2021 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE ATLANTA DREAM at CHICAGO SKY Date Opponent Time (ET)/Result TV Tuesday, May 25 • 8:00 p.m. ET May 14 Connecticut* L, 67-78 Twitter Chicago, Ill. • Wintrust Arena May 19 Chicago* L, 77-85 Facebook PxP: Lisa Byington • Color: Megan McKeown May 21 at Indiana* W, 83-79 Twitter Game 4 • CBS Sports Network May 25 at Chicago* 8:00 p.m. CBSSN Rebel Heroine May 27 Dallas 7:00 p.m. BSSO May 29 at New York* 2:00 p.m. Prime Video PROBABLE STARTERS June 4 at Minnesota 8:00 p.m. Facebook June 6 at Minnesota 7:00 p.m. BSSE G #3 CHENNEDY CARTER 5-9 | 143 | Texas A&M June 9 Seattle 7:00 p.m. BSSE 2020 WNBA All-Rookie Team | 2021: Scored 10 points in the Dream’s opener against Con- June 11 Seattle 8:00 p.m. CBSSN necticut (5/14), with 2 assists and 1 steal ... Saw her sixth career 20-point game with 21 points June 13 Washington* 3:30 p.m. BSSO/NBA TV against Chicago (5/19), going 5-for-5 from the free throw line and with a team-high 6 assists ... June 17 at Washington* 7:00 p.m. Season-high 23 points against Indiana (5/21). 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: Led the team with 14 points in the Dream’s opener against Connecticut (5/14), recording June 29 New York 7:00 p.m. BSSE/ESPN3 a team-high 2 made free throws, 3 offensive rebounds and 4 assists ... Led the team with 24 July 2 at Seattle 10:00 p.m. Twitter points, 2 made three’s and 8 rebounds against Chicago (5/19) ... 16 points and a team-high 4 July 4 at Las Vegas 6:00 p.m. assists against Indiana (5/21). 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 Chicago (5/19), picking up 3 steals, a block - Olympic Break - and 2 assists ... First double-digit outing of the season came against Indiana (5/21) with 14 Aug. 15 at Phoenix 6:00 p.m. CBSSN points, added on 2 steals, 2 assists, 3 rebounds. Aug. 17 at Los Angeles 10:30 p.m. NBA TV 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 Aug. 24 Chicago 7:00 p.m. BSSE/ESPN3 on 3 assists, 2 steals and a block ... Blocked a team-high two shots at Indiana (5/21). Aug. 26 Las Vegas 7:00 p.m. BSSE / NBA TV 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 at center in the Dream’s opener against Sept. 10 at Washington 7:00 p.m. NBA TV Connecticut (5/14), scoring 6 points with 4 rebounds, 2 steals and a block... Scored the Sept. 14 Indiana 7:00 p.m. BSSE / NBA TV Dream’s first points in Gateway Center Arena @ College Park ... Has recorded a block in all three of the Dream’s games so far. Sept. 16 Los Angeles 7:00 p.m. Prime Video Sept. 19 at Connecticut 1:00 p.m. NBA TV 2021 RECORDS * Commissioner’s Cup game BSSO = Bally Sports South 2021 Record Home Road OT BSSE = Bally Sports Southeast CBSSN = CBS Sports Network Overall 1-2 0-2 1-0 - Eastern 1-2 0-2 1-0 - Western - - - - 2021 WNBA Standings (as of 5/23) #1 Connecticut Sun 5-0 INJURIES AND INACTIVES #2 New York Liberty 4-1 Cheyenne Parker - OUT (Health and Safety Protocols) #3 Seattle Storm 3-1 #4 Chicago Sky 2-1 Shekinna Stricklen - Probable (Knee) #5 Las Vegas Aces 2-2 #6 Dallas Wings 1-1 #7 Phoenix Mercury 2-2 RECENT TRANSACTIONS #8 Atlanta Dream 1-2 #9 Washington Mystics 1-3 May 13: Atlanta waived Shatori Walker-Kimbrough and Mikayla Cowling. #10 Indiana Fever 1-4 May 9: Atlanta waived Kaela Davis and Lindsey Pulliam. #11 Los Angeles Sparks 0-2 #12 Minnesota Lynx 0-3 Atlanta Dream Game Notes Game 4 | Chicago 2021 ATLANTA DREAM ROSTER # Player Pos Ht Wt DOB Exp From Twitter 25 Monique Billings F 6-4 185 May 2, 1996 3 UCLA/USA @moniquebillings 9 Crystal Bradford G 6-0 - November 1, 1993 1 Central Mich./USA @get_em_cb 22 Kalani Brown C 6-7 269 March 21, 1997 2 Baylor/USA @kalanibrown21 3 Chennedy Carter G 5-9 145 November 14, 1998 1 Texas A&M/USA @ChennedyCarter 21 Tianna Hawkins F 6-3 181 March 2, 1991 7 Maryland/USA @t_hawk21 15 Tiffany Hayes G 5-10 155 September 20, 1989 8 Connecticut/USA @tiphayes3 4 Aari McDonald G 5-6 - August 20, 1998 R Arizona/USA @AariMcdonald 32 Cheyenne Parker F 6-4 198 August 22, 1992 6 Middle Tenn./USA N/A 0 Odyssey Sims G 5-8 150 July 13, 1992 7 Baylor/USA @Lucky_Lefty0 40 Shekinna Stricklen F 6-2 229 July 30, 1990 9 Tennessee/USA @strick40 10 Courtney Williams G 5-8 133 May 11, 1994 5 South Florida/USA @CourtMWilliams 1 Elizabeth Williams C-F 6-3 200 June 23, 1993 6 Duke/USA @E_Williams_1 Interim Head Coach – Mike Peterson (fourth season, Bushnell) Assistant Coach – Darius Taylor (fourth season, Michigan) Assistant Coach - La’Keshia Frett (first season, Georgia) Assistant Coach - Daynia La-Force (first season, Georgetown) Athletic Trainer - Natalie Trotter (second season, Valdosta State/Troy) Strength and