2017 Washington Mystics season

The 2017 WNBA season for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association is scheduled to begin May 13, 2017. The Mystics got off to a strong start, posting a 10–5 record in May and June. After a 4–4 July, the Mystics struggled to finish out the season. A 4–6 finish saw them place third in the Eastern Conference, and earn the 6th overall seed in the playoffs. Strong performances from star players allowed the Mystics to win in the First Round over the Dallas Wings and in the Second Round over the New York Liberty. In the Semifinals, the Mystics were swept by the Minnesota Lynx 0–3.

2017 Washington Mystics season
CoachMike Thibault
ArenaVerizon Center
Attendance7,771 per game
Results
Record18–16 (.529)
Place3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishSemifinals v. Minnesota
Team Leaders
PointsElena Delle Donne 19.7 ppg
ReboundsKrystal Thomas 9.6 rpg
AssistsKristi Toliver 3.4 apg
Media
TelevisionCSN Mid-Atlantic (CSN-MA)

The Mystics became the first Washington-based professional sports team to reach the semifinal stage of playoffs since they themselves did so in 2002. They and the NHL's Washington Capitals reaching the Finals in 1998 were the only instances of a Washington-based team reaching the semifinals since the Redskins' 1991 Super Bowl.

Transactions

WNBA Draft
See also: 2017 WNBA Draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 6 Shatori Walker-Kimbrough  United States Maryland
2 18 Jennie Simms  United States Old Dominion
3 27 Mehryn Kraker  United States Green Bay

Trades

Roster
Washington Mystics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G 15 Cloud, Natasha 6' 0" (1.83m) 160 lb (73kg) 02-22-1992 Saint Joseph's 3
G/F 11 Delle Donne, Elena  6' 5" (1.96m) 188 lb (85kg) 09-05-1989 Delaware 5
G 4 Hill, Tayler 5' 9" (1.75m) 145 lb (66kg) 10-23-1990 Ohio State 5
G 20 Toliver, Kristi 5' 7" (1.7m) 130 lb (59kg) 01-27-1987 Maryland 9
G 12 Latta, Ivory 5' 6" (1.68m) 138 lb (63kg) 09-25-1984 North Carolina 12
C 33 Meesseman, Emma 6' 4" (1.93m) 182 lb (83kg) 05-13-1993 Belgium 5
G 14 Ruffin-Pratt, Tierra 5' 10" (1.78m) 183 lb (83kg) 04-11-1991 North Carolina 5
G 23 Hightower, Allison 5' 10" (1.78m) 170 lb (77kg) 04-06-1988 LSU 5
F 31 Taylor, Asia 6' 1" (1.85m) 167 lb (76kg) 08-22-1991 Louisville 3
C 34 Thomas, Krystal 6' 5" (1.96m) 195 lb (88kg) 06-10-1989 Duke 6
F 21 Hawkins, Tianna 6' 3" (1.91m) 191 lb (87kg) 03-02-1991 Maryland 4
G 32 Walker-Kimbrough, Shatori 5' 11" (1.8m) 140 lb (64kg) 05-18-1995 Maryland R



East: ATL • CHI • CON • IND • NY • WAS | West: DAL • LV • LA • MIN • PHO • SEA
Head coach
Mike Thibault (St. Martin's)
Assistant coaches
Marianne Stanley (Immaculata)
Eric Thibault (Missouri)
Athletic trainer
Emily Fortunato (George Washington)
Strength and conditioning coach
Michael Bugielski (Illinois State)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

WNBA roster page

Game log

Preseason
2017 pre-season game log
May: 1–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–0)
2017 pre-season schedule

Regular season
2017 game log
Total: 18–16 (Home: 11–6; Road: 7–10)
May: 4–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–2)
June : 6–3 (Home: 3–2; Road: 3–1)
July : 4–4 (Home: 1–0; Road: 3–4)
August : 3–5 (Home: 2–3; Road: 1–2)
September : 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
2017 season schedule

Playoffs
2017 playoff game log
Total: 2–3(Home: 1–1; Road: 1–2)
First Round: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
Second Round: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 September 10 New York Liberty W 82–68 Toliver (32) Dell Donne (10) Tied (4) Madison Square Garden
9,538		 1–0
WNBA Semifinals: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 September 12 Minnesota L 81–101 Dell Donne (17) Dell Donne (6) Toliver (6) Williams Arena
7,834		 0–1
2 September 14 Minnesota L 83–93 Tied (25) Thomas (7) Toliver (6) Williams Arena
9,033		 0–2
3 September 17 Minnesota L 70–81 Dell Donne (15) Dell Donne (8) Toliver (5) Capital One Arena
7,950		 0–3
2017 playoff schedule

Standings
# Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
1 New York Liberty - (3)2212.647-13–49–810–6
2 Connecticut Sun - (4)2113.636112–59–610–6
3 Washington Mystics - (6)1816.529411–67–1012-4
4 Chicago Sky - e1222.353104–138–96–10
5 Atlanta Dream - e1222.353109–83–145–11
6 Indiana Fever - e925.265136–113–144–12

Playoffs
 
First round:
Single elimination
(Sept. 6)		Second round:
Single elimination
(Sept. 10)		Semifinals:
Best-of-five
(Sept. 12 – Sept. 17)		WNBA Finals:
Best-of-five
(Sept. 24 – Oct. 4)
 
              
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2
Los Angeles Sparks		3
 
 
5
Phoenix Mercury		0
 
 
 
 
 
4
Connecticut Sun		83
 
 
 
5
Phoenix Mercury		88
 
5
Phoenix Mercury		79
 
 
 
8
Seattle Storm		69
 
1
Minnesota Lynx		3
 
 
 
2
Los Angeles Sparks		2
 
6
Washington Mystics		86
 
 
 
7
Dallas Wings		76
 
3
New York Liberty		68
 
 
6
Washington Mystics		82
 
 
 
 
 
1
Minnesota Lynx		3
 
 
6
Washington Mystics		0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Note: Teams re-seeded after second round and semi-finals.

Semifinals
Team123
1
Minnesota Lynx		1019381
6
Washington Mystics		818370
Team123
2
Los Angeles Sparks		798689
5
Phoenix Mercury		667287
WNBA Finals
Team12345
1
Minnesota Lynx		8470648085
2
Los Angeles Sparks		8568756976

Awards and honors
Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Ivory Latta Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award August 25, 2017 [3]

References
  1. "Mystics Acquire Elena Delle Donne". Mystics Today. February 2, 2017.
  2. "Transactions".
  3. "Washington Mystics' Ivory Latta Earns Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award". wnba.com. wnba.com. 2017-08-25. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
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