The 2017 WNBA season was the 10th season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association. The team began its season on May 21, 2017 against the Chicago Sky, in its new interim home of McCamish Pavilion on the Georgia Tech campus.[1] The Dream had a strong start to the season posting a 4–1 record in May. However, the team finished 1–6 in June, falling under .500. The team couldn't recover its form for the rest of the season finishing a combined 7–15 in the last three months of the season. Their final record of 12–22 placed them 5th in the Eastern Conference, and failed to qualify the team for the playoffs.
^"Dream Waive Meighan Simmons". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
^Chambers, Arielle. "Atlanta Dream waive Darxia Morris, sign Chelsea Hopkins". highposthoops.com. High Post Hoops. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
^Coward, Cheryl. "Sky trade Tamera Young and Imani Boyette to Dream in exchange for Jordan Hooper and 1st round pick". hoopfeed.com. Hoopfeed. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
^"Atlanta's Clarendon and Minnesota's Fowles Named WNBA Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. May 22, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
^"Sylvia Fowles, Tiffany Hayes Named WNBA Players of the Month". wnba.com. WNBA. June 2, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
^"Atlanta's Brittney Sykes Named WNBA Rookie of the Month". wnba.com. WNBA. August 1, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
^"Atlanta's Sykes Named WNBA Rookie Of The Month". wnba.com. WNBA. September 5, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
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The 2017 WNBA season was the 10th season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women s National Basketball Association The team began its season on May 21 2017 against the Chicago Sky in its new interim home of McCamish Pavilion on the Georgia Tech campus 1 The Dream had a strong start to the season posting a 4 1 record in May However the team finished 1 6 in June falling under 500 The team couldn t recover its form for the rest of the season finishing a combined 7 15 in the last three months of the season Their final record of 12 22 placed them 5th in the Eastern Conference and failed to qualify the team for the playoffs 2017 Atlanta Dream seasonCoachMichael CooperArenaMcCamish PavilionAttendance4 452 per gameResultsRecord12 22 353 Place5th Eastern Playoff finishDid not qualifyTeam LeadersPointsTiffany Hayes 16 3ReboundsElizabeth Williams 7 2AssistsLayshia Clarendon 6 6MediaTelevisionFS South FS S SportSouth SSO 2016 season 2018 season Contents 1 Transactions 1 1 WNBA draft 1 2 Trades and Roster Changes 2 Roster 2 1 Depth 3 Schedule 3 1 Preseason 3 2 Regular season 4 Standings 5 Statistics 5 1 Regular Season 6 Awards and honors 7 References 8 External linksTransactions EditWNBA draft Edit See also 2017 WNBA draft Round Pick Player Nationality School team country1 7 Brittney Sykes nbsp United States Syracuse2 19 Jordan Reynolds nbsp United States Tennessee3 31 Oderah Chidom nbsp United States DukeTrades and Roster Changes Edit Date TransactionJanuary 3 2017 Cored Angel McCoughtryExtended Qualifying Offers to Layshia Clarendon and Meighan SimmonsJanuary 4 2017 Angel McCoughtry announced that she will miss the 2017 season due to Rest 2 January 24 2017 Waived Carla CortijoJanuary 26 2017 Traded Reshanda Gray to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for Aneika Henry Morello 3 February 1 2017 Signed Layshia Clarendon and Brianna Kiesel 4 5 Signed Meighan Simmons and Nirra Fields to training camp contracts 6 February 7 2017 Signed Markeisha Gatling to a training camp contractFebruary 9 2017 Signed Whitney Knight to a training camp contract 7 February 22 2017 Signed Rachel