1 TABLE OF CONTENTS General Information WNBA Court Diagram …………………….103 Table of Contents . .2 MEDIA INFORMATION OPPONENTS 2010 Atlanta Dream Schedule . .3 Chicago Sky ……………………………..105 Quick Facts ……………… . ... 3 Connecticut Sun ………………………….105 General Media Information . …… 4 Indiana Fever …………………………….106 Los Angeles Sparks ……………………...106 DREAM FRONT OFFICE Minnesota Lynx ………………………….107 Office Directory …………………………….6 New York Liberty ………………………..107 Owner Bios ………………………………..7-8 Phoenix Mercury …………………………108 Front office Bios ………………………… 9-12 San Antonio Silver Stars …………………108 Seattle Storm ……………………………..109 MEET THE TEAM Tulsa Shock ………………………………110 Dream Roster & Pronunciations.……………14 Washington Mystics ……………………...110 Marynell Meadors ……………………….15-16 2010 Regular Season in Review …….111-116 Carol Ross …………………………………..17 Fred Williams ………………………………18 Sue Panek …………………………………..19 PHILIPS ARENA Kim Moseley ……………………………… 20 General Arena Information …………117-118 Seating and Ticket Information ………….119 Spotter‘s Chart ………………………………21 Dream Roster ………………………………..22 Alison Bales ………………………………23-24 Felicia Chester ……………………………….25 Iziane Castro Marques …………………..26-28 Erika De Souza ………………………….29-30 Lindsey Harding …………………………31-32 Sandora Irvin …………………………….33-34 Shalee Lehning ………………………….35-36 Sancho Lyttle ……………………………37-38 Angel McCoughtry ……………………...39-40 Shannon McCallum ………………………...41 Coco Miller ……………………………...42-44 Armintie Price …………………………..45-46 Brittainey Raven …………………………47-48 DREAM HISTORY Key Dates …………………………………50-51 All-Time Results ……………………………..52 Draft History ……………………………...53-54 All-Time Roster …………………………..55-57 All-Time Transactions ……………………57-59 2010 Season in Review …………………...60-61 2009 Season in Review …………..……….62-63 2008 Season in Review …………………...64-65 WNBA & QUICK FACTS WNBA Quick Facts ………………………67-73 WNBA Timeline …………………………73-87 2010 WNBA PR Contacts ……………….88-90 WNBA Award Winners ………………..91-101 2 SCHEDULE & QUICK FACTS 2011 Atlanta Dream Schedule ADDRESS: ATLANTA DREAM MAY 225 Peachtree Street NE 2011 PRESEASON Sun. May 29 at Manchester UK TBD Suite 2400, Peachtree Center _______________________________________________________ Atlanta, GA 30303 2011 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE Tel: (877)977 - 7729 Fax: (678) 510-7489 Sun. June 5 NEW YORK 3:00 pm Thus. June 9 WASHINGTON 7:00pm Sat. June 11 at San Antonio 8:00 pm QUICK FACTS: Tues. June 14 at New York 7:00 pm Season Ticket Information:(877)977 -7729 Fri. June 17 at Minnesota 8:00 pm Single-Game Ticket Info.: (800) 745-3000 Sun. June 19 MINNESOTA 3:00 pm Website: www.AtlantaDream.net Tues. June 21 CHICAGO 12:00 pm Fri. June 24 PHOENIX 7:30 pm Facebook: Facebook.com/AtlantaDream Sun. June 26 SAN ANTONIO 3:00 pm Twitter: @AtlantaDream Thurs. June 30 NEW YORK 7:30 pm Conference: Eastern Arena: Philips Arena (10,160) JULY TV: FOX Sports South/SportsSouth Sat. July 9 at Chicago 8:00 pm Wed. July 13 at New York 12:00 pm Team Colors: Dream Blue(PMS 279), Sat. July 16 CHICAGO 7:30 pm Dream Red (PMS 186), Dream Light Blue Tue. July 19 INDIANA 12:00pm (PMS 650), Dream Navy(PMS 289) Wed. July 20 at Washington 11:30 am Tue. July 26 at Tulsa 8:00 pm Thurs. July 28 LOS ANGELES 7:00 pm Sun. July 31 at Connecticut 5:00 pm AUGUST Tue. August 2 NEW YORK 7:30 pm Sun. August 7 SEATTLE 3:00 pm Tues. August 9 at Washington 7:00 pm Thurs. August 11 at Phoenix 10:00 pm Sat. August 13 at Seattle 10:00 pm Tue. August 16 at Los Angeles 10:30 pm Fri. August 19 CONNECTICUT 7:30 pm Sun. August 21 at Connecticut 5:00 pm Tues. August 23 at Chicago 8:00 pm Sat. August 27 at Indiana 7:00 pm Tues. August 30 INDIANA 7:30 pm SEPTEMBER Thurs. Sept. 1 at Washington 7:00 pm Fri. Sept. 2 WASHINGTON 7:30 pm Sun. Sept. 4 TULSA 3:00 pm Tues. Sept. 6 CONNECTICUT 7:30 pm Sun. Sept. 11 at Indiana 5:00 pm HOME GAMES IN BOLD ALL TIMES EASTERN 3 GENERAL MEDIA INFORMATION For media information, credential/interview Press room usage is only available to those with requests or questions, please contact Sprague a valid Dream media credential. Phone lines, fax Paynter at 404.561.0421 service and wireless service are provided free of [email protected] or Tonya charge. Alleyne at 404-693-5181 [email protected]) in the Dream PRE AND POST GAME INTERVIEWS: In Media Relations Department. The fax number is accordance with the WNBA policy, the Dream‘s 678.510.7489. and the visitor‘s locker rooms will be open to members of the media for 30 minutes ending MEDIA CREDENTIALS: All requests should one hour before the start of the game (e.g., be submitted in writing to the Dream Media media access will be granted from 5:30-6 p.m. Relations Department at least 24 HOURS for a 7 p.m. game). Locker rooms are opened to PRIOR to the game you wish to cover (3 p.m. on the media after the game following a 10-minute Friday for Saturday or Sunday games) via e- cooling down period and will remain open for mail. NO CREDENTIAL REQUESTS WILL 30 minutes. Players and coaches are available BE HONORED ON GAME DAY. Credentials for interviews