WASHINGTON, D. C. -- The Washington Mystics announced today that the group has worked with Shelley Patterson as an assistant instructor on General Supervisor and Head Coach Mike Thibault's team. "Shelley is an interesting hire for our Mystics mentoring personnel. She has more than two decades of experience in the WNBA and has actually been a component of five championships," said Thibault. "She knows the league in and out and her hunting prep work and gamer development experience will make us a far better staff and group. I can't wait to have her in D. C Liberty Jerseys. !"Patterson brings over three decades of basketball experience to the Mystics, having last offered as an assistant coach for the New York Liberty and the Minnesota Lynx where she helped the team win 4 WNBA Championships. "I am very thrilled concerning spending the summertime in the DMV and to have the chance to collaborate with this Mystics company," said Patterson. "I have absolutely nothing yet respect for Mike and Eric and the style of play they have incorporated with the Mystics. They are 2 of the hardest working trainers in the company and I will do whatever is needed of me to aid bring an additional championship to DC. "Prior to her jobs with New York and Minnesota, Patterson invested three periods as an assistant instructor with the Seattle Storm and has actually functioned in countless capabilities for five extra WNBA franchises. In 2005, she was called the head coach of the Chicago Blaze of the National Female's Basketball Organization. Patterson likewise functioned as an assistant instructor with the Phoenix Mercury in 2004 and spent 4 periods with the Indiana started her WNBA profession in 1999 with the Houston Comets where she functioned as Supervisor of Basketball Workflow and assisted lead the group to a WNBA Champion. Prior to joining the WNBA, she functioned as an assistant train with the Philadelphia Rage of the ABL. The San Jose, California, native began her coaching job as a recruiting coordinator in 1989 at Indiana State University.