Jarry to a training camp contract 8 March 17 2017 Signed Darxia Morris to a training camp contract 9 April 11 2017 Signed Sarah Imovbioh to a training camp contract 10 April 17 2017 Signed Jordan Reynolds to a rookie scale contractSigned Peyton Little to a training camp contractApril 19 2017 Signed Brittney Sykes to a Rookie Scale ContaactApril 20 2017 Signed Oderah Chidom to a rookie scale contractApril 28 2017 Waived Peyton Little and Nirra Fields 11 May 3 2017 Waived Markeisha Gatling and Jordan Reynolds 12 May 6 2017 Waived Sarah Imovbioh Rachel Jarry Whitney Knight and Oderah ChidomSigned Tyaunna Marshall 13 May 11 2017 Waived Darxia Morris and Tyaunna MarshallJune 7 2017 Temporarily Suspend Sancho Lyttle due to Overseas CommitmentsJune 8 2017 Traded a 2nd round pick in the 2018 WNBA draft to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for Jordan Hooper 14 June 25 2017 Waived Brianna Kiesel and Rachel Hollivay 15 June 26 2017 Activated Sancho Lyttle from the Temporary Suspension ListSigned Darxia Morris 16 July 6 2017 Waived Meighan Simmons 17 July 17 2017 Waived Darxia MorrisSigned Chelsea Hopkins to a 7 day contract 18 July 24 2017 Signed Chelsea Hopkins to a 2nd 7 day contractJuly 31 2017 Traded Jordan Hooper and a 1st round pick in the 2018 WNBA draft to the Chicago Sky in exchange for Imani McGee Stafford Tamera Young and a 2nd round pick in the 2018 WNBA draft 19 Roster Edit2017 Atlanta Dream RosterPlayers CoachesPos Nat Name Ht Wt FromG 10 nbsp Ajavon Matee 5 ft 8 in 1 73 m 160 lb 73 kg 05 07 1986 SyracuseG 7 nbsp Sykes Brittney 5 ft 9 in 1 75 m 146 lb 66 kg 02 07 1994 RutgersG 23 nbsp Clarendon Layshia 5 ft 9 in 1 75 m 140 lb 64 kg 05 02 1991 CaliforniaC 12 nbsp Dantas Damiris 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 196 lb 89 kg 11 17 1992 BrazilF C 13 nbsp Henry Aneika 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 192 lb 87 kg 02 13 1986 FloridaG 15 nbsp Hayes Tiffany 5 ft 10 in 1 78 m 155 lb 70 kg 09 20 1989 ConnecticutC 34 nbsp Boyette Imani 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 195 lb 88 kg 10 11 1992 TexasG 32 nbsp Holmes Bria 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 170 lb 77 kg 04 19 1994 West VirginiaF 20 nbsp Lyttle Sancho 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 175 lb 79 kg 09 20 1983 HoustonG F 11 nbsp Young Tamera 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 170 lb 77 kg 10 30 1986 TennesseeF C 52 nbsp Williams Elizabeth 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 192 lb 87 kg 06 23 1993 Duke East ATL CHI CON IND NY WAS West DAL LV LA MIN PHO SEA Head coach nbsp Michael Cooper New Mexico Assistant coaches nbsp Miles Cooper USC nbsp Karleen Thompson USC Athletic trainer nbsp Michael Douglas Morehouse Legend C Team captain DP Unsigned draft pick FA Free agent S Suspended ML Maternity Leave nbsp Injured WNBA roster pageDepth Edit Pos Starter BenchC Elizabeth Williams Imani BoyettePF Sancho Lyttle Damiris DantasAneika Henry MorelloSF Brittney Sykes Bria HolmesSG Tiffany Hayes Tamera YoungPG Layshia Clarendon Matee AjavonSchedule EditPreseason Edit 2018 Schedule PreseasonTotal 0 1 Home 0 0 Road 0 1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record1 May 5 Minnesota L 67 113 Holmes 13 Tied 5 Sykes 4 Xcel Energy Center5 132 0 12017 pre season scheduleRegular season Edit 2017 Regular SeasonTotal 12 22 Home 9 8 Road 3 14 May 4 1 Home 2 1 Road 2 0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record1 May 13 Connecticut W 81 74 Hayes 19 Williams 9 Tied 3 Mohegan Sun Arena6 444 1 02 May 19 Chicago W 91 83 Hayes 23 Williams 11 Clarendon 11 Allstate Arena 6 631 2 03 May 21 Chicago L 75 71 Tied 17 Williams 13 Clarendon 9 McCamish Pavilion 4 859 2 14 May 27 Los Angeles W 75 73 Hayes 24 Williams 9 Clarendon 12 McCamish Pavilion 4 253 3 15 May 31 San Antonio W 