2025 Washington Mystics season

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2025 Washington Mystics season
Coach Sydney Johnson
Arena CareFirst Arena
Attendanceper game
Results
Record0–0
Place0th (Eastern)

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

Contents

Draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege/ClubOutcome
13
14
16
223
332

Transactions

Front office and coaching

DateDetailsRef.
October 23, 2024Mutually agreed to part ways with both head coach, Eric Thibault, and general manager, Mike Thibault [1]
December 23, 2024Hired Sydney Johnson as head coach [2]
Hired Jamila Wideman as general manager [2]

Trades

February 23, 2025 [3] To 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

Free agency

Re-signed

PlayerDateNotesRef.
Emily Engstler February 4, 2025Training camp contract [4]
Sug Sutton

Additions

PlayerDateNotesFormer TeamRef.
Taylor Soule February 11, 2025Training camp contract Zagłębie Sosnowiec [5]

Subtractions / Unsigned

PlayerDateReasonNew TeamRef.
Julie Vanloo December 6, 2024 Expansion draft Golden State Valkyries [6] [7]
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough February 1, 2025Free agency – unrestricted Atlanta Dream [8]
Elena Delle Donne —Free agency – unrestrictedTBA
Bernadett Határ —Free agency – reserved
(qualifying offer pending)		TBA [9]

Roster

Washington Mystics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F/C 0 Flag of the United States.svg Austin, Shakira 6' 5" (1.96m)190 lb (86kg)2000-07-25 Mississippi 3
C 31 Flag of the United States.svg Dolson, Stefanie 6' 5" (1.96m)235 lb (107kg)1992-01-08 Connecticut 11
F 24 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Edwards, Aaliyah 6' 3" (1.91m)2002-07-09 Connecticut 1
F 21 Flag of the United States.svg Engstler, Emily 6' 1" (1.85m)180 lb (82kg)2000-05-01 Louisville 3
F 3 Flag of Mali.svg Koné, Sika 6' 4" (1.93m)180 lb (82kg)2002-07-13 Mali 2
G 5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne, Jade 5' 11" (1.8m)145 lb (66kg)2002-08-18 Australia 2
G 44 Flag of the United States.svg Samuelson, Karlie 6' 0" (1.83m)160 lb (73kg)1995-05-10 Stanford 6
F 7 Flag of the United States.svg Soule, Taylor 5' 11" (1.8m)2000-01-05 Virginia Tech 2
G 1 Flag of the United States.svg Sutton, Sug 5' 8" (1.73m)140 lb (64kg)1998-12-17 Texas 3
G 15 Flag of the United States.svg Sykes, Brittney 5' 9" (1.75m)154 lb (70kg)1994-02-07 Syracuse 8
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 Shelley Patterson (Washington State)
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 Brittney Sykes Jade Melbourne
SG Sug Sutton
SF Karlie Samuelson Taylor Soule
PF Shakira Austin Aaliyah Edwards
Emily Engstler
C Stefanie Dolson Sika Koné

Schedule

Pre-season

2025 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 3@ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
2May 7 Atlanta CareFirst Arena
2025 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2025 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 16 Atlanta CareFirst Arena
2May 18@ Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena
3May 21@ Golden State Chase Center
4May 23@ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
5May 25@ Phoenix PHX Arena
6May 28 Indiana CFG Bank Arena
7May 30 New York CareFirst Arena
June : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
8June 3@ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
9June 5 New York CareFirst Arena
10June 8 Connecticut CareFirst Arena
11June 15 Atlanta CareFirst Arena
12June 17@ Chicago Wintrust Arena
13June 20@ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
14June 22 Dallas CareFirst Arena
15June 24 Minnesota CareFirst Arena
16June 26@ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
17June 28@ Dallas College Park Center
July : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
18July 3@ Minnesota Target Center
19July 8 Chicago EagleBank Arena
20July 10 Las Vegas CareFirst Arena
21July 13@ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
22July 15@ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
23July 22Los AngelesCareFirst Arena
24July 26SeattleCareFirst Arena
25July 27 Phoenix CareFirst Arena
26July 29ChicagoCareFirst Arena
27July 31 Golden State CareFirst Arena
August : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
28August 3@ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
29August 5@ Chicago Wintrust Arena
30August 8@ Minnesota Target Center
31August 10@ Dallas College Park Center
32August 13 Golden State CareFirst Arena
33August 15@ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
34August 17 Los Angeles CareFirst Arena
35August 19 Connecticut CareFirst Arena
36August 21@ Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena
37August 23 Las Vegas CareFirst Arena
38August 24 Seattle CareFirst Arena
39August 28@ New York Barclays Center
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

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 Golden State Valkyries 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
6 Indiana Fever 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
7 Las Vegas Aces 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
8 Los Angeles Sparks 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
9 Minnesota Lynx 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
10 New York Liberty 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
11 Phoenix Mercury 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
12 Seattle Storm 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
13 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%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPFPPG


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

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.

References

  1. ↑ "Mystics, Mike Thibault and Eric Thibault Agree to Part Ways". mystics.wnba.com. October 23, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Mystics hire Wideman as GM, Johnson as coach". Associated Press . ESPN. December 23, 2024.
  3. ↑ Andrews, Kendra; Philippou, Alexa (February 23, 2025). "Mystics trade Ariel Atkins to Sky for No. 3 pick, more". ESPN . Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  4. ↑ Lee, Albert (February 4, 2025). "WNBA Free Agency 2025: Mystics sign Emily Engstler and Sug Sutton". Bullets Forever. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  5. ↑ @WashMystics (February 11, 2025). "The Mystics have signed Taylor Soule to a 2025 training camp contract" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ↑ "Golden State Valkyries begin constructing inaugural roster with 11 selections in 2024 WNBA Expansion Draft". nba.com. NBA . Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Golden State Valkyries begin constructing inaugural roster with 11 selections in 2024 WNBA Expansion Draft". nba.com. NBA . Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Atlanta Dream Sign Veteran Guard Shatori Walker-Kimbrough". Atlanta Dream. WNBA. February 1, 2025. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  9. ↑ Copeland, Kareem (February 1, 2025). "WNBA offseason has stars in new places — even if it's just temporary". Washington Post . Retrieved February 8, 2025.
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