2016 Atlanta Dream season
2016 Atlanta Dream season | |
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Coach | Michael Cooper |
Arena | Philips Arena |
Attendance | 5,614 per game |
Results | |
Record | 17–17 (.500) |
Place | 4th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Lost in Second Round to Chicago Sky |
Team Leaders | |
Points | Angel McCoughtry – 19.5 ppg |
Rebounds | Elizabeth Williams – 8.1 rpg |
Assists | Layshia Clarendon – 3.5 apg |
The 2016 WNBA season is the 9th season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association. The regular season began May 14 and concluded September 18.[1][2] The Dream qualified for the playoffs as the sixth seed, finishing 17–17.
Transactions
WNBA Draft
The Dream made the following selections in the 2016 WNBA draft:
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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1 | 11 | Bria Holmes | United States | West Virginia |
2 | 13 | Rachel Hollivay | United States | Rutgers |
2 | 16 | Courtney Walker | United States | Texas A&M |
3 | 28 | Niya Johnson | United States | Baylor |
Roster
Template:WNBA roster header current |- | style="text-align:center;" | G | style="text-align:center;" | 10 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Ajavon, Matee | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 5' 8" (1.73m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 160 lb (73kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | 05-07-1986 | | | style="text-align:left; | Rutgers | style="text-align:center;" | 8 |-
|- | style="text-align:center;" | G | style="text-align:center;" | 23 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Clarendon, Layshia | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 5' 9" (1.75m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 140 lb (64kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | 05-02-1991 | | | style="text-align:left; | California | style="text-align:center;" | 3 |-
|- | style="text-align:center;" | G | style="text-align:center;" | 8 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Cortijo, Carla | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 5' 8" (1.73m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 135 lb (61kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | 07-21-1987 | | | style="text-align:left; | Texas | style="text-align:center;" | 1 |-
|- | style="text-align:center;" | C | style="text-align:center;" | 12 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Dantas, Damiris (S) | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6' 3" (1.91m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 196 lb (89kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | 11-17-1992 | | | style="text-align:left; | Brazil | style="text-align:center;" | 2 |-
|- | style="text-align:center;" | C | style="text-align:center;" | 34 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Gatling, Markeisha | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6' 5" (1.96m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 195 lb (88kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | 07-14-1992 | | | style="text-align:left; | NC State | style="text-align:center;" | 2 |-
|- | style="text-align:center;" | F | style="text-align:center;" | 21 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Gray, Reshanda | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6' 2" (1.88m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 192 lb (87kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | 06-01-1993 | | | style="text-align:left; | California | style="text-align:center;" | 1 |-
|- | style="text-align:center;" | G | style="text-align:center;" | 15 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Hayes, Tiffany | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 5' 10" (1.78m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 155 lb (70kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | 09-20-1989 | | | style="text-align:left; | Connecticut | style="text-align:center;" | 4 |-
|- | style="text-align:center;" | C | style="text-align:center;" | 14 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Hollivay, Rachel | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6' 4" (1.93m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 210 lb (95kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | 10-24-1993 | | | style="text-align:left; | Rutgers | style="text-align:center;" | R |-
|- | style="text-align:center;" | G | style="text-align:center;" | 32 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Holmes, Bria | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6' 1" (1.85m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 170 lb (77kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | 04-19-1994 | | | style="text-align:left; | West Virginia | style="text-align:center;" | R |-
|- | style="text-align:center;" | F | style="text-align:center;" | 20 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Lyttle, Sancho | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6' 4" (1.93m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 175 lb (79kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | 09-20-1983 | | | style="text-align:left; | Houston | style="text-align:center;" | 11 |-
|- | style="text-align:center;" | F | style="text-align:center;" | 35 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | McCoughtry, Angel | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6' 1" (1.85m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 160 lb (73kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | 09-10-1986 | | | style="text-align:left; | Louisville | style="text-align:center;" | 7 |-
|- | style="text-align:center;" | G | style="text-align:center;" | 0 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Simmons, Meighan | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 5' 9" (1.75m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 140 lb (64kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | 01-25-1992 | | | style="text-align:left; | Tennessee | style="text-align:center;" | R |-
|- | style="text-align:center;" | F/C | style="text-align:center;" | 52 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Williams, Elizabeth | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6' 3" (1.91m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 192 lb (87kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | 06-23-1993 | | | style="text-align:left; | Duke | style="text-align:center;" | 1 |-
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Schedule
Preseason
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May: 0–4 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–3)
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2016 pre-season schedule |
Regular season
2016 game log Total: 17–17 (Home: 11–6; Road: 6–11) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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May: 5–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 3–1)
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June
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July
: 5–4 (Home: 4–1; Road: 1–3)
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August
: 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–0)
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September
: 3–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–2)
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2016 season schedule |
Playoffs
2016 playoff game log Total: 1–1(Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1) | ||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
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Second Round: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
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2016 playoff schedule |
Standings
Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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3 - New York Liberty | 21 | 13 | .618 | — | 10–7 | 11–6 | 11–5 |
4 - Chicago Sky | 18 | 16 | .529 | 3 | 11–6 | 7–10 | 8–8 |
5 - Indiana Fever | 17 | 17 | .500 | 4 | 8–9 | 9–8 | 8–8 |
6 - Atlanta Dream | 17 | 17 | .500 | 4 | 11–6 | 6–11 | 9–7 |
e - Connecticut Sun | 14 | 20 | .412 | 7 | 8–9 | 6–11 | 4–12 |
e - Washington Mystics | 13 | 21 | .382 | 8 | 5–12 | 8–9 | 8–8 |
Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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1 - Minnesota Lynx | 28 | 6 | .824 | - | 15–2 | 13–4 | 15–1 |
2 - Los Angeles Sparks | 26 | 8 | .765 | 2 | 14–3 | 12–5 | 11–5 |
7 - Seattle Storm | 16 | 18 | .471 | 12 | 10–7 | 6–11 | 7–9 |
8 - Phoenix Mercury | 16 | 18 | .471 | 12 | 11–6 | 5–12 | 6–10 |
e - Dallas Wings | 11 | 23 | .324 | 17 | 6–11 | 5–12 | 8–8 |
e - San Antonio Stars | 7 | 27 | .206 | 21 | 4–13 | 3–14 | 1–15 |
Playoffs
Statistics
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GP | Games 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 game | Team leader | League leader |
Regular season
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Awards and honors
Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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Angel McCoughtry | Player of the Week award | May 29, 2016 | |
Angel McCoughtry | Player of the Week award | July 11, 2016 | |
Elizabeth Williams | Most Improved Player Award |