2008 Atlanta Dream season

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The 2008 Atlanta Dream season was the debut season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association, and their first season under head coach, Marynell Meadors. The team name was unveiled on January 23, 2008, with the expansion draft held on February 6. The Atlanta Dream had seventeen straight losses. It was the longest losing streak to start a season in WNBA history.[1]

Head coachMarynell Meadors
ArenaPhilips Arena
Attendance8,316 per game
Record4–30 (.118)
Quick facts Atlanta Dream season, Head coach ...
2008 Atlanta Dream season
Head coachMarynell Meadors
ArenaPhilips Arena
Attendance8,316 per game
Results
Record4–30 (.118)
Place7th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team Leaders
PointsBetty Lennox – 17.5
ReboundsÉrika de Souza – 6.6
AssistsIvory Latta – 3.6
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Transactions

Expansion draft

Main article: 2008 WNBA expansion draft

The list of players selected in the expansion draft were as follows:

More information Player, Nationality ...
Player Nationality Former WNBA Team
Carla Thomas  United States Chicago Sky
Érika de Souza  Brazil Connecticut Sun
Katie Feenstra  United States Detroit Shock
Roneeka Hodges  United States Houston Comets
Ann Strother  United States Indiana Fever
LaToya Thomas  United States Los Angeles Sparks
Kristen Mann  United States Minnesota Lynx
Ann Wauters  Belgium New York Liberty
Jennifer Lacy  United States Phoenix Mercury
Kristin Haynie  United States Sacramento Monarchs
Chantelle Anderson  United States San Antonio Silver Stars
Betty Lennox  United States Seattle Storm
Yelena Leuchanka  Belarus Washington Mystics
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Additionally, Atlanta immediately orchestrated three trades involving players in the expansion draft.[2]

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Trade
To Atlanta Dream To Detroit Shock
Ivory Latta LaToya Thomas and the 18th pick in the 2008 WNBA draft
To Atlanta Dream To Seattle Storm
Iziane Castro Marques and the 8th pick in the 2008 WNBA draft Roneeka Hodges and the 4th pick in the 2008 WNBA draft
To Atlanta Dream To Indiana Fever
24th pick in the 2008 Draft Agreeing not to select specific unprotected Fever players
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WNBA draft

See also: 2008 WNBA draft
More information Round, Pick ...
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 8 Tamera Young  United States James Madison
2 24 Morenike Atunrase  United States Texas A&M
3 32 Danielle Hood  United States Hartford
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Trades and Roster Changes

More information Date, Transaction ...
Date Transaction
February 6, 2008 Traded LaToya Thomas and a Second Round Pick in the 2008 WNBA draft to the Detroit Shock in exchange for Ivory Latta
Traded Roneeka Hodges and a First Round Pick in the 2008 WNBA draft to the Seattle Storm in exchange for Iziane Castro Marques and a First Round Pick in the 2008 WNBA draft
Agreed to not select any specific unprotected Indiana Fever players in exchange for the Fever's Second Round Pick in the 2008 WNBA draft[3]
February 25, 2008 Signed Tasha Butts
March 24, 2008 Signed Jennifer Lacy and Brittany Jackson to Training Camp Contracts
March 27, 2008 Signed Stacey Lovelace
April 9, 2008 Traded Ann Wauters, the draft rights to Morenike Atunrase, and a Second Round Pick in the 2009 WNBA draft to the San Antonio Silver Stars in exchange for Camille Little, the draft rights to Chioma Nnamaka and a Second Round Pick in the 2009 WNBA draft[4]
April 11, 2008 Signed Jessica Dickson to a Training Camp Contract
April 14, 2008 Signed Danielle Hood, Chioma Nnamaka, Tamera Young, and Jessica Dickson to Rookie Scale Contracts
April 18, 2008 Signed Dalila Eshe to a Training Camp Contract
April 22, 2008 Signed Jill Ingram to a Training Camp Contract
May 4, 2008 Waived Brittany Jackson and Dalila Este
May 5, 2008 Waived Tasha Butts
May 14, 2008 Waived Jill Ingram, Jessica Dickson, and Danielle Hood
May 15, 2008 Signed Katie Feenstra, Kristin Haynie, and Kristen Mann to Contract Extensions
May 16, 2008 Waived Carla Thomas
Temporarily Suspend Yelena Leuchanka due to Overseas Commitments
Mau 28, 2008 Waived Chantelle Anderson
June 22, 2008 Traded Camille Little to the Seattle Storm in exchange for a Second Round Pick in the 2009 WNBA draft[5]
June 23, 2008 Signed Kasha Terry
July 4, 2008 Traded Kristen Mann to the Indiana Fever in exchange for Alison Bales[6]
July 8, 2008 Waived Stacey Lovelace
August 15, 2008 Signed Nikki Teasley[7]
September 12, 2008 Re-Signed Iziane Castro Marques
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Roster

