock
|-
| Ashley Shields
| 18th pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft
|-
| rowspan=2|August 12, 2009
| width=375|To Atlanta Dream
| width=375|To Chicago Sky
|-
| Armintie Price
| Tamera Young
|}
| valign="top" |
{|class="navbox wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:140px"|Player
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:100px"|Signed
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:210px"|Former team
|- style="height:40px"
| Iziane Castro Marques
|| September 12, 2008 || re-signed
|- style="height:40px"
| Michelle Snow
|| February 18, 2009 || Houston Comets
|- style="height:40px"
| Chamique Holdsclaw
|| April 20, 2009 || retired
|- style="height:40px"
| Coco Miller
|| May 15, 2009 || Washington Mystics
|- style="height:40px"
| Ivory Latta
|| July 3, 2009 || re-signed
|- style="height:40px"
| Armintie Price
|| August 12, 2009 || Chicago Sky
|}
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:140px"|Player
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:100px"|Left
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:210px"|New team
|- style="height:40px"
| Chioma Nnamaka
|| January 14, 2009 || free agent
|- style="height:40px"
| Ann Strother
|| January 14, 2009 || free agent
|- style="height:40px"
| Betty Lennox
|| February 3, 2009 || Los Angeles Sparks
|- style="height:40px"
| Kasha Terry
|| February 4, 2009 || Seattle Storm
|- style="height:40px"
| Katie Feenstra Mattera|| April 8, 2009 || San Antonio Silver Stars
|- style="height:40px"
| Kristin Haynie
|| April 15, 2009 || Detroit Shock
|- style="height:40px"
| Chantelle Anderson
|| May 31, 2009 || free agent
|- style="height:40px"
| Nikki Teasley
|| July 3, 2009 || free agent
|- style="height:40px"
| Tamera Young
|| August 12, 2009 || Chicago Sky
|}
|-
! colspan=2 style="background:#6495ED; color:white" | 2009 Game Log: Preseason
|- valign="top"
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{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! width="5%" | Game
! width="8%" | Date
! width="5%" | Time (ET)
! width="10%" | Opponent
! width="7%" | Score
! width="10%" | High points
! width="10%" | High rebounds
! width="10%" | High assists
! width="10%" | Location/Attendance
! width="5%" | Record
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 1 || May 27 || 7:00pm || Connecticut
|| 76-73 || DeSouza, Holdsclaw
(16) || DeSouza (9) || Teasley
(7) || Philips Arena
4,980 || 1-0
|}
|}
|-
! colspan=2 style="background:#6495ED; color:white" | 2009 Game Log: Regular Season
|-
! colspan=2 style="background:#eeeeee; color:#000000" | Watch all games live on WNBA LiveAccess
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{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! width="4%" | Game
! width="8%" | Date
! width="5%" | Time
! width="9%" | Opponent
! width="5%" | TV
! width="7%" | Score
! width="10%" | High points
! width="10%" | High rebounds
! width="10%" | High assists
! width="11%" | Location/Attendance
! width="5%" | Record
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 1 || June 6 || 7:00pm || Indiana
|| || 87-86 (2OT) || Holdsclaw
(23) || de Souza
(17) || Holdsclaw
, Teasley
(4) || Philips Arena
8,709 || 1-0
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 2 || June 7 || 4:00pm || @ Washington
|| || 71-77 || Miller
(17) || de Souza (6) || Lehning
(4) || Verizon Center
11,759 || 1-1
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 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
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 4 || June 14 || 3:00pm || @ Connecticut
|| || 67-62 || Lyttle
(20) || Lyttle
(16) || Teasley
(5) || Mohegan Sun Arena
6,429 || 2-2
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 5 || June 19 || 7:30pm || Washington
|| || 93-81 || Lyttle
(20) || Lyttle
(13) || Teasley
(4) || Philips Arena
6,050 || 3-2
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 6 || June 21 || 3:00pm || New York
|| || 81-93 || Holdsclaw
(17) || Lyttle
(9) || Teasley
(5) || Philips Arena
5,624 || 3-3
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 7 || June 23 || 12:00pm || Chicago
|| || 98-99 (OT) || McCoughtry
(26) || de Souza (7) || McCoughtry
(8) || Philips Arena
10,351 || 3-4
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 8 || June 26 || 7:30pm || Detroit
|| || 96-86 || Holdsclaw
(28) || de Souza (13) || Teasley
(11) || Philips Arena
5,935 || 4-4
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 9 || June 27 || 7:00pm || @ Connecticut
|| || 68-82 || Castro Marques
(16) || Snow
(9) || Lehning
(4) || Mohegan Sun Arena
6,264 || 4-5
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 10 || June 30 || 7:00pm || Minnesota
|| ESPN2 || 85-91 || Castro Marques
(31) || de Souza (10) || Lehning
(4) || Philips Arena
7,686 || 4-6
|}
|-
|
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! width="4%" | Game
! width="8%" | Date
! width="5%" | Time
! width="9%" | Opponent
! width="5%" | TV
! width="7%" | Score
! width="10%" | High points
! width="10%" | High rebounds
! width="10%" | High assists
! width="11%" | Location/Attendance
! width="5%" | Record
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 11 || July 3 || 7:30pm || Washington
|| || 72-65 || Holdsclaw
(18) || Lacy
, Snow
(8) || Holdsclaw
(8) || Philips Arena
5,456 || 5-6
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 12 || July 5 || 6:00pm || @ Indiana
|| || 74-78 || Lyttle
(18) || de Souza (8) || Lehning
, McCoughtry
(4) || Conseco Fieldhouse
7,024 || 5-7
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 13 || July 7 || 7:30pm || Connecticut
|| || 72-67 || Holdsclaw
(19) || de Souza (17) || Lehning
(7) || Philips Arena
6,225 || 6-7
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 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
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 15 || July 15 || 1:00pm || @ Minnesota
|| FSN-N || 91-77 || Holdsclaw
(28) || Lyttle
(10) || Lehning
(5) || Target Center
11,245 || 7-8
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 16 || July 17 || 7:00pm|| @ Indiana
|| || 79-84 || DeSouza (23) || de Souza (14) || Castro Marques
, Lehning
(3) || Conseco Fieldhouse
7,975 || 7-9
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 17 || July 19 || 4:00pm || @ New York
|| || 86-89 || Holdsclaw
(26) || de Souza (10) || de Souza
(3) || Madison Square Garden
8,560 || 7-10
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 18 || July 22 || 12:00pm || @ Detroit
|| || 98-95 (OT) || Latta
(22) || Snow
(12) || Holdsclaw
(4) || Palace of Auburn Hills
14,439 || 8-10
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 19 || July 30 || 7:30pm || Phoenix
|| || 106-76 || McCoughtry
(17) || de Souza (14) || Lehning
(5) || Philips Arena
7,827 || 9-10
|}
|-
|
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! width="4%" | Game
! width="8%" | Date
! width="5%" | Time
! width="9%" | Opponent
! width="5%" | TV
! width="7%" | Score
! width="10%" | High points
! width="10%" | High rebounds
! width="10%" | High assists
! width="11%" | Location/Attendance
! width="5%" | Record
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 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
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 21 || August 6 || 8:00pm || @ San Antonio
|| || 92-84 || Holdsclaw
(21) || Lyttle
(10) || Lehning
(7) || AT&T Center
5,042 || 11-10
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 22 || August 8 || 7:00pm || Chicago
|| || 80-82 || Latta
(18) || de Souza (15) || Latta
, Miller
(3) || Philips Arena
5,424 || 11-11
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 23 || August 13 || 7:30pm || Detroit
|| || 80-75 || Castro Marques
(16) || de Souza
(13) || Lehning
(5) || Philips Arena
5,641 || 12-11
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 24 || August 15 || 7:00pm || Seattle
|| || 88-79 || Lyttle
(20) || de Souza (12) || Lehning
(6) || Philips Arena
8,751 || 13-11
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 25 || August 20 || 7:30pm || San Antonio
|| || 93-87 || McCoughtry
(34) || de Souza (11) || Lehning
(6) || Philips Arena
5,848 || 14-11
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 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
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 27 || August 25 || 7:30pm || Sacramento
|| || 103-83 || Castro Marques
(30) || Lyttle
(9) || Lehning
(10) || Philips Arena
5,159 || 15-12
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 28 || August 27 || 7:30pm || @ Detroit
|| || 83-87 || Castro Marques
(19) || de Souza
(13) || McCoughtry
(5) || Palace of Auburn Hills
5,695 || 15-13
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 29 || August 29 || 10:00pm || @ Seattle
|| || 84-91 (2OT) || McCoughtry
(16) || Lyttle
(11) || Lehning
, McCoughtry
(4) || KeyArena
9,089 || 15-14
|}
|-
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{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! width="4%" | Game
! width="8%" | Date
! width="5%" | Time
! width="9%" | Opponent
! width="5%" | TV
! width="7%" | Score
! width="10%" | High points
! width="10%" | High rebounds
! width="10%" | High assists
! width="11%" | Location/Attendance
! width="5%" | Record
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 30 || September 1 || 10:30pm || @ Los Angeles
|| || 84-79 || Castro Marques
(27) || de Souza
, Lyttle
(7) || de Souza
, Latta
(3) || STAPLES Center
8,756 || 16-14
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 31 || September 4 || 10:00pm || @ Sacramento
|| || 98-90 || de Souza
(27) || de Souza
(13) || McCoughtry
(10) || ARCO Arena
6,517 || 17-14
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 32 || September 5 || 10:00pm || @ Phoenix
|| || 82-100 || de Souza
(23) || Snow
(7) || Lehning
(10) || US Airways Center
10,424 || 17-15
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 33 || September 11 || 7:00pm || Connecticut
|| || 88-64 || McCoughtry
(18) || de Souza
(14) || Lyttle
(5) || Philips Arena
8,644 || 18-15
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 34 || September 12 || 7:00pm || @ Washington
|| || 64-82 || McCoughtry
(19) || McCoughtry
(13) || Castro Marques
, de Souza
(3) || Verizon Center
11,987 || 18-16
|}
|}
|-
! colspan=2 style="background:#6495ED; color:white" | 2009 Game Log: Postseason
|- valign="top"
|
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! width="4%" | Game
! width="8%" | Date
! width="5%" | Time (ET)
! width="9%" | Opponent
! width="5%" | TV
! width="7%" | Score
! width="10%" | High points
! width="10%" | High rebounds
! width="10%" | High assists
! width="11%" | Location/Attendance
! width="5%" | Series
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 1 || September 16 || 8:00pm || @ Detroit
|| ESPN2 || 89-94 || Castro Marques
(25) || Lyttle
(9) || Castro Marques
(7) || Palace of Auburn Hills
6,122 || 0-1
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 2 || September 18 || 7:30pm || Detroit
|| NBA TV
|| 79-94 || Latta
(21) || DeSouza (7) || McCoughtry
, Latta
, Price
(3) || Gwinnett Arena
4,780 || 0-2
|}
|}
|-
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" width="16%" | Player
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" width="6%" | GP
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" width="6%" | GS
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" width="6%" | MPG
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" width="6%" | RPG
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" width="5%" | APG
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" width="6%" | SPG
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" width="6%" | BPG
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" width="6%" | PPG
|-
|
| style="background:#ADD8E6"|34 || 33 || 26.9 || 2.2 || 2.0 || 1.06 || 0.06 || style="background:#ADD8E6"|14.4
|-
|
| style="background:#ADD8E6"|34 || style="background:#ADD8E6"|34 || 27.3 || style="background:#ADD8E6"|9.1 || 1.1 || 0.94 || style="background:#ADD8E6"|1.29 || 11.8
|-
|
| 25 || 25 || style="background:#ADD8E6"|28.3 || 4.4 || 2.2 || 1.36 || 0.28 || 13.9
|-
|
| 32 || 0 || 11.3 || 2.2 || 0.3 || 0.28 || 0.22 || 3.0
|-
|
| 24 || 0 || 14.6 || 0.7 || 1.4 || 0.54 || 0.04 || 6.1
|-
|
| style="background:#ADD8E6"|34 || 20 || 20.8 || 2.3 || style="background:#ADD8E6"|3.7 || 0.53 || 0.09 || 3.0
|-
|
| style="background:#ADD8E6"|34 || 31 || 27.4 || 7.5 || 1.5 || 2.00 || 0.65 || 13.0
|-
|
| style="background:#ADD8E6"|34 || 10 || 21.6 || 3.1 || 2.1 || style="background:#ADD8E6"|2.18 || 0.35 || 12.8
|-
|
| style="background:#ADD8E6"|34 || 5 || 12.0 || 1.5 || 1.0 || 0.35 || 0.06 || 3.9
|-
|
| 11 || 0 || 8.9 || 1.5 || 0.4 || 0.27 || 0.18 || 1.5
|-
|
| style="background:#ADD8E6"|34 || 2 || 14.8 || 4.3 || 0.5 || 0.44 || 0.50 || 5.4
|-
|
| 10 || 10 || 23.4 || 1.7 || 3.5 || 0.90 || 0.10 || 3.9
|-
|
| 11 || 0 || 6.5 || 1.3 || 0.5 || 0.60 || 0.10 || 2.7
|}
|-
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" width="10%" | Team
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" width="6%" | FG%
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" width="6%" | 3P%
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" width="6%" | FT%
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" width="6%" | RPG
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" width="5%" | APG
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" width="6%" | SPG
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" width="6%" | BPG
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" width="6%" | TO
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" width="6%" | PF
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" width="6%" | 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
|}
Women's National Basketball Association
The Women's National Basketball Association is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. It currently is composed of twelve teams. The league was founded on April 24, 1996 as the women's counterpart to the 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
Detroit Shock
The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...
