The 2019 WNBA season was the 12th season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association. The team began its season on May 24, 2019, against the Dallas Wings and concluded the season on September 8 against the New York Liberty.[1]
On December 13, 2018, the Atlanta Dream announced that they would return to State Farm Arena, formerly Philips Arena, after playing the previous two seasons at Georgia Tech's McCamish Pavilion while State Farm Arena underwent a $192.5 million renovation.[2]
The Dream endured a season without star Angel McCoughtry, who missed time with a knee ligament injury sustained in 2018. The Dream started slowly only winning 2 games of their first ten. Early July brought some hope to the team, with the Dream winning three of four games between July 5 and July 12. However, the streak would not continue as the Dream lost twelve games in a row from July 14 to August 20. The Dream won three of their last 7 games to finish with an 8–26 record, last in the WNBA. It was the Dream's second worst season in franchise history. For the first time in franchise history, the Dream did not have a player selected to the All-Star Game.
Transactions
WNBA draft
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Trades and Roster Changes
Date |
Transaction |
January 1, 2019 |
Exercised 4th-Year Team Option on Brittney Sykes |
Extended a Qualifying Offer to Damiris Dantas |
January 2, 2019 |
Extended a Qualifying Offer to Blake Dietrick |
February 2, 2019 |
Signed Blake Dietrick to a training-camp contract[3] |
February 6, 2019 |
Signed Haley Peters to a training-camp contract[4] |
February 11, 2019 |
Signed Lynetta Kizer to a training-camp contract[5][6] |
March 15, 2019 |
Signed Mengran Sun to a training-camp contract[7] |
April 10, 2019 |
Traded F Brianna Turner to the Phoenix Mercury for Marie Gülich[8] |
April 11, 2019 |
Traded a 2nd round pick in the 2020 WNBA draft to the New York Liberty in exchange for Nia Coffey from the Las Vegas Aces - as part of a 3-Team Trade[9] |
April 14, 2019 |
Signed Maite Cazorla to a rookie-scale contract |
April 17, 2019 |
Signed Meme Jackson to training-camp contract[10] |
May 16, 2019 |
Waived Meme Jackson[11] |
Traded Imani McGee-Stafford to Dallas Wings for a 3rd round pick in the 2020 WNBA draft[12] |
May 21, 2019 |
Waived Lynetta Kizer[13] |
May 23, 2019 |
Waived Blake Dietrick[14] |
Full Season Suspension of Mengran Sun |
June 16, 2019 |
Temporarily Suspend Alex Bentley due to Overseas Commitments |
June 19, 2019 |
Signed Natisha Hiedeman[15] |
July 1, 2019 |
Activated Alex Bentley from her Temporary Suspension |
Waived Natisha Hiedeman |
July 17, 2019 |
Waived Haley Peters[16] |
July 18, 2019 |
Signed Alaina Coates[17] |
Roster
2019 Atlanta Dream roster |
Players |
Coaches |
Pos. |
# |
Nat. |
Name |
Height |
Weight |
DOB |
From |
G |
20 |
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Bentley, Alex |
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|
5' 7" (1.7m) |
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152 lb (69kg) |
|
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10-27-1990 |
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Penn State |
6 |
F |
25 |
|
Billings, Monique |
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6' 4" (1.93m) |
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185 lb (84kg) |
|
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05-02-1996 |
|
|
UCLA |
1 |
F |
51 |
|
Breland, Jessica |
|
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6' 2" (1.88m) |
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166 lb (75kg) |
|
|
02-23-1988 |
|
|
North Carolina |
7 |
G |
5 |
|
Cazorla, Maite |
|
|
5' 10" (1.78m) |
|
155 lb (70kg) |
|
|
6-18-1997 |
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|
Oregon |
R |
C |
81 |
|
Coates, Alaina |
|
|
6' 4" (1.93m) |
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225 lb (102kg) |
|
|
04-07-1995 |
|
|
South Carolina |
1 |
F |
10 |
|
Coffey, Nia |
|
|
5' 10" (1.78m) |
|
182 lb (83kg) |
