2013 Atlanta Dream season

WNBA team season
2013 Atlanta Dream season
CoachFred Williams
ArenaPhilips Arena
Attendance5,643 per game
Results
Record17–17 (.500)
Place2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost WNBA Finals (3-0 to Minnesota Lynx)
Team Leaders
PointsAngel McCoughtry – 21.5
ReboundsErika de Souza – 9.9
AssistsAngel McCoughtry – 4.4
Media
TelevisionFS-S, SSO
ESPN2, NBATV
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The 2013 WNBA season is the 6th season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Dream finished second in the Eastern Conference with a 17-17 record, and won the Eastern Conference Finals, sweeping the Indiana Fever to earn their third trip in four years to the WNBA Finals, where they were swept by the Minnesota Lynx in three games.

Transactions

WNBA draft

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
2 13 Alex Bentley  United States Penn State
3 31 Anne Marie Armstrong  United States Georgia

Trades and Roster Changes

Date Trade
January 8, 2013 Extended Qualifying Offers to Angel McCoughtry and Aneika Henry
February 5, 2013 Signed Angel McCoughtry
February 14, 2013 Signed Aneika Henry
February 19, 2013 Traded the 7th and 19th Picks in the 2013 WNBA draft to the Washington Mystics in exchange for Jasmine Thomas and the 13th Pick in the 2013 Draft[1]
March 18, 2013 Signed Sydney Carter to a Training Camp Contract[2]
April 19, 2013 Signed Alex Bentley and Anne Marie Armstrong to their Rookie Scale Contracts
April 25, 2013 Signed Blanche Alverson to a Training Camp Contract[3]
April 30, 2013 Signed Courtney Clements to a Training Camp Contract[4]
May 14, 2013 Waived Blance Alverson and Ketia Swanier[5]
May 22, 2013 Waived Cathrine Kraayeveld and Sydney Carter[6]
May 23, 2013 Temporarily Suspend the contract of Yelena Leuchanka
May 31, 2013 Exercised the Team Option for the 4th Year on Jasmine Thomas
June 17, 2013 Temporarily Suspend the contract of Sancho Lyttle
July 5, 2013 Activated Sancho Lyttle from her Temporary Suspension
Waived Anne Marie Armstrong[7]
August 28, 2013 Signed Anne Marie Armstrong to a 7-Day Contract[8]

Roster

2013 Atlanta Dream Roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From
G 2 United States Bentley, Alex 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 152 lb (69 kg) Penn State
G 54 United States Clements, Courtney 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 157 lb (71 kg) San Diego State
F/C 14 Brazil de Souza, Erika 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Brazil
G 15 United States Hayes, Tiffany 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Connecticut
F/C 13 Jamaica Henry-Morello, Aneika 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Florida
F 20 Spain Lyttle, Sancho 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Houston
G/F 35 United States McCoughtry, Angel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Louisville
G 22 United States Herrington, Armintie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 132 lb (60 kg) Mississippi
C 0 United States Riley, Ruth 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Notre Dame
G 5 United States Thomas, Jasmine 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 143 lb (65 kg) Duke
F 43 United States Willingham, Le'Coe 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Auburn
Head coach
Assistant coaches



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Schedule

Preseason

2013 Game Log: Preseason
Total: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
1 May 9 @ Tulsa W 72–58 Courtney Clements (18) Aneika Henry (10) Armintie Herrington (3) BOK Center
5280 		1–0
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Regular Season

