2009 Washington Mystics season

The 2009 WNBA season is the 12th season for the Washington Mystics franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Mystics reached the playoffs for the first time in three years. They lost to the Indiana Fever in the first round in a sweep.

2009 Washington Mystics season
CoachJulie Plank
ArenaVerizon Center
Attendance11,338 per game
Results
Record16–18 (.471)
Place4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost First Round
Team Leaders
PointsBeard (15.9)
ReboundsLanghorne (8.0)
AssistsHarding (4.7)

Offseason

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Dispersal Draft

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Based on the Mystics' 2008 record, they would pick 2nd in the Houston Comets dispersal draft. The Mystics picked Matee Ajavon.

WNBA draft

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The following are the Mystics' selections in the 2009 WNBA draft.

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 2 Marissa Coleman   United States Maryland
2 23 (from Conn., via Minn.) Camille LeNoir   United States Southern California
2 24 (from Det.) Jelena Milovanovic   Serbia Serbia
3 28 Josephine Owino   Kenya Union

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Transactions

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  • June 16: The Mystics signed Kristen Mann and waived Josephine Owino.
  • June 5: The Mystics waived Bernice Mosby.
  • June 4: The Mystics waived Kristen Mann and Kelly Schumacher.
  • June 2: The Mystics waived Eshaya Murphy.
  • June 1: The Mystics waived Kiesha Brown.
  • May 11: The Mystics signed Kelly Schumacher waived Coco Miller.
  • May 1: The Mystics signed Kiesha Brown and waived Crystal Smith and Camille LeNoir.
  • April 15: The Mystics waived Laurie Koehn, Krystal Vaughn, and Andrea Gardner.
  • February 9: The Mystics signed free agent Chasity Melvin and waived Miriam Sy and Zane Teilane.
  • February 6: The Mystics signed Andrea Gardner, Laurie Koehn and Crystal Smith to training camp contracts.
  • January 30: The Mystics acquired Lindsey Harding, the 23rd pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft, and the second-round pick in the 2010 Draft from the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for the 9th and the 15th picks in the 2009 WNBA Draft.
  • January 20: The Mystics claimed Kristen Mann off waivers.
  • September 14, 2008: The Mystics signed Coco Miller to a two-year extension.
  • August 12, 2008: The Mystics received a second-round pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft (24th overall) from the Detroit Shock as part of the Taj McWilliams-Franklin/Tasha Humphrey transaction.

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Date Trade
August 12, 2008 To Washington Mystics To Detroit Shock
24th pick in 2009 Draft, Tasha Humphrey, Eshaya Murphy Taj McWilliams-Franklin
January 30, 2009 To Washington Mystics To Minnesota Lynx
Lindsey Harding, 23rd pick in 2009 Draft, second-round pick in 2010 Draft 9th and 15th picks in 2009 Draft

Free agents

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Roster

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Washington Mystics old roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
G 22   Ajavon, Matee 5' 8" (1.73m) 160 lb (73kg) Rutgers
G/F 20   Beard, Alana 5' 11" (1.8m) 160 lb (73kg) Duke
PG 32   Blue, Nikki 5' 8" (1.73m) 163 lb (74kg) UCLA
G/F 4   Coleman, Marissa 6' 1" (1.85m) 180 lb (82kg) Maryland
PF 25   Currie, Monique 6' 0" (1.83m) 177 lb (80kg) Duke
G 10   Harding, Lindsey 5' 8" (1.73m) 139 lb (63kg) Duke
C 1   Langhorne, Crystal 6' 2" (1.88m) 184 lb (83kg) Maryland
F 24   Mann, Kristen 6' 1" (1.85m) 185 lb (84kg) UC Santa Barbara
F/C 44   Melvin, Chasity 6' 3" (1.91m) 185 lb (84kg) NC State
F 33   Mosby, Bernice 6' 1" (1.85m) 140 lb (64kg) Baylor
C 43   Sanford, Nakia 6' 4" (1.93m) 200 lb (91kg) Kansas
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Assistant coaches
Athletic trainer
Strength and conditioning coach

