2010 Washington Mystics season

2010 Washington Mystics season
CoachJulie Plank
ArenaVerizon Center
Attendance9,357 per game
Results
Record22–12 (.647)
Place1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost Conference Semifinals
Team Leaders
PointsLanghorne (16.3)
ReboundsLanghorne (9.7)
AssistsHarding (4.0)
Media
TelevisionCSN-MA
NBATV, ESPN2

The 2010 WNBA season is the 13th season for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association. This season was the first that the Mystics won 20 games and had home court advantage to open a playoff series. They would not have home court again until the 2017 First Round. This was also the best regular-season record in franchise history.

Transactions

Dispersal draft

Based on the Mystics' 2009 record, they would pick 6th in the Sacramento Monarchs dispersal draft. The Mystics picked Kristin Haynie.

WNBA draft

The following are the Mystics' selections in the 2010 WNBA draft.

Round Pick Player Nationality School/team/country
1 6 Jacinta Monroe  United States Florida State
2 14 (from Minn.) Jenna Smith  United States Illinois
2 18 Shanavia Dowdell  United States Louisiana Tech
3 30 Alexis Gray-Lawson  United States California

Transaction log

  • January 30, 2009: The Mystics received the second round pick in the 2010 draft from the Minnesota Lynx as part of the Lindsey Harding transaction.
  • February 17: The Mystics re-signed free agent Monique Currie and signed La'Tangela Atkinson to a training camp contract..
  • February 25: The Mystics signed Lauren Ervin to a training camp contract.
  • March 16: The Mystics signed Katie Smith and Kristin Haynie.
  • March 30: The Mystics signed Carla Thomas to a training camp contract.[1]
  • April 7: The Mystics signed Kristen Mann to a training camp contract.
  • April 19: The Mystics re-signed Nikki Blue.
  • April 23: The Mystics signed Ewelina Kobryn and LeLe Hardy to training camp contracts.
  • April 28: The Mystics waived LeLe Hardy.
  • April 30: The Mystics signed Jennifer Lacy and waived Alysha Harvin and Jenna Smith.
  • May 6: The Mystics waived Alexis Gray-Lawson and Lauren Ervin.
  • May 12: The Mystics traded Nikki Blue to the New York Liberty in exchange for Ashley Houts.
  • May 13: The Mystics waived Shanavia Dowdell and suspended Kristin Haynie for the 2010 season.
  • May 14: The Mystics waived La'Tangela Atkinson, Ewilina Korbyn, Jennifer Lacy, Kristen Mann and Carla Thomas.

Trades

Date Trade
May 12, 2010 To Washington Mystics To New York Liberty
Ashley Houts Nikki Blue

Free agents

Roster

2010 Washington Mystics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightFrom
G22LiberiaAjavon, Matee5' 8" (1.73m)160 lb (73kg)Rutgers
G/F20United StatesBeard, Alana Injured5' 11" (1.8m)160 lb (73kg)Duke
G/F4United StatesColeman, Marissa6' 1" (1.85m)180 lb (82kg)Maryland
PF25United StatesCurrie, Monique6' 0" (1.83m)177 lb (80kg)Duke
G10United StatesHarding, Lindsey5' 8" (1.73m)139 lb (63kg)Duke
G12United StatesHouts, Ashley5' 6" (1.68m)140 lb (64kg)Georgia
C1United StatesLanghorne, Crystal6' 2" (1.88m)184 lb (83kg)Maryland
F/C44United StatesMelvin, Chasity6' 3" (1.91m)185 lb (84kg)NC State
F50United StatesMonroe, Jacinta6' 5" (1.96m)162 lb (73kg)Florida State
C43United StatesSanford, Nakia6' 4" (1.93m)200 lb (91kg)Kansas
G30United StatesSmith, Katie5' 11" (1.8m)175 lb (79kg)Ohio State
Head coach
United States Julie Plank (Ohio State)
Assistant coaches
United States Marianne Stanley (Immaculata)
United States Trudi Lacey (NC State)
Athletic trainer
United States Navin Hettiarachchi (West Virginia)
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Lisa Ciaravella (Elon)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured
  WNBA roster page

Depth

Pos. Starter Bench
C Chasity Melvin Nakia Sanford
PF Crystal Langhorne Jacinta Monroe
SF Monique Currie Marissa Coleman
SG Katie Smith Matee Ajavon / Alana Beard
PG Lindsey Harding Ashley Houts

