
Mystics Announce 2022 Opening Night Roster
May 5, 2022 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Washington Mystics News Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Washington Mystics announced today their roster for opening night of the 2022 WNBA season.
The Mystics will tip-off the 2022 regular season against the Indiana Fever on Friday, May 6 at the Entertainment and Sports Arena. The game will be broadcast on Monumental Sports Network and simulcast on NBC Sports Washington. The game can also be streamed on Facebook. For more information on Mystics tickets, please visit https://mystics.wnba.com.
Washington has suspended forward/center Elizabeth William's contract as she fulfills her overseas commitment with Fenerbahce Safiport (Turkey-KBSL).
No. NAME POS H WT DOB EXP SCHOOL/COUNTRY
7 Ariel Atkins G 5-8 167 07/30/96 4 Texas
0 Shakira Austin C 6-5 190 07/25/00 R Ole Miss
14 Katie Benzan G 5-6 130 05/16/98 R Maryland
22 Alysha Clark F 5-11 167 07/07/87 9 Middle Tennessee
9 Natasha Cloud G 5-9 160 02/22/92 6 St. Joe's
11 Elena Delle Donne F 6-5 187 09/05/89 8 Delaware
21 Tianna Hawkins F 6-3 186 03/02/91 8 Maryland
2 Myisha Hines-Allen F 6-1 200 05/30/96 4 Louisville
13 Rui Machida G 5-4 126 03/08/93 R Japan
32 Shatori Walker-Kimbrough G 5-9 140 05/18/95 5 Maryland
*1 Elizabeth Williams C/F 6-3 200 06/23/93 7 Duke
* Temporary suspension - overseas commitment
NUMERICAL
0................Austin
1............Williams
2...... Hines-Allen
7................Atkins
9.................Cloud
11...Delle Donne
13......... Machida
14............Benzan
21..........Hawkins
22................Clark
32...Walker-Kimbrough
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