2011 Washington Mystics season explained

The 2011 WNBA season is the 14th season for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association.

Transactions

WNBA draft

The following are the Mystics' selections in the 2011 WNBA draft.

Round	Pick	Player	School/team/country
1	11	Victoria Dunlap	Kentucky
2	23	Karima Christmas	Duke
3	35	Sarah Krnjic	Serbia

Transaction log

February 7: The Mystics signed Maurita Reid to a training camp contract.
March 29: The Mystics signed Sequoia Holmes and Angel Robinson to training camp contracts.
April 8: The Mystics signed Megan Frazee.
April 8: The Mystics signed Bernice Mosby to a training camp contract.
April 9: The Mystics traded their first-round 2012 draft pick to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Nicky Anosike.^[1]
April 11: The Mystics traded Lindsey Harding and a second-round pick in the 2012 draft to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for Kelly Miller, draft rights to Ta'Shia Phillips and a first-round pick in the 2012 draft.
April 29: The Mystics traded Katie Smith and Jacinta Monroe to the Seattle Storm in exchange for Jasmine Thomas and a first-round pick in the 2012 draft, and the Indiana Fever's third-round pick in the 2012 draft.
May 2: The Mystics waived Bernice Mosby.
May 17: The Mystics waived Sequoia Holmes and Maurita Reid.
May 28: The Mystics waived Chasity Melvin and Angel Robinson.
May 31: The Mystics waived Ashley Houts and Megan Frazee.
June 9: The Mystics signed Kerri Gardin to an emergency hardship contract.
June 20: The Mystics waived Kerri Gardin.
June 23: The Mystics signed Joy Cheek to an emergency hardship contract.
July 6: The Mystics waived Joy Cheek.
July 7: The Mystics signed Kerri Gardin to an emergency hardship contract.
July 21: The Mystics waived Ta'Shia Phillips and Karima Christmas.
July 25: The Mystics signed DeMya Walker.^[2]

Trades

Date	Trade
April 9, 2011	width=375	To Washington Mystics	width=375	To Minnesota Lynx
April 9, 2011	Nicky Anosike	first-round pick in 2012 draft
April 11, 2011	width=375	To Washington Mystics	width=375	To Atlanta Dream
April 11, 2011	Kelly Miller, Ta'Shia Phillips, first-round pick in 2012 draft	Lindsey Harding, second-round pick in 2012 draft
April 29, 2011	width=375	To Washington Mystics	width=375	To Seattle Storm
April 29, 2011	Jasmine Thomas, Seattle's first- and Indiana's third-round picks in 2012 draft	Katie Smith and Jacinta Monroe

Personnel changes

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Nicky Anosike	April 9, 2011
Victoria Dunlap	April 11, 2011
Karima Christmas	April 11, 2011
Ta'Shia Phillips	April 11, 2011	draft pick (from Atl.)
Kelly Miller	April 11, 2011
Jasmine Thomas	April 29, 2011	draft pick (from Sea.)
Kerri Gardin	July 7, 2011
DeMya Walker	July 25, 2011

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team
Nakia Sanford	February 24, 2011	Phoenix Mercury
Lindsey Harding	April 11, 2011
Katie Smith	April 29, 2011
Jacinta Monroe	April 29, 2011
Chasity Melvin	May 28, 2011
Ashley Houts	May 31, 2011
Karima Christmas	July 22, 2011
Ta'Shia Phillips	July 22, 2011

Roster

Depth

Pos.	Starter	Bench
C	Nicky Anosike	DeMya Walker
PF	Crystal Langhorne	Victoria Dunlap
SF	Marissa Coleman
SG	Matee Ajavon
PG	Kelly Miller	Jasmine Thomas

Schedule

Preseason

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 1 || May 25 || 10:30am || @ New York || 60–57 || Anosike (14) || Melvin (6) || Miller (5) || Prudential Center
6,472 || 1-0|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 2 || May 26 || 11:30am || Chicago || 66–55 || Langhorne (15) || Langhorne (9) || Thomas (3) || Verizon Center
9,502 || 1–1|-

Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 1 || June 4 || 7:00pm || @ Connecticut || || 73–89 || Anosike
Langhorne (16) || Anosike (7) || Ajavon
Miller (4) || Mohegan Sun Arena
6,666 || 0–1|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 2 || June 9 || 7:00pm || @ Atlanta || ESPN2 || 98–90 (OT) || Langhorne (30) || Anosike
Langhorne (13) || Miller (5) || Philips Arena
5,020 || 1–1|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 3 || June 11 || 7:00pm || Chicago || CN100 || 77–84 || Ajavon (24) || Coleman (6) || Ajavon
Miller (4) || Verizon Center
11,943 || 1–2|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 4 || June 16 || 7:00pm || Connecticut || CSN-MA || 71–79 || Miller (19) || Anosike (13) || Miller (5) || Verizon Center
7,028 || 1–3|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 5 || June 18 || 8:00pm || @ Tulsa || || 59–77 || Coleman
Langhorne (12) || Langhorne (12) || Ajavon (4) || BOK Center
4,423 || 1–4|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 6 || June 21 || 7:00pm || Indiana || CSN-MA || 80–89 || Langhorne (23) || Langhorne (9) || Anosike (4) || Verizon Center
7,980 || 1–5|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 7 || June 28 || 4:00pm || Tulsa || CSN-MA || 83–63 || Langhorne (23) || Coleman (12) || Ajavon (6) || Verizon Center
10,675 || 2–5|-|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 8 || July 3 || 4:00pm || Seattle || NBATV
CSN-MA || 63–73 || Dunlap (19) || Anosike (10) || Ajavon
Miller (4) || Verizon Center
11,604 || 2–6|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 9 || July 5 || 8:00pm || @ Chicago || CN100 || 65–78 || Coleman (14) || Anosike (10) || Thomas (4) || Allstate Arena
3,187 || 2–7|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 10 || July 9 || 7:00pm || @ Indiana || || 57–68 || Anosike (12) || Coleman (9) || Miller (4) || Conseco Fieldhouse
7,056 || 2–8|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 11 || July 12 || 3:00pm || @ Seattle || NBATV || 71–79 || Coleman (16) || Coleman (9) || Ajavon (7) || KeyArena
13,384 || 2–9|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 12 || July 15 || 10:00pm || @ Phoenix || NBATV
FS-A || 64–78 || Langhorne (17) || Anosike (10) || Ajavon
Coleman
Miller (3) || US Airways Center
9,075 || 2–10|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 13 || July 17 || 8:30pm || @ Los Angeles || NBATV || 89–85 (OT) || Ajavon (29) || Langhorne (14) || Langhorne (5) || Staples Center
10,398 || 3–10|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 14 || July 20 || 11:30am || Atlanta || NBATV || 79–86 || Langhorne (24) || Anosike (14) || Miller (6) || Verizon Center
13,954 || 3–11|-| colspan="11" align="center" valign="middle" | All-Star break|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 15 || July 26 || 7:00pm || San Antonio || CSN-MA || 67–73 || Langhorne (19) || Anosike (8) || Thomas (5) || Verizon Center
11,331 || 3–12|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 16 || July 28 || 7:00pm || @ New York || MSG || 71–75 || Langhorne (18) || Langhorne (9) || Anosike
Coleman (3) || Prudential Center
6,808 || 3–13|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 17 || July 29 || 7:00pm || Indiana || NBATV
CSN-MA || 59–61 || Ajavon (19) || Walker (10) || Ajavon (4) || Verizon Center
11,587 || 3–14|-|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 18 || August 6 || 7:00pm || New York || NBATV || 91-81 || Ajavon (32) || Anosike
Langhorne (9) || Ajavon (5) || Verizon Center
10,741 || 4–14|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 19 || August 9 || 7:00pm || Atlanta || CSN-MA || 70–72 || Ajavon (28) || Coleman (10) || Anosike (4) || Verizon Center
9,536 || 4–15|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 20 || August 12 || 7:00pm || New York || || 64–63 || Langhorne (18) || Anosike (11) || Ajavon
Coleman (3) || Verizon Center
10,092 || 5–15|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 21 || August 13 || 7:00pm || @ Connecticut || || 75–82 || Langhorne (17) || Anosike (7) || Miller (6) || Mohegan Sun Arena
6,717 || 5–16|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 22 || August 16 || 7:00pm || @ New York || || 66–69 || Langhorne (25) || Langhorne (6) || Ajavon (5) || Prudential Center
6,223 || 5–17|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 23 || August 18 || 7:00pm || Minnesota || || 62–81 || Ajavon (15) || Coleman
Langhorne
Walker (5) || Miller (4) || Verizon Center
9,483 || 5–18|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 24 || August 20 || 7:00pm || Chicago || NBATV
CN100 || 70–71 || Ajavon (23) || Anosike (9) || Ajavon
Thomas (4) || Verizon Center
10,273 || 5–19|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 25 || August 21 || 6:00pm || @ Indiana || NBATV
FS-I || 51–83 || Langhorne
Thomas (11) || Langhorne (7) || Ajavon (3) || Conseco Fieldhouse
7,935 || 5–20|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 26 || August 23 || 7:00pm || Los Angeles || CSN-MA || 82–86 (OT) || Langhorne (28) || Langhorne (9) || Thomas (5) || Verizon Center
8,441 || 5–21|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 27 || August 26 || 8:30pm || @ Chicago || CN100 || 67–80 || Langhorne (19) || Langhorne (9) || Langhorne (5) || Allstate Arena
4,434 || 5–22|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 28 || August 28 || 4:00pm || Phoenix || CSN-MA || 79–86 || Langhorne (27) || Langhorne (12) || Miller
Thomas (5) || Verizon Center
11,614 || 5–23|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 29 || August 30 || 8:00pm || @ Minnesota || || 56–73 || Langhorne (13) || Anosike (7) || Thomas (3) || Target Center
8,065 || 5–24|-|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 30 || September 1 || 7:00pm || Atlanta || || 85–81 || Langhorne (25) || Gardin
Langhorne (10) || Thomas (5) || Verizon Center
7,954 || 6–24|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 31 || September 2 || 7:30pm || @ Atlanta || NBATV || 73-95 || Thomas (19) || Walker (8) || Miller (4) || Philips Arena
6,579 || 6–25|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 32 || September 4 || 4:00pm || Connecticut || NBATV
CSN-MA || 48–79 || Currie (13) || Gardin (10) || Miller
Thomas (2) || Verizon Center
13,403 || 6–26|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 33 || September 7 || 7:00pm || @ Indiana || NBATV || 69-87 || Langhorne (18) || Langhorne (15) || Ajavon (3) || Conseco Fieldhouse
8,514 || 6–27|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 34 || September 10 || 8:00pm || @ San Antonio || NBATV || 74–82 || Ajavon (15) || Anosike
Langhorne (9) || Ajavon (5) || AT&T Center
12,813 || 6–28|-| All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com

