2022 Washington Mystics season

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2022 Washington Mystics season
Head Coach Mike Thibault
Arena Entertainment and Sports Arena
Attendance 3,983 per game
Results
Record 22–14
(.611)
Place 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff Finish 5th seed; Lost in 1st Round to the Seattle Storm
Team Leaders
Points Elena Delle Donne – 17.2 ppg
Rebounds Shakira Austin – 6.5 rpg
Assists Natasha Cloud – 7.0 apg
Washington Mystics seasons
< 2021 2023 >

The 2022 Washington Mystics season is the franchise's 25th season in the Women's National Basketball Association. The regular season will tip off versus the Indiana Fever on May 6, 2022.[1]

The Mystics won the Draft Lottery and received the 1st Overall pick in the 2022 WNBA draft, despite only having the third best odds to win. This is the first time in franchise history that the Mystics had the #1 Overall pick.[2] The team traded the pick to Atlanta and moved down to the third overall pick in the Draft.

The Mystics started the season on a three game winning streak, before losing their first game. The continued on to win four of their next six games and finished the month of May 7–3. Their fortunes turned a little in June, with the team not being able to put together a streak of wins and they finished the month 6–6. The team improved in July, finishing 6–3 and winning five of six in the middle of the month. The Mystics finished August 3–2, losing two games in the middle but winning the final two games. Their overall record of 22–14 left them tied for fourth place with Seattle.

Seattle won the tiebreaker for the playoffs, by finishing the regular season 2–1 against the Mystics. The two teams would meet in the first round of the 2022 WNBA Playoffs, with Seattle being the fourth seed and Washington being the fifth seed. The first two games of the series were in Seattle and those were the only two games that were needed out of the possible three game series. The Mystics lost the first game by three points and the second by thirteen to drop the series 0–2 and end their season.

Transactions

WNBA draft

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See also: 2022 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/team/country
1 3 Shakira Austin  United States Ole Miss
2 14 Christyn Williams  United States UConn

Trades and Roster Changes

Date Transaction
January 5, 2022 Extended Qualifying Offers to Myisha Hines-Allen and Megan Gustafson[3]
January 6, 2022 Signed Megan Gustafson to a Qualifying Offer [4]
January 27, 2022 Hired Shelley Patterson as an assistant coach [5]
February 1, 2022 Re-Signed Myisha Hines-Allen to a Multi-Year Deal[6][7]
Signed Elizabeth Williams to a One-Year Deal[8]
Signed Klara Lundquist, Lee-Seul Kang, Tianna Hawkins, and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough to training-camp contracts[9][10][11]
February 14, 2022 Signed Rui Machida to a training-camp contract[12]
February 17, 2022 Signed MeMe Jackson to a training-camp contract[13]
February 18, 2022 Suspended Klara Lundquist's contract for the Full Season - Personal Decision[14]
February 22, 2022 Signed Linnae Harper to a training-camp contract[15]
February 24, 2022 Signed Stephanie Mavunga to a training-camp contract[16]
February 28, 2022 Waived Sydney Wiese
April 6, 2022 Traded the #1 Pick in the 2022 WNBA Draft to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for the #3 and #14 picks in the 2022 WNBA Draft, and the right to exchange 1st Round Picks in 2023 with the Los Angeles Sparks that the Dream received in an earlier trade[17]
April 14, 2022 Signed Shakira Austin to a rookie-scale contract
Signed Jennifer Coleman to a training-camp contract[18]
April 15, 2022 Signed Christyn Williams to rookie-scale contract
April 18, 2022 Waived Jennifer Coleman
April 20, 2022 Signed Katie Benzan to a training-camp contract[19]
April 22, 2022 Waived Christyn Williams
April 25, 2022 Waived MeMe Jackson
April 28, 2022 Waived Erica McCall, Megan Gustafson, and Lee-Seul Kang
May 3, 2022 Waived Stephanie Mavunga and Linnae Harper[20]
May 5, 2022 Temporarily Suspend Elizabeth Williams due to Overseas Commitments
May 6, 2022 Waived Katie Benzan
Claimed Kennedy Burke off of waivers and then temporarily suspended her due to Overseas commitments
Signed Stephanie Jones to a Hardship Contract
May 8, 2022 Signed Katie Benzan to a Hardship Contract
May 13, 2022 Released Stephanie Jones from her Hardship Contract
May 16, 2022 Released Katie Benzan from her Hardship Contract
Activated Kennedy Burke from her Temporary Suspension
May 19, 2022 Activated Elizabeth Williams from her Temporary Suspension
June 24, 2022 Waived Kennedy Burke[21]
June 27, 2022 Signed Evina Westbrook to a 7-day contract[22]
July 4, 2022 Signed Evina Westbrook to a 2nd 7-day contract
July 11, 2022 Signed Evina Westbrook to a 3rd 7-day contract
July 18, 2022 Signed Evina Westbrook[23]
August 10, 2022 Signed Jazmine Jones[24]

