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2011 Atlanta Dream season

The 2011 Atlanta Dream season was the 4th season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association, and their 4th season under head coach, Marynell Meadors. The Dream finished the regular season with a 20-14 record, good for third-best in the Eastern Conference. The Dream then won their second consecutive Eastern Conference Championship. The Dream made their way to the WNBA Finals before being swept by the Minnesota Lynx.

Transactions

WNBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	School/team/country
1	8	Ta'Shia Phillips	Xavier
2	18	Rachel Jarry	Australia
3	32	Kelsey Bolte	Iowa State

Trades and Roster Changes

Date	Transaction
January 7, 2011	Extended Qualifying Offers to Alison Bales and Yelena Leuchanka
March 23, 2011	Signed Sandora Irvin to a Training Camp Contract
March 24, 2011	Signed Ashley Paris to a Training Camp Contract
March 31, 2011	Signed Alison Bales to a Training Camp Contract
April 11, 2011	Traded Kelly Miller, the draft rights to Ta'Shia Phillips, and a 1st Round Pick in the [2012 WNBA draft](2012-wnba-draft) to the Washington Mystics in exchange for Lindsey Harding and a 2nd Round Pick in [2012](2012-wnba-draft).
Traded the draft rights to Rachel Jarry and a 2nd Round Pick in the [2012 WNBA draft](2012-wnba-draft) to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for the draft rights to Felicia Chester
April 21, 2011	Signed Kelsey Bolte to a Rookie Scale Contract
April 28, 2011	Signed Shannon McCallum to a Training Camp Contract
April 29, 2011	Signed Felicia Chester to a Rookie Scale Contract
May 21, 2011	Waived Ashley Paris and Kelsey Bolte
May 31, 2011	Exercised 4th-Year Team Option on Angel McCoughtry
Declined Team Option on Shalee Lehning
Waived Shannon McCallum
June 1, 2011	Waived Felicia Chester
June 5, 2011	Waived Brittainey Raven
Signed Kelly Mazzante
June 16, 2011	Temporarily Suspend Sancho Lyttle due to Overseas Commitments
June 18, 2011	Signed Courtney Paris
July 3, 2011	Activated Sancho Lyttle from her Temporary Suspension
Waived Kelly Mazzante
September 8, 2011	Signed Sancho Lyttle to a Contract Extension

Roster

Depth

Pos.	Starter	Bench
Erika de Souza	Courtney Paris
Sancho Lyttle	Alison BalesSandora Irvin
Angel McCoughtry
Armintie Price	Iziane Castro Marques
Lindsey Harding	Coco MillerShalee Lehning [[File:Cruz Roja.svg	8px]]

Schedule

Preseason

| Game| Date| Time (ET)| Opponent| TV| Score| High points| High rebounds| High assists| Location/Attendance| Record}} |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || May 29 || 12:00pm || @ Great Britain || NBATV || 82–51 || Miller (21) || Irvin (8) || Harding (5) || Manchester Evening News Arena N/A || 1–0 |-

