2010 Washington Mystics season
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The 2010 WNBA season is the 13th season for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association
Women's National Basketball Association
The Women's National Basketball Association is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. It currently is composed of twelve teams. The league was founded on April 24, 1996 as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association...

.

Dispersal draft

Based on the Mystics' 2009 record, they would pick 6th in the Sacramento Monarchs
Sacramento Monarchs
The Sacramento Monarchs were a basketball team based in Sacramento, California. They played in the Women's National Basketball Association from 1997 until folding on November 20, 2009...

 dispersal draft
Dispersal draft
A dispersal draft is a process in professional sports for assigning players to a new team when their current team goes out of business, consolidates with another team, or for some other reason ceases to exist. Since most sports drafts are held in North America, this is where most dispersal drafts...

. The Mystics picked Kristin Haynie
Kristin Haynie
Kristin Lynne Haynie is an American basketball player in the WNBA for the Sacramento Monarchs.-High school years:Haynie was born and raised in Mason, Michigan...

.

WNBA Draft

The following are the Mystics' selections in the 2010 WNBA Draft
2010 WNBA Draft
The 2010 WNBA Draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 8, 2010. The first round was shown on ESPN2 , while the second and third rounds were shown on NBA TV and ESPNU.A lottery was...

.

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


Additions

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|- style="height:40px"
| Monique Currie
Monique Currie
Monique Currie is a WNBA basketball player who plays for the Washington Mystics.Currie was traded from the Chicago Sky during the 2007 season in exchange for Chasity Melvin...

|| February 17, 2010 || re-signed
Washington Mystics
The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...


|- style="height:40px"
| Katie Smith
Katie Smith
Katherine May "Katie" Smith is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA. Her primary position is shooting guard, although she sometimes plays small forward or point guard. She is the all time leading scorer in women's professional basketball, having notched over 7000 points in both...

|| March 16, 2010 || Tulsa Shock
|- style="height:40px"
| Ashley Houts
Ashley Houts
Ashley Houts is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA. Daughter of Greg and Joni Houts. Her sister, Emily Houts, played collegiately at Gadsden State Community College and Chattanooga...

|| May 12, 2010 || Washington Mystics
Washington Mystics
The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...


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Subtractions

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|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| style="background:#054EA4;color:#FFFFFF; width:140px"|Player
| style="background:#054EA4;color:#FFFFFF; width:100px"|Left
| style="background:#054EA4;color:#FFFFFF; width:210px"|New team
|- style="height:40px"
| Nikki Blue
Nikki Blue
Anitra Necole Blue better known as Nikki Blue is a professional basketball player with the New York Liberty of the WNBA and an assistant coach at UNLV.-High school:...

|| May 12, 2010 || New York Liberty
New York Liberty
The New York Liberty is a professional basketball team based in New York City, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was one of the eight original franchises of the league...


|- style="height:40px"
| Kristen Mann
Kristen Mann
Kristen Cherie Mann is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA.-Childhood:Daughter of Kathy Deeds and Gene Mann. She has two brothers, Mack and Guy, and one sister named Payton, all younger than her. She was born August 10, 1983 in Lakewood, California...

|| May 14, 2010 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


|}

Roster

Depth

{| style="text-align: center; background:#0047AB; color:#FFFFFF"
!width="50"|Pos.
!width="250"|Starter
!width="250"|Bench
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#092C57"
! style="background:#bc9b6a" | C
Center (basketball)
The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...


| Chasity Melvin
Chasity Melvin
Chasity Melvin is an American professional basketball player originally from Roseboro, North Carolina.A 6'3" forward, Melvin has played in the WNBA since 1999, competing for the Cleveland Rockers, the Washington Mystics, and the Chicago Sky. Through twelve seasons in the league, she holds career...


| Nakia Sanford
Nakia Sanford
Nakia Sanford is a professional basketball player. She currently plays the center position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-College career:...


|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#092C57"
! style="background:#bc9b6a" | PF
Power forward (basketball)
Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...


| Crystal Langhorne
Crystal Langhorne
- External links :* at University of Maryland website.* at...


| Jacinta Monroe
Jacinta Monroe
Jacinta Monroe is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA.-External links:*...


