2025 Washington Mystics season

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2025 Washington Mystics season
Coach Sydney Johnson
Arena CareFirst Arena
EagleBank Arena
Attendanceper game
Results
Record16–23 (.410)
Place4th (Eastern)

The 2025 Washington Mystics season is the franchise's 28th season in the Women's National Basketball Association, and their first season under head coach, Sydney Johnson.

Contents

On April 30, 2025, the Mystics announced that 2025 first round draft pick, Georgia Amoore, had suffered an ACL injury during training camp. [1] And on May 1, 2025, it was announced that forward, Aaliyah Edwards, was diagnosed with a low back contusion and would be unavailable to play for at least two weeks. [2]

Draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege/ClubOutcomeRef.
13 Sonia Citron PG Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Notre Dame Signed rookie contract April 24
Made opening day roster		 [3]
14 Kiki Iriafen F USC [3]
16 Georgia Amoore GFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Kentucky Signed rookie contract April 22
Made opening day roster		 [3]
223 Lucy Olsen Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Iowa [3]
332Zaay Green Alabama Signed rookie contract April 22
Waived on May 14		 [4]

Transactions

Front office and coaching

DateDetailsRef.
October 23, 2024Mutually agreed to part ways with both head coach, Eric Thibault, and general manager, Mike Thibault [5]
December 23, 2024Hired Sydney Johnson as head coach [6]
Hired Jamila Wideman as general manager
March 18, 2025Hired Emre Vatansever and Jessie Miller as assistant coaches [7]
Shelley Patterson transitioned from assistant coach to Head of Domestic Scouting
April 2, 2025Hired Barbara Turner as an assistant coach [8]
Hired Clinton Crouch as head of player development

Trades

February
February 23To Washington Mystics
2025 No. 3 draft pick
2027 second round draft pick
Rights to swap 2027 first round draft picks		To Chicago Sky
Ariel Atkins 		[9]
April
April 14To Washington Mystics
2026 first round pick (Minnesota’s own)		To Minnesota Lynx
Karlie Samuelson 		[10]
August
August 5To Washington Mystics
Alysha Clark
Zia Cooke
2026 first round pick (Seattle’s own)		To Seattle Storm
Brittney Sykes 		[11]
August 7To Washington Mystics
Jacy Sheldon
Right to swap 2026 first round picks
(Washington with Minnesota's own and Connecticut with New York's own acquired from prior trades)		To Connecticut Sun
Aaliyah Edwards 		[12]

Free agency

Re-signed

PlayerDateNotesRef.
Emily Engstler February 4Training camp contract [13]
Sug Sutton

Additions

PlayerDateNotesFormer TeamRef.
Taylor Soule February 11Training camp contract Zagłębie Sosnowiec
(Poland)		 [14]
Khadijiah CaveApril 19 Botaş SK
(Turkey)		 [15]
Morgan JonesMGS Panserraikos Serres
(Greece)		 [16]
JoJo Lacey Rutgers Scarlet Knights [17]
Ashten Prechtel TFSE-MTK Budapest
(Hungary)		 [18]
Georgia Amoore April 22Rookie contract
(2025 draft pick – No. 6)		 Kentucky Wildcats
Zaay GreenRookie contract
(2025 draft pick – No. 32)		 Alabama Crimson Tide
Lucy Olsen Rookie contract
(2025 draft pick – No. 23)		 Iowa Hawkeyes
Sonia Citron April 24Rookie contract
(2025 draft pick – No. 3)		 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Kiki Iriafen Rookie contract
(2025 draft pick – No. 4)		 USC Trojans
Lauren JensenMay 8Training camp contract Creighton Bluejays [19]
Madison Scott August 147-day contractFree agent [20]
August 21
August 28 [21]

