2023 Washington Mystics season

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2023 Washington Mystics season
Coach Eric Thibault
Arena Entertainment and Sports Arena
Attendance4,391 per game
Results
Record19–21 (.475)
PlaceT-3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish7th seed; Lost 1st Round 0–2 to New York
Team Leaders
Points Elena Delle Donne – 16.7 ppg
Rebounds Shakira Austin – 7.0 rpg
Assists Natasha Cloud – 6.2 apg

The 2023 Washington Mystics season was the franchise's 26th season in the Women's National Basketball Association, and their first season under head coach Eric Thibault.

Contents

On November 15, 2022, the Mystics announced that former head coach Mike Thibault would be retiring from the coaching side of basketball. He would still retain his General Manager title. They also announced that assistant coach Eric Thibault would be promoted to head coach for the Mystics. [1]

The Mystics earned the fourth overall pick in the 2023 WNBA draft through the Draft Lottery system. They entered the lottery with the third best odds, but fell one spot. [2]

The Mystics started the season off with a win, but then lost their next two games, which were both against Connecticut. After winning their final game, they finished May with a 2–2 record. June began with the Mystics winning three of the first four games. The lost a game before going on a three-game winning streak. They finished the season losing two of their last three games and ended June with a 7–4 record. The team lost two of their first four games in July, before losing five of their last six. They finished July with a 3–7 record. They won their first game in August before a three-game losing streak. They won their next two, but then lost to games, before winning two more games. A loss in the final game of August saw the team finish with a 5–6 record in the month. The Mystics entered September in the hunt for one of the final playoff spots. They began September with a loss, but secured their playoff spot with a win on September 5. They lost their penultimate game of the season, but won their final game to secure the seventh seed.

As the seventh seed in the 2023 WNBA Playoffs they faced off against the second seed New York Liberty. In the first game, New York won by fifteen points, 90–75. Needed to win to keep the series alive, the Mystics forced overtime in New York, but were unable to finish with a win, and lost 85–90 to end their season. This was the second straight season qualifying for the playoffs, and the sixth playoff appearance in seven years for the Mystics.

Transactions

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
14 Stephanie Soares Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Iowa State
220Elena TsinekeFlag of Greece.svg  Greece South Florida
332Txell AlarcónFlag of Spain.svg  Spain Araski AES

Transactions

DateTransaction
November 15, 2022Head Coach Mike Thibault retires from coaching. Thibault will stay on as General Manager. [4]
Hired Eric Thibault as Head Coach
Promoted LaToya Sanders to Associate Head Coach
Promoted Maria Giovannetti to Assistant General Manager/Senior Vice President of Strategy and Vision
January 13, 2023Extended Qualifying Offers to Rui Machida, Jazmine Jones, and Evina Westbrook [5]
January 20, 2023Signed Evina Westbrook to her Qualifying Offer - Training Camp Contract [6]
January 23, 2023Signed Jazmine Jones to a Qualifying Offer - Training Camp Contract [7]
February 1, 2023Signed Brittney Sykes to a 3-Year Deal [8]
Signed Shatori Walker-Kimbrough to a 2-Year Deal [9]
Rescinded Qualifying Offer to Rui Machida
February 2, 2023Signed Tianna Hawkins to a Training Camp Contract [10]
Signed Alisia Jenkins to a Training Camp Contract [11]
February 5, 2023Traded a Second-Round Pick in the 2024 and 2025 WNBA Drafts to the Las Vegas Aces in exchange for the negotiating rights to Amanda Zahui B [12]
February 6, 2023Signed Stephanie Jones to a Training Camp Contract [13]
February 7, 2023Signed Amanda Zahui B to a Training Camp Contract [14]
March 13, 2023Signed Li Meng to a Training Camp Contract [15]
March 21, 2023Hired Ashlee McGee as Assistant Coach [16]
April 10, 2023Traded the draft rights to Stephanie Soares to the Dallas Wings in exchange for Dallas's 2024 Second Round Pick and Atlanta's 2025 First Round Pick [17]
April 13, 2023Signed Elena Tsineke to a Rookie Scale Contract
April 25, 2023Signed Kristi Toliver [18]
May 1, 2023Signed Emily Engstler to a Training Camp Contract [19]
May 7, 2023Waived Evina Westbrook and Alisia Jenkins [20]
May 14, 2023Waived Stephanie Jones and Elena Tsineke [21]
May 17, 2023Waived Jazmine Jones and Emily Engstler [22]
June 19, 2023Temporarily suspend the contract of Li Meng due to Overseas Commitments
June 20, 2023Signed Abby Meyers to a Hardship Contract [23]
June 30, 2023Signed Linnae Harper to a Hardship Contract [24]
July 4, 2023Released Abby Meyers and Linnae Harper from their Hardship Contracts [25]
Traded Amanda Zahui B to the Indiana Fever in exchange for Queen Egbo [26]
July 5, 2023Activated the temporarily suspended contract of Li Meng due to Overseas Commitments
Signed Linnae Harper to a Hardship Contract [27]
July 12, 2023Signed Cyesha Goree to a Hardship Contract [28]
July 21, 2023Signed Abby Meyers to a 7-Day Contract [29]
July 28, 2023Signed Abby Meyers to a 2nd 7-Day Contract
August 4, 2023Signed Abby Meyers to a 3rd 7-Day Contract
August 7, 2023Released Abby Meyers from the 7-Day Contract [30]
August 12, 2023Released Linnae Harper from the Hardship Contract
August 13, 2023Signed Jennie Simms to a 7-Day Contract [31]
August 14, 2023Released Cyesha Goree from the Hardship Contract [32]
August 15, 2023Signed Ariel Atkins to a Contract Extension [33]

