2009 Atlanta Dream season
CoachMarynell Meadors
ArenaPhilips Arena
Attendance7,102 per game
Results
Record18–16 (.529)
Place2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost First Round
Team Leaders
PointsIziane Castro Marques – 14.4
ReboundsÉrika de Souza – 9.1
AssistsShalee Lehning – 3.7

The 2009 WNBA season was the 2nd season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Dream qualified for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. However, they were eliminated by the Detroit Shock in a sweep in the first round.

Transactions

Houston Comets Dispersal Draft

With the Houston Comets ceasing operation and based on the 2008 records of teams, the Dream selected 1st in the Dispersal Draft.[1]

Pick Player Nationality College Previous Team
1 Sancho Lyttle  Spain Houston Houston Comets

WNBA draft

See also: 2009 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 1 Angel McCoughtry  United States Louisville
2 25 Shalee Lehning  United States Kansas State
3 27 Jessica Morrow  United States Baylor

Trades and Roster Changes

Date Trade
December 8, 2008 Traded a First Round Pick in the 2009 WNBA draft to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for the rights to Chamique Holdsclaw[2]
January 2, 2009 Extended Qualifying Offers to Kasha Terry, Yelena Leuchanka, and Jennifer Lacy
January 12, 2009 Signed Nikki Teasley[3]
January 14, 2009 Waived Ann Strother and Chioma Nnamaka[4]
Rescinded the Qualifying Offer to Kasha Terry
January 21, 2009 Traded Alison Bales to the Phoenix Mercury for a Second Round Pick in the 2009 WNBA draft[5]
February 3, 2009 Waived Betty Lennox[6]
February 4, 2009 Waived Kasha Terry[7]
February 11, 2009 Signed Chantelle Anderson to a Training Camp Contract[8]
February 17, 2009 Signed Jennifer Lacy to a Training Camp Contract
February 18, 2009 Signed Michelle Snow to a Training Camp Contract[9]
April 8, 2009 Waived Katie Mattera[10]
April 9, 2009 Traded a Second Round Pick in the 2009 WNBA draft to the Detroit Shock in exchange for Ashley Shields[11]
April 13, 2009 Waived Kristin Haynie
April 14, 2009 Signed Angel McCoughtry, Shalee Lehning, and Jessica Morrow to Rookie Scale Contracts
April 20, 2009 Signed Chamique Holdsclaw[12]
April 28, 2009 Waived Ashley Shields[13]
May 11, 2009 Waived Jessica Morrow
May 12, 2009 Signed Marlies Gipson to a Training Camp Contract
May 15, 2009 Signed Coco Miller[14]
May 29, 2009 Waived Marlies Gipson
May 31, 2009 Waived Chantelle Anderson[15]
June 3, 2009 Waived Ivory Latta[16]
July 3, 2009 Waived Nikki Teasley
Signed Ivory Latta[17]
August 12, 2009 Traded Tamera Young to the Chicago Sky in exchange for Armintie Price[18]

Roster

2009 Atlanta Dream Roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From
G/F 8 Brazil Castro Marques, Iziane 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 140 lb (64 kg) Brazil
F/C 14 Brazil DeSouza, Erika 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Brazil
F 1 United States Holdsclaw, Chamique 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Tennessee
F 21 United States Lacy, Jennifer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Pepperdine
G 12 United States Latta, Ivory 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 143 lb (65 kg) North Carolina
G 5 United States Lehning, Shalee 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 147 lb (67 kg) Kansas State
F 20 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Lyttle, Sancho 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 143 lb (65 kg) Houston
F 35 United States McCoughtry, Angel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Louisville
SG 9 United States Miller, Coco 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 140 lb (64 kg) Georgia
G/F 22 United States Price, Armintie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 133 lb (60 kg) Mississippi
C 2 United States Snow, Michelle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 158 lb (72 kg) Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Athletic trainer
  • United States Kara Dolling
Strength and conditioning coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Depth

Pos. Starter Bench
C Érika de Souza Michelle Snow
PF Sancho Lyttle Jennifer Lacy
SF Chamique Holdsclaw Angel McCoughtry
SG Iziane Castro Marques Armintie Price
PG Shalee Lehning Ivory Latta
Coco Miller

Schedule

2009 Preseason Schedule
Total: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 May 27 7:00pm Connecticut 76-73 de Souza, Holdsclaw (16) de Souza (9) Teasley (7) Philips Arena
4,980		 1-0

