2010 Washington Mystics season

The 2010 WNBA season was 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
Coach	Julie Plank
Arena	Verizon Center
Attendance	9,357 per game
Results
Record	22–12 (.647)
Place	1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Lost Conference Semifinals
Team Leaders
Points	Langhorne (16.3)
Rebounds	Langhorne (9.7)
Assists	Harding (4.0)
Media
Television	CSN-MA NBATV, ESPN2
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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.^[1]
• 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

Additions Player Signed Former team Monique Currie February 17, 2010 re-signed Katie Smith March 16, 2010 Tulsa Shock Ashley Houts May 12, 2010 Washington Mystics

Subtractions Player Left New team Nikki Blue May 12, 2010 New York Liberty Kristen Mann May 14, 2010 free agent

Roster

2010 Washington Mystics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Weight From G 22 Ajavon, Matee 5' 8" (1.73m) 160 lb (73kg) Rutgers G/F 20 Beard, Alana  5' 11" (1.8m) 160 lb (73kg) Duke G/F 4 Coleman, Marissa 6' 1" (1.85m) 180 lb (82kg) Maryland PF 25 Currie, Monique 6' 0" (1.83m) 177 lb (80kg) Duke G 10 Harding, Lindsey 5' 8" (1.73m) 139 lb (63kg) Duke G 12 Houts, Ashley 5' 6" (1.68m) 140 lb (64kg) Georgia C 1 Langhorne, Crystal 6' 2" (1.88m) 184 lb (83kg) Maryland F/C 44 Melvin, Chasity 6' 3" (1.91m) 185 lb (84kg) NC State F 50 Monroe, Jacinta 6' 5" (1.96m) 162 lb (73kg) Florida State C 43 Sanford, Nakia 6' 4" (1.93m) 200 lb (91kg) Kansas G 30 Smith, Katie 5' 11" (1.8m) 175 lb (79kg) Ohio State	Head coach Julie Plank (Ohio State) Assistant coaches Marianne Stanley (Immaculata) Trudi Lacey (NC State) Athletic trainer Navin Hettiarachchi (West Virginia) Strength and conditioning coach Lisa Ciaravella (Elon) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured   WNBA roster page

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 x	22	12	.647	–	13–4	9–8	13–9
New York Liberty x	22	12	.647	–	13–4	9–8	14–8
Indiana Fever x	21	13	.618	1.0	13–4	8–9	13–9
Atlanta Dream x	19	15	.559	3.0	10–7	9–8	10–12
Connecticut Sun o	17	17	.500	5.0	12–5	5–12	9–13
Chicago Sky o	14	20	.412	8.0	7–10	7–10	7–15

Schedule

Preseason

2010 Game Log: Preseason Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 May 5 11:30am New York 65-60 Coleman (15) Sanford (8) Smith (3) Verizon Center 7,152 1-0 2 May 9 2:00pm @ Atlanta 77-58 Currie (16) Atkinson, Langhorne (8) Harding, Smith (3) Eblen Center 2,219 2-0

