2015 Atlanta Dream season

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2015 Atlanta Dream season
Coach Michael Cooper
Arena Philips Arena
Attendanceper game
Results
Record15–19 (.441)
Place5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team Leaders
Points Angel McCoughtry – 20.1
Rebounds Sancho Lyttle – 8.3
Assists Shoni Schimmel – 3.2

The 2015 Atlanta Dream season was the 8th season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association, and their 2nd season under head coach, Michael Cooper. The team missed the playoffs for the first time since the 2008 season. [1] The Dream opened their season up against the New York Liberty on June 5, 2015, with an 82–73 loss. [2]

Contents

Transactions

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/team/country
19 Samantha Logic Flag of the United States.svg United States Iowa
329 Ariel Massengale Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Tennessee
334Lauren OkaforFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States James Madison

Trades and Roster Changes

DateTransaction
January 12, 2015Extended Qualifying Offers to Nadia Colhado, Aneika Henry-Morello, Jasmine Thomas, and Amanda Thompson
January 15, 2015Cored Erika de Souza
February 23, 2015Signed Erika de Souza [3]
February 24, 2015Signed Sequoia Holmes, Ify Ibekwe, and Nadia Colhado to training-camp contracts
Signed Roneeka Hodges [4]
March 19, 2015Signed Jasmine Thomas to Multi-Year Deal [5]
April 16, 2015Traded Jasmine Thomas to the Connecticut Sun for the draft rights to Brittany Hrynko [6]
April 20, 2015Signed Monique Oliver and Chucky Jeffery to training-camp contracts
April 21, 2015Signed Aneika Henry-Morello [7]
April 22, 2015Signed Samantha Logic to a rookie-scale contract
April 23, 2015Signed Lauren Okafor to a rookie-scale contract
May 6, 2015Signed Matee Ajavon [8]
Signed Martha Alwal to a training-camp contract [9]
May 14, 2015Signed Brittany Hrynko to a rookie-scale contract
May 19, 2015Waived Brittany Hrynko [10]
Full Season Suspend Celine Dumerc [11]
May 24, 2015Waived Monique Oliver, Chucky Jeffery, and Lauren Okafor
May 25, 2015Signed Erica Wheeler to a training-camp contract [12]
May 29, 2015Waived Ify Ibekwe
June 1, 2015Waived Martha Alwal and Sequoia Holmes
June 14, 2015Temporarily Suspend Aneika Henry-Morello and Tiffany Hayes due to Overseas Commitment [13]
June 17, 2015Signed Cierra Burdick and Sydney Carter [14]
July 3, 2015Waived Nadia Colhado
July 4, 2015Activated Tiffany Hayes from her Temporary Suspension
July 5, 2015Traded Samantha Logic to the San Antonio Stars in exchange for a 2nd round pick in the 2016 WNBA draft [15]
Activated Aneika Henry-Morello from her Temporary Suspension
July 22, 2015Waived Erica Wheeler
July 26, 2015Traded Erika de Souza to the Chicago Sky in exchange for Damiris Dantas and Reshanda Gray from the Minnesota Lynx in a 3-Team Deal. [16]
September 11, 2015Signed Carla Cortijo to a Hardship Contract

Roster

2015 Atlanta Dream roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightFrom
G 10 Flag of the United States.svg Ajavon, Matee 5' 8" (1.73m)160 lb (73kg) Rutgers
F 11 Flag of the United States.svg Burdick, Cierra 6' 2" (1.88m)172 lb (78kg) Tennessee
G 4 Flag of the United States.svg Carter, Sydney 5' 6" (1.68m)133 lb (60kg) Texas A&M
G 8 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Cortijo, Carla 5' 8" (1.73m)135 lb (61kg) Texas
F 12 Flag of Brazil.svg Dantas, Damiris 6' 3" (1.91m)201 lb (91kg) Brazil
F 21 Flag of the United States.svg Gray, Reshanda 6' 2" (1.88m)192 lb (87kg) California
G 15 Flag of the United States.svg Hayes, Tiffany 5' 10" (1.78m)135 lb (61kg) Connecticut
F/C 13 Flag of Jamaica.svg Henry-Morello, Aneika 6' 4" (1.93m)192 lb (87kg) Florida
G 5 Flag of the United States.svg Hodges, Roneeka 5' 11" (1.8m)165 lb (75kg) Florida State
F 20 Flag of Spain.svg Lyttle, Sancho 6' 5" (1.96m)175 lb (79kg) Houston
G/F 35 Flag of the United States.svg McCoughtry, Angel 6' 1" (1.85m)173 lb (78kg) Louisville
F 1 Flag of the United States.svg Milton-Jones, Delisha 6' 1" (1.85m)185 lb (84kg) Florida
G 23 Flag of the United States.svg Schimmel, Shoni 5' 9" (1.75m)161 lb (73kg) Louisville
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Michael Cooper (New Mexico)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Karleen Thompson (USC)
Flag of the United States.svg Tellis Frank (Western Kentucky)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Depth