Roster

2022 Washington Mystics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From
G 7 United States Atkins, Ariel 5' 8" (1.73m) 167 lb (76kg) 1996-07-30 Texas 4
F/C 0 United States Austin, Shakira 6' 5" (1.96m) 190 lb (86kg) 2000-07-25 Mississippi R
F 22 Israel Clark, Alysha 5' 11" (1.8m) 167 lb (76kg) 07-07-1987 Middle Tennessee 9
G 9 United States Cloud, Natasha 5' 9" (1.75m) 160 lb (73kg) 1992-02-22 Saint Joseph's 6
G/F 11 United States Delle Donne, Elena 6' 5" (1.96m) 187 lb (85kg) 1989-09-05 Delaware 8
F 21 United States Hawkins, Tianna 6' 3" (1.91m) 186 lb (84kg) 1991-03-02 Maryland 8
F 2 United States Hines-Allen, Myisha 6' 1" (1.85m) 200 lb (91kg) 1996-05-30 Louisville 4
G 23 United States Jones, Jazmine 6' 0" (1.83m) 160 lb (73kg) 10-15-1996 Louisville 3
G 13 Japan Machida, Rui 5' 4" (1.63m) 126 lb (57kg) 1993-03-08 Japan R
G 32 United States Walker-Kimbrough, Shatori 5' 9" (1.75m) 140 lb (64kg) 1995-05-18 Maryland 5
G 4 United States Westbrook, Evina 6' 0" (1.83m) 158 lb (72kg) 09-28-1998 Connecticut R
C 1 United States Williams, Elizabeth 6' 3" (1.91m) 200 lb (91kg) 1993-06-23 Duke 7
Head coach
United States Mike Thibault (St. Martin's)
Assistant coaches
United States Eric Thibault (Missouri)
United States LaToya Sanders (North Carolina)
United States Shelley Patterson (Washington State)
Athletic trainer
United States Chalisa Fonza (Western Illinois)
Strength and conditioning coach
Vacant
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Depth

Pos. Starter Bench
C Shakira Austin Elizabeth Williams
PF Elena Delle Donne Myisha Hines-Allen
Tianna Hawkins
SF Alysha Clark Jazmine Jones
SG Ariel Atkins Shatori Walker-Kimbrough
Evina Westbrook
PG Natasha Cloud Rui Machida

Schedule

Preseason

2022 pre-season game log
April: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 April 24 @ Atlanta L 69–88 Shatori Walker-Kimbrough (13) Shakira Austin (12) Myisha Hines-Allen (7) Gateway Center Arena
854		 0–1
2 April 27 Minnesota W 78–66 Elena Delle Donne (21) Shakira Austin (13) Natasha Cloud (4) Entertainment and Sports Arena
3,220		 1–1
3 April 30 @ New York Canceled Barclays Center
 1–1
2022 pre-season schedule

Regular Season

2022 game log
2022 season schedule

Playoffs

2022 playoff game log
First Round vs. Seattle Storm
Lost Series: 0–2
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 August 18 @ Seattle L 83–86 Elena Delle Donne (26) Shakira Austin (7) Elena Delle Donne (5) Climate Pledge Arena
8,917		 0–1
2 August 21 @ Seattle L 84–97 Natasha Cloud (21) Shakira Austin (8) Ariel Atkins (7) Climate Pledge Arena
12,490		 0–2
2022 playoff schedule

