ONE GOAL. TOGETHER. WASHINGTON MYSTICS • 2010 MEDIA GUIDE
TABLE OF CONTENTS ’10 Schedule ..................................................3 Media Information .........................................4
Administration/Front Office Team Directory ..............................................7 Lincoln Holdings, LLC ..............................8-10 Administration .............................................. 11 Ted Leonsis ........................................ 11-12 Sheila C. Johnson ...................................13 Greg Bibb .................................................14
Mystics Season in Review ’09 Season In Review .................................48 ’09 Game-By-Game ....................................49 ’09 Final Statistics .......................................50 ’09 Highs & Lows ................................... 51-53 ’09 Team Notes .....................................54-56 ’09 WNBA Team Statistics .................... 57-60 ’09 Playoff Results ................................. 61-63 ’09 WNBA League Awards .........................64
’01 Final Statistics .................................102 ’01 Game-By-Game ..............................103 ’00 Final Statistics .................................104 ’00 Game-By-Game ..............................105 ’99 Final Statistics .................................106 ’99 Game-By-Game ..............................107 ’98 Final Statistics .................................108 ’98 Game-By-Game ..............................109 All-Time Transactions ......................... 110-115 Mystics All-Time Draft History .................. 116
Angela Taylor ...........................................15
Mystics History/Records
Julie Plank ...............................................16
Mystics All-Time Results ....................... 67-68
Marianne Stanley ....................................17
Mystics Timeline ................................ 133-136
Mystics Year-By-Year Leaders ....................69
Trudi Lacey ..............................................17
Mystics Team Records ...........................70-74
Opponent Team Statistics
Clinton Crouch.........................................17
Team Offense ..........................................70
Support Staff ...............................................18
Team Defense .........................................73
Lisa Ciaravella .........................................18
Team Miscellaneous ............................... 74
Connecticut Sun ........................................140
Navin Hettiarachchi .................................18
Mystics Individual Records ................... 75-78
Indiana Fever ............................................ 141
Cassaundra Lockett ................................19
Mystics All-Time Top Games ................79-80
Los Angeles Sparks ..................................142
Nathalie Reshard.....................................19
Mystics All-Time Team Statistics .......... 81-83
Minnesota Lynx .........................................143
Mystics Playoff History .......................... 84-87
New York Liberty .......................................144
Mystics Game History .............................88
Phoenix Mercury .......................................145
’08 Final Statistics ...................................88
San Antonio Silver Stars ...........................146
’08 Final Statistics ...................................89
Seattle Storm .............................................147
’07 Final Statistics ...................................90
Tulsa Shock ...............................................148
’07 Game-By-Game ................................91
League
Mystics Players ’10 Mystics Roster .......................................20 Matee Ajavon Alana Beard Nikki Blue
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32 .................................. 24-25
Marissa Coleman Monique Currie
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Lindsey Harding Jennifer Lacy
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’06 Game-By-Game ................................93 ’05 Final Statistics ...................................94
Chicago Sky ..............................................139
WNBA ................................................ 150-153 WNBA Timeline ................................. 154-165 WNBA Cares .............................................166
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’04 Final Statistics ...................................96
24 ............................35-36
’04 Game-By-Game ................................97
Mystics Community Relations
44 .......................... 37-39
’03 Final Statistics ...................................98
50 ......................... 40-41
’03 Game-By-Game ................................99
Facility
43 .......................... 42-43
’02 Final Statistics .................................100
Verizon Center ....................................170-171
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’02 Game-By-Game ..............................101
Verizon Center Seating and Ticket Pricing .172
Kristen Mann
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Chasity Melvin
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Jacinta Monroe Nakia Sanford Katie Smith
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’06 Final Statistics ...................................92
Atlanta Dream ............................................138
’05 Game-By-Game ................................95
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Crystal Langhorne
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All-Time Roster ................................... 117-132
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Community Relations ................................168
2010 SCHEDULE May Sat Sun Fri Sun Tue Fri Sun
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@ Phoenix @ Tulsa @ New York Chicago Atlanta Indiana @ Connecticut San Anotnio @ Indiana
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Tulsa @ Atlanta @ New York @ Connecticut Connecticut Minnesota Seattle @ San Antonio New York @ Atlanta
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August Sun Tue Fri Sun Tue Fri Sun Tue Fri Sun
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@ Indiana @ Minnesota New York @ Connecticut @ Seattle @ Los Angeles Connecticut
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MEDIA INFORMATION Credentials
Credentials will be distributed on a game-by-game basis and should be requested in writing on company letterhead by the editor of Sports Editor of your company. Requests should be faxed to the Mystics Communications department and submitted at least 24 hours in advance. Press and photo credentials are issued to accredited media members and will admit the bearer to the press room, locker rooms and press seating in the arena during the designated time periods. Credentials may be picked up at the press gate located at the corner of 6th and G Streets of Verizon Center, two-and-a-half hours before tip off. Credentials must be visibly worn at all times.
Press room
The press room will be open two-and-a-half hours before game time, during and following the game. The professional intent of the press room is to provide a meeting and working place for writers, reporters, broadcasters and game personnel. Any abuse of the press room and/or press privilege will result in forfeiture of your press pass. The working area of the press room is equipped with a fax machine, telephone, statistics, post-games quotes and other WNBA information.
Locker room
In accordance with WNBA policy, both the Mystics and the visiting locker rooms will be open to members of the media for a 30-minute period ending 60 minutes before the start of a game, and again, after every game for a 30-minute period starting no later than ten minutes following the end of the game. Head Coach Julie Plank will meet with the media following the game in the interview room directly next to the press room. No autographs are allowed by credentialed media. Violation of this policy will result in forfeiture of your press pass.
Photographers
Limited space is available at each end of the court for both television and still photographers holding proper credentials. Photographers must stay in the designated areas and are asked to be considerate of spectators seated directly behind them.
Meals
A meal will be served in the press room prior to each nationally televised game.
Game Notes and Statistics
Pre-game press notes, media guides and line up sheets will be available in the interview room prior to each game. Game statistics will be distributed to the working media during the game and will be available in the press room. For Media Information and Services, please contact Ketsia Colimon in the Mystics Communications Department at (202) 527-7535. Fax number is (202) 527-7539.
ADMINISTRATION FRONT OFFICE
TEAM DIRECTORY GENERAL INFORMATION
Address
601 F Street NW 3rd Floor Washington D.C., 20004 202.527.7540
Website www.WashingtonMystics.com Team Physicians Dr. Marc Connell, Dr. Gary Fisher, Dr. J.R. Rusedski Radio www.washingtonmystics.com Play-by-Play Announcer Frank Hanrahan Analyst Christy Winters Scott Public Address Announcer Ralph Wesley In-Arena Host GeNienne Samuels
ADMINISTRATION
Ownership Chairman and Majority Owner President, Managing Partner, Owner Owner Owner Owner Owner Owner Owner Owner Owner Owner
MYSTICS OPERATIONS
Lincoln Holdings, LLC Ted Leonsis Sheila C. Johnson Jack Davies Richard Fairbank Raul Fernandez Michelle D. Freeman/The Estate of Joshua Freeman Richard Kay Jeong Kim Mark D. Lerner Dick Patrick George Stamas
Chief Operating Officer Greg Bibb Office Administrator & Executive Assistant to the COO Sheila Robinson VP, Ticket Sales & Guest Services Michael Ragan VP, Communications Ketsia Colimon Director, Corporate Partnerships Rob Hur Director, Community Relations Nicole Boden Game Operations & New Media Manager Crystal Hudson Marketing Manager Rebecca Hunt Graphic Designer Chuck Kacsur Customer Service Manager Eboni Tyler Ticket Operations Manager Lauren Lafayette Corporate Partnerships Coordinator Elizabeth Sellers Corporate Partnerships Coordinator LaRhonda Lombardi Group Sales Manager Maria Giovannetti Account Executives Nicole Jones Erin Mitchell Sarah Novak Kim Peters Veronica Sanders Christopher Waldmann
Senior Director of Business Development Information Technology Manager Receptionist PR Assistant
Dave Deal Brian McPartland Megan Vlasho Courtney Eiland
BASKETBALL OPERATIONS
Vice President & General Manager Angela Taylor Head Coach Julie Plank Assistant Coach Marianne Stanley Director of Scouting Trudi Lacey Director of Player Development Clinton Crouch Strength & Conditioning Coach Lisa Ciaravella Head Athletic Trainer Navin Hettiarachchi Equipment Manager Cassaundra Lockett Assistant Equipment Manager Karess Taylor-Hughes Team Operations Manager Mikhail Ovechkin Video Coordinator Paige Jackson Basketball Operations Intern Nathalie Reshard
FINANCE
Vice President of Finance Accounting Manager Accounts Payable
MISCELLANEOUS
Team Colors Verizon Center WNBA Capacity
Keith Burrows Adam Porcelli Liz Grant
Blue, Gold, White 10,100
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LINCOLN HOLDINGS, LLC In the spring of 1999 Lincoln Holdings LLC purchased 100% of the Washington Capitals (held in the name of Lincoln Hockey LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lincoln Holdings) and, together with a subsequent purchase, approximately 44% of Washington Sports and Entertainment Limited Partnership (WSELP). WSELP owns 100% of the NBA Washington Wizards, Verizon Center and the Baltimore-Washington Ticketmaster franchise. In 2005 Lincoln Holdings purchased the WNBA’s Washington Mystics from WSELP. Lincoln Holdings has a right of first refusal on the sale of any of the individual teams or other assets, as well as an option to purchase Abe Pollin’s majority interest in WSELP. All of the current partners of Lincoln Holdings are extremely active in the Washington-area business community. Dick Patrick, along with Ted Leonsis, is one of the original partners in Lincoln Holdings LLC, which was formed in the spring of 1999. A mainstay for the Washington Capitals’ franchise for more than two decades, the owner, president and alternate governor continues to lead the club with his tireless effort and intense desire to continue a family tradition – engraving the Patrick name onto the Stanley Cup. Patrick, who joined the Capitals prior to the 1982-83 season, guides the organization on a daily basis. The former chairman of the NHL Finance Committee, Patrick has been instrumental in the Capitals’ long-term success as a franchise both on and off the ice. Patrick was a leader in the conception and development of the Kettler Capitals Iceplex, the team’s state-of-the-art training center and office building that opened in 2006 in Arlington, Va. Born in 1946 in Victoria, B.C., Patrick grew up in the United States. He earned his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College and a law degree from the Washington College of Law at American University. He has developed commercial real estate in the Washington, D.C., area for more than 20 years and, while raising children who have skated within local youth hockey programs, he has been instrumental in increasing the Capitals’ involvement in youth programs throughout the area. Jack Davies was the founder and president of AOL International and now serves on the board of directors of Scholastic, the global children’s publishing and media company. Prior to joining AOL in 1993, Davies was managing director of Citicorp’s London-based consumer mortgage business after serving as vice president, Europe, for RCA Records. He began his career at General Electric where he held numerous senior consumer marketing positions. Davies earned an MBA in Marketing (1973) and a BA in Political Science (1972) from the University of Rochester. Active in philanthropy in the D.C. area, Davies serves on a number of boards including the Board and Executive Committee of Venture Philanthropy Partners. In addition he is on the board of See Forever
Foundation, CharityWorks and The Washington Scholarship Fund. Richard D. Fairbank is founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Capital One Financial Corporation, a broadly diversified financial services company ranked 130th on the Fortune 500. Mr. Fairbank founded Capital One in 1988 based on his belief that the power of information, technology and testing could be harnessed to bring highly customized financial products directly to consumers. Headquartered in McLean, Va., Capital One is the seventh-largest bank in the United States, offering a broad spectrum of financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients. With the company’s newly acquired subsidiary, Chevy Chase Bank, F.S.B., Capital One has approximately 1,000 branch locations in New York, New Jersey, Louisiana, Texas, Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. Additionally, Capital One has international businesses in the United Kingdom and Canada. Capital One has been widely recognized for its entrepreneurial culture, progressive work place, and community engagement. Recently, Capital One has been named to: Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For,” Fortune’s “20 Great Employers for New Grads,” BusinnessWeek’s “Best Places to Launch a Career,” Working Mother’s “100 Best Companies” and DiversityInc’s “Top 50 Companies for Diversity.” Capital One also was named to Fortune Magazine’s list of “Top Companies for Leaders,” ranking second in North America and fifth globally. Under Fairbank’s leadership, Capital One has demonstrated a strong commitment to philanthropy and volunteerism, supporting a number of area programs focused on community redevelopment and youth education, including DC Cares, the DC College Access Program and Junior Achievement. Fairbank has been recognized for his community and industry leadership, including his 2008 appointment to the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation. He also was honored as a 2008 Washington Business Hall of Fame Laureate and was named “2006 Banker of the Year” by the American Banker. Fairbank holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a bachelor’s degree in economics from Stanford University. Raul Fernandez is the chairman of ObjectVideo, a private technology company that develops video analytics software for automated security surveillance. He is also a special advisor to General Atlantic Partners, a growth equity firm with over $17 billion under management. Fernandez founded Proxicom, an internet services company he started in 1991 with $40,000 in savings. After taking Proxicom public in 1999 and growing the business to more than $200 million in revenue, he sold it to Dimension Data in 2001. Fernandez also serves on the board of Liz Claiborne; TROW, a Toronto-based engineering and consulting firm; ValueOptions, the nation’s largest independent behavioral healthcare company; Network Solutions, the leader in web-based domain name and related services and Capital Acquisition Corporation, a $250
million telecommunications, technology and media-oriented special purpose acquisition company. Fernandez, a native Washingtonian, has been active on the non-profit and technology policy fronts. In 2001, Fernandez was appointed to, and continues to serve on, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. An executive producer of the film “Kicking It,” he holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Maryland. Michelle DiFebo Freeman is the owner and an active board member of the Carl M. Freeman Companies, with offices in Olney, Md., and Fenwick Island, Del. The Freeman Companies has over 60 years in a variety of real estate ventures, currently with special expertise in land acquisition, land planning, development and redevelopment for award-winning, amenity-rich residential communities and neighborhood shopping centers. Notable real estate developments and redevelopments by the Freeman Companies include Sea Colony, the Village at Bear Trap, Bayside (including a Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course) at the Delmarva Shore, The Tidewater Inn in Easton, Md., and Olney Village Center and Cabin John Center and Mall in Montgomery County, Md. Michelle is also the founding president and chairman of the board of the Joshua M. Freeman Foundation. The Joshua M. Freeman Foundation was created in 2007 to conceptualize, construct and operate sustainable facilities that support the arts, the environment and athletic achievement. Michelle has also served as the president and chairman of the board of the Carl M. Freeman Foundation since 2007. The Carl M. Freeman Foundation has been proudly giving grants and guidance since 1960 to hundreds of nonprofit organizations in Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C., Delaware and West Virginia. Michelle is a founding member of Venture Philanthropy Partners and is currently serving on the boards of The Washington National Opera, CharityWorks and YouthAIDS. She has three children ranging in ages from 5 to 18. Sheila C. Johnson, a successful entrepreneur and impassioned philanthropist, is CEO of Salamander Hospitality, LLC, overseeing a growing portfolio of luxury properties including The Woodlands Resort & Inn in Summerville, S.C., Innisbrook Resort & Golf Club in Innisbrook, Fla., and Salamander Resort & Spa in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Middleburg, Va., which is poised to become one of the most unique retreats in the world when it opens in early 2011. Johnson is president and managing partner of the WNBA’s Washington Mystics. She has long been a powerful influence in the entertainment industry as a founding partner of Black Entertainment Television (BET) and most recently as a film
producer. Her film A Powerful Noise premiered at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival in New York. On March 5, 2009 A Powerful Noise premiered in more than 450 theatres throughout the country to celebrate International Women’s Day. In 2006 Johnson was named global ambassador for CARE, a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty by empowering women because they have the unique power to help entire communities escape poverty. “Sheila’s I Am Powerful Challenge” was instrumental in helping raise funds for CARE’s important work. Johnson is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. An avid supporter of the arts and an accomplished violinist, Johnson dedicates her time to organizations that create opportunities for children to express and explore their creativity. She serves as chair of the Board of Governors of Parsons The New School for Design in New York and sits on the boards of VH1’s Save the Music Foundation, Americans for the Arts, the Jackie Robinson Foundation, and the University of Illinois Foundation. Richard Kay is currently chairman of SENTRILLION Inc., a “TS” (Top Secret) border security, cyber-security, information assurance and healthcare managed services company. He is the former founder, chairman and CEO of OTG Software, a data storage software company that he founded in 1992. OTG became the leader in online data storage solutions. OTG was acquired by Legato Systems in 2002 and Kay remained on the board of directors until the acquisition of Legato Systems by EMC in 2003. Kay currently serves on the board of directors of the University of Maryland School of Engineering. He is a special partner with ABS Capital, a multibillion dollar equity investment firm focused on healthcare, IT and media companies. Kay is also an honorary member of the board of directors of Venture Philanthropy Partners. He and his family work closely with various charities. Jeong H. Kim is the 11th president of Bell Labs, the communication industry’s most heralded research organization. His background ranges from being a CEO of a high technology start-up to senior executive of a Fortune 500 corporation. Kim’s early career encompassed computer design, satellite systems design and data communications and included seven years as a nuclear submarine officer in the U.S. Navy.
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LINCOLN HOLDINGS, LLC Kim holds a Ph.D. in Reliability Engineering from the University of Maryland, a Master’s degree in Technical Management and Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Johns Hopkins University. Kim currently serves on the boards of the Johns Hopkins University, Stanford University’s Freeman Spogli Institute of International Studies, and Global Internet Ventures. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the NASDAQ Listing and Hearing Review Council, and was named one of the 10 most influential Asian Americans in business for 2005 by the U.S. Pan Asian American Chamber. Mark D. Lerner, representing members of the Lerner | Cohen | Tanenbaum family, is a principal owner of the Washington Nationals Baseball Club and a principal of Lerner Enterprises, a Rockville, Md., based real estate development, management and investment company founded in 1952 by his father, Ted Lerner. Lerner Enterprises development activity is mainly concentrated in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. Some of the company’s major projects include White Flint, White Flint North, Washington Square at 1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW, 20 M Street, SE, 2000 Tower Oaks Boulevard, The Corporate Office Centre at Tysons II, Dulles Town Center, Fallsgrove Village Center and the Greenbelt Marriott Hotel, among many others. Lerner also has developed and manages many residential communities in the Washington, D.C., area. In addition, Lerner Enterprises is a partner in Chelsea Piers, a 30-acre sports and entertainment complex located on the Hudson River in New York City. Lerner and his family have been involved in many worthwhile causes including the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The George Washington University, Georgetown Day School, The Scleroderma Foundation of Greater Washington, Jewish Community Centers of Greater Washington and the District of Columbia, JCC Maccabi Games, The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Imagination Stage, ADL In Concert against Hate, YouthAids, Juvenile Diabetes, Junior Achievement, Food and Friends and the Washington Nationals Dream Foundation, among many others. He currently serves as a trustee of the Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington, a member of the board of Hillel at The George Washington University and the advisory board of Israel Bonds. George P. Stamas is a senior partner in the Washington and New York offices of the international law firm Kirkland & Ellis LLP. A graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (1973) and the University of Maryland Law School (1976), Stamas began his career as a special counsel in the Enforcement Division of the Securities & Exchange Commission. He has been listed in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers and Best Lawyers in America for many years and was previously named by The American Lawyer as one of the leading 45 lawyers in America under the age of 45.
Stamas was the former vice chairman of the board of Deutsche Banc Alex Brown, Inc., a founding board member of FTI Consulting (NYSE), and also serves on the boards of NexCen Brands, Inc., Gridpoint Technologies, Medicity, Inc., and MidOcean Partners. He is also a venture partner of New Enterprise Associates and is active in numerous local and national civic affairs. In addition to being a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, he is on the board of the Shakespeare Theatre Company, Leadership 100, Caves Valley Golf Club, the Baltimore Orioles, and is an Archon of the International Order of St. Andrew.
CHAIRMAN Ted Leonsis is known as one of the country’s premier businessmen and a pioneer in the Internet industry, holding numerous leadership positions at AOL in his 15-year tenure, including vice chairman and president. He currently serves as AOL’s vice chairman emeritus. He is a professional sports team owner; founder and chairman of Web 2.0 start-up SnagFilms; chairman and investor in Clearspring Technologies and Revolution Money; a film producer; a private-angel investor; an active board member; and a committed philanthropist.