2013 Regular Season
Total: 17–17 (Home: 13–4; Road: 4–13)
May: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
4 May 25 Tulsa W 98–81 Tiffany Hayes (21) Sancho Lyttle (10) Jasmine Thomas (6) Philips Arena
7519 		1–0
5 May 31 @ Indiana W 86–77 Angel McCoughtry (29) Sancho Lyttle (11) Alex Bentley (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
10756 		2–0
June: 8–1 (Home: 6–0; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
6 June 2 @ Washington W 73–63 Angel McCoughtry (15) Sancho Lyttle (9) Angel McCoughtry (5) Verizon Center
8938 		3–0
7 June 7 New York W 75–56 Sancho Lyttle (18) Tiffany Hayes (7) Angel McCoughtry (10) Philips Arena
6173 		4–0
8 June 9 @ New York L 67–76 Sancho Lyttle (18) Sancho Lyttle (11) Angel McCoughtry (5) Prudential Center
5933 		4–1
9 June 14 Seattle W 68–59 Angel McCoughtry (23) Angel McCoughtry (9) Angel McCoughtry (7) Philips Arena
4960 		5–1
10 June 16 Chicago W 88–74 Angel McCoughtry (23) Erika de Souza (11) Tiffany Hayes (8) Philips Arena
5552 		6–1
11 June 23 @ Connecticut W 78–77 Angel McCoughtry (34) Le'Coe Willingham (7) Angel McCoughtry (2) Mohegan Sun Arena
7557 		7–1
12 June 25 Indiana W 76–60 Erika de Souza (17) Erika de Souza (10) McCoughtry & Herrington (4) Philips Arena
10155 		8–1
13 June 28 Washington W 86–75 Angel McCoughtry (21) Erika de Souza (9) Tiffany Hayes (6) Philips Arena
5512 		9–1
14 June 30 San Antonio W 93–67 Tiffany Hayes (19) Erika de Souza (7) Angel McCoughtry (9) Philips Arena
5359 		10–1
July: 1–4 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–4)
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
15 July 9 @ Minnesota L 72–94 Angel McCoughtry (16) Erika de Souza (13) Angel McCoughtry (5) Target Center
8623 		10–2
16 July 14 @ Seattle L 65–73 de Souza
Bentley (16) 		Erika de Souza (14) Alex Bentley (5) Key Arena
6479 		10–3
17 July 17 @ Los Angeles L 73–77 Angel McCoughtry (24) Erika de Souza (18) Angel McCoughtry (5) Staples Center
10876 		10–4
18 July 21 @ Tulsa L 63–90 Angel McCoughtry (21) Erika de Souza (16) Alex Bentley (3) BOK Center
4107 		10–5
19 July 24 Connecticut W 74–65 Angel McCoughtry (22) Erika de Souza (10) Angel McCoughtry (6) Philips Arena
4434 		11–5
August: 3–8 (Home: 3–3; Road: 0–5)
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
All-Star Break
20 August 3 @ Phoenix L 76–82 Angel McCoughtry (33) Erika de Souza (11) Angel McCoughtry (8) US Airways Center
8138 		11–6
21 August 10 @ Indiana L 66–80 Angel McCoughtry (17) Erika de Souza (5) Alex Bentley (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
9271 		11–7
22 August 11 New York L 82–88 Angel McCoughtry (30) Erika de Souza (10) McCoughtry & Thomas (5) Philips Arena
4576 		11–8
23 August 14 @ Connecticut L 86–88 Angel McCoughtry (33) McCoughtry & de Souza (8) Armintie Herrington (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
5206 		11–9
24 August 16 Connecticut W 88–57 Angel McCoughtry (30) Erika de Souza (15) Angel McCoughtry (8) Philips Arena
4435 		12–9
25 August 18 Washington W 76–58 Tiffany Hayes (23) Erika de Souza (8) Jasmine Thomas (4) Philips Arena
4873 		13–9
26 August 20 Minnesota W 88–75 Tiffany Hayes (23) Erika de Souza (16) Alex Bentley (6) Philips Arena
4855 		14–9
27 August 23 @ Washington L 64–74 Angel McCoughtry (17) Erika de Souza (12) Angel McCoughtry (8) Verizon Center
7088 		14–10
28 August 24 Chicago L 56–67 Angel McCoughtry (20) Erika de Souza (16) Angel McCoughtry (3) Philips Arena
7412 		14–11
29 August 28 Washington L 80–85 (OT) Angel McCoughtry (23) Erika de Souza (14) Alex Bentley (7) Philips Arena
4415 		14–12
30 August 31 @ Chicago L 68–85 Alex Bentley (19) Erika de Souza (9) Jasmine Thomas (6) Allstate Arena
6047 		14–13
September: 3–4 (Home:2–1; Road: 1–3)
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
31 September 2 Los Angeles W 92–82 Erika de Souza (27) Jasmine Thomas (8) Alex Bentley (11) Philips Arena
5504 		15–13
32 September 4 Indiana W 89–80 (OT) Angel McCoughtry (30) Erika de Souza (15) Angel McCoughtry (8) Philips Arena
4019 		16–13
33 September 6 @ New York W 70–57 Angel McCoughtry (16) Erika de Souza (14) Angel McCoughtry (3) Prudential Center
7021 		17–13
34 September 8 Phoenix L 71–79 Angel McCoughtry (25) Erika de Souza (10) Armintie Herrington (5) Philips Arena
9740 		17–14
35 September 11 @ Connecticut L 77–78 Angel McCoughtry (23) Angel McCoughtry (10) Angel McCoughtry (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
5724 		17–15
36 September 13 @ Chicago L 82–87 Angel McCoughtry (29) Erika de Souza (13) Jasmine Thomas (6) Allstate Arena
7679 		17–16
37 September 15 @ San Antonio L 68–97 Alex Bentley (17) Aneika Henry (10) Jasmine Thomas (6) AT&T Center
7486 		17–17
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Standings

