2024 Washington Mystics season

WNBA team season
2024 Washington Mystics season
CoachEric Thibault
ArenaEntertainment and Sports Arena
Attendanceper game
Results
Record14–26 (.350)
Place5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
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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.

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

Transactions

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
June 28, 2024 Signed Jakia Brown-Turner to a hardship contract[13]
July 2, 2024 Released Jakia Brown-Turner from hardship contract[14]
July 4, 2024 Signed Jakia Brown-Turner to a 7-day hardship contract[15]
July 12, 2024 Signed Jakia Brown-Turner to a second 7-day contract
August 13, 2024 Released Jakia Brown-Turner from second 7-day contract[16]
August 20, 2024 Acquired Olivia Époupa, Sika Koné, and a 2026 second round pick from the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Myisha Hines-Allen[17]
Waived Olivia Époupa and DiDi Richards[18]
Acquired Sug Sutton and 2025 3rd Round Pick from the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for the rights to Klara Lundquist[19]

Roster changes

Additions

Personnel Signed/Trade Former Team
Stefanie Dolson Signed New York Liberty
Aaliyah Edwards Draft Connecticut Huskies
Emily Engstler Signed Minnesota Lynx
Bernadett Határ Trade Connecticut Sun
Sika Koné Trade Minnesota Lynx
Jade Melbourne Trade Seattle Storm
DiDi Richards Signed —
Karlie Samuelson Signed Los Angeles Sparks
Sug Sutton Trade Phoenix Mercury
Julie Vanloo Signed —

Subtractions

Personnel Reason New Team
Natasha Cloud Free Agency Phoenix Mercury
Elena Delle Donne Contract Suspended —
Queen Egbo Trade Connecticut Sun
Tianna Hawkins Free Agency —
Myisha Hines-Allen Trade Minnesota Lynx
Li Meng Free Agency —
Kristi Toliver Retirement

Roster

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PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G7United StatesAtkins, Ariel5' 8" (1.73m)167 lb (76kg)1996-07-30Texas6
F/C0United StatesAustin, Shakira Injured6' 5" (1.96m)190 lb (86kg)2000-07-25Mississippi2
C31United StatesDolson, Stefanie6' 5" (1.96m)235 lb (107kg)1992-01-08Connecticut10
F24CanadaEdwards, Aaliyah Injured6' 3" (1.91m)2002-07-09ConnecticutR
F21United StatesEngstler, Emily6' 1" (1.85m)180 lb (82kg)2000-05-01Louisville2
F3MaliKoné, Sika6' 4" (1.93m)180 lb (82kg)2002-07-13Mali1
G5AustraliaMelbourne, Jade5' 11" (1.8m)145 lb (66kg)2002-08-18Australia1
G44United StatesSamuelson, Karlie6' 0" (1.83m)160 lb (73kg)1995-05-10Stanford5
G1United StatesSutton, Sug5' 8" (1.73m)140 lb (64kg)1998-12-17Texas2
G15United StatesSykes, Brittney5' 9" (1.75m)154 lb (70kg)1994-02-07Syracuse7
G35BelgiumVanloo, Julie5' 8" (1.73m)1993-02-10BelgiumR
G32United StatesWalker-Kimbrough, Shatori5' 9" (1.75m)140 lb (64kg)1995-05-18Maryland7
Head coach
United States Eric Thibault (Missouri)
Assistant coaches
United States LaToya Sanders (North Carolina)
United States Shelley Patterson (Washington State)
United States Ashlee McGee (Austin Peay)
Athletic trainer
United States Christina Kennedy
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured
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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 Sug Sutton
SF Karlie Samuelson Shatori Walker-Kimbrough
PF Shakira Austin Aaliyah Edwards
Emily Engstler
C Stefanie Dolson Sika Koné

