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2021 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time (ET)/Result TV ATLANTA DREAM AT MINNESOTA LYNX May 14 Connecticut* L, 67-78 Twitter Minneapolis, Minn. • Target Center May 19 Chicago* L, 77-85 Facebook Game 7: Friday, June 4 at 8:00 p.m. ET • Facebook May 21 at Indiana* W, 83-79 Twitter Game 8: Sunday, June 6 at 7:00 p.m. • Bally Sports Southeast May 25 at Chicago* W, 90-83 CBSSN Explorer Heroine May 27 Dallas W, 101-95 BSSO May 29 at New York* W, 90-87 Prime Video June 4 at Minnesota 8:00 p.m. Facebook PROBABLE STARTERS June 6 at Minnesota 7:00 p.m. BSSE G #0 ODYSSEY SIMS 5-8 | 163 | Baylor June 9 Seattle 7:00 p.m. BSSE Led the team with 14 points in her Dream debut against Connecticut (5/14), adding on four rebounds, June 11 Seattle 8:00 p.m. CBSSN two assists and a steal ... Picked up two steals against Chicago (5/19) ... Scored 7 points with a sea- June 13 Washington* 3:30 p.m. BSSO/NBA TV son-high-tying 4 rebounds against Dallas (5/27). June 17 at Washington* 7:00 p.m. June 23 Minnesota 7:00 p.m. BSSE Alt G #10 COURTNEY WILLIAMS 5-8 | 133 | South Florida June 26 New York* 7:00 p.m. BSSO 2021: Double-digit scoring in every one of the Dream’s six games so far this season ... Recorded her June 29 New York 7:00 p.m. BSSE/ESPN3 10th career double-double and 5th with the Dream with 31 points and 12 rebounds at New York (5/29), July 2 at Seattle 10:00 p.m. Twitter also her 3rd career 30-point game and 19th career game with 20+ points ... AP Player of the Week July 4 at Las Vegas 6:00 p.m. (6/2). July 9 at Connecticut* 7:00 p.m. CBSSN G #15 TIFFANY HAYES 5-10 | 155 | UConn July 11 Indiana* 5:00 p.m. Facebook 2021: Played first WNBA game since 2019 against CHI (5/19), picking up 3 steals, a block and 2 - Olympic Break - assists ... First double-digit outing of the season came against IND (5/21) with 14 points, added on 2 Aug. 15 at Phoenix 6:00 p.m. CBSSN steals, 2 assists, 3 rebounds ... 46th career 20-point outing came at CHI (5/25) with a team-high 26 Aug. 17 at Los Angeles 10:30 p.m. NBA TV points. Aug. 19 at Los Angeles 10:30 p.m. NBA TV F #21 TIANNA HAWKINS 6-3 | 186 | Maryland Aug. 21 Phoenix 12:00 p.m. ESPN2 2021: Started in the Dream’s opener against Connecticut (5/14), scoring 11 points and adding on 3 Aug. 24 Chicago 7:00 p.m. BSSE/ESPN3 assists, 2 steals and a block ... Blocked a team-high two shots at Indiana (5/21) ... Recorded a steal Aug. 26 Las Vegas 7:00 p.m. BSSE / NBA TV and block against New York (5/29). Sept. 2 at Dallas 8:00 p.m. Facebook Sept. 5 at Dallas 4:00 p.m. CBSSN C #1 ELIZABETH WILLIAMS 6-3 | 192 | Duke Sept. 8 Phoenix 7:00 p.m. ESPN2 2020 WNBA First Team All-Defense | 2021: Started in the Dream’s opener against CON (5/14), scoring Sept. 10 at Washington 7:00 p.m. NBA TV 6 points with 4 rebounds, 2 steals and a block ... Has recorded at least 1 block in all six of the Sept. 14 Indiana 7:00 p.m. BSSE / NBA TV Dream’s games so far, two games with 2 blocks ... Season-high 2 blocks and 3 steals at CHI (5/25) ... 13th career double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds at New York (5/29). Sept. 16 Los Angeles 7:00 p.m. Prime Video Sept. 19 at Connecticut 1:00 p.m. NBA TV * Commissioner’s Cup game 2021 RECORDS BSSO = Bally Sports South 2021 Record Home Road OT BSSE = Bally Sports Southeast CBSSN = CBS Sports Network Overall 4-2 1-2 3-0 - Eastern 3-2 0-2 3-0 - Western 1-0 1-0 - - 2021 WNBA Standings (as of 6/3) #1 Seattle Storm 6-1 INJURIES AND INACTIVES #2 Connecticut Sun 7-2 #3 New York Liberty 5-2 Chennedy Carter - OUT (Right Elbow) #4 Atlanta Dream 4-2 Cheyenne Parker - Probable (Health and Safety Protocols) #5 Las Vegas Aces 5-3 #6 Phoenix Mercury 4-3 #7 Los Angeles Sparks 2-3 #8 Washington Mystics 2-4 RECENT TRANSACTIONS #9 Dallas Wings 2-4 #10 Chicago Sky 2-5 May 9: Atlanta waived Kaela Davis and Lindsey Pulliam. #11 Minnesota Lynx 1-4 May 13: Atlanta waived Shatori Walker-Kimbrough and Mikayla Cowling. #12 Indiana Fever 1-8 May 26: Atlanta waived Kalani Brown. Atlanta Dream Game Notes Game 7-8 | Minnesota Lynx Doubleheader Atlanta Dream Game Notes Game 7-8 | Minnesota Lynx Doubleheader 2021 ATLANTA DREAM ROSTER QUICK FACTS GENERAL THE SALE OF THE # Player Pos Ht Wt DOB Exp From Twitter Full Name: ................................................................ Atlanta Dream Location: ........................................................................Atlanta, Ga. ATLANTA DREAM 25 Monique Billings F 6-4 185 May 2, 1996 3 UCLA/USA @moniquebillings FEBRUARY 26, 2021 9 Crystal Bradford G 6-0 170 November 1, 1993 1 Central Mich./USA @get_em_cb Inaugural Season: ................................................................... 