2012 Atlanta Dream season

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2012 Atlanta Dream season
Coach M. Meadors (12-12)
F. Williams (7-3)
Arena Philips Arena
Attendance5,453 per game
Results
Record19–15 (.559)
Place3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost in Conference Semifinals
Team Leaders
Points Angel McCoughtry – 21.4
Rebounds Erika de Souza – 8.2
Assists Lindsey Harding – 4.5
Media
Television FS-S, SSO
ESPN2, NBATV

The 2012 WNBA season is the 5th season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association.

Contents

Transactions

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/team/country
214 Tiffany Hayes Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Connecticut
332 Isabelle Yacoubou (pick later voided)Flag of France.svg  France France

Trades and Roster Changes

DateTransaction
January 4, 2012Extended Qualifying Offers to Courtney Paris, Armintie Herrington, Alison Bales, and Yelena Leuchanka
January 15, 2012Cored Erika de Souza
January 31, 2012 Shalee Lehning announces her retirement from the WNBA [1]
February 8, 2012Signed Cathrine Kraayeveld
February 9, 2012Signed Yelena Leuchanka [2]
February 10, 2012Signed Aneika Henry-Morello to a training-camp contract [3]
February 14, 2012Signed Laurie Koehn to training-camp contract [4]
February 15, 2012Signed Coco Miller and Courtney Paris to training-camp contracts [5]
March 3, 2012Signed Ketia Swanier [6]
March 7, 2012Signed Armintie Herrington
March 8, 2012Signed Erika de Souza [7]
April 6, 2012Signed Romina Ciappina to a training-camp contract
April 13, 2012 Alison Bales announces her retirement from the WNBA [8]
April 20, 2012Signed Tiffany Hayes to a rookie-scale contract
Signed Chelsea Regins and Aishah Sutherland to training-camp contracts
April 25, 2012Signed Brittany Johnson to a training-camp contract
May 8, 2012Waived Romina Ciappina, Chelsea Regins, Brittany Johnson, and Aishah Sutherland
May 16, 2012Waived Coco Miller [9]
June 3, 2012Waived Courtney Paris
June 4, 2012Signed Jessica Moore [10]
July 2, 2012Waived Jessica Moore
July 5, 2012Signed Jessica Moore to a 7-day contract
July 12, 2012Signed Jessica Moore to a 2nd 7-day contract

Roster

2013 Atlanta Dream Roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHt.Wt.From
F/C 14 Flag of Brazil.svg de Souza, Erika 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) Brazil
G 10 Flag of the United States.svg Harding, Lindsey 5 ft 58 in (3.00 m)139 lb (63 kg) Duke
G 15 Flag of the United States.svg Hayes, Tiffany 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)155 lb (70 kg) Connecticut
F/C 13 Flag of Jamaica.svg Henry-Morello, Aneika 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)192 lb (87 kg) Florida
G 12 Flag of the United States.svg Koehn, Laurie 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)145 lb (66 kg) Kansas State
F 33 Flag of the United States.svg Kraayeveld, Cathrine 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)183 lb (83 kg) Oregon
C 11 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Leuchanka, Yelena 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) West Virginia
F 20 Flag of Spain.svg Lyttle, Sancho 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)175 lb (79 kg) Houston
G/F 35 Flag of the United States.svg McCoughtry, Angel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)173 lb (78 kg) Louisville
G 22 Flag of the United States.svg Price, Armintie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)132 lb (60 kg) Mississippi
G 8 Flag of the United States.svg Swanier, Ketia 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)150 lb (68 kg) Connecticut
Head coach
Assistant coaches



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Depth

Pos.StarterBench
C Erika de Souza Yelena Leuchanka
PF Sancho Lyttle Aneika Henry
SF Angel McCoughtry Cathrine Kraayeveld
Tiffany Hayes
SG Armintie Price Laurie Koehn
PG Lindsey Harding Ketia Swanier

Schedule

Preseason

2012 Preseason Schedule
Total: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1Sat 52:00 Tulsa 91-89 Koehn (21) Henry (9) Harding (6) Philips Arena
4,340		1-0

