Atlanta Dream extend with Nicki Collen through 2020

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The Atlanta Dream’s banner 2018 season has now come with a gracious reward for first-year head coach Nicki Collen.

The Dream announced that Collen will remain the team’s coach through the 2020 season.

In building a strong staff and bringing out the best in our players, she and the team earned many well-deserved accolades. An because of her relentless drive to build the best team, we are excited to extend Nicki’s contract to ensure we maintain the strong momentum in building on this early success for our players, staff, and our fans.

–Mary Brock, Kelly Loeffler, co-owners of Atlanta Dream (per statement)

The Dream rose to the second-best record in the WNBA in 2018, finishing with a 23-11 record and one game shy of the Finals. Collen was recently named the 2018 Coach of the Year and Dream general manager Chris Sienko earned Executive of the Year honors.