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2017 Atlanta Dream Season
The 2017 WNBA season was the 10th season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association. The team began its season on May 21, 2017 against the Chicago Sky, in its new interim home of McCamish Pavilion on the Georgia Tech campus. The Dream had a strong start to the season posting a 4–1 record in May. However, the team finished 1–6 in June, falling under .500. The team couldn't recover its form for the rest of the season finishing a combined 7–15 in the last three months of the season. Their final record of 12–22 placed them 5th in the Eastern Conference, and failed to qualify the team for the playoffs. Transactions WNBA draft Trades and Roster Changes Roster {, class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%; width: 100%;" , - ! colspan="2" style="background:#6495ED;color:white;", 2017 Atlanta Dream Roster , - style="text-align:center; background-color:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;" ! Players !! Coaches , - , valign="top" , {, class="sortable" style ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Cooper
Michael Jerome Cooper (born April 15, 1956) is an American basketball coach and former player who is the boys varsity coach at Culver City High School. He played for the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA), winning five NBA championships with the Lakers during their Showtime era. He was an eight-time selection to the NBA All-Defensive Team, including five times on the first team. He was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year in 1987. Cooper's previous coaching jobs include leading the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) to two championships and the Albuquerque Thunderbirds to one NBA G League title. He has also coached in the NBA, WNBA, and the NBA Development League. Early life Cooper was born in Los Angeles. When he was three years old, he cut one of his knees severely, requiring 100 stitches to close. At the time the doctor said that he would never be able to walk. College career Cooper attended Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Blue Devils Women's Basketball
The Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team is the college basketball program representing Duke University in the Atlantic Coast Conference of NCAA Division I. Team history In 1974, Duke hired Emma Jean Howard to teach physical education, and to serve as the head coach of the women's basketball and volleyball teams. Initially, women's basketball was played as a club sport. In the first season, 1974–75, the team played locally, finishing second in the state with a 6–7 record. The women's athletic department merged with the men's athletics in 1975, and the second year is considered as the first official season of the program as a varsity sport. Howard remained as the head coach for the next two years. In 1977, Howard remained as the volleyball coach, while Duke moved up to Division I and hired Debbie Leonard to be the head coach of the women's basketball program. Duke in the WNBA Many Duke Women's Basketball players have continued their basketball careers professionally thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyaunna Marshall
Tyaunna Marshall (born December 22, 1992) is a professional basketball player who currently plays for Indiana Fever in the Women's National Basketball Association. She is known for her rebounding ability as a guard. She played college basketball at Georgia Tech and is the Yellow Jackets women's basketball career leading scorer. Marshall was drafted in the second round of the 2014 WNBA draft by the New York Liberty, but was released before the 2014 WNBA season The 2014 WNBA season was the 18th season of the Women's National Basketball Association. The season started in May and concluded in September to accommodate the 2014 Women's World Championship. Notable occurrences * The New York Liberty returned .... On February 10, 2015, Marshall signed with the Indiana Fever. She pursues pro basketball career recently in Hungary, at KSC Szekszárd, after stints in Italy and Romania. Georgia Tech statistics Source References External linksGeorgia Tech Yellow Jackets bio {{DEFAULTSO ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Imovbioh
Sarah Imovbioh (born 24 May 1992) is a Nigerian basketball player for PEAC-Pécs and the Nigerian national team. International career She participated at the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup The 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, the 18th edition of FIBA's premier international tournament for women's national basketball teams, was held in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain from 22 to 30 September 2018. This was the first edition to u .... she also participated at 2019 2019 Women's Afrobasket where she won gold with the Nigerian Female basketball team. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Imovbioh, Sarah 1992 births Living people Centers (basketball) Nigerian expatriate basketball people in Spain Nigerian expatriate basketball people in the United States Nigerian expatriate basketball people in Hungary Nigerian women's basketball players Sportspeople from Abuja South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball players Nigerian women's national basketball tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel Jarry
Rachel () was a Biblical figure, the favorite of Jacob's two wives, and the mother of Joseph and Benjamin, two of the twelve progenitors of the tribes of Israel. Rachel's father was Laban. Her older sister was Leah, Jacob's first wife. Her aunt Rebecca was Jacob's mother. After Leah conceived again, Rachel was finally blessed with a son, Joseph, who would become Jacob's favorite child. Children Rachel's son Joseph was destined to be the leader of Israel's tribes between exile and nationhood. This role is exemplified in the Biblical story of Joseph, who prepared the way in Egypt for his family's exile there. After Joseph's birth, Jacob decided to return to the land of Canaan with his family. Fearing that Laban would deter him, he fled with his two wives, Leah and Rachel, and twelve children without informing his father-in-law. Laban pursued him and accused him of stealing his idols. Indeed, Rachel had taken her father's idols, hidden them inside her camel's seat cushion, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitney Knight
