2026 Washington Mystics season

2026 Washington Mystics season
2026 Washington Mystics season
Head coach	Sydney Johnson
Arena	CareFirst Arena; Capital One Arena
Results
Record	9–9 (.500)
Place	5th (Eastern)
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The 2026 Washington Mystics season will be the franchise's 29th season in the Women's National Basketball Association and their second under head coach Sydney Johnson.

Draft

The draft was held on April 13, 2026, at 7:30 pm EDT, and broadcast on ESPN.^[1]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Club	Outcome
1	4	Lauren Betts	C	United States	UCLA	Main Roster
1	9	Angela Dugalic	F	Serbia	UCLA	Main Roster
1	11	Cotie McMahon	F/G	United States	Ole Miss	Main Roster
2	19	Cassandre Prosper	G	Canada	Notre Dame	Main Roster
2	30	Darianna Littlepage-Buggs	F	United States	Baylor	Developmental contract
3	34	Rori Harmon	G	United States	Texas	Main Roster

Transactions

Front office and coaching

Date	Details	Ref.
April 6, 2026	Fired general manager, Jamila Wideman	^[2]
April 6, 2026	In addition to his role as head Coach, Sydney Johnson becomes general manager	^[2]

Trades

April
April 11	To Washington Mystics 2028 first-round pick	To Chicago Sky Jacy Sheldon	^[3]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From	Yrs
G	8	Amoore, Georgia	5' 6" (1.68m)		2001-04-03	Kentucky	R
F/C	0	Austin, Shakira	6' 5" (1.96m)	190 lb (86kg)	2000-07-25	Mississippi	4
C	51	Betts, Lauren	6' 7" (2.01m)		2003-10-15	UCLA	R
G/F	22	Citron, Sonia	6' 1" (1.85m)		2003-10-22	Notre Dame	1
F	32	Dugalić, Angela	6' 4" (1.93m)		2001-12-29	UCLA	R
G	2	Flórez Getino, Alicia	5' 9" (1.75m)		2004-04-19		R
F	44	Iriafen, Kiki	6' 3" (1.91m)		2003-08-26	USC	1
G	33	Olsen, Lucy	5' 10" (1.78m)		2003-05-26	Iowa	1
F	12	Onyenwere, Michaela	6' 0" (1.83m)	178 lb (81kg)	1999-08-10	UCLA	5
G	3	Harmon, Rori	5' 6" (1.68m)		2003-01-29	Texas	R
G/F	5	Littlepage-Buggs, Darianna	6' 1" (1.85m)		2003-09-23	Baylor	R
G	23	McMahon, Cotie	6' 0" (1.83m)		2004-05-04	Mississippi	R
G	18	Prosper, Cassandre	6' 3" (1.91m)		2005-06-25	Notre Dame	R

Head coach: Sydney Johnson (Princeton)
Assistant coaches: Jessie Miller (UIC); Barbara Turner (Connecticut); Emre Vatansever
Player development: Clinton Crouch (Saint Francis)
Athletic trainer: Christina Kennedy

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

WNBA roster page

East: ATL; CHI; CON; IND; NY; TOR; WAS
West: DAL; GS; LV; LA; MIN; PHO; POR; SEA

Depth

Pos.	Starter	Bench
PG	Georgia Amoore	Lucy Olsen Rori Harmon
SG	Sonia Citron	Alicia Flórez Getino
SF	Cotie McMahon	Michaela Onyenwere Cassandre Prosper Darianna Littlepage-Buggs
PF	Kiki Iriafen	Angela Dugalić
C	Shakira Austin	Lauren Betts

Schedule

Preseason

2026 pre-season game log
Total: 1–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–0)

April / May: 1–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	April 25	Minnesota	L 66–77	Lauren Betts (13)	Betts, Dugalić, Prosper (5)	Amoore, Citron, McMahon, Olsen, Prosper (2)	CareFirst Arena 4,200	0–1
2	May 3	@ Atlanta	W 83–72	Lauren Betts (17)	Angela Dugalić (6)	Rori Harmon (4)	Gateway Center Arena 3.229	1–1

2026 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2026 game log
Total: 9–9 (Home: 3–4; Road: 6–5)

May: 3–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 3–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	May 8	@ Toronto	W 68–65	Sonia Citron (26)	Kiki Iriafen (16)	Georgia Amoore (3)	Coca-Cola Coliseum 8,210	1–0
2	May 10	New York	L 93–98 (OT)	Kiki Iriafen (20)	Kiki Iriafen (12)	Georgia Amoore (7)	CareFirst Arena 4,200	1–1
3	May 15	@ Indiana	W 104–102 (OT)	Sonia Citron (30)	Kiki Iriafen (13)	Shakira Austin (5)	Gainbridge Fieldhouse 15,673	2–1
4	May 18	@ Dallas	L 69–92	Shakira Austin (12)	Kiki Iriafen (10)	Amoore, Prosper (3)	College Park Center 6,251	2–2
5	May 24	@ Seattle	L 85–97	Sonia Citron (16)	Sonia Citron (5)	Georgia Amoore (6)	Climate Pledge Arena 10,559	2–3
6	May 27	@ Seattle	W 78–64	Shakira Austin (18)	Shakira Austin (13)	Shakira Austin (5)	Climate Pledge Arena 9,202	3–3
7	May 29	Los Angeles	L 87–92	Shakira Austin (25)	Shakira Austin (10)	Sonia Citron (8)	CareFirst Arena 4,200	3–4

