2014 Atlanta Dream season

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2014 Atlanta Dream season
Coach Michael Cooper
Arena Philips Arena
Attendanceper game
Results
Record1915 (.559)
Place1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost Eastern Semis
Team Leaders
Points Angel McCoughtry – 18.5
Rebounds Sancho Lyttle – 9.0
Assists Celine Dumerc – 4.0
Media
Television FS-S, SSO
ESPN2, NBATV

The 2014 WNBA season is the 7th season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association. This is also the first season the Dream has finished first in the East. In the last game of the Eastern Semis, the Dream had a 16-point lead at the end of the 3rd quarter, but unfortunately gave the other team the lead and lost 81-80.

Contents

Transactions

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
18 Shoni Schimmel Flag of the United States.svg United States Louisville
218 Inga Orekhova Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine South Florida
220 Cassie Harberts Flag of the United States.svg United States USC

Trades and Roster Changes

DateTransaction
January 15, 2014Cored Erika de Souza
March 11, 2014Extended a Qualifying Offer to Courtney Clements
March 12, 2014Traded Alex Bentley and a 3rd Round Pick in the 2014 WNBA draft in a 3-Team Trade involving the Washington Mystics and the Connecticut Sun. Bentley went to the Sun, while the 3rd Round Pick went to Washington. Atlanta received Matee Ajavon and a 2nd Round Pick in the 2014 Draft from the Mystics. [1]
March 25, 2014Signed Samantha Prahlis and Jacki Gemelos to Training Camp Contracts
March 26, 2014Signed Erika de Souza [2]
March 30, 2014Signed Nádia Colhado to a Training Camp Contract
April 1, 2014Signed Courtney Clements to a Training Camp Contract
April 3, 2014Signed Celine Dumerc [3]
April 4, 2014Signed Jhasmin Player to a Training Camp Contract [4]
April 10, 2014Signed Ashley Corral and Amanda Thompson to Training Camp Contracts
April 16, 2014Signed Shoni Schimmel, Cassie Harberts, and Inga Orekhova to Rookie Scale Contracts
April 23, 2014Signed Khaalidah Miller to a Training Camp Contract
April 25, 2014Signed Danielle Wilson and Rebekah Gardner to Training Camp Contracts [5]
April 30, 2014Waived Danielle Wilson, Ashley Corral, and Jacki Gemelos
May 4, 2014Waived Khaalidah Miller and Rebekah Gardner
May 7, 2014Exercised the 4th Year Team Option on Tiffany Hayes
Traded Courtney Clements and 2nd Round Pick in the 2015 WNBA draft to the Chicago Sky for Swin Cash and a 3rd Round Pick in the 2015 Draft [6]
May 12, 2014Waived Jhasmin Player, Samantha Prahlis, and Cassie Harberts [7]
May 15, 2014Temporarily Suspend Celine Dumerc due to Overseas Commitments
May 30, 2014Waived Inga Orekhova
June 2, 2014Activated Celine Dumerc from her Temporary Suspension [8]
July 9, 2014Traded Swin Cash to the New York Liberty in exchange for Delisha Milton-Jones [9]
August 18, 2014Signed Sancho Lyttle to a Contract Extension

Roster

2014 Atlanta Dream Roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHt.Wt.From
G 10 Flag of the United States.svg Ajavon, Matee 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)160 lb (73 kg) Rutgers
C 31 Flag of Brazil.svg Colhado, Nadia 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)196 lb (89 kg) Brazil
F/C 14 Flag of Brazil.svg de Souza, Erika 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) Brazil
G 9 Flag of France.svg Dumerc, Celine 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)132 lb (60 kg) France
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
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
F 1 Flag of the United States.svg Milton-Jones, Delisha 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) Florida
G 23 Flag of the United States.svg Schimmel, Shoni 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)161 lb (73 kg) Louisville
G 5 Flag of the United States.svg Thomas, Jasmine 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)143 lb (65 kg) Duke
F 21 Flag of the United States.svg Thompson, Amanda 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) Oklahoma
Head coach
Assistant coaches