Subtractions / unsigned

PlayerDateReasonNew TeamRef.
Txell Alarcón  [ es ]April 10, 2023Unsigned draft pick
(2023 draft pick – No. 32)		N/A – retained rights [22]
Nastja Claessens April 15, 2024Unsigned draft pick
(2024 draft pick – No. 30)		 [23]
Julie Vanloo December 6 Expansion draft Golden State Valkyries [24]
Marica Gajić December 30Renounced rights— [25]
Bernadett Határ February 1Free agency – reserved
(qualifying offer extended)		Not signed – rights retained [26]
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough Free agency – unrestricted Atlanta Dream [27]
Taylor Soule April 1Waived— [28]
Elena Delle Donne April 4RetiredN/A [29]
Morgan JonesMay 4Waived— [30]
JoJo Lacey— [31]
Khadijah CaveMay 14— [32]
Zaay Green— [4]
Lauren Jensen— [33]
Ashten Pretchel— [34]
Sika Koné July 18Suspended contract – temporaryN/A – retained rights [35] [36]
August 5Waived Atlanta Dream [11]
Zia Cooke Seattle Storm

Roster

Washington Mystics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G 8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Amoore, Georgia  Cruz Roja.svg5' 6" (1.68m)2001-04-03 Kentucky R
F/C 0 Flag of the United States.svg Austin, Shakira 6' 5" (1.96m)190 lb (86kg)2000-07-25 Mississippi 3
G/F 22 Flag of the United States.svg Citron, Sonia 6' 1" (1.85m)2003-10-22 Notre Dame R
F 32 Flag of the United States.svg Clark, Alysha 5' 11" (1.8m)167 lb (76kg)1987-07-07 Middle Tennessee 12
C 31 Flag of the United States.svg Dolson, Stefanie 6' 5" (1.96m)235 lb (107kg)1992-01-08 Connecticut 11
F 21 Flag of the United States.svg Engstler, Emily 6' 1" (1.85m)180 lb (82kg)2000-05-01 Louisville 3
F 44 Flag of the United States.svg Iriafen, Kiki 6' 3" (1.91m)2003-08-26 USC R
G 5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne, Jade 5' 10" (1.78m)145 lb (66kg)2002-08-18 Australia 2
G 33 Flag of the United States.svg Olsen, Lucy 5' 10" (1.78m)2003-05-26 Iowa R
G 4 Flag of the United States.svg Sheldon, Jacy  Cruz Roja.svg5' 10" (1.78m)140 lb (64kg)2000-08-23 Ohio State 1
F 24 Flag of the United States.svg Scott, Madison 6' 2" (1.88m)2001-12-27 Mississippi R
G 1 Flag of the United States.svg Sutton, Sug 5' 8" (1.73m)140 lb (64kg)1998-12-17 Texas 3
G – Flag of Spain.svg Alarcón, Txell  (DP)5' 10" (1.78m)2003-07-31 Spain –
F – Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Claessens, Nastja  (DP)6' 1" (1.85m)2004-12-02 Belgium –
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Sydney Johnson (Princeton)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Jessie Miller (UIC)
Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Turner (Connecticut)
Flag of Turkey.svg Emre Vatansever
Player development
Flag of the United States.svg Clinton Crouch (Saint Francis)
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
GS
LV
LA
MIN
PHO
SEA

Depth

Pos.StarterBench
PG Sug Sutton Georgia Amoore Cruz Roja.svg
Lucy Olsen
Jacy Sheldon Cruz Roja.svg
SG Jade Melbourne Alysha Clark
SF Sonia Citron Emily Engstler
PF Kiki Iriafen
C Shakira Austin Stefanie Dolson