Ted Leonsis
Leonsis recently founded and launched SnagFilms, a Web 2.0 company that brings the best nonfiction films to a global web audience. He is also the chairman of Clearspring Technologies, the leading provider of crossplatform widget services; as well as Revolution Money, an innovative new Web 2.0 payment platform and credit-card service. Revolution Money is a subsidiary of Revolution LLC, the investment company created by Steve Case. Leonsis is the founder, chairman and majority owner of Lincoln Holdings LLC, a sports and entertainment company that holds ownership rights in several Washington, D.C., entities, including 100% of the Washington Capitals and the WNBA’s Washington Mystics. Lincoln Holdings also owns approximately 44% of Washington Sports and Entertainment Limited Partnership (WSELP), which owns the NBA’s Washington Wizards, D.C.’s Verizon Center and the Baltimore-Washington Ticketmaster franchise. In addition to Lincoln Holdings, Leonsis has investments and/or sits on the board of directors for several companies: Algentis LLC; Beacon Capital Strategies LLC; Bridgevine Inc.; Capitol Acquisition Corp; GridPoint; LaunchBox Digital; Triporati; Mahalo.com; MediaBank; Groupon.com; Mevio; MobilePosse; ObjectVideo; SB Nation; TidalTV; and Zedge. Leonsis is also on the board of directors of Georgetown University, his alma mater, and is listed as one of the institution’s most distinguished alumni by numerous publications. Leonsis is a film producer having conceptualized and produced “Nanking,” a documentary film that tells the story of the Japanese invasion of Nanking, China, in the early days of World War II. “Nanking” made its world premiere at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, where it was awarded the Documentary Editing Award, and was released by THINKFilm in December 2007. The film won a Peabody Award and was nominated for three Emmy Awards. The film aired on HBO and is available on DVD. While at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, Leonsis coined the phrase “filmanthropy” to describe a new category of filmmaking that sheds light on important issues around the world and activates discussion as well as new volunteers and new funds to benefit a social cause. Leonsis is also the producer of “Kicking It,” another example of filmanthropy, which debuted at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. “Kicking It” aired on ESPN and Netflix. Leonsis recently published a book, “The Business of Happiness: 6 Secrets to Extraordinary Success in Work and Life,” which examines what actually makes people happy. Business and financial success doesn’t necessarily yield happiness, but happiness certainly can lead to professional and personal success. The book examines the six tenets to a happiness, shares relevant anecdotes that readers can apply not only at work but also in their everyday personal lives. Everyone wants to be happy and successful at what they do, and Leonsis’ book provides the roadmap to achieving that happiness. Leonsis is a committed philanthropist and is very involved with numerous charities, including Best Buddies, Hoop Dreams, See Forever Foundation, Venture Philanthropy Partners, YouthAIDS and others through the work of the Leonsis Foundation. (continued on page 12)
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CHAIRMAN (Continued) Early in his career Leonsis was the founder of several new media companies, including Redgate Communications Corporation, a pioneering new media company that in 1993 was the first company acquired by AOL. He was also the founder of six personal computer magazines, authored four books and worked on the introduction of the IBM PC and the Apple Macintosh. He co-invented a very successful board game called “Only in New York” and served as a marketing executive with Harris Corp and Wang Laboratories. He once served as mayor of Orchid, Fla. Among his many honors, Leonsis has been named Washington’s Businessman of the Year, a Washingtonian of the Year, one of the 20 most influential people in sports, one of America’s most creative executives and a top 10 entrepreneur of the year. Leonsis blogs daily at TedsTake.com. Originally from Brooklyn, N.Y., and later, Lowell, Mass., he now lives in McLean, Va., and Vero Beach, Fla., with his wife and two children.
PRESIDENT & MANAGING PARTNER Sheila C. Johnson is a successful entrepreneur and impassioned philanthropist. As a partner in Lincoln Holdings, Ms. Johnson is the only African-American woman to have ownership in three professional sports teams, the WNBA’s Washington Mystics, the NBA’s Washington Wizards and the NHL’s Washington Capitals. Ms. Johnson is President and Managing Partner of the Mystics.
Sheila C. Johnson
As CEO of Salamander Hospitality, a company she founded in 2005, Ms. Johnson oversees a growing portfolio of luxury properties. Woodlands Inn, in Summerville, SC, is one of only a handful of properties in North America to receive the prestigious Forbes Five Star and AAA Five Diamond ratings for both lodging and dining. In 2008, Travel + Leisure selected Woodlands as the #1 hotel for service in North America and #3 in the world (it was the only US hotel ranked in the Top 10). In 2007, Ms. Johnson acquired Innisbrook, a Salamander Golf & Spa Resort. Set on 900 acres, this 72-hole resort in Innisbrook, FL hosts the annual PGA TOUR’s Transitions Championship and the LPGA Legends Tour Open Championship. The company is also building the much-anticipated Salamander Resort & Spa, located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Middleburg, VA. Ms. Johnson is a partner in ProJet Aviation, a comprehensive aviation service company specializing in aviation consulting, aircraft acquisitions, management, and charter services based in Winchester, VA. She is also a partner in Mistral, the makers of fine bath, body and home products. Ms. Johnson has long been a powerful influence in the entertainment industry as a founding partner of Black Entertainment Television (BET) and most recently as a film producer. In partnership with other investors, her first film, Kicking It, premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, UT. She executive produced her second film, A Powerful Noise, which premiered at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival in New York, and her third film, She Is The Matador. Her latest film, The Other City, about the HIV/AIDS crisis in Washington DC, will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2010. In 2006 Ms. Johnson was named global ambassador for CARE, a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty by empowering women because they have the unique power to help entire communities escape poverty. “Sheila’s I Am Powerful Challenge” was instrumental in helping raise funds for CARE’s important work. Ms. Johnson is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. A fervent supporter of the arts and education, Ms. Johnson was recently appointed by Barack Obama to the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities and serves as Chair of the Board of Governors of Parsons The New School for Design in New York. She sits on the boards of Americans for the Arts, the Jackie Robinson Foundation, the Tiger Woods Foundation, the University of Virginia Curry School of Education, Howard University and the University of Illinois Foundation. An accomplished violinist, Ms. Johnson received a Bachelor of Arts in music from the University of Illinois, as well as honorary degrees from numerous other institutions. Ms. Johnson lives in Middleburg, VA, is married to the Honorable William T. Newman, Jr. and has two children.
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CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Greg Bibb is entering his third season at the helm of the Washington Mystics as the team’s Chief Operating Officer. Bibb joined the organization on October 1, 2007. Under his leadership, the Mystics have experienced a tremendous amount of business growth. During his first season at the helm in 2008, the team enjoyed a 15% jump in ticket revenue as average attendance grew by over 1,300 fans per game. The Mystics continued this positive trend in 2009, growing by an additional 2,000 fans per game to lead the WNBA in average attendance at 11,338 fans per contest.
Greg Bibb
On the sponsorship front, the team has signed over 20 new corporate partners under Bibb’s watch while the organization’s brand continues to expand and the team’s reach broadens across the greater Washington, D.C. marketplace. Since October 2007 the Mystics have also constructed and moved into new headquarter offices in Verizon Center, launched a completely re-designed Internet property, washingtonmystics.com and developed the highly successful Mystics Youth Summer League. The organization’s hard work and improvement were recently recognized by the DC Chamber of Commerce, which tabbed the Mystics as the region’s 2009 Emerging Business of the Year. A 12-year veteran of the sports industry, Bibb joined the Mystics with experience in all facets of sports management, including ticket sales, corporate sponsorship and branding. Prior to his arrival in Washington, Bibb spent two years as the President of Hantz Group Sports & Entertainment where he was instrumental in the launch of the Detroit Ignition of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). He has also served as the Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Philadelphia KiXX soccer team. Prior to joining the KiXX, Bibb was the Director of Public and Media Relations with MISL. A native of Hershey, PA, Bibb is an avid runner. He currently sits on the board of the Greater Washington Sports Alliance as well as Most Valuable Kids, an organization dedicated to providing sports and entertainment experiences for underprivileged and underserved children. Bibb also serves as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University. Bibb graduated Magna Cum Laude from Marist College in 1996. Bibb and his wife Tara currently reside in Arlington and are proud parents to daughter Adelyn Grace, 2 and newborn son Caden.
VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER Angela Taylor is entering her second season as the Vice-President and General Manager of the Washington Mystics. Taylor brings over 15 years of player personnel experience to the Mystics. Prior to joining the Mystics, she served as the Vice-President of Business Operations for two years with the Minnesota Lynx. In her position with the Lynx, Taylor oversaw all business operations, including ticket sales, marketing, fan relations, public relations, community relations, interactive services, and corporate sponsorships. She was responsible for creating initiatives to build community awareness, marketing the Lynx brand in the Twin Cities area, and enhancing ticket sales and strategic alliances.
Angela Taylor
Prior to joining the Minnesota Lynx & Timberwolves, Taylor spent more than nine years with the WNBA League Office based in New York City, most recently as Senior Director, Player Personnel. While at the League Office, she was primarily responsible for all player-related matters and issues including collegiate & international player evaluation, player marketing, and player programs. Taylor joined the staff at the WNBA League office in June 1997 as Coordinator, Player Personnel was promoted to Manager in October 1999, Senior Manager in 2002, Director in 2004, and Senior Director in 2005. Prior to joining the WNBA League Office staff, Taylor was an assistant coach for the women’s basketball teams at Stanford University, Texas A&M University, and the University of Arizona. A four-year varsity letter winner at Stanford University, Taylor helped guide the Stanford women’s basketball team to two NCAA national championships (1990 & 1992), three NCAA Final Fours (1990-92), and one Sweet Sixteen appearance (1993). Additionally, as an assistant coach at Stanford, Taylor’s Stanford teams went to back-toback Final Fours in 1996 and 1997. While an assistant coach at Stanford, she had the opportunity to work with 1996 Olympic Gold Medal winning head coach Tara VanDerveer. In 2006, Taylor co-founded The CHANCE Foundation, an organization whose mission is to Create Hope and Access for our Nation’s Children through Education. The CHANCE Foundation helps provide at-risk youth with the support, guidance, tools and resources needed to navigate the college application process. She is also the founder of Networks Sports Consulting. Taylor’s community and philanthropic activities include serving on the board of Ronnie Lott’s All-Stars Helping Kids Foundation, the Stanford Athletic Department as well as the Stanford Buck/Cardinal Club. A native of Mountain Home, Idaho, Taylor graduated from Stanford University in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and earned her MBA (with an emphasis on Marketing and Management) at New York University’s Stern School of Business in May 2002.
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HEAD COACH Julie Plank is entering her second season as the Head Coach of the Washington Mystics. In 2009, Washington returned to the playoffs for the fist time since the 2006 season. Plank joined the Mystics following a season with the Minnesota Lynx, coaching Olympian Seimone Augustus and 2008 Sixth Player/Woman of the Year, Candice Wiggins. Prior to joining the Lynx coaching staff, Plank spent eight years with the Indiana Fever as an assistant coach and director of scouting. There she helped lead the team to four playoff appearances including the 2005 and 2007 Eastern Conference Finals. Plank served as an assistant coach for the U.S. Women’s National Team from 1999 through the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia and helped lead the U.S. to gold medal victories in the 1999 U.S. Olympic Cup and the 2000 Olympics.
Julie Plank
Plank began her coaching career in 1984 at Capital University in Ohio. She spent two years as an assistant coach, helping Capital to a 39-8 record (.809). Overall, she has helped three different NCAA women’s basketball programs to a 343-104 record (.767) Plank’s coaching career includes spending 10 years (1986-95) alongside Tara VanDerveer at Stanford University where she assisted the Cardinal to eight consecutive NCAA Tournaments (1988-1995), four Final Four appearances (1990-92, 1995) and two NCAA championships (1990, 1992). Plank also served as the lead assistant coach at Vanderbilt University from 1997-99 and oversaw the school’s recruiting and scouting efforts. In 1998, she was ranked the fifth-best NCAA Division 1 assistant coach in the nation by Women’s Basketball Journal. A native of Columbus, Ohio, Plank attended Ohio State University where she was a three-year starter at point guard and helped lead the Buckeyes to a 23-5 record and the University’s first Big Ten Conference women’s basketball title in 1983. Plank attended Bishop Hartley High School and led her team to two Ohio state high school championships. In February 2001, the school retired her No. 13 jersey in honor of her accomplishments.
BASKETBALL OPERATIONS Marianne Stanley Assistant Coach
Marianne Stanley returns for a second stint with the Washington Mystics. Stanley coached the team as an assistant in 2001 and head coach in 2002 and 2003. She brings a wealth of experience to the Mystics. Stanley has over 20 years of coaching experience at the collegiate level with stops at Stanford, University of CaliforniaBerkeley and University of Southern California. In 2007, she assisted C. Vivian Stringer during Rutgers University’s run to the NCAA Championship game. Stanley is also very familiar with the WNBA. In addition to her stop in Washington, she has also been an assistant coach with the Los Angeles Sparks and the New York Liberty. Stanley has earned numerous accolades throughout her career. She was named the Pac-10 Conference Coach of the Year in 1993, the Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year in 1984 and 1985, and an All-American selection as a player in 1975 and 1976 at Immaculata College. In 2002, she was voted the WNBA Coach of the Year. That same year she was also inducted in the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. She finished her second season as an assistant coach with the reigning Russian League and Russian Cup Champions UMMC Ekaterinberg which features WNBA players Cappie Pondexter, Deanna Nolan, Ann Wauters, Sandrine Gruda, and Candace Parker. Off the court, Stanley has been an active member in the community, lending a hand to groups such as Hoops for Africa, the YMCA, Hope House Foundation and National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Stanley’s daughter and son-in-law, Michelle and Jonathan Worden, live in Long Beach, Calif., with their children, Madelyn, Jonathan, Jr. and Dylan.
Trudi Lacey Director of Scouting
Trudi Lacey returns for her second season on the Mystics coaching staff. Lacey brings a wealth of experience to the Mystics. She is currently the head coach of Queens University of Charlotte in North Carolina. Lacey has also spent time as the Head Coach and General Manager of the Charlotte Sting from 2003-2006. She has had coaching stints at the University of Maryland, the University of South Florida, NAIA Francis Marion College, Manhattan College and James Madison University. Lacey played for the legendary Kay Yow at North Carolina State University where she was an All-American basketball player. Her jersey was retired by the school in 2000, and she was named
to the ACC All-Legend Team. Off the court, Lacey is President / CEO of Lacey & Co., LLC a comprehensive executive coaching firm that specializes in strategic initiatives, performance coaching, personal development and organizational leadership training. She is very active in the Charlotte community and serves on the Board of Directors for A Child’s Place, the National Kidney Foundation, the Johnston YMCA and Mothering across Continents, which addresses the HIV/AIDS pandemic in South Africa. Lacey received her bachelor’s degree in business management and master’s degree in sports management from North Carolina State University.
Clinton Crouch Director of Scouting
Clinton Crouch enters his first year as the team’s Director of Player Development. Prior to joining the Mystics, Crouch was the Head Coach at Friendship Collegiate Academy where he guided the Knights to an overall record of 113-27, helping them average over 28 wins per season, and guiding them to 3 straight Top Ten finishes (2007-2010). In 2008, The Knights set a school record by winning 34 games. His teams finished with the highest GPA of all team sports at Friendship for three straight years. As an assistant Coach under the late Gerald Moore, Crouch helped guide Friendly High School to an overall record of 77-7 and two Maryland State Championships in 2003 and 2004. He was influential in the development of Chris Howard, Sam Young, a draft pick of the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies, and Joe Haden, a 2010 NFL first round pick of the Cleveland Browns. A native of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, Crouch has garnered several awards including First Team P.G. County and AllMet Honors. Crouch played all four years at St. Francis University and graduated with a B.A. in Marketing. In 2009, He earned a Masters in Educational Administration in 2009; Crouch is the CEO/ Founder of The AntMill Project, which aids young men and women of the DC area in life mentoring, academic tutoring, and athletics.
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SUPPORT STAFF Lisa Ciaravella
Navin Hettiarachchi,
Lisa Ciaravella returns for her second season with the Washington Mystics as the team strength and conditioning coach. She spent five seasons as the head strength coach for the Connecticut Sun where she helped the team to four playoff berths and two Finals appearances. She was also named to the 2006 WNBA Coaching staff of the year.
Mystics Head Athletic Trainer
Strength & Conditioning Coach
Ciaravella is the founder of the North Carolina based Phoenix Physical Therapy and Sports Performance, a state of the art, out patient facility which specializes in injury rehabilitation, sport training and performance enhancements. She held strength and conditioning coaching positions at Lynn University, Florida Atlantic University and the University of Miami. Ciaravella has achieved certification with the National Strength and Conditioning Association, the National Athletic Training Association, and the National Academy of Sports Medicine. She received her Masters of Sports and Athletic Administration from Lynn University and a B.S. in Sports Medicine from Elon University.
MS, ATC/L, CSCS, C/PES Navin Hettiarachchi enters his fifth season with the Washington Mystics as the team’s certified Head Athletic Trainer. His responsibilities cover all aspects of medical care, rehabilitation and sports performance for the team. Navin focuses on sports performance programs that combine injury prevention, functional movements and advance rehabilitation. Hettiarachchi earned an undergraduate degree in athletic training/ sports medicine from West Virginia Wesleyan College and a Master of Sports Science in Sports Medicine from The United States Sports Academy. He also holds advanced certifications such as Performance Enhancement Specialist (PES) and Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES) through the National Academy of Sports Medicine. For the past ten years he has been working as the Head Athletic Trainer for the Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation (STAR) clinic in Washington DC treating athletic and non- athletic injuries. From 2001-2003, Hettiarachchi worked with the Washington Redskins during their mini-camps, pre-season training and during home games. Since 2003, Hettiarachchi has been working with the Washington Wizards as an assistant athletic trainer providing treatment to injured non-traveling athletes and working home games. Hettiarachchi has been working for the Jordan All-American games for the past seven years and other unique events such as the AFLAC All-American Baseball classic. He loves playing sports especially cricket, football, rugby, soccer and basketball. He was born and raised in Sri Lanka and now resides in Washington D.C.
SUPPORT STAFF Cassaundra Lockett
Nathalie Reshard
Equipment Manager
Basketball Operations Intern
Cassaundra Lockett enters her second season with the Washington Mystics as the team’s equipment manager. As equipment manager, Lockett is responsible for the ordering, daily maintenance and supervision of all player equipment and uniforms, while maintaining the Mystics locker room. She also coordinates the Mystics team attendant’s at all home games. Prior to becoming the team’s equipment manager, Lockett served as a team attendant for seven years.
Nathalie Reshard was raised in Niceville, Florida. She attended the University of Alabama for her undergraduate degree in Business Management, where she also played for the Crimson Tide women’s basketball team. Nathalie earned her graduate degree at the University of Central Florida DeVos Sports Business Management Program and will be graduating in May 2010 with her MBA and Masters of Sports Business. In the future she would like to be a general manager in the NBA.
Lockett is a graduate of Saint Augustine’s College in Raleigh NC and graduated with a Human Performance and Wellness degree. Born and raised in Washington, DC, she attended Archbishop Carroll High School. Cassaundra is the proud mother of a new son, Kobe.
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MYSTICS PLAYERS
MATEE AJAVON 22 2009 Season: Played in every game…started in four games…averaged 8 .0 points per game…averaged 17.3 minutes per game…scored a new career high 32 points against the Chicago Sky (9/4/09)…shot 83.3 percent from the free throw line during her first playoffs appearance.
2008 Season: Played in every game…averaged 8.0 points per game and 1.7 assists per game…scored a career high 24 points against the Indiana Fever (6/28/08)…was ranked in the top ten of numerous rookie categories such as points (7th), assists (7th) and steals (8th).
Off-season: Returned to Turkey as a member of the Fenerbahce team alongside Penny Taylor and Tammy Sutton-Brown
College: Completed her Scarlet Knight career with a 109-32 team record…Helped lead her team to four
NCAA tournament appearances, with losses in one regional semifinal, two regional finals and one title game…During the 2008 women’s NCAA tournament regional semifinals, hit a game-high 18 points while setting her career-high in field goal attempts…tied the RU senior record for fifth all-time three point shot with 112…led the team in assists 22 times in 2008…named to the Greensboro Regional All-tournament team in 2008.
