2010 Washington Mystics season

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.

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

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.
  • 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
Washington Mystics old roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G 22 Liberia Ajavon, Matee 5' 8" (1.73m) 160 lb (73kg) Rutgers
G/F 20 United States Beard, Alana Injured 5' 11" (1.8m) 160 lb (73kg) Duke
G/F 4 United States Coleman, Marissa 6' 1" (1.85m) 180 lb (82kg) Maryland
PF 25 United States Currie, Monique 6' 0" (1.83m) 177 lb (80kg) Duke
G 10 United States Harding, Lindsey 5' 8" (1.73m) 139 lb (63kg) Duke
G 12 United States Houts, Ashley 5' 6" (1.68m) 140 lb (64kg) Georgia
C 1 United States Langhorne, Crystal 6' 2" (1.88m) 184 lb (83kg) Maryland
F/C 44 United States Melvin, Chasity 6' 3" (1.91m) 185 lb (84kg) NC State
F 50 United States Monroe, Jacinta 6' 5" (1.96m) 162 lb (73kg) Florida State
C 43 United States Sanford, Nakia 6' 4" (1.93m) 200 lb (91kg) Kansas
G 30 United States Smith, Katie 5' 11" (1.8m) 175 lb (79kg) Ohio State
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Athletic trainer
Strength and conditioning coach
  • United States Lisa Ciaravella (Elon)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

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 x2212.647–13–49–813–9
New York Liberty x2212.647–13–49–814–8
Indiana Fever x2113.6181.013–48–913–9
Atlanta Dream x1915.5593.010–79–810–12
Connecticut Sun o1717.5005.012–55–129–13
Chicago Sky o1420.4128.07–107–107–15

Schedule

Preseason
2010 Game Log: Preseason
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1May 511:30amNew York65-60Coleman (15)Sanford (8)Smith (3)Verizon Center
7,152		1-0
2May 92:00pm@ Atlanta77-58Currie (16)Atkinson, Langhorne (8)Harding, Smith (3)Eblen Center
2,219		2-0

