Ledell Eackles to remain on Washington's staff

Washington Mystics Senior Vice President of Business and Basketball
Operations Judy Holland Burton announced today that Stephanie Ready
has been named an Assistant Coach for the Mystics. Ready spent the
2003 season as a feature correspondent and analyst for NBA TV. She
also did color commentary for basketball for various networks such as
ESPN.

"Stephanie has been involved in basketball on the professional and
collegiate levels and she will be a great addition to our staff."
said Washington Mystics Head Coach Michael Adams.

In 2001, Ready was named assistant coach of the Greenville Groove of
the National Basketball Development League (NBDL), making her the
first woman to coach in men's professional sports. She helped guide
the team to the league's inaugural championship in 2002 and was with
the team until it folded in the summer of 2003.

Prior to joining the NBDL, Ready spent two seasons as the men's
basketball assistant coach at Coppin State College. She was the first
and only woman to hold the position of full-time recruiting assistant
of a men's basketball program at a Division I school.

In addition to Ready and Linda Hargrove, Ledell Eackles will return
to the Mystics as an Assistant Coach. A former NBA player, Eackles
joined the team in the 2002 season as an assistant coach and scout.
He had previously worked as a scout for the Wizards.

"We are pleased that Ledell will return with us this season," added
Adams. "He brings a wealth of knowledge about our team and the game."

Drafted in the second round (36th overall) by the Washington Bullets,
Eackles played off-and-on for Washington from 1988-1999. Over the
course of six seasons, he averaged 11.3 points per game, 2.3 rebounds
per game and shot 44.5% from the field. Eackles played overseas in
Israel for two seasons (1999-2000, 2000-2001).