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 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.

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

2017 Washington Mystics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
G 15 United States Cloud, Natasha 6' 0" (1.83m) 160 lb (73kg) 02-22-1992 Saint Joseph's 3
G/F 11 United States Delle Donne, Elena Injured 6' 5" (1.96m) 188 lb (85kg) 09-05-1989 Delaware 5
G 4 United States Hill, Tayler 5' 9" (1.75m) 145 lb (66kg) 10-23-1990 Ohio State 5
G 20 United States Toliver, Kristi 5' 7" (1.7m) 130 lb (59kg) 01-27-1987 Maryland 9
G 12 United States Latta, Ivory 5' 6" (1.68m) 138 lb (63kg) 09-25-1984 North Carolina 12
C 33 Belgium Meesseman, Emma 6' 4" (1.93m) 182 lb (83kg) 05-13-1993 Belgium 5
G 14 United States Ruffin-Pratt, Tierra 5' 10" (1.78m) 183 lb (83kg) 04-11-1991 North Carolina 5
G 23 United States Hightower, Allison 5' 10" (1.78m) 170 lb (77kg) 04-06-1988 LSU 5
F 31 United States Taylor, Asia 6' 1" (1.85m) 167 lb (76kg) 08-22-1991 Louisville 3
C 34 United States Thomas, Krystal 6' 5" (1.96m) 195 lb (88kg) 06-10-1989 Duke 6
F 21 United States Hawkins, Tianna 6' 3" (1.91m) 191 lb (87kg) 03-02-1991 Maryland 4
G 32 United States Walker-Kimbrough, Shatori 5' 11" (1.8m) 140 lb (64kg) 05-18-1995 Maryland R
Head coach
United States Mike Thibault (St. Martin's)
Assistant coaches
United States Marianne Stanley (Immaculata)
United States Eric Thibault (Missouri)
Athletic trainer
United States Emily Fortunato (George Washington)
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Michael Bugielski (Illinois State)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Game log