Whitney Kiera Knight (born January 9, 1993) is an American basketball player. She played college basketball for Florida Gulf Coast and later professionally, including for the Los Angeles Sparks and the San Antonio Stars. Florida Gulf Coast statistics Source Career Knight was drafted by the Los Angeles Sparks in the second round of the 2016 WNBA draft. She was cut by the Sparks in August, 2016, after appearing in seven games. On September 2, 2016, Knight was signed by the San Antonio Stars for the remainder of the season. In September 2016, Knight signed with Spartak Moscow Region. In February 2017, Knight was signed by the Atlanta Dream to a training camp contract. She was waived by Atlanta on May 6, prior to the season start. In July, 2017, Knight signed with Campus Promete of the Spanish Liga Femenina de Baloncesto The Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, also known as Liga Femenina Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the highest level of league competition for women's basketba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markeisha Gatling
Markeisha Gatling (born July 14, 1992) is an American and Montenegrin professional basketball player for Nadezhda Orenburg of Russian Premier League. College career Gatling spent two years at Gulf Coast Community College and then attended North Carolina State University the next two years. Professional career WNBA Gatling was drafted with the 10th overall pick in the 2014 WNBA draft by the Chicago Sky. Gatling averaged 10.7 points and 2.4 rebounds in 2014, her rookie year with the Sky. Upon the 2015 season, she was waived by the Sky and then signed with the Seattle Storm. During the 2015 season, she averaged a career-high in scoring. In the 2016 season, Gatling was waived by the Storm after 11 games played and the signed with the Atlanta Dream. In February 2017, Gatling re-signed with the Dream to a training camp contract. In May 2017, Gatling was waived by the Dream. Overseas On 8 January 2015 she joined Artego Bydgoszcz in the Polish league. In the 2015-16 WNBA off-season, Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nirra Fields
Nirra Fields (born December 3, 1993) is a Canadian professional basketball player for İzmit Belediyespor. She has also played for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Fields represents the Canadian national team internationally, where she participated at the 2014 FIBA World Championship. High school Fields started high school at Lakeside Academy in Montreal in 2007, followed by Lower Canada College for a year. The following year she spent at Regina High School in South Euclid, Ohio. She spent her junior year at Oak Hill Academy in Virginia, where she averaged 26.5 points per game. She transferred to Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California for her senior year. Although she only played for Mater Dei for one year, she made enough of an impact that the school retired her jersey at the end of the year. During the year, she averaged just over 22 points a game to help the team to a 34–3 record and a CIF SS Division 1AA state champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brianna Kiesel
Brianna Kiesel (born July 8, 1993) is an American former professional basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ... player. In June 2021 she was named Assistant Women's Basketball Coach for her alma mater, Pitt. College Kiesel is the Pittsburgh Panthers' all-time leader in minutes played and fifth all-time leader in points and assists. She, along with Shavonte Zellous are the only two Panthers to be selected in the WNBA draft. Pittsburgh statistics Source Professional career She has a career 31.5% of Field Goals, 22.4% 3-point average, and 3.8 points per game. Personal life Kiesel completed two bachelor's degrees. References External linksBrianna Kiesel - WNBA [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aneika Henry
Aneika A. Henry (born February 13, 1986) is a Jamaican-Azerbaijani professional basketball player for OGM Orman Genclik Ankara of the Turkish Women's Basketball League.. Early life Henry was born in Jamaica. She was 11 years old when she and her family moved to the United States and lived in Florida. High school Henry was a 2004 graduate of Coral Gables Senior High School, where she played basketball. Upon graduation, she became enrolled at Seminole. College career In the first two years of her college career, Henry attended Seminole State College of Florida and played for the school's team in the National Junior College Athletic Association. In 2007, Henry then attended the University of Florida after graduation from Seminole, playing for the school's team in the more mainstream exposed National Collegiate Athletic Association. During her two years with Florida, she had 8 double-figure scoring games, had 2 double-figure rebounding games and participated in the 2008 Slam Sunk C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connecticut Sun
The Connecticut Sun are an American professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut that competes in the Eastern Conference of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was established as the Orlando Miracle in 1999, during the league's expansion from ten to twelve teams, as a sister team to the NBA's Orlando Magic. In 2003, as financial strains left the team on the brink of disbanding, the Mohegan Indian tribe purchased and relocated the team to Mohegan Sun, becoming the first Native American tribe to own a professional sports franchise. The team's name comes from its affiliation with Mohegan Sun and its logo is reflective of a modern interpretation of an ancient Mohegan symbol. Capitalizing on the popularity of women's basketball in the state, as a result of the success of the UConn Huskies, the Sun held the distinction of being the only WNBA franchise not to share its market with an NBA team, until the relocation of the Seattle SuperSoni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reshanda Gray
Reshanda Gray (born June 1, 1993) is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the California Golden Bears and was named the Pac-12 Conference Player of the Year as a senior in 2015. She was drafted by the Minnesota Lynx in the 2015 WNBA draft. Early life Born in Los Angeles, California, Gray grew up in a low-income family, moving from place to place. At age 11, she and her six siblings settled in a one-room apartment long-term. She and her siblings were put into foster care, due to her parents drug use. She attended Bret Harte Middle School, where she first played basketball. After middle school she attended Washington Prep, where she played volleyball, track, and basketball. College At the University of California, Berkeley, Gray helped lead the Golden Bears to its first NCAA Final Four in 2013. In the 2013-14 season she scored 43 points and 16 rebound ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
