Jump to content

2025 Washington Mystics season

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2025 Washington Mystics season
CoachSydney Johnson
ArenaCareFirst Arena
EagleBank Arena
Attendanceper game
Results
Record13–16 (.448)
Place4th (Eastern)

The 2025 Washington Mystics season is the franchise's 28th season in the Women's National Basketball Association, and their first season under head coach, Sydney Johnson.

On April 30, 2025, the Mystics announced that 2025 first round draft pick, Georgia Amoore, had suffered an ACL injury during training camp.[1] And on May 1, 2025, it was announced that forward, Aaliyah Edwards, was diagnosed with a low back contusion and would be unavailable to play for at least two weeks.[2]

Draft

[edit]
See also: 2025 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club Outcome Ref.
1 3 Sonia Citron PG  United States Notre Dame Signed rookie contract April 24
Made opening day roster 		[3]
1 4 Kiki Iriafen F USC [3]
1 6 Georgia Amoore G  Australia Kentucky Signed rookie contract April 22
Made opening day roster 		[3]
2 23 Lucy Olsen  United States Iowa [3]
3 32 Zaay Green Alabama Signed rookie contract April 22
Waived on May 14 		[4]

Transactions

[edit]
Main article: List of 2025 WNBA season transactions

Front office and coaching

[edit]
Date Details Ref.
October 23, 2024 Mutually agreed to part ways with both head coach, Eric Thibault, and general manager, Mike Thibault [5]
December 23, 2024 Hired Sydney Johnson as head coach [6]
Hired Jamila Wideman as general manager
March 18, 2025 Hired Emre Vatansever and Jessie Miller as assistant coaches [7]
Shelley Patterson transitioned from assistant coach to Head of Domestic Scouting
April 2, 2025 Hired Barbara Turner as an assistant coach [8]
Hired Clinton Crouch as head of player development

Trades

[edit]
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 		[9]
April
April 14 To Washington Mystics
2026 first round pick (Minnesota’s own) 		To Minnesota Lynx
Karlie Samuelson 		[10]
August
August 5 To Washington Mystics
Alysha Clark
Zia Cooke
2026 first round pick (Seattle’s own) 		To Seattle Storm
Brittney Sykes 		[11]
August 7 To Washington Mystics
Jacy Sheldon
Right to swap 2026 first round picks
(Washington with Minnesota's own and Connecticut with New York's own acquired from prior trades) 		To Connecticut Sun
Aaliyah Edwards 		[12]

Free agency

[edit]

Re-signed

[edit]
Player Date Notes Ref.
Emily Engstler February 4 Training camp contract [13]
Sug Sutton

Additions

[edit]
Player Date Notes Former Team Ref.
Taylor Soule February 11 Training camp contract Zagłębie Sosnowiec
(Poland) 		[14]
Khadijiah Cave April 19 Botaş SK
(Turkey) 		[15]
Morgan Jones MGS Panserraikos Serres
(Greece) 		[16]
JoJo Lacey Rutgers Scarlet Knights [17]
Ashten Prechtel TFSE-MTK Budapest
(Hungary) 		[18]
Georgia Amoore April 22 Rookie contract
(2025 draft pick – No. 6) 		Kentucky Wildcats
Zaay Green Rookie contract
(2025 draft pick – No. 32) 		Alabama Crimson Tide
Lucy Olsen Rookie contract
(2025 draft pick – No. 23) 		Iowa Hawkeyes
Sonia Citron April 24 Rookie contract
(2025 draft pick – No. 3) 		Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Kiki Iriafen Rookie contract
(2025 draft pick – No. 4) 		USC Trojans
Lauren Jensen May 8 Training camp contract Creighton Bluejays [19]

Subtractions / Unsigned

[edit]
Player Date Reason New Team Ref.
Txell Alarcón [es] April 10, 2023 Unsigned draft pick
(2023 draft pick – No. 32) 		N/A – retained rights [20]
Nastja Claessens April 15, 2024 Unsigned draft pick
(2024 draft pick – No. 30) 		[21]
Julie Vanloo December 6 Expansion draft Golden State Valkyries [22]
Marica Gajić December 30 Renounced rights — [23]
Bernadett Határ February 1 Free agency – reserved
(qualifying offer extended) 		Not signed – rights retained [24]
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough Free agency – unrestricted Atlanta Dream [25]
Taylor Soule April 1 Waived — [26]
Elena Delle Donne April 4 Retired N/A [27]
Morgan Jones May 4 Waived — [28]
JoJo Lacey — [29]
Khadijah Cave May 14 — [30]
Zaay Green — [4]
Lauren Jensen — [31]
Ashten Pretchel — [32]
Sika Koné July 18 Suspended contract – temporary N/A – retained rights [33][34]
August 5 Waived — [11]
Zia Cooke —

