2017 Washington Mystics season | |
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Coach | Mike Thibault |
Arena | Verizon Center |
Attendance | 7,771 per game |
Results | |
Record | 18–16 (.529) |
Place | 3rd (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Semifinals v. Minnesota |
Team Leaders | |
Points | Elena Delle Donne 19.7 ppg |
Rebounds | Krystal Thomas 9.6 rpg |
Assists | Kristi Toliver 3.4 apg |
Media | |
Television | CSN Mid-Atlantic (CSN-MA) |
The 2017 WNBA season for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association is scheduled to begin May 13, 2017. The Mystics got off to a strong start, posting a 10–5 record in May and June. After a 4–4 July, the Mystics struggled to finish out the season. A 4–6 finish saw them place third in the Eastern Conference, and earn the 6th overall seed in the playoffs. Strong performances from star players allowed the Mystics to win in the First Round over the Dallas Wings and in the Second Round over the New York Liberty. In the Semifinals, the Mystics were swept by the Minnesota Lynx 0–3.
The Mystics became the first Washington-based professional sports team to reach the semifinal stage of playoffs since they themselves did so in 2002. They and the NHL's Washington Capitals reaching the Finals in 1998 were the only instances of a Washington-based team reaching the semifinals since the Redskins' 1991 Super Bowl.
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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1 | 6 | Shatori Walker-Kimbrough | United States | Maryland |
2 | 18 | Jennie Simms | United States | Old Dominion |
3 | 27 | Mehryn Kraker | United States | Green Bay |
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2017 pre-season game log | |
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2017 pre-season schedule |
2017 game log Total: 18–16 (Home: 11–6; Road: 7–10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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May: 4–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–2)
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June
: 6–3 (Home: 3–2; Road: 3–1)
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July
: 4–4 (Home: 1–0; Road: 3–4)
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August
: 3–5 (Home: 2–3; Road: 1–2)
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September
: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
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2017 season schedule |
2017 playoff game log Total: 2–3(Home: 1–1; Road: 1–2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
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Second Round: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
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WNBA Semifinals: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
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2017 playoff schedule |
# | Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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1 | New York Liberty - (3) | 22 | 12 | .647 | - | 13–4 | 9–8 | 10–6 |
2 | Connecticut Sun - (4) | 21 | 13 | .636 | 1 | 12–5 | 9–6 | 10–6 |
3 | Washington Mystics - (6) | 18 | 16 | .529 | 4 | 11–6 | 7–10 | 12-4 |
4 | Chicago Sky - e | 12 | 22 | .353 | 10 | 4–13 | 8–9 | 6–10 |
5 | Atlanta Dream - e | 12 | 22 | .353 | 10 | 9–8 | 3–14 | 5–11 |
6 | Indiana Fever - e | 9 | 25 | .265 | 13 | 6–11 | 3–14 | 4–12 |
First round: Single elimination (Sept. 6) | Second round: Single elimination (Sept. 10) | Semifinals: Best-of-five (Sept. 12 – Sept. 17) |
WNBA Finals: Best-of-five (Sept. 24 – Oct. 4) | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Los Angeles Sparks | 79 | 86 | 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Connecticut Sun | 83 | 5 | Phoenix Mercury | 66 | 72 | 87 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Phoenix Mercury | 79 | 5 | Phoenix Mercury | 88 | 1 | Minnesota Lynx | 84 | 70 | 64 | 80 | 85 | ||||||||||||
8 | Seattle Storm | 69 | 2 | Los Angeles Sparks | 85 | 68 | 75 | 69 | 76 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Minnesota Lynx | 101 | 93 | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | New York Liberty | 68 | 6 | Washington Mystics | 81 | 83 | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Washington Mystics | 86 | 6 | Washington Mystics | 82 | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Dallas Wings | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: Teams re-seeded after second round and semi-finals.
Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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Ivory Latta | Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award | August 25, 2017 | [3] |