in a sweep in the first round.
Dispersal Draft
Based on the Dream's 2008 record, they would pick 1st in the Houston CometsHouston Comets
The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the best original eight WNBA teams and won the first four championships of the league's existence. The Comets were the first dynasty of the WNBA and...
dispersal draft
Dispersal draft
A dispersal draft is a process in professional sports for assigning players to a new team when their current team goes out of business, consolidates with another team, or for some other reason ceases to exist. Since most sports drafts are held in North America, this is where most dispersal drafts...
. The Dream picked Sancho Lyttle
Sancho Lyttle
Sancho Lyttle is a professional basketball player born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, with Spanish citizenship. She is currently a power forward in the WNBA for the Atlanta Dream. Through her career, she has scored 1,505 points, collected 1,041 rebounds, and has 200 assists, 242 steals, and...
.
WNBA Draft
The following are the Dream selections in the 2009 WNBA Draft2009 WNBA Draft
The 2009 WNBA Draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 9, 2009. The first round was shown on ESPN2 at 3:00pm ET, while the second and third rounds were shown on ESPNU and NBA TV at...
.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Angel McCoughtry Angel McCoughtry Angel Lajuane McCoughtry is a professional basketball player who completed her college career at the University of Louisville in 2009. She was selected first overall by the Atlanta Dream in the 2009 WNBA Draft and is considered its franchise player... |
Louisville University of Louisville The University of Louisville is a public university in Louisville, Kentucky. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the United States and one of the first universities chartered west of the Allegheny Mountains. The university is mandated by the Kentucky General... |
|
| 2 | 25 (from Sea. Seattle Storm The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began... ) |
Shalee Lehning Shalee Lehning Shalee Lehning is an American basketball player who was selected by the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the 2009 WNBA Draft.-High school:... |
Kansas State Kansas State University Kansas State University, commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States... |
|
| 3 | 27 | Jessica Morrow | Baylor Baylor University Baylor University is a private, Christian university located in Waco, Texas. Founded in 1845, Baylor is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.-History:... |
|
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.
| Date | Trade | |
|---|---|---|
| December 17, 2008 | To Atlanta Dream Atlanta Dream The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta... |
To Los Angeles Sparks Los Angeles Sparks The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began... |
| rights to Chamique Holdsclaw Chamique Holdsclaw Chamique Shaunta Holdsclaw is a professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association most recently under a contract with the San Antonio Silver Stars... |
13th pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft | |
| January 21, 2009 | To Atlanta Dream Atlanta Dream The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta... |
To Phoenix Mercury Phoenix Mercury The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises... |
| 18th pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft | Alison Bales Alison Bales Alison Marie Bales is an American professional basketball player who plays for the WNBA's Atlanta Dream.-High school:... |
|
| April 9, 2009 | To Atlanta Dream Atlanta Dream The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta... |
To Detroit Shock Detroit Shock The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion... |
| Ashley Shields | 18th pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft | |
| August 12, 2009 | To Atlanta Dream Atlanta Dream The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta... |
To Chicago Sky Chicago Sky The Chicago Sky is a professional basketball team based in Rosemont, Illinois, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2006 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Michael J. Alter and Margaret Stender... |
| Armintie Price Armintie Price Armintie Ada Price is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream. Price, who played collegiately at the University of Mississippi, was drafted third overall by the Chicago Sky in the 2007 WNBA Draft... |
Tamera Young Tamera Young Tamera Young is an American basketball player for the Chicago Sky.-Personal:She is the daughter of Greg Young and Lynda Nichols-Brown and John Brown. She has an older brother, A.J., and two older sisters, Nikia and Valerie... |
Additions
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| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:210px"|Former team
|- style="height:40px"
| Iziane Castro Marques
Iziane Castro Marques
Iziane "Izi" Castro Marques is a Brazilian professional basketball player. The six-foot forward is a mainstay of the Brazil women's national basketball team, and a starting small forward on the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA.The undrafted Castro Marques was signed by the Miami Sol as a free agent out...
|| September 12, 2008 || re-signed
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...
|- style="height:40px"
| Michelle Snow
Michelle Snow
Donnette Jé-Michelle Snow is an American professional basketball player from the WNBA. She currently plays the center position for the Chicago Sky.-High school years:...
|| February 18, 2009 || Houston Comets
Houston Comets
The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the best original eight WNBA teams and won the first four championships of the league's existence. The Comets were the first dynasty of the WNBA and...
|- style="height:40px"
| Chamique Holdsclaw
Chamique Holdsclaw
Chamique Shaunta Holdsclaw is a professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association most recently under a contract with the San Antonio Silver Stars...
|| April 20, 2009 || retired
|- style="height:40px"
| Coco Miller
Coco Miller
-External links:**...
|| May 15, 2009 || Washington Mystics
Washington Mystics
The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...
|- style="height:40px"
| Ivory Latta
Ivory Latta
Ivory Latta is an American professional basketball player. A 5'6" guard noted for her three-point shooting and on-court enthusiasm, she played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels...
|| July 3, 2009 || re-signed
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...
|- style="height:40px"
| Armintie Price
Armintie Price
Armintie Ada Price is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream. Price, who played collegiately at the University of Mississippi, was drafted third overall by the Chicago Sky in the 2007 WNBA Draft...
|| August 12, 2009 || Chicago Sky
Chicago Sky
The Chicago Sky is a professional basketball team based in Rosemont, Illinois, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2006 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Michael J. Alter and Margaret Stender...
|}
Subtractions
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| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:140px"|Player
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:100px"|Left
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:210px"|New team
|- style="height:40px"
| Chioma Nnamaka
Chioma Nnamaka
Chioma Nnamaka is a professional basketball player of Swedish and Nigerian heritage and is a member of the WNBA's Atlanta Dream.-High School and college:...
|| January 14, 2009 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
|- style="height:40px"
| Ann Strother
Ann Strother
Ann Elise Strother is an American basketball coach, and former professional player, most recently for the Indiana Fever. Strother played at the collegiate level for the Connecticut Huskies, helping the team to two national titles....
|| January 14, 2009 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
|- style="height:40px"
| Betty Lennox
Betty Lennox
Betty Bernice Lennox is an American professional basketball player most recently playing for the Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. Her nicknames include "Betty Basketball," "Betty Big Buckets," and her most popular nickname "B-Money."-Childhood:Betty grew up in the small town of Grant, OK. Daughter of...
|| February 3, 2009 || Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles Sparks
The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began...
|- style="height:40px"
| Kasha Terry
Kasha Terry
Kasha NiCarra Terry, born October 21, 1983 in Nuremberg, Bavaria, West Germany) is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA. Terry is 6'3" tall and weighs 185 lbs .-High school:...
|| February 4, 2009 || Seattle Storm
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
|- style="height:40px"
| Katie Feenstra Mattera|| April 8, 2009 || San Antonio Silver Stars
San Antonio Silver Stars
The San Antonio Silver Stars are a professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Salt Lake City, Utah before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; the team moved to San Antonio...
|- style="height:40px"
| Kristin Haynie
Kristin Haynie
Kristin Lynne Haynie is an American basketball player in the WNBA for the Sacramento Monarchs.-High school years:Haynie was born and raised in Mason, Michigan...
|| April 15, 2009 || Detroit Shock
Detroit Shock
The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...
|- style="height:40px"
| Chantelle Anderson
Chantelle Anderson
Chantelle Denise Anderson, pronounced "shawn-tell", is a retired collegiate and professional basketball player who has played in the Women's National Basketball Association and overseas.-Personal:...
|| May 31, 2009 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
|- style="height:40px"
| Nikki Teasley
Nikki Teasley
Nikki Teasley is a basketball player in the WNBA.She played college basketball at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill....
|| July 3, 2009 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
|- style="height:40px"
| Tamera Young
Tamera Young
Tamera Young is an American basketball player for the Chicago Sky.-Personal:She is the daughter of Greg Young and Lynda Nichols-Brown and John Brown. She has an older brother, A.J., and two older sisters, Nikia and Valerie...
|| August 12, 2009 || Chicago Sky
Chicago Sky
The Chicago Sky is a professional basketball team based in Rosemont, Illinois, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2006 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Michael J. Alter and Margaret Stender...
|}
Roster
Preseason
{| class="toccolours" width=90% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"|-
! colspan=2 style="background:#6495ED; color:white" | 2009 Game Log: Preseason
|- valign="top"
|
The 2009 WNBA season is the 2nd season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association
Women's National Basketball Association
The Women's National Basketball Association is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. It currently is composed of twelve teams. The league was founded on April 24, 1996 as the women's counterpart to the 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
Detroit Shock
The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...
in a sweep in the first round.
