2009 Washington Mystics season

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2009 Washington Mystics season
Coach Julie Plank
Arena Verizon Center
Attendance11,338 per game
Results
Record16–18 (.471)
Place4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost First Round
Team Leaders
Points Beard (15.9)
Rebounds Langhorne (8.0)
Assists Harding (4.7)

The 2009 WNBA season is the 12th season for the Washington Mystics franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Mystics reached the playoffs for the first time in three years. They lost to the Indiana Fever in the first round in a sweep.

Contents

Offseason

Dispersal Draft

Based on the Mystics' 2008 record, they would pick 2nd in the Houston Comets dispersal draft. The Mystics picked Matee Ajavon.

WNBA draft

The following are the Mystics' selections in the 2009 WNBA draft.

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
12 Marissa Coleman Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Maryland
223 (from Conn., via Minn.)Camille LeNoirFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Southern California
224 (from Det.)Jelena MilovanovicFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Serbia
328 Josephine Owino Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Union

[1]

Transactions

[2]

DateTrade
August 12, 2008To Washington Mystics To Detroit Shock
24th pick in 2009 Draft, Tasha Humphrey, Eshaya Murphy Taj McWilliams-Franklin
January 30, 2009To Washington Mystics To Minnesota Lynx
Lindsey Harding, 23rd pick in 2009 Draft, second-round pick in 2010 Draft9th and 15th picks in 2009 Draft

Free agents

Roster

Washington Mystics old roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G 22 Flag of the United States.svg Ajavon, Matee 5' 8" (1.73m)160 lb (73kg) Rutgers
G/F 20 Flag of the United States.svg Beard, Alana 5' 11" (1.8m)160 lb (73kg) Duke
PG 32 Flag of the United States.svg Blue, Nikki 5' 8" (1.73m)163 lb (74kg) UCLA
G/F 4 Flag of the United States.svg Coleman, Marissa 6' 1" (1.85m)180 lb (82kg) Maryland
PF 25 Flag of the United States.svg Currie, Monique 6' 0" (1.83m)177 lb (80kg) Duke
G 10 Flag of the United States.svg Harding, Lindsey 5' 8" (1.73m)139 lb (63kg) Duke
C 1 Flag of the United States.svg Langhorne, Crystal 6' 2" (1.88m)184 lb (83kg) Maryland
F 24 Flag of the United States.svg Mann, Kristen 6' 1" (1.85m)185 lb (84kg) UC Santa Barbara
F/C 44 Flag of the United States.svg Melvin, Chasity 6' 3" (1.91m)185 lb (84kg) NC State
F 33 Flag of the United States.svg Mosby, Bernice 6' 1" (1.85m)140 lb (64kg) Baylor
C 43 Flag of the United States.svg Sanford, Nakia 6' 4" (1.93m)200 lb (91kg) Kansas
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Athletic trainer
Strength and conditioning coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Season standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Indiana Fever x2212.647–14–38–917–5
Atlanta Dream x1816.5294.012–56–1110–12
Detroit Shock x1816.5294.011–67–1011–11
Washington Mystics x1618.4716.011–65–1210–12
Chicago Sky o1618.4716.012–54–1310–12
Connecticut Sun o1618.4716.012–54–139–12
New York Liberty o1321.3829.08–95–128–13

Schedule

Preseason

2009 Game Log: Preseason
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1May 2111:00am@ New York 71-77 Sanford (17) Sanford (8) Currie (2) Madison Square Garden
15,958		0-1
2May 2811:30am New York 74-56 Ajavon (17) Coleman, Langhorne (6) Ajavon (3) Verizon Center
9,287		1-1