Roster

[edit]
Washington Mystics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G8AustraliaAmoore, Georgia Injured5' 6" (1.68m)2001-04-03KentuckyR
F/C0United StatesAustin, Shakira6' 5" (1.96m)190 lb (86kg)2000-07-25Mississippi3
G/F22United StatesCitron, Sonia6' 1" (1.85m)2003-10-22Notre DameR
F32IsraelClark, Alysha5' 11" (1.8m)167 lb (76kg)1987-07-07Middle Tennessee12
C31United StatesDolson, Stefanie6' 5" (1.96m)235 lb (107kg)1992-01-08Connecticut11
F21United StatesEngstler, Emily6' 1" (1.85m)180 lb (82kg)2000-05-01Louisville3
F44United StatesIriafen, Kiki6' 3" (1.91m)2003-08-26USCR
G5AustraliaMelbourne, Jade5' 10" (1.78m)145 lb (66kg)2002-08-18Australia2
G33United StatesOlsen, Lucy5' 10" (1.78m)2003-05-26IowaR
G–United StatesSheldon, Jacy5' 10" (1.78m)140 lb (64kg)2000-08-23Ohio State1
G1United StatesSutton, Sug5' 8" (1.73m)140 lb (64kg)1998-12-17Texas3
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)
United States Barbara Turner (Connecticut)
Turkey Emre Vatansever
Player development
United States Clinton Crouch (Saint Francis)
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

[edit]
Pos. Starter Bench
PG Sug Sutton Georgia Amoore
Lucy Olsen
Jacy Sheldon
SG Jade Melbourne Alysha Clark
SF Sonia Citron Emily Engstler
PF Kiki Iriafen
C Shakira Austin Stefanie Dolson

Schedule

[edit]

Preseason

[edit]
2025 pre-season game log
Total: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
May: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 3 @ Indiana L 74–79 (OT) Brittney Sykes (18) Stefanie Dolson (8) Sug Sutton (5) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
12,461 		0–1
2 May 7 Atlanta L 70–80 Brittney Sykes (13) Ashten Prechtel (7) Zaay Green (4) CareFirst Arena
4,200 		0–2
2025 pre-season schedule

