2024 Washington Mystics season

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

2024 Washington Mystics season
CoachEric Thibault
ArenaEntertainment and Sports Arena
Attendanceper game
Results
Record4–13 (.235)
Place6th (Eastern)
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The season tipped off on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at home against the New York Liberty.[1]

Transactions

WNBA draft
See also: 2024 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 6 Aaliyah Edwards  Canada UConn
2 21 Kaylynne Truong  United States Gonzaga
3 30 Nastja Claessens  Belgium Castors Braine (Belgium)

Transactions
Date Transaction
January 11, 2024 Extended a Qualifying Offer to Li Meng[2]
January 13, 2024 Cored Elena Delle Donne[2]
February 1, 2024 Signed 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, 2024 Signed Stefanie Dolson[8][9]
April 17, 2024 Signed Kaylynne Truong, Honesty Scott-Grayson, and Jakia Brown-Turner to Rookie Contracts[2]
April 18, 2024 Signed Aaliyah Edwards to a Rookie Contract[2]
April 24, 2024 Exercised Team Option on Shakira Austin[10]
May 7, 2024 Acquired Bernadett Határ from the Connecticut Sun and the Sun's second round 2025 draft pick in exchange for Queen Egbo[11]
May 9, 2024 Waived Honesty Scott-Grayson[12]
May 11, 2024 Acquired Jade Melbourne from Seattle Storm in exchange for third round 2025 draft pick
May 12, 2024 Waived Jakia Brown-Turner, Elissa Cunane, and Kaylynne Truong

Roster changes

Roster
Washington Mystics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G7Atkins, Ariel5' 8" (1.73m)167 lb (76kg)1996-07-30Texas6
F/C0Austin, Shakira 6' 5" (1.96m)190 lb (86kg)2000-07-25Mississippi2
C31Dolson, Stefanie6' 5" (1.96m)235 lb (107kg)1992-01-08Connecticut10
F24Edwards, Aaliyah 6' 3" (1.91m)2002-07-09ConnecticutR
F21Engstler, Emily6' 1" (1.85m)180 lb (82kg)2000-05-01Louisville2
F2Hines-Allen, Myisha6' 1" (1.85m)200 lb (91kg)1996-05-30Louisville6
G5Melbourne, Jade5' 11" (1.8m)145 lb (66kg)2002-08-18Australia1
G/F12Richards, DiDi6' 2" (1.88m)164 lb (74kg)1999-02-08Baylor2
G44Samuelson, Karlie 6' 0" (1.83m)160 lb (73kg)1995-05-10Stanford5
G15Sykes, Brittney 5' 9" (1.75m)154 lb (70kg)1994-02-07Syracuse7
G35Vanloo, Julie5' 8" (1.73m)1993-02-10BelgiumR
G32Walker-Kimbrough, Shatori5' 9" (1.75m)140 lb (64kg)1995-05-18Maryland7
Head coach
Eric Thibault (Missouri)
Assistant coaches
LaToya Sanders (North Carolina)
Shelley Patterson (Washington State)
Ashlee McGee (Austin Peay)
Athletic trainer
Christina Kennedy
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured
  WNBA roster page
East
ATL
CHI
CON
IND
NY
WAS
West
DAL
LV
LA
MIN
PHO
SEA

Depth
Pos. Starter Bench
PG Brittney Sykes Julie Vanloo
Jade Melbourne
SG Ariel Atkins Didi Richards
SF Karlie Samuelson Shatori Walker-Kimbrough
PF Shakira Austin Aaliyah Edwards
Emily Engstler
C Stefanie Dolson Myisha Hines-Allen

Schedule

Pre-season
2024 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
1 May 4 @ Atlanta L 84–87 Myisha Hines-Allen (13) Edwards, Egbo, Hines-Allen (4) Julie Vanloo (8) Gateway Center Arena 0–1
2 May 8 Minnesota L 77–83 Ariel Atkins (20) Myisha Hines-Allen (6) Julie Vanloo (6) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,112		 0–2
2024 pre-season schedule

