Washington, D.C. – Training camp for the Washington Mystics will begin on Sunday, April 20th at 4:00 p.m. at Trinity University. Trinity University is located at 125 Michigan Ave, Washington, D.C., 20017 Training camp is not open to the public.
The following players are on the 2008 Training Camp roster:
No. | Player | Pos. | Ht./Wt. | Birthdate | College | WNBA Exp.
20 Alana Beard* G/F 5-11/160 5/14/82 Duke ’04 4
32 Nikki Blue* G 5-8/163 4/29/84 UCLA’06 2
- Meg Bulger+ F 6-0/ West VA ’08R
- Kalika France+ F 5-9/ 2/21/85 Purdue ’08 R
- Andrea Gardner+ C 6-3/189 12/29/79 Howard ’00 R
55 Gillian Goring C 6-7/225 6/7/83 NC State ’07 1
- Danielle Hutcheson+ C 6-4/ 9/4/82 Albany State R
- Amber Jacobs+ G 5-8/152 6/29/82 Boston ’04 4
- Chandi Jones+ G 5-9/150 3/25/82 Houston ’04 3
12 Laurie Koehn * G 5-8/145 5/13/82 Kansas ’05 3
2 Tamara James* F 5-10/160 6/13/84 Miami ’06 2
1 Crystal Langhorne* F/C 6-2/ 10/27/86 UMD ’08 R
- Sarah-Jo Lawrence+ F 5-11/ 8/28/86 GW ’08 R
9 Coco Miller* G 5-9/140 9/06/78 Georgia ’01 7
3 DeLisha Milton-Jones* F 6-1/185 9/11/74 Florida ’97 9
33 Bernice Mosby F 6-1 2/14/84 Baylor ’07 1
- Lindsey Pluimer F 6-4/ 7/3/86 UCLA ’08 R
- Jillian Robbins+ F 6-1/ 2/7/84 Tulsa ’07 R
- Lindsay Taylor+ C 6-8/ 5/20/81 UC-SB ’04 1
43 Nakia Sanford* F/C 6-4/200 5/10/76 Kansas ’99 5
- Michelle Stueve+ F 6-2/ Emporia R
- Krystal Vaughn F 6-1/ 9/8/86 VCU ’08 R
- Rita Williams + G 5-6/135 1/14/76 U Conn ’98 3
Tierre Wilson+ G 5-8/ 12/6/84 Fresno St ’08
(* Playing overseas / + Training Camp invitees)
Washington’s training camp roster features All- Star Alana Beard, veterans Coco Miller and Nakia Sanford, as well Monique Currie. The team’s first round pick, Crystal Langhorne, will be in training camp following her commitment to USA basketball.
“Although it will be a challenge since the majority of the Mystics players are competing overseas, it will be an opportunity for us to see who can step up and show that they belong in the WNBA”, said General Manager Linda Hargrove.
The team will cut its roster to 15 on Tuesday, April 29th before making its final cut on Friday, May 16th. Following Sunday’s practice, the team will spend the first ten days of training camp at Trinity University and will practice from 10 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
The following players are on the 2008 Training Camp roster:
No. | Player | Pos. | Ht./Wt. | Birthdate | College | WNBA Exp.
20 Alana Beard* G/F 5-11/160 5/14/82 Duke ’04 4
32 Nikki Blue* G 5-8/163 4/29/84 UCLA’06 2
- Meg Bulger+ F 6-0/ West VA ’08R
- Kalika France+ F 5-9/ 2/21/85 Purdue ’08 R
- Andrea Gardner+ C 6-3/189 12/29/79 Howard ’00 R
55 Gillian Goring C 6-7/225 6/7/83 NC State ’07 1
- Danielle Hutcheson+ C 6-4/ 9/4/82 Albany State R
- Amber Jacobs+ G 5-8/152 6/29/82 Boston ’04 4
- Chandi Jones+ G 5-9/150 3/25/82 Houston ’04 3
12 Laurie Koehn * G 5-8/145 5/13/82 Kansas ’05 3
2 Tamara James* F 5-10/160 6/13/84 Miami ’06 2
1 Crystal Langhorne* F/C 6-2/ 10/27/86 UMD ’08 R
- Sarah-Jo Lawrence+ F 5-11/ 8/28/86 GW ’08 R
9 Coco Miller* G 5-9/140 9/06/78 Georgia ’01 7
3 DeLisha Milton-Jones* F 6-1/185 9/11/74 Florida ’97 9
33 Bernice Mosby F 6-1 2/14/84 Baylor ’07 1
- Lindsey Pluimer F 6-4/ 7/3/86 UCLA ’08 R
- Jillian Robbins+ F 6-1/ 2/7/84 Tulsa ’07 R
- Lindsay Taylor+ C 6-8/ 5/20/81 UC-SB ’04 1
43 Nakia Sanford* F/C 6-4/200 5/10/76 Kansas ’99 5
- Michelle Stueve+ F 6-2/ Emporia R
- Krystal Vaughn F 6-1/ 9/8/86 VCU ’08 R
- Rita Williams + G 5-6/135 1/14/76 U Conn ’98 3
Tierre Wilson+ G 5-8/ 12/6/84 Fresno St ’08
(* Playing overseas / + Training Camp invitees)
Washington’s training camp roster features All- Star Alana Beard, veterans Coco Miller and Nakia Sanford, as well Monique Currie. The team’s first round pick, Crystal Langhorne, will be in training camp following her commitment to USA basketball.
“Although it will be a challenge since the majority of the Mystics players are competing overseas, it will be an opportunity for us to see who can step up and show that they belong in the WNBA”, said General Manager Linda Hargrove.
The team will cut its roster to 15 on Tuesday, April 29th before making its final cut on Friday, May 16th. Following Sunday’s practice, the team will spend the first ten days of training camp at Trinity University and will practice from 10 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
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