Personal: Born in Monrovia, Liberia…daughter of Patience Wilson…has one brother and two sisters…enjoys playing ping pong, writing and reading poetry…often described as the life of the party…prides herself as being able to play an invisible flute Position: Guard Height/Weight: 5-8/160 Birth Date: 5/7/86 College: Rutgers ‘08 Hometown: Newark, NJ WNBA Experience: 2
Career Transactions: Selected in first round (fifth overall) by the Houston Comets in the 2008 WNBA draft Selected second overall by the Washington Mystics in the dispersal draft
Career Statistics Year 2008 2009 Total
Team HOU WAS
Playoff Averages 2009 WAS
Career Highs MIN 36 2 Times
FG 10 9/4/2009 at CHI
G-GS 34-2 34-4 68-6
Min 604 587 1191
FG-FGA 94-284 85-253 179-537
PCT 0.331 0.336 0.333
3FG-FGA 13-68 28-82 41-150
PCT 0.191 0.341 0.273
FT-FTA 72-91 74-110 146-201
PCT 0.791 0.673 0.726
OFF 33 27 60
DEF 27 37 64
TOT 60 64 124
A 59 37 96
PF 85 84 169
S 31 37 68
TO 55 50 105
BLK 6 4 10
PTS 273 272 545
AVG 8.0 8.0 8.0
2-0
34
6-16
.375
2-8
.250
5-6
.833
1
4
5
3
6
4
2
0
19
9.5
3PA FT 8 9 9/3/2009 vs. SEA 2 Times
FTA 13
REB 9
A 4
ST 4
2 Times
at NY
6 Times
2 Times
PTS 32 9/4/2009 at CHI
3PA 8 9/3/2009 vs. SEA
FTA REB 13 9 9/4/2009 at CHI at NY
A 4
ST 4 9/3/2009 vs. SEA
PTS 32 9/4/2009 at CHI
FGA 3P 21 3 6/3/2008 vs. SAN 2 Times
2009 Season Highs MIN FG FGA 36 10 20 9/4/2009 2 Times at CHI 2 Times
3P 3 2 Times
FT 9 9/4/2009 at CHI
2 Times
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ALANA BEARD 20 2009 Season: Named as a starter in the WNBA All-Star game…started 30 games…led the team and ranked tenth in the league in scoring (15.9)…recorded a career-high and ranked fifth in the league in total steals (72)…ranked third in the league in steals per game (2.32)…ranked eight in the league in total field goals made (188)
2008 Season: Started 33 games… scored a career-high 33 points against defending champion Phoenix
Mercury…led the team in points (532) for the fourth consecutive year and assists (117)…recorded a teamhigh 55 steals…Finished the season ranked 8th in steals (1.67) and minutes played (1092), 12th in points per game (16.1) and 15th in assists per game (2.8)….scored in double figures 25 times and led the team in scoring 15 of those times…Recorded her 2,500th point against the Connecticut Sun (7/27/08)
2007 Season: Named to her third consecutive WNBA All-Star game and second consecutive All-Star start…
Named to the WNBA All-Defensive First Team…Missed one game with a shoulder injury…started 33 games…Led the team in minutes (35.4)…Led the team in points (18.8) and steals (1.94)…shot a career high 84.7% from the free throw line…Named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played August 12th through 19th…Finished the season ranked 4th in the league in Points per game (18.8), 2nd in minutes per game (35.4), 3rd in minutes played (1,169), 4th in total points (622.0), 4th in the steals per game (1.94), 3rd in field goals made (224.0)…Led the team in scoring in 20 games…Scored a season high 29 points in a game against the Phoenix Mercury (6/20/07)…Led the team in total points (622)…Surpassed the 2,000 career point mark in a game against the Seattle Storm (8/11/07)…grabbed 500th career rebound in a game against the Houston Comets (7/18/07) Position: Guard/Forward Height/Weight: 5/11/160 Birth Date: 5/14/82 College: Duke ‘04 Hometown: Shreveport, LA WNBA Experience: 6
2006 Season: Had a breakout season…Named a starter to the WNBA All-Star team…Named to the WNBA
All-Second team…Named to her third consecutive WNBA All-Defensive Team…averaged 31.1 minutes a game…Shot a career-high 49.5% from the field…had a career-high in numerous categories including rebounds (149), assists (98) and points (614)…scored a career high 30 points in a game against the Seattle Storm (7/23/06)…had a career high 9 assists against the Sacramento Monarchs (8/5/06)…averaged a teamhigh 19.1 points per game….led the team in steals (1.84 spg)… missed two games due to an ankle sprain… finished the season ranked 6th in both scoring and steals…recorded her first double-double against Indiana on June 27th, with 24 points and 10 rebounds…Named to the USA Basketball Women’s World Championship team…surpassed 1000 career points (1,482)…Playoffs…averaged 32.0 mpg…averaged 15 ppg and 5.0 rpg
2005 Season: Named to the All-Star team…Named to the WNBA All-Defensive Second Team…Played a
career-high 48 minutes in a double overtime win against the Indiana Fever (6/18/06)...averaged 33.8 mpg… led the team in scoring with 14.1 points per game…recorded a career-high seven steals in a win against San Antonio…led the team in scoring in 13 games…was second on the team in assists (3.0 apg) and steals (1.5 spg)…finished the season ranked 9th in scoring and 10th in minutes per games (33.8)
2004 Season: Named to the WNBA All-Defensive Second Team ….Set a new Mystics record for most total
steals in a season (69)…Averaged 22.5 ppg during the team’s last six games of the season…was a candidate for Defensive Player of the year as well as Rookie of the Year…first rookie in two years to be named player of the week for games played September 7 through September 12…Started in all 34 regular season games averaging 30.1 mpg…averaged 13.1 ppg while shooting 41.8% from the field and collected 4.2 rpg…Led the team in assists (2.7) and steals (2.0)…set a new Mystics record for most total steals in a season (69)…In addition to leading the team in steals and assists, led the team in various categories including minutes (30.1) and blocked shots (1.00) …was the high scorer 15 games during the season…Playoffs…led the team with 16.7 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.0 steals, and 2.67 blocks per game
Season: Played in Poland in 2009 and worked out with Mystics coaches College: First woman to win the John R. Wooden, State Farm Wade Trophy and Naismith Player of the Year Awards... Duke’s first National Player of the Year and three-time ACC Player of the Year…First woman at Duke University to have their number raised to the rafters.
Personal: Full name is Alana Monique Beard…daughter of LeRoy and Marie Beard…has a Yorkshire terrier, Chloe....loves to cook…sponsors Alana Beard’s Future, an AAU basketball team.
Career Transactions: Selected in the first round (2nd overall) of the 2004 WNBA Draft by the Washington Mystics, April 17, 2004. Career Statistics Year
Team
G-GS
Min
FG-FGA
PCT
3FG-FGA
PCT
FT-FTA
PCT
OFF
DEF
TOT
A
PF
S
To
B
PTS
AVG
2004
WAS
34-34
1025
159-380
0.418
21-56
0.375
107-149
0.718
28
115
143
91
98
69
80
34
446
13.1
2005
WAS
30-30
1015
155-408
0.38
32-101
0.317
80-105
0.762
25
105
130
90
87
45
63
9
422
14.1
2006
WAS
32-32
994
232-469
0.495
37-102
0.363
113-149
0.758
23
126
149
98
92
59
90
25
614
19.2
2007
WAS
33-33
1169
224-539
0.416
47-146
0.322
127-150
0.847
25
114
139
99
105
64
94
24
622
18.8
2008
WAS
33-33
1092
187-474
0.395
51-155
0.354
107-146
0.733
4
114
115
117
111
55
106
19
532
16.1
2009
WAS
31-30
985
188-438
0.429
32-107
0.299
84-144
0.737
19
104
123
68
97
72
100
18
492
15.9
193-192
6287
1145-2708
0.423
220-656
0.335
618-813
0.76
124
678
802
563
590
364
533
129
3128
16.2
16.7
Total
Playoff Averages 2004
WAS
3-3
102
18-41
.439
1-4
.250
13-13
1.000
2
13
15
9
8
6
10
8
50
2006
WAS
2-2
64
10-36
.278
1-5
.200
9-10
.900
2
8
10
2
6
6
4
2
30
15
2009
WAS
2-2
54
8-26
.308
1-8
.125
2-3
.667
1
3
4
5
6
2
0
0
19
9.5
7-7
220
36-103
.350
3-17
.176
24-26
.923
5
24
29
16
20
14
14
10
99
14.1
Total
Career Highs MIN
FG
FGA
3P
3PA
FT
FTA
REB
A
ST
PTS
48
13
24
6
10
11
13
10
9
7
33
2 Times
6/7/2009 vs ATL
2 Times
2 Times
3 Times
6/3/2008 at PHX
FT
FTA
REB
A
ST
PTS
11
13
9
6
6
6/18/2005 7/23/2006 vs. IND vs. SEA
2 Times
6/3/2008 8/12/2007 at PHX at SAC
2009 Season Highs MIN
FG
FGA
3P
3PA
42
12
24
3
7
8/14/2009 7/30/2009 vs. CON
at NY
6/7/2009 6/7/2009 2 Times
2 Times
3 Times
vs. ATL
vs. ATL
8/9/2009 vs. IND
at CON
31 6/20/2009
at CHI
vs. CHI
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NIKKI BLUE 32 2009 Season: Played in 16 games…averaged 5.7 minutes per game…averaged 1.5 points per game…shot 70 percent from the free throw line…played a season-high 22 minutes against the New York Liberty in the final regular season home game (9/13)
2008 Season: Started 22 games…averaged a career-high 20.7 minutes per game…increased her scoring
output to 3.8 point per game...also dished out a career-high 2.8 assists per game….led her team to victory against the Connecticut Sun, scoring a career-high 13 points (7/13)…Set new career highs in minutes (31) and field goals per game (4)…missed seven due to a sprained ankle…Led the team in assists four times… scored 10 points or more three times.
2007 Season: Played in 30 games…averaged 14.0 minutes a game…averaged 3.6 points, 1.6 assists, 2.1
rebounds and .7 steals…scored a career-high 12 points twice in a game against the Minnesota Lynx (7/20) and against the Connecticut Sun (6/26)…set career highs in rebounds (9) in game against the Detroit Shock (7/21)…set career high in assists (7) against Detroit (7/28)…set career highs in steals (5) and minutes (24) in a game against the Minnesota Lynx (7/20)…Had career high numbers in numerous other categories including total points (107), rebounds (63), assists (48) and steals (22)…shot 83.8% from the free throw line
2006 Season: saw action in 24 games…averaged 7.5 minutes a game…averaged 2.3 points, .8 rebounds,
1.5 assists and .8 steals per game…had a team-high seven assists in her preseason game against the San Antonio Silver Stars…scored a career-high nine points against the New York Liberty on August 13, 2006… recorded 36 total assists…was ranked in the top 10 amongst rookies in assists and free throw percentage (80.6%)…Playoffs: averaged 3.0 mpg…recorded one rebound and one steal
Position: Guard Height/Weight: 5-8/153 Birth Date: 3/29/84 College: UCLA ‘06 Hometown: Bakersfield, CA WNBA Experience: 4
Off-season: Continued to serve as an assistant basketball coach at UNLV College: was one of 11 nominees for the Lieberman Award honoring the nation’s top point guard … 2006 AP
and Kodak/WBCA honorable mention All-American … Led all players with seven assists in the WBCA Senior All-Star game at Final Four … Finished her Bruin career ranked fifth on the all-time school scoring list (1,797) … Second on all-time school assist list (602) … Third on all-time school steals (325) … Second on the made free throw (455) lists … Produced 89 career double-digit scoring games
Personal: Name is Anitra Necole Blue…mom is Sabrina Hunter…Has one brother (Andre)…Her biggest
thrill to date was being selected to play in the first McDonald’s All-Star game in New York ….Named Magic Johnson and Baron Davis as the players she patterns her style after ….Lettered in volleyball (three years), softball (one year) and track and field (one year) ….Majored in History
Career Transactions: Selected in the second round (19th overall) by the Washington Mystics on April 5, 2006.
Career Statistics Year
Team
G-GS
Min
FG-FGA
PCT
3FG-FGA
PCT
FT-FTA
PCT
2006
WAS
24-0
2007
WAS
30-1
2008
WAS
26-22
2009
WAS
OFF
DEF
TOT
A
PF
S
To
B
181
14-54
0.259
1-12
0.083
25-31
420
35-108
0.324
6-27
0.222
31-37
537
33-102
0.324
14-32
0.438
19-25
PTS
AVG
0.806
7
13
20
36
36
18
18
0.838
13
50
63
48
55
22
37
0
54
2.3
5
107
0.76
15
26
41
73
59
19
3.6
42
2
99
3.8
16-0
91
7-24
0.292
3-9
0.333
7-10
0.7
2
8
10
12
12
7
13
0
24
1.5
96-23
1230
89-288
0.309
24-80
0.3
82-103
0.796
37
97
134
169
162
66
110
7
284
3
WAS
1-0
3
0-1
0
0-0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
16.7
MIN
FG
3P
FT
REB
A
ST
BS
PTS
30
4 (x3)
3 (x2)
4 (x5)
9
7
2
13
Totals
Playoff Averages 2006
Career highs
7/13/2008 7/20/2008 8/7/2007 7/21/2007 7/28/2007 2 Times vs. CON vs. SEA at SAN at DET at DET
5 7/20/07 at MIN
7/6/2008 7/13/2008 vs. SAN vs. CON
2009 Season highs MIN
FG
FGA
3P
3PA
FT
FTA
REB
A
ST
PTS
20
3
7
2
5
2
4
4
3
3
8
9/13/2009 8/25/2009 8/25/2009 8/25/2009 8/25/2009 at NY
at SEA
at SEA
at SEA
at SEA
6/19/2009 8/25/2009 3 Times
at ATL
at SEA
8/25/2009 8/25/2009 2 Times
at SEA
at SEA
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MARISSA COLEMAN 4 2009 Season: Saw action in 28 games…ankle injury had Coleman sidelined for six consecutive games…
posted a season-high 16 points in the regular season opener against the Connecticut Sun (6/6)…also scored a season-high of four three-pointers against the Connecticut Sun (6/6)...averaged 18.8 minutes and 6.1 points in her rookie season
Off-Season: Played in Italy and worked out with Mystics coaches College: Named All-American by the WBCA, USBWA and Associated Press (2nd team)…four-time ACC
Player of the Week…named first team All-ACC selection and ACC Tournament MVP…became first player in ACC history with 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, 400 assists, 200 steals, and 100 blocks…Second leading scorer (2,205) and rebounder (1,139) in school history…WBCA Player of the Month (March 2009)…Averaged 18.1 points and 8.6 rebounds per game as a senior…Set a Maryland record with her 42-point performance, the most points in Sweet 16 history, with 15 rebounds in 40 minutes during the team’s come-from-behind victory over Vanderbilt in the Sweet 16 in 2009
Personal:
Enrolled in the College of Letters & Sciences...daughter of Joni and Tony Coleman...has a sister, Tonya, and a brother, Anthony...chose Maryland over Duke, Connecticut, Tennessee, and Florida...born in Portland, Ore.
Career Transactions: Selected by the Washington Mystics in the first round (second overall) of the 2009 WNBA Draft
Position: Forward Height/Weight: 6-1/170 Birth Date: 1/4/87 College: Maryland ‘09 Hometown: Cheltenham, Md WNBA Experience: 1
Career Statistics Year
Team
G-GS
Min
2009
WAS
28-0
525
28-0
525
2-0
53
2-0
Total
FG-FGA
PCT
3FG-FGA
PCT
FT-FTA
PCT
OFF
DEF
TOT
54-159
0.340
29-80
0.363
34-45
0.756
22
54
76
54-159
0.340
29-80
0.363
34-45
0.756
22
54
76
6-19
.316
4-8
.500
5-5
1.000
3
7
10
53
6-19
.316
4-8
.500
5-5
1.000
3
7
10
A
PF
S
22
44
20
22
44
20
3
3
4
3
3
4
TO
BLK
PTS
AVG
34
9
171
6.1
34
9
171
6.1
7
4
21
10.5
7
4
21
10.5
Playoff Averages 2009
WAS
Total
Season/Career Highs MIN
FG
3P
FT
REB
A
ST
BS
PTS
26
6
4
5
6
2
3
2
16
2 Times
at CON
2 Times
6/6/09
6/6/09
9/6/09
at CON
at CON 2 Times
at IND
9/12/09 3 Times
vs. ATL
6/6/09
MONIQUE CURRIE 25 2009 Season: Averaged 80.3 percent at the free throw line…ranked 15th in the league in total free throws
(102)…had two season-high games with 17 points…shot perfect from the free throw line in 11 games…tied her career high of 11 rebounds against the Minnesota Lynx (7/7)
2008 Season: Started every game…set career highs in numerous categories such as points per game (11.9), assists (7) and points scored (28)…led the team in free throw shooting with 82%...Scored her 1000th point against the Chicago Sky (8/29/07)…ranked 11th in the league in three point percentage (38%)…Scored in double figures 20 times, led the team in scoring five times…ranked 20th in the league in free throws (109)
2007 Season: Traded to Washington from Chicago two games into the season…started 24 games…averag-
ing 25.2 minutes per game…averaged career highs in points (10.7) and rebounds (4.0)… Had career highs in total points (354), blocks (7) and total rebounds (133)… recorded a career high 11 rebounds twice in games against the Seattle Storm (7/24/07) and Houston Comets (7/18/07)…grabbed a career high five steals against the Minnesota Lynx (7/20/07)…played a career high 42 minutes against the Seattle Storm (7/24/07)… Recorded three double doubles on the season…ranked 8th in the league in free throws (128.0) and 7th in the league in free throw attempts (163.0)
2006 Season: Named to the WNBA All-Rookie Team…played in 34 games recording 33 starts…averaged
25.0 minutes per game…averaged 10.0 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.0 steals…shot 81.0% from the free throw line
Off-season: Played in Russia and Italy Position: Forward Height/Weight: 6-0/177 Birth Date: 2/25/83 College: Duke ‘06 Hometown: Washington, D.C. WNBA Experience: 4
College: Earned Kodak All-American honors twice, joining Alana Beard, as the only players in Duke history
to be selected as repeat honorees… Posted the only triple-double in the ACC in 2005-06 with 21 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists against Florida State on January 5, 2006… Tallied 118 double-figure scoring games and 22 double-doubles over her career…Named to the AP All-American Second Team in 2006 and the First Team in 2005…2005 ACC Player of the Year and was a finalist for the John R. Wooden Award, State Farm Wade Trophy and Naismith Trophy for the National Player of the Year…Received All-ACC First Team honor in 2006 and 2005 and Second Team honors in 2004 and 2002…
Personal: Name is Monique Paulette Currie...daughter of Michael and Gwendolyn Currie Has one sister,
Mikia… three-time Maryland Miss Basketball selection…In 1998 led her AAU team to the national title…Lists the most famous person she has met as Bill Clinton and her craziest ambition is to sky dive… Graduated from Duke with a degree in public policy and African-American studies and spent her fifth-year on campus pursuing a degree in humanities.
Career Transactions:
Re-signed as a free agent with Washington on February 18, 2010 Traded to Washington from Chicago for Chasity Melvin, May 24, 2007. Selected by Chicago (1st overall) in the Dispersal Draft, January 8, 2007. Selected by Charlotte in the first round (third overall) of the WNBA Draft, April 5, 2006.
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MONIQUE CURRIE 25 Career Statistics Year
Team
G-GS
Min
FG-FGA
PCT
3FG-FGA
PCT
FT-FTA
PCT
OFF
DEF
TOT
A
PF
S
To
B
PTS
AVG
2006
CHA
34-33
849
87-262
0.332
16-55
0.291
149-184
0.81
51
81
132
87
100
34
62
4
339
10
2007
WAS/CHI
33-24
832
106-241
0.44
14-41
0.341
128-163
0.785
45
88
133
58
95
7
51
95
354
10.7
2008
WAS
34-34
972
135-337
0.401
24-64
0.375
109-132
0.826
32
109
141
86
121
30
87
12
403
11.9
2009
WAS
34-34
728
78-217
0.359
20-52
0.385
102-127
0.803
38
108
146
61
83
29
57
14
278
8.2
135-125
3381
406-1057
0.384
74-212
0.349
488-606
0.805
166
386
552
292
399
117
257
37
1374
10.2
WAS
2-2
37
2-15
0.133
0-3
.000
6-7
.857
8
7
15
1
8
4
3
1
10
5
FG
3P
FT
REB
A
ST
BS
PTS
11
4
13
11
7
5
3
28
7/8/2008 vs. IND
6/8/2008 at CON
REB
A
ST
PTS
2
17
7 Times
2 Times
Total
Playoff Averages 2009
Career Highs MIN 42 7/24/2007 vs. SEA
6/8/2008 at CON
2 Times
3 Times
3 Times
2 Times
7/20/07 at MIN
FGA
3P
3PA
FT
FTA
12
4
6
7
2009 Season Highs MIN
FG
35
5
7/7/2009 at MIN
6/27/2009 7/28/2009 7/28/2009 2 Times
at CHI
at IND
at IND
2 Times
9
11
7
6/6/2009
7/7/2009
6/19/2009
at CON
at MIN
at ATL
LINDSEY HARDING 10 2009 Season: Started all 34 games…ranked first in the league in total minutes played (1194)…ranked first in the league in minutes per game (35.1)…scored a career high 27 points against former team, the Minnesota Lynx…ranked seventh in the league in assists per game (4.5)…played a career high 47 minutes in an overtime game against the Connecticut Sun (8/14/09)
2008 Season:
Started 11 of 24 games…averaged 6.4 points per game and 3.2 assists per game…dished out a career-high 10 assists against the Seattle Storm (9/6/08)…Ranked 19th in the WNBA in assist per game… Played a season high 45 minutes is an overtime game against the Los Angeles Sparks (7/27/08)
2007 Season: Saw her rookie season short-circuited after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee July 10 at Washington; she underwent surgery on July 20 and missed the final 14 contests... Averaged 11.7 ppg, 4.4 rpg and 3.9 apg in 20 outing (all starts) before the injury, shooting 35.4% from the floor and 67.9% from the line... Finished runner-up to Chicago’s Arminitie Price in Rookie of the year voting, and was also named to the 2007 WNBA All-Rookie Team... Tallied a season-high 20 points June 5 at Phoenix (one of 15 double digit efforts), and handed out a season-high nine assists May 25 vs. Chicago... Topped Minnesota in rebounds (seven) and assists (six) May 22 at Detroit, becoming the first Lynx guard with 6+ rebounds and 6+ assists in the same game since Teresa Edwards (at Sacramento, Aug. 9, 2003).