|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#092C57"
! style="background:#bc9b6a" | SF
Small forward
The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall...


| Monique Currie
Monique Currie
Monique Currie is a WNBA basketball player who plays for the Washington Mystics.Currie was traded from the Chicago Sky during the 2007 season in exchange for Chasity Melvin...


| Marissa Coleman
Marissa Coleman
Marissa Coleman is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays the forward position for the Washington Mystics in the WNBA.-Personal life:...


|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#092C57"
! style="background:#bc9b6a" | SG
Shooting guard
The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...


| Katie Smith
Katie Smith
Katherine May "Katie" Smith is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA. Her primary position is shooting guard, although she sometimes plays small forward or point guard. She is the all time leading scorer in women's professional basketball, having notched over 7000 points in both...


| Matee Ajavon
Matee Ajavon
Matee Ajavon is a Liberian American player in the WNBA for the Washington Mystics. A 5'8" guard, Ajavon was chosen by the Houston Comets as the fifth overall draft pick in the 2008 WNBA Draft.-Early life:...

 / Alana Beard
Alana Beard
-External links:****...

 
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#092C57"
! style="background:#bc9b6a" | PG
Point guard
Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...


| Lindsey Harding
Lindsey Harding
Lindsey Marcie Harding is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for the Atlanta Dream. She was born in Mobile, Alabama, but grew up in Houston, Texas.-College career:...


| Ashley Houts
Ashley Houts
Ashley Houts is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA. Daughter of Greg and Joni Houts. Her sister, Emily Houts, played collegiately at Gadsden State Community College and Chattanooga...


|}

Preseason

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|-
! colspan=2 style="background:#054EA4; color:#FFFFFF" | 2010 Game Log: Preseason
|- valign="top"
|
The 2010 WNBA season is the 13th season for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association
Women's National Basketball Association
The Women's National Basketball Association is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. It currently is composed of twelve teams. The league was founded on April 24, 1996 as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association...

.

Dispersal draft

Based on the Mystics' 2009 record, they would pick 6th in the Sacramento Monarchs
Sacramento Monarchs
The Sacramento Monarchs were a basketball team based in Sacramento, California. They played in the Women's National Basketball Association from 1997 until folding on November 20, 2009...

 dispersal draft
Dispersal draft
A dispersal draft is a process in professional sports for assigning players to a new team when their current team goes out of business, consolidates with another team, or for some other reason ceases to exist. Since most sports drafts are held in North America, this is where most dispersal drafts...

. The Mystics picked Kristin Haynie
Kristin Haynie
Kristin Lynne Haynie is an American basketball player in the WNBA for the Sacramento Monarchs.-High school years:Haynie was born and raised in Mason, Michigan...

.

WNBA Draft

The following are the Mystics' selections in the 2010 WNBA Draft
2010 WNBA Draft
The 2010 WNBA Draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 8, 2010. The first round was shown on ESPN2 , while the second and third rounds were shown on NBA TV and ESPNU.A lottery was...

.
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! style="background:#054EA4; color:#FFFFFF;" width="10%"| Nationality
! style="background:#054EA4; color:#FFFFFF;" width="10%"| School/Team/Country
|-
| 1
| 6
| Jacinta Monroe
Jacinta Monroe
Jacinta Monroe is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA.-External links:*...


|
| Florida State
Florida State University
The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...


|-
| 2
| 14 (from Minn.
Minnesota Lynx
The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...

)
| Jenna Smith
|
| Illinois
|-
| 2
| 18
| Shanavia Dowdell
|
| Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Tech University
Louisiana Tech University, often referred to as Louisiana Tech, LA Tech, or Tech, is a coeducational public research university located in Ruston, Louisiana. Louisiana Tech is designated as a Tier 1 school in the national universities category by the 2012 U.S. News & World Report college rankings...


|-
| 3
| 30
| Alexis Gray-Lawson
|
| California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...


