2011 Washington Mystics season

{{WNBA season

| team = Washington Mystics

| year = 2011

| attendance = 10,449

| wins = 6

| losses = 28

| conf = Eastern

| conf_place = 6

| coach = Trudi Lacey

| arena = Verizon Center

| points = Langhorne (18.2)

| rebounds = Langhorne (7.6)

| assists = Ajavon (3.1)

| playoffs = Did not qualify

| television = CSN-MA
ESPN2, NBATV

}}{{refimprove|date=February 2024}}

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.

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! style="background:#DC143C; color:white;" width="2%"| Round

! style="background:#DC143C; color:white;" width="5%"| Pick

! style="background:#DC143C; color:white;" width="10%"| Player

! style="background:#DC143C; color:white;" width="10%"| Nationality

! style="background:#DC143C; color:white;" width="10%"| School/team/country

| 11

| Victoria Dunlap

| {{USA}}

| Kentucky

| 23

| Karima Christmas

| {{USA}}

| Duke

| 35

| Sarah Krnjic

| {{SRB}}

| 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.startribune.com/lynx-trade-anosike-for-2012-draft-choice/119543099/|title=Lynx trade Anosike for 2012 draft choice|work=Star Tribune|date=April 10, 2011|access-date=February 6, 2024}}
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.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jul/25/veteran-walker-brought-in-to-give-washington-a-spa/|title=Veteran Walker brought into give Mystics a spark|first=Carla|last=Peay|work=The Washington Times|date=July 25, 2011|access-date=February 6, 2024}}

=Trades=

class="wikitable" style="width:80%"

! style="background:#DC143C;color:white; width=125"|Date

! style="background:#DC143C;color:white;" colspan=2|Trade

rowspan=2|April 9, 2011

| width=375|To Washington Mystics

| width=375|To Minnesota Lynx

Nicky Anosike

| first-round pick in 2012 draft

rowspan=2|April 11, 2011

| width=375|To Washington Mystics

| width=375|To Atlanta Dream

Kelly Miller, Ta'Shia Phillips, first-round pick in 2012 draft

| Lindsey Harding, second-round pick in 2012 draft

rowspan=2|April 29, 2011

| width=375|To Washington Mystics

| width=375|To Seattle Storm

Jasmine Thomas, Seattle's first- and Indiana's third-round picks in 2012 draft

| Katie Smith and Jacinta Monroe

=Personnel changes=

==Additions==

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" \| style="background:#DC143C;color:white; width:140px"\|Player \| style="background:#DC143C;color:white; width:100px"\|Signed \| style="background:#DC143C;color:white; width:210px"\|Former team
style="height:40px" \| Nicky Anosike	April 9, 2011	Minnesota Lynx
style="height:40px" \| Victoria Dunlap	April 11, 2011	draft pick
style="height:40px" \| Karima Christmas	April 11, 2011	draft pick
style="height:40px" \| Ta'Shia Phillips	April 11, 2011	draft pick (from Atl.)
style="height:40px" \| Kelly Miller	April 11, 2011	Atlanta Dream
style="height:40px" \| Jasmine Thomas	April 29, 2011	draft pick (from Sea.)
style="height:40px" \| Kerri Gardin	July 7, 2011	free agent
style="height:40px" \| DeMya Walker	July 25, 2011	free agent

==Subtractions==

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" \| style="background:#DC143C;color:white; width:140px"\|Player \| style="background:#DC143C;color:white; width:100px"\|Left \| style="background:#DC143C;color:white; width:210px"\|New team
style="height:40px" \| Nakia Sanford	February 24, 2011	Phoenix Mercury
style="height:40px" \| Lindsey Harding	April 11, 2011	Atlanta Dream
style="height:40px" \| Katie Smith	April 29, 2011	Seattle Storm
style="height:40px" \| Jacinta Monroe	April 29, 2011	Seattle Storm
style="height:40px" \| Chasity Melvin	May 28, 2011	free agent
style="height:40px" \| Ashley Houts	May 31, 2011	free agent
style="height:40px" \| Karima Christmas	July 22, 2011	free agent
style="height:40px" \| Ta'Shia Phillips	July 22, 2011	free agent

