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2019 Washington Mystics season

The 2019 WNBA season was the 22nd for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Mystics winning their first WNBA Championship.

2019 Washington Mystics season
WNBA champions
CoachMike Thibault
ArenaSt. Elizabeths East Arena
Attendance4,530 per game
Results
Record26–8 (.765)
Place1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish1st seed; WNBA Champions, beat Connecticut Sun 3-2
Team Leaders
PointsElena Delle Donne – 19.5 ppg
ReboundsElena Delle Donne – 8.3 rpg
AssistsKristi Toliver – 6.0 apg
Media
TelevisionNBC Sports Washington and Monumental Sports Network

The Mystics began playing at the St. Elizabeths East Entertainment and Sports Arena in the 2019 season. The arena holds a maximum of 4,200 spectators per game.[1]

They began the season on May 25, 2019 versus the Connecticut Sun. On August 31, with a victory over the Dallas Wings, the Mystics set a franchise record for wins at 23. The previous record was 22, held jointly by the 2010 and 2018 teams. They entered the playoffs as the top-seeded team, and defeated the Las Vegas Aces in the semifinals and the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA Finals.[2]

Transactions edit

WNBA draft edit

See also: 2019 WNBA draft
RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
110Kiara Leslie  United StatesNC State
334Sam Fuehring  United StatesLouisville

Trades/Roster Changes edit

DateDetails
February 1, 2019Re-signed G Natasha Cloud[3][4]
February 4, 2019Re-signed F LaToya Sanders[5][6]

Roster edit

2019 Washington Mystics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G7 Atkins, Ariel5' 11" (1.8m)167 lb (76kg)07-30-1996Texas1
G15 Cloud, Natasha5' 9" (1.75m)160 lb (73kg)02-22-1992Saint Joseph's4
G/F11 Delle Donne, Elena6' 5" (1.96m)187 lb (85kg)09-05-1989Delaware6
F21 Hawkins, Tianna6' 3" (1.91m)186 lb (84kg)03-02-1991Maryland5
F2 Hines-Allen, Myisha6' 1" (1.85m)200 lb (91kg)05-30-1996Louisville1
G5 Leslie, Kiara6' 0" (1.83m)175 lb (79kg)12-06-1995NC StateR
F33 Meesseman, Emma6' 4" (1.93m)191 lb (87kg)05-13-1993Belgium5
G6 Mestdagh, Kim5' 9" (1.75m)154 lb (70kg)03-12-1990Colorado StateR
G/F23 Powers, Aerial5' 9" (1.75m)159 lb (72kg)07-17-1994Michigan State3
F/C30 Sanders, LaToya6' 2" (1.88m)170 lb (77kg)09-11-1986North Carolina6
G20 Toliver, Kristi5' 7" (1.7m)130 lb (59kg)01-27-1987Maryland10
G32 Walker-Kimbrough, Shatori5' 9" (1.75m)140 lb (64kg)05-18-1995Maryland2
Head coach
Mike Thibault (St. Martin's)
Assistant coaches
Marianne Stanley (Immaculata)
Eric Thibault (Missouri)
Athletic trainer
Chalisa Fonza (Western Illinois)
Strength and conditioning coach
Vacant
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Game log edit

Preseason edit

2019 pre-season game log
May: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 10@ Minnesota LynxL 79–86Meesseman (19)Meesseman (6)3 tied (3)Target Center
3,201		0–1
2May 17@ Atlanta DreamW 75–64Walker-Kimbrough (18)Sanders (5)3 tied (3)Albany Civic Center
N/A		1–1
2019 pre-season schedule

