2025 Washington Mystics season

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2025 Washington Mystics season
CoachSydney Johnson
ArenaCareFirst Arena
Attendanceper game
Results
Record0–0
Place0th (Eastern)

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 3
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]

Trades

February
February 23 To Washington Mystics
2025 No. 3 draft pick
2027 second round draft pick
Rights to swap 2027 first round draft picks 		To Chicago Sky
Ariel Atkins 		[3]

Free agency

Re-signed

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

Additions

Player Date Notes Former Team Ref.
Taylor Soule February 11, 2025 Training camp contract Zagłębie Sosnowiec [5]

Subtractions / Unsigned

Player Date Reason New Team Ref.
Julie Vanloo December 6, 2024 Expansion draft Golden State Valkyries [6]
Marica Gajić December 30, 2024 Renounced rights — [7]
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough February 1, 2025 Free agency – unrestricted Atlanta Dream [8]
Elena Delle Donne — Free agency – unrestricted TBA
Bernadett Határ — Free agency – reserved
(qualifying offer pending) 		TBA [9]

Roster

Washington Mystics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F/C0United StatesAustin, Shakira6' 5" (1.96m)190 lb (86kg)2000-07-25Mississippi3
C31United StatesDolson, Stefanie6' 5" (1.96m)235 lb (107kg)1992-01-08Connecticut11
F24CanadaEdwards, Aaliyah6' 3" (1.91m)2002-07-09Connecticut1
F21United StatesEngstler, Emily6' 1" (1.85m)180 lb (82kg)2000-05-01Louisville3
F3MaliKoné, Sika6' 4" (1.93m)180 lb (82kg)2002-07-13Mali2
G5AustraliaMelbourne, Jade5' 11" (1.8m)145 lb (66kg)2002-08-18Australia2
G44United StatesSamuelson, Karlie6' 0" (1.83m)160 lb (73kg)1995-05-10Stanford6
F7United StatesSoule, Taylor5' 11" (1.8m)2000-01-05Virginia Tech2
G1United StatesSutton, Sug5' 8" (1.73m)140 lb (64kg)1998-12-17Texas3
G15United StatesSykes, Brittney5' 9" (1.75m)154 lb (70kg)1994-02-07Syracuse8
G–SpainAlarcón, Txell (DP)5' 10" (1.78m)2003-07-31Spain–
F–BelgiumClaessens, Nastja (DP)6' 1" (1.85m)2004-12-02Belgium–
Head coach
United States Sydney Johnson (Princeton)
Assistant coaches
United States Jessie Miller (UIC)
Turkey Emre Vatansever
Athletic trainer
United States Christina Kennedy
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
GS
LV
LA
MIN
PHO
SEA

Depth

Pos. Starter Bench
PG Brittney Sykes Jade Melbourne
SG 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
1 May 3 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
2 May 7 Atlanta CareFirst Arena
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
1 May 16 Atlanta CareFirst Arena
2 May 18 @ Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena
3 May 21 @ Golden State Chase Center
4 May 23 @ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
5 May 25 @ Phoenix PHX Arena
6 May 28 Indiana CFG Bank Arena
7 May 30 New York CareFirst Arena
June : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
8 June 3 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
9 June 5 New York CareFirst Arena
10 June 8 Connecticut CareFirst Arena
11 June 15 Atlanta CareFirst Arena
12 June 17 @ Chicago Wintrust Arena
13 June 20 @ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
14 June 22 Dallas CareFirst Arena
15 June 24 Minnesota CareFirst Arena
16 June 26 @ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
17 June 28 @ Dallas College Park Center
July : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
18 July 3 @ Minnesota Target Center
19 July 8 Chicago EagleBank Arena
20 July 10 Las Vegas CareFirst Arena
21 July 13 @ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
22 July 15 @ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
23 July 22 Los Angeles CareFirst Arena
24 July 26 Seattle CareFirst Arena
25 July 27 Phoenix CareFirst Arena
26 July 29 Chicago CareFirst Arena
27 July 31 Golden State CareFirst Arena
August : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
28 August 3 @ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
29 August 5 @ Chicago Wintrust Arena
30 August 8 @ Minnesota Target Center
31 August 10 @ Dallas College Park Center
32 August 13 Golden State CareFirst Arena
33 August 15 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
34 August 17 Los Angeles CareFirst Arena
35 August 19 Connecticut CareFirst Arena
36 August 21 @ Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena
37 August 23 Las Vegas CareFirst Arena
38 August 24 Seattle CareFirst Arena
39 August 28 @ New York Barclays Center
40 August 30 @ Golden State Chase Center
41 August 31 @ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
September : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
42 September 4 Phoenix CareFirst Arena
43 September 7 Indiana CFG Bank Arena
44 September 9 @ New York Barclays Center
2025 season schedule

Standings

# 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. ^ a b "Mystics hire Wideman as GM, Johnson as coach". Associated Press. ESPN. December 23, 2024.
  3. ^ Andrews, Kendra; Philippou, Alexa (February 23, 2025). "Mystics trade Ariel Atkins to Sky for No. 3 pick, more". ESPN. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  4. ^ Lee, Albert (February 4, 2025). "WNBA Free Agency 2025: Mystics sign Emily Engstler and Sug Sutton". Bullets Forever. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  5. ^ @WashMystics (February 11, 2025). "The Mystics have signed Taylor Soule to a 2025 training camp contract" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "Golden State Valkyries begin constructing inaugural roster with 11 selections in 2024 WNBA Expansion Draft". nba.com. NBA. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  7. ^ Alford Corriette [@alfcorriette] (December 30, 2024). "The Mystics have renounced the rights to Marica Gajić, their third-round pick from 2015" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "Atlanta Dream Sign Veteran Guard Shatori Walker-Kimbrough". Atlanta Dream. WNBA. February 1, 2025. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  9. ^ Copeland, Kareem (February 1, 2025). "WNBA offseason has stars in new places — even if it's just temporary". Washington Post. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
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