Dispersal Draft
Based on the Dream's 2008 record, they would pick 1st in the Houston CometsHouston Comets
The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the best original eight WNBA teams and won the first four championships of the league's existence. The Comets were the first dynasty of the WNBA and...
dispersal draft
Dispersal draft
A dispersal draft is a process in professional sports for assigning players to a new team when their current team goes out of business, consolidates with another team, or for some other reason ceases to exist. Since most sports drafts are held in North America, this is where most dispersal drafts...
. The Dream picked Sancho Lyttle
Sancho Lyttle
Sancho Lyttle is a professional basketball player born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, with Spanish citizenship. She is currently a power forward in the WNBA for the Atlanta Dream. Through her career, she has scored 1,505 points, collected 1,041 rebounds, and has 200 assists, 242 steals, and...
.
WNBA Draft
The following are the Dream selections in the 2009 WNBA Draft2009 WNBA Draft
The 2009 WNBA Draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 9, 2009. The first round was shown on ESPN2 at 3:00pm ET, while the second and third rounds were shown on ESPNU and NBA TV at...
.
{| class="navbox wikitable"
! style="background:#6495ED; color:white;" width="2%"| Round
! style="background:#6495ED; color:white;" width="5%"| Pick
! style="background:#6495ED; color:white;" width="10%"| Player
! style="background:#6495ED; color:white;" width="10%"| Nationality
! style="background:#6495ED; color:white;" width="10%"| School/Team/Country
|-
| 1
| 1
| Angel McCoughtry
Angel McCoughtry
Angel Lajuane McCoughtry is a professional basketball player who completed her college career at the University of Louisville in 2009. She was selected first overall by the Atlanta Dream in the 2009 WNBA Draft and is considered its franchise player...
|
| Louisville
University of Louisville
The University of Louisville is a public university in Louisville, Kentucky. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the United States and one of the first universities chartered west of the Allegheny Mountains. The university is mandated by the Kentucky General...
|-
| 2
| 25 (from Sea.
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
)
| Shalee Lehning
Shalee Lehning
Shalee Lehning is an American basketball player who was selected by the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the 2009 WNBA Draft.-High school:...
|
| Kansas State
Kansas State University
Kansas State University, commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States...
|-
| 3
| 27
| Jessica Morrow
|
| Baylor
Baylor University
Baylor University is a private, Christian university located in Waco, Texas. Founded in 1845, Baylor is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.-History:...
|-
|}
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.
{| class="navbox wikitable" style="width:80%"
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width=125"|Date
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" colspan=2|Trade
|-
| rowspan=2|December 17, 2008
| width=375|To Atlanta Dream
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...
| width=375|To Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles Sparks
The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began...
|-
| rights to Chamique Holdsclaw
Chamique Holdsclaw
Chamique Shaunta Holdsclaw is a professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association most recently under a contract with the San Antonio Silver Stars...
| 13th pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft
|-
| rowspan=2|January 21, 2009
| width=375|To Atlanta Dream
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...
| width=375|To Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix Mercury
The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises...
|-
| 18th pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft
| Alison Bales
Alison Bales
Alison Marie Bales is an American professional basketball player who plays for the WNBA's Atlanta Dream.-High school:...
|-
| rowspan=2|April 9, 2009
| width=375|To Atlanta Dream
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...
| width=375|To Detroit Shock
Detroit Shock
The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...
|-
| Ashley Shields
| 18th pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft
|-
| rowspan=2|August 12, 2009
| width=375|To Atlanta Dream
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...
| width=375|To Chicago Sky
Chicago Sky
The Chicago Sky is a professional basketball team based in Rosemont, Illinois, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2006 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Michael J. Alter and Margaret Stender...
|-
| Armintie Price
Armintie Price
Armintie Ada Price is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream. Price, who played collegiately at the University of Mississippi, was drafted third overall by the Chicago Sky in the 2007 WNBA Draft...
| Tamera Young
Tamera Young
Tamera Young is an American basketball player for the Chicago Sky.-Personal:She is the daughter of Greg Young and Lynda Nichols-Brown and John Brown. She has an older brother, A.J., and two older sisters, Nikia and Valerie...
|}
Additions
{| cellspacing="0"| valign="top" |
{|class="navbox wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:140px"|Player
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:100px"|Signed
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:210px"|Former team
|- style="height:40px"
| Iziane Castro Marques
Iziane Castro Marques
Iziane "Izi" Castro Marques is a Brazilian professional basketball player. The six-foot forward is a mainstay of the Brazil women's national basketball team, and a starting small forward on the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA.The undrafted Castro Marques was signed by the Miami Sol as a free agent out...
|| September 12, 2008 || re-signed
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...
|- style="height:40px"
| Michelle Snow
Michelle Snow
Donnette Jé-Michelle Snow is an American professional basketball player from the WNBA. She currently plays the center position for the Chicago Sky.-High school years:...
|| February 18, 2009 || Houston Comets
Houston Comets
The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the best original eight WNBA teams and won the first four championships of the league's existence. The Comets were the first dynasty of the WNBA and...
|- style="height:40px"
| Chamique Holdsclaw
Chamique Holdsclaw
Chamique Shaunta Holdsclaw is a professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association most recently under a contract with the San Antonio Silver Stars...
|| April 20, 2009 || retired
|- style="height:40px"
| Coco Miller
Coco Miller
-External links:**...
|| May 15, 2009 || Washington Mystics
Washington Mystics
The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...
|- style="height:40px"
| Ivory Latta
Ivory Latta
Ivory Latta is an American professional basketball player. A 5'6" guard noted for her three-point shooting and on-court enthusiasm, she played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels...
|| July 3, 2009 || re-signed
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...
|- style="height:40px"
| Armintie Price
Armintie Price
Armintie Ada Price is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream. Price, who played collegiately at the University of Mississippi, was drafted third overall by the Chicago Sky in the 2007 WNBA Draft...
|| August 12, 2009 || Chicago Sky
Chicago Sky
The Chicago Sky is a professional basketball team based in Rosemont, Illinois, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2006 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Michael J. Alter and Margaret Stender...
|}
Subtractions
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| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:140px"|Player
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:100px"|Left
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:210px"|New team
|- style="height:40px"
| Chioma Nnamaka
Chioma Nnamaka
Chioma Nnamaka is a professional basketball player of Swedish and Nigerian heritage and is a member of the WNBA's Atlanta Dream.-High School and college:...
|| January 14, 2009 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
|- style="height:40px"
| Ann Strother
Ann Strother
Ann Elise Strother is an American basketball coach, and former professional player, most recently for the Indiana Fever. Strother played at the collegiate level for the Connecticut Huskies, helping the team to two national titles....
|| January 14, 2009 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
|- style="height:40px"
| Betty Lennox
Betty Lennox
Betty Bernice Lennox is an American professional basketball player most recently playing for the Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. Her nicknames include "Betty Basketball," "Betty Big Buckets," and her most popular nickname "B-Money."-Childhood:Betty grew up in the small town of Grant, OK. Daughter of...
|| February 3, 2009 || Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles Sparks
The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began...
|- style="height:40px"
| Kasha Terry
Kasha Terry
Kasha NiCarra Terry, born October 21, 1983 in Nuremberg, Bavaria, West Germany) is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA. Terry is 6'3" tall and weighs 185 lbs .-High school:...
|| February 4, 2009 || Seattle Storm
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
|- style="height:40px"
| Katie Feenstra Mattera|| April 8, 2009 || San Antonio Silver Stars
San Antonio Silver Stars
The San Antonio Silver Stars are a professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Salt Lake City, Utah before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; the team moved to San Antonio...
|- style="height:40px"
| Kristin Haynie
Kristin Haynie
Kristin Lynne Haynie is an American basketball player in the WNBA for the Sacramento Monarchs.-High school years:Haynie was born and raised in Mason, Michigan...
|| April 15, 2009 || Detroit Shock
Detroit Shock
The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...
|- style="height:40px"
| Chantelle Anderson
Chantelle Anderson
Chantelle Denise Anderson, pronounced "shawn-tell", is a retired collegiate and professional basketball player who has played in the Women's National Basketball Association and overseas.-Personal:...
|| May 31, 2009 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
|- style="height:40px"
| Nikki Teasley
Nikki Teasley
Nikki Teasley is a basketball player in the WNBA.She played college basketball at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill....
|| July 3, 2009 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
|- style="height:40px"
| Tamera Young
Tamera Young
Tamera Young is an American basketball player for the Chicago Sky.-Personal:She is the daughter of Greg Young and Lynda Nichols-Brown and John Brown. She has an older brother, A.J., and two older sisters, Nikia and Valerie...
|| August 12, 2009 || Chicago Sky
Chicago Sky
The Chicago Sky is a professional basketball team based in Rosemont, Illinois, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2006 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Michael J. Alter and Margaret Stender...
|}
Roster
Preseason
{| class="toccolours" width=90% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"|-
! colspan=2 style="background:#6495ED; color:white" | 2009 Game Log: Preseason
|- valign="top"
|
The 2009 WNBA season is the 2nd season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association
Women's National Basketball Association
The Women's National Basketball Association is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. It currently is composed of twelve teams. The league was founded on April 24, 1996 as the women's counterpart to the 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
Detroit Shock
The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...
in a sweep in the first round.
Dispersal Draft
Based on the Dream's 2008 record, they would pick 1st in the Houston CometsHouston Comets
The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the best original eight WNBA teams and won the first four championships of the league's existence. The Comets were the first dynasty of the WNBA and...
dispersal draft
Dispersal draft
A dispersal draft is a process in professional sports for assigning players to a new team when their current team goes out of business, consolidates with another team, or for some other reason ceases to exist. Since most sports drafts are held in North America, this is where most dispersal drafts...
. The Dream picked Sancho Lyttle
Sancho Lyttle
Sancho Lyttle is a professional basketball player born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, with Spanish citizenship. She is currently a power forward in the WNBA for the Atlanta Dream. Through her career, she has scored 1,505 points, collected 1,041 rebounds, and has 200 assists, 242 steals, and...
.
WNBA Draft
The following are the Dream selections in the 2009 WNBA Draft2009 WNBA Draft
The 2009 WNBA Draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 9, 2009. The first round was shown on ESPN2 at 3:00pm ET, while the second and third rounds were shown on ESPNU and NBA TV at...
.
{| class="navbox wikitable"
! style="background:#6495ED; color:white;" width="2%"| Round
! style="background:#6495ED; color:white;" width="5%"| Pick
! style="background:#6495ED; color:white;" width="10%"| Player
! style="background:#6495ED; color:white;" width="10%"| Nationality
! style="background:#6495ED; color:white;" width="10%"| School/Team/Country
|-
| 1
| 1
| Angel McCoughtry
Angel McCoughtry
Angel Lajuane McCoughtry is a professional basketball player who completed her college career at the University of Louisville in 2009. She was selected first overall by the Atlanta Dream in the 2009 WNBA Draft and is considered its franchise player...
|
| Louisville
University of Louisville
The University of Louisville is a public university in Louisville, Kentucky. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the United States and one of the first universities chartered west of the Allegheny Mountains. The university is mandated by the Kentucky General...
|-
| 2
| 25 (from Sea.