# Eastern Conference
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Team W L PCT GB GP
1 z-Chicago Sky 24 10 .706 - 34
2 x-Atlanta Dream 17 17 .500 7 34
3 x-Washington Mystics 17 17 .500 7 34
4 x-Indiana Fever 16 18 .471 8 34
5 e-New York Liberty 11 23 .324 13 34
6 e-Connecticut Sun 10 24 .294 14 34

Playoffs

2013 Playoffs: Total: 4–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 2–2)
Eastern Semifinals vs. Washington (Win Series 2-1)
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 September 19 Washington L 56–71 Angel McCoughtry (20) Erika de Souza (12) Angel McCoughtry (3) Philips Arena
3862 		0–1
2 September 21 @ Washington W 63–45 Angel McCoughtry (20) Erika de Souza (15) Jasmine Thomas (6) Verizon Center
7065 		1–1
3 September 23 Washington W 80–72 de Souza & Hayes (18) Erika de Souza (14) Angel McCoughtry (7) Philips Arena
4078 		2–1
Eastern Finals vs. Indiana (Win Series 2-0)
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 September 26 Indiana W 84–79 Tiffany Hayes (23) Armintie Herrington (7) Herrington & McCoughtry (5) Philips Arena
4238 		1–0
2 September 29 @ Indiana W 67–53 Angel McCoughtry (27) Armintie Herrington (9) Angel McCoughtry (3) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7051 		2–0
WNBA Finals vs. Minnesota (Lost Series 0-3)
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 October 6 @ Minnesota L 59–84 Angel McCoughtry (17) Aneika Henry (14) Armintie Herrington (3) Target Center
13804 		0–1
2 October 8 @ Minnesota L 63–88 Angel McCoughtry (15) Erika de Souza (8) Angel McCoughtry (4) Target Center
12313 		0–2
3 October 10 Minnesota L 77–86 Tiffany Hayes (20) Erika de Souza (9) Alex Bentley (6) Gwinnett Center
5040 		0–3
2013 season schedule

Playoffs

Conference Semi-Finals
Best-of-3 		Conference Finals
Best-of-3 		WNBA Finals
Best-of-5
         
E1 Chicago 0
E4 Indiana 2
E4 Indiana 0
Eastern Conference
E2 Atlanta 2
E2 Atlanta 2
E3 Washington 1
E2 Atlanta 0
W1 Minnesota 3
W1 Minnesota 2
W4 Seattle 0
W1 Minnesota 2
Western Conference
W3 Phoenix 0
W2 Los Angeles 1
W3 Phoenix 2

Statistics

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

Regular Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Angel McCoughtry 33 32 31.4 41.3 20.4 82.4 5.3 4.4 2.7 0.7 21.5
Sancho Lyttle 6 6 30.0 52.9 40.0 66.7 8.5 2.5 2.3 1.3 14.3
Erika de Souza 34 34 29.9 52.9 0.0 67.7 9.9 1.3 1.3 1.8 12.9
Tiffany Hayes 23 4 22.3 40.6 37.7 74.5 3.7 1.7 1.2 0.1 11.3
Jasmine Thomas 34 29 27.5 35.9 21.6 69.6 3.0 3.1 0.9 0.3 8.5
Alex Bentley 34 10 22.1 39.8 32.9 71.1 1.4 2.8 1.0 0.1 8.3
Armintie Herrington 28 26 29.9 46.7 0.0 59.1 3.4 2.4 2.3 0.1 7.0
Le'Coe Willingham 34 28 22.2 42.4 30.4 71.4 4.2 0.8 0.8 0.3 4.1
Aneika Henry-Morello 34 1 12.8 45.0 0.0 76.5 3.9 0.5 0.3 0.5 3.9
Courtney Clements 26 0 9.4 20.2 23.1 75.0 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.1 2.2
Ruth Riley 16 0 7.6 31.6 40.0 66.7 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.3 1.1
Anne Marie Armstrong 9 0 2.8 50.0 50.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.7