77 70 Hayes 16 Williams 9 Clarendon 8 McCamish Pavilion 3 813 4 1June 1 6 Home 0 2 Road 1 4 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record6 June 4 Washington L 72 78 Hayes 24 Williams 9 Tied 9 Verizon Center5 320 4 27 June 7 New York L 61 76 Tied 14 Lyttle 12 Tied 3 Madison Square Garden14 816 4 38 June 10 Connecticut L 71 104 Dantas 16 Williams 9 Clarendon 4 Mohegan Sun Arena5 327 4 49 June 13 Seattle W 91 86 Dantas 22 Clarendon 8 Clarendon 6 KeyArena 4 352 5 410 June 15 Indiana L 74 85 Tied 17 Dantas 8 Clarendon 8 Bankers Life Fieldhouse 5 830 5 511 June 23 Chicago L 78 82 Williams 20 Williams 10 Clarendon 5 McCamish Pavilion 4 237 5 612 June 30 Los Angeles L 76 85 Hayes 18 Tied 5 Tied 6 McCamish Pavilion 4 119 5 6July 5 6 Home 5 2 Road 0 4 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record13 July 2 New York W 81 72 Sykes 19 Sykes 9 Clarendon 9 McCamish Pavilion 3 521 6 714 July 5 Dallas L 84 94 Hayes 16 Dantas 9 Clarendon 8 College Park Center 3 555 6 815 July 7 Indiana W 89 68 Clarendon 27 Clarendon 8 Clarendon 6 McCamish Pavilion 3 359 7 816 July 9 Dallas W 98 78 Hayes 19 Sykes 8 Clarendon 8 McCamish Pavilion 4 019 8 817 July 12 Phoenix L 84 89 Clarendon 21 Williams 10 Clarendon 10 Talking Stick Resort Arena 9 342 8 918 July 15 Seattle L 84 90 Hayes 19 Dantas 9 Clarendon 8 KeyArena 6 993 8 1019 July 18 San Antonio W 88 75 Hayes 25 Lyttle 10 Clarendon 7 McCamish Pavilion 7 413 9 1020 July 19 Washington L 96 100 Sykes 27 Lyttle 11 Clarendon 8 Verizon Center 15 597 9 1121 July 25 Phoenix W 99 91 Sykes 20 Sykes 13 Clarendon 9 McCamish Pavilion 4 053 10 1122 July 28 Minnesota L 80 90 Hayes 25 Lyttle 6 Clarendon 8 McCamish Pavilion 4 197 10 1223 July 30 Washington L 70 77 Williams 18 Lyttle 9 Clarendon 10 McCamish Pavilion 4 185 10 13August 2 7 Home 2 3 Road 0 4 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record24 August 3 Minnesota L 54 69 Clarendon 18 Lyttle 11 Clarendon 5 Xcel Energy Center 9 622 10 1425 August 5 Chicago L 86 91 Tied 13 Williams 12 Clarendon 5 Allstate Arena 5 757 10 1526 August 8 Minnesota L 72 81 Williams 16 Tied 11 Holmes 5 McCamish Pavilion 4 006 10 1627 August 11 New York L 77 83 Sykes 16 Williams 6 Clarendon 8 McCamish Pavilion5 158 10 1728 August 12 San Antonio L 66 84 Sykes 28 Young 6 Clarendon 5 AT amp T Center6 953 10 1829 August 15 Connecticut L 75 96 Sykes 23 Lyttle 9 Clarendon 11 McCamish Pavilion4 585 10 1930 August 19 Dallas L 86 90 Hayes 22 Tied 7 Ajavon 4 College Park Center 4 962 10 2031 August 23 Seattle W 89 83 Lyttle 18 Lyttle 8 Clarendon 14 McCamish Pavilion 4 878 11 2032 August 26 Indiana W 79 74 Hayes 24 Williams 15 Tied 4 McCamish Pavilion5 029 12 20September 0 2 Home 0 0 Road 0 2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record33 September 1 Los Angeles L 56 81 Hayes 19 Williams 6 Clarendon 2 Staples Center12 163 12 2134 September 3 Phoenix L 70 84 Sykes 33 Tied 5 Tied 2 Talking Stick Resort Arena11 222 12 222017 season scheduleStandings Edit Eastern Conference vte W L PCT GB Home Road Conf 1 New York Liberty 3 22 12 647 13 4 9 8 10 62 Connecticut Sun 4 21 13 636 1 12 5 9 6 10 63 Washington Mystics 6 18 16 529 4 11 6 7 10 12 44 Chicago Sky e 12 22 353 10 4 13 8 9 6 105 Atlanta Dream e 12 22 353 10 9 8 3 14 5 116 Indiana Fever e 9 25 265 13 6 11 3 14 4 12Notes Conference Standing Playoff Seeds shown next to team name e Eliminated from playoffsStatistics EditLegend 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 leaderRegular Season Edit Player GP GS MPG FG 3P FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPGTiffany Hayes 33 33 30 0 43 6 37 2 85 4 3 8 2 4 1 2 0 2 16 3Brittney Sykes 34 23 25 4 40 8 33 6 72 9 4 1 1 9 0 6 0 5 13 9Layshia Clarendon 34 33 29 9 40 8 33 6 87 9 3 8 6 6 0 9 0 1 10 7Elizabeth Williams 34 34 31 4 48 7 0 0 65 9 7 2 1 4 1 1 2 0 10 4Bria Holmes 32 13 22 2 37 8 