More information Atlanta Dream roster, Players ...
2008 Atlanta Dream roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightFrom
C33United StatesBales, Alison6' 7" (2.01m)218 lb (99kg)Duke
G/F8BrazilCastro Marques, Iziane6' 0" (1.83m)140 lb (64kg)Brazil
F/C14BrazilDeSouza, Erika6' 5" (1.96m)190 lb (86kg)Brazil
C44United StatesFeenstra, Katie6' 8" (2.03m)240 lb (109kg)Liberty University
G4United StatesHaynie, Kristin5' 9" (1.75m)147 lb (67kg)Michigan State
F21United StatesLacy, Jennifer6' 3" (1.91m)175 lb (79kg)Pepperdine
G12United StatesLatta, Ivory5' 6" (1.68m)143 lb (65kg)North Carolina
G22United StatesLennox, Betty5' 8" (1.73m)143 lb (65kg)Louisiana Tech
G9SwedenNnamaka, Chioma6' 0" (1.83m)Georgia Tech
G/F43United StatesStrother, Ann6' 3" (1.91m)166 lb (75kg)Connecticut
G42United StatesTeasley, Nikki6' 0" (1.83m)159 lb (72kg)North Carolina
F/C35United StatesTerry, Kasha6' 3" (1.91m)185 lb (84kg)Georgia Tech
F23United StatesYoung, Tamera6' 2" (1.88m)James Madison University
Head coach
United States Marynell Meadors (Middle Tennessee)
Assistant coaches
United States Katy Steding (Stanford)
United States Fred Williams (Boise State)
United States Sue Panek
Athletic trainer
United States Kara Dolling
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Jackie Ansley (Virginia Tech)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured
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Depth

More information Pos., Starter ...
Pos. Starter Bench
C Alison Bales Katie Feenstra
PF Érika de Souza Jennifer Lacy
SF Iziane Castro Marques Tamera Young
Ann Strother
SG Betty Lennox Kasha Terry
Chioma Nnamaka
PG Ivory Latta Kristin Haynie
Nikki Teasley
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Schedule

Preseason

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2008 Preseason Schedule
Total: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1 May 3 Los Angeles L 80-86 Thomas, Young (15) Young (5) Ingram (4) Philips Arena
7,932		 0-1
2 May 11 @ Phoenix L 84-97 Lennox (21) Lovelace (6) Haynie, Lennox (4) US Airways Center
1,845		 0-2
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Regular season

The Atlanta Dream lost their first game in franchise history, 67-100. Their opponent was the Connecticut Sun; the Sun delivered a 32-8 run that stretched into the second quarter to open a 17-point lead. The lead exploded to 34 points. At the conclusion of the game, the Dream were outrebounded 53-29. For the Dream, Stacey Lovelace had 11 points, five assists and four rebounds.

