Washington Mystics selected Matee Ajavon as the second pick in the Houston Comets’ dispersal draft today. Ajavon, a member of 2008 All-Rookie team, will be a contributing factor to the success of the Washington Mystics.
Ajavon, a guard out of Rutgers, had an up-and-down rookie season but shows potential to be a dynamic scorer with 11 [...]
After a 10-24 season, the Mystics are looking for new ideas to bring change to the club. The Mystics missed the playoffs for the last 2 seasons and team President Sheila Johnson has promised changes for the 2009 season, saying in August, “We cannot continue on this path.”
The franchise has begun with a new General [...]
Mystics rallied around their new interim coach Jessie Kenlaw and beat the Seattle Storm, 89-57 Sunday, ending the Storm’s 7 game winning streak.
“It feels awesome,” said Kenlaw, a former Storm assistant coach who replaced Rollins on Saturday. “I didn’t know what to expect. I feel like doing flips it feels so good.”
Alana Beard took the [...]
The Washington Mystics have fired Tree Rollins as coach and promoted assistant Jessie Kenlaw to the position on an interim basis.
In a statement Saturday, general manager Linda Hargrove didn’t say what prompted the move by the Mystics, who are 8-14 and 7 1/2 games behind the first-place Detroit Shock in the Eastern Conference.
Rollins played 18 [...]
Alana Beard scored 13 of her 22 points in the fourth quarter and the Washington Mystics snapped a five-game losing streak with a 64-57 win over the Chicago Sky on Friday night.
The Mystics (3-7) earned their first road victory of the season and won for the first time since May 27.
“I feel like it’s my [...]