Roster

{{sports roster

| team=Washington Mystics

| season = 2011

| style = WNBA

| players =

{{sports roster/entry | num = 22 | first = Matee | last = Ajavon | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 8 | lbs = 160 | DOB = 05-07-1986 | yrs = 3 | college = Rutgers | nat = Liberia}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 21 | first = Nicky | last = Anosike | pos = F/C | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 210 | DOB = 02-27-1986 | yrs = 3 | college = Tennessee | nat = USA}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 20 | first = Alana | last = Beard | pos = G/F | ft = 5 | in = 11 | lbs = 160 | DOB = 05-14-1982 | yrs = 6 | college = Duke | nat = USA | inj = yes }}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 4 | first = Marissa | last = Coleman | pos = G/F | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 160 | DOB = 01-04-1987 | yrs = 2 | college = Maryland | nat = USA }}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 25 | first = Monique | last = Currie | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 0 | lbs = 177 | DOB = 02-25-1983 | yrs = 5 | college = Duke | nat = USA | inj = yes}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 34 | first = Victoria | last = Dunlap | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 160 | DOB = 09-19-1989 | yrs = R | college = Kentucky | nat = USA }}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 32 | first = Kerri | last = Gardin | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 168 | DOB = 05-19-1984 | yrs = 3 | college = Virginia Tech | nat = USA}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 1 | first = Crystal | last = Langhorne | pos = F/C | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 190 | DOB = 10-27-1986 | yrs = 3 | college = Maryland | nat = USA}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 2 | first = Kelly | last = Miller | link = Kelly Miller (basketball) | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 10 | lbs = 140 | DOB = 09-06-1978 | yrs = 10 | college = Georgia | nat = USA}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 5 | first = Jasmine | last = Thomas | link = Jasmine Thomas (basketball) | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 9 | lbs = 145 | DOB = 09-30-1989 | yrs = R | college = Duke | nat = USA}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 11 | first = DeMya| last = Walker | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 200 | DOB = 11-28-1977 | yrs = 11 | college = Virginia | nat = USA}}

| head_coach =

{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA| first = Trudi | last = Lacey| college = North Carolina State}}

| asst_coach =

{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA| first = Laurie | last = Byrd | nolink = 1| college = Eastern Michigan University}}

{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA| first = Marianne | last = Stanley | nolink = 1| college = Immaculata University}}

| ath_train =

{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA| first = Navin | last = Hettiarachchi | nolink = 1| college = West Virginia}}

| str_cond =

{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA| first = David | last = Emery | nolink = 1| college = Purdue}}

}}

=Depth=

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!width="50"|Pos.

!width="250"|Starter

!width="250"|Bench

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! style="background:#011966" | C

| Nicky Anosike

| DeMya Walker

style="height:40px; background:white; color:#092C57"

! style="background:#011966" | PF

| Crystal Langhorne

| Victoria Dunlap

style="height:40px; background:white; color:#092C57"

! style="background:#011966" | SF

| Marissa Coleman

| Kerri Gardin
Monique Currie 8px

style="height:40px; background:white; color:#092C57"

! style="background:#011966" | SG

| Matee Ajavon

| Alana Beard 8px

style="height:40px; background:white; color:#092C57"

! style="background:#011966" | PG

| Kelly Miller

| Jasmine Thomas

Season standings

Schedule

=Preseason=

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#DC143C; color:white|title= 2011 Game Log: Preseason| Game| Date| Time (ET)| Opponent| Score| High points| High rebounds| High assists| Location/Attendance| Record}}

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 1 || May 25 || 10:30am || @ New York || [https://web.archive.org/web/20110528012904/http://www.wnba.com/games/20110525/WASNYL/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 60–57] || Anosike (14) || Melvin (6) || Miller (5) || Prudential Center
6,472 || 1-0

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 2 || May 26 || 11:30am || Chicago || [https://web.archive.org/web/20110528235623/http://www.wnba.com/games/20110526/CHIWAS/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 66–55] || Langhorne (15) || Langhorne (9) || Thomas (3) || Verizon Center
9,502 || 1–1

=Regular season=

{{Game log start|style=background:#DC143C; color:white|title= 2011 Game Log: Regular Season}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#011966; color:white|title=June| Game| Date| Time (ET)| Opponent| TV| Score| High points| High rebounds| High assists| Location/Attendance| Record}}