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WNBA team season
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
WNBA draft
Trades and Roster Changes
Date
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Transaction
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January 12, 2015
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Extended Qualifying Offers to
Nadia Colhado,
Aneika Henry-Morello,
Jasmine Thomas, and
Amanda Thompson
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January 15, 2015
|
Cored
Erika de Souza
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February 23, 2015
|
Signed
Erika de Souza
[3]
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February 24, 2015
|
Signed
Sequoia Holmes,
Ify Ibekwe, and
Nadia Colhado to training-camp contracts
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Signed
Roneeka Hodges
[4]
|
March 19, 2015
|
Signed
Jasmine Thomas to Multi-Year Deal
[5]
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April 16, 2015
|
Traded
Jasmine Thomas to the
Connecticut Sun for the draft rights to
Brittany Hrynko
[6]
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April 20, 2015
|
Signed
Monique Oliver and
Chucky Jeffery to training-camp contracts
|
April 21, 2015
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Signed
Aneika Henry-Morello
[7]
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April 22, 2015
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Signed
Samantha Logic to a rookie-scale contract
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April 23, 2015
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Signed Lauren Okafor to a rookie-scale contract
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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
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May 19, 2015
|
Waived
Brittany Hrynko
[10]
|
Full Season Suspend
Celine Dumerc
[11]
|
May 24, 2015
|
Waived
Monique Oliver,
Chucky Jeffery, and Lauren Okafor
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May 25, 2015
|
Signed
Erica Wheeler to a training-camp contract
[12]
|
May 29, 2015
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Waived
Ify Ibekwe
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June 1, 2015
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Waived Martha Alwal and
Sequoia Holmes
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June 14, 2015
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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
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Waived
Nadia Colhado
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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
2015 Atlanta Dream Roster
|
Players |
Coaches
|
Pos. |
# |
Nat. |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
From
|
G
|
10
|
|
Ajavon, Matee
|
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
|
160 lb (73 kg)
|
|
Rutgers
|
F
|
11
|
|
Burdick, Cierra
|
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
|
172 lb (78 kg)
|
|
Tennessee
|
G
|
4
|
|
Carter, Sydney
|
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
|
133 lb (60 kg)
|
|
Texas A&M
|
G
|
8
|
|
Cortijo, Carla
|
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
|
135 lb (61 kg)
|
|
Texas
|
F
|
12
|
|
Dantas, Damiris
|
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
|
201 lb (91 kg)
|
|
Brazil
|
F
|
21
|
|
Gray, Reshanda
|
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
|
192 lb (87 kg)
|
|
California
|
G
|
15
|
|
Hayes, Tiffany
|
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
|
135 lb (61 kg)
|
|
Connecticut
|
F/C
|
13
|
|
Henry-Morello, Aneika
|
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
|
192 lb (87 kg)
|
|
Florida
|
G
|
5
|
|
Hodges, Roneeka
|
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
|
165 lb (75 kg)
|
|
Florida State
|
F
|
20
|
|
Lyttle, Sancho
|
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
|
175 lb (79 kg)
|
|
Houston
|
G/F
|
35
|
|
McCoughtry, Angel
|
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
|
173 lb (78 kg)
|
|
Louisville
|
F
|
1
|
|
Milton-Jones, Delisha
|
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
|
185 lb (84 kg)
|
|
Florida
|
G
|
23
|
|
Schimmel, Shoni
|
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
|
161 lb (73 kg)
|
|
Louisville
|
|
- Head coach
- Assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (FA) Free agent
- (IN) Inactive
- (S) Suspended
-
Injured
|
Depth
Schedule
Preseason
Regular season
2015 Regular Season Schedule Total: 15-19 (Home: 9–8; Road: 6–11)
|
June: 4–6 (Home: 3–3; Road: 1–3)
Game |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location/Attendance |
Record
|
1
|
June 5
|
@
New York
|
L 73-82
|
Angel McCoughtry (27)
|
McCoughtry
Schimmel (8)
|
Shoni Schimmel (4)
|
Madison Square Garden 8,910
|
0–1
|
2
|
June 7
|
Connecticut
|
L 70-75
|
Sancho Lyttle (16)
|
Sancho Lyttle (14)
|
Shoni Schimmel (3)
|
Philips Arena 8,350
|
0–2
|
3
|
June 11
|
San Antonio
|
W 72-69
|
Angel McCoughtry (21)
|
Sancho Lyttle (10)
|
Shoni Schimmel (3)
|
Philips Arena 4,308
|
1–2
|
4
|
June 12
|
@
Washington
|
W 64-61
|
Angel McCoughtry (21)
|
Lyttle
de Souza (6)
|
Schimmel
McCoughtry
Ajavon (3)
|
Philips Arena 7,248
|
2–2
|
5
|
June 14
|
@
Connecticut
|
L 64-82
|
Angel McCoughtry (24)
|
Sancho Lyttle (10)
|
Lyttle
Wheeler (4)
|
Mohegan Sun Arena 5,520
|
2–3
|
6
|
June 16
|
Indiana
|
L 79-90
|
Sancho Lyttle (19)
|
Erika de Souza (9)
|
McCoughtry
de Souza (4)
|
Philips Arena 9,814
|
2–4
|
7
|
June 19
|
Chicago
|
W 74-73
|
Angel McCoughtry (18)
|
Erika de Souza (11)
|
Angel McCoughtry (6)
|
Philips Arena 5,166
|
3–4
|
8
|
June 21
|
New York
|
L 64-73
|
Angel McCoughtry (17)
|
Erika de Souza (9)
|
Angel McCoughtry (4)
|
Philips Arena 5,805
|
3–5
|
9
|
June 24
|
@
Chicago
|
L 96-100 OT
|
Angel McCoughtry (34)
|
Lyttle
McCoughtry (10)
|
McCoughtry
Ajavon (6)
|
Allstate Arena 9,893
|
3–6
|
10
|
June 26
|
Washington
|
W 72-69
|
Angel McCoughtry (18)
|
Sancho Lyttle (10)
|
Matee Ajavon (4)
|
Philips Arena 5,861
|
4–6
|
|
July: 3–6 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–5)
|
August: 5–5 (Home: 2–3; Road: 3–2)
