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2013 Atlanta Dream season
WNBA team season
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.
Quick Facts Atlanta Dream season, Coach ...
| 2013 Atlanta Dream season | |
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| Coach | Fred Williams |
| Arena | Philips Arena |
| Attendance | 5,643 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 17–17 (.500) |
| Place | 2nd (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Lost WNBA Finals (3-0 to Minnesota Lynx) |
| Team Leaders | |
| Points | Angel McCoughtry – 21.5 |
| Rebounds | Erika de Souza – 9.9 |
| Assists | Angel McCoughtry – 4.4 |
| Media | |
| Television | FS-S, SSO ESPN2, NBATV |
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WNBA draft
See also: 2013 WNBA draft
More information Round, Pick ...
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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| 2 | 13 | Alex Bentley |  United States |
Penn State |
| 3 | 31 | Anne Marie Armstrong | United States |
Georgia |
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Trades and Roster Changes
More information Date, Trade ...
| Date | Trade | |
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| 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] | |
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More information Players, Coaches ...
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Preseason
| 2013 Game Log: Preseason | |||||||||
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Total: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
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Regular Season
More information 2013 Regular Season Total: 17–17 (Home: 13–4; Road: 4–13), Game ...
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More information #, Team ...
| # | 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 |
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Playoffs
More information –4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 2–2), Game ...
| 2013 Playoffs: Total: 4–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 2–2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eastern Finals vs. Indiana (Win Series 2-0)
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WNBA Finals vs. Minnesota (Lost Series 0-3)
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Main article: 2013 WNBA 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 | ||||||||||||
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| E2 | Atlanta | 2 | ||||||||||||
| E2 | Atlanta | 2 | ||||||||||||
| E3 | Washington | 1 | ||||||||||||
| E2 | Atlanta | 0 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Minnesota | 3 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Minnesota | 2 | ||||||||||||
| W4 | Seattle | 0 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Minnesota | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| W3 | Phoenix | 0 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | Los Angeles | 1 | ||||||||||||
| W3 | Phoenix | 2 | ||||||||||||
More information Legend ...
| Legend | |||||||
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| 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 | ||||
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Regular Season
More information Player, GP ...
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 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 |
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Playoffs
More information Player, GP ...
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 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 |
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More information Recipient, Award ...
| Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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| 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] |
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- "Atlanta Dream Acquires Jasmine Thomas in Trade With Washington". atlantadailyworld.com. Atlanta Daily World. February 20, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
- "Dream Signs Sydney Carter To Training Camp Contract". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
- "Blanche Alverson Signs Training Camp Contract With Atlanta Dream". auburntigers.com. Auburn Athletics. April 25, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
- "Courtney Clements to Join Atlanta Dream's Training Camp". themw.com. Mountain West Conference. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
- "Atlanta Dream waive Blanche Alverson and Ketia Swanier". swishappeal.com. Swish Appeal. May 14, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
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- "Wesleyan grad Armstrong waived by WNBA's Dream". gwinnetdailypost.com. Gwinnett Daily Post. July 8, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
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- "Dream's McCoughtry and Mercury's Taurasi Named WNBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
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- "DREAM'S MCCOUGHTRY AND MERCURY'S TAURASI NAMED WNBA EASTERN AND WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE MONTH". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
- "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.
- "Fever's Catchings Named to All-WNBA Second Team". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
- "Seven First-Time All-Star Selections Headline Reserves for Boost Mobile WNBA All-Star Game 2013". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
- "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.
- "Chicago's Fowles and Indiana's Catchings Headline 2013 WNBA All-Defensive Team". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
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