| 2007 Washington Mystics season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Richie Adubato (0-4) Tree Rollins (16-14) |
| Arena | Verizon Center |
| Attendance | 7,739 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 16–18 (.471) |
| Place | 5th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Did Not Qualify |
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The 2007 WNBA season was the tenth for the Washington Mystics. The Mystics fell short for the playoffs, losing in a tiebreaker to the New York Liberty.
Based on the Mystics' 2006 record, they would pick 6th in the Charlotte Sting dispersal draft. The Mystics picked Teana Miller.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Club Team |
| 1 | 6 | Bernice Mosby |  United States | Baylor |
| 2 | 19 | Megan Vogel | United States | South Dakota State |
| 3 | 32 | Gillian Goring |  Trinidad and Tobago | North Carolina State |
| Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Shock x | 24 | 10 | .706 | – | 12–5 | 12–5 | 14–6 |
| Indiana Fever x | 21 | 13 | .618 | 3.0 | 12–5 | 9–8 | 12–8 |
| Connecticut Sun x | 18 | 16 | .529 | 6.0 | 8–9 | 10–7 | 10–10 |
| New York Liberty x | 16 | 18 | .471 | 8.0 | 10–7 | 6–11 | 10–10 |
| Washington Mystics o | 16 | 18 | .471 | 8.0 | 8–9 | 8–9 | 8–12 |
| Chicago Sky o | 14 | 20 | .412 | 10.0 | 6–11 | 8–9 | 6–14 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| May 19 | Connecticut | 80-89 | Loss | 0-1 |
| May 22 | Sacramento | 52-70 | Loss | 0-2 |
| May 24 | @ New York | 76-81 | Loss | 0-3 |
| May 30 | @ Detroit | 79-94 | Loss | 0-4 |
| June 1 | Chicago | 70-75 | Loss | 0-5 |
| June 3 | @ Indiana | 66-70 | Loss | 0-6 |
| June 8 | Indiana | 69-74 | Loss | 0-7 |
| June 12 | @ New York | 69-79 | Loss | 0-8 |
| June 13 | Phoenix | 86-69 | Win | 1-8 |
| June 15 | Los Angeles | 80-89 | Loss | 1-9 |
| June 20 | @ Phoenix | 106-101 | Win | 2-9 |
| June 22 | @ Houston | 85-95 | Loss | 2-10 |
| June 23 | @ Chicago | 99-86 | Win | 3-10 |
| June 26 | @ Connecticut | 91-75 | Win | 4-10 |
| June 29 | Detroit | 65-64 | Win | 5-10 |
| July 1 | Indiana | 62-69 | Loss | 5-11 |
| July 3 | San Antonio | 79-84 | Loss | 5-12 |
| July 7 | @ Chicago | 77-73 | Win | 6-12 |
| July 10 | Minnesota | 91-83 (OT) | Win | 7-12 |
| July 18 | Houston | 65-58 | Win | 8-12 |
| July 20 | @ Minnesota | 91-87 (OT) | Win | 9-12 |
| July 21 | @ Detroit | 58-66 | Loss | 9-13 |
| July 24 | Seattle | 97-96 (OT) | Win | 10-13 |
| July 28 | Detroit | 64-76 | Loss | 10-14 |
| July 31 | @ Indiana | 57-66 | Loss | 10-15 |
| August 3 | New York | 80-68 | Win | 11-15 |
| August 5 | Chicago | 71-66 | Win | 12-15 |
| August 7 | @ San Antonio | 77-73 | Win | 13-15 |
| August 9 | @ Los Angeles | 80-75 | Win | 14-15 |
| August 11 | @ Seattle | 68-91 | Loss | 14-16 |
| August 12 | @ Sacramento | 82-86 (OT) | Loss | 14-17 |
| August 14 | Connecticut | 65-64 | Win | 15-17 |
| August 16 | New York | 72-73 | Loss | 15-18 |
| August 19 | @ Connecticut | 76-74 | Win | 16-18 |
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| Alana Beard | 33 | 139 | 99 | 64 | 24 | 622 |
| DeLisha Milton-Jones | 34 | 217 | 55 | 52 | 38 | 456 |
| Nakia Sanford | 34 | 242 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 375 |
| Monique Currie | 31 | 121 | 54 | 23 | 7 | 325 |
| Nikki Teasley | 33 | 73 | 109 | 23 | 6 | 172 |
| Tamara James | 31 | 49 | 34 | 25 | 4 | 164 |
| Coco Miller | 30 | 49 | 25 | 19 | 2 | 120 |
| Nikki Blue | 30 | 63 | 48 | 22 | 5 | 107 |
| Bernice Mosby | 28 | 78 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 78 |
| Gillian Goring | 21 | 41 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 54 |
| Laurie Koehn | 28 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Chasity Melvin | 3 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 34 |
| Stacey Lovelace | 9 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 24 |
| Yelena Leuchanka | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Crystal Robinson | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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