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
)
| Shalee Lehning
Shalee Lehning
Shalee Lehning is an American basketball player who was selected by the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the 2009 WNBA Draft.-High school:...
|
| Kansas State
Kansas State University
Kansas State University, commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States...
|-
| 3
| 27
| Jessica Morrow
|
| Baylor
Baylor University
Baylor University is a private, Christian university located in Waco, Texas. Founded in 1845, Baylor is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.-History:...
|-
|}
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.
{| class="navbox wikitable" style="width:80%"
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width=125"|Date
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" colspan=2|Trade
|-
| rowspan=2|December 17, 2008
| width=375|To Atlanta Dream
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...
| width=375|To Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles Sparks
The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began...
|-
| rights to Chamique Holdsclaw
Chamique Holdsclaw
Chamique Shaunta Holdsclaw is a professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association most recently under a contract with the San Antonio Silver Stars...
| 13th pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft
|-
| rowspan=2|January 21, 2009
| width=375|To Atlanta Dream
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...
| width=375|To Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix Mercury
The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises...
|-
| 18th pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft
| Alison Bales
Alison Bales
Alison Marie Bales is an American professional basketball player who plays for the WNBA's Atlanta Dream.-High school:...
|-
| rowspan=2|April 9, 2009
| width=375|To Atlanta Dream
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...
| width=375|To Detroit Shock
Detroit Shock
The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...
|-
| Ashley Shields
| 18th pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft
|-
| rowspan=2|August 12, 2009
| width=375|To Atlanta Dream
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...
| width=375|To Chicago Sky
Chicago Sky
The Chicago Sky is a professional basketball team based in Rosemont, Illinois, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2006 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Michael J. Alter and Margaret Stender...
|-
| Armintie Price
Armintie Price
Armintie Ada Price is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream. Price, who played collegiately at the University of Mississippi, was drafted third overall by the Chicago Sky in the 2007 WNBA Draft...
| Tamera Young
Tamera Young
Tamera Young is an American basketball player for the Chicago Sky.-Personal:She is the daughter of Greg Young and Lynda Nichols-Brown and John Brown. She has an older brother, A.J., and two older sisters, Nikia and Valerie...
|}
Additions
{| cellspacing="0"| valign="top" |
{|class="navbox wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:140px"|Player
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:100px"|Signed
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:210px"|Former team
|- style="height:40px"
| Iziane Castro Marques
Iziane Castro Marques
Iziane "Izi" Castro Marques is a Brazilian professional basketball player. The six-foot forward is a mainstay of the Brazil women's national basketball team, and a starting small forward on the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA.The undrafted Castro Marques was signed by the Miami Sol as a free agent out...
|| September 12, 2008 || re-signed
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...
|- style="height:40px"
| Michelle Snow
Michelle Snow
Donnette Jé-Michelle Snow is an American professional basketball player from the WNBA. She currently plays the center position for the Chicago Sky.-High school years:...
|| February 18, 2009 || Houston Comets
Houston Comets
The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the best original eight WNBA teams and won the first four championships of the league's existence. The Comets were the first dynasty of the WNBA and...
|- style="height:40px"
| Chamique Holdsclaw
Chamique Holdsclaw
Chamique Shaunta Holdsclaw is a professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association most recently under a contract with the San Antonio Silver Stars...
|| April 20, 2009 || retired
|- style="height:40px"
| Coco Miller
Coco Miller
-External links:**...
|| May 15, 2009 || Washington Mystics
Washington Mystics
The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...
|- style="height:40px"
| Ivory Latta
Ivory Latta
Ivory Latta is an American professional basketball player. A 5'6" guard noted for her three-point shooting and on-court enthusiasm, she played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels...
|| July 3, 2009 || re-signed
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...
|- style="height:40px"
| Armintie Price
Armintie Price
Armintie Ada Price is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream. Price, who played collegiately at the University of Mississippi, was drafted third overall by the Chicago Sky in the 2007 WNBA Draft...
|| August 12, 2009 || Chicago Sky
Chicago Sky
The Chicago Sky is a professional basketball team based in Rosemont, Illinois, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2006 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Michael J. Alter and Margaret Stender...
|}
Subtractions
{|class="navbox wikitable" style="text-align: center"|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:140px"|Player
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:100px"|Left
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:210px"|New team
|- style="height:40px"
| Chioma Nnamaka
Chioma Nnamaka
Chioma Nnamaka is a professional basketball player of Swedish and Nigerian heritage and is a member of the WNBA's Atlanta Dream.-High School and college:...
|| January 14, 2009 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
|- style="height:40px"
| Ann Strother
Ann Strother
Ann Elise Strother is an American basketball coach, and former professional player, most recently for the Indiana Fever. Strother played at the collegiate level for the Connecticut Huskies, helping the team to two national titles....
|| January 14, 2009 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
|- style="height:40px"
| Betty Lennox
Betty Lennox
Betty Bernice Lennox is an American professional basketball player most recently playing for the Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. Her nicknames include "Betty Basketball," "Betty Big Buckets," and her most popular nickname "B-Money."-Childhood:Betty grew up in the small town of Grant, OK. Daughter of...
|| February 3, 2009 || Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles Sparks
The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began...
|- style="height:40px"
| Kasha Terry
Kasha Terry
Kasha NiCarra Terry, born October 21, 1983 in Nuremberg, Bavaria, West Germany) is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA. Terry is 6'3" tall and weighs 185 lbs .-High school:...
|| February 4, 2009 || Seattle Storm
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
|- style="height:40px"
| Katie Feenstra Mattera|| April 8, 2009 || San Antonio Silver Stars
San Antonio Silver Stars
The San Antonio Silver Stars are a professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Salt Lake City, Utah before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; the team moved to San Antonio...
|- style="height:40px"
| Kristin Haynie
Kristin Haynie
Kristin Lynne Haynie is an American basketball player in the WNBA for the Sacramento Monarchs.-High school years:Haynie was born and raised in Mason, Michigan...
|| April 15, 2009 || Detroit Shock
Detroit Shock
The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...
|- style="height:40px"
| Chantelle Anderson
Chantelle Anderson
Chantelle Denise Anderson, pronounced "shawn-tell", is a retired collegiate and professional basketball player who has played in the Women's National Basketball Association and overseas.-Personal:...
|| May 31, 2009 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
|- style="height:40px"
| Nikki Teasley
Nikki Teasley
Nikki Teasley is a basketball player in the WNBA.She played college basketball at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill....
|| July 3, 2009 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
|- style="height:40px"
| Tamera Young
Tamera Young
Tamera Young is an American basketball player for the Chicago Sky.-Personal:She is the daughter of Greg Young and Lynda Nichols-Brown and John Brown. She has an older brother, A.J., and two older sisters, Nikia and Valerie...
|| August 12, 2009 || Chicago Sky
Chicago Sky
The Chicago Sky is a professional basketball team based in Rosemont, Illinois, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2006 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Michael J. Alter and Margaret Stender...
|}
Roster
Preseason
{| class="toccolours" width=90% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"|-
! colspan=2 style="background:#6495ED; color:white" | 2009 Game Log: Preseason
|- valign="top"
|
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! width="5%" | Game
! width="8%" | Date
! width="5%" | Time (ET)
! width="10%" | Opponent
! width="7%" | Score
! width="10%" | High points
! width="10%" | High rebounds
! width="10%" | High assists
! width="10%" | Location/Attendance
! width="5%" | Record
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 1 || May 27 || 7:00pm || Connecticut
Connecticut Sun
The Connecticut Sun is a professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Orlando, Florida before the 1999 season began; the team moved to Connecticut before the 2003 season...
|| 76-73 || DeSouza, Holdsclaw
Chamique Holdsclaw
Chamique Shaunta Holdsclaw is a professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association most recently under a contract with the San Antonio Silver Stars...
(16) || DeSouza (9) || Teasley
Nikki Teasley
Nikki Teasley is a basketball player in the WNBA.She played college basketball at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill....
(7) || Philips Arena
Philips Arena
Philips Arena is an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia.Completed in 1999 to replace The Omni, at a cost of $213.5 million, it is home to the Atlanta Hawks, of the National Basketball Association, and the Atlanta Dream, of the Women's National Basketball Association...
4,980 || 1-0
|}
|}
Regular season
{| class="toccolours" width=90% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"|-
! colspan=2 style="background:#6495ED; color:white" | 2009 Game Log: Regular Season
|-
! colspan=2 style="background:#eeeeee; color:#000000" | Watch all games live on WNBA LiveAccess
|- valign="top"
|
June
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! width="4%" | Game
! width="8%" | Date
! width="5%" | Time
! width="9%" | Opponent
! width="5%" | TV
! width="7%" | Score
! width="10%" | High points
! width="10%" | High rebounds
! width="10%" | High assists
! width="11%" | Location/Attendance
! width="5%" | Record
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 1 || June 6 || 7:00pm || Indiana
Indiana Fever
The Indiana Fever is a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
|| || 87-86 (2OT) || Holdsclaw
Chamique Holdsclaw
Chamique Shaunta Holdsclaw is a professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association most recently under a contract with the San Antonio Silver Stars...
(23) || de Souza
Erika de Souza
Érika Cristina de Souza is a Brazilian professional women's basketball player with the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the United States. Prior to joining the Dream for their inaugural 2008 season, DeSouza was a member of the Los Angeles Sparks in 2002, with whom she played in 11 games...
(17) || Holdsclaw
Chamique Holdsclaw
Chamique Shaunta Holdsclaw is a professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association most recently under a contract with the San Antonio Silver Stars...
, Teasley
Nikki Teasley
Nikki Teasley is a basketball player in the WNBA.She played college basketball at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill....
(4) || Philips Arena
Philips Arena
Philips Arena is an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia.Completed in 1999 to replace The Omni, at a cost of $213.5 million, it is home to the Atlanta Hawks, of the National Basketball Association, and the Atlanta Dream, of the Women's National Basketball Association...
8,709 || 1-0
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 2 || June 7 || 4:00pm || @ Washington
Washington Mystics
The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...
|| || 71-77 || Miller
Coco Miller
-External links:**...
(17) || de Souza (6) || Lehning
Shalee Lehning
Shalee Lehning is an American basketball player who was selected by the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the 2009 WNBA Draft.-High school:...
(4) || Verizon Center
Verizon Center
Verizon Center is a sports and entertainment arena in Washington, D.C., USA, named after telecommunications sponsor Verizon Communications, and has been nicknamed the "Phone Booth" because of its association with telecommunications companies...
11,759 || 1-1
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 3 || June 12 || 8:30pm || @ Chicago
Chicago Sky
The Chicago Sky is a professional basketball team based in Rosemont, Illinois, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2006 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Michael J. Alter and Margaret Stender...
|| CN100
Comcast Network
Comcast Network is a cable television station that is shown mostly in parts of Comcast Cable services in the Eastern part of the US. Viewed in four states and 20 television markets from New Jersey to Virginia on Comcast cable systems. The main focus of the network is Philadelphia although they...