Regular season

[edit]
2025 game log
Total: 13–17 (Home: 9–6; Road: 4–11)
May: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 16 Atlanta W 94–90 Brittney Sykes (22) Engstler, Melbourne (5) Brittney Sykes (5) CareFirst Arena
4,200 		1–0
2 May 18 @ Connecticut W 90–85 Brittney Sykes (27) Kiki Iriafen (14) Brittney Sykes (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,834 		2–0
3 May 21 @ Golden State L 74–76 Brittney Sykes (30) Kiki Iriafen (12) Jade Melbourne (7) Chase Center
18,064 		2–1
4 May 23 @ Las Vegas L 72–75 Sonia Citron (19) Kiki Iriafen (13) Stefanie Dolson (8) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,509 		2–2
5 May 25 @ Phoenix L 62–68 Sonia Citron (14) Brittney Sykes (5) PHX Arena
10,065 		2–3
6 May 28 Indiana W 83–77 Brittney Sykes (21) Brittney Sykes (9) Jade Melbourne (5) CFG Bank Arena
11,183 		3–3
7 May 30 New York L 63–85 Brittney Sykes (20) Kiki Iriafen (7) Brittney Sykes (3) CareFirst Arena
4,200 		3–4
June : 5–5 (Home: 3–2; Road: 2–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
8 June 3 @ Indiana L 76–85 Kiki Iriafen (20) Kiki Iriafen (9) Brittney Sykes (4) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16,013 		3–5
9 June 5 New York L 78–86 Kiki Iriafen (17) Shakira Austin (11) Brittney Sykes (5) CareFirst Arena
4,200 		3–6
10 June 8 Connecticut W 104–67 Brittney Sykes (28) Emily Engstler (9) Brittney Sykes (6) CareFirst Arena
4,200 		4–6
11 June 15 Atlanta L 56–89 Sonia Citron (10) Kiki Iriafen (8) Sug Sutton (4) CareFirst Arena
4,200 		4–7
12 June 17 @ Chicago W 79–72 Brittney Sykes (32) Austin, Citron (9) Sug Sutton (6) Wintrust Arena
7,579 		5–7
13 June 20 @ Atlanta L 91–92 Shakira Austin (28) Shakira Austin (10) Brittney Sykes (8) Gateway Center Arena
3,265 		5–8
14 June 22 Dallas W 91–88 (OT) Sonia Citron (27) Sonia Citron (11) Kiki Iriafen (6) CareFirst Arena
4,200 		6–8
15 June 24 Minnesota W 68–64 Shakira Austin (19) Kiki Iriafen (11) Jade Melbourne (5) CareFirst Arena
4,200 		7–8
16 June 26 @ Las Vegas W 94–83 Sonia Citron (21) Shakira Austin (13) Sug Sutton (5) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,427 		8–8
17 June 28 @ Dallas L 71–79 Sonia Citron (22) Sonia Citron (10) Brittney Sykes (5) College Park Center
6,006 		8–9
July : 5–5 (Home: 4–3; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
18 July 3 @ Minnesota L 75–92 Lucy Olsen (19) Kiki Iriafen (7) Jade Melbourne (4) Target Center
8,824 		8–10
19 July 8 Chicago W 81–79 Shakira Austin (15) Kiki Iriafen (10) Austin, Sykes (4) EagleBank Arena
9,350 		9–10
20 July 10 Las Vegas W 70–68 Brittney Sykes (18) Austin, Iriafen (8) Sug Sutton (6) EagleBank Arena
9,350 		10–10
21 July 13 @ Seattle W 74–69 Brittney Sykes (19) Kiki Iriafen (10) Shakira Austin (5) Climate Pledge Arena
11,126 		11–10
22 July 15 @ Los Angeles L 80–99 Shakira Austin (16) Austin, Iriafen (8) Sonia Citron (6) Crypto.com Arena
10,787 		11–11
All-Star Game
23 July 22 Los Angeles L 86–93 Brittney Sykes (18) Shakira Austin (6) Sonia Citron (6) CareFirst Arena
4,200 		11–12
24 July 26 Seattle W 69–58 Shakira Austin (14) Austin, Iriafen (11) Brittney Sykes (5) CareFirst Arena
4,200 		12–12
25 July 27 Phoenix L 72–88 Shakira Austin (20) Kiki Iriafen (10) Melbourne, Sykes (4) CareFirst Arena
4,200 		12–13
26 July 29 Chicago W 103–86 Sonia Citron (28) Kiki Iriafen (10) Brittney Sykes (6) CareFirst Arena
4,200 		13–13
27 July 31 Golden State L 67–68 Sonia Citron (16) Shakira Austin (9) Sug Sutton (6) CareFirst Arena
4,200 		13–14
August: 0–3 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
28 August 3 @ Atlanta L 83–99 Kiki Iriafen (22) Kiki Iriafen (5) Citron, Iriafen, Sutton, Sykes (4) Gateway Center Arena
3,315 		13–15
29 August 5 @ Chicago L 64–78 Sonia Citron (13) Kiki Iriafen (6) Sug Sutton (5) Wintrust Arena
6,572 		13–16
30 August 8 @ Minnesota L 76–80 Sonia Citron (26) Kiki Iriafen (9) Citron, Iriafen, Sutton (4) Target Center
8,821 		13–17
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

Notes:

Standings

[edit]
# Team W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 Minnesota Lynx 26 5 .839 – 17–2 16–1 10–4 5–1
2 New York Liberty 20 10 .667 5.5 11–3 13–3 7–7 4–1
3 Atlanta Dream 19 11 .633 6.5 11–6 10–4 9–7 3–2
4 Phoenix Mercury 19 11 .633 6.5 9–7 11–4 8–7 4–2
5 c – Indiana Fever 17 14 .548 9 9–7 9–6 8–8 4–1
6 Las Vegas Aces 17 14 .548 9 11–8 9–5 8–9 2–4
7 Seattle Storm 16 15 .516 10 9–9 8–8 8–7 4–2
8 Golden State Valkyries 14 15 .483 11 6–10 8–5 6–10 3–3
9 Los Angeles Sparks 14 15 .483 11 4–11 5–9 9–6 2–4
10 Washington Mystics 13 17 .433 12.5 7–7 9–6 4–11 2–3
11 Chicago Sky 8 22 .267 17.5 2–12 5–11 3–11 1–4
12 Dallas Wings 8 23 .258 18 3–12 5–11 3–12 1–5
13 Connecticut Sun 5 24 .172 20 3–8 4–11 1–13 1–4

Notes

(#) – League Standing
c – Commissioner's Cup winners
x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from playoff contention
Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings


Awards and honors

[edit]
Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Shakira Austin Eastern Conference Player of the Week June 24 [35]
Sonia Citron WNBA All-Star Reserve July 7 [36]
Kiki Iriafen Rookie of the Month – May June 4 [37]
WNBA All-Star Reserve July 7 [36]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Williams, Madison (April 30, 2025). "Mystics Rookie Georgia Amoore Suffers ACL Injury Before League Debut". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  2. ^ Griffin, Liam (May 1, 2025). "Mystics lose forward Aaliyah Edwards for two weeks as preseason injuries pile up". Washington Times. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d Washington Mystics [@WashMystics] (May 15, 2025). "Introducing your 2025 Washington Mystics" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ a b Washington Mystics [@WashMystics] (May 14, 2025). "Official: The Washington Mystics have waived Zaay Green" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "Mystics, Mike Thibault and Eric Thibault Agree to Part Ways". mystics.wnba.com. October 23, 2024.
  6. ^ "Mystics hire Wideman as GM, Johnson as coach". Associated Press. ESPN. December 23, 2024.
  7. ^ "Washington Mystics Announce Staff Additions". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. March 18, 2025. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  8. ^ "Mystics Finalize Coaching Staff". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. April 2, 2025. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  9. ^ Andrews, Kendra; Philippou, Alexa (February 23, 2025). "Mystics trade Ariel Atkins to Sky for No. 3 pick, more". ESPN. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  10. ^ "Mystics Acquire 2026 First-Round Pick". Washington Mystics. WNBA. April 14, 2025. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  11. ^ a b "Washington Mystics Acquire Seattle Storm's 2026 First Round Pick And Three-Time WNBA Champion Alysha Clark". Washington Mystics. August 5, 2025. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  12. ^ "Washington Acquires Jacy Sheldon". Washington Mystics. August 7, 2025. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  13. ^ Lee, Albert (February 4, 2025). "WNBA Free Agency 2025: Mystics sign Emily Engstler and Sug Sutton". Bullets Forever. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  14. ^ @WashMystics (February 11, 2025). "The Mystics have signed Taylor Soule to a 2025 training camp contract" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ^ Washington Mystics [@WashMystics] (April 19, 2025). "The Mystics have signed Center, Khadijiah Cave" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ^ Washington Mystics [@WashMystics] (April 19, 2025). "The Mystics have signed Guard, Morgan Jones" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. ^ Crouthamel, Alec (April 19, 2025). "Former Rutgers wing JoJo Lacey signs with the Washington Mystics". The Knight Report. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
  18. ^ Washington Mystics [@WashMystics] (April 19, 2025). "The Mystics have signed Forward, Ashten Prechtel" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  19. ^ Sick, Glen (May 8, 2025). "Lauren Jensen Signs with Washington Mystics". Go Creighton. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
  20. ^ Lee, Albert (April 10, 2023). "WNBA Draft 2023: Mystics draft Txell Alarcon No. 32 overall". Bullets Forever. SB Nation. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  21. ^ Lee, Albert (April 15, 2024). "2024 WNBA Draft: Mystics select Nastja Claessens No. 30 overall". Bullets Forever. SB Nation. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  22. ^ "Golden State Valkyries begin constructing inaugural roster with 11 selections in 2024 WNBA Expansion Draft". nba.com. NBA. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  23. ^ Alford Corriette [@alfcorriette] (December 30, 2024). "The Mystics have renounced the rights to Marica Gajić, their third-round pick from 2015" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  24. ^ Copeland, Kareem (February 1, 2025). "WNBA offseason has stars in new places — even if it's just temporary". Washington Post. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  25. ^ "Atlanta Dream Sign Veteran Guard Shatori Walker-Kimbrough". Atlanta Dream. WNBA. February 1, 2025. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  26. ^ RotoWire WNBA [@RotoWireWNBA] (April 1, 2025). "Taylor Soule: Let go by Washington" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  27. ^ "Elena Delle Donne listens to body, announces retirement". ESPN. April 4, 2025. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  28. ^ Washington Mystics [@WashMystics] (May 4, 2025). "Official: The Washington Mystics have waived Morgan Jones" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  29. ^ Washington Mystics [@WashMystics] (May 4, 2025). "Official: The Washington Mystics have waived JoJo Lacey" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  30. ^ Washington Mystics [@WashMystics] (May 14, 2025). "Official: The Washington Mystics have waived Khadijiah Cave" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  31. ^ Washington Mystics [@WashMystics] (May 14, 2025). "Official: The Washington Mystics have waived Lauren Jensen" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  32. ^ Washington Mystics [@WashMystics] (May 14, 2025). "Official: The Washington Mystics have waived Ashten Prechtel" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  33. ^ Underdog WNBA [@UnderdogWNBA] (July 18, 2025). "Mystics temporarily suspend Sika Koné's contract" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  34. ^ Washington Mystics [@WashMystics] (July 21, 2025). "The Mystics have partially suspended Sika Koné's contract as she competes at AfroBasket" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  35. ^ "Shakira Austin Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week". Washington Mystics. WNBA. June 24, 2025. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
  36. ^ a b Feinberg, Doug (July 6, 2025). "WNBA All-Star Game: Kayla Thornton, Gabby Williams, Kiki Iriafen, Sonia Citron among reserves". Associated Press. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
  37. ^ "Kiki Iriafen Named Kia WNBA Rookie of the Month". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. June 4, 2025. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2025_Washington_Mystics_season&oldid=1304932747"