Regular season

2009 Game Log: Regular Season
June
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1June 64:00pm@ Connecticut 82-70 Coleman (16) Sanford, Langhorne (7) Harding (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,191		1-0
2June 74:00pm Atlanta 77-71 Beard (27) Langhorne (8) Harding (7) Verizon Center
11,759		2-0
3June 107:30pm@ Detroit 75-69 Beard (15) Melvin (9) Harding (5) Palace of Auburn Hills
7,329		3-0
4June 197:30pm@ Atlanta 81-93 Beard (20) Langhorne (10) Currie, Harding (7) Philips Arena
6,050		3-1
6June 207:00pm Chicago 81-72 Beard (31) Melvin (9) Beard (5) Verizon Center
11,745		4-1
6June 257:00pm Phoenix 87-93 Beard (21) Langhorne (12) Harding (9) Verizon Center
9,808		4-2
7June 278:00pm@ Chicago 63-68 Harding (15) Melvin (9) Harding (6) UIC Pavilion
3,918		4-3
8June 308:00pm@ San Antonio 84-82 Beard, Harding (19) Currie (8) Harding (5) AT&T Center
4,723		5-3
July
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
9July 37:30pm@ Atlanta 65-72 Beard (16) Melvin (9) Harding (4) Philips Arena
5,456		5-4
10July 78:30pm@ Minnesota 94-96 (OT) Harding (27) Currie (11) Currie (4) Target Center
7,171		5-5
11July 117:00pm Los Angeles 75-63 Beard (26) Langhorne (11) Harding (5) Verizon Center
12,217		6-5
12July 1511:30am San Antonio 78-79 Harding (18) Beard, Langhorne (6) Harding (4) Verizon Center
17,220		6-6
13July 187:00pm New York 68-67 Harding (23) Harding (7) Harding (5) Verizon Center
9,968		7-6
14July 217:00pm Indiana 70-82 Harding (17) Beard (9) Harding (6) Verizon Center
9,798		7-7
15July 237:00pm Chicago ESPN2 75-64 Langhorne (16) Langhorne (10) Harding (6) Verizon Center
11,651		8-7
16July 264:00pm Sacramento 87-73 Langhorne (19) Langhorne (8) Beard (5) Verizon Center
10,757		9-7
17July 287:00pm@ Indiana 85-81 Beard (19) Langhorne (8) Harding, Melvin (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
5,904		9-8
18July 307:30pm@ New York NBA TV
MSG 		78-75 Beard (28) Langhorne (11) Harding (4) Madison Square Garden
10,172		10-8
August
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
19August 24:00pm Indiana 79-87 Beard (23) Currie (7) Currie, Harding (4) Verizon Center
11,595		10-9
20August 77:00pm Detroit 70-66 Beard (15) Langhorne (9) Harding (4) Verizon Center
10,637		11-9
21August 93:00pm@ Connecticut 67-96 Beard (18) Beard, Harding (7) Beard (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,528		11-10
22August 117:00pm Detroit 77-81 Beard (17) Sanford (6) Harding (8) Verizon Center
10,398		11-11
23August 147:00pm Connecticut 91-89 (2OT) Beard (26) Langhorne (16) Harding (4) Verizon Center
9,738		12-11
24August 164:00pm New York 59-60 Beard (18) Langhorne (8) Harding (7) Verizon Center
10,580		12-12
25August 1810:30pm@ Los Angeles 69-72 Ajavon (20) Harding, Langhorne (6) Ajavon (4) STAPLES Center
9,287		12-13
26August 2110:00pm@ Phoenix 91-81 Langhorne (19) Langhorne (12) Harding (6) US Airways Center
9,155		13-13
27August 2210:00pm@ Sacramento 60-82 Langhorne (16) Langhorne (10) Harding (3) ARCO Arena
7,067		13-14
28August 2510:00pm@ Seattle 68-78 Coleman, Currie (13) Currie (6) Ajavon (3) KeyArena
6,791		13-15
29August 304:00pm Minnesota 81-75 Langhorne (18) Langhorne (10) Hardin (5) Verizon Center
12,241		14-15
September
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
30September 37:00pm Seattle 78-67 Currie (17) Langhorne (11) Harding (5) Verizon Center
10,648		15-15
31September 48:30pm@ Chicago 86-92 Ajavon (32) Langhorne (10) Harding (5) UIC Pavilion
3,241		15-16
32September 64:00pm@ Indiana 61-72 Langhorne (13) Sanford (10) Sanford (3) Conseco Fieldhouse
9,702		15-17
33September 127:00pm Atlanta 82-64 Harding (25) Langhorne (8) Currie (5) Verizon Center
11,987		16-17
34September 134:00pm@ New York MSG 65-86 Currie (17) Ajavon (9) Currie (5) Madison Square Garden
15,667		16-18
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess

Postseason

2009 Game Log: Postseason
Eastern Conference Semifinals
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceSeries
1September 177:00pm Indiana ESPN2 79-88 Langhorne (18) Langhorne (10) Melvin (4) Comcast Center
6,332		0-1
2September 197:00pm@ Indiana NBA TV 74-81 (OT) Langhorne (15) Currie (14) Harding (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
9,655		0-2

Regular Season Statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage TO  Turnovers per game
 PF  Fouls per gameTeam leaderLeague leader

Player statistics

PlayerGPGSMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Matee Ajavon 34417.31.91.11.090.126.0
Alana Beard 313031.84.02.22.320.5815.9
Nikki Blue 1605.70.60.80.440.001.5
Marissa Coleman 28018.82.70.80.710.326.1
Monique Currie 343421.44.31.80.850.418.2
Lindsey Harding 343435.14.04.51.260.3812.8
Tasha Humphrey 907.41.40.30.100.302.2
Crystal Langhorne 342229.87.90.91.000.3812.0
Kristen Mann 1605.90.90.40.190.001.6
Chasity Melvin 343322.24.61.11.000.855.9
Bernice Mosby 2407.01.50.10.330.041.9
Josephine Owino 000.00.00.00.000.000.0
Nakia Sanford 341319.54.30.60.760.416.3

Team statistics

TeamFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPFPPG
Washington Mystics.423.326.70135.013.39.23.517.821.376.0
Opponents.433.339.75532.715.49.34.616.922.977.1

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References

  1. ↑ "WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Draft Board". Archived from the original on August 25, 2009. Retrieved September 4, 2009.
  2. ↑ WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Transactions
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