2006 Washington Mystics season
2006 Washington Mystics season | |
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Coach | Richie Adubato |
Arena | Verizon Center |
Attendance | 7,839 per game |
Results | |
Record | 18–16 (.529) |
Place | 4th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Lost First Round (2-0) to Connecticut Sun |
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The 2006 WNBA season was the ninth for the Washington Mystics. The Mystics reached the playoffs, but they were later swept in the opening round to the Connecticut Sun.
Offseason[]
WNBA Draft[]
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Club Team |
1 | 8 | Tamara James (G/F) | ![]() |
Miami (FL) |
2 | 19 | Nikki Blue (G) | ![]() |
UCLA |
3 | 33 | Miriam Sy (C) | ![]() |
Oklahoma City |
Regular season[]
Season standings[]
Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
z - Connecticut Sun | 26 | 8 | .765 | – | 14–3 | 12–5 | 15–5 |
x - Detroit Shock | 23 | 11 | .676 | 3.0 | 14–3 | 9–8 | 14–6 |
x - Indiana Fever | 21 | 13 | .618 | 5.0 | 12–5 | 9–8 | 12–8 |
x - Washington Mystics | 18 | 16 | .529 | 8.0 | 13–4 | 5–12 | 12–8 |
e - New York Liberty | 11 | 23 | .324 | 15.0 | 7–10 | 4–13 | 7–13 |
e - Charlotte Sting | 11 | 23 | .324 | 15.0 | 7–10 | 4–3 | 6–14 |
e - Chicago Sky | 5 | 29 | .147 | 21.0 | 3–14 | 2–15 | 4–16 |
Season schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
May 23 | New York | 95-60 | Win | 1-0 |
May 25 | @ Charlotte | 63-73 | Loss | 1-1 |
May 27 | Minnesota | 90-75 | Win | 2-1 |
June 3 | Detroit | 92-68 | Win | 3-1 |
June 6 | Houston | 93-79 | Win | 4-1 |
June 7 | @ Indiana | 70-83 | Loss | 4-2 |
June 11 | @ Connecticut | 71-85 | Loss | 4-3 |
June 13 | Charlotte | 87-70 | Win | 5-3 |
June 15 | @ Charlotte | 96-77 | Win | 6-3 |
June 17 | New York | 88-70 | Win | 7-3 |
June 21 | @ New York | 66-72 | Loss | 7-4 |
June 24 | @ Detroit | 86-92 | Loss | 7-5 |
June 25 | Connecticut | 87-80 | Win | 8-5 |
June 27 | Indiana | 67-74 | Loss | 8-6 |
June 29 | @ Houston | 76-83 | Loss | 8-7 |
July 1 | @ Los Angeles | 75-80 | Loss | 8-8 |
July 2 | @ Phoenix | 81-78 | Win | 9-8 |
July 5 | @ Minnesota | 74-84 | Loss | 9-9 |
July 7 | Sacramento | 60-73 | Loss | 9-10 |
July 9 | Chicago | 89-83 | Win | 10-10 |
July 16 | @ Chicago | 83-76 | Win | 11-10 |
July 19 | Phoenix | 83-96 | Loss | 11-11 |
July 21 | @ San Antonio | 80-77 | Win | 12-11 |
July 23 | Seattle | 71-73 | Loss | 12-12 |
July 25 | @ Connecticut | 73-86 | Loss | 12-13 |
July 27 | Chicago | 92-74 | Win | 13-13 |
July 29 | @ Indiana | 74-67 | Win | 14-13 |
July 30 | Charlotte | 78-73 | Win | 15-13 |
August 1 | Los Angeles | 84-74 | Win | 16-13 |
August 3 | @ Seattle | 78-86 | Loss | 16-14 |
August 5 | @ Sacramento | 95-99 (OT) | Loss | 16-15 |
August 8 | San Antonio | 91-79 | Win | 17-15 |
August 11 | Detroit | 78-66 | Win | 18-15 |
August 13 | @ New York | 81-93 | Loss | 18-16 |
Playoffs[]
Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
Eastern Conference Semifinals | |||||
1 | August 18 | Connecticut | 61-76 | Loss | 0-1 |
2 | August 20 | @ Connecticut | 65-68 | Loss | 0-2 |
Player stats[]
Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
Alana Beard | 32 | 149 | 98 | 59 | 25 | 614 |
Chasity Melvin | 34 | 224 | 45 | 34 | 26 | 405 |
Nikki Teasley | 34 | 89 | 183 | 44 | 11 | 364 |
DeLisha Milton-Jones | 23 | 112 | 48 | 35 | 17 | 335 |
Nakia Sanford | 34 | 203 | 36 | 28 | 21 | 301 |
Coco Miller | 34 | 91 | 59 | 34 | 4 | 206 |
Crystal Robinson | 27 | 70 | 49 | 33 | 0 | 199 |
Latasha Byears | 26 | 87 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 112 |
Laurie Koehn | 32 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 71 |
Tamara James | 21 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 57 |
Nikki Blue | 24 | 20 | 36 | 18 | 0 | 54 |
Zane Teilane | 16 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 29 |
References[]
External links[]
Categories:
- Washington Mystics seasons
- 2006 WNBA season
- 2006 in sports in Washington, D.C.