|
|
06-11-1993 |
|
|
Northwestern |
2 |
C |
24 |
|
Gülich, Marie |
|
|
6' 5" (1.96m) |
|
205 lb (93kg) |
|
|
05-28-1994 |
|
|
Oregon State |
1 |
G |
15 |
|
Hayes, Tiffany |
|
|
5' 10" (1.78m) |
|
155 lb (70kg) |
|
|
09-20-1989 |
|
|
Connecticut |
7 |
G/F |
35 |
|
McCoughtry, Angel |
|
|
6' 1" (1.85m) |
|
173 lb (78kg) |
|
|
07-10-1986 |
|
|
Louisville |
9 |
G |
21 |
|
Montgomery, Renee |
|
|
5' 7" (1.7m) |
|
140 lb (64kg) |
|
|
12-02-1986 |
|
|
Connecticut |
10 |
G |
7 |
|
Sykes, Brittney |
|
|
5' 9" (1.75m) |
|
154 lb (70kg) |
|
|
02-07-1994 |
|
|
Syracuse |
2 |
F/C |
1 |
|
Williams, Elizabeth |
|
|
6' 3" (1.91m) |
|
200 lb (91kg) |
|
|
06-23-1993 |
|
|
Duke |
4 |
|
- Head coach
- Nicki Collen (Marquette)
- Assistant coaches
- Mike Peterson (Northwest Christian College)
Darius Taylor (Michigan)
- Athletic trainer
- Jessica Cohen (Vanderbilt)
- Strength and conditioning coach
- Ashley Alexander (New Orleans)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (FA) Free agent
- (IN) Inactive
- (S) Suspended
- Injured
|
Depth
Schedule
Preseason
Regular season
2016 Regular Season
Total: 8–26 (Home: 5–12; Road: 3–14) |
May: 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–0)
|
June: 1–7 (Home: 1–4; Road: 0–3)
|
July: 3–8 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–6)
Game |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location/Attendance |
Record |
11 |
July 2 |
@ Minnesota |
L 68–85 |
Williams (14) |
Breland (5) |
Bentley (5) |
Target Center
8,208 |
2–9 |
12 |
July 5 |
@ Seattle |
W 77–66 |
Hayes (21) |
Williams (9) |
Tied (5) |
Alaska Airlines Arena
8,111 |
3–9 |
13 |
July 7 |
@ Phoenix |
L 63–65 |
Sykes (29) |
Sykes (10) |
3 tied (3) |
Talking Stick Resort Arena
9,850 |
3–10 |
14 |
July 10 |
Connecticut |
W 78–75 |
Hayes (18) |
Breland (13) |
Tied (4) |
State Farm Arena
3,866 |
4–10 |
15 |
July 12 |
Minnesota |
W 60–53 |
Williams (17) |
Breland (9) |
Hayes (4) |
State Farm Arena
4,001 |
5–10 |
16 |
July 14 |
Los Angeles |
L 71–76 (OT) |
Hayes (24) |
Billings (16) |
Hayes (4) |
State Farm Arena
5,083 |
5–11 |
17 |
July 17 |
@ Chicago |
L 76–77 |
Montgomery (23) |
Breland (11) |
Tied (6) |
Wintrust Arena
10,143 |
5–12 |
18 |
July 19 |
@ Connecticut |
L 69–98 |
Sykes (26) |
Coffey (7) |
Sykes (4) |
Mohegan Sun Arena
6,733 |
5–13 |
19 |
July 21 |
@ Washington |
L 65–93 |
Williams (14) |
Gülich (8) |
Cazorla (4) |
St. Elizabeth's East Arena
4,200 |
5–14 |
20 |
July 23 |
Los Angeles |
L 66–78 |
Billings (16) |
Tied (8) |
Bentley (5) |
State Farm Arena
7,047 |
5–15 |
21 |
July 31 |
@ Indiana |
L 59–61 |
Williams (17) |
Billings (12) |
Breland (4) |
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
5,702 |
5–16 |
|
August: 2–7 (Home: 0–4; Road: 2–3)
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September: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2)
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2019 season schedule |
Standings
Template:2019 WNBA Eastern Conference standings
Statistics
Regular Season
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External links
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Franchise |
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Arenas |
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Head coaches |
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Administration |
- Owner: Ron Terwilliger
- Kathy Betty
- Dream Too LLC
- Larry Gottesdiener, Suzanne Abair, and Renee Montgomery
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General managers |
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All-Stars |
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Seasons |
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Playoff appearances |
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Conference titles |
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WNBA titles |
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Rivals |
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Media |
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