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Ladies and Gentlemen we have our 12. The Washington Mystics announced their final roster for the 2019 season!
Got our roster set for 2019 #SticsSZN
— Washington Mystics (@WashMystics) May 23, 2019
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It’s really not that much of a surprise who made the cut as majority of our official roster included veterans such as Kristi Toliver, Elena Delle Donne and Natasha Cloud who took them to the WNBA Finals last year.
Washington has some early injuries to rookie and first round pick Kiara Leslie and also Aerial Powers. Belgium native Emma Meesseman will more than likely come off the bench due to in a few weeks leaving for overseas. She’ll be back in time for the second half of the season so no big worries there.
Heres a look at the entire roster General Manager and Head Coach Mike Thibault will be depending on to be victorious:
The 2019 Washington Mystics roster
| NUMBER | PLAYER | POS | HEIGHT | EXP | COLLEGE/PAST TEAM | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUMBER | PLAYER | POS | HEIGHT | EXP | COLLEGE/PAST TEAM | NATIONALITY |
| 7 | Ariel Atkins | G | 5'11 | 1 | TEXAS | USA |
| 11 | Natasha Cloud | G | 6'0 | 4 | ST. JOSEPH'S (PA) | USA |
| 11 | Elena Delle Donne | F-G | 6'5 | 6 | DELAWARE | USA |
| 21 | Tianna Hawkins | F | 6'3 | 5 | MARYLAND/USA | USA |
| 2 | Myisha Hines-Allen | F | 6'2 | 1 | LOUISVILLE | USA |
| 5 | Kiara Leslie | G | 6'0 | R | NC STATE | USA |
| 33 | Emma Meesseman | F | 6'4 | 5 | ESB VILLENUEVE-D'ASCQ | BELGIUM |
| 6 | Kim Mestdagh | G | 5'11 | R | COLORADO STATE | BELGIUM |
| 23 | Aerial Powers | F-G | 6'0 | 3 | MICHIGAN STATE | USA |
| 30 | LaToya Sanders | F-C | 6'3 | 6 | NORTH CAROLINA/USA | TURKEY |
| 20 | Kristi Toliver | G | 5'6 | 10 | MARYLAND/USA | SLOVAKIA |
| 32 | Shatori Walker-Kimbrough | G | 5'11 | 2 | MARYLAND | USA |
The regular season for Washington begins on Saturday May 25 on the road versus the Connecticut Sun. Their season home opener is June 1 hosting the Atlanta Dream at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Congress Heights.