are issued to accredited members of the media at those times. Only working members of the who are on-assignment to cover a specific game. press with valid credentials will be admitted to Please confirm all credentials with the Dream the locker rooms. ABSOLUTELY NO Media Relations Department prior to arriving at PHOTOGRAPHS OR CELL PHONE USE Philips Arena. Credentials may be picked up at ALLOWED DURING MEDIA LOCKER the primary media entrance beginning 2.5 hours ROOM ACCESS PERIOD. prior to game time. Credentials must be worn and visible at all times and are non- GAME NOTES AND STATISTICS: Pre- transferable. game press notes, media guides and line-up sheets will be available in the interview room MEDIA DIRECTIONS & PARKING: Going prior to each game. Game statistics will be north from the airport on I-75/85, take the World distributed to the working media twice during Congress Center/Andrew Young International each half, as well as halftime and postgame. Blvd. exit. Turn left at the end of the exit onto Postgame quotes and notes are distributed as International. Proceed to Centennial Olympic quickly as possible following the game. Park Drive and take a left. At the corner of Marietta Street, take a right. At the second light PHOTOGRAPHERS: Limited space is (Park Avenue West) take a left, cross both sets available for photographers along each baseline, of railroad tracks under the viaduct (as you go to with exact locations to be determined on game the right), and follow the signs to Media Parking day. For the safety of the players and in Lot A. If parking is not available in Lot A, accordance with league rules, photographers proceed to Media Parking Lot B and you will must remain seated at least four feet behind the find additional press parking baseline at all times. Use of a flash is prohibited. at that location. ABSOLUTELY NO TRIPODS ALLOWED. Photographers must stay in their designated MEDIA ENTRANCE: Follow the same areas and are asked to be considerate of print directions to Philips Arena, and the entrance is media and fans directly in their viewing area. on Park Avenue West (located on the right) before you get to Media Parking Lot A. The PRACTICE POLICY: The Dream will press room is located directly on the right as you practice at ?????, GA. Approximately the final enter the media will call entrance area. 30 minutes of each practice will be open to the media. Coaches and players will be available for MEDIA WORKROOM: The Dream Media brief interviews immediately after practice. Workroom is located to the right of the Media Please contact the Dream Media Relations Entrance off Park Avenue West at Philips Department to confirm practice times, sites and Arena. It will open 2.5 hours prior to tipoff. the availability of players and coaches. 4 5 2010 FRONT OFFICE DIRECTORY 225 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 2400 Atlanta, GA 30303 Tel: 1-877-977-7729 FAX: 678-510-7489 BUSINESS OPERATIONS BASKETBALL OPERATIONS Ownership ……………..………Dream Too, LLC General Manager/Head Coach …Marynell Meadors (Kathy Betty, Mary Brock & Kelly Loeffler) Director of Basketball Operations …..… Sue Panek President/COO…….…………..…… Toby Wyman Asst. Coach/Exec. Dir. of Plyr. Dev ... Fred Williams Executive Assistant to Owner …… Ginger Sanford Assistant Coach…..………...………........ Carol Ross Director of Operations Manager …. Ambree Stancil Athletic Trainer……………………… Kim Moseley Dir. of Sponsorship Sales and Svc…….. Beth Kelley Team Physician(s)Brandon Mines, John Xerogeanes Dir. of Marketing ………………………Kaci Phillips Sales & Marketing Coordinator….. Tommy Francis EVENTS AND ENTERTAINMENT Dir. of Game Entertainment ………… Sarah Davis MEDIA AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS Dance Team Coordinator ………… Brandi Nunnally Director of Broadcast & New Media.. Tonya Alleyne Mascot Coordinator ……………….... Jeremy Legg Director of Media & Comm. Rel..... Sprague Paynter Public Address Announcer………..........Vince Bailey TV Play-by-Play…………………….. Bob Rathbun TV Analysts .………………….. LaChina Robinson TICKET SALES & SERVICE Team Photographer ………….…. Scott Cunningham Director of Ticket Sales and Service…Bobby Phillips Ticket Operations ……………….…. Adam Shelton Senior Acct. Exec./Dream Amb. Liaison …Natalie White 6 MEET THE OWNERS Dream Too LLC, the Atlanta Dream ownership group, is the only all-female ownership group in Atlanta professional sports. Kathy Betty serves as the managing partner and is joined by fellow owners Mary Brock and Kelly Loeffler. KATHY BETTY Owner/CEO Atlanta Dream Owner Kathy Betty recorded one of the most successful seasons for a rookie owner in professional sports history in 2010 as the Dream won the Eastern Conference title and advanced to the WNBA Finals. Since acquiring the team in October 2009, Betty has re-energized the fan base and community in support of the team. In 2011, she announced the additions of Mary Brock and Kelly Loeffler to the team‘s ownership group, forming the first all-female ownership group in Atlanta pro sports.