Statistics

Regular season

GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
34	33	31.3	.391	.276	.829	2.4	3.1	1.68	0.26	14.7
34	29	27.2	.347	.000	.736	7.2	1.4	1.44	0.82	7.0
0	0	0.0	.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.00	0.00	0.0
3	0	5.3	.250	.000	1.000	1.0	0.0	0.00	0.33	1.0
14	0	10.1	.310	.217	.696	1.2	0.1	0.60	0.10	3.4
34	28	27.0	.385	.368	.676	4.8	1.4	0.71	0.41	8.6
4	1	19.3	.429	.125	1.000	4.3	1.0	1.75	0.00	11.8
26	3	8.4	.439	.500	.471	1.7	0.4	0.69	0.19	2.3
28	5	14.0	.237	.000	.517	2.7	1.0	0.86	0.46	1.5
31	31	34.3	.534	.125	.711	7.6	1.6	1.26	0.48	18.2
34	29	27.7	.382	.441	.789	2.3	2.8	0.68	0.24	7.4
10	0	5.4	.538	.000	.500	1.6	0.0	0.00	0.30	1.9
34	6	19.3	.353	.312	.667	2.1	1.9	0.74	0.26	6.4
20	5	20.5	.392	.000	.737	4.0	1.2	0.40	0.35	6.3

Awards and honors

Crystal Langhorne was named to the 2011 WNBA All-Star Team as a reserve.

Notes and References

News: Lynx trade Anosike for 2012 draft choice. Star Tribune. April 10, 2011. February 6, 2024.
News: Veteran Walker brought into give Mystics a spark. Carla. Peay. The Washington Times. July 25, 2011. February 6, 2024.