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The 2009 Atlanta Dream season was the 2nd season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association, and their second season under head coach, Marynell Meadors. 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.

Head coachMarynell Meadors
ArenaPhilips Arena
Record18–16 (.529)
Place2nd (Eastern)
Quick facts Atlanta Dream season, Head coach ...
2009 Atlanta Dream season
Head coachMarynell Meadors
ArenaPhilips Arena
Results
Record18–16 (.529)
Place2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishE2; Lost in First Round 0–2 to Detroit
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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]

More information Pick, Player ...
Pick Player Nationality College Previous team
1 Sancho Lyttle Spain Houston Houston Comets
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WNBA draft

See also: 2009 WNBA draft
More information Round, Pick ...
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
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Trades and Roster Changes

More information Date, Trade ...
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Rescinded the Qualifying Offer to Kasha Terry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]
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Roster

More information Atlanta Dream roster, Players ...
2009 Atlanta Dream roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightFrom
G/F8BrazilCastro Marques, Iziane6' 0" (1.83m)140 lb (64kg)Brazil
F/C14BrazilDeSouza, Erika6' 5" (1.96m)190 lb (86kg)Brazil
F1United StatesHoldsclaw, Chamique6' 2" (1.88m)172 lb (78kg)Tennessee
F21United StatesLacy, Jennifer6' 3" (1.91m)175 lb (79kg)Pepperdine
G12United StatesLatta, Ivory5' 6" (1.68m)143 lb (65kg)North Carolina
G5United StatesLehning, Shalee5' 9" (1.75m)147 lb (67kg)Kansas State
F20Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesLyttle, Sancho6' 4" (1.93m)143 lb (65kg)Houston
F35United StatesMcCoughtry, Angel6' 1" (1.85m)160 lb (73kg)Louisville
SG9United StatesMiller, Coco5' 9" (1.75m)140 lb (64kg)Georgia
G/F22United StatesPrice, Armintie5' 9" (1.75m)133 lb (60kg)Mississippi
C2United StatesSnow, Michelle6' 5" (1.96m)158 lb (72kg)Tennessee
Head coach
United States Marynell Meadors (Middle Tennessee)
Assistant coaches
United States Carol Ross (Mississippi)
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
  WNBA roster page
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Depth

More information Pos., Starter ...
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
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Schedule

More information Game, Date ...
2009 Preseason Schedule
Total: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1May 277:00pmConnecticut76-73de Souza, Holdsclaw (16)de Souza (9)Teasley (7)Philips Arena
4,980		1-0
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Regular season