Regular season

Total: 20–14 (Home: 13–4; Road: 4–13)}} |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || June 5 || 3:00pm || New York || SSO || 88–94 (OT) || Castro Marques (19) || Lyttle (11) || Harding (9) || Philips Arena 8,038 || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || June 9 || 7:00pm || Washington || ESPN2 || 90–98 (OT) || de Souza (20) || de Souza (15) || Castro Marques (5) || Philips Arena 5,020 || 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || June 11 || 8:00pm || @ San Antonio || || 74–86 || McCoughtry (19) || de Souza (14) || Harding (4) || AT&T Center 9,140 || 0–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || June 14 || 7:00pm || @ New York || || 79–58 || McCoughtry (18) || BalesIrvin (7) || Lehning (6) || Prudential Center 5,725 || 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || June 17 || 8:00pm || @ Minnesota || || 85–96 || McCoughtry (27) || de Souza (11) || Castro Marques (4) || Target Center 7,556 || 1–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || June 19 || 3:00pm || Minnesota || SSO || 64–77 || Harding (14) || de Souza (12) || HardingMiller (3) || Philips Arena 7,274 || 1–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 7 || June 21 || 12:00pm || Chicago || SSO || 71–68 || McCoughtry (14) || McCoughtryParis (8) || Harding (6) || Philips Arena 6,154 || 2–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 8 || June 24 || 7:30pm || Phoenix || FS-SFS-A || 83–92 || McCoughtry (24) || Paris (8) || Harding (4) || Philips Arena 5,492 || 2–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || June 26 || 3:00pm || San Antonio || NBATVSSO || 86–92 || Miller (19) || Paris (11) || Price (5) || Philips Arena 5,718 || 2–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 10 || June 30 || 7:30pm || New York || SSO || 87–81 || de Souza (27) || de Souza (15) || McCoughtryMiller (4) || Philips Arena 4,423 || 3–7 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || July 9 || 8:00pm || @ Chicago || CN100 || 69–81 || McCoughtry (17) || McCoughtry (8) || McCoughtry (6) || Allstate Arena 5,679 || 3–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || July 13 || 12:00pm || @ New York || || 69–91 || McCoughtry (17) || de Souza (7) || Lehning (3) || Prudential Center 14,314 || 3–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 13 || July 16 || 7:30pm || Chicago || NBATVFS-SCN100 || 76–68 || McCoughtry (24) || Balesde Souza (8) || Price (10) || Philips Arena 7,413 || 4–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 14 || July 19 || 12:00pm || Indiana || NBATVSSO || 84–74 || Harding (19) || de Souza (11) || Harding (5) || Philips Arena 7,645 || 5–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 15 || July 20 || 11:30am || @ Washington || NBATV || 86–79 || McCoughtry (33) || Irvin (11) || McCoughtryPrice (3) || Verizon Center 13,954 || 6–9 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 16 || July 26 || 8:00pm || @ Tulsa || || 76–68 || McCoughtry (37) || Bales (9) || HardingLehning (3) || BOK Center 3,435 || 7–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 17 || July 28 || 7:00pm || Los Angeles || NBATVSSO || 89–80 || McCoughtry (22) || McCoughtry (11) || McCoughtry (7) || Philips Arena 6,701 || 8–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || July 31 || 5:00pm || @ Connecticut || || 92–99 || McCoughtry (36) || de Souza (9) || Castro Marques (6) || Mohegan Sun Arena 6,955 || 8–10 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 19 || August 2 || 7:30pm || New York || FS-S || 75–85 || McCoughtry (24) || McCoughtryPrice (6) || Harding (9) || Philips Arena 4,573 || 8–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 20 || August 7 || 3:00pm || Seattle || NBATVSSO || 70–53 || McCoughtry (17) || de SouzaLyttle (7) || Harding (7) || Philips Arena 7,337 || 9–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 21 || August 9 || 7:00pm || @ Washington || CSN-MA || 72–70 || McCoughtry (19) || de Souza (12) || McCoughtry (5) || Verizon Center 9,536 || 10–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || August 11 || 10:00pm || @ Phoenix || || 95–109 || McCoughtry (25) || de Souza (7) || Bales (4) || US Airways Center 7,940 || 10–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 23 || August 13 || 10:00pm || @ Seattle || NBATVKONG || 92–63 || Castro MarquesMcCoughtry (17) || McCoughtry (6) || Price (4) || KeyArena 9,686 || 11–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 24 || August 16 || 10:30pm || @ Los Angeles || NBATVSSOPRIME || 84–79 || McCoughtry (23) || de Souza (13) || Price (8) || STAPLES Center 7,522 || 12–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 25 || August 19 || 7:30pm || Connecticut || NBATVSSO || 94–88 (OT) || McCoughtry (26) || McCoughtry (12) || Harding (5) || Philips Arena 7,225 || 13–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || August 21 || 5:00pm || @ Connecticut || || 87–96 || McCoughtry (22) || de Souza (10) || Harding (9) || Mohegan Sun Arena 6,636 || 13–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 27 || August 23 || 8:00pm || @ Chicago || CN100 || 83–80 || McCoughtry (22) || McCoughtry (7) || Harding (9) || Allstate Arena 2,876 || 14–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 28 || August 27 || 7:00pm || @ Indiana || NBATVSSOFS-I || 86–80 || McCoughtry (20) || Lyttle (9) || Castro Marques (3) || Conseco Fieldhouse 9,242 || 15–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 29 || August 30 || 7:30pm || Indiana || SSO || 92–90 || McCoughtry (28) || Lyttle (11) || Harding (6) || Philips Arena 6,467 || 16–13 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || September 1 || 7:00pm || @ Washington || || 81–85 || McCoughtry (30) || Irvin (7) || Harding (8) || Verizon Center 7,954 || 16–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 31 || September 2 || 7:30pm || Washington || NBATVSSO || 95–73 || Price (19) || Lyttle (8) || Harding (7) || Philips Arena 6,579 || 17–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 32 || September 4 || 3:00pm || Tulsa || SSO || 73–52 || McCoughtry (19) || BalesPrice (6) || Harding (10) || Philips Arena 7,661 || 18–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 33 || September 6 || 7:30pm || Connecticut || SSO || 85–74 || McCoughtry (35) || Lyttle (12) || Harding (8) || Philips Arena 6,558 || 19–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 34 || September 11 || 5:00pm || @ Indiana || NBATVSSOFS-I || 93–88 || McCoughtry (32) || Bales (11) || 4 players (4) || Conseco Fieldhouse 11,521 || 20–14 |- | All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || September 16 || 7:00pm || @ Connecticut || NBATV || 89–84 || Harding (21) || Lyttle (11) || Price (5) || Mohegan Sun Arena 7,373 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || September 18 || 3:00pm || Connecticut || ESPN2 || 69–64 || de SouzaHardingLyttleMcCoughtry (12) || de Souza (10) || Harding (6) || Philips Arena 6,887 || 2–0 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || September 22 || 7:00pm || @ Indiana || ESPN2 || 74–82 || Harding (17) || de Souza (13) || Harding (7) || Conseco Fieldhouse 8,253 || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || September 25 || 3:00pm || Indiana || ESPN2 || 94–77 || Castro Marques (30) || LyttlePrice (7) || Harding (7) || Philips Arena 8,052 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || September 27 || 8:00pm || @ Indiana || ESPN2 || 83–67 || McCoughtry (26) || Lyttle (11) || Harding (6) || Conseco Fieldhouse 9,036 || 2–1 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || October 2 || 8:30pm || @ Minnesota || ESPN || 74–88 || McCoughtry (33) || Bales (9) || Harding (5) || Target Center 15,258 || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || October 5 || 8:00pm || @ Minnesota || ESPN2 || 95–101 || McCoughtry (38) || de Souza (10) || Harding (7) || Target Center 15,124 || 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || October 7 || 8:00pm || Minnesota || ESPN2 || 67–73 || McCoughtry (22) || de Souza (15) || Harding (7) || Philips Arena 11,543 || 0–3 |-