Pos.StarterBench
C Damiris Dantas Aneika Henry-Morello
PF Sancho Lyttle Delisha Milton-Jones
Reshanda Gray
SF Angel McCoughtry Roneeka Hodges
Cierra Burdick
SG Tiffany Hayes Matee Ajavon
PG Shoni Schimmel Sydney Carter
Carla Cortijo

Schedule

Preseason

2015 Preseason Schedule
Total: 1–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–0)
1 May 23 Washington L 55-79 McCoughtry
Alwal (10) 		Aneika Henry-Morello (9) Shoni Schimmel (6) KFC Yum! Center
6,347 		0–1
2 May 27 @ New York W 85-72 McCoughtry
Wheeler (13) 		Érika de Souza (10) Erica Wheeler (4) Madison Square Garden
14,530 		1–1
2015 season schedule

Regular season

2015 Regular Season Schedule
Total: 15-19 (Home: 9–8; Road: 6–11)
June: 4–6 (Home: 3–3; Road: 1–3)
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1 June 5 @ New York L 73-82 Angel McCoughtry (27) McCoughtry
Schimmel (8) 		Shoni Schimmel (4) Madison Square Garden
8,910 		0–1
2 June 7 Connecticut L 70-75 Sancho Lyttle (16) Sancho Lyttle (14) Shoni Schimmel (3) Philips Arena
8,350 		0–2
3 June 11 San Antonio W 72-69 Angel McCoughtry (21) Sancho Lyttle (10) Shoni Schimmel (3) Philips Arena
4,308 		1–2
4 June 12 @ Washington W 64-61 Angel McCoughtry (21) Lyttle
de Souza (6) 		Schimmel
McCoughtry
Ajavon (3) 		Philips Arena
7,248 		2–2
5 June 14 @ Connecticut L 64-82 Angel McCoughtry (24) Sancho Lyttle (10) Lyttle
Wheeler (4) 		Mohegan Sun Arena
5,520 		2–3
6 June 16 Indiana L 79-90 Sancho Lyttle (19) Erika de Souza (9) McCoughtry
de Souza (4) 		Philips Arena
9,814 		2–4
7 June 19 Chicago W 74-73 Angel McCoughtry (18) Erika de Souza (11) Angel McCoughtry (6) Philips Arena
5,166 		3–4
8 June 21 New York L 64-73 Angel McCoughtry (17) Erika de Souza (9) Angel McCoughtry (4) Philips Arena
5,805 		3–5
9 June 24 @ Chicago L 96-100 OT Angel McCoughtry (34) Lyttle
McCoughtry (10) 		McCoughtry
Ajavon (6) 		Allstate Arena
9,893 		3–6
10 June 26 Washington W 72-69 Angel McCoughtry (18) Sancho Lyttle (10) Matee Ajavon (4) Philips Arena
5,861 		4–6
July: 3–6 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–5)
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
11 July 5 Seattle W 72-64 Angel McCoughtry (23) Sancho Lyttle (15) McCoughtry
Hayes(4) 		Philips Arena
5,385 		5–6
12 July 7 Tulsa L 75-85 Angel McCoughtry (25) Sancho Lyttle (13) Matee Ajavon (4) Philips Arena
6,744 		5–7
13 July 12 New York W 84-76 Angel McCoughtry (32) Erika de Souza (8) Angel McCoughtry (6) Philips Arena
6,028 		6–7
14 July 14 @ Phoenix L 71-80 Tiffany Hayes (19) Cierra Burdick (8) Cierra Burdick (6) US Airways Center
10,472 		6–8
15 July 16 @ Los Angeles W 76-72 Angel McCoughtry (22) Erika de Souza (8) McCoughtry
Wheeler (3) 		STAPLES Center