NBA TV
NBA TV
NBA TV is a television specialty channel that is dedicated to showcasing the sport of basketball in the United States. The network is financially backed by the National Basketball Association , which also uses NBA TV as a way of advertising their out of market package NBA League Pass, and partner...
|| 73-81 || Castro Marques
Iziane Castro Marques
Iziane "Izi" Castro Marques is a Brazilian professional basketball player. The six-foot forward is a mainstay of the Brazil women's national basketball team, and a starting small forward on the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA.The undrafted Castro Marques was signed by the Miami Sol as a free agent out...
(20) || de Souza (8) || Miller
Coco Miller
-External links:**...
(4) || UIC Pavilion
UIC Pavilion
The UIC Pavilion is a 6,958-seat multi-purpose arena, located at 525 S. Racine Street on the West Side in Chicago, Illinois, USA, which opened in 1982. It is home to the University of Illinois at Chicago Flames basketball team and the former home of the Chicago Sky WNBA team...
5,689 || 1-2
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 4 || June 14 || 3:00pm || @ Connecticut
Connecticut Sun
The Connecticut Sun is a professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Orlando, Florida before the 1999 season began; the team moved to Connecticut before the 2003 season...
|| || 67-62 || Lyttle
Sancho Lyttle
Sancho Lyttle is a professional basketball player born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, with Spanish citizenship. She is currently a power forward in the WNBA for the Atlanta Dream. Through her career, she has scored 1,505 points, collected 1,041 rebounds, and has 200 assists, 242 steals, and...
(20) || Lyttle
Sancho Lyttle
Sancho Lyttle is a professional basketball player born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, with Spanish citizenship. She is currently a power forward in the WNBA for the Atlanta Dream. Through her career, she has scored 1,505 points, collected 1,041 rebounds, and has 200 assists, 242 steals, and...
(16) || Teasley
Nikki Teasley
Nikki Teasley is a basketball player in the WNBA.She played college basketball at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill....
(5) || Mohegan Sun Arena
Mohegan Sun Arena
The Mohegan Sun Arena is a 10,000 seat multi-purpose arena in Uncasville, Connecticut located inside Mohegan Sun. The arena facility features of configurable exhibition space and a clear span...
6,429 || 2-2
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 5 || June 19 || 7:30pm || Washington
Washington Mystics
The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...
|| || 93-81 || Lyttle
Sancho Lyttle
Sancho Lyttle is a professional basketball player born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, with Spanish citizenship. She is currently a power forward in the WNBA for the Atlanta Dream. Through her career, she has scored 1,505 points, collected 1,041 rebounds, and has 200 assists, 242 steals, and...
(20) || Lyttle
Sancho Lyttle
Sancho Lyttle is a professional basketball player born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, with Spanish citizenship. She is currently a power forward in the WNBA for the Atlanta Dream. Through her career, she has scored 1,505 points, collected 1,041 rebounds, and has 200 assists, 242 steals, and...
(13) || Teasley
Nikki Teasley
Nikki Teasley is a basketball player in the WNBA.She played college basketball at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill....
(4) || Philips Arena
Philips Arena
Philips Arena is an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia.Completed in 1999 to replace The Omni, at a cost of $213.5 million, it is home to the Atlanta Hawks, of the National Basketball Association, and the Atlanta Dream, of the Women's National Basketball Association...
6,050 || 3-2
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 6 || June 21 || 3:00pm || New York
New York Liberty
The New York Liberty is a professional basketball team based in New York City, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was one of the eight original franchises of the league...
|| || 81-93 || Holdsclaw
Chamique Holdsclaw
Chamique Shaunta Holdsclaw is a professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association most recently under a contract with the San Antonio Silver Stars...
(17) || Lyttle
Sancho Lyttle
Sancho Lyttle is a professional basketball player born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, with Spanish citizenship. She is currently a power forward in the WNBA for the Atlanta Dream. Through her career, she has scored 1,505 points, collected 1,041 rebounds, and has 200 assists, 242 steals, and...
(9) || Teasley
Nikki Teasley
Nikki Teasley is a basketball player in the WNBA.She played college basketball at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill....
(5) || Philips Arena
Philips Arena
Philips Arena is an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia.Completed in 1999 to replace The Omni, at a cost of $213.5 million, it is home to the Atlanta Hawks, of the National Basketball Association, and the Atlanta Dream, of the Women's National Basketball Association...
5,624 || 3-3
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 7 || June 23 || 12:00pm || Chicago
Chicago Sky
The Chicago Sky is a professional basketball team based in Rosemont, Illinois, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2006 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Michael J. Alter and Margaret Stender...
|| || 98-99 (OT) || McCoughtry
Angel McCoughtry
Angel Lajuane McCoughtry is a professional basketball player who completed her college career at the University of Louisville in 2009. She was selected first overall by the Atlanta Dream in the 2009 WNBA Draft and is considered its franchise player...
(26) || de Souza (7) || McCoughtry
Angel McCoughtry
Angel Lajuane McCoughtry is a professional basketball player who completed her college career at the University of Louisville in 2009. She was selected first overall by the Atlanta Dream in the 2009 WNBA Draft and is considered its franchise player...
(8) || Philips Arena
Philips Arena
Philips Arena is an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia.Completed in 1999 to replace The Omni, at a cost of $213.5 million, it is home to the Atlanta Hawks, of the National Basketball Association, and the Atlanta Dream, of the Women's National Basketball Association...
10,351 || 3-4
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 8 || June 26 || 7:30pm || Detroit
Detroit Shock
The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...
|| || 96-86 || Holdsclaw
Chamique Holdsclaw
Chamique Shaunta Holdsclaw is a professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association most recently under a contract with the San Antonio Silver Stars...
(28) || de Souza (13) || Teasley
Nikki Teasley
Nikki Teasley is a basketball player in the WNBA.She played college basketball at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill....
(11) || Philips Arena
Philips Arena
Philips Arena is an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia.Completed in 1999 to replace The Omni, at a cost of $213.5 million, it is home to the Atlanta Hawks, of the National Basketball Association, and the Atlanta Dream, of the Women's National Basketball Association...
5,935 || 4-4
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 9 || June 27 || 7:00pm || @ Connecticut
Connecticut Sun
The Connecticut Sun is a professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Orlando, Florida before the 1999 season began; the team moved to Connecticut before the 2003 season...
|| || 68-82 || Castro Marques
Iziane Castro Marques
Iziane "Izi" Castro Marques is a Brazilian professional basketball player. The six-foot forward is a mainstay of the Brazil women's national basketball team, and a starting small forward on the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA.The undrafted Castro Marques was signed by the Miami Sol as a free agent out...
(16) || Snow
Michelle Snow
Donnette Jé-Michelle Snow is an American professional basketball player from the WNBA. She currently plays the center position for the Chicago Sky.-High school years:...
(9) || Lehning
Shalee Lehning
Shalee Lehning is an American basketball player who was selected by the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the 2009 WNBA Draft.-High school:...
(4) || Mohegan Sun Arena
Mohegan Sun Arena
The Mohegan Sun Arena is a 10,000 seat multi-purpose arena in Uncasville, Connecticut located inside Mohegan Sun. The arena facility features of configurable exhibition space and a clear span...
6,264 || 4-5
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 10 || June 30 || 7:00pm || Minnesota
Minnesota Lynx
The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...
|| ESPN2 || 85-91 || Castro Marques
Iziane Castro Marques
Iziane "Izi" Castro Marques is a Brazilian professional basketball player. The six-foot forward is a mainstay of the Brazil women's national basketball team, and a starting small forward on the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA.The undrafted Castro Marques was signed by the Miami Sol as a free agent out...
(31) || de Souza (10) || Lehning
Shalee Lehning
Shalee Lehning is an American basketball player who was selected by the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the 2009 WNBA Draft.-High school:...
(4) || Philips Arena
Philips Arena
Philips Arena is an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia.Completed in 1999 to replace The Omni, at a cost of $213.5 million, it is home to the Atlanta Hawks, of the National Basketball Association, and the Atlanta Dream, of the Women's National Basketball Association...
7,686 || 4-6
|}
|
July
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! width="4%" | Game
! width="8%" | Date
! width="5%" | Time
! width="9%" | Opponent
! width="5%" | TV
! width="7%" | Score
! width="10%" | High points
! width="10%" | High rebounds
! width="10%" | High assists
! width="11%" | Location/Attendance
! width="5%" | Record
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 11 || July 3 || 7:30pm || Washington
Washington Mystics
The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...
|| || 72-65 || Holdsclaw
Chamique Holdsclaw
Chamique Shaunta Holdsclaw is a professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association most recently under a contract with the San Antonio Silver Stars...
(18) || Lacy
Jennifer Lacy
Jennifer Lacy is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA.Lacy graduated from Agoura Hills High School in Agoura Hills, California in 2001. She played college basketball at Pepperdine, although she was recruited by Arizona, California, UC Santa Barbara, and Washington. She joined the...
, Snow
Michelle Snow
Donnette Jé-Michelle Snow is an American professional basketball player from the WNBA. She currently plays the center position for the Chicago Sky.-High school years:...
(8) || Holdsclaw
Chamique Holdsclaw
Chamique Shaunta Holdsclaw is a professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association most recently under a contract with the San Antonio Silver Stars...
(8) || Philips Arena
Philips Arena
Philips Arena is an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia.Completed in 1999 to replace The Omni, at a cost of $213.5 million, it is home to the Atlanta Hawks, of the National Basketball Association, and the Atlanta Dream, of the Women's National Basketball Association...
5,456 || 5-6
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 12 || July 5 || 6:00pm || @ Indiana
Indiana Fever
The Indiana Fever is a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
|| || 74-78 || Lyttle
Sancho Lyttle
Sancho Lyttle is a professional basketball player born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, with Spanish citizenship. She is currently a power forward in the WNBA for the Atlanta Dream. Through her career, she has scored 1,505 points, collected 1,041 rebounds, and has 200 assists, 242 steals, and...
(18) || de Souza (8) || Lehning
Shalee Lehning
Shalee Lehning is an American basketball player who was selected by the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the 2009 WNBA Draft.-High school:...
, McCoughtry
Angel McCoughtry
Angel Lajuane McCoughtry is a professional basketball player who completed her college career at the University of Louisville in 2009. She was selected first overall by the Atlanta Dream in the 2009 WNBA Draft and is considered its franchise player...
(4) || Conseco Fieldhouse
Conseco Fieldhouse
Conseco Fieldhouse is a multi-purpose arena located in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Opened in November 1999 to replace Market Square Arena, it is home to the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association and the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association...
7,024 || 5-7
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 13 || July 7 || 7:30pm || Connecticut
Connecticut Sun
The Connecticut Sun is a professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Orlando, Florida before the 1999 season began; the team moved to Connecticut before the 2003 season...
|| || 72-67 || Holdsclaw
Chamique Holdsclaw
Chamique Shaunta Holdsclaw is a professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association most recently under a contract with the San Antonio Silver Stars...