Regular season

2010 Game Log: Regular Season
May Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 May 15 7:00pm @ Indiana 72-65 Currie (21) Langhorne (8) Harding (3) Conseco Fieldhouse 9,752 1-0 2 May 16 7:00pm @ Minnesota FS-N 87-76 Currie (27) Langhorne, Melvin (9) Harding (4) Target Center 9,985 2-0 3 May 21 7:00pm New York 77-61 Harding (21) Langhorne (11) Smith (4) Verizon Center 10,158 3-0 4 May 23 3:00pm @ Connecticut 65-80 Langhorne (16) Langhorne (8) Harding (5) Mohegan Sun Arena 7,614 3-1 5 May 25 10:00pm @ Seattle 76-82 Currie (24) Sanford (6) Harding (4) KeyArena 6,612 3-2 6 May 28 10:30pm @ Los Angeles PRIME 75-81 Smith (15) Langhorne (10) Harding (8) STAPLES Center 13,154 3-3 7 May 30 4:00pm Connecticut 69-65 Currie (18) Langhorne (16) Harding (9) Verizon Center 8,602 4-3
June Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 8 June 5 7:00pm Atlanta 79-86 (OT) Langhorne (23) Langhorne, Melvin (8) Ajavon, Harding (4) Verizon Center 8,986 4-4 9 June 11 8:30pm @ Chicago CN100 95-78 Harding (25) Currie, Langhorne (8) Currie, Harding (5) Allstate Arena 3,107 5-4 10 June 12 7:00pm New York CSN-MA 82-65 Currie (20) Langhorne (9) Currie (4) Verizon Center 8,492 6-4 11 June 19 7:00pm Chicago NBATV CSN-MA CN100 65-61 (OT) Smith (17) Langhorne (10) Harding (6) Verizon Center 9,034 7-4 12 June 24 7:00pm Los Angeles CSN-MA 68-53 Langhorne (27) Langhorne (14) Harding (4) Verizon Center 8,160 8-4 13 June 25 8:30pm @ Chicago CN100 72-79 Langhorne (25) Langhorne (13) Currie (4) Allstate Arena 3,419 8-5 14 June 27 4:00pm Phoenix NBATV CSN-MA 95-85 Langhorne (31) Langhorne (10) Smith (6) Verizon Center 7,547 9-5 15 June 29 7:00pm Indiana ESPN2 68-65 Smith (21) Langhorne (10) Ajavon, Harding, Sanford (4) Verizon Center 8,464 10-5
July Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 16 July 1 10:00pm @ Phoenix FS-A 107-104 Smith (25) Langhorne (9) Harding (6) US Airways Center 5,509 11-5 17 July 3 8:00pm @ Tulsa COX 69-54 Currie (17) Coleman (10) Coleman, Harding, Smith (4) BOK Center 3,516 12-5 18 July 15 12:00pm @ New York 67-75 Langhorne (19) Langhorne (10) Harding (4) Madison Square Garden 18,162 12-6 19 July 18 4:00pm Chicago CSN-MA 59-61 Langhorne (12) Langhorne (9) Harding (6) Verizon Center 8,790 12-7 20 July 21 11:30am Atlanta NBATV CSN-MA 82-72 Langhorne (24) Langhorne (15) Smith (5) Verizon Center 14,347 13-7 21 July 24 7:00pm Indiana NBATV CSN-MA 73-78 Smith (17) Langhorne (13) Harding (3) Verizon Center 9,786 13-8 22 July 27 7:30pm @ Connecticut 78-88 Langhorne (23) Currie (9) Coleman, Melvin, Smith (3) Mohegan Sun Arena 6,322 13-9 23 July 29 7:00pm San Antonio NBATV CSN-MA 75-79 Currie (22) Langhorne (9) Harding (5) Verizon Center 9,212 13-10 24 July 30 7:00pm @ Indiana 77-73 Harding (33) Langhorne (11) Sanford, Smith (4) Conseco Fieldhouse 8,207 14-10
August Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 25 August 1 4:00pm Tulsa NBATV CSN-MA 87-62 Currie, Smith (15) Coleman (10) Coleman, Harding (4) Verizon Center 9,008 15-10 26 August 3 7:30pm @ Atlanta ESPN2 86-78 Smith (18) Langhorne (12) Harding (6) Philips Arena 9,072 16-10 27 August 6 7:30pm @ New York 77-85 Currie (23) Currie, Melvin (6) Ajavon, Coleman, Smith (2) Madison Square Garden 11,465 16-11 28 August 8 5:00pm @ Connecticut 67-76 Langhorne (14) Langhorne (7) Harding (3) Mohegan Sun Arena 7,076 16-12 29 August 10 7:00pm Connecticut NBATV CSN-MA 84-74 Langhorne (23) Langhorne (10) Harding (6) Verizon Center 8,180 17-12 30 August 13 7:00pm Minnesota 61-58 Harding (15) Langhorne (14) Smith (4) Verizon Center 7,752 18-12 31 August 15 4:00pm Seattle 80-71 Currie (25) Langhorne (7) 4 players (3) Verizon Center 9,438 19-12 32 August 17 8:00pm @ San Antonio 76-66 Langhorne (21) Langhorne (12) Smith (6) AT&T Center 6,801 20-12 33 August 20 7:00pm New York 75-74 Ajavon (16) Langhorne (7) Coleman, Harding (2) Verizon Center 13,109 21-12 34 August 22 3:00pm @ Atlanta SSO 90-81 Currie (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 Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series 1 August 25 7:00pm Atlanta NBATV 90-95 Coleman (18) Currie (11) Harding (5) Verizon Center 10,322 0-1 2 August 27 7:30pm @ Atlanta NBATV FSSO 77-101 Ajavon (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	34	0	14.6	.346	.184	.773	1.6	1.4	1.12	0.06	5.9
Marissa Coleman	34	1	19.5	.397	.402	.756	3.3	1.5	0.85	0.35	6.5
Monique Currie	34	34	26.2	.436	.446	.877	4.8	1.6	1.44	0.41	14.1
Lindsey Harding	34	34	33.2	.445	.288	.766	3.0	4.0	1.38	0.18	12.1
Ashley Houts	20	0	5.5	.375	.250	1.000	0.7	0.5	0.30	0.00	0.9
Crystal Langhorne	34	34	34.1	.589	.167	.772	9.7	1.1	0.88	0.21	16.3
Chasity Melvin	34	12	19.4	.434	.000	.643	4.7	0.7	0.71	0.50	5.2
Jacinta Monroe	17	0	6.9	.484	.000	.500	0.9	0.2	0.29	0.47	2.1
Nakia Sanford	34	22	17.9	.478	.000	.697	4.2	0.7	0.74	0.24	6.0
Katie Smith	33	33	30.8	.395	.362	.764	2.1	2.6	0.73	0.15	9.5

Postseason

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Matee Ajavon	2	0	17.5	.440	.400	.750	0.0	1.5	1.50	0.00	18.0
Marissa Coleman	2	0	25.0	.400	.300	.800	4.0	1.0	1.00	0.00	13.5
Monique Currie	2	2	28.0	.167	.200	.765	9.0	1.0	1.00	0.00	10.0
Lindsey Harding	2	2	33.5	.219	.400	.625	2.5	3.0	2.00	0.00	10.5
Ashley Houts	1	0	4.0	.000	.000	.000	1.0	0.0	0.00	0.00	0.0
Crystal Langhorne	2	2	35.0	.458	.000	1.000	8.0	1.5	0.00	2.00	13.5
Chasity Melvin	2	1	15.0	.800	.000	.750	2.0	1.0	1.00	0.00	5.5
Jacinta Monroe	2	0	2.5	.000	.000	.000	0.5	0.0	0.50	0.00	0.0
Nakia Sanford	2	1	14.0	.714	.000	.500	3.0	0.5	0.50	0.50	5.5
Katie Smith	2	2	27.5	.333	.143	.833	4.0	1.0	0.50	0.00	7.0

Awards and honors

• Crystal Langhorne was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of June 19, 2010.
• Crystal Langhorne was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month for June.
• Monique Currie was named to the 2010 WNBA All-Star Team as a WNBA starter.
• Lindsey Harding was named to the 2010 WNBA All-Star Team as a WNBA starter.
• Crystal Langhorne was named to the 2010 WNBA All-Star Team as a WNBA starter.
• Lindsey Harding was named to the All-Defensive Second Team.
• Crystal Langhorne was named to the All-WNBA Second Team.