More information 2009 Regular Season Total: 18–16 (Home: 12–5; Road: 6–11), Game ...
2009 Regular Season
Total: 18–16 (Home: 12–5; Road: 6–11)
June: 4–6 (Home: 3–3; Road: 1–3)
GameDateTimeOpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1June 67:00pmIndiana87-86 (2OT)Holdsclaw (23)de Souza (17)Holdsclaw, Teasley (4)Philips Arena
8,709		1-0
2June 74:00pm@ Washington71-77Miller (17)de Souza (6)Lehning (4)Verizon Center
11,759		1-1
3June 128:30pm@ ChicagoCN100
NBA TV		73-81Castro Marques (20)de Souza (8)Miller (4)UIC Pavilion
5,689		1-2
4June 143:00pm@ Connecticut67-62Lyttle (20)Lyttle (16)Teasley (5)Mohegan Sun Arena
6,429		2-2
5June 197:30pmWashington93-81Lyttle (20)Lyttle (13)Teasley (4)Philips Arena
6,050		3-2
6June 213:00pmNew York81-93Holdsclaw (17)Lyttle (9)Teasley (5)Philips Arena
5,624		3-3
7June 2312:00pmChicago98-99 (OT)McCoughtry (26)de Souza (7)McCoughtry (8)Philips Arena
10,351		3-4
8June 267:30pmDetroit96-86Holdsclaw (28)de Souza (13)Teasley (11)Philips Arena
5,935		4-4
9June 277:00pm@ Connecticut68-82Castro Marques (16)Snow (9)Lehning (4)Mohegan Sun Arena
6,264		4-5
10June 307:00pmMinnesotaESPN285-91Castro Marques (31)de Souza (10)Lehning (4)Philips Arena
7,686		4-6
July: 5–4 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–4)
GameDateTimeOpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
11July 37:30pmWashington72-65Holdsclaw (18)Lacy, Snow (8)Holdsclaw (8)Philips Arena
5,456		5-6
12July 56:00pm@ Indiana74-78Lyttle (18)de Souza (8)Lehning, McCoughtry (4)Conseco Fieldhouse
7,024		5-7
13July 77:30pmConnecticut72-67Holdsclaw (19)de Souza (17)Lehning (7)Philips Arena
6,225		6-7
14July 117:30pm@ New York69-71Castro Marques (18)Castro Marques, de Souza, Holdsclaw (8)Castro Marques (6)Madison Square Garden
8,732		6-8
15July 151:00pm@ MinnesotaFSN-N91-77Holdsclaw (28)Lyttle (10)Lehning (5)Target Center
11,245		7-8
16July 177:00pm@ Indiana79-84de Souza (23)de Souza (14)Castro Marques, Lehning (3)Conseco Fieldhouse
7,975		7-9
17July 194:00pm@ New York86-89Holdsclaw (26)de Souza (10)de Souza (3)Madison Square Garden
8,560		7-10
18July 2212:00pm@ Detroit98-95 (OT)Latta (22)Snow (12)Holdsclaw (4)Palace of Auburn Hills
14,439		8-10
19July 307:30pmPhoenix106-76McCoughtry (17)de Souza (14)Lehning (5)Philips Arena
7,827		9-10
August: 6–4 (Home: 5–2; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTimeOpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
20August 17:00pmNew YorkNBA TV
MSG		89-83Holdsclaw (18)Holdsclaw, Lyttle (7)Latta, Lehning (3)Philips Arena
6,103		10-10
21August 68:00pm@ San Antonio92-84Holdsclaw (21)Lyttle (10)Lehning (7)AT&T Center
5,042		11-10
22August 87:00pmChicago80-82Latta (18)de Souza (15)Latta, Miller (3)Philips Arena
5,424		11-11
23August 137:30pmDetroit80-75Castro Marques (16)de Souza (13)Lehning (5)Philips Arena
5,641		12-11
24August 157:00pmSeattle88-79Lyttle (20)de Souza (12)Lehning (6)Philips Arena
8,751		13-11
25August 207:30pmSan Antonio93-87McCoughtry (34)de Souza (11)Lehning (6)Philips Arena
5,848		14-11
26August 233:00pmLos Angeles87-91Castro Marques (26)de Souza (9)Castro Marques, Lehning (4)Philips Arena
11,304		14-12
27August 257:30pmSacramento103-83Castro Marques (30)Lyttle (9)Lehning (10)Philips Arena
5,159		15-12
28August 277:30pm@ Detroit83-87Castro Marques (19)de Souza (13)McCoughtry (5)Palace of Auburn Hills
5,695		15-13
29August 2910:00pm@ Seattle84-91 (2OT)McCoughtry (16)Lyttle (11)Lehning, McCoughtry (4)KeyArena
9,089		15-14
September: 3–2 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–2)
GameDateTimeOpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
30September 110:30pm@ Los Angeles84-79Castro Marques (27)de Souza, Lyttle (7)de Souza, Latta (3)STAPLES Center
8,756		16-14
31September 410:00pm@ Sacramento98-90de Souza (27)de Souza (13)McCoughtry (10)ARCO Arena
6,517		17-14
32September 510:00pm@ Phoenix82-100de Souza (23)Snow (7)Lehning (10)US Airways Center
10,424		17-15
33September 117:00pmConnecticut88-64McCoughtry (18)de Souza (14)Lyttle (5)Philips Arena
8,644		18-15
34September 127:00pm@ Washington64-82McCoughtry (19)McCoughtry (13)Castro Marques, de Souza (3)Verizon Center
11,987		18-16
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess
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Postseason

More information Game, Date ...
2009 Postseason Schedule
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Detroit (Lost Series 0-2)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceSeries
1September 168:00pm@ DetroitESPN289-94Castro Marques (25)Lyttle (9)Castro Marques (7)Palace of Auburn Hills
6,122		0-1
2September 187:30pmDetroitNBA TV79-94Latta (21)de Souza (7)McCoughtry, Latta, Price (3)Gwinnett Arena
4,780		0-2
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Standings

More information Eastern Conference, W ...
Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Indiana Fever x2212.647–14–38–917–5
Atlanta Dream x1816.5294.012–56–1110–12
Detroit Shock x1816.5294.011–67–1011–11
Washington Mystics x1618.4716.011–65–1210–12
Chicago Sky o1618.4716.012–54–1310–12
Connecticut Sun o1618.4716.012–54–139–12
New York Liberty o1321.3829.08–95–128–13
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Playoffs

Conference semifinals
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
  • Bold – Series winner
  • Italic – Team with home-court advantage

Statistics

More information Legend ...
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
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
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Playoffs

More information Player, GP ...
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
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Awards and honors

More information Recipient, Award ...
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]
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