Roster Changes

Roster

2023 Washington Mystics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G 7 Flag of the United States.svg Atkins, Ariel   Cruz Roja.svg 5' 8" (1.73m)167 lb (76kg)1996-07-30 Texas 5
F/C 0 Flag of the United States.svg Austin, Shakira 6' 5" (1.96m)190 lb (86kg)2000-07-25 Mississippi 1
G 9 Flag of the United States.svg Cloud, Natasha 5' 9" (1.75m)160 lb (73kg)1992-02-22 Saint Joseph's 7
G/F 11 Flag of the United States.svg Delle Donne, Elena   Cruz Roja.svg 6' 5" (1.96m)187 lb (85kg)1989-09-05 Delaware 9
F/C 4 Flag of the United States.svg Egbo, Queen 6' 4" (1.93m)190 lb (86kg)06-29-2000 Baylor 1
F 21 Flag of the United States.svg Hawkins, Tianna 6' 3" (1.91m)186 lb (84kg)1991-03-02 Maryland 9
F 2 Flag of the United States.svg Hines-Allen, Myisha 6' 1" (1.85m)200 lb (91kg)1996-05-30 Louisville 5
F 3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Meng, Li 6' 0" (1.83m)198 lb (90kg)01-02-1995ChinaR
G 15 Flag of the United States.svg Sykes, Brittney 5' 9" (1.75m)154 lb (70kg)1994-02-07 Syracuse 6
G 20 Flag of the United States.svg Toliver, Kristi   Cruz Roja.svg 5' 7" (1.7m)130 lb (59kg)01-27-1987 Maryland 13
G 32 Flag of the United States.svg Walker-Kimbrough, Shatori 5' 9" (1.75m)140 lb (64kg)1995-05-18 Maryland 6
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Eric Thibault (Missouri)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg LaToya Sanders (North Carolina)
Flag of the United States.svg Shelley Patterson (Washington State)
Flag of the United States.svg Ashlee McGee (Austin Peay)
Athletic trainer
Flag of the United States.svg Chrisitna Kennedy
Strength and conditioning coach

Vacant

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Depth

Pos.StarterBench
PG Natasha Cloud Kristi Toliver Cruz Roja.svg
SG Ariel Atkins Shatori Walker-Kimbrough
SF Brittney Sykes Li Meng
PF Elena Delle Donne Cruz Roja.svg Myisha Hines-Allen
Tianna Hawkins
C Shakira Austin Queen Egbo