Regular season

2012 Regular Season
Total: 19–15 (Home: 11–6; Road: 8–9)
May: 2–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1Sat 197:00@ Indiana SSO
FS-I 		84-92 McCoughtry (26) Lyttle (10) Harding (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
9,403		0-1
2Fri 257:30 New York SSO 100-74 McCoughtry (23) Leuchanka (7) McCoughtry (7) Philips Arena
6,802		1-1
3Sun 273:00 Indiana SSO 62-78 McCoughtry (21) Lyttle (9) Price
Swanier (2)		 Philips Arena
7,282		1-2
4Thu 317:00 Phoenix SSO 81-65 Kraayeveld
Lyttle (12)		 Kraayeveld (9) Price (6) Philips Arena
4,887		2-2
June: 5–5 (Home: 3–3; Road: 2–2)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
5Sat 27:00 Chicago SSO
CN100 		92-94
(OT)		 McCoughtry (33) Lyttle
Price
Swanier (4)		 Harding (6) Philips Arena
4,503		2-3
6Tue 57:00@ New York 72-79 McCoughtry (21) McCoughtry (14) Price (4) Prudential Center
4,823		2-4
7Fri 87:30 San Antonio SSO 60-57 McCoughtry (16) Lyttle (9) McCoughtry (5) Philips Arena
4,501		3-4
8Sun 105:00@ Connecticut CPTV-S 73-92 McCoughtry (23) Lyttle (8) Harding (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,526		3-5
9Fri 157:30 Los Angeles SSO 92-59 McCoughtry (31) Henry (9) Harding (6) Philips Arena
8,872		4-5
10Sun 173:00 Connecticut SSO 73-75 Price (20) Lyttle (9) Price (6) Philips Arena
4,323		4-6
11Tue 197:00 New York FS-S 60-73 Harding
Lyttle (13)		 Lyttle (13) Price (5) Philips Arena
4,134		4-7
12Sun 244:00@ New York MSG 74-64 McCoughtry (23) McCoughtry (8) Swanier (9) Prudential Center
6,754		5-7
13Tue 2612:00 Indiana SSO 70-58 McCoughtry (22) Kraayeveld (10) Harding (5) Philips Arena
8,388		6-7
14Fri 298:00@ Tulsa 102-92 McCoughtry (24) Lyttle (8) Harding (7) BOK Center
4,235		7-7
July: 2–3 (Home: 0–0; Road: 2–3)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
15Sun 16:00@ Chicago CN100 69-71 McCoughtry (21) Lyttle (7) Harding
Hayes (3)		 Allstate Arena
6,093		7-8
16Sat 710:00@ Phoenix 100-93
(2OT)		 Lyttle (31) Lyttle (10) Swanier (5) US Airways Center
7,948		8-8
17Sun 88:30@ Los Angeles NBATV
KDOC 		63-79 Lyttle (17) Henry (8) Harding (5) Staples Center
11,019		8-9
18Wed 113:00@ Seattle 70-59 Lyttle (21) Hayes (8) Harding (5) KeyArena
9,686		9-9
19Fri 138:00@ San Antonio SSO
FS-SW 		70-91 Lyttle (21) Lyttle (12) Harding (6) AT&T Center
13,426		9-10
Summer Olympic break
August: 4–3 (Home: 2–2; Road: 2–1)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
Summer Olympic break
20Fri 178:30@ Chicago CN100 82-76 McCoughtry (25) McCoughtry (8) Lyttle (7) Allstate Arena
5,593		10-10
21Sat 187:00@ Indiana NBATV
SSO
FS-I 		72-86 McCoughtry (22) de Souza
Price (6)		3 players (2) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
9,302		10-11
22Wed 227:00 Chicago NBATV
FS-S
CN100 		82-71 Lyttle (24) Kraayveld
Lyttle (7)		 Hayes
Swanier
Lyttle (5)		 Philips Arena
4,010		11-11
23Fri 247:00@ Washington NBATV
CSN-MA 		81-69 Price (19) de Souza (8) Harding
Hayes (5)		 Verizon Center
9,697		12-11
24Sat 257:00 Minnesota ESPN2 74-84 Lyttle
McCoughtry (14)		 Lyttle (9) Harding (9) Philips Arena
7,224		12-12
25Tue 287:00 Tulsa FS-S 80-84 de Souza 16 de Souza
Lyttle (9)		 Harding (7) Philips Arena
2,813		12-13
26Thu 307:00 Washington SSO 82-59 de Souza (21) de Souza (10) Harding (5) Philips Arena
3,381		13-13
September: 6–2 (Home: 4–0; Road: 2–2)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
27Sun 23:00 Connecticut NBATV
SSO 		87-80 McCoughtry (24) Lyttle (13) Lyttle
Hayes
Harding (4)		 Philips Arena
5,020		14-13
28Wed 57:00 Indiana NBATV
FS-S
FS-I 		71-64 Harding (20) Lyttle (12) Harding (3) Philips Arena
4,112		15-13
29Fri 78:00@ Minnesota SSO 93-97 McCoughtry (30) Lyttle (12) Harding (7) Target Center
9,308		15-14
30Sun 93:00 Washington SSO 93-68 Price
Harding (15)		 de Souza (10) Harding (9) Philips Arena
6,898		16-14
31Tue 117:00 Seattle NBATV
FS-S 		77-61 McCoughtry (23) de Souza (8) Hayes
Harding (5)		 Philips Arena
5,558		17-14
32Fri 147:00@ Washington 82-74 McCoughtry (26) de Souza (8) McCoughtry (8) Verizon Center
7,368		18-14
33Thu 208:00@ Chicago 75-66 McCoughtry (21) de Souza (10) Harding (8) Allstate Arena
4,188		19-14
34Sun 235:00@ Connecticut CPTV-S 72-92 Harding (16) Hayes (9) McCoughtry
Harding
Hayes (3)		 Mohegan Sun Arena
9,143		19-15
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com

