2016 Atlanta Dream season

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.

2016 Atlanta Dream season
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
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Transactions

WNBA Draft

The Dream made the following selections in the 2016 WNBA draft:

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/Team/Country
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

Atlanta Dream roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs G 10 Ajavon, Matee 5' 8" (1.73m) 160 lb (73kg) 05-07-1986 Rutgers 8 G 23 Clarendon, Layshia 5' 9" (1.75m) 140 lb (64kg) 05-02-1991 California 3 G 8 Cortijo, Carla 5' 8" (1.73m) 135 lb (61kg) 07-21-1987 Texas 1 C 12 Dantas, Damiris (S) 6' 3" (1.91m) 196 lb (89kg) 11-17-1992 Brazil 2 C 34 Gatling, Markeisha 6' 5" (1.96m) 195 lb (88kg) 07-14-1992 North Carolina State 2 F 21 Gray, Reshanda 6' 2" (1.88m) 192 lb (87kg) 06-01-1993 California 1 G 15 Hayes, Tiffany 5' 10" (1.78m) 155 lb (70kg) 09-20-1989 Connecticut 4 C 14 Hollivay, Rachel 6' 4" (1.93m) 210 lb (95kg) 10-24-1993 Rutgers R G 32 Holmes, Bria 6' 1" (1.85m) 170 lb (77kg) 04-19-1994 West Virginia R F 20 Lyttle, Sancho 6' 4" (1.93m) 175 lb (79kg) 09-20-1983 Houston 11 F 35 McCoughtry, Angel 6' 1" (1.85m) 160 lb (73kg) 09-10-1986 Louisville 7 G 0 Simmons, Meighan 5' 9" (1.75m) 140 lb (64kg) 01-25-1992 Tennessee R F/C 52 Williams, Elizabeth 6' 3" (1.91m) 192 lb (87kg) 06-23-1993 Duke 1 East: ATL • CHI • CON • IND • NY • WAS | West: DAL • LV • LA • MIN • PHO • SEA

Head coach Michael Cooper (New Mexico) Assistant coaches Miles Cooper (Southern California) Karleen Thompson (Southern California) Athletic trainer Michael Douglas (Morehouse) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured WNBA roster page