Schedule

Preseason

2023 pre-season game log
Total: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
May: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 5@ Minnesota 69–72 Tianna Hawkins (14) Stephanie Jones (9) Natasha Cloud (7) Target Center
5,001		0–1
2May 10 Atlanta W 88–76 Elena Delle Donne (17) Tianna Hawkins (10) Natasha Cloud (5) Entertainment and Sports Arena
3,612		1–1
2023 pre-season schedule

Regular Season

2023 game log
Total: 19–21 (Home: 12–8; Road: 7–13)
May: 2–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 19 New York W 80–64 Atkins
Cloud (14)		 Brittney Sykes (9) Natasha Cloud (6) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200		1–0
2May 21@ Connecticut L 74–80 Shakira Austin (21) Austin
Delle Donne (11)		 Natasha Cloud (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,048		1–1
3May 23 Connecticut L 81–88 Elena Delle Donne (27) Shakira Austin (8) Delle Donne
Sykes (4)		 Entertainment and Sports Arena
3,383		1–2
4May 26@ Chicago W 71–69 Elena Delle Donne (25) Shakira Austin (10) Natasha Cloud (7) Wintrust Arena
7,304		2–2
June : 7–4 (Home: 4–1; Road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
5June 2 Dallas W 75–74 Elena Delle Donne (23) Shakira Austin (11) Natasha Cloud (8) Entertainment and Sports Arena
3,294		3–2
6June 3 Minnesota L 78–80 Ariel Atkins (18) Shakira Austin (10) Natasha Cloud (9) Entertainment and Sports Arena
3,534		3–3
7June 9@ Seattle W 73–66 Brittney Sykes (18) Shakira Austin (11) Ariel Atkins (6) Climate Pledge Arena
8,397		4–3
8June 11@ Seattle W 71–65 Natasha Cloud (19) Shakira Austin (9) Natasha Cloud (5) Climate Pledge Arena
13,213		5–3
9June 13@ Indiana L 66–87 Elena Delle Donne (17) Delle Donne
Sykes (6)		 Natasha Cloud (5) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
3,005		5–4
10June 16 Phoenix W 88–69 Elena Delle Donne (17) Tianna Hawkins (8) Ariel Atkins (5) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200		6–4
11June 18 Chicago W 77–69 Elena Delle Donne (20) Delle Donne
Sykes (6)		 Natasha Cloud (5) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,009		7–4
12June 22@ Chicago W 80–59 Elena Delle Donne (18) Brittney Sykes (11) Brittney Sykes (5) Wintrust Arena
6,158		8–4
13June 25@ New York L 88–89 (OT) Ariel Atkins (24) Cloud
Delle Donne (6)		 Natasha Cloud (11) Barclays Center
7,285		8–5
14June 28 Atlanta W 109–86 Elena Delle Donne (25) Tianna Hawkins (11) Brittney Sykes (10) Entertainment and Sports Arena
3,624		9–5
15June 30@ Atlanta L 89–94 Elena Delle Donne (31) Brittney Sykes (6) Natasha Cloud (6) Gateway Center Arena
3,209		9–6
July : 3–7 (Home: 3–2; Road: 0–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
16July 2@ Dallas L 72–89 Ariel Atkins (20) Tianna Hawkins (11) Natasha Cloud (6) College Park Center
4,544		9–7
17July 7 Indiana W 96–88 Brittney Sykes (29) Ariel Atkins (10) Tianna Hawkins (5) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200		10–7
18July 9@ Connecticut L 84–92 Tianna Hawkins (24) Queen Egbo (7) Brittney Sykes (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,558		10–8
