2013 Atlanta Dream season

August 2023 March 2026 Atlanta Dream 2013 17 17 Eastern 2 Fred Williams Philips Arena WNBA Finals(lost to Minnesota 0–3) FS-S, SSOESPN2, NBATV The 2013 Atlanta Dream season was the 6th season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association, and their 1st season under head coach,Fred Williams. 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. The Dream would not return to the WNBA Finals again until 2026. Transactions WNBA draft 2013 WNBA draft Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country 2 13 Alex Bentley Penn State 3 31 Anne Marie Armstrong Georgia Trades and Roster Changes DateTrade 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 DraftAtlanta Dream Acquires Jasmine Thomas in Trade With Washington https://atlantadailyworld.com/2013/02/19/atlanta-dream-acquires-jasmine-thomas-in-trade-with-washington/ atlantadailyworld.com February 20, 2013 Atlanta Daily World June 1, 2022 March 18, 2013 Signed Sydney Carter to a Training Camp ContractDream Signs Sydney Carter To Training Camp Contract https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/dream/news/dreamsignscarter031813.html wnba.com WNBA June 1, 2022 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 ContractBlanche Alverson Signs Training Camp Contract With Atlanta Dream https://auburntigers.com/news/2013/4/25/Blanche_Alverson_Signs_Training_Camp_Contract_With_Atlanta_Dream.aspx auburntigers.com April 25, 2013 Auburn Athletics June 1, 2022 April 30, 2013 Signed Courtney Clements to a Training Camp ContractCourtney Clements to Join Atlanta Dream's Training Camp https://themw.com/news/2013/5/1/51faef1130047ea8e73c379b_131372622925729874.aspx?path=wbball themw.com Mountain West Conference June 1, 2022 May 14, 2013 Waived Blance Alverson and Ketia SwanierAtlanta Dream waive Blanche Alverson and Ketia Swanier https://www.swishappeal.com/2013/5/14/4331904/wnba-atlanta-dream-waive-blanche-alverson-ketia-swanier swishappeal.com May 14, 2013 Swish Appeal June 1, 2022 May 22, 2013 Waived Cathrine Kraayeveld and Sydney CarterP Nate Atlanta Dream waive Sydney Carter, Cathrine Kraayeveld to finalize roster https://www.swishappeal.com/2013/5/22/4357018/wnba-atlanta-dream-roster-finalized-sydney-carter-cathrine-kraayeveld-waived swishappeal.com May 22, 2013 Swish Appeal June 1, 2022 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 ArmstrongWesleyan grad Armstrong waived by WNBA's Dream https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/archive/wesleyan-grad-armstrong-waived-by-wnbas-dream/article_24ba4b32-81f1-5c34-856c-7eeb2a1961d0.html gwinnetdailypost.com July 8, 2013 Gwinnett Daily Post June 1, 2022 August 28, 2013 Signed Anne Marie Armstrong to a 7-Day ContractAtlanta Dream Signs Anne Marie Armstrong to Seven-Day Contract https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/atlanta-dream-signs-anne-marie-armstrong-to-seven-day-contract/n-4674318 oursportscentral.com August 28, 2013 Our Sports Central June 1, 2022 Roster Atlanta Dream 2013 WNBA #6495ED white #FF0000 #FFFFFF 2 Alex Bentley G 5 7 152 Penn State USA 54 Courtney Clements G 6 0 157 San Diego State USA 14 Erika de Souza F/C 6 5 190 Brazil BRA 15 Tiffany Hayes G 5 10 155 Connecticut USA 13 Aneika Henry-Morello Aneika Henry F/C 6 4 192 Florida JAM 20 Sancho Lyttle F 6 5 175 Houston ESP 35 Angel McCoughtry F/G 6 1 173 Louisville USA 22 Armintie Herrington G 5 9 132 Ole Miss USA 0 Ruth Riley C 6 5 198 Notre Dame USA 5 Jasmine Thomas Jasmine Thomas (basketball) G 5 9 143 Duke USA 43 Le'Coe Willingham F 6 0 200 Auburn USA USA Fred Williams basketball, born 1957 Boise State USA Joe Ciampi Mansfield State USA Julie Plank Ohio State Schedule Preseason background:#6495ED; color:white 2013 Game Log: Preseason y background:#dc143c; color:white Total: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0) |- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | May 9 | @ Tulsa | 20130509 ATLTUL 72 58 | Courtney Clements (18) | Aneika Henry (10) | Armintie Herrington (3) | BOK Center5280 | 1–0 |- atl 2013 Regular