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

Schedule

Preseason

2014 Game Log: Preseason
Total: 10 (Home: 10; Road: 00)
2014 season schedule

Regular season

2014 Game Log: Regular Season
May: 32 (Home: 21; Road: 11)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1May 167:30pm San Antonio SSO W 79-75 de Souza (23) de Souza (11) Shoni Schimmel (11) Philips Arena
4,575
1-0
2May 177:00pm@ Indiana FS-S W 90-88 McCoughtry (27) Lyttle (21) Schimmel (10) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8,275
2-0
3May 248:00pm@ Chicago L 73-87 de Souza (18) de Souza (12) Schimmel (8) Allstate Arena
4,136
2-1
4May 256:00pm Indiana SSO L 77-82 McCoughtry (19) de Souza (9) Schimmel (8) Philips Arena
5,517
2-2
5May 307:30pm Seattle SSO W 80-69 Hayes (20) Lyttle (10) McCoughtry (8) Philips Arena
5,486
3-2
June: 92 (Home: 70; Road: 22)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
6June 13:00pm@ Connecticut L 76-85 Hayes (17) de Souza (8) Lyttle (3) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,071
3-3
7June 37:00pm Los Angeles ESPN2 W 93-85 de Souza (27) Lyttle (12) Schimmel (7) Philips Arena
5,409
4-3
8June 77:00pm Chicago SSO W 97-59 de Souza, McCoughtry (20) Lyttle (12) Dumerc (5) Philips Arena
5,458
5-3
9June 137:30pm Minnesota SSO W 85-82 McCoughtry (23) Lyttle (12) Dumerc (7) Philips Arena
6,684
6-3
10June 154:00pm@ Washington W 75-67 de Souza
McCoughtry (16)
de Souza (9) McCoughtry (5) Verizon Center
7,229
7-3
11June 1812:00pm Washington FS-S W 83-73 McCoughtry (27) Lyttle (10) McCoughtry (4) Philips Arena
8,895
8-3
12June 158:00pm@ Chicago CN100 W 93-86 Castro Marques (31) de Souza (13) Lehning (9) Allstate Arena
3,292
9-3
13June 197:00pm@ Indiana L 91-94 Catchings, Douglas (17) Catchings (7) Catchings (6) Conseco Fieldhouse
8,187
9-4
14June 2312:00pm Tulsa NBATV
SSO
FS-OK
W 96-90 McCoughtry (29) Lyttle (12) Castro Marques (8) Philips Arena
9,598
10-4
15June 273:00pm Los Angeles NBATV
SSO
W 89-81 Castro Marques (25) Lyttle (11) Lehning, McCoughtry (5) Philips Arena
7,855
11-4
16June 297:00pm Phoenix SSO W 94-88 McCoughtry (18) Leuchanka (9) K. Miller (8) Philips Arena
4,073
12-4
July: 55 (Home: 31; Road: 24)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
17July 17:00pm Minnesota SSO W 76-58 Castro Marques (22) Lyttle (14) Lehning (5) Philips Arena
4,020
13-4
18July 37:00pm Chicago NBATV
SSO
L 82-88 McCoughtry (20) de Souza (15) Lyttle, K. Miller (3) Philips Arena
6,920
13-5
19July 77:00pm Connecticut SSO W 108-103 (OT) Castro Marques, McCoughtry (32) de Souza (13) Lehning (8) Philips Arena
5,305
14-5
20July 141:00pm@ Minnesota L 81-83 McCoughtry (25) de Souza (20) Lehning (6) Target Center
12,311
14-6
21July 167:00pm@ Indiana L 70-89 McCoughtry (27) Leuchanka (7) Lehning (3) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,532
14-7
22July 177:00pm@ Connecticut L 80-96 McCoughtry (27) Lyttle (11) Castro Marques, Price (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,378
14-8
23July 2111:30am@ Washington NBATV
CSN-MA
L 72-82 McCoughtry (23) Lyttle (8) Castro Marques (6) Verizon Center
14,347
14-9
24July 253:00pm New York NBATV
SSO
W 82-75 McCoughtry (28) de Souza, McCoughtry (10) McCoughtry (6) Philips Arena
7,030
15-9
25July 271:30pm@ Tulsa NBATV
COX
W 105-89 Castro Marques (23) Lyttle (14) Lehning (6) BOK Center
3,800
16-9
26July 307:30pm@ Connecticut W 94-62 McCoughtry (20) de Souza (13) K. Miller, Price (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,003
17-9
August: 26 (Home: 15; Road: 11)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
27August 13:00pm Indiana NBATV
SSO
W 90-74 Castro Marques (22) Lyttle (8) Lehning, McCoughtry (7) Philips Arena
6,270
18-9
28August 37:30pm Washington ESPN2 L 78-86 McCoughtry (30) Lyttle (9) Lehning (6) Philips Arena
9,072
18-10
29August 67:00pm@ Indiana L 93-95 McCoughtry (31) Lyttle (8) Lehning (6) Conseco Fieldhouse
9,214
18-11
30August 107:00pm Seattle FS-S L 70-80 McCoughtry (16) Lyttle (17) Lehning (6) Philips Arena
6,042
18-12
31August 137:00pm New York SSO L 83-90 McCoughtry (22) Lyttle (13) Lehning (8) Philips Arena
6,025
18-13
32August 148:00pm@ Chicago CN100 W 92-74 de Souza (17) Bales (12) Price (6) Allstate Arena
4,214
19-13
33August 177:00pm Chicago NBATV
FS-S
L 79-84 Castro Marques (19) Leuchanka (11) Lehning, Miller (4) Philips Arena
5,209
19-14
34August 223:00pm Washington SSO L 81-90 McCoughtry (19) Lyttle (11) Lyttle (6) Philips Arena
9,570
19-15