19July 11 Seattle W 93–86 Brittney Sykes (26) Queen Egbo (8) Natasha Cloud (8) Entertainment and Sports Arena
3,571		11–8
20July 19 Indiana L 76–82 Natasha Cloud (19) Tianna Hawkins (9) Brittney Sykes (7) Capital One Arena
14,406		11–9
21July 21 New York L 87–96 Brittney Sykes (29) Brittney Sykes (10) Natasha Cloud (5) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200		11–10
22July 23 Phoenix W 84–69 Cloud
Sykes (23)		 Egbo
Hawkins (7)		 Natasha Cloud (9) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200		12–10
23July 26@ Minnesota L 92–97 Natasha Cloud (24) Egbo
Hines-Allen (7)		 Natasha Cloud (6) Target Center
7,024		12–11
24July 28@ Dallas 62–90 Shatori Walker-Kimbrough (14) Brittney Sykes (5) Brittney Sykes (4) College Park Center
4,048		12–12
25July 30@ Atlanta L 73–80 Brittney Sykes (25) Tianna Hawkins (10) Natasha Cloud (4) Gateway Center Arena
3,209		12–13
August : 5–6 (Home: 4–3; Road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
26August 4 Los Angeles W 79–77 Tianna Hawkins (17) Egbo
Hines-Allen (9)		 Brittney Sykes (8) Entertainment and Sports Arena
3,747		13–13
27August 6 Los Angeles L 83–91 Tianna Hawkins (23) Natasha Cloud (6) Natasha Cloud (7) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,073		13–14
28August 8@ Phoenix L 72–91 Brittney Sykes (24) Queen Egbo (6) Myisha Hines-Allen (7) Footprint Center
6,610		13–15
29August 11@ Las Vegas L 89–113 Natasha Cloud (21) Tianna Hawkins (10) Cloud
Skyes (6)		 Michelob Ultra Arena
9,364		13–16
30August 13 Chicago L 76–83 Brittney Sykes (30) Cloud
Hawkins (6)		 Cloud
Sykes (6)		 Entertainment and Sports Arena
3,796		14–16
31August 18@ Indiana W 83–79 Brittney Sykes (30) Myisha Hines-Allen (6) Brittney Sykes (4) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
3,506		15–16
32August 20 Dallas L 84–97 Natasha Cloud (22) Myisha Hines-Allen (8) Myisha Hines-Allen (6) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200		15–17
33August 22 Connecticut L 64–68 Natasha Cloud (19) Queen Egbo (8) Natasha Cloud (5) Entertainment and Sports Arena
3,058		15–18
34August 26 Las Vegas W 78–62 Elena Delle Donne (21) Austin
Delle Donne
Hawkins (7)		 Natasha Cloud (9) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200		16–18
35August 29 Minnesota W 83–72 Brittney Sykes (21) Brittney Sykes (8) Natasha Cloud (9) Entertainment and Sports Arena
3,708		17–18
36August 31@ Las Vegas L 75–84 Elena Delle Donne (17) Hines-Allen
Sykes (7)		 Cloud
Sykes (5)		 Michelob Ultra Arena
8,619		17–19
September : 2–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
37September 3@ Los Angeles L 64–72 Brittney Sykes (14) Hawkins
Hines-Allen (7)		 Natasha Cloud (5) Crypto.com Arena
2,550		17–20
38September 5@ Phoenix W 100–77 Natasha Cloud (20) Myisha Hines-Allen (8) Natasha Cloud (10) Footprint Center
7,038		18–20
39September 8 Atlanta L 75–80 Brittney Sykes (27) Myisha Hines-Allen (7) Natasha Cloud (15) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,210		18–21
40September 10@ New York W 90–88 Brittney Sykes (20) Brittney Sykes (7) Brittney Sykes (6) Barclays Center
8,306		19–21
2023 season schedule