Off-season: Played in Lithuania College: As a freshman in 2002-2003 she was named to the All-ACC Freshman Team, averaging 6.2 points,
Position: Guard Height/Weight: 5-8/139 Birth Date: 6/12/84 College: Duke ‘07 Hometown: Houston, TX WNBA Experience: 3
3.9 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.8 steals and had an ACC-best 2.1 assist/turnover ratio. As a sophomore in 2003-2004 she averaged 6.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 2.0 steals and had an ACC-best 2.2 assist/ turnover ratio. 2005-2006 and was an Honorable Mention Kodak and Associated Press All-America, ACC Defensive Player of the Year. She averaged 10.7 points, 4.5 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 2.1 steals as a junior… finished her college career with 1,298 points, 25 blocks, 579 assists, 296 steals and 565 rebounds in 128 games (school record). She was only the sixth player in ACC history to register 1,000 points, 500 assists, 500 rebounds and 250 steals.
Personal:
Full name is Lindsey Marcie Harding ... born June 12, 1984, in Mobile, Ala. ... daughter of Michael Harding & Lillian Andrews ... has one brother, Michael (18), and one sister, Morgan (16) ... majored in sociology along with a markets & management certificate and a minor in theater studies and women’s studies… On January 20, 2008, Harding was honored by having her jersey number retired, becoming only the second Duke women’s basketball player after former teammate Alana Beard to be bestowed that honor.
Career Transactions:
Traded by the Lynx to the Mystics for Washington’s first (9th overall) and second round picks of the 2009 WNBA draft on January 30, 2009. Selected first overall by the Phoenix Mercury and was traded to the Minnesota Lynx for forward Tangela Smith in the 2007 WNBA draft.
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LINDSEY HARDING 10 Career Statistics Year
Team
G
GS
MIN
FGM-A
FG%
3PM-A
3P%
FTM-A
FT%
OFF
DEF
REB
AST
STL
BLK
TO
PF
PTS
AVG
2007
MIN
20
20
602
86-243
0.354
8-35
0.229
53-78
0.679
15
72
87
78
20
6
47
44
233
11.7
2008
MIN
24
11
591
51-139
0.367
2-25
0.08
50-72
0.694
9
47
56
76
27
4
55
56
154
6.4
2009
WAS
34
34
1194
163-375
0.435
20-62
0.323
89-119
0.748
24
111
135
154
43
13
101
68
435
12.8
78
65
2387
300-757
0.396
30-122
0.246
192-269
0.714
48
230
278
308
90
23
203
168
822
10.5
WAS
2
2
81
10-26
.385
0-3
.000
1-1
1.000
1
4
5
8
3
0
10
6
21
10.5
MIN
FG
FGA
3P
3PA
FT
FTA
REB
A
ST
PTS
47
10
18
3
4
11
14
7
10
5
Total
Playoff Averages 2009
Career Highs
8/14/2009 vs. CON
8/18/2009 2 Times
9/12/2008 9/12/2009
9/6/2008 9/3/2008
27 7/7/2009
at LA
2 Times
5 Times
vs. PHX
vs. PHX
4 Times
at SEA
vs. PHX
at MIN
2009 Season Highs MIN
FG
FGA
3P
3PA
FT
FTA
REB
A
ST
PTS
47
10
18
3
4
8
9
7
9
4
27
2 Times
3 Times
2 Times
2 Times
8/14/2009 vs. CON
8/18/2009 2 Times
at LA
7/18/2009 vs. NY
6/25/2009 8/30/2009 7/7/2009 vs. PHX
vs. MIN
at MIN
JENNIFER LACY 3 2009 Season: Saw action in 32 games…averaged 11.3 minutes per game, 3.0 points per game, and 2.2
rebounds per game…scored a season high 11 points against the Chicago Sky (6/23)…pulled down a season and career high seven defensive rebounds against the Washington Mystics (7/3)…made a season and career high two three-point field goals against the Chicago Sky (6/23).
2008 Season: Named one of the Dream’s team captains… Played in 33 games for the Dream, including 22
starts… Averaged 5.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game… Averaged career-highs in points, assists and steals… Recorded a career-high 18 points twice… Recorded a career-high ten rebounds against Chicago on June 7…. One of four Dream players to start 20+ games…. Recorded first double-double of her career against Chicago on June 7 (18 points and 10 rebounds).
2007 Season: Played in 20 games for the Mercury… Averaged 1.8 points and 1.0 rebounds in 4.7 minutes per game… member of the 2007 WNBA Championship team.
2006 Season: Appeared in 33 games for the Mercury including three starts… Averaged 4.9 points and 3.1
Position: Forward Height/Weight: 6-3/175 Birth Date: 3/21/1983 College: Pepperdine Hometown: Agoura Hills, CA WNBA Experience: 4
rebounds in her rookie season… Became the first player from the West Coast Conference (WCC) to make a WNBA team… Led all qualifying rookies in field goal percentage (.477)... Set a Mercury franchise record by making seven shots without a miss en route to a career-high 16-point effort on August 3 vs. Charlotte. College Highlights: First player from the West Coast Conference (WCC) to make a WNBA roster… Led the WCC in scoring as a senior… First team All-WCC selection as a senior… Led team in scoring (16.9 ppg) and rebounding (8.1 rpg) as a senior… Led team in field goal percentage (48.9%) as a senior… All-WCC Honorable Mention as a junior… Ranked second in the WCC and led the team in field goal percentage (51.6%) as a junior… Ranked sixth in the WCC in blocked shots as a junior… Led the team in double-doubles as a junior. Personal: First player from the West Coast Conference (WCC) to make a WNBA roster… Father Lee Lacy played professional baseball in the Major Leagues… Has two brothers (Eric and Michael)… Also competed in track and field in high school... Hobbies include reading, music and movies… Plans to go to law school after her playing career is over… Lists favorite television show as Grey’s Anatomy… Favorite actress is Julia Roberts and favorite actor is Brad Pitt… Favorite musical artist is India Arie.
Career Transactions:
Signed with Washington as a free agent on March 30, 2010 Re-signed by the Dream on February 17, 2009 Acquired by the Atlanta Dream from the Phoenix Mercury in the 2008 WNBA Expansion Draft Signed as a free agent with the Mercury in April 2006
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JENNIFER LACY 3 Career Statistics Year
Team
G-GS
Min
FG-FGA
PCT
3FG-FGA
PCT
FT-FTA
PCT
OFF
DEF
TOT
A
PF
S
TO
B
PTS
AVG
2006
PHO
33-3
504
61-128
0.477
0-4
0.000
40-58
0.690
42
60
102
14
102
12
45
12
162
4.9
2007
PHO
20-0
94
12-29
0.414
1-3
0.333
10-18
0.556
10
9
19
2
26
3
10
0
35
1.8
2008
ATL
33-22
605
74-190
0.389
4-21
0.190
37-55
0.673
35
54
89
27
97
18
37
6
189
5.7
2009
ATL
Totals
32-0
362
35-107
0.327
4-19
0.211
22-33
0.667
32
38
70
9
57
9
24
7
96
3.0
118-25
1565
182-454
0.401
9-47
0.191
109-164
0.665
119
161
280
52
282
42
116
25
482
4.1
Playoff Averages 2007
PHO
1-0
3
1-2
0.500
0-0
0.000
0-2
0.000
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
2.0
2009
ATL
2-0
23
0-5
0.000
0-2
0.000
2-4
0.500
1
1
2
0
3
0
0
0
2
1.0
3-0
25
1-7
0.143
0-2
0.000
2-6
0.333
1
1
2
0
5
0
0
0
4
1.3
Totals
Career highs MIN
FG
3P
FT
REB
A
ST
BS
PTS
37
7
2
6
10
3
2
2
18
6/23/2009
6/7/2008
6/7/2008
vs. CHI
at CHI
at CHI
2 Times
6 Times
6 Times
2 Times
FGA
3P
3PA
FT
FTA
REB
A
ST
PTS
2
4
8
2
2
11
2 Times
vs. CHI
7/5/2008 vs. CHI
3 Times
2009 Season highs MIN
FG
27
4
7/3/2009 vs. WAS
vs. CHI
8
2
4
6/23/2009
6/23/2009
6/23/2009
vs. CHI
vs. CHI
vs. CHI
7/3/2009 9/4/2009 8 Times
3 Times
vs. WAS
at SAC
CRYSTAL LANGHORNE 1 2009 Season: Was named the WNBA’s Most Improved Player…led team and ranked third in the league in
rebounds per game (7.9)…ranked third in the league in double-doubles (9.0)…ranked second in the league in total rebounds (268.0)…scored a career-high 23 points against the Chicago Sky (9/4/2009)…pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds against the Connecticut Sun (8/14/2009)…played a career-high 41 minutes against the Connecticut Sun (8/14/2009)…scored double digits in 24 games
2008 Season: Played in every game…started in six of those games….ranked second in the league in field
goal percentage (.624)…averaged 15.6 minutes per game...recorded 4.8 points per game and 4.0 rebounds…scored 10 plus points four times…led the team in rebounding twice…scored a career high 17 points against the Seattle Storm (7/6/08) and grabbed a career high 12 rebounds against the Connecticut Sun (9/13/08)…had two double doubles
Off-season: Played in Spain College:
Position: Forward Height/Weight: 6-2/180 Birth Date: 10/27/86 College: Maryland ‘08 Hometown: Willingboro, NJ WNBA Experience: 2
Associated Press and USBWA All-American for the third-consecutive year and second time selected WBCA All-American ... 2008 ACC Player of the Year, Maryland’s first since 1989 ... one of only 10 players all-time in league history to be named first team all-conference three times … Maryland’s only four-time AllACC Tournament pick, garnering a place on the second team for the second-straight year ... first team Senior CLASS All-American ... earned All-American honors by Sports Illustrated, ESPN.com, CBSsportsline.com and Full Court Press ... was named ACC Player of the Week a school-record three times ... second in the league with 15 double-doubles ... received preseason All-American nods from the AP, ESPN.com, Lindy’s, Women’s Basketball Magazine, CBSsportsline.com, Sporting News, Athlon’s and Sports Illustrated ... among ESPN. com’s top five centers in the country ... ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District 2 and second team All-American ... the ACC’s Scholar Athlete for women’s basketball, All-ACC Academic team and recipient of the Weaver-James-Corrigan Honorary Award, which is given to the student-athlete who plans to continue to play at the Olympic or professional level.
Personal: Full name is Crystal Allison Langhorne…daughter of Juel and Cryhten Langhorne…has an older
sister Camille, and two brothers, Cryhten and Chris... oldest brother Cryhten was a four-year letterwinner in basketball at UMES, while Chris lettered at Texas State University
Career Transactions:
Selected in the first round (sixth overall) by the Washington Mystics in the 2008 WNBA Draft.
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CRYSTAL LANGHORNE 1 Career Statistics Year
Team
G-GS
Min
FG-FGA
PCT
3FG-FGA
PCT
FT-FTA
PCT
OFF
DEF
TOT
A
PF
S
To
BLK
PTS
AVG
2008
WAS
34-6
529
68-109
0.624
0-0
0
28-51
0.549
53
83
136
15
54
15
36
6
164
4.8
2009
WAS
34-22
1013
163-384
0.574
0-2
0
82-119
0.689
101
167
268
29
74
34
76
13
408
12.0
68-28
1543
231-393
0.588
0-2
0
110-170
0.647
154
250
404
44
128
49
112
19
572
8.4
WAS
2-2
79
14-20
0.7
0-0
0
5-8
0.625
5
15
20
1
6
1
6
1
33
16.5
FG
3P
FT
REB
A
ST
BS
PTS
10
--
7
16
4
3
1
Total
Playoff Averages 2009
Career Highs MIN 41 8/14/2009 vs. CON
8/14/2009
9/4/2009 8/14/2009 6/8/2008
vs. CON
23 9/4/2009
at CHI
vs. CON
at CON 5 Times 19 Times
FT
REB
A
ST
BS
7
16
3
3
1
at CHI
2009 Season Highs MIN 41 8/14/2009 vs. CON
FG
3P
10
--
8/14/2009 vs. CON
9/4/2009 8/14/2009 at CHI
vs. CON
PTS 23 9/4/2009
3 Times 4 Times 13 Times
at CHI
KRISTEN MANN 24 2009 Season: Saw action in 16 games…played a season-high 17 minutes against the New York Liberty (9/13/09)…averaged 1.6 points per game
2008 Season: Spent the season with both the Atlanta Dreams and the Indiana Fever…saw action in 18
games…averaged 2.6 points per game and 1.27 rebounds per game…finished the season ranked 5th in three points field goals…Helped the Fever during their playoff run, averaging 3.3 points per game.
2007 Season: Played in 34 games for the Minnesota Lynx, starting in 17… Averaged 7.6 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.3 apg and 25.9 mpg… Posted career highs averages in scoring and rebounding
2006 Season: Completed her second season in the WNBA by starting 33 contests, missing only the June
28 game at Phoenix with a broken nose and mild concussion… Averaged 7.4 ppg and 3.4 rpg in 27.1 mpg, hitting 38.7% overall… Finished second on the Lynx with 94 assists; her 2.8 apg ranked 4th among league forwards…Also ranked 16th in three point accuracy at 37.5% (36-96); she’d gone 0-9 from beyond the arc in her rookie season… Shot 46.2% from the floor in 17 Target Center outings… Scored a career-high 19 points Aug. 1 vs. Seattle, one of 11 double-digit efforts… Added 11 points, a career-high nine rebounds and seven assists Aug. 6 vs. San Antonio… Dished out a career-high eight assists June 11 vs. Houston, and had seven assists June 2 vs. Indiana; she was Minnesota’s leader in that category eight times
2005 Season: Concluded her rookie WNBA season, averaging 3.0 ppg (on 50.0% shooting) and 1.5 rpg in Position: Guard Height/Weight: 6-1/185 Birth Date: 08/10/1983 College: California Santa Barbara ‘05 Hometown: Lakewood, CA WNBA Experience: 5
7.7 mpg… Played in 24 contests, drawing seven DNP-CDs and spending three games on the Injured List (July 7-17) with anterior tibialis tendinitis in her left foot… Collected 11 points, a team-leading nine rebounds and three steals in 20 minutes Aug. 21 at Phoenix, posting season highs in all categories… Over her final 14 games, she averaged 17.7 ppg and 6.8 rpg per 40 mpg, while hitting 24-for-44 (54.5%) from the field…
Off-season: Played in Latvia College: Associated Press All-American honorable mention… Big West Conference Player of the Year… AllBig West First Team… fifth player in school history to earn First Team All-Big West honors as a sophomore, despite missing 12 games due to back and wrist injuries… Named Big West Conference Freshman of the Year …Named to the Big West All-Tournament team…
Personal:
daughter of Kathy Deeds and Gene Mann… Has two brothers - Mack and Guy and one sister, Payton …Majored in women’s studies …Plays the guitar in her spare time ….Enjoys comedy movies
Career Transactions: Re-signed as a free agent with the Washington Mystics on
April 7, 2010 Signed as a free agent with the Washington Mystics on January 21, 2009 Acquired by the Indiana Fever through trade from the Atlanta Dreams Acquired by the Atlanta Dream from the Minnesota Lynx in the 2008 expansion draft. Selected by Minnesota in the first-round (11th overall) of the 2005 WNBA Draft.
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Career Statistics Year
Team
G-GS
Min
FG-FGA
PCT
3FG-FGA
PCT
FT-FTA
PCT
OFF
DEF TOT A
2005
MIN
24-0
185
30-60
0.5
0-9
0
11-16
0.688
11
24 35 11 16 8
2006
MIN
33-33
895
92-238
0.387
36-96
0.375
25-34
0.735
23
90 113 94 71 19 50 7
245 7.4
2007
MIN
34-17
882
96-256
0.379
37-106
0.349
29-37
0.784
39
83 122 43 81 31 27 7
258 7.6
2008
ATL/IND
18-0
254
19-48
0.395
4-9
0.444
5-5
1
10
13 23 15 23 9
15 5
47 2.6
2009
WAS
16-0
95
10-28
0.357
4-18
0.222
1-1
1
2
12 14 6
3
25 1.6
125-58
2309
247-630 0.392
81-238
0.34
71-93
0.763
85
222 307 169 200 70 102 20 646 5.2
Total
PF S
9
3
To BLK PTS AVG 7
1
0
71 3
Playoff averages 2008
IND
3-0
30
4-9
.444
2-6
.333
0-0
0
1
0
1
1
4
1
4
0
10 3.3
2009
WAS
1-0
8
1-2
.500
1-2
.500
0-0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
3
Career Highs MIN
FG
3P
FT
REB
A
ST
TO
BS
PTS
41 8/4/06 vs. HOU
8 (x2)
4 (x3)
4 (x2)
9 (x2)
8
3 (x5)
2 (x2)
2 (x2)
19 (x3)
FT
FTA
REB
A
ST
1
1
6/11/2006 at HOU
2009 Season Highs MIN 17
FG
FGA
3 4 (x2) 8/21/2009 9/13/2009 at PHX at NY
3P
3PA
2 3 (x2) 8/7/2009 vs. DET
4 2 1 (x3) 8/21/2009 8/25/2009 8/25/2009 at PHX 9/13/2009 at SEA at SEA at NY
PTS 6 (x2)
3.0
CHASITY MELVIN 44 2009 Season: Started in 33 of 34 games played…posted a career-high 29 blocks in one season…ranked
fourth in the league in total offensive rebounds (79.0)…tied her career-high of four blocks against the Connecticut Sun (6/6/09)…posted a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds against the Minnesota Lynx (7/7/09)
2008 Season: Started in 18 games and appeared in all 34…She averaged 8.2 points, and 5.1 rebounds
…Set a new career high with 10 offensive rebounds and a season high 19 points in the 6/26 game vs. the Phoenix Mercury…On 6/26 she grabbed the 1000th defensive rebound of her WNBA career…A week later, she pulled down her 701st offensive rebound… only the 5th player in WNBA history to reach the 700 milestone… She is ranked 4th in the WNBA in offensive rebounds with 85 and 5th in offensive rebounds per game with 2.5.
2007 Season: Melvin started 25 games of 29 played...averaged 9.9 pts, 1.3 assists and 6.7 rebounds per
game...Set career high in rebounds (15) and defensive boards (12) on 6/1 at Washington...Scored the most points in a Sky uniform (26) vs. Indiana on 8/7....Ranked 6th in the league in rebounds per game (6.7).... Prior to joining the Sky, Melvin had 3 starts of 3 games in the beginning of the ’07 season...averaged 11.3 pts and 6.7 rebounds per game in a Washington jersey. 2006 Season: Melvin started 34 games out of 34 played...averaged 11.9 pts, 1.3 assists and 6.6 rebounds per game.
2004 Season: Averaged 8.6 ppg and 3.8 rpg…helped lead the Mystics to its third playoff berth. Position: Center Height/Weight: 6-3/185 Birth Date: 05/03/1976 College: NC State ‘98 Hometown: Roseboro, NC WNBA Experience: 11
2003 Season: Averaged a career-high 13.1 ppg. 2002 Season: Started every game…averaged 12.5 ppg and 6.3 rpg. 2001 Playoffs: Averaged 8.0 points and 4.0 rebounds during the 2001 Playoffs...Handed-out a playoff high 4 assists on August 20 vs. Charlotte.
2001 Season: Played in 27 games (20 starts) during the 2001 season, 9.9 ppg, 5.5 rpg and 1.5 apg during
the 2001 season...On July 11, The WNBA announced that Melvin was among the 12 players selected by WNBA head coaches as reserves for the 2001 WNBA All-Star Game... Melvin did not participate in the game due to an eye injury…On June 2 at Sacramento, pulled-down a career-high 6 offensive rebounds… Was placed on the Injured List on July 10 and missed 5 games due to a right eye orbital wall fracture (July 10 -- July 21)…Was activated from the Injured List on July 25.