Standings

Playoffs

Statistics

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Angel McCoughtry	33	30	27.9	42.4	26.4	77.7	5.2	2.5	2.2	1.0	21.6
Erika de Souza	32	32	27.4	49.9	0.0	65.5	7.5	1.0	1.2	1.3	11.8
Lindsey Harding	34	33	30.5	45.5	30.3	73.3	3.2	4.8	1.0	0.2	10.5
Sancho Lyttle	22	19	26.2	44.8	28.6	70.9	6.3	2.1	2.4	0.6	10.0
Armintie Price	34	21	23.4	51.9	0.0	60.8	3.0	2.8	1.5	0.1	8.5
Iziane Castro Marques	34	14	19.8	36.0	21.3	62.0	1.7	1.7	0.4	0.1	7.6
Coco Miller	31	5	17.4	43.2	33.3	54.1	1.9	1.4	0.6	0.0	7.3
Alison Bales	34	15	20.2	48.6	35.3	75.0	4.7	1.2	0.4	1.6	5.0
Courtney Paris	28	0	9.6	51.9	0.0	51.6	3.1	0.4	0.3	0.4	3.4
Shalee Lehning	18	0	12.1	48.1	44.4	61.5	1.3	2.3	0.4	0.1	2.1
Sandora Irvin	30	1	8.3	33.9	0.0	70.0	2.5	0.5	0.2	0.5	1.8
Kelly Mazzante	6	0	5.7	8.3	8.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.5

