2015 Atlanta Dream season | |
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Coach | Michael Cooper |
Arena | Philips Arena |
Attendance | per game |
Results | |
Record | 15–19 (.441) |
Place | 5th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Team Leaders | |
Points | Angel McCoughtry – 20.1 |
Rebounds | Sancho Lyttle – 8.3 |
Assists | Shoni Schimmel – 3.2 |
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]
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/team/country |
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1 | 9 | Samantha Logic | ![]() |
Iowa |
3 | 29 | Ariel Massengale | ![]() |
Tennessee |
3 | 34 | Lauren Okafor | ![]() |
James Madison |
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January 12, 2015 | Extended Qualifying Offers to Nadia Colhado, Aneika Henry-Morello, Jasmine Thomas, and Amanda Thompson | |
January 15, 2015 | Cored Erika de Souza | |
February 23, 2015 | Signed Erika de Souza[3] | |
February 24, 2015 | Signed Sequoia Holmes, Ify Ibekwe, and Nadia Colhado to training-camp contracts | |
Signed Roneeka Hodges[4] | ||
March 19, 2015 | Signed Jasmine Thomas to Multi-Year Deal[5] | |
April 16, 2015 | Traded Jasmine Thomas to the Connecticut Sun for the draft rights to Brittany Hrynko[6] | |
April 20, 2015 | Signed Monique Oliver and Chucky Jeffery to training-camp contracts | |
April 21, 2015 | Signed Aneika Henry-Morello[7] | |
April 22, 2015 | Signed Samantha Logic to a rookie-scale contract | |
April 23, 2015 | Signed Lauren Okafor to a rookie-scale contract | |
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 | |
May 19, 2015 | Waived Brittany Hrynko[10] | |
Full Season Suspend Celine Dumerc[11] | ||
May 24, 2015 | Waived Monique Oliver, Chucky Jeffery, and Lauren Okafor | |
May 25, 2015 | Signed Erica Wheeler to a training-camp contract[12] | |
May 29, 2015 | Waived Ify Ibekwe | |
June 1, 2015 | Waived Martha Alwal and Sequoia Holmes | |
June 14, 2015 | 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 | Waived Nadia Colhado | |
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 |
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Total: 1–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–0)
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Eastern Conference
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W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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x - New York Liberty | 23 | 11 | .676 | – | 12–5 | 11–6 | 13–9 |
x - Chicago Sky | 21 | 13 | .618 | 2 | 13–4 | 8–9 | 14–8 |
x - Indiana Fever | 20 | 14 | .588 | 3 | 11–6 | 9–8 | 13–9 |
x - Washington Mystics | 18 | 16 | .529 | 5 | 11–6 | 7–10 | 10–12 |
e - Atlanta Dream | 15 | 19 | .441 | 8 | 9–8 | 6–11 | 10–12 |
e - Connecticut Sun | 15 | 19 | .441 | 8 | 8–9 | 7–10 | 6–16 |
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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 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Angel McCoughtry | 34 | 26 | 30.0 | 41.3 | 36.3 | 80.5 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 20.1 |
Tiffany Hayes | 28 | 27 | 29.9 | 39.2 | 27.4 | 80.5 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 12.9 |
Sancho Lyttle | 24 | 24 | 30.0 | 47.5 | 20.0 | 73.6 | 8.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 10.3 |
Erika de Souza | 17 | 17 | 28.9 | 45.9 | 0.0 | 54.2 | 7.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 8.6 |
Damiris Dantas | 16 | 16 | 24.8 | 38.3 | 33.3 | 97.3 | 5.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 8.6 |
Shoni Schimmel | 32 | 16 | 19.8 | 37.8 | 38.3 | 85.7 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 7.6 |
Carla Cortijo | 2 | 0 | 16.0 | 55.6 | 50.0 | 75.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 |
Roneeka Hodges | 23 | 9 | 19.5 | 38.2 | 36.0 | 75.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 6.4 |
Matee Ajavon | 33 | 11 | 17.6 | 40.5 | 16.7 | 82.2 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 5.9 |
Reshanda Gray | 17 | 1 | 14.8 | 49.3 | 0.0 | 73.3 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 5.9 |
Aneika Henry-Morello | 29 | 11 | 17.9 | 48.5 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 5.2 |
Erica Wheeler | 17 | 0 | 11.9 | 45.7 | 40.0 | 50.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 4.5 |
Cierra Burdick | 11 | 4 | 18.9 | 42.5 | 0.0 | 87.5 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 4.4 |
DeLisha Milton-Jones | 18 | 1 | 8.9 | 34.0 | 10.0 | 55.6 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
Sydney Carter | 26 | 7 | 11.3 | 20.8 | 16.7 | 80.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
Nadia Colhado | 6 | 0 | 5.3 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
Samantha Logic | 4 | 0 | 5.8 | 9.1 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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Angel McCoughtry | All-Star Selection | July 14 | [17] |
All-WNBA First Team | October 8 | [18] | |
All-Defensive First Team | September 27 | [19] | |
DeLisha Milton-Jones | Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award | October 1 | [20] |
Sancho Lyttle | All-Defensive Second Team | September 27 | [19] |
Shoni Schimmel | All-Star Selection | July 14 | [17] |
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