2000 Season: Started every game during the 2000 regular season...Averaged a team-high 11.7 points on
.471 (136-289) FG% with a team-high 5.4 rebounds a game...Had 4 points, 6 rebounds and a team-high 3 assists at Washington...Recorded her first double-double of the season (second of her career) at Detroit (7/31), with 13 points and a career-high tying 10 rebounds...Grabbed a career-high tying 10 rebounds at Portland (6/28)...Against the Mercury (6/25), tied a franchise single-game record with a career-high 4 blocks...Against the Shock (6/16), scored a franchise-record and career-high 28 points on 10-12 FG and 7-12 FT with a career-high 7 assists...Notched 21 double-digit scoring outings...Grabbed double-digit rebounds twice...Led the Rockers offensive effort eight times...Grabbed team-high rebounds 13 times... Dished-out team-high assists seven times … In Game Two of 2000 Playoffs vs. Orlando, recorded a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds in 35 minutes...Scored 14 points at Orlando in Game One WashingtonMystics.com
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CHASITY MELVIN 44 on 6-8 FG with 4 rebounds and 3 assists...In the playoffs, averaged 8.8 points and 6.7 rebounds
1999 Season: One of only three players in play in all 32 games,
while starting 9…Rockers’ third leading scorer with 8.1 ppg and second leading rebounder with 4.0 rpg (37th in WNBA)…Went to the free throw line a team-high 98 times, scoring a teamhigh 68 points from the line…Grabbed a team-high 53 offensive rebounds…Recorded a team-high 22 blocked shots…Paced the team offensively in six games…Grabbed team-high rebounds in five games…Dished-out team-high assists in three games…Recorded two double-digit rebound outings…Tallied one double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds against Sacramento on July 16… Notched a career-high 16 points at Washington on July 21. Off-season: Played in Turkey…has played in Italy, Israel, Spain and China
Other Professional Experience: Played one season with the
Philadelphia Rage of the ABL … Was the No. 2 selection in the 1998 ABL Draft … Averaged 12.7 points and 5.6 rebounds per game during 1998-99 season and ranked third in the league in field goal percentage (.556).
College: Named to 1996-97 Kodak All-America team … Helped
lead Wolfpack to first-ever NCAA Final Four appearance during the 1997-98 season … Led the team in scoring all four years … Ranks fourth in school history for career points (2,042) and third for career rebounds (1,020) and field goals made (838) … Only player in N.C. State history to lead the team in field goal percentage all four years.
Personal: Full name is Chasity Monique Melvin …Likes to be called “Chas” …Started playing basketball in the fourth grade…She is the middle child of five and has two brothers, Alejandro and Adam… Parents are Jimmy and Janet Melvin…Has several pre-game superstitions, including wearing her socks inside out, reading her Bible and listening to gospel music…Notes that the achievement she is most proud of was being able to stay overseas and winning a championship in Spain ...plays the piano…Also plays tennis, softball, and volleyball and enjoys bowling and playing pool…
Career Transactions: Signed with the Washington Mystics on
February 9, 2009. Traded to Sky from Washington for Monique Currie on May 24, 2007. Selected by the Washington Mystics with the second pick in the 2004 Dispersal Draft on January 6, 2004 Selected by the Cleveland Rockers in the first round (11th overall) of the 1999 WNBA Draft on May 4, 1999
Career Statistics Year
Team
G
GS
MIN
FGM-A
FG%
3PM-A
3P%
FTM-A
FT%
OFF
DEF
REB AST
STL
BLK
TO
PF
PTS
AVG
1999
CLE
32
9
709
95-218
0.436
1-1
1
68-98
0.694
53
74
127
38
20
22
42
93
259
8.1
2000
CLE
32
32
904
136-289
0.471
1-7
0.143
100-137
0.73
69
103
172
61
29
18
62
113
373
11.7
2001
CLE
27
20
754
102-215
0.474
2-2
1
60-86
0.698
66
88
154
50
24
16
45
81
266
9.9
2002
CLE
32
32
1055
153-330
0.464
3-6
0.5
90-131
0.687
84
110
194
57
28
18
74
104
399
12.5
2003
CLE
34
34
1061
159-333
0.477
3-11
0.273
123-176
0.699
82
133
215
52
28
22
67
108
444
13.1
2004
WAS
34
16
825
104-256
0.406
0-0
0
85-111
0.766
63
68
131
37
15
18
52
89
293
8.6
2005
WAS
34
34
1050
150-305
0.492
4-16
0.25
93-138
0.674
82
117
199
25
31
14
61
113
397
11.7
2006
WAS
34
34
1003
153-294
0.52
0-2
0
99-151
0.656
84
140
224
45
34
26
62
109
405
11.9
2007
WAS
3
3
82
9-26
0.346
0-2
0
16-19
0.842
7
13
20
0
6
0
2
13
34
11.3
2007
CHI
29
25
853
109-233
0.468
1-5
0.2
69-110
0.627
66
127
193
37
32
22
69
88
288
9.9
2008
CHI
34
18
759
98-221
0.443
1-3
0.333
81-132
0.614
85
87
172
50
31
10
49
99
278
8.2
2009
WAS
34
33
756
84-188
0.447
0-1
0
33-61
0.541
79
79
158
36
34
29
50
101
201
5.9
359
290
9810
1352-2908
0.465
16-56
0.286
917-1350 0.679
820
1139 1959 488
312
215
635
1111 3637 10.1
Total
Career
Playoff
Totals
Year
Team
G
GS
MIN
FGM-A
FG%
3PM-A
3P%
FTM-A
FT%
OFF
DEF
REB AST
STL
BLK
TO
PF
PTS
AVG
2000
CLE
6
6
183
20-38
0.526
0-1
0
13-18
0.722
16
24
40
11
5
3
11
20
53
8.8
2001
CLE
3
2
81
8-16
0.5
0-0
0
8-11
0.727
6
6
12
6
2
2
6
5
24
8
2003
CLE
3
3
104
12-31
0.387
0-1
0
26-34
0.765
3
10
13
5
2
4
8
10
50
16.7
2004
WAS
3
3
104
13-31
0.419
0-0
0
15-21
0.714
7
18
25
6
1
4
2
10
41
13.7
2006
WAS
2
2
58
5-15
0.333
0-0
0
1-4
0.25
10
5
15
0
0
0
5
11
11
5.5
2009
WAS
2
2
45
7-12
0.583
0-0
0
3-3
1
2
4
6
4
2
1
7
10
17
8.5
19
18
575
65-143
0.455
0-2
0
66-91
0.725
44
67
111
32
12
14
39
66
196
10.3
FT
REB
A
ST
BS
PTS
Total
Career HIGH MIN
FG
3P
53
13
2 10 (x3) 15 (x2) 7 5/26/05 7/16/00 vs. LAS vs DET
4 (x2)
4 (x4)
30 (x2)
6/8/2002
8/7/2007
at ORL
vs IND
2009 Season Highs MIN
FG
FGA
3P
3PA
FT
FTA
REB
A
ST
PTS
34 (x2)
6 (x3)
12
0
1 8/16 vs. NY
4 (x2)
4 (x6)
10
4 (x3)
3 (x2)
14 (x2)
6/25 vs PHX
7/7 at MIN
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JACINTA MONROE 50 As a senior (2009-10): Most blocks in a career at FSU – 301…6th player in ACC history with 300-plus
blocks…played the most games in FSU history (136)…4th leading scorer and rebounder (1,518 points, 913 rebounds) in FSU history…holds the fifth-highest field goal percentage (53.2)…68 blocks this season ranks fourth in single-season totals
As a junior (2008-09): Played in all 34 games and started all but one of them as a junior... named to the
Position: Forward Height/Weight: 6-5/162 Birth Date: 09/04/1988 College: Florida State ‘10 Hometown: Ft. Lauderdale, FL WNBA Experience: R
2009 All-ACC Second Team, as well as 2009 All-ACC Defensive Team... averaged a team-high 13.1 points and 7.4 rebounds per game... set the single-season record for blcoks in a season... by getting two blocks against Miami on Feb. 22, she broke the FSU career record of 209 set by Brooke Wyckoff as she now has 222 career blocks... combined for 14 points in the two NCAA Tournament games... scored 10 points while going 6-for-6 from FT line and grabbed six rebounds in the ACC Tournament win against Boston College... gained her eighth double-double of the season, and 16th of her career, with 21 points and 10 rebounds at Wake Forest... scored a team-high 16 points at home against the Hurricanes... scored a career-high 24 points and grabbed a team-high nine rebounds in the win at Clemson... named ACC Player of the Week for the week ending Jan. 18... scored in double figures in 25 games, including 20 or more points in four games... led the team in scoring 13 times and in rebounding 20 times... tied a career high with three steals in the win against No. 8 UNC... had a historic performance against Georgia Tech when she achieved a new school record with nine blocks to go along with 15 points and 10 rebounds.... had a 14-point, nine-rebound performance in the loss to No. 8 Maryland... registered 17 points and eight rebounds in the win against No. 3 Duke... scored 10 points and got 11 rebounds at No. 14 UVA... finished with 14 points and a seasonhigh 15 rebounds in the win at NC State... recorded 15 points on 75 percent shooting and snagged nine rebounds in the win over No. 3 Texas A&M... shot 70 percent from the field on her way to 17 points in the UCF win... scored a team-high 14 points off the bench in the Northern Colorado game.
As a sophomore (2007-08): Tied a school record by shooting a perfect 9-of-9 from the field against FGCU... has been perfect from the floor in four games this year... fell one blocked shot short of tying the singlegame school record with seven swats against Alabama State (12/16)... 23rd in the country at 2.4 blocks per game... had 78 blocks, which is second on the FSU single-season chart... second in school history at 141 blocks... tied a career-high with 23 points in the season-opener at Florida Gulf Coast (11/9)... recorded her first double-double of the season - the sixth of her career - with 13 points and 10 rebounds against North Florida (11/11)... second double-double was 11 points and 10 rebounds at Clemson (1/20)... recorded her first postseason double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds in the second round against Oklahoma State (3/24/08)... put back the game winner at the buzzer against Samford (12/27)... also scored 17 points and grabbed nine boards... scored 21 point - including a season-best 7-of-9 at the free throw line - grabbed eight rebounds and had four blocks at Miami (1/24)... had 15 points and eight rebounds in the victory against Virginia Tech (1/6)... notched 12 points, five boards and had two steals vs. Wake Forest (1/17)... recorded 15 points, nine rebounds and four blocks against Virginia (1/26)... scored 10 points with seven rebounds and two blocks and steals against Wake Forest in the the ACC Tournament (3/6)... reached double figures in 18 of 33 games... grabbed five or more rebounds in 24 games... swatted two or more shots in 23 contests.
As a freshman (2006-07): Named to the ACC All-Freshman Team... three-time ACC Rookie of the Week honoree... led the team with 63 blocks, which is the third-highest single-season total in school history... cracked the single-season top 10 list with a .539 (111-of-206) shooting percentage... among the league leaders for blocks (4th - 1.85), field goal percentage (6th - .539) and rebounding (20th - 6.0)... her 1.85 blocks per game was tops by an ACC rookie and the sixth in the country within the freshmen ranks... also on the ACC rookie charts for points (third), rebounding (third) and field goal percentage (second)... fourth during conference games at 1.86 bpg. and seventh with a .500 field goal percentage... averaged
Personal: Born September 4, 1988... Majored in undergraduate
8.1 points and was second on the team at 6.0 rebounds... played in all 34 games and started 14 games, including 10 ACC... had a career-high five blocks in the win over Old Dominion (3/17) in the NCAA Tournament which is the most by a Seminole in an NCAA Tournament game... produced one of the best debuts in school history with 23 points on 10-of-13 shooting and 21 rebounds - the highest single-game total in the ACC- against UAB (11/12)... had five double-doubles, including 16 points and 10 rebounds vs. Wake Forest (3/1) in the ACC Tournament... scored in double figures 14 times and led the team in scoring twice, including 15 points vs. LSU in the Sweet Sixteen (3/24)... led the team in rebounding eight times.
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Career Transactions: Selected in the first round (sixth overall) in the 2010 WNBA Draft by the Washington Mystics
Career Statistics Season G
FGM
FGA
PCT
FTM
FTA
PCT
3PM
3PA
PCT
REB
AST
STL
BL
PTS
AVG
2006-07 34
111
206
0.539
53
82
0.646
1
5
0.200
204
16
27
63
276
8.1
2007-08 32
131
219
0.598
61
106
0.575
0
1
0.000
190
10
27
77
323
10.1
2008-09 34
168
326
0.515
108
157
0.688
0
3
0.000
251
28
39
84
444
13.1
2009-10 31
154
304
0.507
94
130
0.723
1
3
0.333
229
26
27
65
403
13.0
Total
564
1055
0.535
316
475
0.665
2
12
0.167
874
80
120
289
1446
11.0
131
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NAKIA SANFORD 43 2009 Season: Played in all 34 games…had 14 blocks in the season, bringing her career total to 103…
collected her 1,000th career rebound…grabbed 147 total rebounds in the season…averaged 6.3 points per game…scored a season-high 16 points against the New York Liberty (7/30/09)…played a season-high 37 minutes against the Connecticut Sun (8/14/09)
2008 Season: Played in every game, starting 28 games…averaged 6.7 points per game and 5.7 rebounds
per game…ranked 17th in the league in total rebounds (188)…grabbed a season high 11 rebounds against Indiana and Connecticut…scored 10 points or more eight times this season…grabbed 10 rebounds or more five times this season…led the team in double doubles with three.
2007 Season: Set career highs in virtually every category…a candidate for Most Improved Player of the
Year…played in all 34 games getting the start in 31 contests…averaged 29.2 minutes…had career highs in averages with 11.0 points, 7.1 rebounds, .7 assists and .8 steals per game…shot a career high 53% from the field and 66.5% from the free throw line…had a team high 25 points against the Minnesota Lynx (7/10/07) also tying a career high…had a career high 15 rebounds against the Connecticut Sun (8/19/07)… had career highs in total points (375), rebounds (242), minutes played (994) and blocks (28)…Ranks 4th in the league in rebounds per game (7.1), 2nd in the league in field goal percentage (.53), 4th in the league in total rebounds (242)…Ranks in numerous other categories…led the team in rebounds in 15 games…pulled down 500th career rebound in a game against the Houston Comets (6/22/07)…recorded first double doubles on the season…shot career best 66.5% from the free throw line
Position: Center Height/Weight: 6-4/200 Birth Date: 5/10/1976 College: Kansas ‘99 Hometown: Lithonia, GA WNBA Experience: 6
2006 Season: Set a career-high in every category…a candidate for Most Improved Player of the Year…
played in 34 games posting 19 starts…averaged 26.1 minutes…averaged 8.9 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game…scored a career-high 25 points against the Chicago Sky (7/9/06)…led the team in rebounding in six contests…shot 51.9% from the field…had a career high 5 assists and career high 4 steals in a game against the Sacramento Monarchs (8/5/06)…scored a career high 25 points against the Chicago Sky (7/9/06)…finished the season ranked fifth in field goal percentage(51.9%)…was second on the team in rebounding (203) and blocks (26)…Playoffs: averaged 6.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, .5 assists and 1.5 steals per game
2005 Season: Saw limited action…played in 27 games…averaged 10.9 mpg…averaged 3.3 points, 1.7 rebounds, .2 assists and .4 steals per game…shot 48% from the free throw line…
2004 Season: Set career-high in virtually every category…was a candidate for Most Improved Player of the
Year…played in 31 games and posted 29 starts…averaged 21.1 mpg…averaged 5.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, .6assists and .6 steals…shot 50% from the field and 57.3% from the free throw line…Playoffs: average 20.7 mpg…averaged 4.3 points and 6.3 rebounds a game…
2003 Season: Saw limited action…was on injured reserved for most of the year…averaged 7.9 mpg… averaged 2.9 points, 1.5 rebounds per game
Off-season: Played in Spain College: Finished her career ranked fourth on the Kansas rebounding charts with 832 boards and fourth on the career block shots with 89...Fifth on the Kansas minutes list playing 8043 minutes during her Jayhawk career...Ranked second on the Kansas games played list appearing in 128 games.
Personal: Parents are Jackie and Gary Johnson and Jerome and
Angela Choates… Majored in broadcast journalism and French… Enjoys spending time with children…founded The Betty Ann Robinson foundation, which provide supports to young people.
Career Transactions: Signed as a free agent with Washington on April 30, 2003.
Career Statistics Year
Team
G-GS
Min
FG-FGA
PCT
3FG-FGA
PCT
FT-FTA
PCT
OFF
DEF
TOT
A
PF
S
To
BLK
PTS
AVG
2003
WAS
17-0
134
20-40
0.5
0-0
0
9-20
0.45
10
16
26
1
35
3
20
2
49
2.9
2004
WAS
31-29
653
63-126
0.5
0-0
0
43-75
0.573
53
101
154
18
99
18
37
16
169
5.5
2005
WAS
27-0
293
29-60
0.483
0-0
0
30-62
0.484
15
30
45
6
50
10
17
11
88
3.3
2006
WAS
34-19
885
112-216
0.519
0-0
0
77-125 0.616
69
134
203
36
118
28
72
21
301
8.9
2007
WAS
34-31
994
123-232
0.53
0-0
0
129-194 0.665
100
142
242
23
141
27
88
28
375
11
2008
WAS
34-28
795
90-199
0.452
0-0
0
49-123 0.398
77
116
193
40
138
21
83
11
229
6.7
2009
WAS
34-13
663
77-164
0.47
0-0
0
59-102 0.578
55
92
147
22
109
26
73
14
213
6.3
211-120
4420
514-1037
0.496
0-0
0
396-701 0.565
379
631
1010
146
690
133
384
103
1424
6.8
Total
Playoff averages 2004
WAS
3-3
62
4-12
.333
0-0
0
5-6
.833
8
11
19
0
12
2
7
1
13
4.3
2006
WAS
2-2
60
5-15
.333
0-1
0
3-11
.273
7
9
16
1
5
3
2
0
13
6.5
2009
WAS
2-0
35
5-7
.714
0-0
0
0-2
0
3
2
5
3
10
0
2
1
10
5.0
7-5
157
14-34
.412
0-1
0
8-19
.421
18
22
40
4
27
5
11
2
36
5.1
Total
Career Highs MIN
FG
3P
FT
REB
A
ST
BS
PTS
39 (x3)
10
--
15
15
5 (x2)
4 (x3)
3 (x3)
25 (x2)
7/9/2006
6/22/2007 8/19/2007 6/24/2008 6/7/2009
vs. CHI
at HOU
at CON
at LA
vs. ATL
at SAN
vs CHI
2009 Season Highs MIN
FG
FGA
3P
3PA
FT
FTA
REB
A
ST
PTS
37
7 7/30/09 at NY
10
--
--
7
12
3
4
16
7/30/09
6/25/09
6/25/09
10 9/6/09 at IND
9/6/09
6/7/09
at NY
vs PHX
vs PHX
at IND
vs. ATL
8/14/09 vs CON
at NY
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KATIE SMITH 30 2009 Season: Played and started in 27 games…averaged 33.1 minutes per game…averaged 13.7 points
per game…shot 91.8% from the free throw line (ranks second in the league)…scored a season high 31 points against the San Antonio Silver Stars (8/23)…ranks 15th in the league in points per game (13.7)… ranks 8th in the league in three-point field goals made (57.0)…scored a season-high of six three-point goals made against the San Antonio Silver Stars (8/23)
2008 Season: Started all 34 games and averaged 14.7 points, 2.8 rebounds and 4.0 assists in 33.9 minutes
Position: Guard Height/Weight: 5-11/175 Birth Date: 6/4/1974 College: Ohio State Hometown: Lancaster, Ohio WNBA Experience: 11
per game…Dished out a career-high 137 assists…Made her 600th WNBA three-pointer vs. Houston (5/17)…Hit the 10,000-minute mark of her career vs. Houston (5/17)…Scored 33 points, the most she’d scored in a Shock uniform vs. Seattle (6/4)…Selected to the 2008 US Olympic team where she won her third consecutive gold medal…Dished her 800th assist at Atlanta (6/22) becoming only the second woman to join the 4,000-point/800-assist club…Moved into 10th place on the WNBA’s All-Time Assists list when she assisted on three shots at Chicago (6/28)…Tied the franchise high for three pointers made in a game with seven vs. Washington (7/11)… Pulled down her 1,000th-career rebound vs. New York (8/29)…Scored her 5,000th career point while playing a season-high tying 43 minutes at Chicago (8/31), she is the third WNBA player to score 5,000 points and the second WNBA player to 5,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 800 assists (behind Lisa Leslie)…Awarded Player of the Week honors for the week ending 6/8…Named the 2008 USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year. 2008 Playoffs: Won her second WNBA Championship with the Detroit Shock and was named Finals MVP…Started all nine games and averaged 15.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 34.3 minutes per game…Led the Shock in the Finals scoring 21.7 points per game…Pulled down her 100th career rebound while setting a career playoff high in rebounds (9) and points scored (25) at San Antonio (10/1)… Dished out her 100th career assist vs. New York (9/29)…Scored her 400th career playoff point at New York (9/26). 2007 Season: Recorded the first point-assist double-double of her career with 10 pts and 10 assists vs. Connecticut on 6/15… Scored her 6,000th career point (ABL/WNBA) at Minnesota on 8/16… Led or tied for the team lead in scoring on eight occasions, in rebounding four occasions, and in assists 14 times… Handed out the 700th assist of her career…Scored her 4500th WNBA point. 2007 Playoffs: Finished second on the team in scoring with 12.2 ppg…Set career postseason highs in both minutes played (44; Aug. 28 vs. NY) and free throws made (12; Sept. 5 vs. Pho).