2008 Colors: .....................................................................Red, Gray, Blue The WNBA and NBA Boards of Governors have unanimously ap- 3 Chennedy Carter G 5-9 145 November 14, 1998 1 Texas A&M/USA @ChennedyCarter Owners: ......Larry Gottesdiener, Suzanne Abair, Renee Montgomery proved the sale of the Atlanta Dream to Larry Gottesdiener, Chair- 21 Tianna Hawkins F 6-3 181 March 2, 1991 7 Maryland/USA @t_hawk21 ...................................................................... Dream Pursued, LLC man of Northland, an industry-leading national real estate firm. The TV: .......................ESPN2/CBS Sports Network/Bally Sports/Twitter three-member investor group is comprised of former Dream star 15 Tiffany Hayes G 5-10 155 September 20, 1989 8 Connecticut/USA @tiphayes3 Renee Montgomery, Northland President and Chief Operating Officer Suzanne Abair, and Gottesdiener. 4 Aari McDonald G 5-6 141 August 20, 1998 R Arizona/USA @AariMcdonald COACHING STAFF 32 Cheyenne Parker F 6-4 198 August 22, 1992 6 Middle Tenn./USA N/A Interim Head Coach: .................................................Mike Petersen “With the unanimous WNBA and NBA votes, today marks a new be- 0 Odyssey Sims G 5-8 150 July 13, 1992 7 Baylor/USA @Lucky_Lefty0 Years with Dream: ...................................................Fourth season ginning for the Atlanta Dream organization and we are very pleased Career Record: ..........................................................................4-2 to welcome Larry Gottesdiener and Suzanne Abair to the WNBA,” 40 Shekinna Stricklen F 6-2 229 July 30, 1990 9 Tennessee/USA @strick40 Record with Dream: ...................................................................4-2 said WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert. “I admire their passion for women’s basketball, but more importantly, have been impressed with 10 Courtney Williams G 5-8 133 May 11, 1994 5 South Florida/USA @CourtMWilliams Alma Mater: ....................Bushnell (formerly Northwest Christian) their values. I am also thrilled that former WNBA star Renee Montgom- 1 Elizabeth Williams C-F 6-3 200 June 23, 1993 6 Duke/USA @E_Williams_1 Assistant Coach: ........................................Darius Taylor (Michigan) ery will be joining the ownership group as an investor and executive Assistant Coach: .....................Mike Petersen (Northwest Christian) for the team. Renee is a trailblazer who has made a major impact both Head Athletic Trainer: ....................Natalie Trotter (Valdosta State) in the game and beyond.” Director of Basketball Ops: .......Brooklyn Cartwright (Georgia Southern) “It is a privilege to join a team of inspiring women who strive for Interim Head Coach – Mike Peterson (fourth season, Bushnell) Dir of Scouting & Video Production .......Sydney Durrah (Maryland) excellence on the court and equity off the court,” said Larry Gottesdie- ner. “I would like to express my gratitude to Commissioner Engelbert, Assistant Coach – Darius Taylor (fourth season, Michigan) TEAM INFORMATION Commissioner Silver, and the WNBA and NBA Boards of Governors for Assistant Coach - La’Keshia Frett (first season, Georgia) 2020 Record: .............................................................................7-15 the opportunity.” 2020 Home Record: ....................................................................3-8 Assistant Coach - Daynia La-Force (first season, Georgetown) Two-time WNBA champion Renee Montgomery will be the first former 2020 Road Record: .....................................................................4-7 player to become both an owner and executive of a WNBA team. 2020 vs Eastern Conference: .....................................................6-6 Montgomery sat out the 2020 season to focus on social justice issues Athletic Trainer - Natalie Trotter (second season, Valdosta State/Troy) and recently announced her retirement from the league after 11 DREAM HISTORY seasons. Strength and Conditioning Coach - Drew Williams (first season, UCF/Georgia State) First Year: ........................................................... 2008 (14th Season) Video Coordinator & Scouting Director - Sydney Durrah (second season, Maryland) Regular Season Record:..................................................... 202-234 “My Dream has come true. Breaking barriers for minorities and Director of Operations - Brooklyn Cartwright (first season, Georgia Southern) Regular Season Home Record: .............................................122-96 women by being the first former WNBA player to have both a Regular Season Road Record: ..............................................80-138 stake in ownership and a leadership role with the team is an Playoff Record: ............................................. 15-19 (9 Appearances) opportunity that I take very seriously. I invite you to join me as PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Best Finish: .....................................WNBA Finals (2010,