Regular season edit

2019 game log
Total: 26–8 (Home: 14–3; Road: 12–5)
May: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 25@ Connecticut SunL 69–84Meesseman (14)Sanders (9)Cloud (8)Mohegan Sun Arena
7,913		0–1
June: 9–2 (Home: 4–1; Road: 5–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
2June 1Atlanta DreamW 96–75Atkins (21)Hines-Allen (8)Toliver (5)St. Elizabeth's East Arena
4,200		1–1
3June 5Chicago SkyW 103–85Toliver (19)Delle Donne (7)Toliver (6)St. Elizabeth's East Arena
2,347		2–1
4June 7@ New York LibertyW 94–85Cloud (26)Delle Donne (8)Cloud (8)Westchester County Center
1,567		3–1
5June 9Dallas WingsW 86–62Hawkins (21)Delle Donne (9)Toliver (6)Westchester County Center
3,564		4–1
6June 11@ Connecticut SunL 75–83Atkins (18)Sanders (8)Cloud (8)Mohegan Sun Arena
5,224		4–2
7June 14Seattle StormL 71–74Delle Donne (19)Tied (8)Cloud (5)St. Elizabeth's East Arena
3,654		4–3
8June 18@ Los Angeles SparksW 81–52Atkins (22)Delle Donne (15)Toliver (9)Staples Center
9,537		5–3
9June 20@ Las Vegas AcesW 95–72Delle Donne (29)Delle Donne (11)Cloud (7)Mandalay Bay Events Center
4,416		6–3
10June 23@ Atlanta DreamW 89–73Delle Donne (21)Delle Donne (10)Cloud (6)State Farm Arena
4,136		7–3
11June 26@ Chicago SkyW 81–74Delle Donne (22)Delle Donne (7)Cloud (5)Wintrust Arena
8,914		8–3
12June 29Connecticut SunW 102–59Delle Donne (19)Delle Donne (10)Cloud (6)St. Elizabeth's East Arena
4,200		9–3
July: 5–3 (Home: 3–2; Road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
13July 5@ Las Vegas AcesW 99–70Delle Donne (21)Sanders (7)Cloud (9)Mandalay Bay Events Center
N/A		10–3
14July 7@ Los Angeles SparksL 81–98Powers (24)Tied (8)Toliver (9)Staples Center
10,336		10–4
15July 10Phoenix MercuryL 68–91Hawkins (24)Hawkins (7)Toliver (6)Capital One Arena
15,377		10–5
16July 13Las Vegas AcesL 81–85Cloud (18)Sanders (10)Toliver (7)St. Elizabeth's East Arena
4,200		10–6
17July 19@ Indiana FeverW 95–88 (OT)Delle Donne (28)Delle Donne (15)Cloud (7)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,726		11–6
18July 21Atlanta DreamW 93–65Delle Donne (28)Delle Donne (8)Toliver (7)St. Elizabeth's East Arena
4,200		12–6
19July 24Minnesota LynxW 79–71Toliver (32)Meesseman (6)Toliver (6)Target Center
17,934		13–6
20July 30Phoenix MercuryW 99–93Delle Donne (33)Powers (8)Cloud (6)St. Elizabeth's East Arena
3,819		14–6
August: 9–2 (Home: 6–0; Road: 3–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
21August 2@ Seattle StormW 99–79Delle Donne (29)Delle Donne (12)Tied (5)Angel of the Winds Arena
7,488		15–6
22August 4@ Phoenix MercuryL 82–103Tied (18)Tied (7)Cloud (7)Talking Stick Resort Arena
9,025		15–7
23August 8Indiana FeverW 91–78Delle Donne (22)Delle Donne (8)Toliver (11)St. Elizabeth's East Arena
3,013		16–7
24August 11Minnesota LynxW 101–78Meesseman (25)Delle Donne (10)Cloud (4)St. Elizabeth's East Arena
4,200		17–7
25August 14Seattle StormW 88–59Powers (16)Sanders (8)5 tied (3)St. Elizabeth's East Arena
3,917		18–7
26August 16@ Minnesota LynxW 86–79Atkins (18)Delle Donne (8)Tied (8)Target Center
8,803		19–7
27August 18Indiana FeverW 107–68Delle Donne (25)Delle Donne (9)Cloud (8)St. Elizabeth's East Arena
4,034		20–7
28August 23@ Chicago SkyL 78–85Delle Donne (16)Delle Donne (7)Powers (5)Wintrust Arena
6,131		20–8
29August 25New York LibertyW 101–72Delle Donne (22)Delle Donne (10)Tied (5)St. Elizabeth's East Arena
4,200		21–8
30August 27Los Angeles SparksW 95–66Powers (20)Sanders (9)Cloud (6)St. Elizabeth's East Arena
4,200		22–8
31August 31@ Dallas WingsW 91–85Delle Donne (22)Sanders (11)Meesseman (7)College Park Center
5,205		23–8
September: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
32September 3@ New York LibertyW 93–77Delle Donne (30)Tied (10)Cloud (9)Westchester County Center
1,558		24–8
33September 6Dallas WingsW 86–73Meesseman (25)Meesseman (10)Tied (5)St. Elizabeth's East Arena
3,963		25–8
34September 8Chicago SkyW 100–86Delle Donne (25)Delle Donne (12)Cloud (6)St. Elizabeth's East Arena
4,200		26–8
2019 season schedule