12,567 		7–8
16 July 18 @ Seattle L 73-86 Angel McCoughtry (16) de Souza
Milton-Jones (5) 		Shoni Schimmel (3) KeyArena
9,686 		7–9
17 July 21 @ Chicago L 92-97 Tiffany Hayes (19) Erika de Souza (9) Angel McCoughtry (6) Allstate Arena
5,967 		7–10
18 July 29 @ San Antonio L 85-102 Angel McCoughtry (14) Aneika Henry-Morello (9) Shoni Schimmel (7) Freeman Coliseum
3,613 		7–11
19 July 31 @ Minnesota L 70-86 Tiffany Hayes (15) Aneika Henry-Morello (8) Shoni Schimmel (10) Target Center
9,134 		7–12
August: 5–5 (Home: 2–3; Road: 3–2)
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
20 August 2 Phoenix L 68-71 Angel McCoughtry (16) Henry-Morello
Dantas (9) 		Roneeka Hodges (4) Philips Arena
7,352 		7–13
21 August 7 @ Indiana L 77-106 Angel McCoughtry (23) Aneika Henry-Morello (7) Schimmel
McCoughtry (3) 		Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,869 		7–14
22 August 9 @ Tulsa W 98-90 Angel McCoughtry (23) Angel McCoughtry (9) Hayes
McCoughtry (4) 		BOK Center
5,345 		8–14
23 August 14 Minnesota L 82-84 Angel McCoughtry (32) Dantas
Gray (8) 		Shoni Schimmel (8) Philips Arena
5,890 		8–15
24 August 16 Connecticut W 90-77 McCoughtry
Gray (18) 		Sancho Lyttle (7) Matee Ajavon (7) Philips Arena
5,661 		9–15
25 August 21 @ New York L 67-78 Tiffany Hayes (17) Sancho Lyttle (8) Shoni Schimmel (4) Madison Square Garden
9,303 		9–16
26 August 23 @ Connecticut W 102-92 Angel McCoughtry (33) Angel McCoughtry (8) Matee Ajavon (8) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,319 		10–16
27 August 25 Connecticut W 71-57 Sancho Lyttle (17) Hayes
Henry-Morello (9) 		Ajavon
Hayes (5) 		Philips Arena
5,573 		11–16
28 August 28 @ Indiana W 90-84 Tiffany Hayes (28) Sancho Lyttle (8) Ajavon
Schimmel
McCoughtry (2) 		Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,303 		12–16
29 August 29 Chicago L 98-96 Angel McCoughtry (33) Angel McCoughtry (11) Sancho Lyttle (3) Philips Arena
6,872 		12–17
September: 3–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
30 September 1 @ New York L 75-80 OT Angel McCoughtry (25) Aneika Henry-Morello (9) Tiffany Hayes (6) Madison Square Garden
7,482 		12–18
31 September 6 @ Washington W 73-67 Tiffany Hayes (19) Aneika Henry-Morello
Lyttle (10) 		Sancho Lyttle (6) Philips Arena
5,584 		13–18
32 September 9 Los Angeles W 90-60 Angel McCoughtry (23) Damiris Dantas (12) Schimmel
Hayes
Ajavon (5) 		Philips Arena
3,856 		14–18
33 September 11 Indiana L 67-75 Sancho Lyttle (19) Lyttle
Aneika Henry-Morello (8) 		Hayes
Lyttle (3) 		Philips Arena
5,823 		14–19
34 September 13 @ Washington W 73-71 Angel McCoughtry (24) Sancho Lyttle (12) Schimmel
Lyttle (3) 		Verizon Center
7,196 		15–19
2015 season schedule

