2004 Washington Mystics season

The 2004 WNBA season was the seventh for the Washington Mystics. The franchise drafted Alana Beard as the 2nd pick in the 2004 WNBA Draft, who later led the team to the playoffs for the first time in two years.

2004 Washington Mystics season
CoachMichael Adams
ArenaMCI Center
Attendance12,615 per game
Results
Record1717 (.500)
Place4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost First Round (2-1) to Connecticut Sun

The Mystics won a playoff game this season, something they would not again accomplish until 2013.

Additionally, the Mystics won a home playoff game. Washington would not win another home playoff game until 2017.

This would also be Chamique Holdsclaw's last year as a Mystic.

Dispersal Draft

Based on the Mystics' 2003 record, they would pick 2nd in the Cleveland Rockers dispersal draft. The Mystics picked Chasity Melvin.

WNBA Draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalityCollege/School/Team
12Alana Beard (G) United StatesDuke
215Kaayla Chones (C) United StatesNorth Carolina State
228Evan Unrau (F) United StatesMissouri

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Connecticut Sun x1816.52910–78–914–6
New York Liberty x1816.52911–67–1010–10
Detroit Shock x1717.5001.08–99–811–9
Washington Mystics x1717.5001.011–66–119–11
Charlotte Sting o1618.4712.010–76–118–12
Indiana Fever o1519.4413.010–75–128–12

Season schedule

DateOpponentScoreResultRecord
May 22Charlotte68-71Loss0-1
May 23@ Indiana68-67Win1-1
May 25Los Angeles79-95Loss1-2
May 28@ Minnesota62-73Loss1-3
June 2@ Detroit65-63Win2-3
June 4Connecticut63-72Loss2-4
June 11Detroit60-74Loss2-5
June 13New York62-60Win3-5
June 17San Antonio76-60Win4-5
June 20@ Connecticut65-75Loss4-6
June 22@ Detroit78-72Win5-6
June 27@ Houston67-72Loss5-7
June 30@ Connecticut69-78Loss5-8
July 1Indiana69-64Win6-8
July 7Seattle72-69Win7-8
July 8@ New York71-54Win8-8
July 10@ Charlotte65-67Loss8-9
July 15Charlotte68-54Win9-9
July 17@ Seattle83-85 (OT)Loss9-10
July 18@ Sacramento71-81Loss9-11
July 21@ Los Angeles76-96Loss9-12
July 23Minnesota65-61Win10-12
July 24@ Charlotte41-70Loss10-13
July 28Detroit65-73Loss10-14
July 30Connecticut69-68Win11-14
August 1Phoenix82-62Win12-14
September 1Indiana58-75Loss12-15
September 4@ Indiana42-69Loss12-16
September 7Sacramento67-63 (OT)Win13-16
September 9New York71-59Win14-16
September 12Houston75-63Win15-16
September 15@ San Antonio84-73Win16-16
September 17@ Phoenix74-67Win17-16
September 19@ New York75-79Loss17-17
September 25
First Round, G1
Connecticut67-59Win1-0
September 27
First Round, G2
@ Connecticut70-80Loss1-1
September 29
First Round, G3
@ Connecticut56-76Loss1-2

Player stats

PlayerGPREBASTSTLBLKPTS
Alana Beard34143916934446
Chamique Holdsclaw23191563918437
Chasity Melvin34131371518293
Stacey Dales316478203254
Murriel Page33140362516184
Nakia Sanford31154181816169
Coco Miller336343183160
Tamicha Jackson253745201135
Aiysha Smith2969151712115
Kiesha Brown265042132104
Kaayla Chones131741428
Shaunzinski Gortman442010

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