Playoffs edit

2019 playoff game log
Total: 6–3 (Home: 4–1; Road: 2–1)
Semifinals: 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1September 17Las Vegas AcesW 97–95Meesseman (27)Meesseman (10)Delle Donne (6)St. Elizabeth's East Arena
3,968		1–0
2September 19Las Vegas AcesW 103–91Meesseman (30)Delle Donne (10)Cloud (11)St. Elizabeth's East Arena
4,200		2–0
3September 22@ Las Vegas AcesL 75–92Delle Donne (22)Meesseman (8)Cloud (6)Mandalay Bay Events Center
6,175		2–1
4September 24@ Las Vegas AcesW 94–90Delle Donne (25)3 tied (6)Tied (9)Mandalay Bay Events Center
5,465		3–1
WNBA Finals: 3–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1September 29Connecticut SunW 95–86Delle Donne (22)Delle Donne (10)Cloud (7)St. Elizabeth's East Arena
4,200		1–0
2October 1Connecticut SunL 87–99Meesseman (23)Meesseman (8)Toliver (7)St. Elizabeth's East Arena
4,200		1–1
3October 6@ Connecticut SunW 94–81Meesseman (21)Powers (8)Toliver (10)Mohegan Sun Arena
9,170		2–1
4October 8@ Connecticut SunL 86–90Powers (15)Cloud (7)Cloud (9)Mohegan Sun Arena
8,458		2–2
5October 10Connecticut SunW 89–78Meesseman (22)Delle Donne (9)Toliver (4)St. Elizabeth's East Arena
4,200		3–2
2019 playoff schedule

Standings edit

#Eastern Conference
W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
1Washington Mystics (1)268.765–14–312–513–3
2Connecticut Sun (2)2311.676315–28–911–5
3Chicago Sky (5)2014.588612–58–911–5
4e –Indiana Fever1321.382137–106–117–9
5e –New York Liberty1024.294164–136–113–13
6e –Atlanta Dream826.235185–123–143–13

Playoffs edit

Main article: 2019 WNBA Playoffs
First round:
Single elimination
(Sept. 11)		Second round:
Single elimination
(Sept. 15)		Semifinals:
Best-of-five
(Sept. 17 – Sept. 24)		WNBA Finals:
Best-of-five
(Sept. 29 – Oct. 10)
1Washington Mystics971037594
4Las Vegas Aces934Las Vegas Aces95919290
5Chicago Sky1055Chicago Sky921Washington Mystics9587948689
8Phoenix Mercury762Connecticut Sun8699819078
2Connecticut Sun849478
3Los Angeles Sparks923Los Angeles Sparks756856
6Seattle Storm846Seattle Storm69
7Minnesota Lynx74

Note: Teams re-seeded after each round.