More information 2008 Regular Season Total: 4–30 (Home: 1–16; Road: 3–14), Game ...
2008 Regular Season
Total: 4–30 (Home: 1–16; Road: 3–14)
May: 0–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–2)
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1 May 17 @ Connecticut 67-100 Lennox (17) Haynie, Lennox (7) Lovelace (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,420		 0-1
2 May 23 Detroit 76-88 Lennox (21) de Souza (18) Latta (3) Philips Arena
11,609		 0-2
3 May 25 Los Angeles 56-74 Castro Marques (17) de Souza, Feenstra (6) Haynie, Latta (4) Philips Arena
11,186		 0-3
4 May 27 @ Washington 74-80 Lennox (29) de Souza, Lennox, Little, Lovelace (3) Latta (6) Verizon Center
6,231		 0-4
June: 0–11 (Home: 0–6; Road: 0–5)
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
5 June 3 Minnesota 81-85 Lennox (28) Feenstra (9) Lennox (8) Philips Arena
5,844		 0-5
6 June 6 Chicago 72-86 Latta (17) Little (7) Latta, Lennox (5) Philips Arena
7,418		 0-6
7 June 7 @ Chicago 70-91 Lacy (18) Lacy (10) Lennox (4) UIC Pavilion
3,182		 0-7
8 June 11 New York 77-81 Lennox (28) Lennox (7) Latta (6) Philips Arena
5,936		 0-8
9 June 13 Indiana 67-76 Young, Latta (14) Lacy, Young (5) Latta (6) Philips Arena
8,167		 0-9
10 June 16 @ Houston 79-88 Lennox (29) Lennox (11) Young (3) Reliant Arena
6,139		 0-10
11 June 18 San Antonio 66-81 Lovelace (18) Young (13) Young (7) Philips Arena
6,225		 0-11
12 June 20 @ Washington 61-72 Lennox (18) Lennox (9) Latta (4) Verizon Center
7,448		 0-12
13 June 22 Detroit 76-97 Latta (26) Young (11) Latta (10) Philips Arena
7,865		 0-13
14 June 27 @ Connecticut 101-109 (OT) Lennox (44) Lennox (9) Lennox (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,612		 0-14
15 June 29 @ Detroit 92-100 Young (26) Lennox (8) Latta (5) Palace of Auburn Hills
8,798		 0-15
July: 3–9 (Home: 1–5; Road: 2–4)
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
16 July 1 Phoenix 79-97 Lennox (18) Lovelace, Young (7) Latta (5) Philips Arena
9,795		 0-16
17 July 3 Houston 65-72 Lennox (15) Feenstra (9) Haynie, Strother (3) Philips Arena
7,430		 0-17
18 July 5 Chicago 91-84 Lacy, Latta (18) Young (8) Haynie (11) Philips Arena
8,468		 1-17
19 July 9 @ Minnesota 73-67 Lennox (24) Bales (11) Haynie (5) Target Center
5,893		 2-17
20 July 11 @ San Antonio 74-82 Lennox (22) Bales (9) Lennox (4) AT&T Center
10,943		 2-18
21 July 13 @ Chicago 66-79 Feenstra (21) Feenstra (8) Feenstra, Haynie, Lennox (2) UIC Pavilion
2,907		 2-19
22 July 16 @ Indiana 81-77 Castro Marques (24) Bales (11) Haynie (7) Conseco Fieldhouse
9,303		 3-19
23 July 18 @ Sacramento 73-77 Haynie (12) Feenstra (8) Haynie (4) ARCO Arena
7,236		 3-20
24 July 19 @ Phoenix 84-110 Latta (18) Terry (11) Latta (3) US Airways Center
7,913		 3-21
25 July 22 Sacramento 66-79 Terry, Latta (15) Terry (9) Haynie (4) Philips Arena
10,431		 3-22
26 July 25 Washington 75-81 Castro Marques (23) Bales (7) Haynie (3) Philips Arena
8,279		 3-23
27 July 27 New York 76-86 Lennox (18) de Souza (11) Latta (5) Philips Arena
8,759		 3-24
August: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
Summer Olympic break
28 August 29 Connecticut 72-98 Lennox (19) de Souza, Feenstra (6) Haynie (6) Philips Arena
11,442		 3-25
29 August 30 @ Indiana 72-87 Lennox (27) Bales (5) Haynie (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
9,280		 3-26
September: 1–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–2)
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
30 September 2 Seattle 69-83 Lennox (25) de Souza (8) Latta (4) Philips Arena
7,390		 3-27
31 September 5 @ New York 71-82 Lennox (28) Lennox (7) Castro Marques (4) Madison Square Garden
7,039		 3-28
32 September 8 Indiana 77-81 Lennox (19) Bales (9) Castro Marques (6) Philips Arena
7,706		 3-29
33 September 11 @ Los Angeles 83-72 Castro Marques (23) Bales (9) Latta (10) Staples Center
9,060		 4-29
34 September 12 @ Seattle 72-77 Young (20) Feenstra, Haynie, Terry (5) Latta (4) KeyArena
9,686		 4-30
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Standings

More information Eastern Conference, W ...
Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Detroit Shock x2212.647–14–38–916–4
Connecticut Sun x2113.6181.013–48–913–7
New York Liberty x1915.5593.011–68–911–9
Indiana Fever x1717.5005.011–66–1112–8
Chicago Sky o1222.35310.08–94–1310–10
Washington Mystics o1024.29412.06–114–136–14
Atlanta Dream o430.11818.01–163–142–18
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Statistics

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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
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Regular season

More information Player, GP ...
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Betty Lennox 34 33 29.7 41.5 35.8 85.5 4.2 2.4 1.3 0.1 17.5
Ivory Latta 34 31 28.2 36.2 34.4 80.2 2.1 3.6 1.3 0.0 11.4
Erika de Souza 12 8 23.1 58.5 0.0 61.5 6.6 0.7 1.4 1.8 9.3
Iziane Castro Marques 29 20 23.1 35.3 30.9 81.4 2.2 1.8 0.9 0.2 9.3
Tamera Young 33 15 22.6 33.3 32.5 69.1 4.2 1.2 0.9 0.3 7.3
Katie Feenstra 33 4 14.0 53.5 0.0 75.0 3.9 0.3 0.9 0.8 6.7
Stacey Lovelace 15 7 17.2 40.4 41.7 69.2 3.6 1.0 1.1 0.7 6.1
Jennifer Lacy 33 22 18.3 38.9 19.0 67.3 2.7 0.8 0.6 0.2 5.7
Alison Bales 17 9 22.3 40.5 33.3 67.7 6.0 0.6 0.9 1.7 4.8
Camille Little 13 2 17.0 42.0 40.0 59.3 3.1 0.7 0.8 0.5 4.8
Kasha Terry 20 8 13.8 47.4 0.0 60.6 3.2 0.5 0.5 0.6 4.6
Kristen Mann 13 8 17.2 40.9 50.0 100.0 1.5 1.1 0.6 0.3 3.5
Kristin Haynie 33 3 14.7 31.6 31.3 75.0 1.7 2.5 0.9 0.1 2.8
Ann Strother 21 0 7.6 35.3 36.8 66.7 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.1 1.9
Chioma Nnamaka 12 0 7.0 23.1 18.2 66.7 1.0 0.2 0.4 0.0 1.3
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