2024 Washington Mystics season

Last updated
2024 Washington Mystics season
Coach Eric Thibault
Arena Entertainment and Sports Arena
Attendanceper game
Results
Record0–0
Place0th (Eastern)

The 2024 Washington Mystics season will be the franchise's 27th season in the Women's National Basketball Association, and their second season under head coach Eric Thibault.

Contents

The season will tip off on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at home against the New York Liberty. [1]

Transactions

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
16 Aaliyah Edwards Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada UConn
221 Kaylynne Truong Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Gonzaga
330 Nastja Claessens Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Castors Braine (Belgium)

Transactions

DateTransaction
January 11, 2024Extended a Qualifying Offer to Li Meng [2]
January 13, 2024Cored Elena Delle Donne [2]
February 1, 2024Signed Karlie Samuelson [3]
Signed Elissa Cunane to a Training Camp Contract [4]
Signed Emily Engstler to a Training Camp Contract [5]
Signed DiDi Richards to a Training Camp Contract [6]
Signed Julie Vanloo to a Training Camp Contract [7]
March 12, 2024Signed Stefanie Dolson [8] [9]
April 17, 2024Signed Kaylynne Truong, Honesty Scott-Grayson, and Jakia Brown-Turner to Rookie Contracts [2]
April 18, 2024Signed Aaliyah Edwards to a Rookie Contract [2]
April 24, 2024Exercised Team Option on Shakira Austin [10]

Roster Changes

Roster

Washington Mystics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G 7 Flag of the United States.svg Atkins, Ariel 5' 8" (1.73m)167 lb (76kg)1996-07-30 Texas 6
F/C 0 Flag of the United States.svg Austin, Shakira 6' 5" (1.96m)190 lb (86kg)2000-07-25 Mississippi 2
G 13 Flag of the United States.svg Brown-Turner, Jakia 6' 0" (1.83m) Maryland R
F Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Claessens, Nastja 6' 0" (1.83m)2004-12-02 Belgium R
C 6 Flag of the United States.svg Cunane, Elissa 6' 5" (1.96m)191 lb (87kg)2000-09-25 NC State 1
F/C 11 Flag of the United States.svg Delle Donne, Elena 6' 5" (1.96m)187 lb (85kg)1989-09-05 Delaware 10
C 31 Flag of the United States.svg Dolson, Stefanie 6' 5" (1.96m)235 lb (107kg)1992-01-08 Connecticut 10
F 24 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Edwards, Aaliyah 6' 3" (1.91m)2002-07-09 Connecticut R
F/C 4 Flag of the United States.svg Egbo, Queen 6' 4" (1.93m)190 lb (86kg)2000-06-29 Baylor 2
F 21 Flag of the United States.svg Engstler, Emily 6' 1" (1.85m)180 lb (82kg)2000-05-01 Louisville 2
F 2 Flag of the United States.svg Hines-Allen, Myisha 6' 1" (1.85m)200 lb (91kg)1996-05-30 Louisville 6
G/F 12 Flag of the United States.svg Richards, Didi 6' 2" (1.88m)164 lb (74kg)1999-02-08 Baylor 2
G 44 Flag of the United States.svg Samuelson, Karlie 6' 0" (1.83m)160 lb (73kg)1995-05-10 Stanford 5
G Flag of the United States.svg Scott-Grayson, Honesty 5' 9" (1.75m)2000-04-08 Auburn R
G 15 Flag of the United States.svg Sykes, Brittney 5' 9" (1.75m)154 lb (70kg)1994-02-07 Syracuse 7
G 14 Flag of the United States.svg Truong, Kaylynne 5' 8" (1.73m)2001-07-10 Gonzaga R
G 35 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Vanloo, Julie 5' 8" (1.73m)1993-02-10 Belgium R
G 32 Flag of the United States.svg Walker-Kimbrough, Shatori 5' 9" (1.75m)140 lb (64kg)1995-05-18 Maryland 7
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 Christina Kennedy
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  WNBA roster page
East
ATL
CHI
CON
IND
NY
WAS
West
DAL
LV
LA
MIN
PHO
SEA

Depth

Pos.StarterBench
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

Schedule

Preseason

2024 pre-season game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 4@ Atlanta 0–0 Gateway Center Arena
2May 8 Minnesota 0–0 Entertainment and Sports Arena
2024 pre-season schedule

Regular Season

2024 game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 14 New York Entertainment and Sports Arena
2May 17@ Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena
3May 19 Seattle Entertainment and Sports Arena
4May 21@ Los Angeles Walter Pyramid
5May 23@ Phoenix Footprint Center
6May 25@ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
7May 29 Atlanta Entertainment and Sports Arena
8May 31@ New York Barclays Center
June : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
9June 4@ Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena
10June 6 Chicago Entertainment and Sports Arena
11June 7 Indiana Capital One Arena
12June 9@ New York Barclays Center
13June 11@ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
14June 14 Chicago Entertainment and Sports Arena
15June 19@ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16June 22 Dallas Entertainment and Sports Arena
17June 23 Dallas Entertainment and Sports Arena
18June 27 Connecticut Entertainment and Sports Arena
19June 29 Las Vegas Entertainment and Sports Arena
July : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
20July 2@ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
21July 4@ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
22July 6@ Minnesota Target Center
23July 10@ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
24July 14 Las Vegas Entertainment and Sports Arena
25July 16 Phoenix Entertainment and Sports Arena
August : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
26August 15@ Minnesota Target Center
27August 17 Minnesota Entertainment and Sports Arena
28August 20 Seattle Entertainment and Sports Arena
29August 23 Los Angeles Entertainment and Sports Arena
30August 26@ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
31August 28@ Chicago Wintrust Arena
32August 31 Connecticut Entertainment and Sports Arena
September : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
33September 3@ Dallas College Park Center
34September 5@ Phoenix Footprint Center
35September 8 Minnesota Entertainment and Sports Arena
36September 11@ Chicago Wintrust Arena
37September 13@ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
38September 15 Atlanta Entertainment and Sports Arena
39September 17 New York Entertainment and Sports Arena
40September 19 Indiana Entertainment and Sports Arena
2024 season schedule

Standings

#Team W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 Atlanta Dream 00.000-0–00–00–00–0
2 Chicago Sky 00.000-0–00–00–00–0
3 Connecticut Sun 00.000-0–00–00–00–0
4 Dallas Wings 00.000-0–00–00–00–0
5 Indiana Fever 00.000-0–00–00–00–0
6 Las Vegas Aces 00.000-0–00–00–00–0
7 Los Angeles Sparks 00.000-0–00–00–00–0
8 Minnesota Lynx 00.000-0–00–00–00–0
9 New York Liberty 00.000-0–00–00–00–0
10 Phoenix Mercury 00.000-0–00–00–00–0
11 Seattle Storm 00.000-0–00–00–00–0
12 Washington Mystics 00.000-0–00–00–00–0

Notes

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

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


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

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.

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  5. ↑ "Mystics Sign Emily Engstler to Training Camp Contract". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Mystics Sign DiDi Richards to Training Camp Contract". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
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  10. ↑ @WashMystics (April 25, 2024). "🚨 We have exercised the fourth-year rookie option on Shakira Austin's contract. 🚨" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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