(19) || de Souza (17) || Lehning
Shalee Lehning
Shalee Lehning is an American basketball player who was selected by the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the 2009 WNBA Draft.-High school:...
(7) || Philips Arena
Philips Arena
Philips Arena is an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia.Completed in 1999 to replace The Omni, at a cost of $213.5 million, it is home to the Atlanta Hawks, of the National Basketball Association, and the Atlanta Dream, of the Women's National Basketball Association...
6,225 || 6-7
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 14 || July 11 || 7:30pm || @ New York
New York Liberty
The New York Liberty is a professional basketball team based in New York City, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was one of the eight original franchises of the league...
|| || 69-71 || Castro Marques
Iziane Castro Marques
Iziane "Izi" Castro Marques is a Brazilian professional basketball player. The six-foot forward is a mainstay of the Brazil women's national basketball team, and a starting small forward on the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA.The undrafted Castro Marques was signed by the Miami Sol as a free agent out...
(18) || Castro Marques
Iziane Castro Marques
Iziane "Izi" Castro Marques is a Brazilian professional basketball player. The six-foot forward is a mainstay of the Brazil women's national basketball team, and a starting small forward on the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA.The undrafted Castro Marques was signed by the Miami Sol as a free agent out...
, de Souza, Holdsclaw
Chamique Holdsclaw
Chamique Shaunta Holdsclaw is a professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association most recently under a contract with the San Antonio Silver Stars...
(8) || Castro Marques
Iziane Castro Marques
Iziane "Izi" Castro Marques is a Brazilian professional basketball player. The six-foot forward is a mainstay of the Brazil women's national basketball team, and a starting small forward on the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA.The undrafted Castro Marques was signed by the Miami Sol as a free agent out...
(6) || Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and known colloquially as The Garden, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Manhattan and located at 8th Avenue, between 31st and 33rd Streets, situated on top of Pennsylvania Station.Opened on February 11, 1968, it is the...
8,732 || 6-8
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 15 || July 15 || 1:00pm || @ Minnesota
Minnesota Lynx
The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...
|| FSN-N || 91-77 || Holdsclaw
Chamique Holdsclaw
Chamique Shaunta Holdsclaw is a professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association most recently under a contract with the San Antonio Silver Stars...
(28) || Lyttle
Sancho Lyttle
Sancho Lyttle is a professional basketball player born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, with Spanish citizenship. She is currently a power forward in the WNBA for the Atlanta Dream. Through her career, she has scored 1,505 points, collected 1,041 rebounds, and has 200 assists, 242 steals, and...
(10) || Lehning
Shalee Lehning
Shalee Lehning is an American basketball player who was selected by the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the 2009 WNBA Draft.-High school:...
(5) || Target Center
Target Center
The Target Center is an arena in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is sponsored by Target Corporation. The arena has a capacity of 20,500 people. It contains 702 club seats and 68 suites....
11,245 || 7-8
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 16 || July 17 || 7:00pm|| @ Indiana
Indiana Fever
The Indiana Fever is a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
|| || 79-84 || DeSouza (23) || de Souza (14) || Castro Marques
Iziane Castro Marques
Iziane "Izi" Castro Marques is a Brazilian professional basketball player. The six-foot forward is a mainstay of the Brazil women's national basketball team, and a starting small forward on the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA.The undrafted Castro Marques was signed by the Miami Sol as a free agent out...
, Lehning
Shalee Lehning
Shalee Lehning is an American basketball player who was selected by the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the 2009 WNBA Draft.-High school:...
(3) || Conseco Fieldhouse
Conseco Fieldhouse
Conseco Fieldhouse is a multi-purpose arena located in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Opened in November 1999 to replace Market Square Arena, it is home to the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association and the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association...
7,975 || 7-9
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 17 || July 19 || 4:00pm || @ New York
New York Liberty
The New York Liberty is a professional basketball team based in New York City, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was one of the eight original franchises of the league...
|| || 86-89 || Holdsclaw
Chamique Holdsclaw
Chamique Shaunta Holdsclaw is a professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association most recently under a contract with the San Antonio Silver Stars...
(26) || de Souza (10) || de Souza
Erika de Souza
Érika Cristina de Souza is a Brazilian professional women's basketball player with the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the United States. Prior to joining the Dream for their inaugural 2008 season, DeSouza was a member of the Los Angeles Sparks in 2002, with whom she played in 11 games...
(3) || Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and known colloquially as The Garden, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Manhattan and located at 8th Avenue, between 31st and 33rd Streets, situated on top of Pennsylvania Station.Opened on February 11, 1968, it is the...
8,560 || 7-10
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 18 || July 22 || 12:00pm || @ Detroit
Detroit Shock
The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...
|| || 98-95 (OT) || Latta
Ivory Latta
Ivory Latta is an American professional basketball player. A 5'6" guard noted for her three-point shooting and on-court enthusiasm, she played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels...
(22) || Snow
Michelle Snow
Donnette Jé-Michelle Snow is an American professional basketball player from the WNBA. She currently plays the center position for the Chicago Sky.-High school years:...
(12) || Holdsclaw
Chamique Holdsclaw
Chamique Shaunta Holdsclaw is a professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association most recently under a contract with the San Antonio Silver Stars...
(4) || Palace of Auburn Hills
14,439 || 8-10
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 19 || July 30 || 7:30pm || Phoenix
Phoenix Mercury
The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises...
|| || 106-76 || McCoughtry
Angel McCoughtry
Angel Lajuane McCoughtry is a professional basketball player who completed her college career at the University of Louisville in 2009. She was selected first overall by the Atlanta Dream in the 2009 WNBA Draft and is considered its franchise player...
(17) || de Souza (14) || Lehning
Shalee Lehning
Shalee Lehning is an American basketball player who was selected by the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the 2009 WNBA Draft.-High school:...
(5) || Philips Arena
Philips Arena
Philips Arena is an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia.Completed in 1999 to replace The Omni, at a cost of $213.5 million, it is home to the Atlanta Hawks, of the National Basketball Association, and the Atlanta Dream, of the Women's National Basketball Association...
7,827 || 9-10
|}
|
August
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! width="4%" | Game
! width="8%" | Date
! width="5%" | Time
! width="9%" | Opponent
! width="5%" | TV
! width="7%" | Score
! width="10%" | High points
! width="10%" | High rebounds
! width="10%" | High assists
! width="11%" | Location/Attendance
! width="5%" | Record
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 20 || August 1 || 7:00pm || New York
New York Liberty
The New York Liberty is a professional basketball team based in New York City, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was one of the eight original franchises of the league...
|| NBA TV
NBA TV
NBA TV is a television specialty channel that is dedicated to showcasing the sport of basketball in the United States. The network is financially backed by the National Basketball Association , which also uses NBA TV as a way of advertising their out of market package NBA League Pass, and partner...
MSG
MSG Network
The MSG Network, now shortened to simply MSG, is a regional cable television and radio network serving the Mid-Atlantic United States. It is focused on New York City sports teams...
|| 89-83 || Holdsclaw
Chamique Holdsclaw
Chamique Shaunta Holdsclaw is a professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association most recently under a contract with the San Antonio Silver Stars...
(18) || Holdsclaw
Chamique Holdsclaw
Chamique Shaunta Holdsclaw is a professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association most recently under a contract with the San Antonio Silver Stars...
, Lyttle
Sancho Lyttle
Sancho Lyttle is a professional basketball player born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, with Spanish citizenship. She is currently a power forward in the WNBA for the Atlanta Dream. Through her career, she has scored 1,505 points, collected 1,041 rebounds, and has 200 assists, 242 steals, and...
(7) || Latta
Ivory Latta
Ivory Latta is an American professional basketball player. A 5'6" guard noted for her three-point shooting and on-court enthusiasm, she played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels...
, Lehning
Shalee Lehning
Shalee Lehning is an American basketball player who was selected by the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the 2009 WNBA Draft.-High school:...
(3) || Philips Arena
Philips Arena
Philips Arena is an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia.Completed in 1999 to replace The Omni, at a cost of $213.5 million, it is home to the Atlanta Hawks, of the National Basketball Association, and the Atlanta Dream, of the Women's National Basketball Association...
6,103 || 10-10
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 21 || August 6 || 8:00pm || @ San Antonio
San Antonio Silver Stars
The San Antonio Silver Stars are a professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Salt Lake City, Utah before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; the team moved to San Antonio...
|| || 92-84 || Holdsclaw
Chamique Holdsclaw
Chamique Shaunta Holdsclaw is a professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association most recently under a contract with the San Antonio Silver Stars...
(21) || Lyttle
Sancho Lyttle
Sancho Lyttle is a professional basketball player born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, with Spanish citizenship. She is currently a power forward in the WNBA for the Atlanta Dream. Through her career, she has scored 1,505 points, collected 1,041 rebounds, and has 200 assists, 242 steals, and...
(10) || Lehning
Shalee Lehning
Shalee Lehning is an American basketball player who was selected by the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the 2009 WNBA Draft.-High school:...
(7) || AT&T Center
AT&T Center
AT&T Center is an indoor arena, located in San Antonio, Texas, USA. It seats 18,581, for basketball , 13,800, for ice hockey and 19,000, for concerts or religious gatherings and contains 2,018 club seats, 50 luxury suites and 32 bathrooms .It was completed in 2002, as the SBC...
5,042 || 11-10
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 22 || August 8 || 7:00pm || Chicago
Chicago Sky
The Chicago Sky is a professional basketball team based in Rosemont, Illinois, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2006 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Michael J. Alter and Margaret Stender...
|| || 80-82 || Latta
Ivory Latta
Ivory Latta is an American professional basketball player. A 5'6" guard noted for her three-point shooting and on-court enthusiasm, she played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels...
(18) || de Souza (15) || Latta
Ivory Latta
Ivory Latta is an American professional basketball player. A 5'6" guard noted for her three-point shooting and on-court enthusiasm, she played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels...
, Miller
Coco Miller
-External links:**...
(3) || Philips Arena
Philips Arena
Philips Arena is an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia.Completed in 1999 to replace The Omni, at a cost of $213.5 million, it is home to the Atlanta Hawks, of the National Basketball Association, and the Atlanta Dream, of the Women's National Basketball Association...
5,424 || 11-11
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 23 || August 13 || 7:30pm || Detroit
Detroit Shock
The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...
|| || 80-75 || Castro Marques
Iziane Castro Marques
Iziane "Izi" Castro Marques is a Brazilian professional basketball player. The six-foot forward is a mainstay of the Brazil women's national basketball team, and a starting small forward on the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA.The undrafted Castro Marques was signed by the Miami Sol as a free agent out...
(16) || de Souza
Erika de Souza
Érika Cristina de Souza is a Brazilian professional women's basketball player with the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the United States. Prior to joining the Dream for their inaugural 2008 season, DeSouza was a member of the Los Angeles Sparks in 2002, with whom she played in 11 games...
(13) || Lehning
Shalee Lehning
Shalee Lehning is an American basketball player who was selected by the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the 2009 WNBA Draft.-High school:...