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Angel McCoughtry 8 8 30.9 31.4 25.0 83.0 3.6 3.8 2.0 1.0 17.9
Tiffany Hayes 8 6 28.6 39.0 35.3 76.7 4.5 1.9 0.5 0.0 12.4
Erika de Souza 8 8 30.8 47.0 0.0 58.8 9.9 1.3 1.0 0.8 11.0
Armintie Herrington 8 5 27.4 51.0 0.0 63.2 4.5 2.3 1.9 0.1 7.8
Jasmine Thomas 8 8 28.9 31.0 0.0 70.0 2.9 2.0 0.9 0.8 6.4
Aneika Henry-Morello 8 3 22.8 55.0 0.0 83.3 6.6 0.3 0.6 0.9 6.1
Alex Bentley 8 0 17.4 28.3 19.0 88.9 1.8 2.0 1.1 0.3 5.8
Ruth Riley 4 0 6.5 75.0 100.0 50.0 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 2.0
Le'Coe Willingham 4 2 18.0 10.0 0.0 0.0 1.8 1.0 0.8 0.3 0.5
Courtney Clements 4 0 2.3 0.0 0.0 50.0 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Angel McCoughtry Eastern Conference Player of the Week May 24 - June 2 [9]
June 10 - June 16 [10]
June 17 - June 23 [11]
Eastern Conference Player of the Month - June July 1 [12]
Peak Performer: Points September 18 [13]
All-WNBA Second Team September 25 [14]
All-Star Selection July 23 [15][16]
All-Defensive First Team September 20 [17]
Erika de Souza All-Star Selection July 23 [15]
All-Defensive Second Team September 20 [17]
Armintie Herrington All-Defensive First Team September 20 [17]
Alex Bentley All-Rookie Team September 20 [18]

References

  1. ^ "Atlanta Dream Acquires Jasmine Thomas in Trade With Washington". atlantadailyworld.com. Atlanta Daily World. February 20, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  2. ^ "Dream Signs Sydney Carter To Training Camp Contract". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  3. ^ "Blanche Alverson Signs Training Camp Contract With Atlanta Dream". auburntigers.com. Auburn Athletics. April 25, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  4. ^ "Courtney Clements to Join Atlanta Dream's Training Camp". themw.com. Mountain West Conference. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  5. ^ "Atlanta Dream waive Blanche Alverson and Ketia Swanier". swishappeal.com. Swish Appeal. May 14, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  6. ^ P, Nate (May 22, 2013). "Atlanta Dream waive Sydney Carter, Cathrine Kraayeveld to finalize roster". swishappeal.com. Swish Appeal. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  7. ^ "Wesleyan grad Armstrong waived by WNBA's Dream". gwinnetdailypost.com. Gwinnett Daily Post. July 8, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  8. ^ "Atlanta Dream Signs Anne Marie Armstrong to Seven-Day Contract". oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. August 28, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  9. ^ "ATLANTA'S ANGEL MCCOUGHTRY, LOS ANGELES' CANDACE PARKER NAMED WNBA EASTERN AND WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  10. ^ "Dream's McCoughtry and Mercury's Taurasi Named WNBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  11. ^ "DREAM'S MCCOUGHTRY AND SHOCK'S JOHNSON NAMED WNBA EASTERN AND WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  12. ^ "DREAM'S MCCOUGHTRY AND MERCURY'S TAURASI NAMED WNBA EASTERN AND WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE MONTH". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  13. ^ "Angel McCoughtry, Sylvia Fowles and Danielle Robinson Capture 2013 WNBA Peak Performer Awards". oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. September 18, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  14. ^ "Fever's Catchings Named to All-WNBA Second Team". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  15. ^ a b "Seven First-Time All-Star Selections Headline Reserves for Boost Mobile WNBA All-Star Game 2013". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  16. ^ "Atlanta's de Souza to Replace Chicago's Elena Delle Donne in Boost Mobile WNBA All-Star Game 2013". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  17. ^ a b c "Chicago's Fowles and Indiana's Catchings Headline 2013 WNBA All-Defensive Team". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  18. ^ "Delle Donne, Griner Headline 2013 WNBA All-Rookie Team as Unanimous Selections". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 5, 2022.

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