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Angel McCoughtry	8	8	29.1	42.3	30.0	74.7	5.5	1.5	3.0	0.9	23.1
Lindsey Harding	8	8	37.8	39.1	25.0	74.3	3.0	5.9	1.9	0.3	14.5
Iziane Castro Marques	8	3	25.6	45.3	53.6	44.4	2.0	1.0	0.6	0.0	13.6
Erika de Souza	5	5	33.4	42.4	0.0	50.0	11.4	1.4	0.6	1.2	11.0
Sancho Lyttle	8	8	29.3	39.1	0.0	75.0	7.5	1.0	2.3	0.6	10.0
Armintie Price	8	8	30.1	46.8	0.0	66.7	5.3	3.5	1.6	0.3	7.5
Alison Bales	8	0	16.0	38.5	42.9	50.0	5.0	0.9	0.3	0.8	3.0
Coco Miller	8	0	8.0	20.0	20.0	50.0	1.3	0.9	0.5	0.0	1.3
Sandora Irvin	3	0	2.7	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.3	1.0
Courtney Paris	5	0	3.6	50.0	0.0	50.0	1.0	0.0	0.4	0.2	0.6

Awards and honors

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Angel McCoughtry	[Eastern Conference Player of the Week](2011-wnba-season-player-of-the-week-award)	July 25
July 31
August 22
September 12
[Eastern Conference Player of the Month - July](2011-wnba-season-player-of-the-month-award)	August 2
[All-Star Starter](2011-wnba-all-star-game)	July 16
[All-WNBA First Team](2011-wnba-season-postseason-awards)	September	title=2011 WNBA Season Awards	url=https://www.wnba.com/awards2011/	website=wnba.com	publisher=WNBA	access-date=July 6, 2022}}
[All-Defensive First Team](2011-wnba-season-postseason-awards)	September
Sancho Lyttle	All-Defensive Second Team	September
Armintie Price	All-Defensive Second Team	September

References

"Atlanta Dream Signs Forward Sandora Irvin". Our Sports Central.
"Former Sooner Ashley Paris Returns to WNBA". New 9.
"Atlanta Dream Re-Signs Center Alison Bales". Our Sports Central.
"Washington Mystics trade Lindsey Harding, acquire Ta’Shia Phillips and Kelly Miller". Washington Post.
"Dream waive Chester". AJC.
"DREAM SIGNS VETERAN GUARD KELLY MAZZANTE". WNBA.
"Atlanta Dream Signs Center Courtney Paris". Our Sports Central.
"Atlanta Dream Forward Sancho Lyttle Returns To Team, Kelly Mazzante Waived". SB Nation.
"The Atlanta Dream Re-Sign Sancho Lyttle To Multi-Year Deal". SB Nation.
"McCoughtry, Augustus earn WNBA Player of the Week honors". WLTX.
"McCoughtry, Hammon earn WNBA Player of the Week honors". 9 News.
"Atlanta's Angel McCoughtry and Los Angeles' Candace Parker Named WNBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week". WNBA.
"Atlanta's McCoughtry and Seattle's Smith Named Players of the Week". Our Sports Central.
"Atlanta Dream's Angel McCoughtry and Minnesota Lynx' Seimone Augustus Named Players of the Month for July". WNBA.
"WNBA All-Star Game 2011: Angel McCoughtry Named As Starter". SB Nation.
"2011 WNBA Season Awards". WNBA.

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