Schedule

Preseason

2025 pre-season game log
Total: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
May: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 3@ Indiana L 74–79 (OT) Brittney Sykes (18) Stefanie Dolson (8) Sug Sutton (5) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
12,461		0–1
2May 7 Atlanta L 70–80 Brittney Sykes (13) Ashten Prechtel (7) Zaay Green (4) CareFirst Arena
4,200		0–2
2025 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2025 game log
Total: 16–23 (Home: 10–10; Road: 6–13)
May: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 16 Atlanta W 94–90 Brittney Sykes (22) Engstler, Melbourne (5)Brittney Sykes (5) CareFirst Arena
4,200		1–0
2May 18@ Connecticut W 90–85 Brittney Sykes (27) Kiki Iriafen (14)Brittney Sykes (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,834		2–0
3May 21@ Golden State L 74–76 Brittney Sykes (30)Kiki Iriafen (12) Jade Melbourne (7) Chase Center
18,064		2–1
4May 23@ Las Vegas L 72–75 Sonia Citron (19)Kiki Iriafen (13) Stefanie Dolson (8) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,509		2–2
5May 25@ Phoenix L 62–68 Sonia Citron (14)Brittney Sykes (5) PHX Arena
10,065		2–3
6May 28 Indiana W 83–77 Brittney Sykes (21)Brittney Sykes (9)Jade Melbourne (5) CFG Bank Arena
11,183		3–3
7May 30 New York L 63–85 Brittney Sykes (20)Kiki Iriafen (7)Brittney Sykes (3)CareFirst Arena
4,200		3–4
June : 5–5 (Home: 3–2; Road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
8June 3@ Indiana L 76–85 Kiki Iriafen (20)Kiki Iriafen (9) Brittney Sykes (4) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16,013		3–5
9June 5 New York L 78–86 Kiki Iriafen (17) Shakira Austin (11)Brittney Sykes (5) CareFirst Arena
4,200		3–6
10June 8 Connecticut W 104–67 Brittney Sykes (28) Emily Engstler (9)Brittney Sykes (6)CareFirst Arena
4,200		4–6
11June 15 Atlanta L 56–89 Sonia Citron (10)Kiki Iriafen (8) Sug Sutton (4)CareFirst Arena
4,200		4–7
12June 17@ Chicago W 79–72 Brittney Sykes (32)Austin, Citron (9)Sug Sutton (6) Wintrust Arena
7,579		5–7
13June 20@ Atlanta L 91–92 Shakira Austin (28)Shakira Austin (10)Brittney Sykes (8) Gateway Center Arena
3,265		5–8
14June 22 Dallas W 91–88 (OT) Sonia Citron (27)Sonia Citron (11)Kiki Iriafen (6)CareFirst Arena
4,200		6–8
15June 24 Minnesota W 68–64 Shakira Austin (19)Kiki Iriafen (11) Jade Melbourne (5)CareFirst Arena
4,200		7–8
16June 26@ Las Vegas W 94–83 Sonia Citron (21)Shakira Austin (13)Sug Sutton (5) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,427		8–8
17June 28@ Dallas L 71–79 Sonia Citron (22)Sonia Citron (10)Brittney Sykes (5) College Park Center
6,006		8–9
July : 5–5 (Home: 4–3; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
18July 3@ Minnesota L 75–92 Lucy Olsen (19) Kiki Iriafen (7) Jade Melbourne (4) Target Center
8,824		8–10