18 9 64 0 2 9 1 8 0 7 0 2 7 8Damiris Dantas 34 2 18 1 39 2 26 5 76 7 3 6 0 7 0 5 0 6 7 7Sancho Lyttle 29 28 28 3 43 5 25 0 75 9 7 1 1 6 1 6 0 6 6 4Tamera Young 11 1 15 2 31 0 33 3 61 5 2 3 0 7 0 3 0 5 4 3Jordan Hooper 15 0 6 8 40 0 42 9 75 0 0 9 0 2 0 3 0 0 3 1Imani Boyette 10 0 9 0 54 2 0 0 50 0 2 9 0 2 0 1 0 7 2 9Matee Ajavon 31 2 8 1 28 9 0 0 79 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 4Aneika Henry Morello 6 0 5 2 85 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 2 0Meighan Simmons 11 0 3 8 25 0 14 3 71 4 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 7Brianna Kiesel 9 0 8 3 20 0 11 1 70 0 0 4 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 6Rachel Hollivay 7 1 4 9 66 7 0 0 50 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 3Darxis Morris 5 0 4 2 33 3 100 0 0 0 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0Chelsea Hopkins 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Awards and honors EditRecipient Award Date awarded Ref Layshia Clarendon Eastern Conference Player of the Week May 22 20 Tiffany Hayes Eastern Conference Player of the Week June 2 21 Brittney Sykes Rookie of the Month Award July August 1 22 Rookie of the Month Award August September 5 23 References Edit ATLANTA DREAM ANNOUNCES 2017 SEASON SCHEDULE WNBA com November 29 2016 Dream s Angel McCoughtry Plans to Rest During 2017 Season wnba com WNBA Retrieved July 5 2022 Atlanta Dream Reacquire Henry Morello in Trade with Connecticut dream wnba com WNBA Retrieved July 5 2022 Atlanta Dream Re sign Layshia Clarendon wnba com WNBA Retrieved July 5 2022 Dream bolster backcourt by signing free agent Brianna Kiesel si com SI Retrieved July 5 2022 Atlanta Dream Re Sign Meighan Simmons dream wnba com WNBA Retrieved July 5 2022 Atlanta Dream signs center Markeisha Gatling and guard Whitney Knight hoopfeed com Hoopfeed Retrieved July 5 2022 Atlanta Dream sign Australian guard Rachel Jarry hoopfeed com Hoopfeed Retrieved July 5 2022 Atlanta Dream sign guard Darxia Morris hoopfeed com Hoopfeed Retrieved July 5 2022 Atlanta Dream signs former Gamecock Sarah Imovbioh to training camp contract abccolumbia com ABC Columbia Retrieved July 5 2022 Tiffany Hayes Bria Holmes Join Atlanta Dream Training Camp Active Roster dream wnba com WNBA Retrieved July 5 2022 Robinson Mike Sources Atlanta cuts Gatling Reynolds swishappeal com Swish Appeal Retrieved July 5 2022 Steinberg Russell WNBA roundup Dream waive Rachel Jarry sign Tyaunna Marshall and more highposthoops com High Post Hoops Retrieved July 5 2022 Dream Sends Second Round Pick to Connecticut for Jordan Hooper dream wnba com WNBA Retrieved July 5 2022 Atlanta Dream Waive Hollivay Kiesel dream wnba com WNBA Retrieved July 5 2022 Atlanta Dream Sign Darxia Morris dream wnba com WNBA Retrieved July 5 2022 Dream Waive Meighan Simmons dream wnba com WNBA Retrieved July 5 2022 Chambers Arielle Atlanta Dream waive Darxia Morris sign Chelsea Hopkins highposthoops com High Post Hoops Retrieved July 5 2022 Coward Cheryl Sky trade Tamera Young and Imani Boyette to Dream in exchange for Jordan Hooper and 1st round pick hoopfeed com Hoopfeed Retrieved July 5 2022 Atlanta s Clarendon and Minnesota s Fowles Named WNBA Players of the Week wnba com WNBA May 22 2017 Retrieved August 9 2017 Sylvia Fowles Tiffany Hayes Named WNBA Players of the Month wnba com WNBA June 2 2017 Retrieved August 9 2017 Atlanta s Brittney Sykes Named WNBA Rookie of the Month wnba com WNBA August 1 2017 Retrieved August 9 2017 Atlanta s Sykes Named WNBA Rookie Of The Month wnba com WNBA September 5 2017 Retrieved September 6 2017 External links EditTHE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE ATLANTA DREAM Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2017 Atlanta Dream season amp oldid 1173032781, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