Regular season

2009 Regular Season
Total: 18–16 (Home: 12–5; Road: 6–11)
June: 4–6 (Home: 3–3; Road: 1–3)
Game Date Time Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 June 6 7:00pm Indiana 87-86 (2OT) Holdsclaw (23) de Souza (17) Holdsclaw, Teasley (4) Philips Arena
8,709		 1-0
2 June 7 4:00pm @ Washington 71-77 Miller (17) de Souza (6) Lehning (4) Verizon Center
11,759		 1-1
3 June 12 8:30pm @ Chicago CN100
NBA TV		 73-81 Castro Marques (20) de Souza (8) Miller (4) UIC Pavilion
5,689		 1-2
4 June 14 3:00pm @ Connecticut 67-62 Lyttle (20) Lyttle (16) Teasley (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,429		 2-2
5 June 19 7:30pm Washington 93-81 Lyttle (20) Lyttle (13) Teasley (4) Philips Arena
6,050		 3-2
6 June 21 3:00pm New York 81-93 Holdsclaw (17) Lyttle (9) Teasley (5) Philips Arena
5,624		 3-3
7 June 23 12:00pm Chicago 98-99 (OT) McCoughtry (26) de Souza (7) McCoughtry (8) Philips Arena
10,351		 3-4
8 June 26 7:30pm Detroit 96-86 Holdsclaw (28) de Souza (13) Teasley (11) Philips Arena
5,935		 4-4
9 June 27 7:00pm @ Connecticut 68-82 Castro Marques (16) Snow (9) Lehning (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,264		 4-5
10 June 30 7:00pm Minnesota ESPN2 85-91 Castro Marques (31) de Souza (10) Lehning (4) Philips Arena
7,686		 4-6
July: 5–4 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–4)
Game Date Time Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
11 July 3 7:30pm Washington 72-65 Holdsclaw (18) Lacy, Snow (8) Holdsclaw (8) Philips Arena
5,456		 5-6
12 July 5 6:00pm @ Indiana 74-78 Lyttle (18) de Souza (8) Lehning, McCoughtry (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,024		 5-7
13 July 7 7:30pm Connecticut 72-67 Holdsclaw (19) de Souza (17) Lehning (7) Philips Arena
6,225		 6-7
14 July 11 7:30pm @ New York 69-71 Castro Marques (18) Castro Marques, de Souza, Holdsclaw (8) Castro Marques (6) Madison Square Garden
8,732		 6-8
15 July 15 1:00pm @ Minnesota FSN-N 91-77 Holdsclaw (28) Lyttle (10) Lehning (5) Target Center
11,245		 7-8
16 July 17 7:00pm @ Indiana 79-84 de Souza (23) de Souza (14) Castro Marques, Lehning (3) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,975		 7-9
17 July 19 4:00pm @ New York 86-89 Holdsclaw (26) de Souza (10) de Souza (3) Madison Square Garden
8,560		 7-10
18 July 22 12:00pm @ Detroit 98-95 (OT) Latta (22) Snow (12) Holdsclaw (4) Palace of Auburn Hills
14,439		 8-10
19 July 30 7:30pm Phoenix 106-76 McCoughtry (17) de Souza (14) Lehning (5) Philips Arena
7,827		 9-10
August: 6–4 (Home: 5–2; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Time Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
20 August 1 7:00pm New York NBA TV
MSG		 89-83 Holdsclaw (18) Holdsclaw, Lyttle (7) Latta, Lehning (3) Philips Arena
6,103		 10-10
21 August 6 8:00pm @ San Antonio 92-84 Holdsclaw (21) Lyttle (10) Lehning (7) AT&T Center
5,042		 11-10
22 August 8 7:00pm Chicago 80-82 Latta (18) de Souza (15) Latta, Miller (3) Philips Arena
5,424		 11-11
23 August 13 7:30pm Detroit 80-75 Castro Marques (16) de Souza (13) Lehning (5) Philips Arena
5,641		 12-11
24 August 15 7:00pm Seattle 88-79 Lyttle (20) de Souza (12) Lehning (6) Philips Arena
8,751		 13-11
25 August 20 7:30pm San Antonio 93-87 McCoughtry (34) de Souza (11) Lehning (6) Philips Arena
5,848		 14-11
26 August 23 3:00pm Los Angeles 87-91 Castro Marques (26) de Souza (9) Castro Marques, Lehning (4) Philips Arena
11,304		 14-12
27 August 25 7:30pm Sacramento 103-83 Castro Marques (30) Lyttle (9) Lehning (10) Philips Arena
5,159		 15-12
28 August 27 7:30pm @ Detroit 83-87 Castro Marques (19) de Souza (13) McCoughtry (5) Palace of Auburn Hills
5,695		 15-13
29 August 29 10:00pm @ Seattle 84-91 (2OT) McCoughtry (16) Lyttle (11) Lehning, McCoughtry (4) KeyArena
9,089		 15-14
September: 3–2 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–2)
Game Date Time Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
30 September 1 10:30pm @ Los Angeles 84-79 Castro Marques (27) de Souza, Lyttle (7) de Souza, Latta (3) STAPLES Center
8,756		 16-14
31 September 4 10:00pm @ Sacramento 98-90 de Souza (27) de Souza (13) McCoughtry (10) ARCO Arena
6,517		 17-14
32 September 5 10:00pm @ Phoenix 82-100 de Souza (23) Snow (7) Lehning (10) US Airways Center
10,424		 17-15
33 September 11 7:00pm Connecticut 88-64 McCoughtry (18) de Souza (14) Lyttle (5) Philips Arena
8,644		 18-15
34 September 12 7:00pm @ Washington 64-82 McCoughtry (19) McCoughtry (13) Castro Marques, de Souza (3) Verizon Center
11,987		 18-16
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess

Postseason

2009 Postseason Schedule
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Detroit (Lost Series 0-2)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series
1 September 16 8:00pm @ Detroit ESPN2 89-94 Castro Marques (25) Lyttle (9) Castro Marques (7) Palace of Auburn Hills
6,122		 0-1
2 September 18 7:30pm Detroit NBA TV 79-94 Latta (21) de Souza (7) McCoughtry, Latta, Price (3) Gwinnett Arena
4,780		 0-2

Standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Indiana Fever x 22 12 .647 – 14–3 8–9 17–5
Atlanta Dream x 18 16 .529 4.0 12–5 6–11 10–12
Detroit Shock x 18 16 .529 4.0 11–6 7–10 11–11
Washington Mystics x 16 18 .471 6.0 11–6 5–12 10–12
Chicago Sky o 16 18 .471 6.0 12–5 4–13 10–12
Connecticut Sun o 16 18 .471 6.0 12–5 4–13 9–12
New York Liberty o 13 21 .382 9.0 8–9 5–12 8–13

Playoffs

Conference Semi-Finals
Best-of-3 		Conference Finals
Best-of-3 		WNBA Finals
Best-of-5
         
E1 Indiana 2
E4 Washington 0
E1 Indiana 2
Eastern Conference
E3 Detroit 1
E2 Atlanta 0
E3 Detroit 2
E1 Indiana 2
W1 Phoenix 3
W1 Phoenix 2
W4 San Antonio 1
W1 Phoenix 2
Western Conference
W3 Los Angeles 1
W2 Seattle 1
W3 Los Angeles 2

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
Iziane Castro Marques 34 33 26.9 41.3 34.5 78.0 2.2 2.0 1.1 0.1 14.4
Chamique Holdsclaw 25 25 28.3 41.4 20.0 83.9 4.4 2.2 1.4 0.3 13.9
Sancho Lyttle 34 31 27.4 50.7 0.0 74.3 7.5 1.5 2.0 0.6 13.0
Angel McCoughtry 34 10 21.6 47.6 29.4 74.1 3.1 2.1 2.2 0.4 12.8
Erika de Souza 34 34 27.3 52.8 0.0 65.3 9.1 1.1 0.9 1.3 11.8
Ivory Latta 24 0 14.6 40.9 36.0 82.6 0.7 1.4 0.5 0.0 6.1
Michelle Snow 34 2 14.8 47.9 0.0 76.1 4.3 0.5 0.4 0.5 5.4
Nikki Teasley 10 10 23.4 40.0 41.2 80.0 1.7 3.5 0.9 0.1 3.9
Coco Miller 34 5 12.0 41.0 29.6 88.5 1.5 1.0 0.4 0.1 3.9
Shalee Lehning 34 20 20.8 38.7 20.0 77.4 2.3 3.7 0.5 0.1 3.0
Jennifer Lacy 32 0 11.3 32.7 21.1 66.7 2.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 3.0
Tamera Young 11 0 6.5 33.3 20.0 64.7 1.3 0.5 0.5 0.1 2.7
Armintie Price 11 0 8.9 35.7 0.0 60.0 1.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 1.5

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Angel McCoughtry 2 2 29.0 48.4 57.1 66.7 5.5 3.0 1.0 0.0 19.0
Iziane Castro Marques 2 2 25.5 50.0 50.0 70.6 1.5 4.5 0.0 0.0 16.0
Ivory Latta 2 2 37.5 40.0 33.3 88.9 2.0 2.5 0.5 0.0 13.5
Erika de Souza 2 2 27.0 55.6 0.0 75.0 7.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 11.5
Sancho Lyttle 2 2 25.5 41.2 0.0 42.9 5.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 5.0
Armintie Price 2 0 15.5 33.3 0.0 57.1 3.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 5.0
Michelle Snow 2 0 16.5 30.0 0.0 60.0 4.0 0.5 0.0 1.0 4.5
Coco Miller 2 0 6.5 60.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 3.5
Chamique Holdsclaw 1 0 13.0 25.0 0.0 100.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0
Jennifer Lacy 2 0 11.5 0.0 0.0 50.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Sancho Lyttle Eastern Conference Player of the Week August 17 [19]
2009 WNBA All-Star Selection July 20 [20]
All-Defensive Second Team September 25 [21]
Angel McCoughtry All-Defensive Second Team September 25 [21]
WNBA Rookie of the Year October 1 [22]
WNBA All-Rookie Team October 1 [23]
Érika de Souza 2009 WNBA All-Star Selection July 20 [20]
Marynell Meadors WNBA Coach of the Year October 1 [24]

References

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