Regular season
2010 Game Log: Regular Season
May
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1May 157:00pm@ Indiana72-65Currie (21)Langhorne (8)Harding (3)Conseco Fieldhouse
9,752		1-0
2May 167:00pm@ MinnesotaFS-N87-76Currie (27)Langhorne, Melvin (9)Harding (4)Target Center
9,985		2-0
3May 217:00pmNew York77-61Harding (21)Langhorne (11)Smith (4)Verizon Center
10,158		3-0
4May 233:00pm@ Connecticut65-80Langhorne (16)Langhorne (8)Harding (5)Mohegan Sun Arena
7,614		3-1
5May 2510:00pm@ Seattle76-82Currie (24)Sanford (6)Harding (4)KeyArena
6,612		3-2
6May 2810:30pm@ Los AngelesPRIME75-81Smith (15)Langhorne (10)Harding (8)STAPLES Center
13,154		3-3
7May 304:00pmConnecticut69-65Currie (18)Langhorne (16)Harding (9)Verizon Center
8,602		4-3
June
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
8June 57:00pmAtlanta79-86 (OT)Langhorne (23)Langhorne, Melvin (8)Ajavon, Harding (4)Verizon Center
8,986		4-4
9June 118:30pm@ ChicagoCN10095-78Harding (25)Currie, Langhorne (8)Currie, Harding (5)Allstate Arena
3,107		5-4
10June 127:00pmNew YorkCSN-MA82-65Currie (20)Langhorne (9)Currie (4)Verizon Center
8,492		6-4
11June 197:00pmChicagoNBATV
CSN-MA
CN100		65-61 (OT)Smith (17)Langhorne (10)Harding (6)Verizon Center
9,034		7-4
12June 247:00pmLos AngelesCSN-MA68-53Langhorne (27)Langhorne (14)Harding (4)Verizon Center
8,160		8-4
13June 258:30pm@ ChicagoCN10072-79Langhorne (25)Langhorne (13)Currie (4)Allstate Arena
3,419		8-5
14June 274:00pmPhoenixNBATV
CSN-MA		95-85Langhorne (31)Langhorne (10)Smith (6)Verizon Center
7,547		9-5
15June 297:00pmIndianaESPN268-65Smith (21)Langhorne (10)Ajavon, Harding, Sanford (4)Verizon Center
8,464		10-5
July
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
16July 110:00pm@ PhoenixFS-A107-104Smith (25)Langhorne (9)Harding (6)US Airways Center
5,509		11-5
17July 38:00pm@ TulsaCOX69-54Currie (17)Coleman (10)Coleman, Harding, Smith (4)BOK Center
3,516		12-5
18July 1512:00pm@ New York67-75Langhorne (19)Langhorne (10)Harding (4)Madison Square Garden
18,162		12-6
19July 184:00pmChicagoCSN-MA59-61Langhorne (12)Langhorne (9)Harding (6)Verizon Center
8,790		12-7
20July 2111:30amAtlantaNBATV
CSN-MA		82-72Langhorne (24)Langhorne (15)Smith (5)Verizon Center
14,347		13-7
21July 247:00pmIndianaNBATV
CSN-MA		73-78Smith (17)Langhorne (13)Harding (3)Verizon Center
9,786		13-8
22July 277:30pm@ Connecticut78-88Langhorne (23)Currie (9)Coleman, Melvin, Smith (3)Mohegan Sun Arena
6,322		13-9
23July 297:00pmSan AntonioNBATV
CSN-MA		75-79Currie (22)Langhorne (9)Harding (5)Verizon Center
9,212		13-10
24July 307:00pm@ Indiana77-73Harding (33)Langhorne (11)Sanford, Smith (4)Conseco Fieldhouse
8,207		14-10
August
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
25August 14:00pmTulsaNBATV
CSN-MA		87-62Currie, Smith (15)Coleman (10)Coleman, Harding (4)Verizon Center
9,008		15-10
26August 37:30pm@ AtlantaESPN286-78Smith (18)Langhorne (12)Harding (6)Philips Arena
9,072		16-10
27August 67:30pm@ New York77-85Currie (23)Currie, Melvin (6)Ajavon, Coleman, Smith (2)Madison Square Garden
11,465		16-11
28August 85:00pm@ Connecticut67-76Langhorne (14)Langhorne (7)Harding (3)Mohegan Sun Arena
7,076		16-12
29August 107:00pmConnecticutNBATV
CSN-MA		84-74Langhorne (23)Langhorne (10)Harding (6)Verizon Center
8,180		17-12
30August 137:00pmMinnesota61-58Harding (15)Langhorne (14)Smith (4)Verizon Center
7,752		18-12
31August 154:00pmSeattle80-71Currie (25)Langhorne (7)4 players (3)Verizon Center
9,438		19-12
32August 178:00pm@ San Antonio76-66Langhorne (21)Langhorne (12)Smith (6)AT&T Center
6,801		20-12
33August 207:00pmNew York75-74Ajavon (16)Langhorne (7)Coleman, Harding (2)Verizon Center
13,109		21-12
34August 223:00pm@ AtlantaSSO90-81Currie (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
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceSeries
1August 257:00pmAtlantaNBATV90-95Coleman (18)Currie (11)Harding (5)Verizon Center
10,322		0-1
2August 277:30pm@ AtlantaNBATV
FSSO		77-101Ajavon (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 34014.6.346.184.7731.61.41.120.065.9
Marissa Coleman 34119.5.397.402.7563.31.50.850.356.5
Monique Currie 343426.2.436.446.8774.81.61.440.4114.1
Lindsey Harding 343433.2.445.288.7663.04.01.380.1812.1
Ashley Houts 2005.5.375.2501.0000.70.50.300.000.9
Crystal Langhorne 343434.1.589.167.7729.71.10.880.2116.3
Chasity Melvin 341219.4.434.000.6434.70.70.710.505.2
Jacinta Monroe 1706.9.484.000.5000.90.20.290.472.1
Nakia Sanford 342217.9.478.000.6974.20.70.740.246.0
Katie Smith 333330.8.395.362.7642.12.60.730.159.5

Postseason
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Matee Ajavon 2017.5.440.400.7500.01.51.500.0018.0
Marissa Coleman 2025.0.400.300.8004.01.01.000.0013.5
Monique Currie 2228.0.167.200.7659.01.01.000.0010.0
Lindsey Harding 2233.5.219.400.6252.53.02.000.0010.5
Ashley Houts 104.0.000.000.0001.00.00.000.000.0
Crystal Langhorne 2235.0.458.0001.0008.01.50.002.0013.5
Chasity Melvin 2115.0.800.000.7502.01.01.000.005.5
Jacinta Monroe 202.5.000.000.0000.50.00.500.000.0
Nakia Sanford 2114.0.714.000.5003.00.50.500.505.5
Katie Smith 2227.5.333.143.8334.01.00.500.007.0

Awards and honors

References
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