Standings

#
Team
W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 x – Las Vegas Aces 26 10 .722 – 15–3 13–5 13–5 9–1
2 x – Chicago Sky 26 10 .722 – 15–3 14–4 12–6 9–1
3 x – Connecticut Sun 25 11 .694 1.0 11–7 13–5 12–6 5–5
4 x – Seattle Storm 22 14 .611 4.0 10–8 13–5 9–9 6–4
5 x – Washington Mystics 22 14 .611 4.0 11–7 12–6 10–8 5–5
6 x – Dallas Wings 18 18 .500 8.0 8–10 8–10 10–8 5–5
7 x – New York Liberty 16 20 .444 10.0 10–8 9–9 7–11 6–4
8 x – Phoenix Mercury 15 21 .417 11.0 7–11 11–7 4–14 3–7
9 e – Minnesota Lynx 14 22 .389 12.0 8–10 7–11 7–11 4–6
10 e – Atlanta Dream 14 22 .389 12.0 5–13 8–10 6–12 3–7
11 e – Los Angeles Sparks 13 23 .361 13.0 6–12 7–11 6–12 3–7
12 e – Indiana Fever 5 31 .139 21.0 2–16 3–15 2–16 2–8

Notes

(#) – League Standing
x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from playoff contention
Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings

Playoffs

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See also: 2022 WNBA Playoffs
Round One:
Best-of-3		 Semifinals:
Best-of-5		 Finals:
Best-of-5
                 
1 Las Vegas Aces 2
8 Phoenix Mercury 0
1 Las Vegas Aces 3
4 Seattle Storm 1
4 Seattle Storm 2
5 Washington Mystics 0
1 Las Vegas Aces 3
3 Connecticut Sun 1
2 Chicago Sky 2
7 New York Liberty 1
2 Chicago Sky 2
3 Connecticut Sun 3
3 Connecticut Sun 2
6 Dallas Wings 1

Bold Series winner

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
Elena Delle Donne 25 25 27.8 .480 .368 .913 6.3 2.3 0.5 1.1 17.2
Ariel Atkins 36 36 30.0 .420 .365 .845 3.3 2.3 1.4 0.3 14.6
Natasha Cloud 34 34 31.3 .399 .319 .824 3.6 7.0 1.0 0.3 10.7
Myisha Hines-Allen 34 15 19.3 .415 .367 .703 5.3 1.9 0.8 0.3 8.9
Shakira Austin 36 32 21.6 .547 .000 .624 6.5 0.9 0.7 0.8 8.7
Alysha Clark 29 29 26.4 .464 .303 .913 4.5 2.0 0.9 0.3 8.0
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough 35 3 20.1 .402 .347 .902 1.8 1.5 1.1 0.3 6.9
Katie Benzan‡ 3 0 9.0 .556 .714 .750 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.3 6.0
Elizabeth Williams 30 0 14.9 .482 .000 .581 3.8 0.5 0.6 0.7 5.4
Kennedy Burke‡ 16 4 13.9 .446 .344 .588 2.2 0.4 1.0 0.3 5.4
Tianna Hawkins 25 0 12.8 .386 .264 .952 2.4 0.8 0.4 0.1 4.9
Evina Westbrook≠ 6 0 5.3 .667 .500 .833 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.2 3.3
Stephanie Jones‡ 3 0 6.3 .429 .500 .000 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.0 2.3
Rui Machida 36 2 12.9 .310 .206 .667 1.1 2.6 0.4 0.1 1.8
Jazmine Jones≠ 1 0 3.0 .000 .000 .000 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0


‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Elena Delle Donne 2 2 33.0 .516 .111 1.000 2.5 5.0 0.5 1.0 19.0
Natasha Cloud 2 2 35.5 .500 .700 1.000 6.0 3.0 0.5 1.5 18.5
Ariel Atkins 2 2 33.0 .379 .500 1.000 1.5 5.5 0.5 0.0 15.5
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough 2 0 20.5 .556 .500 1.000 0.0 0.5 1.5 0.0 7.5
Shakira Austin 2 2 27.0 .462 .000 .500 7.5 1.0 1.0 0.5 7.0
Alysha Clark 2 2 25.5 .571 .500 .667 3.5 3.0 1.5 0.5 6.0
Myisha Hines-Allen 2 0 14.5 .182 .000 1.000 3.5 2.0 1.0 0.0 5.0
Rui Machida 2 0 5.5 .667 .000 .250 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.5
Elizabeth Williams 2 0 5.5 1.000 .000 .250 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.5

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Ariel Atkins WNBA All-Star Selection June 28 [25]
All-Defensive First Team August 30 [26]
Elena Delle Donne Eastern Conference Player of the Week July 18 [27]
Natasha Cloud Peak Performer:Assists August 15 [28]
All-Defensive First Team August 30 [26]
Shakira Austin WNBA All-Rookie Team August 25 [29]

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