Conditioning Coach - Drew Williams (first season, UCF/Georgia State) Video Coordinator & Scouting Director - Sydney Durrah (second season, Maryland) Director of Operations - Brooklyn Cartwright (first season, Georgia Southern) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Kalani Brown – kuh-lah-NEE Chennedy Carter – KEN-eh-dee Tianna Hawkins - tee-AWN-uh Daynia La-Force - day-ñia Aari McDonald - AIR-ee How The Team Was Built Shekinna Stricklen – sheh-KEE-nuh Through the Draft: Tiffany Hayes, 14th overall pick, 2012 Monique Billings, 15th overall pick, 2018 Chennedy Carter, 4th overall pick, 2020 Aari McDonald, 3rd overall pick, 2021 Via Trade: Elizabeth Williams from Connecticut, 2015 Kalani Brown from Las Vegas, 2020 Courtney Williams from Connecticut, 2020 Via Free Agency: Shekinna Stricklen, 2/16/2020 Cheyenne Parker, 2/1/21 Tianna Hawkins, 2/4/21 Odyssey Sims, 3/1/21 Crystal Bradford, 4/17/21 2 Atlanta Dream Game Notes Game 4 | Chicago QUICK FACTS THE SALE OF THE GENERAL Full Name:.......................................................................................Atlanta Dream ATLANTA DREAM Location:................................................................................................Atlanta, Ga. FEBRUARY 26, 2021 Inaugural Season: ...........................................................................................2008 Colors: .............................................................................................Red, Gray, Blue Owners: .........Larry Gottesdiener, Suzanne Abair, Renee Montgomery The WNBA and NBA Boards of Governors have unanimously approved ................................................................................................ Dream Pursued, LLC the sale of the Atlanta Dream to Larry Gottesdiener, Chairman of North- TV: ................................ESPN2/CBS Sports Network/Bally Sports/Twitter land, an industry-leading national real estate firm. The three-member investor group is comprised of former Dream star Renee Montgomery, Northland President and Chief Operating Officer Suzanne Abair, and COACHING STAFF Gottesdiener. Interim Head Coach: .................................................................. Mike Petersen Years with Dream: ........................................................................Fourth season “With the unanimous WNBA and NBA votes, today marks a new be- Career Record: ......................................................................................................1-2 ginning for the Atlanta Dream organization and we are very pleased Record with Dream: ............................................................................................1-2 to welcome Larry Gottesdiener and Suzanne Abair to the WNBA,” said Alma Mater: ................................Bushnell (formerly Northwest Christian) WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert. “I admire their passion for wom- Assistant Coach: .......................................................Darius Taylor (Michigan) en’s basketball, but more importantly, have been impressed with their Assistant Coach: ............................. Mike Petersen (Northwest Christian) values. I am also thrilled that former WNBA star Renee Montgomery Head Athletic Trainer: ..............................Natalie Trotter (Valdosta State) will be joining the ownership group as an investor and executive for the Director of Basketball Ops:.....Brooklyn Cartwright (Georgia Southern) team. Renee is a trailblazer who has made a major impact both in the Dir of Scouting & Video Production ..............Sydney Durrah (Maryland) game and beyond.” “It is a privilege to join a team of inspiring women who strive for excel- TEAM INFORMATION lence on the court and equity off the court,” said Larry Gottesdiener. “I 2020 Record: ......................................................................................................7-15 would like to express my gratitude to Commissioner Engelbert, Com- 2020 Home Record: .......................................................................................... 3-8 missioner Silver, and the WNBA and NBA Boards of Governors for the 2020 Road Record: ............................................................................................4-7 opportunity.” 2020 vs Eastern Conference: .......................................................................6-6 Two-time WNBA champion Renee Montgomery will be the first former DREAM HISTORY player to become both an owner and executive of a WNBA team. Mont- First Year: ................................................................................2008