2020 Washington Mystics season
The 2020 Washington Mystics season was the franchise's 23rd season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The regular season tipped off versus the Indiana Fever on July 25, 2020.[1]
| 2020 Washington Mystics season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Mike Thibault |
| Arena | Originally: St. Elizabeths East Arena Rescheduled to: IMG Academy gymnasiums, Bradenton, Florida |
| Attendance | 0 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 9–13 (.409) |
| Place | 3rd (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | 8th Seed, Lost in First Round to Phoenix Mercury |
| Team Leaders | |
| Points | Myisha Hines-Allen – 17.0 ppg |
| Rebounds | Myisha Hines-Allen – 8.9 rpg |
| Assists | Leilani Mitchell – 5.4 apg |
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This WNBA season will feature an all-time high 36 regular-season games.[2] However, the plan for expanded games was put on hold on April 3, when the WNBA postponed its season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] Under a plan approved on June 15, the league is scheduled to hold a shortened 22-game regular season at IMG Academy, without fans present, starting on July 24.[4][5]
The Mystics were without star Elena Delle Donne for the season, as she sat out due to COVID-19 concerns. Expectations were lowered when it was announced that the 2019 MVP would be out for the season. However, the Mystics defied those expectations in their first three games, winning all three. However, the season took a drastic turn for the worse after that, with the team going 1–11 in their August games. At 4–11 overall, the Mystics were on the outside looking in for the playoffs. The Mystics went 5–2 in September, including a four game win-streak to finish the season and secure the eight seed in the playoffs. As the eight seed, they lost in the first round to the Phoenix Mercury.
Transactions
WNBA Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 24 | Jaylyn Agnew |  United States |
Creighton |
| 3 | 36 | Sug Sutton | United States |
Texas |
Trades and roster changes
| Date | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| February 11, 2020 | Re-Signed F Elena Delle Donne[6] | |
| February 13, 2020 | Signed G Leilani Mitchell[7] | |
| February 17, 2020 | Re-signed G Emma Meesseman[8] | |
| April 15, 2020 | Engaged in a three team trade where they acquired Tina Charles in exchange for their first round pick in the 2020 WNBA draft and their first, second, and third round pick in the 2021 WNBA draft and G Shatori Walker-Kimbrough.[9] | |
| June 22, 2020 | G Natasha Cloud and F/C LaToya Sanders announce they will opt out of the 2020 season.[10] | |
| June 26, 2020 | Signed G/F Essence Carson.[11] | |
| June 29, 2020 | Signed C Alaina Coates and G Shey Peddy.[12] | |
Roster
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Game log
Standings
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Conf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | x – Las Vegas Aces | 18 | 4 | .818 | – | 8–2 |
| 2 | x – Seattle Storm | 18 | 4 | .818 | – | 8–2 |
| 3 | x – Los Angeles Sparks | 15 | 7 | .682 | 3 | 5–5 |
| 4 | x – Minnesota Lynx | 14 | 8 | .636 | 4 | 4–6 |
| 5 | x – Phoenix Mercury | 13 | 9 | .591 | 5 | 4–6 |
| 6 | x – Chicago Sky | 12 | 10 | .545 | 6 | 6–4 |
| 7 | x – Connecticut Sun | 10 | 12 | .455 | 8 | 7–3 |
| 8 | x – Washington Mystics | 9 | 13 | .409 | 9 | 6–4 |
| 9 | e – Dallas Wings | 8 | 14 | .364 | 10 | 1–9 |
| 10 | e – Atlanta Dream | 7 | 15 | .318 | 11 | 5–5 |
| 11 | e – Indiana Fever | 6 | 16 | .273 | 12 | 4–6 |
| 12 | e – New York Liberty | 2 | 20 | .091 | 16 | 2–8 |
Notes
- x – Clinched playoff berth
- e – Eliminated from playoffs
- Home and Away records not shown, as all games played at a neutral location.
- Updated to include results from September 13, 2020
- Source
Playoffs
| First round: Single elimination (September 15) | Second round: Single elimination (September 17) | Semifinals: Best-of-five (September 20–29) | WNBA Finals: Best-of-five (October 2–11) | |||||||||||
1 Las Vegas Aces | 3 | |||||||||||||
7 Connecticut Sun | 2 | |||||||||||||
4 Minnesota Lynx | 80 | |||||||||||||
5 Phoenix Mercury | 79 | |||||||||||||
5 Phoenix Mercury | 85 | |||||||||||||
8 Washington Mystics | 84 | |||||||||||||
1 Las Vegas Aces | 0 | |||||||||||||
2 Seattle Storm | 3 | |||||||||||||
6 Chicago Sky | 81 | |||||||||||||
7 Connecticut Sun | 94 | |||||||||||||
3 Los Angeles Sparks | 59 | |||||||||||||
7 Connecticut Sun | 73 | |||||||||||||
2 Seattle Storm | 3 | |||||||||||||
4 Minnesota Lynx | 0 | |||||||||||||
Note: Teams re-seeded after each round.