2006 Season: Set a Shock franchise record for most three-point field goals made (55) and attempted (155)
in a season. . . Established a career-high in assists per game with 3.3 . . . Led or tied for the team lead in scoring on six occasions, in rebounding once and in assists 12 times . 2006 Playoffs: Led the Shock in assists (40), three pointers made (20) and three pointers attempted (50) while finishing second on the team in scoring (14.7).
2005 Season: Led or tied for the team lead in scoring on 14 occasions (three times with the Shock) and in assists on eight occasions (three times with the Shock) . . . Due to her being traded from the Lynx to the Shock, Smith played in a total of 36 games (23 for Minnesota, 13 for Detroit) which set a WNBA season record for games played. 2005 Playoffs: Finished second on the team in scoring (10.5) . . . Scored 13 points in Detroit’s game one loss to Connecticut.
2004 Season: Would have ranked third in the league scoring, but she did not play in enough games to
qualify for the WNBA’s leader board . . . Ranked fifth in made three-pointers (60) and third in minutes per game (34.8) . . . Led or tied for the team lead in scoring on 17 occasions in assist on four occasions and in rebounding once. 2004 Playoffs: Missed the entire postseason after tearing the meniscus in her right knee during the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.
2003 Season: Finished fifth in the league in scoring (18.2), third in made field goals (208), fifth in field goal
attempts (455), first in made three-pointers (78), second in three-point field goal attempts (200), seventh in
made free throws (126), seventh in free-throw percentage (.881), and sixth in minutes per game (34.9) . . . Led or tied for the team lead in scoring on 22 occasions, in assists and rebounding on four occasions each. 2003 Playoffs: Led Minnesota in scoring (17.3) and was second in assists (3.0) against Los Angeles in the first round a three game series defeat . . . Scored a game-high 23-point in the Lynx’ Game 1 win over the Sparks . . . Her 18 points in Game 2 also were a team high.
2002 Season: Finished eighth in the WNBA in scoring, 10th in
field goal attempts (401), fifth in made three-pointers (62), third in three-point field goal attempts (188), seventh in made free throws (126), ninth in free throw attempts (153), and first in minutes played (36.7) . . . Led the Lynx in minutes played, field goals (162), field goal attempts (401) . . . Made at least one three-pointer in 28 of 31 games . . . Led or tied for the team lead in scoring in 18 occasions, in assists on eight occasions and in rebounds one time.
2001 Season: Set WNBA records for free throws made (246) and
attempted (275) . . . Established what were then WNBA singleseason records for scoring average (23.1) and points (739), and three-point field goal attempts (240) . . . Set what was then the league single-game mark for points scored (46) at Los Angeles on July 8 (OT) . . . Led the WNBA in scoring, made three-pointers (85), three-point field goal attempts, free throws made and attempted . . . Finished fourth in the league in made field goals (204) and second in field goal attempts (519) . . . Led or tied for the team lead in scoring on 25 occasions.
2000 Season: Set what was then a WNBA single-season record
with 88 made three pointers . . . Led the WNBA in three-pointers made and attempted (232) and in minutes played (37.3) . . . Finished second in the league in scoring (20.2), fifth in made field goals (203), third in field goal attempts (482), third in made free throws (152), fourth in free throw attempts (175), ninth in free throw percentage (.869) and 19th in assists (2.8) . . . Connected on at least one three-pointer in 31 of 32 games (0-6 vs. Phoenix on June 20) . . . Scored 30 or more points on three occasions, 20 or more points on 18 occasions and in double-figures 31 times . . . Led or tied for the team lead in scoring on 16 occasions, in assists on 10 occasions and in rebounds once.
Ten women’s basketball history (2,598 points / 20.8 ppg) . . . Named a Kodak First Team All-American in 1993 and 1996 . . . Three-time All-Big Ten First Team selection (1994, ’95, ’96) . . . Averaged 22.4 ppg as a senior . . . Named the 1996 Big Ten Player of the Year and 1996 GTE Co-Academic All-American of the Year . . . Named AP All-America Second Team . . . As a junior, named All-America First Team member by the USBWAA . . . Recorded 22.0 ppg and a career-high 6.1 rpg as a sophomore . . . Led the Buckeyes to a runner-up finish in the NCAA Tournament as a freshman, scoring 28 points in the championship game loss to Texas Tech . . . Named Big Ten Freshman of the Year and National Freshman of the Year by Sports Illustrated.
Personal: Full name is Katherine May Smith . . . Lists her parents
and her late grandmother as her most admired people . . . Has two brothers, Tom and John . . . Graduated from Ohio State with a degree in zoology…received her bachelors of arts in Life and Human Sciences in the fall of ’08…Served as the spokesperson for United Way Race Relations Department in Ohio (1995-1997) . . . Enjoys playing pool and cooking . . . Took tap and ballet lessons as a youth . . . On Jan. 21, 2001, became the first female athlete in the history of Ohio State to have her number retired . . . Enshrined into the Women’s “O” Hall of Fame at Ohio State on Oct. 20, 2001 . . . Named the Ohio State female athlete of the century by the Columbus Touchdown Club in January 2002 . . . Served as an Olympic torchbearer in Columbus, Ohio for the 2002 Salt Lake Games on Jan. 2, 2002.
Career Transactions:
Signed as a free agent with the Washington Mystics on April 16, 2010 Traded to the Detroit Shock, along with Minnesota’s second round pick in the 2006 WNBA Draft, in exchange for Chandi Jones and the Shock’s 2006 first round draft pick. Signed by the WNBA and assigned to the Minnesota Lynx on May 3, 1999… Selected by the Columbus Quest in the third round (No. 21 overall) in the 1996 ABL Draft on June 19, 1996…
1999 Season: Finished sixth in the WNBA in made three-pointers and eighth in three-point field goal attempts (136) . . . Led or tied for the team lead in scoring on six occasions, assists on three occasions, and in rebounding twice.
College: Finished her Ohio State career as the leading scorer in Big WashingtonMystics.com
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KATIE SMITH 30 Career Statistics Year
Team
G
GS
MIN
FGM-A
FG%
3PM-A
3P%
FTM-A
FT%
OFF
DEF
REB
AST
STL
BLK
TO
PF PTS AVG
1999
MIN
30
29
971
113-292
0.387
52-136
0.382
72-94
0.766
42
46
88
60
19
10
55
106350 11.7
2000
MIN
32
32
1193
203-482
0.421
88-232
0.379
152-175
0.869
28
65
93
90
44
7
76
71 646 20.2
2001
MIN
32
32
1234
204-519
0.393
85-240
0.354
246-275
0.895
40
82
122
70
23
5
87
94 739 23.1
2002
MIN
31
31
1138
162-401
0.404
62-188
0.330
126-153
0.824
24
68
92
79
32
7
70
87 512 16.5
2003
MIN
34
34
1185
208-455
0.457
78-200
0.390
126-143
0.881
40
98
138
84
25
6
67
112620 18.2
2004
MIN
23
23
800
137-318
0.431
60-139
0.432
98-109
0.899
17
67
84
52
23
6
51
63 432 18.8
2005
MIN
23
23
766
100-261
0.383
35-104
0.337
71-90
0.789
12
43
55
61
25
2
54
46 306 13.3
2005
DET
13
9
394
40-107
0.374
18-55
0.327
26-34
0.765
11
17
28
26
5
3
17
27 124 9.5
2006
DET
34
34
1140
123-302
0.407
59-161
0.366
93-102
0.912
19
73
92
112
25
4
65
78 398 11.7
2007
DET
34
34
1166
128-355
0.361
61-196
0.311
133-157
0.847
18
110
128
124
42
3
59
81 450 13.2
2008
DET
34
34
1152
157-410
0.383
76-211
0.360
110-124
0.887
10
84
94
137
32
3
80
70 500 14.7
2009
DET
27
27
894
128-294
0.435
57-132
0.432
56-61
0.918
13
50
63
76
21
2
62
69 369 13.7
347
342
12032
1703-4196 0.406
731-1994
0.367
1309-1517 0.863
274
803
1077
971
316
58
743
9045446 15.7
Total
Career Playoff Totals Year
Team
G
GS
MIN
FGM-A
FG%
3PM-A
3P%
FTM-A
FT%
OFF
DEF
REB
AST
STL
BLK
TO
PF PTS
AVG
2003
MIN
3
3
120
18-42
0.429
5-14
0.357
11-12
0.917
3
10
13
9
1
0
8
11 52
17.3
2005
DET
2
2
67
7-26
0.269
2-10
0.200
5-5
1.000
2
4
6
1
2
0
2
5 21
10.5
2006
DET
10
10
371
51-117
0.436
20-50
0.400
25-34
0.735
7
18
25
40
5
0
24
29 147 14.7
2007
DET
11
11
393
45-132
0.341
25-73
0.342
19-25
0.760
7
28
35
40
8
2
25
32 134 12.2
2008
DET
9
9
309
48-117
0.410
17-48
0.354
25-33
0.758
4
32
36
22
4
1
16
21 138 15.3
35
35
1260
169-434
0.389
69-195
0.354
85-109
0.780
23
92
115
112
20
3
75
98 492 14.1
Total
Career Highs MIN
FG
FGA
3P
3PA
FT
FTA
REB
A
ST
BS
PTS
45
13
23
7
13
18
19
11
10
5
3
46
6/17/2001 7/8/2001 2 Times
at DET
6/3/2000 7/8/2001
7/8/2001 7/21/2007
6/15/2007 6/7/2005
6/3/2004
7/8/2001
at LA
3 Times
vs. LA
at LA
at LA
vs. WAS
vs. CON
at HOU
vs. SAN
at LA
2009 Season Highs MIN
FG
FGA
3P
3PA
FT
FTA
REB
A
ST
BS
PTS
40
12
20
6
9
5
6
7
5
2
1
31
7/5/2009
7/5/2009 7/5/2009 8/23/2009
vs. CON
vs. CON
vs. CON vs. SAN
6/6/2009 2 Times
3 Times
2 Times at LA
8/23/2009 3 Times
6 Times
2 Times
vs. SAN
SEASON IN REVIEW
2009 SEASON IN REVIEW RECORD
HOME
ROAD
OT
Overall
16-18
11-6
5-12
1-1
EASTERN
10-12
7-4
3-8
1-0
WESTERN
6-6
4-2
2-4
0-1
OVERALL
HOME
ROAD
Loss-1
Loss-3
Loss-5
Long:
Win-3
Win-3
Win-2
Loss-2
Loss-1
Loss-5
Last:
Win-09/12 vsATL 82-64
Win-09-12 vsATL 82-64
Win-08/21 @PHO 91-21
Loss-09/13 @NY 65-86
Loss-08/16 vsNY 59-60
Loss-9/13 @NY 65-86
TEAM WINNING AND LOSING STREAK
HOME VsOPP ATTENDANCE
WON
LOST
OFFENSE
June
5
3
70+ 15-9
.500+ 8-10
17 Games
July
5
5
70< 1-9
.500< 8-8
192,747 Total
August
4
7
DEFENSE
11,338 Average
September
2
3
70+ 9-16
17,220 High
70< 7-2
MARGINS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23
Won By:
1211 3
Lost By:
21121211 1
1 2
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39
40 41 42 43 44 45 46+
11
2 2
1
1 1 1
Won By: Loss By:
1
At Start Of:
OVERALL
HOME
ROAD
FG%
OVERALL
2nd-Ahead:
9-4
6-0
3-4
-44%
9-16
HOME ROAD 7-5
2-11
-Behind:
6-11
4-5
2-6
45-49%
6-1
4-0
2-1
-Tied:
1-3
1-1
0-2
50-54%
1-0
0-0
1-0
3rd-Ahead:
14-1
9-1
5-0
55-59%
0-1
0-1
0-0
-Behind:
2-15
2-5
0-10
+60%
0-0
0-0
0-0
-Tied:
0-2
0-0
0-2
4th-Ahead:
13-5
9-1
4-4
-Behind:
1-11
1-4
0-7
-Tied:
2-2
1-1
1-1
2009 GAME-BY-GAME Washington Mystics Date
Opponent
6-Jun
@Connecticut
W
Team/Opp
Home
Road
Total
High Scoring
High Rebounds
High Assists
Opponent Scoring
Atten
82- 70
0-0
1-0
1-0
Coleman-16
Langhorne-7
Harding-7
Jones-22
7,191
Sanford-7 7-Jun
ATLANTA
W
77- 71
1-0
1-0
2-0
Beard-27
Langhorne-8
Harding-7
Miller-17
11,759
10-Jun
@Detroit
W
75- 69
1-0
2-0
3-0
Beard-15
Melvin-9
Harding-5
McWilliams-14
7,329
Smith-14 19-Jun
@Atlanta
L
81- 93
1-0
2-1
3-1
Beard-20
Langhorne-10
Currie-7
Lyttle-20
6,050
Harding-7 20-Jun
CHICAGO
W
81- 72
2-0
2-1
4-1
Beard-31
Melvin-9
Beard-5
Perkins-15
11,745
25-Jun
PHOENIX
L
87- 93
2-1
2-1
4-2
Beard-21
Langhorne-12
Harding-9
Pondexter-24
9,808
27-Jun
@Chicago
L
63- 68
2-2
2-1
4-3
Harding-15
Melvin-9
Harding-6
Dupree-23
3,918
30-Jun
@San Antonio
W
84- 82
3-2
2-1
5-3
Beard-19
Currie-8
Harding-5
Young-21
4,723
3-Jul
@Atlanta
L
65- 72
3-2
2-2
5-4
Beard-16
Melvin-9
Harding-4
Holdsclaw-18
5,456
7-Jul
@Minnesota
L
94- 96(OT)
3-2
2-3
5-5
Harding-27
Currie-11
Currie-4
Anosike-24
7,171
11-Jul
LOS ANGELES
W
75- 63
4-2
2-3
6-5
Beard-26
Langhorne-11
Harding-5
Bobbitt-10
12,217
Harding-19
Lennox-10 15-Jul
SAN ANTONIO
L
78- 79
4-3
2-3
6-6
Harding-18
Beard-6
Harding-4
Hammon-21
17,220
Langhorne-6 18-Jul
NEW YORK
W
68- 67
5-3
2-3
7-6
Harding-23
Harding-7
Harding-5
Christon-21
9,968
21-Jul
INDIANA
L
70- 82
5-4
2-3
7-7
Harding-17
Beard-9
Harding-6
Catchings-28
9,798
23-Jul
CHICAGO
W
75- 64
6-4
2-3
8-7
Langhorne-16
Langhorne-10
Harding-6
Perkins-14
11,651
26-Jul
SACRAMENTO
W
87- 73
7-4
2-3
9-7
Langhorne-19
Langhorne-8
Beard-5
Lawson-16
10,757
28-Jul
@Indiana
L
81- 85
7-4
2-4
9-8
Beard-19
Langhorne-8
Harding-4
Douglas-34
5,904
Melvin-4 30-Jul
@New York
W
78- 75
8-4
2-4
10-8
Beard-28
Langhorne-11
Harding-4
McCarville-28
10,172
2-Aug
INDIANA
L
79- 87
8-5
2-4
10-9
Beard-23
Currie-7
Currie-4
Douglas-24
11,595
Harding-4 7-Aug
DETROIT
W
70- 66
9-5
2-4
11-9
Beard-15
Langhorne-9
Harding-4
Braxton-14
10,637
9-Aug
@Connecticut
L
67- 96
9-5
2-5
11-10
Beard-18
Beard-7
Beard-6
Whalen-16
6,528
Harding-7 11-Aug
DETROIT
L
77- 81
9-6
2-5
11-11
Beard-17
Sanford-6
Harding-8
Nolan-23
10,398
14-Aug
CONNECTICUT
W
91- 89(2OT)
10-6
2-5
12-11
Beard-26
Langhorne-16
Harding-4
Jones-23
9,738
16-Aug
NEW YORK
L
59- 60
10-7
2-5
12-12
Beard-18
Langhorne-8
Harding-7
McCarville-19
10,580
18-Aug
@Los Angeles
L
69- 72
10-7
2-6
12-13
Ajavon-20
Langhorne-6
Ajavon-4
Leslie-20
9,287
Harding-6 21-Aug
@Phoenix
W
91- 81
10-7
3-6
13-13
Langhorne-19
Langhorne-12
Harding-6
Taurasi-16
9,155
22-Aug
@Sacramento
L
60- 82
10-7
3-7
13-14
Langhorne-16
Langhorne-10
Harding-3
Powell-26
7,067
25-Aug
@Seattle
L
68- 78
10-7
3-8
13-15
Currie-13
Currie-6
Ajavon-3
Burse-14
6,791
30-Aug
MINNESOTA
W
81- 75
11-7
3-8
14-15
Langhorne-10
Harding-5
Houston-20
12,241
Coleman-13 Langhorne-18
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2009 FINAL STATISTICS Through September 13 (16-18) Washington Mystics FIELD GOALS
3- POINT FG
FREE THROWS
REBOUNDS
MISCELLANEOUS
PLAYER
G
GS
MIN
FG
FGA
PCT
FG
FGA
PCT
FT
FTA
PCT
OFF
DEF
TOT
AST
PF
DQ
STL
TO
BLK
PTS
AVG
Beard
31
30
985
188
438
0.429
32
107
0.299
84
114
0.737
19
104
123
68
97
2
72
100
18
492
15.9
Harding
34
34
1194
163
375
0.435
20
62
0.323
89
119
0.748
24
111
135
154
68
1
43
101
13
435
12.8
Langhorne
34
22
1013
163
284
0.574
0
2
0.000
82
119
0.689
101
167
268
29
74
0
34
76
13
408
12.0
Currie
34
34
728
78
217
0.359
20
52
0.385
102
127
0.803
38
108
146
61
83
0
29
57
14
278
8.2
Ajavon
34
4
587
85
253
0.336
28
82
0.341
74
110
0.673
27
37
64
37
84
1
37
50
4
272
8.0
Sanford
34
13
663
77
164
0.470
0
0
0.000
59
102
0.578
55
92
147
22
109
1
26
73
14
213
6.3
Coleman
28
0
525
54
159
0.340
29
80
0.363
34
45
0.756
22
54
76
22
44
0
20
34
9
171
6.1
Melvin
34
33
756
84
188
0.447
0
1
0.000
33
61
0.541
79
79
158
36
101
0
34
50
29
201
5.9
Humphrey
9
0
67
7
28
0.250
3
12
0.250
3
5
0.600
4
9
13
3
15
0
1
6
3
20
2.2
Mosby
24
0
169
17
47
0.362
0
1
0.000
12
14
0.857
15
22
37
3
29
1
8
16
1
46
1.9
Mann
16
0
95
10
28
0.357
4
18
0.222
1
1
1.000
2
12
14
6
9
0
3
3
0
25
1.6
Blue
16
0
91
7
24
0.292
3
9
0.333
7
10
0.700
2
8
10
12
12
0
7
13
0
24
1.5
MYSTICS
34
-
6875
933
2205
0.423
139
426
0.326
580
827
0.701
388
803
1191
453
725
6
314
607
118
2585
76.0
OPPONENTS
34
-
6875
945
2184
0.433
162
478
0.339
570
755
0.755
322
789
1111
524
778
5
315
576
156
2622
77.1
PLAYER
MIN REB
BL
PTS
MIN
REB
AST
STL
TO
BLK
PTS
FG
Beard
42
9
6
6
6
2
31
31.8
4
2.2
2.32
3.2
0.58
15.9
Harding
47
7
9
4
7
3
27
35.1
4
4.5
1.26
3
0.38
12.8
Langhorne
41
16
3
3
7
1
23
29.8
7.9
0.9
1
2.2
0.38
12.0
Currie
35
11
7
2
4
2
17
21.4
4.3
1.8
0.85
1.7
0.41
Ajavon
36
9
4
4
5
1
32
17.3
1.9
1.1
1.09
1.5
0.12
SINGLE GAME HIGHS AST
ST
TO
AVERAGE PER GAME
(CAREER HIGHS C SET, T=TIED THIS SEASON) FGA
FT
FTA
REB
AST
PTS
13
24C
11T 13C
10C
18C
11
14
10
9T
33C
7T
10
10C
13C
7C
27C
13C 16C
4
23C
8.2
11
18
8.0
10C
21
13
16
11T
7T
28T
9T
13T
9C
4T
32C
Sanford
37
10
3
4
5
2
16
19.5
4.3
0.6
0.76
2.1
0.41
6.3
10
14
15
18
15
5T
25
Coleman
26
6
2
3
5
2
16
18.8
2.7
0.8
0.71
1.2
0.32
6.1
6C
11C
5C
8C
6C
2C
16C
Melvin
34
10
4
3
4
4
14
22.2
4.6
1.1
1
1.5
0.85
5.9
13
19
10
13
15
7
30
Humphrey
17
6
2
1
2
2
6
7.4
1.4
0.3
0.11
0.7
0.33
2.2
10
15
6
6
10
5
28
Mosby
23
5
2
2
2
1
10
7.0
1.5
0.1
0.33
0.7
0.04
1.9
5C
9
5
6
13
3
13
Mann
17
4
2
1
1
0
6
5.9
0.9
0.4
0.19
0.2
0.00
1.6
8
13
4
5
9
8
19
Blue
20
4
3
3
3
0
8
5.7
0.6
0.8
0.44
0.8
0.00
1.5
4T
10C
4
4T
9
7
13C
MYSTICS
250
46
18
18
28
7
94
202.2
35
13.3
9.24
17.9
3.47
76.0
38T
84
42
55
51
29
106
OPPONENTS
250
46
23
18
25
9
96
202.2
32.7
15.4
9.26
16.9
4.56
77.1
41
94
40
51
50
31
110
2009 TEAM HIGHS & LOWS Mystics Highs
Opponent Highs
Points
94
at Minnesota
7/7
Points
96 (2x)
at Connecticut
8/9
1st Quarter
34
at New York
7/30
1st Quarter
28
at Connecticut
8/9
2nd Quarter
30
vs. Atlanta
6/7
2nd Quarter
26 (2x)
at Indiana
7/28
3rd Quarter
27
at Minnesota
7/7
3rd Quarter
28
at New York
9/13
4th Quarter
33
vs. Minnesota
8/30
4th Quarter
35
vs. Detroit
8/11
Overtime Points
13
at Minnesota
7/7
Overtime Points
15
at Minnesota
7/7
First Half
45 (2x)
at New York
7/30
First Half
51
vs. Phoenix
6/25
Second Half
52
vs. Chicago
6/20
Second Half
57
at Chicago
9/4
Biggest Win Margin
18
vs. Atlanta
9/12
Biggest Win Margin
29
at Connecticut
8/9
Field Goals Made
34
at Phoenix
8/21
Field Goals Made
36 (2x)
at Connecticut
8/9
Field Goals Attempted
79
vs. Phoenix
6/25
Field Goals Attempted
84
vs. Connecticut
8/14
Field Goal Pct. (Game)
57.9
vs. San Antonio
7/15
Field Goal Pct. (Game)
51.7
at New York
9/13
3-Point FGs Made
7
vs. San Antonio
7/15
3-Point FGs Made
10
at San Antonio
6/30
3-Point FGs Attempted
16
at Minnesota
9/6
3-Point FGs Attempted
24
at San Antonio
6/30
3-Point FG Pct.
