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2008 Washington Mystics season
Jessie Kenlaw (2-10) The 2008 WNBA season was the 11th season for the Washington Mystics women's professional basketball team. Despite a 10–16 record before the WNBA break for the Beijing Olympics, Mystics officials said that attendance at Verizon Center had risen from nearly 1,200 fans a game over the previous season, with total ticket revenue up 17 percent, and season-ticket sales for the 2008 season were up 20 percent from last season, bringing the team's base to nearly 3,000.
Off-season
On October 2, 2007, the Mystics announced that Tree Rollins would be named the permanent head coach. Rollins had been the interim head coach since the resignation of Richie Adubato on June 1, 2007.
Expansion draft
Yelena Leuchanka was selected in the 2008 Expansion Draft for the Atlanta Dream.
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School or club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Crystal Langhorne | Maryland | |
| 2 | 20 | Lindsey Pluimer | UCLA | |
| 3 | 34 | Krystal Vaughn | Virginia Commonwealth |
Transactions
Trades
| August 12, 2008 | To Washington Mystics | To Detroit Shock |
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Free agents
| Kendra Wecker | June 23, 2008 | San Antonio Silver Stars |
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| Coco Miller | September 14, 2008 |
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Regular season
- On July 19, 2008, Tree Rollins was fired by the team after an 8–14 start. Assistant coach Jessie Kenlaw was named as interim head coach.
Season standings
Season schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Leading scorer | Attendance | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17 | @ Indiana | 53-64 | Nakia Sanford (14) | 10,533 | 0-1 |
| May 22 | @ New York | 60-79 | Taj McWilliams-Franklin (26) | 7,071 | 0-2 |
| May 25 | vs. Houston | 69-66 | Alana Beard (16) | 10,441 | 1-2 |
| May 27 | vs. Atlanta | 80-74 | Alana Beard (25) | 6,231 | 2-2 |
| May 31 | vs. Los Angeles | 59-70 | Monique Currie (15) | 11,517 | 2-3 |
| June 3 | @ Phoenix | 93-98 | Alana Beard (33) | 7,561 | 2-4 |
| June 6 | @ San Antonio | 52-63 | Alana Beard (13) | 5,800 | 2-5 |
| June 8 | @ Connecticut | 79-87 | Monique Currie (28) | 7,174 | 2-6 |
| June 11 | vs. Sacramento | 76-79 | Taj McWilliams-Franklin (23) | 6,146 | 2-7 |
| June 13 | @ Chicago | 64-57 | Alana Beard (22) | 2,600 | 3-7 |
| June 18 | @ Houston | 67-63 | Alana Beard (23) | 7,054 | 4-7 |
| June 20 | vs. Atlanta | 72-61 | Alana Beard (18) | 7,448 | 5-7 |
| June 24 | vs. Phoenix | 90-98 | Taj McWilliams-Franklin (31) | 6,662 | 5-8 |
| June 26 | @ Los Angeles | 77-74 (OT) | Monique Currie (24) | 8,144 | 6-8 |
| June 29 | @ Seattle | 49-64 | Alana Beard (16) | 7,965 | 6-9 |
| July 1 | @ Sacramento | 81-87 | Alana Beard (31) | 5,705 | 6-10 |
| July 6 | vs. San Antonio | 75-83 | Alana Beard (20) | 10,439 | 6-11 |
| July 8 | vs. Indiana | 50-48 | Taj McWilliams-Franklin (20) | 7,587 | 7-11 |
| July 11 | @ Detroit | 66-79 | Coco Miller (15) | 8,596 | 7-12 |
| July 13 | vs. Connecticut | 69-64 | Nikki Blue (13) | 9,610 | 8-12 |
| July 17 | @ New York | 56-77 | Alana Beard (15) | 8,344 | 8-13 |
| July 18 | vs. Detroit | 62-99 | Taj McWilliams-Franklin (13) | 6,834 | 8-14 |
| July 20 | vs. Seattle | 89-57 | Taj McWilliams-Franklin (22) | 8,543 | 9-14 |
| July 23 | vs. New York | 73-80 | Taj McWilliams-Franklin (19) | 16,121 | 9-15 |
| July 25 | @ Atlanta | 81-75 | Taj McWilliams-Franklin (13) | 8,279 | 10-15 |
| July 27 | vs. Connecticut | 60-82 | Taj McWilliams-Franklin (11) | 9,357 | 10-16 |
| August 29 | vs. Chicago | 75-79 | Alana Beard (18) | 10,043 | 10-17 |
| August 30 | @ Minnesota | 78-92 | Alana Beard (27) | 6,980 | 10-18 |
| September 2 | vs. Indiana | 68-79 | Alana Beard (17) | 7,244 | 10-19 |
| September 6 | vs. Detroit | 69-84 | Monique Currie (15) | 9,976 | 10-20 |
| September 9 | @ Chicago | 59-78 | Tasha Humphrey (15) | 3,087 | 10-21 |
| September 11 | @ Detroit | 66-78 | Alana Beard (16) | ||
| Monique Currie (16) | 8,145 | 10-22 | |||
| September 13 | @ Connecticut | 81-87 | Monique Currie (23) | 8,652 | 10-23 |
| September 14 | vs. Minnesota | 70-96 | Alana Beard (17) | 10,438 | 10-24 |
Player stats
Regular season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 33 | 33.1 | .395 | .354 | .733 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 16.1 | |
| 26 | 26 | 33.2 | .525 | .280 | .730 | 7.3 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 13.3 | |
| 34 | 34 | 28.6 | .401 | .375 | .826 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 11.9 | |
| 8 | 7 | 26.5 | .415 | .379 | .588 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 11.1 | |
| 34 | 28 | 23.4 | .452 | .000 | .398 | 5.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 6.7 | |
| 34 | 6 | 20.9 | .355 | .283 | .625 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 5.3 | |
| 34 | 6 | 15.6 | .624 | .000 | .549 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 4.8 | |
| 28 | 4 | 14.0 | .355 | .368 | .806 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 4.3 | |
| 26 | 22 | 20.7 | .324 | .438 | .760 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 3.8 | |
| 22 | 0 | 8.1 | .379 | .000 | .542 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.6 | |
| 30 | 0 | 4.8 | .393 | .418 | .000 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | |
| 24 | 1 | 7.6 | .392 | .000 | .667 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.0 | |
| 6 | 3 | 13.7 | .250 | .300 | .500 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.7 | |
| 2 | 0 | 5.5 | .333 | .000 | .000 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |
| 15 | 0 | 5.2 | .158 | .000 | .600 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | |
| 9 | 0 | 5.3 | .118 | .143 | .000 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Roster
References
References
- "Sports Business Journal".
- "WNBA.com: Atlanta Dream".
- [http://www.wnba.com/mystics/news/MYSTICS_ACQUIRE_TAJ_MCWILLIAMS-268626-230.html Mystics: Mystics Acquire Taj Mcwilliams-Franklin]
- [http://www.wnba.com/mystics/news/MYSTICS_AQUIRE_TASHA_HUMPHREY-279915-230.html Mystics: Mystics Acquire Tasha Humphrey]
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