- Semifinals
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Las Vegas Aces | 62 | 83 | 68 | 84 | 66 |
7 Connecticut Sun | 87 | 75 | 77 | 75 | 63 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
2 Seattle Storm | 88 | 89 | 92 |
4 Minnesota Lynx | 86 | 79 | 71 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
1 Las Vegas Aces | 80 | 91 | 59 |
2 Seattle Storm | 93 | 104 | 92 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myisha Hines-Allen | 22 | 22 | 30.0 | 51.0 | 42.6 | 82.8 | 8.9 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 17.0 |
| Aerial Powers | 6 | 6 | 29.8 | 46.4 | 34.6 | 83.3 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 16.3 |
| Ariel Atkins | 22 | 22 | 31.0 | 43.8 | 41.1 | 88.6 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 14.8 |
| Emma Meesseman | 20 | 20 | 31.0 | 45.4 | 28.9 | 82.9 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 13.0 |
| Leilani Mitchell | 22 | 22 | 30.6 | 40.8 | 30.5 | 87.2 | 2.8 | 5.4 | 0.8 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Stella Johnson | 5 | 2 | 18.8 | 48.5 | 64.3 | 100 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 9.2 |
| Tianna Hawkins | 17 | 5 | 19.4 | 40.8 | 29.8 | 84.6 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 8.5 |
| Kiara Leslie | 19 | 10 | 21.8 | 35.2 | 36.2 | 92.3 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 5.5 |
| Jacki Gemelos | 12 | 1 | 16.1 | 31.3 | 20.7 | 50.0 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 3.2 |
| Sug Sutton | 12 | 0 | 9.4 | 36.4 | 29.4 | 71.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 2.8 |
| Alaina Coates | 20 | 0 | 9.9 | 52.9 | 0 | 53.8 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
Awards and honors
| Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myisha Hines-Allen | Eastern Conference Player of the Week | August 3, 2020 | [13] |
| September 14, 2020 | [14] | ||
| Eastern Conference Player of the Month – September | September 15, 2020 | [15] | |
| Ariel Atkins | 2nd Team All-Defense | September 29, 2020 | [16] |
| Myisha Hines-Allen | All-WNBA Second Team | October 4, 2020 | [17] |
References
- "2020 Washington Mystics Schedule". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
- "Atlanta Dream Announce 2020 Schedule - Atlanta Dream". dream.wnba.com. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- "WNBA Statement Regarding the Start of the 2020 Regular Season". 2020-04-03. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
- "WNBA Announces Plan To Tip Off 2020 Season". WNBA. 2020-06-15. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
- "WNBA announces plans for 2020 season to start late July in Florida". NBC Sports Washington. 2020-06-15. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
- "MYSTICS RE-SIGN REIGNING MVP ELENA DELLE DONNE". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. February 11, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
- "LEILANI MITCHELL RETURNS TO MYSTICS". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
- "MYSTICS RE-SIGN 2019 FINALS MVP EMMA MEESSEMAN". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. February 17, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- "Washington Mystics Acquire 7x All-Star Tina Charles in Three-Team Deal". wnba.com. WNBA. April 15, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- "CLOUD, SANDERS TO OPT OUT OF 2020 SEASON". wnba.com. WNBA. June 22, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
- "Mystics Sign Veteran Essence Carson". wnba.com. WNBA. June 26, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
- "MYSTICS SIGN ALAINA COATES AND SHEY PEDDY". wnba.com. WNBA. June 29, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- "Stewart, Hines-Allen Earn First Players Of The Week Honors Of The Season". wnba.com. WNBA. August 3, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- "Hines-Allen, Wilson Earn Player Of The Week Honors For Week 7". wnba.com. WNBA. September 14, 2020. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
- "WNBA Announces Players Of The Month". wnba.com. WNBA. September 15, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- "Two Atlanta Dream Players And Seattle Storm's Alysha Clark Headline 2020 WNBA All-Defensive Team". wnba.com. WNBA. September 29, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- "A'ja Wilson And Candace Parker Unanimously Selected To 2020 All-WNBA First Team". wnba.com. WNBA. October 4, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
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