15 Kentucky women beat Georgia 88-77 Rhyne Howard made 4 of 12 from 3-point range and scored 25 points help No. Atlanta held their expansion draft on February 6, 2008 when they selected one player from each of the 13 teams in the league. [26] The team announced on October 18, 2019, coinciding with their rebranding, they would move to the new Gateway Center Arena in nearby College Park for the 2020 season (later delayed to the 2021 season), sharing the arena with the Hawks' NBA G League affiliate, the College Park Skyhawks. Addressing arguably Atlanta's biggest concern, the team traded for All-Star point guard Lindsey Harding prior to the 2011 season. [25] Following the conclusion of the 2019 WNBA regular season, team officials indicated that the Dream would not be returning to State Farm Arena for the 2020 season, citing disagreements with the Hawks' management. In 2010, the Dream went to the WNBA Finals but fell short to Seattle. The team was founded for the 2008 WNBA season.The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta businesswomen: Mary Brock and U.S. [4] Eight of the twelve Olympians played on ABL teams when the league began play in October 1996. dreamatl.net/362HXCT The Dream has qualified for the WNBA Playoffs in nine of its 12 years in Atlanta and has reached the WNBA Finals three times. The team was founded for the 2008 WNBA season. The official athletics website for the Georgia Southern University Eagles. The names offered as choices were "Dream", "Flight", "Surge" and "Sizzle". In 2013, the team qualified for the WNBA Finals, but a scheduling conflict forced them to play home games at The Arena at Gwinnett Center, now known as Infinite Energy Arena, in suburban Duluth. [24], Currently, some Dream games are broadcast on Fox Sports Southeast (FS-SE) and FOX Sports South (FS-S). dreamatl.net/362HXCT Afterwards, Meadors had served as a scouting director for the Miami Sol and had been an assistant coach under Richie Adubato and Tree Rollins for the Washington Mystics. Dream's Laney named Most Improved Player. Thursday, she was named the WNBA's Most Improved Pla… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…, Betnijah Laney is your 2020 WNBA Most Improved Player! Jay Williams joins the show for the final hour after covering a wild Game 4 in the Eastern Conference Finals. However, they lost to the 27–7 Minnesota Lynx in three games. [19][20] Meadors was replaced by Fred Williams, finished with a 19–15 record, and lost in the first round. Howard scored 25, No. #NajMIP | #GoDream pic.twitter.com/uBKo6A5jeN, Betnijah Laney - 2020 @WNBA [citation needed] All games (excluding blackout games, which are available on ESPN3.com) are broadcast to the WNBA LiveAccess game feeds on the league website. @BetnijahLaney wins the 2020 WNBA Most Improved Player award [32], "Atlanta Dream Reproduction Guideline Sheet", "American Basketball League profile by Interbasket", "Atlanta group launching effort to attract WNBA team", "Atlanta committee looking for potential owner for WNBA team", "Atlanta Franchise Names Marynell Meadors Head Coach and General Manager", "Atlanta WNBA owner says he's not interested in Rodman as coach", "Atlanta's WNBA team named Atlanta Dream", "Atlanta businesswoman Kathy Betty to buy WNBA team", "The Atlanta Dream Transfer Ownership From Kathy Betty To Mary Brock and Kelly Loeffler", Atlanta Dream won't renew coach Fred Williams' contract, "Former Laker Michael Cooper fired by WNBA's Atlanta Dream", "Atlanta Dream getting new logo, new home", "Dream owners look to future that doesn't include State Farm Arena", "WNBA Extends TV Rights Deal with ESPN and ABC", "WNBA Announces Plan To Tip Off 2020 Season", "WNBA announces plans for 2020 season to start late July in Florida", Atlanta names Meadors Head coach/ General manager, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Atlanta_Dream&oldid=980270569, Women's National Basketball Association teams, Articles with dead external links from October 2017, Pages using Template:College with unsupported name, Articles with unsourced statements from April 2020, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Red, dark grey, light grey, white, light blue, Dream Too LLC, composed of Mary Brock and, President & COO - Bill Bolen (2008- 2009), President & CEO - Theresa Wenzel (2014–2016), President & General Manager - Chris Sienko (2017–Present), This page was last edited on 25 September 2020, at 15:15.