Preseason

2017 pre-season game log
May: 1–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 2 Indiana W 87-67 Taylor (13) Hawkins (7) Tied (3) Indiana Farmers Coliseum
4,336		 1-0
2 May 8 Minnesota L 59-75 Hawkins (14) Hawkins (7) Latta (4) Verizon Center
1,426		 1-1
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 14 San Antonio W 89-74 Dell Donne (24) Ruffin-Pratt (9) Meesseman (8) Verizon Center
6,126 		1-0
2 May 19 Los Angeles L 89-99 Dell Donne (27) Tied (4) Cloud (8) Staples Center
12,127 		1-1
3 May 21 Seattle L 71-81 Dell Donne (14) Ruffin-Pratt (8) Toliver (3) KeyArena
6,088 		1-2
4 May 24 Chicago W 82-67 Dell Donne (21) Ruffin-Pratt (10) Toliver (5) Allstate Arena
6,714 		2-2
5 May 26 Chicago W 88-79 Dell Donne (20) Thomas (10) Tied (5) Verizon Center
6,438 		3-2
6 May 31 Connecticut W 78-76 Hill (18) Dell Donne (12) Hill (8) Verizon Center
5,393 		4-2
June : 6–3 (Home: 3–2; Road: 3–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 June 4 Atlanta W 78-72 Dell Donne (23) Dell Donne (15) Tied (4) Verizon Center
5,320 		5-2
8 June 6 Dallas W 101-89 Dell Donne (23) Tied (8) Cloud (6) College Park Center
2,805 		6-2
9 June 9 Minnesota L 73-98 Hill (20) Taylor (7) Tied (2) Verizon Center
6,518 		6-3
10 June 11 Indiana W 88-70 Dell Donne (25) Thomas (14) Toliver (4) Verizon Center
6,194 		7-3
11 June 18 Dallas L 83-87 Hill (21) Hawkins (7) Tied (4) Verizon Center
7,285 		7-4
12 June 23 Minnesota L 76-93 Hill (21) Dell Donne (8) Tied (1) Xcel Energy Center
9,723 		7-5
13 June 25 Chicago W 97-63 Hill (17) Thomas (12) Cloud (6) Allstate Arena
5,344 		8-5
14 June 27 Seattle W 100-70 Dell Donne (25) Tied (12) Tied (4) Verizon Center
7,337 		9-5
15 June 29 New York W 67-54 Tied (15) Dell Donne (9) Hill (3) Verizon Center
5,490 		10-5
July : 4–4 (Home: 1–0; Road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
16 July 2 Los Angeles L 69-76 Dell Donne (22) Thomas (7) Hill (3) Staples Center
9,185 		10-6
17 July 5 Phoenix L 80-88 Dell Donne (15) Thomas (10) Tied (3) Talking Stick Resort Arena
7,440 		10-7
18 July 8 Connecticut L 92-96 Dell Donne (28) Tied (6) Toliver (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,073 		10-8
19 July 14 Indiana W 72-58 Meesseman (15) Ruffin-Pratt (11) Meesseman (3) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8,007 		11-8
20 July 16 New York L 55-85 Meesseman (19) Thomas (10) Tied (2) Madison Square Garden
10,204 		11-9
21 July 19 Atlanta W 100-96 Toliver (29) Thomas (17) Cloud (8) Verizon Center
15,597 		12-9
22 July 25 San Antonio W 85-76 Dell Donne (29) Thomas (13) Toliver (10) AT&T Center
9,244 		13-9
23 July 30 Atlanta W 77-70 Meesseman (30) Thomas (15) Tied (3) McCamish Pavilion
4,185 		14-9
August : 3–5 (Home: 2–3; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
24 August 4 San Antonio L 74-76 Toliver (18) Thomas (20) Tied (6) AT&T Center
4,955 		14-10
25 August 6 Phoenix W 85-80 Toliver (20) Thomas (16) Tied (3) Verizon Center
7,414 		15-10
26 August 12 Indiana W 100-80 Thomas (20) Thomas (14) Meesseman (7) Capital One Arena
7,337 		16-10
27 August 16 Los Angeles L 62-95 Meesseman (20) Meesseman (7) Tied (3) Capital One Arena
7,279 		16-11
28 August 18 Phoenix L 79-89 Toliver (21) Tied (8) Toliver (4) Capital One Arena
7,208 		16-12
29 August 20 Indiana W 87-82 Tied (18) Thomas (11) Ruffin-Pratt (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,593 		17-12
30 August 25 New York L 66-74 Thomas (17) Thomas (9) Dell Donne (4) Madison Square Garden
9,340 		17-13
31 August 26 Dallas L 78-83 Dell Donne (29) Dell Donne (11) Toliver (5) Capital One Arena
8,656 		17-14
32 August 29 Connecticut L 76-86 Dell Donne (24) Dell Donne (16) Toliver (6) Capital One Arena
10,953 		17-15
September : 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
33 September 1 Seattle W 110-106 Dell Donne (37) Thomas (12) Toliver (8) Capital One Arena
11,567 		18-15
34 September 3 Minnesota L 72-86 Toliver (20) Thomas (14) Toliver (3) Xcel Energy Center
10,321 		18-17
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 September 6 Dallas W 86–76 Dell Donne (25) Thomas (17) Meesseman (5) Capital One Arena
6,483 		1–0
Second Round: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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) 22 12 .647 - 13–4 9–8 10–6
2 Connecticut Sun - (4) 21 13 .636 1 12–5 9–6 10–6
3 Washington Mystics - (6) 18 16 .529 4 11–6 7–10 12-4
4 Chicago Sky - e 12 22 .353 10 4–13 8–9 6–10
5 Atlanta Dream - e 12 22 .353 10 9–8 3–14 5–11
6 Indiana Fever - e 9 25 .265 13 6–11 3–14 4–12

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)
2Los Angeles Sparks798689
4Connecticut Sun835Phoenix Mercury667287
5Phoenix Mercury795Phoenix Mercury881Minnesota Lynx8470648085
8Seattle Storm692Los Angeles Sparks8568756976
1Minnesota Lynx1019381
3New York Liberty686Washington Mystics818370
6Washington Mystics866Washington Mystics82
7Dallas Wings76

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

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. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Transactions".
  3. ^ "Washington Mystics' Ivory Latta Earns Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award". wnba.com. wnba.com. August 25, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2017.

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