Statistics edit

Legend
  GPGames 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 gameTeam leaderLeague leader

Regular season edit

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Elena Delle Donne313129.151.543.097.48.32.20.61.319.5
Emma Meesseman23623.655.242.290.54.23.20.90.713.1
Kristi Toliver232329.549.436.085.72.96.01.20.113.0
Aerial Powers30719.843.436.286.73.21.50.80.211.4
Ariel Atkins333324.441.635.781.12.81.91.50.510.3
Tianna Hawkins31115.451.436.392.54.20.70.50.19.5
Natasha Cloud343432.139.432.668.32.55.61.00.29.0
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough34117.143.231.093.01.61.20.80.26.7
LaToya Sanders343423.650.6089.25.51.90.91.46.1
Myisha Hines-Allen2707.836.237.558.32.10.90.30.47.8
Shey Peddy1504.761.550.01000.60.50.30.01.7
Kim Mestdagh1504.738.940.01000.30.40.10.01.5

Awards and honors edit

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
Elena Delle DonneWNBA Eastern Conference Player of the WeekJune 24, 2019[7]
July 1, 2019[8]
WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month - JuneJuly 1, 2019[9]
Mike ThibaultWNBA Coach of the Month - JuneJuly 2, 2019[10]
Elena Delle DonneWNBA All-Star SelectionJuly 15, 2019[11]
Kristi Toliver
Elena Delle DonneWNBA Eastern Conference Player of the WeekJuly 22, 2019[12]
WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month - JulyAugust 1, 2019[13]
WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the WeekAugust 5, 2019[14]
August 12, 2019[15]
August 19, 2019[16]
WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month - AugustSeptember 4, 2019[17]
Mike ThibaultWNBA Coach of the Month - AugustSeptember 4, 2019[18]
Elena Delle DonneWNBA Eastern Conference Player of the WeekSeptember 9, 2019[19]
WNBA MVPSeptember 19, 2019[20]
Emma MeessemanWNBA Finals MVPOctober 10, 2019[21]

References edit

  1. ^ Barrios, Jennifer (September 22, 2018). "Residents hope new arena means new life for long-neglected area". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  2. ^ "2019 Washington Mystics Schedule". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "NATASHA CLOUD RE-SIGNS WITH MYSTICS". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  4. ^ Thompson, Elaine (February 1, 2019). "O'Hara grad Natasha Cloud gets new deal from Mystics". delcotimes.com. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  5. ^ "MYSTICS RE-SIGN SANDERS". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. February 4, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  6. ^ Lee, Albert (February 4, 2019). "WNBA Free Agency: Mystics re-sign LaToya Sanders". bulletsforever.com. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  7. ^ @WNBA (June 24, 2019). "🗣 Congrats to @De11eDonne and @_ajawilson22 for being named this week's #PlayerofTheWeek 👏" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  9. ^ "Delle Donne, Howard Receive Player Of The Month". wnba.com. WNBA. July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  10. ^ @WNBA (July 2, 2019). "Congrats to @WashMystics head coach Mike Thibault on winning #WNBA Coach of the Month for June! 👏" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ^ "Seven-Time Selection Charles, Dupree, Highlight Reserves For All-Star". wnba.com. WNBA. July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
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  13. ^ @WNBA (August 1, 2019). "Congratulations to @De11eDonne and @Nnemkadi30 on being named Players of the Month! 💯🏀 #WNBA" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ^ "Delle Donne, Parker Earn Players Of The Week". wnba.com. WNBA. August 5, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  15. ^ "Delle Donne, Ogwumike Named Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. August 12, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  16. ^ "Delle Donne, Ogunbowale Earn Player of the Week Honors". wnba.com. WNBA. August 19, 2019. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  17. ^ "Delle Donne, Griner Named Players Of The Month". wnba.com. WNBA. September 4, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  18. ^ "Coach Of The Month: Mike Thibault". wnba.com. WNBA. September 4, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  19. ^ "Delle Donne, Parker Earn Player of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. September 9, 2019. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  20. ^ "Washington's Elena Delle Donne Named 2019 WNBA Basketball Most Valuable Player". wnba.com. WNBA. September 19, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  21. ^ "Emma Meesseman Named WNBA Finals 2019 MVP". wnba.com. WNBA. October 10, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019.

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