Playoffs

2023 playoff game log
First Round vs. New York
Lost Series: 0–2
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1September 15@ New York L 75–90 Myisha Hines-Allen (21) Hines-Allen
Cloud (8)		 Natasha Cloud (8) Barclays Center
8,789		0–1
2September 19@ New York L 85–90 (OT) Natasha Cloud (33) Brittney Sykes (12) Natasha Cloud (9) Barclays Center
9,256		0–2
2023 playoff schedule

Standings

#Team
W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1x – Las Vegas Aces 346.850–18–219–115–59–1
2x – New York Liberty 328.800216–415–517–37–3
3x – Connecticut Sun 2713.675714–613–714–67–3
4x – Dallas Wings 2218.5501211–911–911–96–4
5x – Atlanta Dream 1921.4751511–911–98–126–4
6x – Minnesota Lynx 1921.4751512–89–1110–105–5
7x – Washington Mystics 1921.475159–1112–87–135–5
8x – Chicago Sky 1822.450165–157–1311–93–7
9e – Los Angeles Sparks 1723.425179–1110–107–135–5
10e – Indiana Fever 1327.325215–156–147–132–8
11e – Seattle Storm 1129.275238–124–167–134–6
12e – Phoenix Mercury 931.225252–188–121–191–9

Notes

(#) – League Standing
x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from postseason contention
Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings

Playoffs

Round One:
Best-of-3 		Semifinals:
Best-of-5 		Finals:
Best-of-5
         
1 Las Vegas Aces 2
8 Chicago Sky 0
1 Las Vegas Aces 3
4 Dallas Wings 0
4 Dallas Wings 2
5 Atlanta Dream 0
1 Las Vegas Aces 1
2 New York Liberty 0
2 New York Liberty 2
7 Washington Mystics 0
2 New York Liberty 3
3 Connecticut Sun 1
3 Connecticut Sun 2
6 Minnesota Lynx 1

Bold Series winner

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

Regular Season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Elena Delle Donne 232327.5.485.393.9385.42.10.80.916.7
Brittney Sykes 404031.3.439.350.7975.03.82.10.315.9
Natasha Cloud 373732.4.377.298.9003.76.21.10.312.7
Ariel Atkins 272725.1.414.339.8973.12.31.20.311.5
Shakira Austin 191723.2.500.000.6107.00.90.80.910.0
Tianna Hawkins 402123.1.491.333.7505.01.40.80.48.2
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough 401524.8.429.390.9362.11.70.70.46.3
Queen Egbo ≠21015.8.544.000.6334.40.40.60.76.2
Myisha Hines-Allen 351817.6.340.273.7174.42.20.70.25.6
Li Meng 34115.9.378.364.8461.11.00.30.05.6
Cyesha Goree ‡10011.6.469.214.8571.20.10.30.13.9
Kristi Toliver 1109.0.333.357.8000.70.70.30.03.6
Amanda Zahui B. †1217.8.250.214.7501.40.30.30.62.0
Linnae Harper ‡1405.2.308.364.0000.60.30.10.01.4
Abby Meyers ‡904.0.385.0001.0000.40.00.10.21.4


‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season

Playoffs

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Natasha Cloud 2237.0.433.5001.0007.08.52.00.018.5
Myisha Hines-Allen 2229.5.636.333.5006.02.00.00.015.5
Brittney Sykes 2239.0.414.222.5008.03.52.00.515.0
Ariel Atkins 2233.5.345.2501.0005.53.02.01.513.5
Elena Delle Donne 2236.5.321.0001.0004.53.50.51.011.0
Tianna Hawkins 2014.5.400.500.0001.50.51.01.52.5
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough 2011.0.400.000.5001.50.51.01.52.5
Li Meng 207.0.200.250.0000.00.00.50.01.5
Queen Egbo 204.5.000.000.0000.50.00.00.00.0

Awards and Honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
Elena Delle Donne WNBA All-Star July 1 [34]
Brittney Sykes All-Defensive First Team September 22 [35]
Li Meng WNBA All-Rookie Team October 2 [36]

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  21. ↑ @WashMystics (May 14, 2023). "Roster Update ⬇️ We have waived Stephanie Jones and Elena Tsineke" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  22. ↑ @WashMystics (May 17, 2023). "Roster Update: We have waived Jazmine Jones and Emily Engstler" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  25. ↑ @WashMystics (July 4, 2023). "Roster Update: We have waived Abby Meyers and Linnae Harper. Thank you both!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  28. ↑ @WashMystics (July 12, 2023). "Roster Update: Join us in welcoming Cyesha Goree to DC ‼️" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  30. ↑ @WashMystics (August 7, 2023). "Roster Update: We have released Abby Meyers. Thank you, Abby!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  31. ↑ @WashMystics (August 13, 2023). "Roster Update: We have signed Jennie Simms to a hardship contract! Welcome back! #BallOnOurTerms" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  32. ↑ @WashMystics (August 14, 2023). "Roster Update: We have released Cyesha Goree from her hardship contract. Thank you, Cyesha!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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