2025 Washington Mystics season

2025 Washington Mystics season
Coach	Sydney Johnson
Arena	Entertainment and Sports Arena
Attendance	per game
Results
Record	0–0
Place	0th (Eastern)
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The 2025 Washington Mystics season will be the franchise's 28th season in the Women's National Basketball Association, and their first season under head coach, Sydney Johnson.

Draft

See also: 2025 WNBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Club	Outcome
1	4
1	6
2	23
3	32

Transactions

Main article: List of 2025 WNBA season transactions

Front office and coaching

Date	Details	Ref.
October 23, 2024	Mutually agreed to part ways with both head coach, Eric Thibault, and general manager, Mike Thibault	[1]
December 23, 2024	Hired Sydney Johnson as head coach	[2]
	Hired Jamila Wideman as general manager[2]

Free agency

Re-signed

Player	Date	Notes	Ref.
Emily Engstler	February 4, 2025	Training camp contract	[3]
Sug Sutton

Additions

Player	Date	Notes	Former Team	Ref.
Taylor Soule	February 11, 2025	Training camp contract	Zagłębie Sosnowiec	[4]

Subtractions / Unsigned

Player	Date	Reason	New Team	Ref.
Julie Vanloo	December 6, 2024	Expansion draft	Golden State Valkyries	[5][6]
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough	February 1, 2025	Free agency – unrestricted	Atlanta Dream	[7]
Elena Delle Donne	—	Free agency – unrestricted	TBA
Bernadett Határ	—	Free agency – reserved (qualifying offer pending)	TBA	[8]

Roster

Washington Mystics roster v t e
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs G 7 Atkins, Ariel 5' 8" (1.73m) 167 lb (76kg) 1996-07-30 Texas 7 F/C 0 Austin, Shakira 6' 5" (1.96m) 190 lb (86kg) 2000-07-25 Mississippi 3 C 31 Dolson, Stefanie 6' 5" (1.96m) 235 lb (107kg) 1992-01-08 Connecticut 11 F 24 Edwards, Aaliyah 6' 3" (1.91m) 2002-07-09 Connecticut 1 F 21 Engstler, Emily 6' 1" (1.85m) 180 lb (82kg) 2000-05-01 Louisville 3 F 3 Koné, Sika 6' 4" (1.93m) 180 lb (82kg) 2002-07-13 Mali 2 G 5 Melbourne, Jade 5' 11" (1.8m) 145 lb (66kg) 2002-08-18 Australia 2 G 44 Samuelson, Karlie 6' 0" (1.83m) 160 lb (73kg) 1995-05-10 Stanford 6 F 7 Soule, Taylor 5' 11" (1.8m) 2000-01-05 Virginia Tech 2 G 1 Sutton, Sug 5' 8" (1.73m) 140 lb (64kg) 1998-12-17 Texas 3 G 15 Sykes, Brittney 5' 9" (1.75m) 154 lb (70kg) 1994-02-07 Syracuse 8	Head coach Sydney Johnson (Princeton) Assistant coaches Shelley Patterson (Washington State) Athletic trainer Christina Kennedy Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured   WNBA roster page
East ATL CHI CON IND NY WAS West DAL GS LV LA MIN PHO SEA

Depth

Pos.	Starter	Bench
PG	Brittney Sykes	Jade Melbourne
SG	Ariel Atkins	Sug Sutton
SF	Karlie Samuelson	Taylor Soule
PF	Shakira Austin	Aaliyah Edwards Emily Engstler
C	Stefanie Dolson	Sika Koné

Schedule

Pre-season

2025 pre-season game log Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
2025 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2025 game log Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
June : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
July : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
August : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
September : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
2025 season schedule

Standings

#	v t e Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Conf.	Home	Road	Cup
1	Atlanta Dream	0	0	.000	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
2	Chicago Sky	0	0	.000	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
3	Connecticut Sun	0	0	.000	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
4	Dallas Wings	0	0	.000	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
5	Golden State Valkyries	0	0	.000	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
6	Indiana Fever	0	0	.000	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
7	Las Vegas Aces	0	0	.000	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
8	Los Angeles Sparks	0	0	.000	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
9	Minnesota Lynx	0	0	.000	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
10	New York Liberty	0	0	.000	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
11	Phoenix Mercury	0	0	.000	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
12	Seattle Storm	0	0	.000	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
13	Washington Mystics	0	0	.000	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0

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	TO	PF	PPG

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

Awards and honors

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.

References

1. "Mystics, Mike Thibault and Eric Thibault Agree to Part Ways". mystics.wnba.com. October 23, 2024.
2. "Mystics hire Wideman as GM, Johnson as coach". Associated Press. ESPN. December 23, 2024.
3. Lee, Albert (February 4, 2025). "WNBA Free Agency 2025: Mystics sign Emily Engstler and Sug Sutton". Bullets Forever. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
4. @WashMystics (February 11, 2025). "The Mystics have signed Taylor Soule to a 2025 training camp contract" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
5. "Golden State Valkyries begin constructing inaugural roster with 11 selections in 2024 WNBA Expansion Draft". nba.com. NBA. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
6. "Golden State Valkyries begin constructing inaugural roster with 11 selections in 2024 WNBA Expansion Draft". nba.com. NBA. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
7. "Atlanta Dream Sign Veteran Guard Shatori Walker-Kimbrough". Atlanta Dream. WNBA. February 1, 2025. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
8. Copeland, Kareem (February 1, 2025). "WNBA offseason has stars in new places — even if it's just temporary". Washington Post. Retrieved February 8, 2025.

External links

• Official website of the Washington Mystics