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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

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! style="background:#054EA4;color:#FFFFFF; width=125"|Date
! style="background:#054EA4;color:#FFFFFF;" colspan=2|Trade
|-
| rowspan=2|May 12, 2010
| width=375|To Washington Mystics
Washington Mystics
The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...


| width=375|To New York Liberty
New York Liberty
The New York Liberty is a professional basketball team based in New York City, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was one of the eight original franchises of the league...


|-
| Ashley Houts
Ashley Houts
Ashley Houts is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA. Daughter of Greg and Joni Houts. Her sister, Emily Houts, played collegiately at Gadsden State Community College and Chattanooga...


| Nikki Blue
Nikki Blue
Anitra Necole Blue better known as Nikki Blue is a professional basketball player with the New York Liberty of the WNBA and an assistant coach at UNLV.-High school:...


|}

Additions

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|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| style="background:#054EA4;color:#FFFFFF; width:140px"|Player
| style="background:#054EA4;color:#FFFFFF; width:100px"|Signed
| style="background:#054EA4;color:#FFFFFF; width:210px"|Former team
|- style="height:40px"
| Monique Currie
Monique Currie
Monique Currie is a WNBA basketball player who plays for the Washington Mystics.Currie was traded from the Chicago Sky during the 2007 season in exchange for Chasity Melvin...

|| February 17, 2010 || re-signed
Washington Mystics
The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...


|- style="height:40px"
| Katie Smith
Katie Smith
Katherine May "Katie" Smith is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA. Her primary position is shooting guard, although she sometimes plays small forward or point guard. She is the all time leading scorer in women's professional basketball, having notched over 7000 points in both...

|| March 16, 2010 || Tulsa Shock
|- style="height:40px"
| Ashley Houts
Ashley Houts
Ashley Houts is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA. Daughter of Greg and Joni Houts. Her sister, Emily Houts, played collegiately at Gadsden State Community College and Chattanooga...

|| May 12, 2010 || Washington Mystics
Washington Mystics
The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...


|}

Subtractions

{|class="navbox wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| style="background:#054EA4;color:#FFFFFF; width:140px"|Player
| style="background:#054EA4;color:#FFFFFF; width:100px"|Left
| style="background:#054EA4;color:#FFFFFF; width:210px"|New team
|- style="height:40px"
| Nikki Blue
Nikki Blue
Anitra Necole Blue better known as Nikki Blue is a professional basketball player with the New York Liberty of the WNBA and an assistant coach at UNLV.-High school:...

|| May 12, 2010 || New York Liberty
New York Liberty
The New York Liberty is a professional basketball team based in New York City, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was one of the eight original franchises of the league...


|- style="height:40px"
| Kristen Mann
Kristen Mann
Kristen Cherie Mann is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA.-Childhood:Daughter of Kathy Deeds and Gene Mann. She has two brothers, Mack and Guy, and one sister named Payton, all younger than her. She was born August 10, 1983 in Lakewood, California...

|| May 14, 2010 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


|}

Roster

Depth

{| style="text-align: center; background:#0047AB; color:#FFFFFF"
!width="50"|Pos.
!width="250"|Starter
!width="250"|Bench
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#092C57"
! style="background:#bc9b6a" | C
Center (basketball)
The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...


| Chasity Melvin
Chasity Melvin
Chasity Melvin is an American professional basketball player originally from Roseboro, North Carolina.A 6'3" forward, Melvin has played in the WNBA since 1999, competing for the Cleveland Rockers, the Washington Mystics, and the Chicago Sky. Through twelve seasons in the league, she holds career...


| Nakia Sanford
Nakia Sanford
Nakia Sanford is a professional basketball player. She currently plays the center position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-College career:...


|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#092C57"
! style="background:#bc9b6a" | PF
Power forward (basketball)
Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...


| Crystal Langhorne
Crystal Langhorne
- External links :* at University of Maryland website.* at...


| Jacinta Monroe
Jacinta Monroe
Jacinta Monroe is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA.-External links:*...


|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#092C57"
! style="background:#bc9b6a" | SF
Small forward
The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall...


| Monique Currie
Monique Currie
Monique Currie is a WNBA basketball player who plays for the Washington Mystics.Currie was traded from the Chicago Sky during the 2007 season in exchange for Chasity Melvin...


| Marissa Coleman
Marissa Coleman
Marissa Coleman is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays the forward position for the Washington Mystics in the WNBA.-Personal life:...


|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#092C57"
! style="background:#bc9b6a" | SG
Shooting guard
The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...


| Katie Smith
Katie Smith
Katherine May "Katie" Smith is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA. Her primary position is shooting guard, although she sometimes plays small forward or point guard. She is the all time leading scorer in women's professional basketball, having notched over 7000 points in both...


| Matee Ajavon
Matee Ajavon
Matee Ajavon is a Liberian American player in the WNBA for the Washington Mystics. A 5'8" guard, Ajavon was chosen by the Houston Comets as the fifth overall draft pick in the 2008 WNBA Draft.-Early life:...