Playoffs

2012 Playoffs Schedule
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Indiana (Lost Series 1-2)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceSeries
1September 287:00@ Indiana ESPN2 75-66 Harding (23) Lyttle
McCoughtry (9)		 Harding (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,776		1-0
2September 304:00 Indiana ESPN 88-103 McCoughtry (22) de Souza (9) Harding (6) Philips Arena
6,890		1-1
3October 27:00@ Indiana NBATV 64-75 Harding (17) de Souza
Harding (7)		 Price (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,840		1-2

Standings

Eastern Conference
W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Connecticut Sun y259.735–12–513–418–4
Indiana Fever x2212.6473.013–49–815–7
Atlanta Dream x1915.5596.011–68–912–10
New York Liberty x1519.44110.09–86–1110–12
Chicago Sky o1420.41211.07–107–108–14
Washington Mystics o529.14720.04–131–163–19

Playoffs

Conference Semi-Finals
Best-of-3 		Conference Finals
Best-of-3 		WNBA Finals
Best-of-5
         
E1 Connecticut 2
E4 New York 0
E1 Connecticut 1
Eastern Conference
E2 Indiana 2
E2 Indiana 2
E3 Atlanta 1
E2 Indiana 3
W1 Minnesota 1
W1 Minnesota 2
W4 Seattle 1
W1 Minnesota 2
Western Conference
W2 Los Angeles 0
W2 Los Angeles 2
W3 San Antonio 0

Statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage TO  Turnovers per game
 PF  Fouls per gameTeam leaderLeague leader

Regular Season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Angel McCoughtry 241729.944.733.780.05.02.92.51.121.4
Sancho Lyttle 343431.641.225.575.87.62.52.40.714.0
Lindsey Harding 343230.642.524.181.82.84.51.40.212.3
Erika de Souza 151529.952.30.069.68.21.61.31.511.6
Tiffany Hayes 341723.139.027.378.63.12.10.80.48.6
Armintie Herrington 343326.650.90.060.23.72.51.10.38.4
Aneika Henry 341418.046.80.076.24.10.40.50.94.8
Cathrine Kraayeveld 33115.442.140.233.32.80.80.40.54.6
Yelena Leuchanka 19513.738.10.071.42.70.60.50.53.1
Ketia Swanier 34211.431.716.773.11.41.90.40.02.2
Jessica Moore 805.466.70.075.01.30.00.00.01.9
Laurie Koehn 2304.934.133.30.00.40.10.10.01.8
Courtney Paris 407.350.00.00.02.00.00.50.51.5

Playoffs

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Lindsey Harding 3338.042.625.088.94.75.32.70.319.0
Angel McCoughtry 3333.341.225.081.85.73.32.31.318.0
Sancho Lyttle 3334.336.20.075.07.00.73.00.712.3
Erika de Souza 3329.741.40.0100.06.30.30.70.78.7
Armintie Herrington 3330.036.40.072.73.73.32.30.38.0
Tiffany Hayes 3016.336.433.3100.02.31.71.70.34.3
Aneika Henry 3010.075.00.0100.01.70.00.00.72.7
Ketia Swanier 203.066.750.00.00.00.00.00.02.5
Cathrine Kraayeveld 306.3100.0100.00.01.00.30.00.31.0

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
Angel McCoughtry Eastern Conference Player of the Week July 2 [11]
Sancho Lyttle Eastern Conference Player of the Week August 27 [12]
All-Defensive First Team September 28 [13]
Lindsey Harding Eastern Conference Player of the Week September 10 [14]
Armintie Price All-Defensive Second Team September 28 [13]
Tiffany Hayes WNBA All-Rookie Team October 7 [15]

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