2004 Washington Mystics season

2004 Washington Mystics season
CoachMichael Adams
ArenaMCI Center
Attendance12,615 per game
Results
Record17–17 (.500)
Place4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost First Round (2-1) to Connecticut Sun

The 2004 WNBA season was the seventh for the Washington Mystics. The franchise drafted Alana Beard as the 2nd pick in the 2004 WNBA draft, who later led the team to the playoffs for the first time in two years.

The Mystics won a playoff game this season, something they would not again accomplish until 2013.

Additionally, the Mystics won a home playoff game. Washington would not win another home playoff game until 2017.

This would also be Chamique Holdsclaw's last year as a Mystic.

Dispersal Draft

Based on the Mystics' 2003 record, they would pick 2nd in the Cleveland Rockers dispersal draft. The Mystics picked Chasity Melvin.

WNBA draft

Round Pick Player Nationality College/School/Team
1 2 Alana Beard (G)  United States Duke
2 15 Kaayla Chones (C)  United States North Carolina State
2 28 Evan Unrau (F)  United States Missouri

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Connecticut Sun x 18 16 .529 – 10–7 8–9 14–6
New York Liberty x 18 16 .529 – 11–6 7–10 10–10
Detroit Shock x 17 17 .500 1.0 8–9 9–8 11–9
Washington Mystics x 17 17 .500 1.0 11–6 6–11 9–11
Charlotte Sting o 16 18 .471 2.0 10–7 6–11 8–12
Indiana Fever o 15 19 .441 3.0 10–7 5–12 8–12

Season schedule

Date Opponent Score Result Record
May 22 Charlotte 68-71 Loss 0-1
May 23 @ Indiana 68-67 Win 1-1
May 25 Los Angeles 79-95 Loss 1-2
May 28 @ Minnesota 62-73 Loss 1-3
June 2 @ Detroit 65-63 Win 2-3
June 4 Connecticut 63-72 Loss 2-4
June 11 Detroit 60-74 Loss 2-5
June 13 New York 62-60 Win 3-5
June 17 San Antonio 76-60 Win 4-5
June 20 @ Connecticut 65-75 Loss 4-6
June 22 @ Detroit 78-72 Win 5-6
June 27 @ Houston 67-72 Loss 5-7
June 30 @ Connecticut 69-78 Loss 5-8
July 1 Indiana 69-64 Win 6-8
July 7 Seattle 72-69 Win 7-8
July 8 @ New York 71-54 Win 8-8
July 10 @ Charlotte 65-67 Loss 8-9
July 15 Charlotte 68-54 Win 9-9
July 17 @ Seattle 83-85 (OT) Loss 9-10
July 18 @ Sacramento 71-81 Loss 9-11
July 21 @ Los Angeles 76-96 Loss 9-12
July 23 Minnesota 65-61 Win 10-12
July 24 @ Charlotte 41-70 Loss 10-13
July 28 Detroit 65-73 Loss 10-14
July 30 Connecticut 69-68 Win 11-14
August 1 Phoenix 82-62 Win 12-14
September 1 Indiana 58-75 Loss 12-15
September 4 @ Indiana 42-69 Loss 12-16
September 7 Sacramento 67-63 (OT) Win 13-16
September 9 New York 71-59 Win 14-16
September 12 Houston 75-63 Win 15-16
September 15 @ San Antonio 84-73 Win 16-16
September 17 @ Phoenix 74-67 Win 17-16
September 19 @ New York 75-79 Loss 17-17
September 25
First Round, G1		 Connecticut 67-59 Win 1-0
September 27
First Round, G2		 @ Connecticut 70-80 Loss 1-1
September 29
First Round, G3		 @ Connecticut 56-76 Loss 1-2

Player stats

Player GP REB AST STL BLK PTS
Alana Beard 34 143 91 69 34 446
Chamique Holdsclaw 23 191 56 39 18 437
Chasity Melvin 34 131 37 15 18 293
Stacey Dales 31 64 78 20 3 254
Murriel Page 33 140 36 25 16 184
Nakia Sanford 31 154 18 18 16 169
Coco Miller 33 63 43 18 3 160
Tamicha Jackson 25 37 45 20 1 135
Aiysha Smith 29 69 15 17 12 115
Kiesha Brown 26 50 42 13 2 104
Kaayla Chones 13 17 4 1 4 28
Shaunzinski Gortman 4 4 2 0 1 0

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References

  1. ^ "2004 Washington Mystics Stats".