Game |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location/Attendance |
Record
|
20
|
August 2
|
Phoenix
|
L 68-71
|
Angel McCoughtry (16)
|
Henry-Morello
Dantas (9)
|
Roneeka Hodges (4)
|
Philips Arena 7,352
|
7–13
|
21
|
August 7
|
@
Indiana
|
L 77-106
|
Angel McCoughtry (23)
|
Aneika Henry-Morello (7)
|
Schimmel
McCoughtry (3)
|
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 7,869
|
7–14
|
22
|
August 9
|
@
Tulsa
|
W 98-90
|
Angel McCoughtry (23)
|
Angel McCoughtry (9)
|
Hayes
McCoughtry (4)
|
BOK Center 5,345
|
8–14
|
23
|
August 14
|
Minnesota
|
L 82-84
|
Angel McCoughtry (32)
|
Dantas
Gray (8)
|
Shoni Schimmel (8)
|
Philips Arena 5,890
|
8–15
|
24
|
August 16
|
Connecticut
|
W 90-77
|
McCoughtry
Gray (18)
|
Sancho Lyttle (7)
|
Matee Ajavon (7)
|
Philips Arena 5,661
|
9–15
|
25
|
August 21
|
@
New York
|
L 67-78
|
Tiffany Hayes (17)
|
Sancho Lyttle (8)
|
Shoni Schimmel (4)
|
Madison Square Garden 9,303
|
9–16
|
26
|
August 23
|
@
Connecticut
|
W 102-92
|
Angel McCoughtry (33)
|
Angel McCoughtry (8)
|
Matee Ajavon (8)
|
Mohegan Sun Arena 5,319
|
10–16
|
27
|
August 25
|
Connecticut
|
W 71-57
|
Sancho Lyttle (17)
|
Hayes
Henry-Morello (9)
|
Ajavon
Hayes (5)
|
Philips Arena 5,573
|
11–16
|
28
|
August 28
|
@
Indiana
|
W 90-84
|
Tiffany Hayes (28)
|
Sancho Lyttle (8)
|
Ajavon
Schimmel
McCoughtry (2)
|
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 7,303
|
12–16
|
29
|
August 29
|
Chicago
|
L 98-96
|
Angel McCoughtry (33)
|
Angel McCoughtry (11)
|
Sancho Lyttle (3)
|
Philips Arena 6,872
|
12–17
|
|
September: 3–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–1)
|
2015 season schedule
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Standings
Statistics
Regular season
Awards and honors
References
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"Atlanta Dream Miss Out on Playoffs 1st Time in 7 seasons". qebvlog.com. QEB Foundation Inc Blog. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
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"Charles, Cash lead Liberty past Dream in opener, 82-73". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
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^ Bowman, James.
"Atlanta Dream re-signs Erika de Souza". swishappeal.com. Swish Appeal. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
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"Atlanta Dream Signs Guard Roneeka Hodges and Re-Signs Center Nadia Colhado". oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
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^ Bowman, James.
"Jasmine Thomas re-signs with the Atlanta Dream". swishappeal.com. Swish Appeal. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
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"Brittany Hrynko Selected No. 19 in WNBA Draft". depaulbluedemons.com. DePaul Athletics. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
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^ Bowman, James.
"Dream re-sign Henry; Jeffery and Oliver sign training camp contracts". swishappeal.com. Swish Appeal. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
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"Atlanta Dream Re-Signs Matee Ajavon". oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
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"Martha Alwal Invited To Training Camp With WNBA?s Atlanta Dream". hailstate.com. Mississippi State Athletics. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
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^ Monique, Nicole.
"After 2 days, Brittany Hrynko cut by the Atlanta Dream". swishappeal.com. Swish Appeal. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
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"Dream Announces Opening-Night Roster". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
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"Dream Signs Guard Erica Wheeler". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
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"Tiffany Hayes and Aneika Henry to Miss Five Games While Competing at 2015 European Games". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
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"Atlanta Dream Signs Cierra Burdick and Sydney Carter". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
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^ Robinson, Mike.
"Samantha Logic traded to Stars". swishappeal.com. Swish Appeal. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
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"Dream Finalize Three-Team Trade with Minnesota and Chicago". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
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"Delle Donne Tops WNBA All-Star Balloting 2015 Presented By Boost Mobile; Catchings Earns Record 10th Selection". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
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"WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne Headlines 2015 All-WNBA First Team As Unanimous Pick". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
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"Mercury's Brittney Griner headlines 2015 WNBA All-Defensive Team". pr.nba.com. NBA Communications. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
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"Dream's Delisha Milton-Jones Wins 2015 Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
External links
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Franchise | |
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Arenas | |
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Head coaches | |
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Administration |
- Owner: Ron Terwilliger
- Kathy Betty
- Dream Too LLC
- Larry Gottesdiener, Suzanne Abair, and Renee Montgomery
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All-Stars | |
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Conference titles | |
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WNBA titles | |
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