63.6
vs. San Antonio
7/15
3-Point FG Pct.
60
vs. Phoenix
6/25
Free Throws Made
27
vs. Atlanta
6/7
Free Throws Made
31
at Minnesota
7/7
Free Throws Attempted
42
at Minnesota
7/7
Free Throws Attempted
42
at Minnesota
7/7
Free Throw Pct.
89.3
vs. Connecticut
8/14
Free Throw Pct.
92.0
vs. Indiana
8/2
Offensive Rebounds
24
at Indiana
9/6
Offensive Rebounds
18
at Sacramento
8/22
Defensive Rebounds
34
vs. Connecticut
8/14
Defensive Rebounds
30 (3x)
at Connecticut
8/9
Total Rebounds
46 (2x)
at Indiana
9/6
Total Rebounds
46
at Atlanta
6/19
Assists
18 (2x)
vs. Detroit
8/7
Assists
23
at Connecticut
8/9
Steals
18
vs. Atlanta
9/12
Steals
18
at Atlanta
7/3
Blocked Shots
7
vs. Seattle
9/3
Blocked Shots
9 (3x)
at Phoenix
8/21
Turnovers
28
at Atlanta
7/3
Turnovers
25
vs. Atlanta
6/7
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2009 TEAM HIGHS & LOWS Mystics Lows
Opponent Lows
Points
59
vs. New York
8/16
Points
60
vs. New York
8/16
1st Quarter
8
vs. Atlanta
6/7
1st Quarter
7
vs. Los Angeles
7/11
2nd Quarter
6
vs. New York
8/16
2nd Quarter
6
at Detroit
6/10
3rd Quarter
13
vs. Los Angeles
7/11
3rd Quarter
9
vs. New York
8/16
4th Quarter
10
vs. New York
7/18
4th Quarter
10
vs. Detroit
8/7
Overtime Points
8
vs. Connecticut
8/14
Overtime Points
8
vs. Connecticut
8/14
First Half
23
vs. New York
8/16
First Half
24
vs. Los Angeles
7/11
Second Half
30
at Connecticut
8/9
Second Half
29
vs. New York
8/16
Field Goals Made
20
at New York
9/13
Field Goals Made
20
vs. New York
8/16
Field Goals Attempted
51
vs. New York
7/18
Field Goals Attempted
54 (2x)
vs. New York
8/16
Field Goal Pct. (Game)
28.9
at Indiana
9/6
Field Goal Pct. (Game)
35.5
at Connecticut
6/6
3-Point FGs Made
0(3x)
at Sacramento
8/22
3-Point FGs Made
1 (4x)
at Los Angeles
8/18
3-Point FGs Attempted
9
at New York
9/13
3-Point FGs Attempted
7
at Atlanta
7/3
3-Point FG Pct.
0(3x)
vs. San Antonio
8/22
3-Point FG Pct.
50
vs. Chicago
7/23
Free Throws Made
5
vs. San Antonio
7/15
Free Throws Made
6 (3x)
vs. Atlanta
9/12
Free Throws Attempted
8 (2x_
vs. Chicago
7/23
Free Throws Attempted
7
vs. Los Angeles
7/11
Free Throw Pct.
50
vs. New York
8/16
Free Throw Pct.
50
vs. Chicago
6/20
Offensive Rebounds
5 (2x)
vs. Detroit
8/11
Offensive Rebounds
5 (4x)
vs. Minnesota
8/30
Defensive Rebounds
16 (2x)
at Los Angeles
8/18
Defensive Rebounds
16
vs. San Antonio
7/15
Total Rebounds
25
at Los Angeles
8/18
Total Rebounds
23 (2x)
vs. Minnesota
8/30
Assists
6
at Sacramento
8/22
Assists
7
vs. Chicago
7/23
Steals
4
at Chicago
9/4
Steals
5 (3x)
vs. Detroit
8/11
Blocked Shots
1 (4x)
at Los Angeles
8/18
Blocked Shots
1 (2x)
at San Antonio
6/30
Turnovers
10
vs. Chicago
6/20
Turnovers
8
at Chicago
9/4
*All-time record
2009 INDIVIDUAL HIGHS 2009 Individual Highs Points
32
Matee Ajavon
at Chicago 9/4
Minutes
47
Lindsey Harding
vs. Connecticut 8/14
Field Goals Made
12
Alana Beard
at New York 7/30
Field Goals Attempted
24 (2x)
Alana Beard
vs. Connecticut 8/14
3-Point Field Goals Made
4(2x)
Marissa Coleman
at Connecticut 6/30
Monique Currie
at Indiana 7/28 vs. Phoenix 6/25
3-point Field Goals Attempted
7
Alana Beard
Free Throws Made
11
Alana Beard
vs. Atlanta 6/7
Free Throws Attempted
13 (3x)
Alana Beard
vs. Atlanta 6/7
Crystal Langhorne
vs. Seattle 9/3
Matee Ajavon
at Chicago 9/4
vs. Los Angeles 7/11
Rebounds
16
Crystal Langhorne
vs. Connecticut 8/14
Assists
9
Lindsey Harding
vs. Phoenix 6/25
Steals
6
Alana Beard
at Chicago 6/27
Turnovers
7 (3x)
Lindsey Harding
vs. Indiana 7/21
Crystal Langhorne
at New York 7/30
Lindsey Harding
at Indiana 9/6
Chasity Melvin
at Connecticut 6/6
Blocked Shots
4
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2009 TEAM NOTES Change Has Come to D.C.
The Mystics had a busy off-season hiring a new general manager, Angela Taylor, and a new head coach, Julie Plank. Point guard Lindsey Harding came to D.C. in a trade with the Minnesota Lynx. Matee Ajavon was selected second overall by the Mystics in the 2008 dispersal draft after the Houston Comets folded. Chasity Melvin rejoined the Mystics after signing as a free agent. In the 2009 WNBA draft, the Mystics selected Maryland guard Marissa Coleman with the second overall pick.
Mystics Milestones
Several Mystics veterans have reached milestones this season. Forward Monique Currie reached her 500th career rebound, posting four rebounds in the Mystics loss against the New York Liberty on September 13. Mystics forward Nakia Sanford recorded her 100th career block, posting two blocks against the Detroit Shock on August 11. Guard Alana Beard surpassed her career 3,000 points when she led all scorers with 18 points in the Mystics loss against the Connecticut Sun on August 9.
A Conference Connection
A league-high six Washington Mystics competed collegiately in the Atlantic Coast Conference, including Alana Beard (Duke), Marissa Coleman (Maryland), Monique Currie (Duke), Lindsey Harding (Duke), Crystal Langhorne (Maryland), Chasity Melvin (N.C. State). Additionally, two Mystics’ assistant coaches, Vicky Bullett (Maryland) and Trudi Lacey (N.C. State), battled on Tobacco Road.
Where We Ranked
Alana Beard was 10th in the league in scoring with 15.9 points and Lindsey Harding was 25th with 12.8 points…Harding was seventh in the league in assists with 4.5 per game…Crystal Langhorne finished fourth in the league in rebounding with 7.9 per game….Langhorne was also second in field goal percentage with .574…Marissa Coleman was 19th in the legue in three point field goal percentage .363…Monique Currie was 26th in the league in free throw shooting, shooting .803 from the line..Beard finished third in the league in steals with 2.32 a game... Chasity Melvin was ranked 15th in blocks with .85 per game…Harding was second in the league in minutes per game with 35.1…Coleman was ranked eight in points per game amongs rookies with 6..1, ninth in rebounds with 2.7 and fourth in three point field goal percentage with .363…The Mystics were ranked fourth in the league in rebounding… third in the league in steals...ninth in the league in points per game, all improvements from the 2008 season…
Most Improved
Forward Crystal Langhorne led the team in rebounding with 7.9 rebounds per contest, the third highest average in the WNBA. Langhorne ranked second in the league in offensive rebounds pulling down 3.0 rebounds per game. She also averaged 29.8 minutes per game and 12.0 points per game, ranked third on the team in scoring. In 2008, Langhorne averaged 15.6 mpg, 4.8 ppg and 4.0 rpg.
Growth All Around
The Mystics were named the DC Chamber of Commerce’s Emerging Business of the Year. Washington led the WNBA in attendance in 2009, averaging over 11,300 fans per game
2009 TEAM NOTES The Washington Mystics Record
The Mystics are…
On Sunday
3-5
1-9
When scoring less than 70 points…
On Monday
0-0
14-8
When scoring more than 70 points…
On Tuesday
1-6
15-9
When shooting 40%+
On Wednesday
1-1
On Thursday
3-1
7-7
When committing less than 17 turnovers
On Friday
3-3
14-3
When up at halftime
On Saturday
5-2
2-14
When down at halftime
In June
5-3
In July
5-5
9-16
When allowing 70+ points
In August
4-7
7-4
When allowing less than 70 points
In September
2-3
3-10
When being out-rebounded
10-7
When out-rebounding opponent
3-1
When equal rebounds
5-7
In games decided by less than 6 points
0-2
When tied at the Half
11-14
When allowing 40%+ shooting
1-1
In Overtime
6-4
When four players score in double-figures
2-6
When five players score in double figures
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Starting Lineup
Lindsey Harding, Alana Beard, Chasity Melvin, Monique Currie, Nakia Sanford: 6-6 Lindsey Harding, Alana Beard, Chasity Melvin, Monique Currie, Crystal Langhorne: 8-9 Lindsey Harding, Alana Beard, Nakia Sanford, Monique Currie, Crystal Langhorne: 1-0 Lindsey Harding, Matee Ajavon, Chasity Melvin, Monique Currie, Crystal Langhorne: 1-3
Player
10+ pts
20+ pts
30 + pts
Ajavon
10
1
Beard
15
7
10+ Rebs
20+ Rebs
Team Leader – Pts
Team Leader – Assts
Team Leader –Rebs
1
2
2
1
1
16
3
3
3
5
4
7
25
3
DoubleDouble
Blue Coleman
7
2
Currie
14
Harding
19
4
Langhorne
22
2
1 11
6
20
9
5
1
Mann Melvin
8
Mosby
1
1
1
Tripledouble
2009 WNBA TEAM STATISTICS Teams’ statistics includes games of Sunday, September 13, 2009 FIELD GOALS
3-PT F.G.’S
FREE THROWS
REBOUNDS
MISCELLANEOUS
SCORING
TEAM
G
MADE
ATT.
PCT.
MADE
ATT.
PCT.
MADE
ATT.
PCT.
OFF.
DEF.
TOT.
AST
PF
DQ
STL
TO
BLK
PTS
AVG.
Phoe.
34
1128
2454
0.460
257
665
0.386
643
752
0.855
284
906
1190
625
740
6
225
500
181
3156
92.8
Atl.
34
1089
2428
0.449
114
374
0.305
569
755
0.754
404
855
1259
547
741
5
329
590
121
2861
84.1
Minn.
34
949
2257
0.420
242
695
0.348
591
766
0.772
325
762
1087
509
693
4
301
513
128
2731
80.3
Det.
34
980
2277
0.430
153
436
0.351
539
721
0.748
373
853
1226
575
766
9
261
546
97
2652
78.0
Conn.
34
966
2381
0.406
202
639
0.316
517
692
0.747
358
826
1184
608
677
6
250
453
130
2651
78.0
S.A.
34
936
2190
0.427
256
739
0.346
487
626
0.778
281
768
1049
598
596
5
257
509
116
2615
76.9
Sac.
34
946
2194
0.431
132
389
0.339
586
744
0.788
391
763
1154
540
645
2
289
584
98
2610
76.8
Ind.
34
890
2212
0.402
213
637
0.334
613
746
0.822
342
780
1122
527
692
6
373
531
117
2606
76.6
Wash.
34
933
2205
0.423
139
426
0.326
580
827
0.701
388
803
1191
453
725
6
314
607
118
2585
76.0
Chi.
34
930
2136
0.435
186
471
0.395
527
693
0.760
307
776
1083
532
605
1
249
532
138
2573
75.7
Sea.
34
909
2116
0.430
171
486
0.352
555
707
0.785
316
788
1104
536
710
10
276
555
150
2544
74.8
L.A.
34
973
2264
0.430
152
512
0.297
435
550
0.791
365
883
1248
587
583
4
217
568
166
2533
74.5
N.Y.
34
900
2168
0.415
254
710
0.358
458
582
0.787
280
802
1082
526
637
3
276
543
121
2512
73.9
Opponents’ statistics includes games of Sunday, September 13, 2009 FIELD GOALS
3-PT F.G.’S
FREE THROWS
REBOUNDS
MISCELLANEOUS
SCORING
TEAM
MADE
ATT.
PCT.
MADE
ATT.
PCT.
MADE
ATT.
PCT.
OFF
. DEF.
TOT.
AST
PF
DQ
STL
TO
BLK
PTS
AVG.
DIFF.
Sea.
882
2150
0.410
202
585
0.345
510
671
0.760
332
746
1078
517
672
7
275 555
131
2476
72.8
2
L.A.
903
2262
0.399
213
636
0.335
479
623
0.769
320
730
1050
516
622
6
300 463
115
2498
73.5
1
Ind.
909
2118
0.429
154
483
0.319
529
692
0.764
318
849
1167
498
700
8
271 638
116
2501
73.6
3.1
N.Y.
906
2157
0.420
192
554
0.347
531
673
0.789
333
869
1202
482
590
7
269 548
124
2535
74.6
-0.7
Wash.
945
2184
0.433
162
478
0.339
570
755
0.755
322
789
1111
524
778
5
315 576
156
2622
77.1
-1.1
Det.
902
2201
0.410
208
611
0.340
632
813
0.777
320
781
1101
524
716
7
279 531
110
2644
77.8
0.2
Conn.
953
2236
0.426
157
488
0.322
591
746
0.792
329
945
1274
525
684
7
248 549
125
2654
78.1
-0.1
S.A.
1000
2279
0.439
173
499
0.347
488
620
0.787
364
824
1188
529
643
2
268 502
120
2661
78.3
-1.4
Sac.
994
2221
0.448
223
604
0.369
479
586
0.817
326
702
1028
627
704
5
262 576
147
2690
79.1
-2.4
Chi.
1004
2269
0.442
206
593
0.347
479
613
0.781
359
797
1156
610
636
4
273 489
121
2693
79.2
-3.5
Atl.
996
2363
0.421
181
530
0.342
624
807
0.773
353
821
1174
615
700
4
347 601
133
2797
82.3
1.9
Minn.
1041
2260
0.461
195
510
0.382
550
711
0.774
317
848
1165
589
694
3
250 543
140
2827
83.1
-2.8
Phoe.
1094
2582
0.424
205
608
0.337
638
851
0.750
421
864
1285
607
671
2
260 460
143
3031
89.1
3.7
964
2252
0.428
190
552
0.344
546
705
0.775
340
813
1152
551
678
5
278 541
129
2664
78.3
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7031
AVG.’S
12529
7179
7100
10565
7163
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CHI
CT
DET
IND
LA
MINN
NY
PHO
SAC
SA
SEA
WAS
2
10
5
4
8
12
3
13
1
7
6
11
9
FG pct.
2
3
12
5
13
6
10
11
1
4
8
7
9
FT pct.
10
9
12
11
2
3
8
5
1
4
7
6
13
3-pt FG pct.
12
1
11
5
9
13
6
3
2
8
7
4
10
Off. Reb./gm
1
10
6
4
7
5
8
13
11
2
12
9
3
Def. Reb./gm
3
10
5
4
9
2
13
7
10
12
11
8
6
Rebounds/gm
1
11
6
3
8
2
10
12
5
7
13
9
4
Assists/game
6
9
2
5
10
4
12
11
1
7
3
8
13
Steals/game
2
11
10
8
1
13
4
6t
12
5
9
6t
3
Turnovers/gm
12
6
1
8
5
10
4
7
2
11
3
9
13
Blocks/gm
7t
4
5
13
10
2
6
7t
1
12
11
3
9
Pers.Fouls/gm
12
3
6
13
7
1
8
4
11
5
2
9
10
DQ/game
6t
1
8t
12
8t
4t
4t
3
8t
2
6t
13
8t
SAC
SA
SEA
WAS
Points/Game
Opponent’s statistics rank within league ATL
CHI
CT
DET
IND
LA
MINN
NY
PHO
Points/Game
11
10
7
6
3
2
12
4
13
9
8
1
5
FG pct.
5
11
7
2
8
1
13
4
6
12
10
3
9
FT pct.
6
9
12
8
4
5
7
11
1
13
10
1
2
3-pt FG pct.
7
11
2
6
1
3
13
9
4
12
10
8
5
Off. Reb./gm
10
11
7
3t
2
3t
1
9
13
6
12
8
5
Def. Reb./gm
7
6
13
4
10
2
9
2
11
1
8
3
5
Rebounds/gm
9
6
12
4
8
2
7
11
13
1
10
3
5
Assists/game
12
11
7
5t
2
3
9
1
10
13
8
4
5t
Steals/game
13
8
1
10
7
11
2
6
3
4
5
9
12
Turnovers/gm
2
11
6
9
1
12
8
7
13
3t
10
5
3t 13
Blocks/gm
9
5
7
1
3
2
10
6
11
12
4
8
Pers.Fouls/gm
4t
11
7
2
4t
12
6
13
9
3
10
8
1
DQ/game
9t
9t
2t
2t
1
6
11
2t
12t
7t
12t
2t
7t
Combination team/opponents’s statistics, rank within league Pts/game/diff
4
13
7
6
2
5
12
8
1
11
10
3
9
Off. Reb. Pct
3
8
10
5
7
2
9
13
12
1
11
6
4
Def. Reb. Pct
6
11
3
2
5
1
8
7
12
10
13
9
4
Total Reb. Pct
5
10
8
3
7
9
11
1
13
2
12
6
4
Teams’ statistics includes games of Sunday, September 13, 2009 FIELD GOALS
3-PT FG’S
FREE THROWS
REBOUNDS
MISCELLANEOUS
TEAM
G
MADE
ATT
PCT
MADE
ATT
PCT
MADE
ATT
PCT
OFF
DEF
BLK
PTS
Atl.