Standings

Eastern Conference
W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
x - New York Liberty 2311.676–12–511–613–9
x - Chicago Sky 2113.618213–48–914–8
x - Indiana Fever 2014.588311–69–813–9
x - Washington Mystics 1816.529511–67–1010–12
e - Atlanta Dream 1519.44189–86–1110–12
e - Connecticut Sun 1519.44188–97–106–16

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 342630.041.336.380.55.32.82.10.520.1
Tiffany Hayes 282729.939.227.480.53.02.21.00.412.9
Sancho Lyttle 242430.047.520.073.68.32.22.30.610.3
Erika de Souza 171728.945.90.054.27.51.20.90.88.6
Damiris Dantas 161624.838.333.397.35.40.70.90.68.6
Shoni Schimmel 321619.837.838.385.72.53.20.80.27.6
Carla Cortijo 2016.055.650.075.00.51.01.00.07.0
Roneeka Hodges 23919.538.236.075.02.01.30.20.26.4
Matee Ajavon 331117.640.516.782.22.52.41.40.25.9
Reshanda Gray 17114.849.30.073.32.80.20.40.45.9
Aneika Henry-Morello 291117.948.50.075.04.70.40.30.95.2
Erica Wheeler 17011.945.740.050.00.91.50.50.04.5
Cierra Burdick 11418.942.50.087.53.21.20.90.54.4
DeLisha Milton-Jones 1818.934.010.055.61.80.40.40.12.1
Sydney Carter 26711.320.816.780.00.91.20.30.12.0
Nadia Colhado 605.350.00.00.00.30.20.20.71.0
Samantha Logic 405.89.112.50.00.80.50.30.00.8

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
Angel McCoughtry All-Star Selection July 14 [17]
All-WNBA First Team October 8 [18]
All-Defensive First Team September 27 [19]
DeLisha Milton-Jones Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award October 1 [20]
Sancho Lyttle All-Defensive Second Team September 27 [19]
Shoni Schimmel All-Star Selection July 14 [17]

References

  1. ↑ "Atlanta Dream Miss Out on Playoffs 1st Time in 7 seasons". qebvlog.com. QEB Foundation Inc Blog. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Charles, Cash lead Liberty past Dream in opener, 82-73". ESPN. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  3. ↑ Bowman, James. "Atlanta Dream re-signs Erika de Souza". swishappeal.com. Swish Appeal. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Atlanta Dream Signs Guard Roneeka Hodges and Re-Signs Center Nadia Colhado". oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  5. ↑ Bowman, James. "Jasmine Thomas re-signs with the Atlanta Dream". swishappeal.com. Swish Appeal. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Brittany Hrynko Selected No. 19 in WNBA Draft". depaulbluedemons.com. DePaul Athletics. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  7. ↑ Bowman, James. "Dream re-sign Henry; Jeffery and Oliver sign training camp contracts". swishappeal.com. Swish Appeal. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Atlanta Dream Re-Signs Matee Ajavon". oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Martha Alwal Invited To Training Camp With WNBA?s Atlanta Dream". hailstate.com. Mississippi State Athletics. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  10. ↑ Monique, Nicole. "After 2 days, Brittany Hrynko cut by the Atlanta Dream". swishappeal.com. Swish Appeal. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Dream Announces Opening-Night Roster". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Dream Signs Guard Erica Wheeler". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Tiffany Hayes and Aneika Henry to Miss Five Games While Competing at 2015 European Games". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Atlanta Dream Signs Cierra Burdick and Sydney Carter". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  15. ↑ Robinson, Mike. "Samantha Logic traded to Stars". swishappeal.com. Swish Appeal. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Dream Finalize Three-Team Trade with Minnesota and Chicago". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  17. 1 2 "Delle Donne Tops WNBA All-Star Balloting 2015 Presented By Boost Mobile; Catchings Earns Record 10th Selection". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  18. ↑ "WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne Headlines 2015 All-WNBA First Team As Unanimous Pick". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  19. 1 2 "Mercury's Brittney Griner headlines 2015 WNBA All-Defensive Team". pr.nba.com. NBA Communications. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  20. ↑ "Dream's Delisha Milton-Jones Wins 2015 Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
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