Regular season
2024 game log
Total: 4–13 (Home: 3–5; Road: 1–8)
May: 0–8 (Home: 0–3; Road: 0–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 May 14 New York L 80–85 Ariel Atkins (20) Brittney Sykes (10) Brittney Sykes (7) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200		 0–1
2 May 17 @ Connecticut L 77–84 Karlie Samuelson (18) Shakira Austin (9) Julie Vanloo (8) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,874		 0–2
3 May 19 Seattle L 75–84 Ariel Atkins (19) Aaliyah Edwards (11) Julie Vanloo (5) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200		 0–3
4 May 21 @ Los Angeles L 68–70 Austin, Vanloo (12) Shakira Austin (8) Julie Vanloo (9) Walter Pyramid
3,627		 0–4
5 May 23 @ Phoenix L 80–83 Ariel Atkins (16) Julie Vanloo (7) Myisha Hines-Allen (5) Footprint Center
7,474		 0–5
6 May 25 @ Seattle L 69–101 Karlie Samuelson (16) Atkins, Edwards, Hines-Allen (5) Hines-Allen, Vanloo (3) Climate Pledge Arena
8,846		 0–6
7 May 29 Atlanta L 67–73 Ariel Atkins (21) Shakira Austin (9) Julie Vanloo (5) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200		 0–7
8 May 31 @ New York L 79–90 Ariel Atkins (15) Atkins, Hines-Allen (7) Julie Vanloo (7) Barclays Center
9,878		 0–8
June: 4–5 (Home: 3–2; Road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
9 June 4 @ Connecticut L 59–76 Aaliyah Edwards (14) Aaliyah Edwards (9) Julie Vanloo (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,346		 0–9
10 June 6 Chicago L 71–79 Aaliyah Edwards (23) Aaliyah Edwards (14) Julie Vanloo (7) Capital One Arena
10,000		 0–10
11 June 7 Indiana L 83–85 Stefanie Dolson (19) Aaliyah Edwards (12) Julie Vanloo (6) Capital One Arena
20,333		 0–11
12 June 9 @ New York W 93–88 Jade Melbourne (21) Myisha Hines-Allen (8) Myisha Hines-Allen (7) Barclays Center
12,477		 0–12
13 June 11 @ Atlanta W 87–68 Atkins, Sykes (18) Edwards, Hines-Allen, Samuelson (6) Ariel Atkins (5) Gateway Center Arena
3,260		 1–12
14 June 14 Chicago W 83–81 Ariel Atkins (29) Aaliyah Edwards (9) Stefanie Dolson (5) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200		 2–12
15 June 19 @ Indiana L 81–88 Ariel Atkins (27) Stefanie Dolson (7) Julie Vanloo (8) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274		 2–13
16 June 22 Dallas W 97–69 Emily Engstler (23) Stefanie Dolson (10) Julie Vanloo (6) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200		 3–13
17 June 23 W 92–84 Stefanie Dolson (18) Stefanie Dolson (8) Ariel Atkins (7) 4–13
18 June 27 Connecticut Entertainment and Sports Arena
19 June 29 Las Vegas Entertainment and Sports Arena
July : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
20 July 2 @ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
21 July 4 @ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
22 July 6 @ Minnesota Target Center
23 July 10 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
24 July 14 Las Vegas Entertainment and Sports Arena
25 July 16 Phoenix Entertainment and Sports Arena
August : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
26 August 15 @ Minnesota Target Center
27 August 17 Minnesota Entertainment and Sports Arena
28 August 20 Seattle Entertainment and Sports Arena
29 August 23 Los Angeles Entertainment and Sports Arena
30 August 26 @ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
31 August 28 @ Chicago Wintrust Arena
32 August 31 Connecticut Entertainment and Sports Arena
September : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
33 September 3 @ Dallas College Park Center
34 September 5 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
35 September 8 Minnesota Entertainment and Sports Arena
36 September 11 @ Chicago Wintrust Arena
37 September 13 @ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
38 September 15 Atlanta Entertainment and Sports Arena
39 September 17 New York Entertainment and Sports Arena
40 September 19 Indiana Entertainment and Sports Arena
2024 season schedule

Standings
# Team W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 New York Liberty153.833—10–18–17–25–0
2 Connecticut Sun133.81318–18–15–24–1
3 Minnesota Lynx133.813110–29–14–24–1
4 Seattle Storm106.62544–55–15–54–1
5 Las Vegas Aces86.57156–45–43–22–3
6 Phoenix Mercury88.50065–66–22–63–2
7 Atlanta Dream69.4007.52–63–63–31–4
8 Chicago Sky69.4007.53–73–53–41–4
9 Indiana Fever711.38986–74–43–73–2
10 Los Angeles Sparks413.23510.52–63–41–92–3
11 Washington Mystics413.23510.52–93–51–81–4
12 Dallas Wings313.188112–61–52–80–5

Notes

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

Statistics
Legend
  GP Games 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 game Team leader League leader

Regular Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG


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

Awards and honors
Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.

References
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  2. "WNBA Transaction". acrossthetimeline.com. Across the Timeline. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  3. "Mystics Sign Free Agent Karlie Samuelson". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  4. "Mystics Sign Elissa Cunane to Training Camp Contract". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  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.
  7. "Mystics Sign Julie Vanloo to Training Camp Contract". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  8. Philippou, Alexa (2024-02-14). "Sources: Stefanie Dolson returning to Mystics on 2-year deal". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  9. "Washington Mystics Sign WNBA Champion Stefanie Dolson". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  10. @WashMystics (April 25, 2024). "🚨 We have exercised the fourth-year rookie option on Shakira Austin's contract. 🚨" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. "Connecticut Sun Acquires Queen Egbo". WNBA. May 7, 2024.
  12. Lee, Albert (May 9, 2024). "Mystics waive Honesty Scott-Grayson". Bullets Forever. Vox Media, LLC.
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