2018 Washington Mystics season

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2018 Washington Mystics season
Head Coach Mike Thibault
Arena Capital One Arena
Attendance 6,136 per game
Results
Record 22–12
(.647)
Place 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff Finish 3rd seed; lost in WNBA Finals to Seattle Storm 0–3.
Team Leaders
Points Elena Delle Donne – 20.7 ppg
Rebounds Elena Delle Donne – 7.2 rpg
Assists Natasha Cloud – 4.6 apg
Media
Television NBC Sports Washington and Monumental Sports Network
Washington Mystics seasons
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The 2018 WNBA season is the 21st for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association which began on May 20, 2018. The Mystics qualified for the WNBA Playoffs and reached the WNBA Finals for the first time in franchise history.[1]

The Mystics started the season strong with a 5–1 record in May. Their only loss came to eventual league champions Seattle. However, the team couldn't carry this momentum into June, where they went 5–5. The Mystics lost 4 of their first 5 games in June, but turned it around in the second half of the month, winning 4 of their last 5. The up and down season continued into July, where they again went 5–5. The Mystics finished the season just like the started it, strongly. With a 7–1 August record, the team secured a first round playoff bye, and the third overall seed. The Mystics won seven straight games before dropping their season finale against Minnesota. Their final record of 22–12 tied a franchise best, previously set in 2010.

The Mystics hosted a second round playoff game against the Los Angeles Sparks and won 96–64. This win saw them advance to the semifinals where they met the Atlanta Dream. In the best of five series, the Mystics won the final two games to advance to the 2018 WNBA Finals against the Storm. An injury to star Elena Delle Donne in the semifinals hampered her in the finals, and the Mystics were swept 0–3.

Transactions

WNBA draft

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See also: 2018 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 7 Ariel Atkins  United States Texas
2 19 Myisha Hines-Allen  United States Louisville
3 31 Rebecca Greenwell  United States Duke

Trades/Roster Changes

Date Details
February 1, 2018 C Emma Meesseman to miss 2018 season due to rest.[2]
February 1, 2018 Signed F/G Monique Currie.[3]
February 2, 2018 Re-Signed F Tianna Hawkins, F Allison Hightower, and F LaToya Sanders[4]
February 5, 2018 Re-Signed F Asia Taylor[5]
February 5, 2018 Signed F Devereaux Peters[5]
July 23, 2018 Traded G Tayler Hill and 2019 WNBA draft second round pick and the rights to swap first round picks to Dallas Wings in exchange for F Aerial Powers.[6]

Roster

2018 Washington Mystics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From
G 7 United States Atkins, Ariel 5' 11" (1.8m) 160 lb (73kg) 07-30-1996 Texas R
G 15 United States Cloud, Natasha 6' 0" (1.83m) 160 lb (73kg) 02-22-1992 Saint Joseph's 3
F 25 United States Currie, Monique 6' 0" (1.83m) 175 lb (79kg) 02-25-1983 Duke 12
G/F 11 United States Delle Donne, Elena 6' 5" (1.96m) 187 lb (85kg) 09-05-1989 Delaware 5
F 21 United States Hawkins, Tianna 6' 3" (1.91m) 193 lb (88kg) 03-02-1991 Maryland 4
F 2 United States Hines-Allen, Myisha 6' 2" (1.88m) 200 lb (91kg) 05-30-1996 Louisville R
G/F 23 United States Powers, Aerial 6' 0" (1.83m) 157 lb (71kg) 07-17-1994 Michigan State 2
G 14 United States Ruffin-Pratt, Tierra 5' 11" (1.8m) 180 lb (82kg) 04-11-1991 North Carolina 5
F/C 30 United States Sanders, LaToya 6' 3" (1.91m) 170 lb (77kg) 09-11-1986 North Carolina 5
C 34 United States Thomas, Krystal 6' 5" (1.96m) 210 lb (95kg) 06-10-1989 Duke 6
G 20 United States Toliver, Kristi 5' 7" (1.7m) 130 lb (59kg) 01-27-1987 Maryland 9
G 32 United States Walker-Kimbrough, Shatori 5' 11" (1.8m) 142 lb (64kg) 05-18-1995 Maryland 1
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 Chalisa Fonza (Western Illinois)
Strength and conditioning coach
Vacant
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Game log

Preseason

2018 pre-season game log
2018 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2018 game log
2018 season schedule

Playoffs

2018 playoff game log
Second Round: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 August 23 Los Angeles W 96–64 Donne (19) Donne (12) Toliver (9) Charles Smith Center
3,548		 1–0
Semifinals: 3–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 August 26 @ Atlanta W 87–84 Delle Donne (32) Delle Donne (13) Toliver (6) McCamish Pavilion
5,086		 1–0
2 August 28 @ Atlanta L 75–78 Delle Donne (27) Delle Donne (14) Tied (6) McCamish Pavilion
3,813		 1–1
3 August 31 Atlanta L 76–81 Powers (18) Hawkins (9) Toliver (6) Charles Smith Center
3,867		 1–2
4 September 2 Atlanta W 97–76 4 Tied (12) Delle Donne (10) Toliver (7) Charles Smith Center
3,722		 2–2
5 September 4 @ Atlanta W 86–81 Atkins (20) Delle Donne (11) Cloud (5) McCamish Pavilion
4,435		 3–2
2018 playoff schedule

Standings

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Playoffs

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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 29 29 32.2 .488 .405 .887 7.2 2.3 0.9 1.4 20.7
Kristi Toliver 33 33 32.9 .433 .360 .918 2.3 4.4 1.2 0.0 13.9
Ariel Atkins 29 24 22.5 .432 .357 .824 2.4 2.1 1.3 0.3 11.3
LaToya Sanders 28 25 24.5 .607 .000 .869 6.4 1.6 1.3 1.1 10.2
Natasha Cloud 27 22 26.5 .436 .386 .778 3.2 4.6 0.8 0.1 8.6
Monique Currie 32 9 15.9 .395 .293 .831 3.0 0.8 0.4 0.2 6.6
Tianna Hawkins 32 4 16.6 .443 .357 .824 3.5 0.8 0.5 0.4 6.3
Aerial Powers 9 0 12.7 .450 .438 1.00 3.2 0.9 0.7 0.4 6.1
Tierra Ruffin-Pratt 33 10 18.1 .341 .314 .855 2.0 1.5 0.6 0.2 5.5
Myisha Hines-Allen 24 1 10.5 .450 .333 .654 2.9 0.4 0.4 0.2 3.8
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough 19 1 8.8 .429 .304 1.00 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.3 3.5
Krystal Thomas 24 7 9.9 .429 .000 .636 2.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 1.8

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Elena Delle Donne WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week June 18, 2018 [8]
July 2, 2018 [9]
WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month - June July 3, 2018 [10]
WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week July 9, 2018 [11]
Elena Delle Donne WNBA All-Star Captain July 17, 2018 [12]
Kristi Toliver WNBA All-Star Selection
Elena Delle Donne WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week August 13, 2018 [13]
WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month - August August 20, 2018 [14]
Ariel Atkins All-Defensive Second Team August 30, 2018 [15]
All-Rookie Team September 9, 2018 [16]
Elena Delle Donne All-WNBA First Team September 12, 2018 [17]

References

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