2022 Washington Mystics season

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2022 Washington Mystics season
CoachMike Thibault
ArenaEntertainment and Sports Arena
Attendanceper game
Results
Record0–0
Place0th (Eastern)

The 2022 Washington Mystics season was the franchise's 25th season in the Women's National Basketball Association. The regular season will tip off versus the Indiana Fever on May 6, 2022.[1]

The Mystics won the Draft Lottery and received the 1st Overall pick in the 2022 WNBA Draft, despite only having the third best odds to win. This is the first time in franchise history that the Mystics had the #1 Overall pick.[2]

WNBA Draft[]

See also: 2022 WNBA Draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 1

Trades and Roster Changes[]

Date Transaction
January 5, 2022 Extended Qualifying Offers to Myisha Hines-Allen and Megan Gustafson[3]
January 6, 2022 Signed Megan Gustafson to a Qualifying Offer [4]
January 27, 2022 Hired Shelley Patterson as an Assistant Coach [5]
February 1, 2022 Re-Signed Myisha Hines-Allen to a Multi-Year Deal[6][7]
Signed Elizabeth Williams to a One-Year Deal[8]
Signed Klara Lundquist, Lee-Seul Kang, Tianna Hawkins, and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough to Training Camp Contracts[9][10][11]
February 14, 2022 Signed Rui Machida to a Training Camp Contract[12]
February 17, 2022 Signed MeMe Jackson to a Training Camp Contract[13]
February 18, 2022 Suspended Klara Lundquist's contract for the Full Season - Personal Decision[14]
February 22, 2022 Signed Linnae Harper to a Training Camp Contract[15]
February 24, 2022 Signed Stephanie Mavunga to a Training Camp Contract[16]
February 28, 2022 Waived Sydney Wiese

Roster[]

Washington Mystics roster
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PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G7United StatesAtkins, Ariel5' 8" (1.73m)167 lb (76kg)1996-07-30Texas4
G9United StatesCloud, Natasha5' 9" (1.75m)160 lb (73kg)1992-02-22Saint Joseph's6
G/F11United StatesDelle Donne, Elena6' 5" (1.96m)187 lb (85kg)1989-09-05Delaware8
C10United StatesGustafson, Megan6' 3" (1.91m)195 lb (88kg)1996-12-13Iowa3
G5United StatesHarper, Linnae5' 7" (1.7m)160 lb (73kg)1995-01-31Ohio State2
F21United StatesHawkins, Tianna6' 3" (1.91m)186 lb (84kg)1991-03-02Maryland8
F2United StatesHines-Allen, Myisha6' 1" (1.85m)200 lb (91kg)1996-05-30Louisville4
F2United States5' 11" (1.8m)165 lb (75kg)1996-09-09TennesseeR
GSouth Korea5' 11" (1.8m)1994-04-05South KoreaR
GJapanMachida, Rui1993-03-08JapanR
F23ZimbabweMavunga, Stephanie6' 3" (1.91m)205 lb (93kg)1995-02-24Ohio State3
F24United StatesMcCall, Erica6' 2" (1.88m)184 lb (83kg)1995-108-21Stanford3
G32United StatesWalker-Kimbrough, Shatori5' 9" (1.75m)140 lb (64kg)1995-05-18Maryland5
C1United StatesWilliams, Elizabeth6' 3" (1.91m)200 lb (91kg)1993-06-23Duke7
Head coach
United States Mike Thibault (St. Martin's)
Assistant coaches
United States Eric Thibault (Missouri)
United States Shelley Patterson
Athletic trainer
United States Chalisa Fonza (Western Illinois)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured
  WNBA roster page
East
ATL
CHI
CON
IND
NY
WAS
West
DAL
LV
LA
MIN
PHO
SEA

Schedule[]

Regular Season[]

2022 game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 6 Indiana Entertainment and Sports Arena
2 May 8 @ Minnesota Target Center
3 May 10 Las Vegas Entertainment and Sports Arena
4 May 13 Dallas Entertainment and Sports Arena
5 May 17 @ Dallas College Park Center
6 May 20 @ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
7 May 22 Chicago Entertainment and Sports Arena
8 May 24 Atlanta Entertainment and Sports Arena
9 May 28 @ Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena
10 May 31 @ Indiana Indiana Farmers Coliseum
June : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
11 June 3 New York Entertainment and Sports Arena
12 June 5 @ Chicago Entertainment and Sports Arena
13 June 8 Chicago Entertainment and Sports Arena
14 June 10 @ Minnesota Target Center
15 June 12 Phoenix Entertainment and Sports Arena
16 June 14 Phoenix Entertainment and Sports Arena
17 June 14 Phoenix Entertainment and Sports Arena
18 June 16 @ New York Barclays Center
19 June 21 @ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
20 June 23 @ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
21 June 25 @ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
22 June 28 Atlanta Entertainment and Sports Arena
July : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
23 July 3 @ Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena
24 July 6 @ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
25 July 12 @ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
26 July 14 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
27 July 17 Minnesota Entertainment and Sports Arena
28 July 21 New York Capital One Arena
29 July 28 @ Dallas College Park Center
30 July 30 Seattle Entertainment and Sports Arena
31 July 31 Seattle Entertainment and Sports Arena
August : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
32 August 2 Las Vegas Entertainment and Sports Arena
33 August 5 @ Chicago Wintrust Arena
34 August 7 Los Angeles Entertainment and Sports Arena
35 August 12 @ Indiana Hinkle Fieldhouse
36 August 14 Indiana Entertainment and Sports Arena
2022 season schedule

Standings[]

# Team W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 Atlanta Dream 0 0 .000 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
2 Chicago Sky 0 0 .000 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
3 Connecticut Sun 0 0 .000 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
4 Dallas Wings 0 0 .000 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
5 Indiana Fever 0 0 .000 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
6 Las Vegas Aces 0 0 .000 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
7 Los Angeles Sparks 0 0 .000 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
8 Minnesota Lynx 0 0 .000 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
9 New York Liberty 0 0 .000 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
10 Phoenix Mercury 0 0 .000 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
11 Seattle Storm 0 0 .000 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
12 Washington Mystics 0 0 .000 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
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Notes

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


Awards and honors[]

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.

References[]

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  2. ^ "WASHINGTON MYSTICS TO PICK FIRST IN 2022 WNBA DRAFT". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
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  5. ^ "WASHINGTON MYSTICS NAME SHELLEY PATTERSON ASSISTANT COACH". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  6. ^ "MYSTICS RE-SIGN MYISHA HINES-ALLEN". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  7. ^ "Richard Cohen Tweet". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  8. ^ "MYSTICS SIGN ELIZABETH WILLIAMS". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  9. ^ "Rachel Galligan Tweet 2". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  10. ^ "MYSTICS SIGN TIANNA HAWKINS". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  11. ^ "MYSTICS RE-SIGN SHATORI WALKER-KIMBROUGH". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  12. ^ "MYSTICS SIGN OLYMPIAN RUI MACHIDA". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  13. ^ "Washington Mystics Tweet". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  14. ^ "Player Movement". acrossthetimeline.com. Across the Timeline. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  15. ^ "JUST ANNOUNCED We've signed Linnae Harper to a Training Camp Contract". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
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