2015 Atlanta Dream season
2015 Atlanta Dream season | |
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Coach | Michael Cooper |
Arena | Philips Arena |
Attendance | per game |
Results | |
Record | 15–19 (.441) |
Place | 5th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Team Leaders | |
Points | Angel McCoughtry – 20.1 |
Rebounds | Sancho Lyttle – 8.3 |
Assists | Shoni Schimmel – 3.2 |
The 2015 WNBA season was the 8th season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association. This was the 2nd season under head coach Michael Cooper and the first season they have missed the playoffs since the 2008 season.[1] The Dream opened their season up against the New York Liberty on June 5, 2022, with a 82–73 loss.[2]
Transactions
[edit]WNBA draft
[edit]Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/team/country |
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1 | 9 | Samantha Logic | ![]() | Iowa |
3 | 29 | Ariel Massengale | ![]() | Tennessee |
3 | 34 | Lauren Okafor | ![]() | James Madison |
Trades and Roster Changes
[edit]Date | Transaction | |
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January 12, 2015 | Extended Qualifying Offers to Nadia Colhado, Aneika Henry-Morello, Jasmine Thomas, and Amanda Thompson | |
January 15, 2015 | Cored Erika de Souza | |
February 23, 2015 | Signed Erika de Souza[3] | |
February 24, 2015 | Signed Sequoia Holmes, Ify Ibekwe, and Nadia Colhado to training-camp contracts | |
Signed Roneeka Hodges[4] | ||
March 19, 2015 | Signed Jasmine Thomas to Multi-Year Deal[5] | |
April 16, 2015 | Traded Jasmine Thomas to the Connecticut Sun for the draft rights to Brittany Hrynko[6] | |
April 20, 2015 | Signed Monique Oliver and Chucky Jeffery to training-camp contracts | |
April 21, 2015 | Signed Aneika Henry-Morello[7] | |
April 22, 2015 | Signed Samantha Logic to a rookie-scale contract | |
April 23, 2015 | Signed Lauren Okafor to a rookie-scale contract | |
May 6, 2015 | Signed Matee Ajavon[8] | |
Signed Martha Alwal to a training-camp contract[9] | ||
May 14, 2015 | Signed Brittany Hrynko to a rookie-scale contract | |
May 19, 2015 | Waived Brittany Hrynko[10] | |
Full Season Suspend Celine Dumerc[11] | ||
May 24, 2015 | Waived Monique Oliver, Chucky Jeffery, and Lauren Okafor | |
May 25, 2015 | Signed Erica Wheeler to a training-camp contract[12] | |
May 29, 2015 | Waived Ify Ibekwe | |
June 1, 2015 | Waived Martha Alwal and Sequoia Holmes | |
June 14, 2015 | Temporarily Suspend Aneika Henry-Morello and Tiffany Hayes due to Overseas Commitment[13] | |
June 17, 2015 | Signed Cierra Burdick and Sydney Carter[14] | |
July 3, 2015 | Waived Nadia Colhado | |
July 4, 2015 | Activated Tiffany Hayes from her Temporary Suspension | |
July 5, 2015 | Traded 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, 2015 | Waived Erica Wheeler | |
July 26, 2015 | Traded 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, 2015 | Signed Carla Cortijo to a Hardship Contract |
Roster
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Depth
[edit]Schedule
[edit]Preseason
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Total: 1–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–0)
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2015 season schedule |
Regular season
[edit]Standings
[edit]Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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x - New York Liberty | 23 | 11 | .676 | – | 12–5 | 11–6 | 13–9 |
x - Chicago Sky | 21 | 13 | .618 | 2 | 13–4 | 8–9 | 14–8 |
x - Indiana Fever | 20 | 14 | .588 | 3 | 11–6 | 9–8 | 13–9 |
x - Washington Mystics | 18 | 16 | .529 | 5 | 11–6 | 7–10 | 10–12 |
e - Atlanta Dream | 15 | 19 | .441 | 8 | 9–8 | 6–11 | 10–12 |
e - Connecticut Sun | 15 | 19 | .441 | 8 | 8–9 | 7–10 | 6–16 |
Statistics
[edit]Legend | |||||||
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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
[edit]Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Angel McCoughtry | 34 | 26 | 30.0 | 41.3 | 36.3 | 80.5 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 20.1 |
Tiffany Hayes | 28 | 27 | 29.9 | 39.2 | 27.4 | 80.5 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 12.9 |
Sancho Lyttle | 24 | 24 | 30.0 | 47.5 | 20.0 | 73.6 | 8.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 10.3 |
Erika de Souza | 17 | 17 | 28.9 | 45.9 | 0.0 | 54.2 | 7.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 8.6 |