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured

Season standings

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Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Indiana Fever x 22 12 .647 14–3 8–9 17–5
Atlanta Dream x 18 16 .529 4.0 12–5 6–11 10–12
Detroit Shock x 18 16 .529 4.0 11–6 7–10 11–11
Washington Mystics x 16 18 .471 6.0 11–6 5–12 10–12
Chicago Sky o 16 18 .471 6.0 12–5 4–13 10–12
Connecticut Sun o 16 18 .471 6.0 12–5 4–13 9–12
New York Liberty o 13 21 .382 9.0 8–9 5–12 8–13

Schedule

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Preseason

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2009 Game Log: Preseason
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 May 21 11:00am @ New York 71-77 Sanford (17) Sanford (8) Currie (2) Madison Square Garden
15,958
0-1
2 May 28 11:30am New York 74-56 Ajavon (17) Coleman, Langhorne (6) Ajavon (3) Verizon Center
9,287
1-1

Regular season

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2009 Game Log: Regular Season
June
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 June 6 4:00pm @ Connecticut 82-70 Coleman (16) Sanford, Langhorne (7) Harding (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,191
1-0
2 June 7 4:00pm Atlanta 77-71 Beard (27) Langhorne (8) Harding (7) Verizon Center
11,759
2-0
3 June 10 7:30pm @ Detroit 75-69 Beard (15) Melvin (9) Harding (5) Palace of Auburn Hills
7,329
3-0
4 June 19 7:30pm @ Atlanta 81-93 Beard (20) Langhorne (10) Currie, Harding (7) Philips Arena
6,050
3-1
6 June 20 7:00pm Chicago 81-72 Beard (31) Melvin (9) Beard (5) Verizon Center
11,745
4-1
6 June 25 7:00pm Phoenix 87-93 Beard (21) Langhorne (12) Harding (9) Verizon Center
9,808
4-2
7 June 27 8:00pm @ Chicago 63-68 Harding (15) Melvin (9) Harding (6) UIC Pavilion
3,918
4-3
8 June 30 8:00pm @ San Antonio 84-82 Beard, Harding (19) Currie (8) Harding (5) AT&T Center
4,723
5-3
July
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
9 July 3 7:30pm @ Atlanta 65-72 Beard (16) Melvin (9) Harding (4) Philips Arena
5,456
5-4
10 July 7 8:30pm @ Minnesota 94-96 (OT) Harding (27) Currie (11) Currie (4) Target Center
7,171
5-5
11 July 11 7:00pm Los Angeles 75-63 Beard (26) Langhorne (11) Harding (5) Verizon Center
12,217
6-5
12 July 15 11:30am San Antonio 78-79 Harding (18) Beard, Langhorne (6) Harding (4) Verizon Center
17,220
6-6
13 July 18 7:00pm New York 68-67 Harding (23) Harding (7) Harding (5) Verizon Center
9,968
7-6
14 July 21 7:00pm Indiana 70-82 Harding (17) Beard (9) Harding (6) Verizon Center
9,798
7-7
15 July 23 7:00pm Chicago ESPN2 75-64 Langhorne (16) Langhorne (10) Harding (6) Verizon Center
11,651
8-7
16 July 26 4:00pm Sacramento 87-73 Langhorne (19) Langhorne (8) Beard (5) Verizon Center
10,757
9-7
17 July 28 7:00pm @ Indiana 85-81 Beard (19) Langhorne (8) Harding, Melvin (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
5,904
9-8
18 July 30 7:30pm @ New York NBA TV
MSG
78-75 Beard (28) Langhorne (11) Harding (4) Madison Square Garden
10,172
10-8
August
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
19 August 2 4:00pm Indiana 79-87 Beard (23) Currie (7) Currie, Harding (4) Verizon Center
11,595
10-9
20 August 7 7:00pm Detroit 70-66 Beard (15) Langhorne (9) Harding (4) Verizon Center
10,637
11-9
21 August 9 3:00pm @ Connecticut 67-96 Beard (18) Beard, Harding (7) Beard (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,528
11-10
22 August 11 7:00pm Detroit 77-81 Beard (17) Sanford (6) Harding (8) Verizon Center
10,398
11-11
23 August 14 7:00pm Connecticut 91-89 (2OT) Beard (26) Langhorne (16) Harding (4) Verizon Center
9,738
12-11
24 August 16 4:00pm New York 59-60 Beard (18) Langhorne (8) Harding (7) Verizon Center
10,580
12-12
25 August 18 10:30pm @ Los Angeles 69-72 Ajavon (20) Harding, Langhorne (6) Ajavon (4) STAPLES Center
9,287
12-13
26 August 21 10:00pm @ Phoenix 91-81 Langhorne (19) Langhorne (12) Harding (6) US Airways Center
9,155
13-13
27 August 22 10:00pm @ Sacramento 60-82 Langhorne (16) Langhorne (10) Harding (3) ARCO Arena
7,067
13-14
28 August 25 10:00pm @ Seattle 68-78 Coleman, Currie (13) Currie (6) Ajavon (3) KeyArena
6,791
13-15
29 August 30 4:00pm Minnesota 81-75 Langhorne (18) Langhorne (10) Hardin (5) Verizon Center
12,241
14-15
September
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
30 September 3 7:00pm Seattle 78-67 Currie (17) Langhorne (11) Harding (5) Verizon Center
10,648
15-15
31 September 4 8:30pm @ Chicago 86-92 Ajavon (32) Langhorne (10) Harding (5) UIC Pavilion
3,241
15-16
32 September 6 4:00pm @ Indiana 61-72 Langhorne (13) Sanford (10) Sanford (3) Conseco Fieldhouse
9,702
15-17
33 September 12 7:00pm Atlanta 82-64 Harding (25) Langhorne (8) Currie (5) Verizon Center
11,987
16-17
34 September 13 4:00pm @ New York MSG 65-86 Currie (17) Ajavon (9) Currie (5) Madison Square Garden
15,667
16-18
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess

Postseason

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2009 Game Log: Postseason
Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series
1 September 17 7:00pm Indiana ESPN2 79-88 Langhorne (18) Langhorne (10) Melvin (4) Comcast Center
6,332
0-1
2 September 19 7:00pm @ Indiana NBA TV 74-81 (OT) Langhorne (15) Currie (14) Harding (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
9,655
0-2

Regular Season Statistics

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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

Player statistics

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Player GP GS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Matee Ajavon 34 4 17.3 1.9 1.1 1.09 0.12 6.0
Alana Beard 31 30 31.8 4.0 2.2 2.32 0.58 15.9
Nikki Blue 16 0 5.7 0.6 0.8 0.44 0.00 1.5
Marissa Coleman 28 0 18.8 2.7 0.8 0.71 0.32 6.1
Monique Currie 34 34 21.4 4.3 1.8 0.85 0.41 8.2
Lindsey Harding 34 34 35.1 4.0 4.5 1.26 0.38 12.8
Tasha Humphrey 9 0 7.4 1.4 0.3 0.10 0.30 2.2
Crystal Langhorne 34 22 29.8 7.9 0.9 1.00 0.38 12.0
Kristen Mann 16 0 5.9 0.9 0.4 0.19 0.00 1.6
Chasity Melvin 34 33 22.2 4.6 1.1 1.00 0.85 5.9
Bernice Mosby 24 0 7.0 1.5 0.1 0.33 0.04 1.9
Josephine Owino 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0
Nakia Sanford 34 13 19.5 4.3 0.6 0.76 0.41 6.3

Team statistics

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Team FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
Washington Mystics .423 .326 .701 35.0 13.3 9.2 3.5 17.8 21.3 76.0
Opponents .433 .339 .755 32.7 15.4 9.3 4.6 16.9 22.9 77.1

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Draft Board". Archived from the original on August 25, 2009. Retrieved September 4, 2009.
  2. ^ WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Transactions
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