 / Alana Beard
Alana Beard
-External links:****...

 
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#092C57"
! style="background:#bc9b6a" | PG
Point guard
Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...


| Lindsey Harding
Lindsey Harding
Lindsey Marcie Harding is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for the Atlanta Dream. She was born in Mobile, Alabama, but grew up in Houston, Texas.-College career:...


| Ashley Houts
Ashley Houts
Ashley Houts is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA. Daughter of Greg and Joni Houts. Her sister, Emily Houts, played collegiately at Gadsden State Community College and Chattanooga...


|}

Preseason

{| class="toccolours" width=90% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan=2 style="background:#054EA4; color:#FFFFFF" | 2010 Game Log: Preseason
|- valign="top"
|
The 2010 WNBA season is the 13th season for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association
Women's National Basketball Association
The Women's National Basketball Association is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. It currently is composed of twelve teams. The league was founded on April 24, 1996 as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association...

.

Dispersal draft

Based on the Mystics' 2009 record, they would pick 6th in the Sacramento Monarchs
Sacramento Monarchs
The Sacramento Monarchs were a basketball team based in Sacramento, California. They played in the Women's National Basketball Association from 1997 until folding on November 20, 2009...

 dispersal draft
Dispersal draft
A dispersal draft is a process in professional sports for assigning players to a new team when their current team goes out of business, consolidates with another team, or for some other reason ceases to exist. Since most sports drafts are held in North America, this is where most dispersal drafts...

. The Mystics picked Kristin Haynie
Kristin Haynie
Kristin Lynne Haynie is an American basketball player in the WNBA for the Sacramento Monarchs.-High school years:Haynie was born and raised in Mason, Michigan...

.

WNBA Draft

The following are the Mystics' selections in the 2010 WNBA Draft
2010 WNBA Draft
The 2010 WNBA Draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 8, 2010. The first round was shown on ESPN2 , while the second and third rounds were shown on NBA TV and ESPNU.A lottery was...

.
{| class="navbox wikitable"
! style="background:#054EA4; color:#FFFFFF;" width="2%"| Round
! style="background:#054EA4; color:#FFFFFF;" width="5%"| Pick
! style="background:#054EA4; color:#FFFFFF;" width="10%"| Player
! style="background:#054EA4; color:#FFFFFF;" width="10%"| Nationality
! style="background:#054EA4; color:#FFFFFF;" width="10%"| School/Team/Country
|-
| 1
| 6
| Jacinta Monroe
Jacinta Monroe
Jacinta Monroe is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA.-External links:*...


|
| Florida State
Florida State University
The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...


|-
| 2
| 14 (from Minn.
Minnesota Lynx
The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...

)
| Jenna Smith
|
| Illinois
|-
| 2
| 18
| Shanavia Dowdell
|
| Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Tech University
Louisiana Tech University, often referred to as Louisiana Tech, LA Tech, or Tech, is a coeducational public research university located in Ruston, Louisiana. Louisiana Tech is designated as a Tier 1 school in the national universities category by the 2012 U.S. News & World Report college rankings...


|-
| 3
| 30
| Alexis Gray-Lawson
|
| California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...


|-
|}

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

{| class="navbox wikitable" style="width:80%"
! style="background:#054EA4;color:#FFFFFF; width=125"|Date
! style="background:#054EA4;color:#FFFFFF;" colspan=2|Trade
|-
| rowspan=2|May 12, 2010
| width=375|To Washington Mystics
Washington Mystics
The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...


| width=375|To New York Liberty
New York Liberty
The New York Liberty is a professional basketball team based in New York City, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was one of the eight original franchises of the league...


|-
| Ashley Houts
Ashley Houts
Ashley Houts is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA. Daughter of Greg and Joni Houts. Her sister, Emily Houts, played collegiately at Gadsden State Community College and Chattanooga...


| Nikki Blue
Nikki Blue
Anitra Necole Blue better known as Nikki Blue is a professional basketball player with the New York Liberty of the WNBA and an assistant coach at UNLV.-High school:...


|}

Additions

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| style="background:#054EA4;color:#FFFFFF; width:210px"|Former team
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| Monique Currie
Monique Currie
Monique Currie is a WNBA basketball player who plays for the Washington Mystics.Currie was traded from the Chicago Sky during the 2007 season in exchange for Chasity Melvin...

|| February 17, 2010 || re-signed
Washington Mystics
The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...