Damiris Dantas | 16 | 16 | 24.8 | 38.3 | 33.3 | 97.3 | 5.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 8.6 |
Shoni Schimmel | 32 | 16 | 19.8 | 37.8 | 38.3 | 85.7 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 7.6 |
Carla Cortijo | 2 | 0 | 16.0 | 55.6 | 50.0 | 75.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 |
Roneeka Hodges | 23 | 9 | 19.5 | 38.2 | 36.0 | 75.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 6.4 |
Matee Ajavon | 33 | 11 | 17.6 | 40.5 | 16.7 | 82.2 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 5.9 |
Reshanda Gray | 17 | 1 | 14.8 | 49.3 | 0.0 | 73.3 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 5.9 |
Aneika Henry-Morello | 29 | 11 | 17.9 | 48.5 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 5.2 |
Erica Wheeler | 17 | 0 | 11.9 | 45.7 | 40.0 | 50.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 4.5 |
Cierra Burdick | 11 | 4 | 18.9 | 42.5 | 0.0 | 87.5 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 4.4 |
DeLisha Milton-Jones | 18 | 1 | 8.9 | 34.0 | 10.0 | 55.6 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
Sydney Carter | 26 | 7 | 11.3 | 20.8 | 16.7 | 80.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
Nadia Colhado | 6 | 0 | 5.3 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
Samantha Logic | 4 | 0 | 5.8 | 9.1 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Awards and honors
[edit]Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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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
[edit]- ^ "Atlanta Dream Miss Out on Playoffs 1st Time in 7 seasons". qebvlog.com. QEB Foundation Inc Blog. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
- ^ "Charles, Cash lead Liberty past Dream in opener, 82-73". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
- ^ Bowman, James. "Atlanta Dream re-signs Erika de Souza". swishappeal.com. Swish Appeal. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
- ^ "Atlanta Dream Signs Guard Roneeka Hodges and Re-Signs Center Nadia Colhado". oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
- ^ Bowman, James. "Jasmine Thomas re-signs with the Atlanta Dream". swishappeal.com. Swish Appeal. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
- ^ "Brittany Hrynko Selected No. 19 in WNBA Draft". depaulbluedemons.com. DePaul Athletics. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
- ^ Bowman, James. "Dream re-sign Henry; Jeffery and Oliver sign training camp contracts". swishappeal.com. Swish Appeal. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
- ^ "Atlanta Dream Re-Signs Matee Ajavon". oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
- ^ "Martha Alwal Invited To Training Camp With WNBA?s Atlanta Dream". hailstate.com. Mississippi State Athletics. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
- ^ Monique, Nicole. "After 2 days, Brittany Hrynko cut by the Atlanta Dream". swishappeal.com. Swish Appeal. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
- ^ "Dream Announces Opening-Night Roster". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
- ^ "Dream Signs Guard Erica Wheeler". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
- ^ "Tiffany Hayes and Aneika Henry to Miss Five Games While Competing at 2015 European Games". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
- ^ "Atlanta Dream Signs Cierra Burdick and Sydney Carter". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
- ^ Robinson, Mike. "Samantha Logic traded to Stars". swishappeal.com. Swish Appeal. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
- ^ "Dream Finalize Three-Team Trade with Minnesota and Chicago". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
- ^ a b "Delle Donne Tops WNBA All-Star Balloting 2015 Presented By Boost Mobile; Catchings Earns Record 10th Selection". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
- ^ "WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne Headlines 2015 All-WNBA First Team As Unanimous Pick". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
- ^ a b "Mercury's Brittney Griner headlines 2015 WNBA All-Defensive Team". pr.nba.com. NBA Communications. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
- ^ "Dream's Delisha Milton-Jones Wins 2015 Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 8, 2022.