season background:#6495ED; color:white 2013 Regular SeasonTotal: 17–17 (Home: 13–4; Road: 4–13) y background:#dc143c; color:white May: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0) Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | May 25 | Tulsa | 20130525 TULATL 98 81 | Tiffany Hayes (21) | Sancho Lyttle (10) | Jasmine Thomas (6) | Philips Arena7519 | 1–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 | May 31 | @ Indiana | 20130531 ATLIND 86 77 | Angel McCoughtry (29) | Sancho Lyttle (11) | Alex Bentley (6) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse10756 | 2–0 |- y background:#dc143c; color:white June: 8–1 (Home: 6–0; Road: 2–1) Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 | June 2 | @ Washington | 20130602 ATLWAS 73 63 | Angel McCoughtry (15) | Sancho Lyttle (9) | Angel McCoughtry (5) | Verizon Center8938 | 3–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 7 | June 7 | New York | 20130607 NYLATL 75 56 | Sancho Lyttle (18) | Tiffany Hayes (7) | Angel McCoughtry (10) | Philips Arena6173 | 4–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 8 | June 9 | @ New York | 20130609 ATLNYL 67 76 | Sancho Lyttle (18) | Sancho Lyttle (11) | Angel McCoughtry (5) | Prudential Center5933 | 4–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 9 | June 14 | Seattle | 20130614 SEAATL 68 59 | Angel McCoughtry (23) | Angel McCoughtry (9) | Angel McCoughtry (7) | Philips Arena4960 | 5–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 10 | June 16 | Chicago | 20130616 CHIATL 88 74 | Angel McCoughtry (23) | Erika de Souza (11) | Tiffany Hayes (8) | Philips Arena5552 | 6–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 11 | June 23 | @ Connecticut | 20130623 ATLCON 78 77 | Angel McCoughtry (34) | Le'Coe Willingham (7) | Angel McCoughtry (2) | Mohegan Sun Arena7557 | 7–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 12 | June 25 | Indiana | 20130625 INDATL 76 60 | Erika de Souza (17) | Erika de Souza (10) | McCoughtry & Herrington (4) | Philips Arena10155 | 8–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 13 | June 28 | Washington | 20130628 WASATL 86 75 | Angel McCoughtry (21) | Erika de Souza (9) | Tiffany Hayes (6) | Philips Arena5512 | 9–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 14 | June 30 | San Antonio | 20130630 SANATL 93 67 | Tiffany Hayes (19) | Erika de Souza (7) | Angel McCoughtry (9) | Philips Arena5359 | 10–1 |- y background:#dc143c; color:white July: 1–4 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–4) Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- style="background:#fcc;" | 15 | July 9 | @ Minnesota | 20130709 ATLMIN 72 94 | Angel McCoughtry (16) | Erika de Souza (13) | Angel McCoughtry (5) | Target Center8623 | 10–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 16 | July 14 | @ Seattle | 20130714 ATLSEA 65 73 | de SouzaBentley (16) | Erika de Souza (14) | Alex Bentley (5) | Key Arena6479 | 10–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 17 | July 17 | @ Los Angeles | 20130717 ATLLAS 73 77 | Angel McCoughtry (24) | Erika de Souza (18) | Angel McCoughtry (5) | Staples Center10876 | 10–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 18 | July 21 | @ Tulsa | 20130721 ATLTUL 63 90 | Angel McCoughtry (21) | Erika de Souza (16) | Alex Bentley (3) | BOK Center4107 | 10–5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 19 | July 24 | Connecticut | 20130724 CONATL 74 65 | Angel McCoughtry (22) | Erika de Souza (10) | Angel McCoughtry (6) | Philips Arena4434 | 11–5 |- y background:#dc143c; color:white August: 3–8 (Home: 3–3; Road: 0–5) Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#fcc;" | 20 | August 3 | @ Phoenix | 20130803 ATLPHO 76 82 | Angel McCoughtry (33) | Erika de Souza (11) | Angel McCoughtry (8) | US Airways Center8138 | 11–6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 21 | August 10 | @ Indiana | 20130810 ATLIND 66 80 | Angel McCoughtry (17) | Erika de Souza (5) | Alex Bentley (5) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse9271 | 