19July 8 Chicago W 81–79 Shakira Austin (15)Kiki Iriafen (10)Austin, Sykes (4) EagleBank Arena
9,350		9–10
20July 10 Las Vegas W 70–68 Brittney Sykes (18)Austin, Iriafen (8) Sug Sutton (6)EagleBank Arena
9,350		10–10
21July 13@ Seattle W 74–69 Brittney Sykes (19)Kiki Iriafen (10)Shakira Austin (5) Climate Pledge Arena
11,126		11–10
22July 15@ Los Angeles L 80–99 Shakira Austin (16)Austin, Iriafen (8) Sonia Citron (6) Crypto.com Arena
10,787		11–11
All-Star Game
23July 22Los Angeles L 86–93 Brittney Sykes (18)Shakira Austin (6)Sonia Citron (6) CareFirst Arena
4,200		11–12
24July 26Seattle W 69–58 Shakira Austin (14)Austin, Iriafen (11)Brittney Sykes (5)CareFirst Arena
4,200		12–12
25July 27 Phoenix L 72–88 Shakira Austin (20)Kiki Iriafen (10)Melbourne, Sykes (4)CareFirst Arena
4,200		12–13
26July 29Chicago W 103–86 Sonia Citron (28)Kiki Iriafen (10)Brittney Sykes (6)CareFirst Arena
4,200		13–13
27July 31 Golden State L 67–68 Sonia Citron (16)Shakira Austin (9)Sug Sutton (6)CareFirst Arena
4,200		13–14
August: 3–9 (Home: 1–4; Road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
28August 3@ Atlanta L 83–99 Kiki Iriafen (22)Kiki Iriafen (5) Citron, Iriafen, Sutton, Sykes (4) Gateway Center Arena
3,315		13–15
29August 5@ Chicago L 64–78 Sonia Citron (13)Kiki Iriafen (6)Sug Sutton (5) Wintrust Arena
6,572		13–16
30August 8@ Minnesota L 76–80 Sonia Citron (26)Kiki Iriafen (9)Citron, Iriafen, Sutton (4) Target Center
8,821		13–17
31August 10@ Dallas W 91–78 Kiki Iriafen (23)Kiki Iriafen (10)Sonia Citron (6) College Park Center
6,152		14–17
32August 13 Golden State L 83–88 Citron, Sutton (15)Kiki Iriafen (10)Sug Sutton (7) CareFirst Arena
4,200		14–18
33August 15@ Indiana W 88–84 Sonia Citron (21)Kiki Iriafen (12) Jade Melbourne (5) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16,006		15–18
34August 17 Los Angeles W 95–86 Sonia Citron (24)Kiki Iriafen (10)Sug Sutton (7)CareFirst Arena
4,200		16–18
35August 19 Connecticut L 69–80 Sonia Citron (19)Kiki Iriafen (12)Sug Sutton (7)CareFirst Arena
4,200		16–19
36August 21@ Connecticut L 56–67 Sonia Citron (15)Kiki Iriafen (10)Sug Sutton (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,144		16–20
37August 23 Las Vegas L 81–91 Kiki Iriafen (21)Kiki Iriafen (15)Jade Melbourne (6)CareFirst Arena
4,200		16–21
38August 24 Seattle L 82–84 Shakira Austin (30)Citron, Iriafen (6)Sug Sutton (9)CareFirst Arena
4,200		16–22
39August 28@ New York L 63–89 Sonia Citron (18)Shakira Austin (5) Clark, Engstler (4) Barclays Center
15,015		16–23
40August 30@ Golden State Chase Center
41August 31@ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
September : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
42September 4 Phoenix CareFirst Arena
43September 7 Indiana CFG Bank Arena
44September 9@ New York Barclays Center
2025 season schedule