Season standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Washington Mystics x 22 12 .647 – 13–4 9–8 13–9
New York Liberty x 22 12 .647 – 13–4 9–8 14–8
Indiana Fever x 21 13 .618 1.0 13–4 8–9 13–9
Atlanta Dream x 19 15 .559 3.0 10–7 9–8 10–12
Connecticut Sun o 17 17 .500 5.0 12–5 5–12 9–13
Chicago Sky o 14 20 .412 8.0 7–10 7–10 7–15

Schedule

Preseason

2010 Game Log: Preseason
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 May 5 11:30am New York 65-60 Coleman (15) Sanford (8) Smith (3) Verizon Center
7,152		 1-0
2 May 9 2:00pm @ Atlanta 77-58 Currie (16) Atkinson, Langhorne (8) Harding, Smith (3) Eblen Center
2,219		 2-0

Regular season

2010 Game Log: Regular Season
May
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 May 15 7:00pm @ Indiana 72-65 Currie (21) Langhorne (8) Harding (3) Conseco Fieldhouse
9,752		 1-0
2 May 16 7:00pm @ Minnesota FS-N 87-76 Currie (27) Langhorne, Melvin (9) Harding (4) Target Center
9,985		 2-0
3 May 21 7:00pm New York 77-61 Harding (21) Langhorne (11) Smith (4) Verizon Center
10,158		 3-0
4 May 23 3:00pm @ Connecticut 65-80 Langhorne (16) Langhorne (8) Harding (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,614		 3-1
5 May 25 10:00pm @ Seattle 76-82 Currie (24) Sanford (6) Harding (4) KeyArena
6,612		 3-2
6 May 28 10:30pm @ Los Angeles PRIME 75-81 Smith (15) Langhorne (10) Harding (8) STAPLES Center
13,154		 3-3
7 May 30 4:00pm Connecticut 69-65 Currie (18) Langhorne (16) Harding (9) Verizon Center
8,602		 4-3
June
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
8 June 5 7:00pm Atlanta 79-86 (OT) Langhorne (23) Langhorne, Melvin (8) Ajavon, Harding (4) Verizon Center
8,986		 4-4
9 June 11 8:30pm @ Chicago CN100 95-78 Harding (25) Currie, Langhorne (8) Currie, Harding (5) Allstate Arena
3,107		 5-4
10 June 12 7:00pm New York CSN-MA 82-65 Currie (20) Langhorne (9) Currie (4) Verizon Center
8,492		 6-4
11 June 19 7:00pm Chicago NBATV
CSN-MA
CN100		 65-61 (OT) Smith (17) Langhorne (10) Harding (6) Verizon Center
9,034		 7-4
12 June 24 7:00pm Los Angeles CSN-MA 68-53 Langhorne (27) Langhorne (14) Harding (4) Verizon Center
8,160		 8-4
13 June 25 8:30pm @ Chicago CN100 72-79 Langhorne (25) Langhorne (13) Currie (4) Allstate Arena
3,419		 8-5
14 June 27 4:00pm Phoenix NBATV
CSN-MA		 95-85 Langhorne (31) Langhorne (10) Smith (6) Verizon Center
7,547		 9-5
15 June 29 7:00pm Indiana ESPN2 68-65 Smith (21) Langhorne (10) Ajavon, Harding, Sanford (4) Verizon Center
8,464		 10-5
July
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
16 July 1 10:00pm @ Phoenix FS-A 107-104 Smith (25) Langhorne (9) Harding (6) US Airways Center
5,509		 11-5
17 July 3 8:00pm @ Tulsa COX 69-54 Currie (17) Coleman (10) Coleman, Harding, Smith (4) BOK Center
3,516		 12-5
18 July 15 12:00pm @ New York 67-75 Langhorne (19) Langhorne (10) Harding (4) Madison Square Garden
18,162		 12-6
19 July 18 4:00pm Chicago CSN-MA 59-61 Langhorne (12) Langhorne (9) Harding (6) Verizon Center
8,790		 12-7
20 July 21 11:30am Atlanta NBATV
CSN-MA		 82-72 Langhorne (24) Langhorne (15) Smith (5) Verizon Center
14,347		 13-7
21 July 24 7:00pm Indiana NBATV
CSN-MA		 73-78 Smith (17) Langhorne (13) Harding (3) Verizon Center
9,786		 13-8
22 July 27 7:30pm @ Connecticut 78-88 Langhorne (23) Currie (9) Coleman, Melvin, Smith (3) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,322		 13-9
23 July 29 7:00pm San Antonio NBATV
CSN-MA		 75-79 Currie (22) Langhorne (9) Harding (5) Verizon Center
9,212		 13-10
24 July 30 7:00pm @ Indiana 77-73 Harding (33) Langhorne (11) Sanford, Smith (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
8,207		 14-10
August
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
25 August 1 4:00pm Tulsa NBATV
CSN-MA		 87-62 Currie, Smith (15) Coleman (10) Coleman, Harding (4) Verizon Center
9,008		 15-10
26 August 3 7:30pm @ Atlanta ESPN2 86-78 Smith (18) Langhorne (12) Harding (6) Philips Arena
9,072		 16-10
27 August 6 7:30pm @ New York 77-85 Currie (23) Currie, Melvin (6) Ajavon, Coleman, Smith (2) Madison Square Garden
11,465		 16-11
28 August 8 5:00pm @ Connecticut 67-76 Langhorne (14) Langhorne (7) Harding (3) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,076		 16-12
29 August 10 7:00pm Connecticut NBATV
CSN-MA		 84-74 Langhorne (23) Langhorne (10) Harding (6) Verizon Center
8,180		 17-12
30 August 13 7:00pm Minnesota 61-58 Harding (15) Langhorne (14) Smith (4) Verizon Center
7,752		 18-12
31 August 15 4:00pm Seattle 80-71 Currie (25) Langhorne (7) 4 players (3) Verizon Center
9,438		 19-12
32 August 17 8:00pm @ San Antonio 76-66 Langhorne (21) Langhorne (12) Smith (6) AT&T Center
6,801		 20-12
33 August 20 7:00pm New York 75-74 Ajavon (16) Langhorne (7) Coleman, Harding (2) Verizon Center
13,109		 21-12
34 August 22 3:00pm @ Atlanta SSO 90-81 Currie (20) Langhorne (11) Harding (8) Philips Arena
9,570		 22-12
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess

Postseason

2010 Game Log: Postseason
Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series
1 August 25 7:00pm Atlanta NBATV 90-95 Coleman (18) Currie (11) Harding (5) Verizon Center
10,322		 0-1
2 August 27 7:30pm @ Atlanta NBATV
FSSO		 77-101 Ajavon (20) Currie, Langhorne (7) Ajavon (3) Philips Arena
7,890		 0-2

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
Matee Ajavon 34 0 14.6 .346 .184 .773 1.6 1.4 1.12 0.06 5.9
Marissa Coleman 34 1 19.5 .397 .402 .756 3.3 1.5 0.85 0.35 6.5
Monique Currie 34 34 26.2 .436 .446 .877 4.8 1.6 1.44 0.41 14.1
Lindsey Harding 34 34 33.2 .445 .288 .766 3.0 4.0 1.38 0.18 12.1
Ashley Houts 20 0 5.5 .375 .250 1.000 0.7 0.5 0.30 0.00 0.9
Crystal Langhorne 34 34 34.1 .589 .167 .772 9.7 1.1 0.88 0.21 16.3
Chasity Melvin 34 12 19.4 .434 .000 .643 4.7 0.7 0.71 0.50 5.2
Jacinta Monroe 17 0 6.9 .484 .000 .500 0.9 0.2 0.29 0.47 2.1
Nakia Sanford 34 22 17.9 .478 .000 .697 4.2 0.7 0.74 0.24 6.0
Katie Smith 33 33 30.8 .395 .362 .764 2.1 2.6 0.73 0.15 9.5

Postseason

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Matee Ajavon 2 0 17.5 .440 .400 .750 0.0 1.5 1.50 0.00 18.0
Marissa Coleman 2 0 25.0 .400 .300 .800 4.0 1.0 1.00 0.00 13.5
Monique Currie 2 2 28.0 .167 .200 .765 9.0 1.0 1.00 0.00 10.0
Lindsey Harding 2 2 33.5 .219 .400 .625 2.5 3.0 2.00 0.00 10.5
Ashley Houts 1 0 4.0 .000 .000 .000 1.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0
Crystal Langhorne 2 2 35.0 .458 .000 1.000 8.0 1.5 0.00 2.00 13.5
Chasity Melvin 2 1 15.0 .800 .000 .750 2.0 1.0 1.00 0.00 5.5
Jacinta Monroe 2 0 2.5 .000 .000 .000 0.5 0.0 0.50 0.00 0.0
Nakia Sanford 2 1 14.0 .714 .000 .500 3.0 0.5 0.50 0.50 5.5
Katie Smith 2 2 27.5 .333 .143 .833 4.0 1.0 0.50 0.00 7.0

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ Stallsmith, Shelly (April 28, 2010). "Carla Thomas has WNBA's Mystics waiting when basketball season ends in Croatia". The Patriot-News. Retrieved February 21, 2024. The Cumberland Valley graduate was signed to a training camp contract by the Mystics on March 30.