Playoffs

2014 Game Log: Playoffs
Eastern Semifinals vs. Chicago (Lost Series 1-2)
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1August 22 Chicago L 77-80 Angel McCoughtry (24) Sancho Lyttle (14) Shoni Schimmel (6) Philips Arena
5,985
01
2August 24@ Chicago W 92-83 Angel McCoughtry (39) Lyttle
Thomas (7)
Jasmine Thomas (6) Allstate Arena
4,546
11
3August 26 Chicago L 80-81 Erika de Souza (18) Sancho Lyttle (13) Shoni Schimmel (6) Philips Arena
4,829
12
2014 season schedule

Standings

# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB GP
1y- Atlanta Dream 1915.559-34
2x- Indiana Fever 1618.4713.034
3x-Washington Mystics 1618.4713.034
4x-Chicago Sky 1519.4414.034
5e-New York Liberty 1519.4414.034
6e-Connecticut Sun 1321.3826.034

Playoffs

Conference semi-finals:
best-of-3
Conference finals:
best-of-3
WNBA finals:
best-of-5
         
E1 Atlanta 1
E4 Chicago 2
E4 Chicago 2
Eastern Conference
E2 Indiana 1
E2 Indiana 2
E3 Washington 0
E4 Chicago 0
W1 Phoenix 3
W1 Phoenix 2
W4 Los Angeles 0
W1 Phoenix 2
Western Conference
W2 Minnesota 1
W2 Minnesota 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 312931.442.029.580.95.23.62.40.418.5
Erika de Souza 333329.954.50.070.68.71.21.11.413.8
Tiffany Hayes 343228.446.635.776.03.02.51.00.312.9
Sancho Lyttle 343431.345.927.366.39.02.42.20.612.2
Shoni Schimmel 34221.337.434.284.02.23.60.80.18.3
Jasmine Thomas 342317.532.325.571.42.11.60.50.14.8
Aneika Henry-Morello 34412.858.20.067.63.40.30.20.74.5
Delisha Milton-Jones 2011.528.650.0100.01.00.00.51.54.5
Celine Dumerc 281118.829.523.169.42.04.01.10.13.3
Nadia Colhado 1607.950.00.028.61.80.10.30.42.8
Matee Ajavon 2419.227.811.172.40.80.70.50.02.2
Amanda Thompson 2108.336.10.083.32.10.50.20.51.7
Swin Cash 1718.823.30.040.00.90.70.40.21.5
Inga Orekhova 206.50.00.00.00.50.00.01.00.0

Playoffs

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Angel McCoughtry 3335.043.344.492.36.03.32.70.326.7
Tiffany Hayes 3330.748.133.390.03.02.00.30.312.7
Erika de Souza 3327.756.70.050.05.30.70.30.712.7
Sancho Lyttle 3336.339.40.066.711.33.31.01.09.3
Jasmine Thomas 3222.742.133.362.53.03.30.70.07.3
Shoni Schimmel 3019.336.837.5100.02.75.71.00.06.3
Aneika Henry-Morello 3016.372.70.075.02.30.30.70.06.3
Celine Dumerc 1128.066.750.00.03.05.01.00.05.0
Matee Ajavon 203.50.00.00.01.00.50.00.00.0

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
Angel McCoughtry Eastern Conference Player of the Week June 23 [10]
July 14 [11]
Eastern Conference Player of the Month - June June 30 [12]
All-Star Selection July 8 [13] [14]
All-WNBA Second Team September 11 [15]
All-Defensive First Team August 22 [16]
Shoni Schimmel Eastern Conference Player of the Week August 18 [17]
All-Star Selection July 8 [13]
All-Star MVP July 19 [18]
Erika de Souza Eastern Conference Player of the Week June 10 [19]
All-Star Selection July 8 [13]
Sancho Lyttle Eastern Conference Player of the Week June 30 [20]
All-Defensive First Team August 22 [16]

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