June: 6–5 (Home: 3–2; Road: 3–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
8	June 2	Chicago	W 90–72	Shakira Austin (17)	Kiki Iriafen (11)	Cotie McMahon (4)	CareFirst Arena 4,200	4–4
9	June 6	@ Atlanta	L 77–109	Kiki Iriafen (24)	Angela Dugalić (9)	Sonia Citron (6)	Gateway Center Arena 3,609	4–5
10	June 8	Indiana	L 76–78	Michaela Onyenwere (17)	Shakira Austin (9)	Sonia Citron (5)	CareFirst Arena 4,200	4–6
11	June 12	Toronto	W 86–85	Lauren Betts (18)	Shakira Austin (11)	Georgia Amoore (7)	CareFirst Arena 4,200	5–6
12	June 14	@ New York	L 64–86	Michaela Onyenwere (17)	Austin, Betts, Dugalić (6)	Alicia Flórez (6)	Barclays Center 17,581	5–7
13	June 17	@ Connecticut	W 88–81	Sonia Citron (26)	Sonia Citron (11)	Citron, McMahon (4)	Mohegan Sun Arena 6,943	6–7
14	June 19	@ New York	W 86–83	Kiki Iriafen (20)	Shakira Austin (7)	Amoore, Citron (8)	Barclays Center 16,539	7–7
15	June 21	@ Minnesota	W 84–79	Sonia Citron (21)	Shakira Austin (8)	Georgia Amoore (7)	Target Center 11,610	8–7
16	June 24	Minnesota	L 76–78	Sonia Citron (28)	Shakira Austin (16)	Amoore, Austin, Citron, Iriafen (3)	CareFirst Arena 4,200	8–8
17	June 26	@ Connecticut	L 57–68	Georgia Amoore (14)	Kiki Iriafen (14)	Georgia Amoore (5)	Mohegan Sun Arena 7,789	8–9
18	June 28	Portland	W 124–123 (4OT)	Sonia Citron (32)	Shakira Austin (13)	Austin, Iriafen (6)	CareFirst Arena 4,200	9–9

July : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Location Attendance
19	July 2	Atlanta	CareFirst Arena
20	July 6	Golden State	CareFirst Arena
21	July 12	Seattle	CareFirst Arena
22	July 14	@ Toronto	Coca-Cola Coliseum
23	July 16	Portland	CareFirst Arena
24	July 18	@ Golden State	Chase Center
25	July 20	@ Golden State	Chase Center
26	July 22	Las Vegas	CareFirst Arena
All-Star Game
27	July 28	Connecticut	CareFirst Arena
28	July 31	Dallas	CareFirst Arena

August : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Location Attendance
29	August 5	Dallas	CareFirst Arena
30	August 7	Atlanta	CareFirst Arena
31	August 9	Phoenix	CareFirst Arena
32	August 11	@ Las Vegas	Michelob Ultra Arena
33	August 13	@ Las Vegas	Michelob Ultra Arena
34	August 15	Los Angeles	CareFirst Arena
35	August 19	Toronto	CareFirst Arena
36	August 21	Minnesota	CareFirst Arena
37	August 23	@ Portland	Moda Center
38	August 25	@ Phoenix	Mortgage Matchup Center
39	August 27	@ Phoenix	Mortgage Matchup Center
40	August 28	@ Los Angeles	Crypto.com Arena

September : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Location Attendance
41	September 17	@ Chicago	Wintrust Arena
42	September 20	@ Indiana	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
43	September 22	Connecticut	CareFirst Arena
44	September 24	Chicago	Capital One Arena

2026 season schedule

Notes:

Games highlighted in represent Commissioner's Cup games.

Standings

#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Conf.	Home	Road	Cup
1	Minnesota Lynx	15	4	.789	–	9–1	6–3	9–1	6–1
2	Las Vegas Aces	14	5	.737	1	10–4	5–3	9–2	6–1
3	Golden State Valkyries	13	7	.650	2.5	7–5	10–3	3–4	5–2
4	Atlanta Dream	12	7	.632	3	7–2	6–2	6–5	4–2
5	New York Liberty	12	8	.600	3.5	8–1	6–4	6–4	6–0
6	Dallas Wings	11	8	.579	4	6–6	6–3	5–5	4–3
7	Indiana Fever	11	8	.579	4	5–4	8–4	3–4	5–1
8	Washington Mystics	9	9	.500	5.5	6–5	3–4	6–5	3–3
9	Toronto Tempo	9	10	.474	6	4–6	5–4	4–6	2–4
10	Los Angeles Sparks	8	10	.444	6.5	5–5	3–6	5–4	3–4
11	Portland Fire	8	12	.400	7.5	2–5	6–5	2–7	2–5
12	Phoenix Mercury	7	13	.350	8.5	4–8	2–6	5–7	2–5
13	Chicago Sky	6	13	.316	9	1–7	3–7	3–6	1–5
14	Seattle Storm	5	15	.250	10.5	0–10	4–7	1–8	0–7
15	Connecticut Sun	4	15	.167	11	2–8	3–7	1–8	0–6

Notes

(#) – League Standing

c – Commissioner's Cup winners

y – Regular Season Champion

x – Clinched playoff berth

e – Eliminated from playoff contention

Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings

References

↑ "2026 WNBA Schedule Release: Key Dates and What to Know". WNBA. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
↑ Philippou, Alexa (April 6, 2026). "Jamila Wideman out as Washington Mystics general manager". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2026.
↑ "Washington Mystics Aquire 2028 First-Round Pick". Washington Mystics. April 11, 2026. Retrieved April 11, 2026.

External links

Official website of the Washington Mystics

[1] "2026 WNBA Schedule Release: Key Dates and What to Know". WNBA. Retrieved February 4, 2026.

[2] Philippou, Alexa (April 6, 2026). "Jamila Wideman out as Washington Mystics general manager". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2026.

[3] "Washington Mystics Aquire 2028 First-Round Pick". Washington Mystics. April 11, 2026. Retrieved April 11, 2026.

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