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| Katie Smith
Katie Smith
Katherine May "Katie" Smith is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA. Her primary position is shooting guard, although she sometimes plays small forward or point guard. She is the all time leading scorer in women's professional basketball, having notched over 7000 points in both...

|| March 16, 2010 || Tulsa Shock
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| Ashley Houts
Ashley Houts
Ashley Houts is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA. Daughter of Greg and Joni Houts. Her sister, Emily Houts, played collegiately at Gadsden State Community College and Chattanooga...

|| May 12, 2010 || Washington Mystics
Washington Mystics
The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...


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Subtractions

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| Nikki Blue
Nikki Blue
Anitra Necole Blue better known as Nikki Blue is a professional basketball player with the New York Liberty of the WNBA and an assistant coach at UNLV.-High school:...

|| May 12, 2010 || New York Liberty
New York Liberty
The New York Liberty is a professional basketball team based in New York City, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was one of the eight original franchises of the league...


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| Kristen Mann
Kristen Mann
Kristen Cherie Mann is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA.-Childhood:Daughter of Kathy Deeds and Gene Mann. She has two brothers, Mack and Guy, and one sister named Payton, all younger than her. She was born August 10, 1983 in Lakewood, California...

|| May 14, 2010 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


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Roster

Depth

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! style="background:#bc9b6a" | C
Center (basketball)
The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...


| Chasity Melvin
Chasity Melvin
Chasity Melvin is an American professional basketball player originally from Roseboro, North Carolina.A 6'3" forward, Melvin has played in the WNBA since 1999, competing for the Cleveland Rockers, the Washington Mystics, and the Chicago Sky. Through twelve seasons in the league, she holds career...


| Nakia Sanford
Nakia Sanford
Nakia Sanford is a professional basketball player. She currently plays the center position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-College career:...


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! style="background:#bc9b6a" | PF
Power forward (basketball)
Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...


| Crystal Langhorne
Crystal Langhorne
- External links :* at University of Maryland website.* at...


| Jacinta Monroe
Jacinta Monroe
Jacinta Monroe is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA.-External links:*...


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! style="background:#bc9b6a" | SF
Small forward
The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall...


| Monique Currie
Monique Currie
Monique Currie is a WNBA basketball player who plays for the Washington Mystics.Currie was traded from the Chicago Sky during the 2007 season in exchange for Chasity Melvin...


| Marissa Coleman
Marissa Coleman
Marissa Coleman is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays the forward position for the Washington Mystics in the WNBA.-Personal life:...


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! style="background:#bc9b6a" | SG
Shooting guard
The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...


| Katie Smith
Katie Smith
Katherine May "Katie" Smith is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA. Her primary position is shooting guard, although she sometimes plays small forward or point guard. She is the all time leading scorer in women's professional basketball, having notched over 7000 points in both...


| Matee Ajavon
Matee Ajavon
Matee Ajavon is a Liberian American player in the WNBA for the Washington Mystics. A 5'8" guard, Ajavon was chosen by the Houston Comets as the fifth overall draft pick in the 2008 WNBA Draft.-Early life:...

 / Alana Beard
Alana Beard
-External links:****...

 
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! style="background:#bc9b6a" | PG
Point guard
Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...


| Lindsey Harding
Lindsey Harding
Lindsey Marcie Harding is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for the Atlanta Dream. She was born in Mobile, Alabama, but grew up in Houston, Texas.-College career:...


| Ashley Houts
Ashley Houts
Ashley Houts is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA. Daughter of Greg and Joni Houts. Her sister, Emily Houts, played collegiately at Gadsden State Community College and Chattanooga...


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Preseason

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