2023 Washington Mystics season

The 2023 Washington Mystics season will be the franchise's 26th season in the Women's National Basketball Association, and their first season under head coach Eric Thibault.

2023 Washington Mystics season
CoachEric Thibault
ArenaEntertainment and Sports Arena
Attendanceper game
Results
Record0–0
Place0th (Eastern)
2024 season →

On November 15, 2022, the Mystics announced that former head coach Mike Thibault would be retiring from the coaching side of basketball. He would still retain his General Manager title. They also announced that assistant coach Eric Thibault would be promoted to head coach for the Mystics.[1]

The Mystics earned the fourth overall pick in the 2023 WNBA draft through the Draft Lottery system. They entered the lottery with the third best odds, but fell one spot.[2]

Transactions

WNBA Draft
See also: 2023 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 4 Stephanie Soares  Brazil Iowa State
2 20 Elena Tsineke  Greece South Florida
3 32 Txell Alarcón  Spain Araski AES
  • Soares was traded on Draft Day to the Dallas Wings in exchange for a future 2024 second-round pick and 2025 first-round draft pick (via Atlanta)[3]

Transactions
Date Transaction
November 15, 2022 Head Coach Mike Thibault retires from coaching. Thibault will stay on as General Manager.[4]
Hired Eric Thibault as Head Coach
Promoted LaToya Sanders to Associate Head Coach
Promoted Maria Giovannetti to Assistant General Manager/Senior Vice President of Strategy and Vision
January 13, 2023 Extended Qualifying Offers to Rui Machida, Jazmine Jones, and Evina Westbrook[5]
January 20, 2023 Signed Evina Westbrook to her Qualifying Offer - Training Camp Contract[6]
January 23, 2023 Signed Jazmine Jones to a Qualifying Offer - Training Camp Contract[7]
February 1, 2023 Signed Brittney Sykes to a 3-Year Deal[8]
Signed Shatori Walker-Kimbrough to a 2-Year Deal[9]
Rescinded Qualifying Offer to Rui Machida
February 2, 2023 Signed Tianna Hawkins to a Training Camp Contract[10]
Signed Alisia Jenkins to a Training Camp Contract[11]
February 5, 2023 Traded a Second-Round Pick in the 2024 and 2025 WNBA Drafts to the Las Vegas Aces in exchange for the negotiating rights to Amanda Zahui B[12]
February 6, 2023 Signed Stephanie Jones to a Training Camp Contract[13]
February 7, 2023 Signed Amanda Zahui B to a Training Camp Contract[14]
March 13, 2023 Signed Li Meng to a Training Camp Contract[15]
March 21, 2023 Hired Ashlee McGee as Assistant Coach[16]
April 10, 2023 Traded the draft rights to Stephanie Soares to the Dallas Wings in exchange for Dallas's 2024 Second Round Pick and Atlanta's 2025 First Round Pick[17]
April 13, 2023 Signed Elena Tsineke to a Rookie Scale Contract
April 25, 2023 Signed Kristi Toliver[18]
May 1, 2023 Signed Emily Engstler to a Training Camp Contract[19]
May 7, 2023 Waived Evina Westbrook and Alisia Jenkins[20]
May 14, 2023 Waived Stephanie Jones and Elena Tsineke[21]
May 17, 2023 Waived Jazmine Jones and Emily Engstler[22]

Roster Changes

Roster
Washington Mystics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G7United StatesAtkins, Ariel5' 8" (1.73m)167 lb (76kg)1996-07-30Texas5
F/C0United StatesAustin, Shakira6' 5" (1.96m)190 lb (86kg)2000-07-25Mississippi1
G9United StatesCloud, Natasha5' 9" (1.75m)160 lb (73kg)1992-02-22Saint Joseph's7
G/F11United StatesDelle Donne, Elena6' 5" (1.96m)187 lb (85kg)1989-09-05Delaware9
F21United StatesHawkins, Tianna6' 3" (1.91m)186 lb (84kg)1991-03-02Maryland9
F2United StatesHines-Allen, Myisha6' 1" (1.85m)200 lb (91kg)1996-05-30Louisville5
F3ChinaMeng, Li6' 0" (1.83m)198 lb (90kg)1995-01-02ChinaR
G15United StatesSykes, Brittney5' 9" (1.75m)154 lb (70kg)1994-02-07Syracuse6
G20United StatesToliver, Kristi5' 7" (1.7m)130 lb (59kg)1987-01-27Maryland13
G32United StatesWalker-Kimbrough, Shatori5' 9" (1.75m)140 lb (64kg)1995-05-18Maryland6
F/C42SwedenZahui B, Amanda6' 5" (1.96m)184 lb (83kg)1993-09-08Minnesota7
Head coach
United States Eric Thibault (Missouri)
Assistant coaches
United States LaToya Sanders (North Carolina)
United States Shelley Patterson (Washington State)
United States Ashlee McGee (Austin Peay)
Athletic trainer
United States Chalisa Fonza (Western Illinois)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured
  WNBA roster page
East
ATL
CHI
CON
IND
NY
WAS
West
DAL
LV
LA
MIN
PHO
SEA