(5) || Philips Arena
Philips Arena
Philips Arena is an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia.Completed in 1999 to replace The Omni, at a cost of $213.5 million, it is home to the Atlanta Hawks, of the National Basketball Association, and the Atlanta Dream, of the Women's National Basketball Association...
5,641 || 12-11
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 24 || August 15 || 7:00pm || Seattle
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
|| || 88-79 || Lyttle
Sancho Lyttle
Sancho Lyttle is a professional basketball player born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, with Spanish citizenship. She is currently a power forward in the WNBA for the Atlanta Dream. Through her career, she has scored 1,505 points, collected 1,041 rebounds, and has 200 assists, 242 steals, and...
(20) || de Souza (12) || Lehning
Shalee Lehning
Shalee Lehning is an American basketball player who was selected by the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the 2009 WNBA Draft.-High school:...
(6) || Philips Arena
Philips Arena
Philips Arena is an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia.Completed in 1999 to replace The Omni, at a cost of $213.5 million, it is home to the Atlanta Hawks, of the National Basketball Association, and the Atlanta Dream, of the Women's National Basketball Association...
8,751 || 13-11
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 25 || August 20 || 7:30pm || San Antonio
San Antonio Silver Stars
The San Antonio Silver Stars are a professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Salt Lake City, Utah before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; the team moved to San Antonio...
|| || 93-87 || McCoughtry
Angel McCoughtry
Angel Lajuane McCoughtry is a professional basketball player who completed her college career at the University of Louisville in 2009. She was selected first overall by the Atlanta Dream in the 2009 WNBA Draft and is considered its franchise player...
(34) || de Souza (11) || Lehning
Shalee Lehning
Shalee Lehning is an American basketball player who was selected by the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the 2009 WNBA Draft.-High school:...
(6) || Philips Arena
Philips Arena
Philips Arena is an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia.Completed in 1999 to replace The Omni, at a cost of $213.5 million, it is home to the Atlanta Hawks, of the National Basketball Association, and the Atlanta Dream, of the Women's National Basketball Association...
5,848 || 14-11
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 26 || August 23 || 3:00pm || Los Angeles
Los Angeles Sparks
The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began...
|| || 87-91 || Castro Marques
Iziane Castro Marques
Iziane "Izi" Castro Marques is a Brazilian professional basketball player. The six-foot forward is a mainstay of the Brazil women's national basketball team, and a starting small forward on the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA.The undrafted Castro Marques was signed by the Miami Sol as a free agent out...
(26) || de Souza
Erika de Souza
Érika Cristina de Souza is a Brazilian professional women's basketball player with the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the United States. Prior to joining the Dream for their inaugural 2008 season, DeSouza was a member of the Los Angeles Sparks in 2002, with whom she played in 11 games...
(9) || Castro Marques
Iziane Castro Marques
Iziane "Izi" Castro Marques is a Brazilian professional basketball player. The six-foot forward is a mainstay of the Brazil women's national basketball team, and a starting small forward on the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA.The undrafted Castro Marques was signed by the Miami Sol as a free agent out...
, Lehning
Shalee Lehning
Shalee Lehning is an American basketball player who was selected by the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the 2009 WNBA Draft.-High school:...
(4) || Philips Arena
Philips Arena
Philips Arena is an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia.Completed in 1999 to replace The Omni, at a cost of $213.5 million, it is home to the Atlanta Hawks, of the National Basketball Association, and the Atlanta Dream, of the Women's National Basketball Association...
11,304 || 14-12
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 27 || August 25 || 7:30pm || Sacramento
Sacramento Monarchs
The Sacramento Monarchs were a basketball team based in Sacramento, California. They played in the Women's National Basketball Association from 1997 until folding on November 20, 2009...
|| || 103-83 || Castro Marques
Iziane Castro Marques
Iziane "Izi" Castro Marques is a Brazilian professional basketball player. The six-foot forward is a mainstay of the Brazil women's national basketball team, and a starting small forward on the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA.The undrafted Castro Marques was signed by the Miami Sol as a free agent out...
(30) || Lyttle
Sancho Lyttle
Sancho Lyttle is a professional basketball player born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, with Spanish citizenship. She is currently a power forward in the WNBA for the Atlanta Dream. Through her career, she has scored 1,505 points, collected 1,041 rebounds, and has 200 assists, 242 steals, and...
(9) || Lehning
Shalee Lehning
Shalee Lehning is an American basketball player who was selected by the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the 2009 WNBA Draft.-High school:...
(10) || Philips Arena
Philips Arena
Philips Arena is an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia.Completed in 1999 to replace The Omni, at a cost of $213.5 million, it is home to the Atlanta Hawks, of the National Basketball Association, and the Atlanta Dream, of the Women's National Basketball Association...
5,159 || 15-12
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 28 || August 27 || 7:30pm || @ Detroit
Detroit Shock
The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...
|| || 83-87 || Castro Marques
Iziane Castro Marques
Iziane "Izi" Castro Marques is a Brazilian professional basketball player. The six-foot forward is a mainstay of the Brazil women's national basketball team, and a starting small forward on the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA.The undrafted Castro Marques was signed by the Miami Sol as a free agent out...
(19) || de Souza
Erika de Souza
Érika Cristina de Souza is a Brazilian professional women's basketball player with the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the United States. Prior to joining the Dream for their inaugural 2008 season, DeSouza was a member of the Los Angeles Sparks in 2002, with whom she played in 11 games...
(13) || McCoughtry
Angel McCoughtry
Angel Lajuane McCoughtry is a professional basketball player who completed her college career at the University of Louisville in 2009. She was selected first overall by the Atlanta Dream in the 2009 WNBA Draft and is considered its franchise player...
(5) || Palace of Auburn Hills
5,695 || 15-13
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 29 || August 29 || 10:00pm || @ Seattle
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
|| || 84-91 (2OT) || McCoughtry
Angel McCoughtry
Angel Lajuane McCoughtry is a professional basketball player who completed her college career at the University of Louisville in 2009. She was selected first overall by the Atlanta Dream in the 2009 WNBA Draft and is considered its franchise player...
(16) || Lyttle
Sancho Lyttle
Sancho Lyttle is a professional basketball player born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, with Spanish citizenship. She is currently a power forward in the WNBA for the Atlanta Dream. Through her career, she has scored 1,505 points, collected 1,041 rebounds, and has 200 assists, 242 steals, and...
(11) || Lehning
Shalee Lehning
Shalee Lehning is an American basketball player who was selected by the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the 2009 WNBA Draft.-High school:...
, McCoughtry
Angel McCoughtry
Angel Lajuane McCoughtry is a professional basketball player who completed her college career at the University of Louisville in 2009. She was selected first overall by the Atlanta Dream in the 2009 WNBA Draft and is considered its franchise player...
(4) || KeyArena
KeyArena
KeyArena at Seattle Center , is a multipurpose arena, in Seattle, Washington. It is located north of downtown in the entertainment complex known as Seattle Center, the site of the 1962 World's Fair, the Century 21 Exposition...
9,089 || 15-14
|}
|
September
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! width="4%" | Game
! width="8%" | Date
! width="5%" | Time
! width="9%" | Opponent
! width="5%" | TV
! width="7%" | Score
! width="10%" | High points
! width="10%" | High rebounds
! width="10%" | High assists
! width="11%" | Location/Attendance
! width="5%" | Record
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 30 || September 1 || 10:30pm || @ Los Angeles
Los Angeles Sparks
The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began...
|| || 84-79 || Castro Marques
Iziane Castro Marques
Iziane "Izi" Castro Marques is a Brazilian professional basketball player. The six-foot forward is a mainstay of the Brazil women's national basketball team, and a starting small forward on the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA.The undrafted Castro Marques was signed by the Miami Sol as a free agent out...
(27) || de Souza
Erika de Souza
Érika Cristina de Souza is a Brazilian professional women's basketball player with the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the United States. Prior to joining the Dream for their inaugural 2008 season, DeSouza was a member of the Los Angeles Sparks in 2002, with whom she played in 11 games...
, Lyttle
Sancho Lyttle
Sancho Lyttle is a professional basketball player born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, with Spanish citizenship. She is currently a power forward in the WNBA for the Atlanta Dream. Through her career, she has scored 1,505 points, collected 1,041 rebounds, and has 200 assists, 242 steals, and...
(7) || de Souza
Erika de Souza
Érika Cristina de Souza is a Brazilian professional women's basketball player with the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the United States. Prior to joining the Dream for their inaugural 2008 season, DeSouza was a member of the Los Angeles Sparks in 2002, with whom she played in 11 games...
, Latta
Ivory Latta
Ivory Latta is an American professional basketball player. A 5'6" guard noted for her three-point shooting and on-court enthusiasm, she played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels...
(3) || STAPLES Center
Staples Center
Staples Center is a multi-purpose sports arena in Downtown Los Angeles. Adjacent to the L.A. Live development, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along Figueroa Street. Opening on October 17, 1999, it is one of the major sporting facilities in the Greater Los Angeles...
8,756 || 16-14
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 31 || September 4 || 10:00pm || @ Sacramento
Sacramento Monarchs
The Sacramento Monarchs were a basketball team based in Sacramento, California. They played in the Women's National Basketball Association from 1997 until folding on November 20, 2009...
|| || 98-90 || de Souza
Erika de Souza
Érika Cristina de Souza is a Brazilian professional women's basketball player with the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the United States. Prior to joining the Dream for their inaugural 2008 season, DeSouza was a member of the Los Angeles Sparks in 2002, with whom she played in 11 games...
(27) || de Souza
Erika de Souza
Érika Cristina de Souza is a Brazilian professional women's basketball player with the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the United States. Prior to joining the Dream for their inaugural 2008 season, DeSouza was a member of the Los Angeles Sparks in 2002, with whom she played in 11 games...
(13) || McCoughtry
Angel McCoughtry
Angel Lajuane McCoughtry is a professional basketball player who completed her college career at the University of Louisville in 2009. She was selected first overall by the Atlanta Dream in the 2009 WNBA Draft and is considered its franchise player...
(10) || ARCO Arena
ARCO Arena
Power Balance Pavilion is an indoor arena, located in the Natomas area of Sacramento, California. It is the home of the NBA's Sacramento Kings.-Background:...
6,517 || 17-14
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 32 || September 5 || 10:00pm || @ Phoenix
Phoenix Mercury
The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises...
|| || 82-100 || de Souza
Erika de Souza
Érika Cristina de Souza is a Brazilian professional women's basketball player with the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the United States. Prior to joining the Dream for their inaugural 2008 season, DeSouza was a member of the Los Angeles Sparks in 2002, with whom she played in 11 games...
(23) || Snow
Michelle Snow
Donnette Jé-Michelle Snow is an American professional basketball player from the WNBA. She currently plays the center position for the Chicago Sky.-High school years:...
(7) || Lehning
Shalee Lehning
Shalee Lehning is an American basketball player who was selected by the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the 2009 WNBA Draft.-High school:...
(10) || US Airways Center
US Airways Center
US Airways Center is a sports and entertainment arena located in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. It opened in 1992, and is the home of the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association, the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association, and the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena...
