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2008 Washington Mystics season

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Arena
  
Verizon Center

Record
  
10–24 (.294)

Playoff finish
  
Did not qualify

Attendance
  
9,096 per game

Place
  
6th (Eastern)

Coach
  
Tree Rollins (8-14)Jessie Kenlaw (2-10)

The 2008 WNBA season was the 11th season for the Washington Mystics women's professional basketball team. Despite a 10–16 record before the WNBA break for the Beijing Olympics, Mystics officials said that attendance at Verizon Center had risen from nearly 1,200 fans a game over the previous season, with total ticket revenue up 17 percent, and season-ticket sales for the 2008 season were up 20 percent from last season, bringing the team's base to nearly 3,000.

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Off-season

On October 2, 2007, the Mystics announced that Tree Rollins would be named the permanent head coach. Rollins had been the interim head coach since the resignation of Richie Adubato on June 1, 2007.

Expansion draft

Yelena Leuchanka was selected in the 2008 Expansion Draft for the Atlanta Dream.

Regular season

  • On July 19, 2008, Tree Rollins was fired by the team after an 8–14 start. Assistant coach Jessie Kenlaw was named as interim head coach.
  • Regular season

    Washington Mystics Regular Season Stats

    References

    2008 Washington Mystics season Wikipedia


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