Schedule

Preseason
2023 pre-season game log
Total: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
May: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 May 5 @ Minnesota 69–72 Tianna Hawkins (14) Stephanie Jones (9) Natasha Cloud (7) Target Center
5,001		 0–1
2 May 10 Atlanta W 88–76 Elena Delle Donne (17) Tianna Hawkins (10) Natasha Cloud (5) Entertainment and Sports Arena
3,612		 1–1
2023 pre-season schedule

Regular Season
2023 game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 May 19 New York Entertainment and Sports Arena
2 May 21 @ Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena
3 May 23 Connecticut Entertainment and Sports Arena
4 May 26 @ Chicago Wintrust Arena
June : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
5 June 2 Dallas Entertainment and Sports Arena
6 June 3 Minnesota Entertainment and Sports Arena
7 June 9 @ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
8 June 11 @ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
9 June 13 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
10 June 16 Phoenix Entertainment and Sports Arena
11 June 18 Chicago Entertainment and Sports Arena
12 June 22 @ Chicago Wintrust Arena
13 June 25 @ New York Barclays Center
14 June 28 Atlanta Entertainment and Sports Arena
15 June 30 @ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
July : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
16 July 2 @ Dallas College Park Center
17 July 7 Indiana Entertainment and Sports Arena
18 July 9 @ Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena
19 July 11 Seattle Entertainment and Sports Arena
20 July 19 Indiana Capital One Arena
21 July 21 New York Entertainment and Sports Arena
22 July 23 Phoenix Entertainment and Sports Arena
23 July 26 @ Minnesota Target Center
24 July 28 @ Dallas College Park Center
25 July 30 @ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
August : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
26 August 4 Los Angeles Entertainment and Sports Arena
27 August 6 Los Angeles Entertainment and Sports Arena
28 August 8 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
29 August 11 @ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
30 August 13 Chicago Wintrust Arena
31 August 18 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
32 August 20 Dallas Entertainment and Sports Arena
33 August 22 Connecticut Entertainment and Sports Arena
34 August 26 Las Vegas Entertainment and Sports Arena
35 August 29 Minnesota Entertainment and Sports Arena
36 August 31 @ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
September : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
37 September 3 @ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
38 September 5 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
39 September 8 Atlanta Entertainment and Sports Arena
40 September 10 @ New York Barclays Center
2023 season schedule

Standings
# Team
W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 Atlanta Dream00.000-0–00–00–00–0
2 Chicago Sky00.000-0–00–00–00–0
3 Connecticut Sun00.000-0–00–00–00–0
4 Dallas Wings00.000-0–00–00–00–0
5 Indiana Fever00.000-0–00–00–00–0
6 Las Vegas Aces00.000-0–00–00–00–0
7 Los Angeles Sparks00.000-0–00–00–00–0
8 Minnesota Lynx00.000-0–00–00–00–0
9 New York Liberty00.000-0–00–00–00–0
10 Phoenix Mercury00.000-0–00–00–00–0
11 Seattle Storm00.000-0–00–00–00–0
12 Washington Mystics00.000-0–00–00–00–0

Notes

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

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

Awards and Honors
Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.

References
  1. Pickman, Ben. "Mystics' Mike Thibault retires from coaching, will continue as GM; son Eric to take over as coach". theathletic.com. The Athletic. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  2. "WASHINGTON MYSTICS TO PICK FOURTH IN 2023 WNBA DRAFT". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  3. "Mystics Acquire Future Draft Picks". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  4. "MIKE THIBAULT TO RETIRE FROM COACHING". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  5. @RachGall (January 14, 2023). "The Washington Mystics extended Qualifying Offers to Rui Machida, Jazmine Jones, and Evina Westbrook. @Winsidr" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. @WashMystics (January 20, 2023). "Welcome back, @evinawestbrook! #TogetherDC" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. @WashMystics (January 23, 2023). "Jazmine Jones has signed a training camp contract!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. "Mystics Sign Brittney Sykes!". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  9. "Mystics Re-Sign Shatori Walker-Kimbrough!". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  10. @WashMystics (February 2, 2023). "Tianna has signed a training camp contract" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. @WashMystics (February 2, 2023). "Alisia has signed a training camp contract" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. "Aces Acquire Pair Of Second Round Picks From Washington". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  13. @WashMystics (February 6, 2023). "Stephanie has signed a training camp contract" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. "Mystics Sign Amanda Zahui B." mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  15. "Mystics Sign Li Meng to Training Camp Contract". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  16. "Washington Mystics Name Ashlee McGee Assistant Coach". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  17. @DallasWings (April 10, 2023). "🚨 Trade Alert 🚨 Welcome to Dallas, Stephanie! #WNBADraft" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  18. "Mystics Sign All-Star Veteran Guard Kristi Toliver". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  19. @WashMystics (May 1, 2023). "Welcome to the District, @em__baller‼️ We have signed Emily to a training camp contract" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  20. @WashMystics (May 7, 2023). "We have waived Evina Westbrook and Alisia Jenkins" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  21. @WashMystics (May 14, 2023). "Roster Update ⬇️ We have waived Stephanie Jones and Elena Tsineke" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  22. @WashMystics (May 17, 2023). "Roster Update: We have waived Jazmine Jones and Emily Engstler" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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