10,424 || 17-15
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 33 || September 11 || 7:00pm || Connecticut
Connecticut Sun
The Connecticut Sun is a professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Orlando, Florida before the 1999 season began; the team moved to Connecticut before the 2003 season...
|| || 88-64 || McCoughtry
Angel McCoughtry
Angel Lajuane McCoughtry is a professional basketball player who completed her college career at the University of Louisville in 2009. She was selected first overall by the Atlanta Dream in the 2009 WNBA Draft and is considered its franchise player...
(18) || de Souza
Erika de Souza
Érika Cristina de Souza is a Brazilian professional women's basketball player with the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the United States. Prior to joining the Dream for their inaugural 2008 season, DeSouza was a member of the Los Angeles Sparks in 2002, with whom she played in 11 games...
(14) || Lyttle
Sancho Lyttle
Sancho Lyttle is a professional basketball player born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, with Spanish citizenship. She is currently a power forward in the WNBA for the Atlanta Dream. Through her career, she has scored 1,505 points, collected 1,041 rebounds, and has 200 assists, 242 steals, and...
(5) || Philips Arena
Philips Arena
Philips Arena is an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia.Completed in 1999 to replace The Omni, at a cost of $213.5 million, it is home to the Atlanta Hawks, of the National Basketball Association, and the Atlanta Dream, of the Women's National Basketball Association...
8,644 || 18-15
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 34 || September 12 || 7:00pm || @ Washington
Washington Mystics
The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...
|| || 64-82 || McCoughtry
Angel McCoughtry
Angel Lajuane McCoughtry is a professional basketball player who completed her college career at the University of Louisville in 2009. She was selected first overall by the Atlanta Dream in the 2009 WNBA Draft and is considered its franchise player...
(19) || McCoughtry
Angel McCoughtry
Angel Lajuane McCoughtry is a professional basketball player who completed her college career at the University of Louisville in 2009. She was selected first overall by the Atlanta Dream in the 2009 WNBA Draft and is considered its franchise player...
(13) || Castro Marques
Iziane Castro Marques
Iziane "Izi" Castro Marques is a Brazilian professional basketball player. The six-foot forward is a mainstay of the Brazil women's national basketball team, and a starting small forward on the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA.The undrafted Castro Marques was signed by the Miami Sol as a free agent out...
, de Souza
Erika de Souza
Érika Cristina de Souza is a Brazilian professional women's basketball player with the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the United States. Prior to joining the Dream for their inaugural 2008 season, DeSouza was a member of the Los Angeles Sparks in 2002, with whom she played in 11 games...
(3) || Verizon Center
Verizon Center
Verizon Center is a sports and entertainment arena in Washington, D.C., USA, named after telecommunications sponsor Verizon Communications, and has been nicknamed the "Phone Booth" because of its association with telecommunications companies...
11,987 || 18-16
|}
|}
Postseason
{| class="toccolours" width=90% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"|-
! colspan=2 style="background:#6495ED; color:white" | 2009 Game Log: Postseason
|- valign="top"
|
Eastern Conference Semifinals
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! width="4%" | Game
! width="8%" | Date
! width="5%" | Time (ET)
! width="9%" | Opponent
! width="5%" | TV
! width="7%" | Score
! width="10%" | High points
! width="10%" | High rebounds
! width="10%" | High assists
! width="11%" | Location/Attendance
! width="5%" | Series
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 1 || September 16 || 8:00pm || @ Detroit
Detroit Shock
The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...
|| ESPN2 || 89-94 || Castro Marques
Iziane Castro Marques
Iziane "Izi" Castro Marques is a Brazilian professional basketball player. The six-foot forward is a mainstay of the Brazil women's national basketball team, and a starting small forward on the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA.The undrafted Castro Marques was signed by the Miami Sol as a free agent out...
(25) || Lyttle
Sancho Lyttle
Sancho Lyttle is a professional basketball player born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, with Spanish citizenship. She is currently a power forward in the WNBA for the Atlanta Dream. Through her career, she has scored 1,505 points, collected 1,041 rebounds, and has 200 assists, 242 steals, and...
(9) || Castro Marques
Iziane Castro Marques
Iziane "Izi" Castro Marques is a Brazilian professional basketball player. The six-foot forward is a mainstay of the Brazil women's national basketball team, and a starting small forward on the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA.The undrafted Castro Marques was signed by the Miami Sol as a free agent out...
(7) || Palace of Auburn Hills
6,122 || 0-1
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 2 || September 18 || 7:30pm || Detroit
Detroit Shock
The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...
|| NBA TV
NBA TV
NBA TV is a television specialty channel that is dedicated to showcasing the sport of basketball in the United States. The network is financially backed by the National Basketball Association , which also uses NBA TV as a way of advertising their out of market package NBA League Pass, and partner...
|| 79-94 || Latta
Ivory Latta
Ivory Latta is an American professional basketball player. A 5'6" guard noted for her three-point shooting and on-court enthusiasm, she played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels...
(21) || DeSouza (7) || McCoughtry
Angel McCoughtry
Angel Lajuane McCoughtry is a professional basketball player who completed her college career at the University of Louisville in 2009. She was selected first overall by the Atlanta Dream in the 2009 WNBA Draft and is considered its franchise player...
, Latta
Ivory Latta
Ivory Latta is an American professional basketball player. A 5'6" guard noted for her three-point shooting and on-court enthusiasm, she played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels...
, Price
Armintie Price
Armintie Ada Price is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream. Price, who played collegiately at the University of Mississippi, was drafted third overall by the Chicago Sky in the 2007 WNBA Draft...
(3) || Gwinnett Arena
4,780 || 0-2
|}
|}
Player Statistics
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="navbox wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"|-
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" width="16%" | Player
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" width="6%" | GP
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" width="6%" | GS
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" width="6%" | MPG
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" width="6%" | RPG
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" width="5%" | APG
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" width="6%" | SPG
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" width="6%" | BPG
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" width="6%" | PPG
|-
|
| style="background:#ADD8E6"|34 || 33 || 26.9 || 2.2 || 2.0 || 1.06 || 0.06 || style="background:#ADD8E6"|14.4
|-
|
| style="background:#ADD8E6"|34 || style="background:#ADD8E6"|34 || 27.3 || style="background:#ADD8E6"|9.1 || 1.1 || 0.94 || style="background:#ADD8E6"|1.29 || 11.8
|-
|
| 25 || 25 || style="background:#ADD8E6"|28.3 || 4.4 || 2.2 || 1.36 || 0.28 || 13.9
|-
|
| 32 || 0 || 11.3 || 2.2 || 0.3 || 0.28 || 0.22 || 3.0
|-
|
| 24 || 0 || 14.6 || 0.7 || 1.4 || 0.54 || 0.04 || 6.1
|-
|
| style="background:#ADD8E6"|34 || 20 || 20.8 || 2.3 || style="background:#ADD8E6"|3.7 || 0.53 || 0.09 || 3.0
|-
|
| style="background:#ADD8E6"|34 || 31 || 27.4 || 7.5 || 1.5 || 2.00 || 0.65 || 13.0
|-
|
| style="background:#ADD8E6"|34 || 10 || 21.6 || 3.1 || 2.1 || style="background:#ADD8E6"|2.18 || 0.35 || 12.8
|-
|
| style="background:#ADD8E6"|34 || 5 || 12.0 || 1.5 || 1.0 || 0.35 || 0.06 || 3.9
|-
|
| 11 || 0 || 8.9 || 1.5 || 0.4 || 0.27 || 0.18 || 1.5
|-
|
| style="background:#ADD8E6"|34 || 2 || 14.8 || 4.3 || 0.5 || 0.44 || 0.50 || 5.4
|-
|
| 10 || 10 || 23.4 || 1.7 || 3.5 || 0.90 || 0.10 || 3.9
|-
|
| 11 || 0 || 6.5 || 1.3 || 0.5 || 0.60 || 0.10 || 2.7
|}
Team Statistics
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="navbox wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"|-
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" width="10%" | Team
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" width="6%" | FG%
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" width="6%" | 3P%
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" width="6%" | FT%
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" width="6%" | RPG
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" width="5%" | APG
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" width="6%" | SPG
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" width="6%" | BPG
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" width="6%" | TO
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" width="6%" | PF
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" width="6%" | 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
|}
Awards and honors
- Sancho LyttleSancho LyttleSancho Lyttle is a professional basketball player born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, with Spanish citizenship. She is currently a power forward in the WNBA for the Atlanta Dream. Through her career, she has scored 1,505 points, collected 1,041 rebounds, and has 200 assists, 242 steals, and...
was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of August 10, 2009. - Erika DeSouza was named to the 2009 WNBA All-Star Team2009 WNBA All-Star GameThe 2009 WNBA All-Star Game was played on July 25, 2009 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, home of the Connecticut Sun. The game was the 9th annual WNBA All-Star Game...
as an Eastern Conference reserve. - Sancho LyttleSancho LyttleSancho Lyttle is a professional basketball player born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, with Spanish citizenship. She is currently a power forward in the WNBA for the Atlanta Dream. Through her career, she has scored 1,505 points, collected 1,041 rebounds, and has 200 assists, 242 steals, and...
was named to the 2009 WNBA All-Star Team2009 WNBA All-Star GameThe 2009 WNBA All-Star Game was played on July 25, 2009 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, home of the Connecticut Sun. The game was the 9th annual WNBA All-Star Game...
as an Eastern Conference reserve. - Angel McCoughtryAngel McCoughtryAngel Lajuane McCoughtry is a professional basketball player who completed her college career at the University of Louisville in 2009. She was selected first overall by the Atlanta Dream in the 2009 WNBA Draft and is considered its franchise player...
was named to the All-Rookie TeamWNBA All-Rookie TeamThe WNBA All-Rookie Team is an annual Women's National Basketball Association honor given since the 2005 WNBA season to the top rookies during the regular season. Voting is conducted by the WNBA head coaches, who are not allowed to vote for players on their own team. Each coach selects five...
. - Sancho LyttleSancho LyttleSancho Lyttle is a professional basketball player born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, with Spanish citizenship. She is currently a power forward in the WNBA for the Atlanta Dream. Through her career, she has scored 1,505 points, collected 1,041 rebounds, and has 200 assists, 242 steals, and...
was named to the All-Defensive Second TeamWNBA All-Defensive TeamThe WNBA All-Defensive Team is an annual Women's National Basketball Association honor given since the 2005 WNBA season to the best defensive players during the regular season. Voting is conducted by the WNBA head coaches who are not allowed to vote for players on their own team...
. - Angel McCoughtryAngel McCoughtryAngel Lajuane McCoughtry is a professional basketball player who completed her college career at the University of Louisville in 2009. She was selected first overall by the Atlanta Dream in the 2009 WNBA Draft and is considered its franchise player...
was named to the All-Defensive Second TeamWNBA All-Defensive TeamThe WNBA All-Defensive Team is an annual Women's National Basketball Association honor given since the 2005 WNBA season to the best defensive players during the regular season. Voting is conducted by the WNBA head coaches who are not allowed to vote for players on their own team...
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