2009 Washington Mystics season

The 2009 WNBA season is the 12th season for the Washington Mystics franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Mystics reached the playoffs for the first time in three years. They lost to the Indiana Fever in the first round in a sweep.

Dispersal Draft
Based on the Mystics' 2008 record, they would pick 2nd in the Houston Comets dispersal draft. The Mystics picked Matee Ajavon.

WNBA draft
The following are the Mystics' selections in the 2009 WNBA draft.

Transactions

 * June 16: The Mystics signed Kristen Mann and waived Josephine Owino.
 * June 5: The Mystics waived Bernice Mosby.
 * June 4: The Mystics waived Kristen Mann and Kelly Schumacher.
 * June 2: The Mystics waived Eshaya Murphy.
 * June 1: The Mystics waived Kiesha Brown.
 * May 11: The Mystics signed Kelly Schumacher waived Coco Miller.
 * May 1: The Mystics signed Kiesha Brown and waived Crystal Smith and Camille LeNoir.
 * April 15: The Mystics waived Laurie Koehn, Krystal Vaughn, and Andrea Gardner.
 * February 9: The Mystics signed free agent Chasity Melvin and waived Miriam Sy and Zane Teilane.
 * February 6: The Mystics signed Andrea Gardner, Laurie Koehn and Crystal Smith to training camp contracts.
 * January 30: The Mystics acquired Lindsey Harding, the 23rd pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft, and the second-round pick in the 2010 Draft from the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for the 9th and the 15th picks in the 2009 WNBA Draft.
 * January 20: The Mystics claimed Kristen Mann off waivers.
 * September 14, 2008: The Mystics signed Coco Miller to a two-year extension.
 * August 12, 2008: The Mystics received a second-round pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft (24th overall) from the Detroit Shock as part of the Taj McWilliams-Franklin/Tasha Humphrey transaction.

Regular season

 * All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess

Awards and honors

 * Alana Beard was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of June 22, 2009.
 * Alana Beard was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of July 6, 2009.
 * Alana Beard was named to the 2009 WNBA All-Star Team as an Eastern Conference starter.
 * Crystal Langhorne was named the Most Improved Player.
 * Alana Beard was named to the All-Defensive Second Team.