11–7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 22 | August 11 | New York | 20130811 NYLATL 82 88 | Angel McCoughtry (30) | Erika de Souza (10) | McCoughtry & Thomas (5) | Philips Arena4576 | 11–8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 23 | August 14 | @ Connecticut | 20130814 ATLCON 86 88 | Angel McCoughtry (33) | McCoughtry & de Souza (8) | Armintie Herrington (6) | Mohegan Sun Arena5206 | 11–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 24 | August 16 | Connecticut | 20130816 CONATL 88 57 | Angel McCoughtry (30) | Erika de Souza (15) | Angel McCoughtry (8) | Philips Arena4435 | 12–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 25 | August 18 | Washington | 20130818 WASATL 76 58 | Tiffany Hayes (23) | Erika de Souza (8) | Jasmine Thomas (4) | Philips Arena4873 | 13–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 26 | August 20 | Minnesota | 20130820 MINATL 88 75 | Tiffany Hayes (23) | Erika de Souza (16) | Alex Bentley (6) | Philips Arena4855 | 14–9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 27 | August 23 | @ Washington | 20130823 ATLWAS 64 74 | Angel McCoughtry (17) | Erika de Souza (12) | Angel McCoughtry (8) | Verizon Center7088 | 14–10 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 28 | August 24 | Chicago | 20130824 CHIATL 56 67 | Angel McCoughtry (20) | Erika de Souza (16) | Angel McCoughtry (3) | Philips Arena7412 | 14–11 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 29 | August 28 | Washington | 20130828 WASATL 80 85 1 | Angel McCoughtry (23) | Erika de Souza (14) | Alex Bentley (7) | Philips Arena4415 | 14–12 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 30 | August 31 | @ Chicago | 20130831 ATLCHI 68 85 | Alex Bentley (19) | Erika de Souza (9) | Jasmine Thomas (6) | Allstate Arena6047 | 14–13 |- y background:#dc143c; color:white September: 3–4 (Home:2–1; Road: 1–3) Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- style="background:#cfc;" | 31 | September 2 | Los Angeles | 20130902 LASATL 92 82 | Erika de Souza (27) | Jasmine Thomas (8) | Alex Bentley (11) | Philips Arena5504 | 15–13 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 32 | September 4 | Indiana | 20130904 INDATL 89 80 1 | Angel McCoughtry (30) | Erika de Souza (15) | Angel McCoughtry (8) | Philips Arena4019 | 16–13 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 33 | September 6 | @ New York | 20130906 ATLNYL 70 57 | Angel McCoughtry (16) | Erika de Souza (14) | Angel McCoughtry (3) | Prudential Center7021 | 17–13 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 34 | September 8 | Phoenix | 20130908 PHOATL 71 79 | Angel McCoughtry (25) | Erika de Souza (10) | Armintie Herrington (5) | Philips Arena9740 | 17–14 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 35 | September 11 | @ Connecticut | 20130911 ATLCON 77 78 | Angel McCoughtry (23) | Angel McCoughtry (10) | Angel McCoughtry (7) | Mohegan Sun Arena5724 | 17–15 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 36 | September 13 | @ Chicago | 20130913 ATLCHI 82 87 | Angel McCoughtry (29) | Erika de Souza (13) | Jasmine Thomas (6) | Allstate Arena7679 | 17–16 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 37 | September 15 | @ San Antonio | 20130915 ATLSAN 68 97 | Alex Bentley (17) | Aneika Henry (10) | Jasmine Thomas (6) | AT&T Center7486 | 17–17 |- atl 2013 Standings ATL Playoffs background:#6495ED; color:white 2013 Playoffs: Total: 4–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 2–2) y background:#dc143c; color:white Eastern Semifinals vs. Washington (Win Series 2-1) Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | September 19 | Washington | 20130919 WASATL 56 71 | Angel McCoughtry (20) | Erika de Souza (12) | Angel McCoughtry (3) | Philips Arena3862 | 0–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | September 21 | @ Washington | 20130921 ATLWAS 63 45 | Angel McCoughtry (20) | Erika de Souza (15) | Jasmine Thomas (6) | Verizon Center7065 | 1–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | September 23 | Washington | 20130923 WASATL 80 72 | de Souza & Hayes (18) | Erika de Souza (14) | Angel McCoughtry (7) | Philips Arena4078 | 2–1 |- y background:#dc143c; color:white Eastern Finals vs. Indiana (Win Series 2-0) Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | September 26 | Indiana | 20130926 INDATL 84 79 | Tiffany Hayes (23) | Armintie Herrington (7) | Herrington & McCoughtry (5) | Philips Arena4238 | 1–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | September 29 | @ Indiana | 20130929 ATLIND 67 53 | Angel McCoughtry (27) | Armintie Herrington (9) | Angel McCoughtry (3) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse7051 | 2–0 |- y background:#dc143c; color:white WNBA Finals vs. Minnesota (Lost Series 0-3) Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | October 6 | @ Minnesota | 20131006 ATLMIN 59 84 | Angel McCoughtry (17) | Aneika Henry (14) | Armintie Herrington (3) | Target Center13804 | 0–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | October 8 | @ Minnesota | 20131008 ATLMIN 63 88 | Angel McCoughtry (15) | Erika de Souza (8) | Angel McCoughtry (4) | Target Center12313 | 0–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | October 10 | Minnesota | 20131010 MINATL 77 86 | Tiffany Hayes (20) | Erika de Souza (9) | Alex Bentley (6) | Gwinnett Center5040 | 0–3 |- atl 2013 Playoffs 2013 WNBA Playoffs Bracket Statistics 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 ATLANTA'S ANGEL MCCOUGHTRY, LOS ANGELES' CANDACE PARKER NAMED WNBA EASTERN AND WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK https://www.wnba.com/news/pow1_2013.html wnba.com WNBA June 5, 2022 June 10 - June 16 Dream's McCoughtry and Mercury's Taurasi Named WNBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/news/pow3_2013.html wnba.com WNBA June 5, 2022 June 17 - June 23 DREAM'S MCCOUGHTRY AND SHOCK'S JOHNSON NAMED WNBA EASTERN AND WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK https://www.wnba.com/news/pow4_2013.html wnba.com WNBA June 5, 2022 Eastern Conference Player of the Month - June July 1 DREAM'S MCCOUGHTRY AND MERCURY'S TAURASI NAMED WNBA EASTERN AND WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE MONTH https://www.wnba.com/news/pom_june_2013.html wnba.com WNBA June 5, 2022 Peak Performer: Points September 18 Angel McCoughtry, Sylvia Fowles and Danielle Robinson Capture 2013 WNBA Peak Performer Awards https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/angel-mccoughtry-sylvia-fowles-and-danielle-robinson-capture-2013-wnba-peak-performer-awards/n-4684508 oursportscentral.com September 18, 2013 Our Sports Central June 5, 2022 All-WNBA Second Team September 25 Fever's Catchings Named to All-WNBA Second Team https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/fever/news/fevers_catchings_named__all_2013_09_25.html wnba.com WNBA June 5, 2022 All-Star Selection July 23 Seven First-Time All-Star Selections Headline Reserves for Boost Mobile WNBA All-Star Game 2013 https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/allstar/2013/2013_allstar_reserves_072313.html wnba.com WNBA June 7, 2022Atlanta's de Souza to Replace Chicago's Elena Delle Donne in Boost Mobile WNBA All-Star Game 2013 https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/allstar/2013/de_souza_replace_delle_donne_072613.html wnba.com WNBA June 7, 2022 All-Defensive First Team September 20 Chicago's Fowles and Indiana's Catchings Headline 2013 WNBA All-Defensive Team https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/playoffs/2013/all_defensive_team_2013.html wnba.com WNBA June 5, 2022 Erika de Souza All-Star Selection July 23 All-Defensive Second Team September 20 Armintie Herrington All-Defensive First Team September 20 Alex Bentley All-Rookie Team September 20Delle Donne, Griner Headline 2013 WNBA All-Rookie Team as Unanimous Selections https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/playoffs/2013/all_rookie_team_2013.html wnba.com WNBA June 5, 2022 References External links Category:Atlanta Dream seasons Atlanta Category:Eastern Conference (WNBA) championship seasons Atlanta Dream