Notes:

Standings

#Team W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1x – Minnesota Lynx 308.789–18–318–212–65–1
2x – Las Vegas Aces 2614.650514–814–512–92–4
3 Atlanta Dream 2414.632612–612–612–83–2
4 Phoenix Mercury 2414.632613–913–611–84–2
5 New York Liberty 2415.6156.513–516–58–104–1
6c – Indiana Fever 2018.5261011–811–99–94–1
7 Seattle Storm 2119.5251011–118–1013–94–2
8 Golden State Valkyries 1918.51410.58–1210–79–113–3
9 Los Angeles Sparks 1719.472127–137–1110–82–4
10 Washington Mystics 1623.41014.58–1010–106–132–3
11e – Connecticut Sun 1028.263207–106–124–161–4
12e – Chicago Sky 929.237213–155–154–141–4
13e – Dallas Wings 930.23121.53–175–164–141–5

Notes

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


Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
Shakira Austin Eastern Conference Player of the Week June 24 [37]
Sonia Citron WNBA All-Star Reserve July 7 [38]
Kiki Iriafen Rookie of the Month – May June 4 [39]
WNBA All-Star Reserve July 7 [38]

References

  1. ↑ Williams, Madison (April 30, 2025). "Mystics Rookie Georgia Amoore Suffers ACL Injury Before League Debut". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  2. ↑ Griffin, Liam (May 1, 2025). "Mystics lose forward Aaliyah Edwards for two weeks as preseason injuries pile up". Washington Times. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Washington Mystics [@WashMystics] (May 15, 2025). "Introducing your 2025 Washington Mystics" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. 1 2 Washington Mystics [@WashMystics] (May 14, 2025). "Official: The Washington Mystics have waived Zaay Green" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ↑ "Mystics, Mike Thibault and Eric Thibault Agree to Part Ways". mystics.wnba.com. October 23, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Mystics hire Wideman as GM, Johnson as coach". Associated Press . ESPN. December 23, 2024.
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  8. ↑ "Mystics Finalize Coaching Staff". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. April 2, 2025. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
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  10. ↑ "Mystics Acquire 2026 First-Round Pick". Washington Mystics. WNBA. April 14, 2025. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  11. 1 2 "Washington Mystics Acquire Seattle Storm's 2026 First Round Pick And Three-Time WNBA Champion Alysha Clark". Washington Mystics . August 5, 2025. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Washington Acquires Jacy Sheldon". Washington Mystics . August 7, 2025. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
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  14. ↑ @WashMystics (February 11, 2025). "The Mystics have signed Taylor Soule to a 2025 training camp contract" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ↑ Washington Mystics [@WashMystics] (April 19, 2025). "The Mystics have signed Center, Khadijiah Cave" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ↑ Washington Mystics [@WashMystics] (April 19, 2025). "The Mystics have signed Guard, Morgan Jones" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  23. ↑ Lee, Albert (April 15, 2024). "2024 WNBA Draft: Mystics select Nastja Claessens No. 30 overall". Bullets Forever. SB Nation. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  24. ↑ "Golden State Valkyries begin constructing inaugural roster with 11 selections in 2024 WNBA Expansion Draft". nba.com. NBA . Retrieved December 6, 2024.
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  26. ↑ Copeland, Kareem (February 1, 2025). "WNBA offseason has stars in new places — even if it's just temporary". Washington Post . Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  27. ↑ "Atlanta Dream Sign Veteran Guard Shatori Walker-Kimbrough". Atlanta Dream. WNBA. February 1, 2025. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
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  29. ↑ "Elena Delle Donne listens to body, announces retirement". ESPN . April 4, 2025. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
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  31. ↑ Washington Mystics [@WashMystics] (May 4, 2025). "Official: The Washington Mystics have waived JoJo Lacey" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  32. ↑ Washington Mystics [@WashMystics] (May 14, 2025). "Official: The Washington Mystics have waived Khadijiah Cave" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  33. ↑ Washington Mystics [@WashMystics] (May 14, 2025). "Official: The Washington Mystics have waived Lauren Jensen" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  34. ↑ Washington Mystics [@WashMystics] (May 14, 2025). "Official: The Washington Mystics have waived Ashten Prechtel" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  35. ↑ Underdog WNBA [@UnderdogWNBA] (July 18, 2025). "Mystics temporarily suspend Sika Koné's contract" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  36. ↑ Washington Mystics [@WashMystics] (July 21, 2025). "The Mystics have partially suspended Sika Koné's contract as she competes at AfroBasket" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  37. ↑ "Shakira Austin Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week". Washington Mystics. WNBA. June 24, 2025. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
  38. 1 2 Feinberg, Doug (July 6, 2025). "WNBA All-Star Game: Kayla Thornton, Gabby Williams, Kiki Iriafen, Sonia Citron among reserves". Associated Press . Retrieved July 6, 2025.
  39. ↑ "Kiki Iriafen Named Kia WNBA Rookie of the Month". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. June 4, 2025. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
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