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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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: 14–26 (Home: 5–15; Road: 9–11)
May: 0–8 (Home: 0–3; Road: 0–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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 : 4–7 (Home: 3–4; Road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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 L 88–93 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 L 91–94 (OT) Myisha Hines-Allen (21) Myisha Hines-Allen (7) Shatori Walker-Kimbrough (6) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200 		4–14
19 June 29 Las Vegas L 77–88 Stefanie Dolson (23) Dolson, Edwards (7) Julie Vanloo (8) 4–15
July : 2–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
20 July 2 @ Los Angeles W 82–80 Shatori Walker-Kimbrough (17) Stefanie Dolson (8) Ariel Atkins (5) Crypto.com Arena
9,164 		5–15
21 July 4 @ Las Vegas L 77–98 Shatori Walker-Kimbrough (19) Emily Engstler (8) Jade Melbourne (6) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,376 		5–16
22 July 6 @ Minnesota L 67–74 Atkins, Walker-Kimbrough (15) Myisha Hines-Allen (11) Myisha Hines-Allen (6) Target Center
7,610 		5–17
23 July 10 @ Indiana W 89–84 Ariel Atkins (26) Myisha Hines-Allen (9) Stefanie Dolson (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274 		6–17
24 July 14 Las Vegas L 77–89 Ariel Atkins (36) Stefanie Dolson (6) Julie Vanloo (7) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200 		6–18
25 July 16 Phoenix L 87–96 Myisha Hines-Allen (18) Myisha Hines-Allen (12) Ariel Atkins (6) Capital One Arena
12,586 		6–19
August : 3–4 (Home: 1–3; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
26 August 15 @ Minnesota L 68–79 Ariel Atkins (12) Shakira Austin (10) Stefanie Dolson (4) Target Center
7,224 		6–20
27 August 17 Minnesota L 83–99 Stefanie Dolson (23) Aaliyah Edwards (7) Brittney Sykes (7) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200 		6–21
28 August 20 Seattle L 77–83 Ariel Atkins (25) Shakira Austin (9) Julie Vanloo (6) 6–22
29 August 23 Los Angeles W 80–74 Brittney Sykes (28) Shakira Austin (11) Stefanie Dolson (8) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200 		7–22
30 August 26 @ Seattle W 74–72 Brittney Sykes (20) Stefanie Dolson (10) Julie Vanloo (4) Climate Pledge Arena
9,535 		8–22
31 August 28 @ Chicago W 74–70 Stefanie Dolson (17) Atkins, Dolson (6) Ariel Atkins (5) Wintrust Arena
8,763 		9–22
32 August 31 Connecticut L 85–96 Ariel Atkins (15) Stefanie Dolson (7) Karlie Samuelson (5) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200 		9–23
September : 5–3 (Home: 1–3; Road: 4–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
33 September 3 @ Dallas W 90–86 Emily Engstler (19) Emily Engstler (10) 3 players (4) College Park Center
5,129 		10–23
34 September 5 @ Phoenix W 90–77 Karlie Samuelson (19) Aaliyah Edwards (6) Julie Vanloo (4) Footprint Center
7,709 		11–23
35 September 8 Minnesota L 71–78 Brittney Sykes (13) Stefanie Dolson (7) Atkins, Vanloo (4) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200 		11–24
36 September 11 @ Chicago W 89–58 Aaliyah Edwards (15) Aaliyah Edwards (10) Brittney Sykes (7) Wintrust Arena
7,948 		12–24
37 September 13 @ Atlanta W 72–69 Brittney Sykes (20) Dolson, Koné (8) Emily Engstler (4) Gateway Center Arena
3,260 		13–24
38 September 15 Atlanta L 73–76 (OT) Ariel Atkins (16) Stefanie Dolson (6) Samuelson, Sykes (3) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200 		13–25
39 September 17 New York L 71–87 Ariel Atkins (22) Emily Engstler (8) Karlie Samuelson (4) 13–26
40 September 19 Indiana W 92–91 Sika Koné (20) Sika Koné (7) Emily Engstler (4) Capital One Arena
20,711 		14–26
2024 season schedule

Standings

# Team W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 yx – New York Liberty 32 8 .800 — 16–4 16–4 16–4 5–0
2 cx – Minnesota Lynx 30 10 .750 2 14–6 16–4 14–6 4–1
3 x – Connecticut Sun 28 12 .700 4 14–6 14–6 14–6 4–1
4 x – Las Vegas Aces 27 13 .675 5 12–8 13–7 14–6 2–3
5 x – Seattle Storm 25 15 .625 7 13–7 14–6 11–9 4–1
6 x – Indiana Fever 20 20 .500 12 11–9 12–8 8–12 3–2
7 x – Phoenix Mercury 19 21 .475 13 10–10 10–10 9–11 3–2
8 x – Atlanta Dream 15 25 .375 17 7–13 8–12 7–13 1–4
9 e – Washington Mystics 14 26 .350 18 7–13 5–15 9–11 1–4
10 e – Chicago Sky 13 27 .325 19 5–15 6–14 7–13 1–4
11 e – Dallas Wings 9 31 .225 23 6–14 7–13 2–18 0–5
12 e – Los Angeles Sparks 8 32 .200 24 5–15 5–15 3–17 2–3
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(#) – League Standing
c – Commissioner's Cup winners
y – Regular Season Champion
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

  1. ^ "2024 Schedule - Washington Mystics". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "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.
  13. ^ @WashMystics (June 28, 2024). "We have signed Jakia Brown-Turner to a hardship contract" (Tweet). Retrieved June 28, 2024 – via Twitter.
  14. ^ @RotoWireWNBA (July 2, 2024). "akia Brown-Turner: Waived by Mystics More Details 👉 https://www.rotowire.com/wnba/player/jakia-brown-turner-934" (Tweet). Retrieved July 3, 2024 – via Twitter.
  15. ^ @kareemcopeland (July 4, 2024). "Mystics roster update: Jakia Brown-Turner is officially back on a 7-day contract" (Tweet). Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Twitter.
  16. ^ @WashMystics (August 13, 2024). "We have released Jakia Brown-Turner. Thank you, Jakia!" (Tweet). Retrieved August 13, 2024 – via Twitter.
  17. ^ "Lynx acquire forward Myisha Hines-Allen from Mystics". espn.com. Field Level Media. August 20, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  18. ^ @WashMystics (August 20, 2024). "Roster Update: We have acquired a 2026 second round draft pick, Sika Koné, and Olivia Époupa from the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Myisha Hines-Allen. In a related move, Époupa and DiDi Richards have been waived" (Tweet). Retrieved August 20, 2024 – via Twitter.
  19. ^ @WashMystics (August 20, 2024). "Trade Alert: We have acquired Sug Sutton and a 2025 third round draft pick from the Phoenix Mercury for the rights to Klara Lundquist" (Tweet). Retrieved August 20, 2024 – via Twitter.
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