Schedule

Preseason

2016 pre-season game log
May: 0–4 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 May 4 vs. San Antonio L 67–74 Simmons (10) Williams (10) Tied (3) Mohegan Sun Arena 4,199 0–1 2 May 5 vs. Chicago L 75–95 Williams (12) Hollivay (6) Holmes (8) Mohegan Sun Arena 4,025 0–2 3 May 7 @ Los Angeles L 80–88 Holmes (18) Gray (8) Cortijo (6) Pasadena College 460 0–3 4 May 10 Los Angeles L 63–69 Simmons (11) Williams (13) Ajavon (4) McCamish Pavilion 1,385 0–4
2016 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2016 game log Total: 17–17 (Home: 11–6; Road: 6–11)
May: 5–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 3–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 May 14 @ San Antonio W 73–63 McCoughtry (15) Williams (10) Tied (3) AT&T Center 7,572 1–0 2 May 20 @ Indiana L 85–94 Tied (19) McCoughtry (8) 3 Tied (2) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 7,608 1–1 3 May 22 Chicago W 87–81 McCoughtry (21) Clarendon (8) Cortijo (5) Philips Arena 6,152 2–1 4 May 24 @ New York W 85–79 (OT) Hayes (27) Lyttle (14) Tied (3) Madison Square Garden 14,503 3–1 5 May 27 @ Dallas W 102–93 McCoughtry (26) Lyttle (10) Lyttle (6) College Park Center 4,712 4–1 6 May 29 Indiana W 85–76 McCoughtry (22) Williams (7) Hayes (6) Philips Arena 5,233 5–1
June : 3–7 (Home: 2–3; Road: 1–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 7 June 3 @ Connecticut W 83–77 Hayes (23) Lyttle (11) McCoughtry (4) Mohegan Sun Arena 4,541 6–1 8 June 5 Washington L 79–86 McCoughtry (28) Lyttle (11) Cortijo (5) Philips Arena 3,611 6–2 9 June 10 Minnesota L 78–110 Hayes (23) Clarendon (7) McCoughtry (4) Philips Arena 5,368 6–3 10 June 12 Connecticut W 93–87 Williams (20) Williams (10) Clarendon (9) Philips Arena 4,486 7–3 11 June 17 Chicago W 101–97 McCoughtry (22) Williams (9) Hayes (5) Philips Arena 4,560 8–3 12 June 18 @ Washington L 65–95 Hayes (12) McCoughtry (8) Cortijo (4) Verizon Center 6,977 8–4 13 June 22 New York L 79–90 McCoughtry (22) Lyttle (11) Tied (4) Philips Arena 10,345 8–5 14 June 25 @ San Antonio L 69–73 McCoughtry (23) Williams (10) Tied (3) AT&T Center 9,439 8–6 15 June 28 @ Seattle L 81–84 McCoughtry (22) Hollivay (9) Tied (3) KeyArena 4,648 8–7 16 June 30 @ Los Angeles L 75–84 Hayes (32) Williams (10) Clarendon (7) Staples Center 10,215 8–8
July : 5–4 (Home: 4–1; Road: 1–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 17 July 3 Phoenix L 87–95 Hayes (26) Williams (9) Hayes (5) Philips Arena 6,557 8–9 18 July 5 Seattle W 77–64 Lyttle (22) Lyttle (11) Tied (4) Philips Arena 3,983 9–9 19 July 8 Dallas W 95–90 (OT) Tied (27) Lyttle (14) McCoughtry (9) Philips Arena 6,745 10–9 20 July 10 @ Connecticut W 67–63 McCoughtry (26) Lyttle (14) Lyttle (3) Mohegan Sun Arena 5,857 11–9 21 July 13 @ New York L 86–62 Hayes (12) Lyttle (9) Clarendon (3) Madison Square Garden 11,317 11–10 22 July 15 @ Indiana L 72–78 Cortijo (20) Williams (8) McCoughtry (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 8,612 11–11 23 July 17 Los Angeles W 91–74 Tied (17) Williams (12) Clarendon (6) Philips Arena 7,551 12–11 24 July 20 @ Minnesota L 65–83 Clarendon (11) Williams (8) Tied (2) Target Center 16,132 12–12 25 July 22 Dallas W 93–88 Gray (22) Williams (11) McCoughtry (5) McCamish Pavilion 4,749 13–12
August : 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 26 August 26 @ Chicago L 82–90 Tied (19) Williams (9) Tied (4) Allstate Arena 6,016 13–13 27 August 28 Connecticut W 87–73 McCoughtry (22) Williams (8) 3 Tied (5) Philips Arena 7,055 14–13
September : 3–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 28 September 4 Seattle L 82–91 McCoughtry (32) Williams (6) Williams (4) Philips Arena 5,695 14–14 29 September 6 Phoenix W 91–87 McCoughtry (27) McCoughtry (8) Clarendon (6) Philips Arena 3,625 15–14 30 September 8 @ Los Angeles W 86–81 McCoughtry (32) Williams (12) Clarendon (6) Staples Center 6,152 16–14 31 September 11 @ Phoenix L 75–86 Hayes (22) Williams (16) Clarendon (4) Talking Stick Resort Arena 9,877 16–15 32 September 13 San Antonio L 67–71 Holmes (20) Williams (12) Hayes (4) Philips Arena 5,312 16–16 33 September 15 Washington W 94–91 McCoughtry (31) Williams (10) Clarendon (9) Philips Arena 4,404 17–16 34 September 17 @ Minnesota L 87–95 McCoughtry (18) Williams (9) Clarendon (7) Target Center 11,663 17–17
2016 season schedule

Playoffs

2016 playoff game log Total: 1–1(Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
First Round: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 September 21 Seattle W 94–85 McCoughtry (37) Williams (16) Tied (7) McCamish Pavilion 2,553 1–0
Second Round: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 September 25 Chicago L 98–108 Hayes (30) Williams (9) McCoughtry (9) Allstate Arena 3,922 0–1
2016 playoff schedule

Standings

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Conf.
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.
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

	First round: Single elimination (Sept. 21)				Second round: Single elimination (Sept. 24 and 25)				Semifinals: Best-of-five (Sept. 28 – Oct. 6)				WNBA Finals: Best-of-five (Oct. 9 – 20)
									1 Minnesota Lynx	3
									8 Phoenix Mercury	0
					3 New York Liberty	94
					8 Phoenix Mercury	101
	5 Indiana Fever	78
	8 Phoenix Mercury	89
													1 Minnesota Lynx	2
													2 Los Angeles Sparks	3
	6 Atlanta Dream	94
	7 Seattle Storm	85
					4 Chicago Sky	108
					6 Atlanta Dream	98
									2 Los Angeles Sparks	3
									4 Chicago Sky	1

Note: Teams re-seeded after second round and semi-finals.

Semifinals

Team	1	2	3
1 Minnesota Lynx	113	96	82
8 Phoenix Mercury	95	86	67

Team	1	2	3	4
2 Los Angeles Sparks	95	99	66	95
4 Chicago Sky	75	84	70	75

WNBA Finals

Team	1	2	3	4	5
1 Minnesota Lynx	76	79	75	85	76
2 Los Angeles Sparks	78	60	92	79	77

Statistics

Legend
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

Awards and honors

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
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

References

1. DREAM: Dream Schedule 2016
2. Atlanta Dream Announces 2015 WNBA Schedule | NDNSPORTS

External links

• THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE ATLANTA DREAM
• Atlanta Dream 2016 Schedule - Dream Home and Away - ESPN