2008 New York Liberty season

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2008 New York Liberty season
Coach Pat Coyle
Arena Madison Square Garden
Attendance9,045 per game
Results
Record19–15 (.559)
Place3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost Eastern Conference Final

The 2008 WNBA season was the 12th season for the New York Liberty. The first ever outdoor professional basketball game was held at Arthur Ashe Stadium between the New York Liberty and the Indiana Fever. [1] Over 19,000 fans attended the game.

Contents

Offseason

The following player was selected in the Expansion Draft:

[2]

Transactions

[3]

WNBA draft

PickPlayerNationalitySchool/Club Team
7 Essence Carson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Rutgers
14 Erlana Larkins (from Detroit Shock)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States North Carolina
27 Wanisha Smith (from Phoenix Mercury)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Duke
35 Alberta Auguste Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Tennessee

[4]

Preseason

DateOpponentScoreResultRecord
TBDTBDTBDTBDTBD

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Detroit Shock x2212.647–14–38–916–4
Connecticut Sun x2113.6181.013–48–913–7
New York Liberty x1915.5593.011–68–911–9
Indiana Fever x1717.5005.011–66–1112–8
Chicago Sky o1222.35310.08–94–1310–10
Washington Mystics o1024.29412.06–114–136–14
Atlanta Dream o430.11818.01–163–142–18

Season Schedule

DateOpponentScoreResultRecord
May 18vs. Connecticut63-77Loss0-1
May 22vs. Washington79-60Win1-1
May 25@Detroit62-72Loss1-2
May 30@ Connecticut84-89Loss1-3
June 3vs. Seattle77-63Win2-3
June 6vs. Houston81-73Win3-3
June 8vs. Sacramento63-70Loss3-4
June 11@ Atlanta81-77Win4-4
June 14vs. Minnesota77-76Win5-4
June 18@ Indiana69-83Loss5-5
June 22vs. Phoenix105-72Win6-5
June 24@ Minnesota69-91Loss6-6
June 26vs. Indiana102-96 (3OT)Win7-6
June 28@ Sacramento78-82Loss7-7
July 1@ Los Angeles89-78Win8-7
July 3@ Seattle71-84Loss8-8
July 5@ Phoenix93-83Win9-8
July 8@ San Antonio79-83Loss9-9
July 12vs. Detroit74-64Win10-9
July 15@ Connecticut77-71Win11-9
July 17vs. Washington77-56Win12-9
July 19vs. Indiana55-71Loss12-10
July 23@ Washington80-73Win13-10
July 25vs. Los Angeles69-68Win14-10
July 27@ Atlanta86-76Win15-10
August 28vs. Chicago60-69Loss15-11
August 29@ Detroit69-83Loss15-12
September 2@ Houston90-87(OT)Win16-12
September 5vs. Atlanta82-71Win17-12
September 7vs. Chicago69-61Win18-12
September 9vs. San Antonio76-82Loss18-13
September 11@ Indiana59-74Loss18-14
September 12@ Chicago69-62Win19-14
September 14vs. Detroit59-61Loss19-15

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

PlayerGPREBASTSTLBLKPTSAVG

Roster

New York Liberty roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightFrom
SF 22 Flag of the United States.svg Battle, Ashley 6' 0" (1.83m)170 lb (77kg) Connecticut
G/F 17 Flag of the United States.svg Carson, Essence 6' 0" (1.83m)165 lb (75kg) Rutgers
G/F 20 Flag of the United States.svg Christon, Shameka 6' 1" (1.85m)170 lb (77kg) Arkansas
C 50 Flag of the United States.svg Davenport, Jessica 6' 5" (1.96m)215 lb (98kg) Ohio State
PG 13 Flag of the United States.svg Duffy, Megan 5' 7" (1.7m)135 lb (61kg) Notre Dame
PF 3 Flag of the United States.svg Jackson, Tiffany  Cruz Roja.svg6' 3" (1.91m)185 lb (84kg) Texas
PF 33 Flag of the United States.svg Kraayeveld, Cathrine 6' 4" (1.93m)180 lb (82kg) Oregon
PF 24 Flag of the United States.svg Larkins, Erlana 6' 1" (1.85m)210 lb (95kg) North Carolina
C 4 Flag of the United States.svg McCarville, Janel 6' 2" (1.88m)205 lb (93kg) Minnesota
PG 23 Flag of the United States.svg Mitchell, Leilani 5' 5" (1.65m)130 lb (59kg) Utah
PG 21 Flag of the United States.svg Moore, Loree 5' 9" (1.75m)165 lb (75kg) Tennessee
SG 5 Flag of the United States.svg Thorn, Erin 5' 10" (1.78m)150 lb (68kg) BYU
SG 40 Flag of the United States.svg Willis, Lisa 5' 11" (1.8m)170 lb (77kg) UCLA
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Pat Coyle (Rutgers)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Nick DiPillo (Fairleigh Dickinson)
Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Hamburger (Kean)
Athletic trainer
Flag of the United States.svg Lisa White (Stony Brook)
Strength and conditioning coach
Flag of the United States.svg Lisa White (Stony Brook)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  WNBA roster page

Playoffs

RoundDateOpponentScoreResultRecord
Eastern Conference SemiSeptember 18vs. Connecticut72-63Win1-0
September 20@ Connecticut70-73Loss1-1
September 22@ Connecticut66-62Win2-1
Eastern Conference FinalSeptember 26vs. Detroit60-56Win1-0 (3-1)
September 28@ Detroit55-64Loss1-1 (3-2)
September 29@ Detroit73-75Loss1-2 (3-3)

Awards and honors

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References

  1. ↑ The first ever outdoor professional basketball game is held at Arthur Ashe Stadium between the New York Liberty and the Indiana Fever. Over 19,000 fans attended the game.
  2. ↑ "WNBA.com: Atlanta Dream". Archived from the original on August 20, 2009. Retrieved April 26, 2008.
  3. ↑ WNBA.com: 2008 WNBA Transactions
  4. ↑ WNBA.com: 2008 WNBA Draft Board Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
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