34
32.03
71.41
0.449
3.35
11
0.305
16.74
22.21
0.754
11.88
25.15
37.03 16.9 21.79 0.15 9.68 17.35 3.56
TOT
84.1
Chi.
34
27.35
62.82
0.435
5.47
13.85
0.395
15.5
20.38
0.76
9.03
22.82
31.85 15.65 17.79 0.03 7.32 15.65 4.06
75.7
Conn.
34
28.41
70.3
0.406
5.94
18.79
0.316
15.21
20.35
0.747
10.53
24.29
34.85 17.88 19.91 0.18 7.35 13.32 3.82
78
Det.
34
28.82
66.97
0.43
4.5
12.82
0.351
15.85
21.21
0.748
10.97
25.09
36.06 16.91 22.53 0.26 7.68 16.06 2.85
Ind.
34
26.18
65.6
0.402
6.26
18.74
0.334
18.03
21.94
0.822
10.06
22.94
L.A.
34
28.62
66.59
0.43
4.47
15.06
0.297
12.79
16.18
0.791
10.74
Minn.
34
27.91
66.38
0.42
7.12
20.44
0.348
17.38
22.53
0.772
9.56
N.Y.
34
26.47
63.76
0.415
7.47
20.88
0.358
13.47
17.12
0.787
Phoe.
34
33.18
72.18
0.46
7.56
19.56
0.386
18.91
22.12
0.855
Sac.
34
27.82
64.53
0.431
3.88
11.44
0.339
17.24
21.88
S.A.
34
27.53
64.41
0.427
7.53
21.74
0.346
14.32
Sea.
34
26.74
62.24
0.43
5.03
14.29
0.352
16.32
Wash.
34
27.44
64.85
0.423
4.09
12.53
0.326
17.06
33
AST
PF
DQ
STL
TO
78
15.5 20.35 0.18 10.97 15.62 3.44
76.6
25.97
36.71 17.26 17.17 0.12 6.38 16.71 4.88
74.5
22.41
31.97 14.97 20.38 0.12 8.85 15.09 3.76
80.3
8.24
23.59
31.82 15.47 18.74 0.09 8.12 15.97 3.56
73.9
8.35
26.65
0.788
11.5
18.41
0.778
20.79
0.785
24.32
0.701
35
18.38 21.76 0.18 6.62 14.71 5.32
92.8
22.44
33.94 15.88 18.97 0.06 8.5 17.18 2.88
76.8
8.26
22.59
30.85 17.59 17.53 0.15 7.56 14.97 3.41
76.9
9.23
23.18
32.47 15.76 20.88 0.29 8.12 16.32 4.41
74.8
11.41
23.62
35.03 13.32 21.32 0.18 9.24 17.85 3.47
76
Opponent’s statistics (per game) /includes games of Sunday, September 13, 2009 FIELD GOALS
3-PT FG’S
FREE THROWS
REBOUNDS
TEAM
G
MADE
ATT
PCT
MADE
ATT
PCT
MADE
ATT
PCT
OFF
DEF
Atl.
34
29.29
69.5
0.421
5.32
15.59
0.332
18.35
23.74
0.773
10.38
24.15
Chi.
34
29.53
66.74
0.442
6.06
17.44
0.347
14.09
18.03
0.781
10.56
23.44
Conn.
34
28.03
65.76
0.426
4.62
14.35
0.322
17.38
21.94
0.792
9.68
Det.
34
26.53
64.74
0.41
6.12
17.97
0.34
18.59
23.91
0.777
9.41
Ind.
34
26.74
62.29
0.429
4.53
14.21
0.319
15.56
20.35
0.764
L.A.
34
26.56
66.53
0.399
6.26
18.71
0.335
14.09
18.32
Minn.
34
30.62
66.47
0.461
5.74
15
0.382
16.18
20.91
N.Y.
34
26.65
63.44
0.42
5.65
16.29
0.347
15.62
19.79
Phoe.
34
32.18
75.94
0.424
6.03
17.88
0.337
18.76
25.03
Sac.
34
29.24
65.32
0.448
6.56
17.76
0.369
14.09
S.A.
34
29.41
67.03
0.439
5.09
14.68
0.347
Sea.
34
25.94
63.24
0.41
5.94
17.21
0.345
Wash.
34
27.79
64.24
0.433
4.76
14.06
ONE TEAM
28.35
66.25
0.428
5.59
BOTH TEAMS
56.69
132.5
0.428
11.18
MISCELLANEOUS BLK
PTS
34.53 18.9 20.59 0.12 10.21 17.68 3.91
TOT
82.3
34
AST
PF
DQ
STL
TO
17.94 18.71 0.12 8.03 14.38 3.56
79.2
27.79
37.47 15.42 20.12 0.21 7.29 16.15 3.68
78.1
22.97
32.38 15.41 21.06 0.21 8.21 15.62 3.24
77.8
9.35
24.97 34.332 14.65 20.59 0.24 7.97 18.76 3.41
73.6
0.769
9.41
21.47
30.88 15.18 18.29 0.18 8.82 13.62 3.38
13.5
0.774
9.32
24.94
34.26 17.32 20.41 0.09 7.35 15.97 4.12
83.1
0.789
9.79
25.56
35.35 14.18 17.35 0.21 7.91 16.12 3.65
74.6
0.75
12.38
25.41
37.79 17.85 19.74 0.06 7.65 13.53 4.21
89.1
17.24
0.817
9.59
20.65
30.24 18.44 20.71 0.15 7.71 16.94 4.32
79.1
14.35
18.24
0.787
10.71
24.24
34.94 15.56 18.91 0.06 7.88 14.76 3.53
78.3
15
19.74
0.76
9.76
21.91
31.7 15.21 19.76 0.21 8.09 16.32 3.85
72.8
0.339
16.76
22.21
0.755
9.47
23.21
32.68 15.41 22.88 0.15 9.26 16.94 4.59
77.1
16.24
0.344
16.06
20.73
0.775
9.99
23.9
33.89 16.21 19.93 0.15 8.18 15.91
78.3
32.48
0.344
32.13
41.45
0.775
19.97
47.81
67.78 32.41 39.86 0.3 16.37 31.81 7.61
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CHI
CT
DET
IND
LA
MINN
NY
PHO
SAC
SA
2
10
5
4
8
12
3
13
1
7
6
11
FG pct.
2
3
12
5
13
6
10
11
1
4
8
7
9
FT pct.
10
9
12
11
2
3
8
5
1
4
7
6
13
Pts/Game
SEA WAS 9
3-pt FG pct.
12
1
11
5
9
13
6
3
2
8
7
4
10
Off. Reb./gm
1
10
6
4
7
5
8
13
11
2
12
9
3
Def. Reb./gm
3
10
5
4
9
2
13
7
10
12
11
8
6
Rebounds/ gm
1
11
6
3
8
2
10
12
5
7
13
9
4
Assists/game
6
9
2
5
10
4
12
11
1
7
3
8
13
Steals/game
2
11
10
8
1
13
46t
12
5
9
6t
3
Turnovers/gm
12
6
1
8
5
10
4
2
11
3
9
13
Blocks/gm
7t
4
5
13
10
2
1
12
11
3
9
Pers.Fouls/ gm
12
3
6
13
7
1
8
4
11
5
2
9
10
DQ/game
6t
1
8t
12
8t
4t
4t
3
8t
2
6t
13
8t
7
67t
Opponent’s statistics rank within league ATL
CHI
CT
DET
IND
LA
MINN
NY
PHO
SAC
SA
11
10
7
6
3
2
12
4
13
9
8
1
5
FG pct.
5
11
7
2
8
1
13
4
6
12
10
3
9
FT pct.
6
9
12
8
4
5
7
11
1
13
10
1
2
3-pt FG pct.
7
11
2
6
1
3
13
9
4
12
10
8
5
Off. Reb./gm
10
11
7
3t
2
3t
1
9
13
6
12
8
5
Def. Reb./gm
7
6
13
4
10
2
9
2
11
1
8
3
5
Points/Game
Rebounds/ gm
SEA WAS
9
6
12
4
8
2
7
11
13
1
10
3
5
Assists/game
12
11
7
5t
2
3
9
1
10
13
8
4
5t
Steals/game
13
8
1
10
7
11
2
6
3
4
5
9
12
Turnovers/gm
2
11
6
9
1
12
8
7
13
3t
10
5
3t
Blocks/gm
9
5
7
1
3
2
10
6
11
12
4
8
13
Pers.Fouls/ gm
4t
11
7
2
4t
12
6
13
9
3
10
8
1
DQ/game
9t
9t
2t
2t
1
6
11
2t
12t
7t
12t
2t
7t
Combination team/opponents’s statistics, rank within league Pts/game/ diff
4
13
7
6
2
5
12
8
1
11
10
3
9
Off. Reb. Pct
3
8
10
5
7
2
9
13
12
1
11
6
4
Def. Reb. Pct
6
11
3
2
5
1
8
7
12
10
13
9
4
Total Reb. Pct
5
10
8
3
7
9
11
1
13
2
12
6
4
2009 PLAYOFF RESULTS Washington Mystics Date
Team/Opp
Home
Road
Total
High Scoring
High Rebounds
High Assists
Opponent Scoring
Atten.
17-Sep
Opponent INDIANA
L
79-88
0-1
0-0
0-1
Langhorne-18
Langhorne-10
Melvin-4
Catchings-26
6,332
19-Sep
@Indiana
L
74-81 (OT)
0-1
0-1
0-2
Langhorne-15
Currie-14
Harding-5
Catchings-24
9,655
East First Round
(1) Indiana 2, (4) Washington 0 G 1: Washington 79, Indiana 88 G 2: Indiana 81, Washington 74 (OT) (3) Detroit 2, (2) Atlanta 0 G 1: Detroit 94, Atlanta 89 G 2: Detroit 94, Atlanta 79
Eastern Conference Finals (1) Indiana 2, (3) Detroit 1 G 1: Detroit 72, Indiana 56 G 2: Indiana 79, Detroit 75 G 3: Indiana 72, Detroit 67
West First Round
(1) Phoenix 2, (4) San Antonio 1 G 1: San Antonio 92, Phoenix 91 G 2: Phoenix 106, San Antonio 78
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2009 WNBA PLAYOFF STATISTICS Through October 9 (0-2) Washington Mystics 2009 Playoffs All Rounds Combined FIELD GOALS
3-POINT FG
FREE THROWS
REBOUNDS
MISCELLANEOUS
SCORING
PLAYER
G
GS
MIN
FG
FGA
PCT
FG
FGA
PCT
FT
FTA
PCT
OFF
DEF
TOT
AST
PF
DQ
STL
TO
BLK
PTS
AVG
Langhorne
2
2
79
14
20
0.700
0
0
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5
8
0.625
5
15
20
1
6
0
1
6
1
33
16.5
Coleman
2
0
53
6
19
0.316
4
8
0.500
5
5
1.000
3
7
10
3
3
0
4
7
4
21
10.5
Harding
2
2
81
10
26
0.385
0
3
0.000
1
1
1.000
1
4
5
8
6
0
3
10
0
21
10.5
Ajavon
2
0
34
6
16
0.375
2
8
0.250
5
6
0.833
1
4
5
3
6
0
4
2
0
19
9.5
Beard
2
2
54
8
26
0.308
1
8
0.125
2
3
0.667
1
3
4
5
6
0
2
0
0
19
9.5
Melvin
2
2
45
7
12
0.583
0
0
---
3
3
1.000
2
4
6
4
10
1
2
7
1
17
8.5
Currie
2
2
37
2
15
0.133
0
3
0.000
6
7
0.857
8
7
15
1
8
0
4
3
1
10
5
Sanford
2
0
35
5
7
0.714
0
0
---
0
2
0.000
3
2
4
3
10
1
0
2
1
10
5
Mann
1
0
8
1
2
0.500
1
2
0.500
0
0
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1
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
3
3
TEAM
2
-
425
59
143
0.413
8
32
0.250
27
35
0.771
25
46
71
28
56
2
20
39
8
153
76.5
OPPONENTS
2
-
425
53
134
0.396
8
35
0.229
55
64
0.859
26
51
77
34
43
0
22
36
11
169
84.5
SINGLE GAME HIGHS
AVERAGE PER GAME
CAREER HIGHS (C=SET, T=TIED THIS SEASON)
PLAYER
MIN
REB
AST
ST
TO
BL
PTS
MIN
REB
AST
STL
TO
BLK
PTS
FG
FGA
FT
FTA
REB
AST
PTS
Langhorne
41
10
1
1
3
1
18
39.5
10
0.5
0.5
3
0.5
16.5
7C
11C
4C
6C
10C
1C
18C
Coleman
29
8
2
2
4
4
16
26.5
5
1.5
0
3.5
2
10.5
5C
15C
3C
3C
8C
2C
16C
Harding
42
4
5
2
6
0
11
40.5
2.5
4
0.5
5
0
10.5
5C
14C
1C
1C
4C
5C
11C
Ajavon
20
4
2
2
2
0
10
17
2.5
1.5
0
1
0
9.5
3C
11C
3C
4C
4C
2C
10C
Beard
28
3
3
2
0
0
10
27
2
2.5
0
0
0
9.5
9
21
7
7
9
5
22
Melvin
27
4
4
2
4
1
9
22.5
3
2
0
3.5
0.5
8.5
6
16
11
14
12
4T
21
Currie
25
14
1
4
3
1
8
18.5
7.5
0.5
0
1.5
0.5
5
1C
10C
6C
7C
14C
1C
8C
Sanford
20
3
2
0
2
1
6
17.5
2.5
1.5
0
1
0.5
5
3T
9
3
6
9
2C
8
Mann
8
1
0
0
1
0
3
8
1
0
0
1
0
3
2
4
0T
0T
1T
1
5
TEAM
225
43
17
11
23
5
79
212.5
35.5
14
0
19.5
4
76.5
31C
74C
22
26
48
20
79T
OPPONENTS
225
45
18
11
18
8
88
212.5
38.5
17
0
18
5.5
84.5
35
72
32C
38T
46
22
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2009 PLAYOFF TEAM HIGHS & LOWS MYSTICS HIGHS
OPPONENT HIGHS
Points
88
vs. Indiana
9/17
Points
88
at Washington
9/17
1st Quarter
27
vs. Indiana
9/17
1st Quarter
23
at Washington
9/17
2nd Quarter
21
vs. Indiana
9/17
2nd Quarter
16
at Washington
9/17
3rd Quarter
18
at Indiana
9/19
3rd Quarter
19
vs. Washington
9/19
4th Quarter
21
vs. Indiana
9/17
4th Quarter
32
vs. Washington
9/17
Overtime Points
5
at Indiana
9/19
Overtime Points
12
vs. Washington
9/19
First Half
43
vs. Indiana
9/17
First Half
39
at Washington
6/25
Second Half
36
at Indiana
9/19
Second Half
49
at Washington
9/4
Field Goals Made
31
vs. Indiana
9/17
Biggest Win Margin
9
at Washington
9/17
Field Goals Attempted
71
at Indiana
9/19
Field Goals Made
30
at Washington
9/17
Field Goal Pct. (Game)
44.9
vs. Indiana
9/17
Field Goals Attempted
71
vs. Washington
9/19
5
vs. Indiana
9/17
Field Goal Pct. (Game)
47.6
at Washington
9/17
3-Point FGs Made 3-Point FGs Attempted
17
at Indiana
9/19
3-Point FGs Made
5
at Washington
9/17
33.3
vs. Indiana
9/17
3-Point FGs Attempted
20
vs. Washington
9/19
Free Throws Made
15
at Indiana
9/19
3-Point FG Pct.
33.3
at Washington
9/17
Free Throws Attempted
20
at Indiana
9/19
Free Throws Made
32
vs. Washington
9/19
Free Throw Pct.
80
at Indiana
9/19
Free Throws Attempted
38
vs. Washington
9/19
Offensive Rebounds
15
at Indiana
9/19
Free Throw Pct.
88.5
at Washington
9/17
Defensive Rebounds
28
at Indiana
9/19
Offensive Rebounds
18
vs. Washington
9/19
Total Rebounds
43
at Indiana
9/19
Defensive Rebounds
27
vs. Washington
9/19
Assists
17
vs. Indiana
9/17
Total Rebounds
45
vs. Washington
9/19
Steals
11
at Indiana
9/19
Assists
18
at Washington
9/17
Blocked Shots
5
vs. Indiana
9/17
Steals
11(2x)
vs. Washington
9/19
Turnovers
22
at Indiana
9/19
Blocked Shots
8
vs. Washington
9/19
17 (2x)
vs. Washington
9/19
3-Point FG Pct.
Turnovers
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2009 PLAYOFF TEAM HIGHS & LOWS MYSTICS LOWS
OPPONENT LOWS
Points
74
at Indiana
9/19
Points
74
vs. Washington
9/19
1st Quarter
16
at Indiana
9/19
1st Quarter
18
vs. Washington
9/19
2nd Quarter
16
vs. Indiana
9/17
2nd Quarter
12
vs. Washington
9/19
3rd Quarter
15
vs. Indiana
9/17
3rd Quarter
17
at Washington
9/17
4th Quarter
14
at Indiana
9/19
4th Quarter
20
vs. Washington
9/19
First Half
37
at Indiana
9/19
First Half
30
vs. Washington
9/19
Second Half
32
at Indiana
9/19
Second Half
39
at Washington
9/17
Field Goals Made
28
at Indiana
9/19
Field Goals Made
30
at Washington
9/17
Field Goals Attempted
69
at Indiana
9/17
Field Goals Attempted
71
vs. Washington
9/19
Field Goal Pct. (Game)
37.8
at Indiana
9/19
Field Goal Pct. (Game)
32.4
vs. Washington
9/19
3-Point FGs Made
3
at Indiana
9/19
3-Point FGs Made
3
vs. Washington
9/19
3-Point FGs Attempted
15
vs. Indiana
9/17
3-Point FGs Attempted
15
vs. Washington
9/17
3-Point FG Pct.
17.6
vs. Indiana
9/17
3-Point FG Pct.
15
vs. Washington
9/19
Free Throws Made
12
at Indiana
9/19
Free Throws Made
23
at Washington
9/17
Free Throws Attempted
15
at Indiana
9/17
Free Throws Attempted
26
at Washington
9/17
Free Throw Pct.
75
at Indiana
9/19
Free Throw Pct.
84.2
vs. Washington
9/19
Offensive Rebounds
10
at Indiana
9/17
Offensive Rebounds
8
at Washington
9/17
Defensive Rebounds
18
at Indiana
9/17
Defensive Rebounds
24
at Washington
9/17
Total Rebounds
28
at Indiana
9/17
Total Rebounds
32
at Washington
9/17
Assists
11
at Indiana
9/19
Assists
16
vs. Washington
9/19
Steals
9
at Indiana
9/17
Blocked Shots
3
at Washington
9/17
Blocked Shots
3
vs. Indiana
9/19
Turnovers
16
at Indiana
9/19
2009 WNBA LEAGUE AWARDS All-WNBA First Team Player
Position
Team
Diana Taurasi Tamika Catchings Lauren Jackson Becky Hammon Cappie Pondexter
Forward Phoenix Mercury Forward Indiana Fever Forward/Center Seattle Storm Guard San Antonio Silver Stars Guard Phoenix Mercury
All-WNBA Second Team
Candace Parker Guard/Forward Los Angeles Sparks Sophia Young Forward San Antonio Silver Stars Lisa Leslie Center Los Angeles Sparks Katie Douglas Guard Indiana Fever Cappie Pondexter Guard Phoenix Mercury
All-WNBA Defensive First Team Tamika Catchings Forward Indiana Fever Lauren Jackson Forward/Center Seattle Storm Nikki Anosike Center Minnesota Lynx Tanisha Wright Guard Seattle Storm Tully Bevilaqua Guard Indiana Fever
All-WNBA Second Defensive Team
Sancho Lyttle Forward Angel McCoughtry Forward Lisa Leslie Center Candace Parker Guard/Forward Alana Beard Guard Deanna Nolan Guard
Atlanta Dream Atlanta Dream Los Angeles Sparks Los Angeles Sparks Washington Mystics Detroit Shock
CRYSTAL LANGHORNE MOST IMPROVED PLAYER
WNBA League Awards
Most Valuable Player Diana Taurasi (Phoenix Mercury) Kim Perrot Sponsorship Award Kara Lawson (Sacramento Monarchs) WNBA Coach of the Year Marynell Meadors: (Atlanta Dream) WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Tamika Catchings (Indiana Fever) WNBA Rookie of the Year Angel McCoughtry (Atlanta Dream) WNBA Most Improved Player of the Year Crystal Langhorne (Washington Mystics) Sixth Woman of the Year DeWanna Bonner (Phoenix Mercury)
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