2009 New York Liberty season

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2009 New York Liberty season
Coach Pat Coyle (6-11)
Anne Donovan (7-10)
Arena Madison Square Garden
Attendance9,800 per game
Results
Record1321 (.382)
Place7th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team Leaders
Points Christon (16.1)
Rebounds McCarville (5.5)
Assists Moore (3.9)
Media
Television MSG Network

The 2009 WNBA season is the 13th season for the New York Liberty franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Liberty attempted to advance to the WNBA Playoffs for the tenth time in thirteen seasons, but failed.

Contents

Offseason

Dispersal Draft

Based on the Liberty's 2008 record, they would pick 8th in the Houston Comets dispersal draft. The Liberty waived their pick.

WNBA draft

The following are the Liberty's selections in the 2009 WNBA draft.

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
18 Kia Vaughn Flag of the United States.svg United States Rutgers
221 Abby Waner Flag of the United States.svg United States Duke

[1]

Transactions

[2]

DateTrade
May 7, 2008To New York Liberty To Phoenix Mercury
Leilani Mitchell third-round pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft
May 5, 2009To New York Liberty To Los Angeles Sparks
Sidney Spencer first-round pick in the 2010 WNBA Draft

Free agents

Roster

New York Liberty roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
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
PF 3 Flag of the United States.svg Jackson, Tiffany 6' 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 2 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 12 Flag of the United States.svg Moore, Loree 5' 9" (1.75m)169 lb (77kg) Tennessee
G/F 6 Flag of the United States.svg Spencer, Sidney 6' 3" (1.91m)183 lb (83kg) Tennessee
C 15 Flag of the United States.svg Vaughn, Kia 6' 4" (1.93m)200 lb (91kg) Rutgers
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Athletic trainer
Strength and conditioning coach

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Season standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Indiana Fever x2212.64714–38–917–5
Atlanta Dream x1816.5294.012–56–1110–12
Detroit Shock x1816.5294.011–67–1011–11
Washington Mystics x1618.4716.011–65–1210–12
Chicago Sky o1618.4716.012–54–1310–12
Connecticut Sun o1618.4716.012–54–139–12
New York Liberty o1321.3829.08–95–128–13

x =Clinched Playoff Spot
e =Eliminated from playoff contention

Schedule

Preseason

2009 Game Log: Preseason
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1May 2111:00am Washington 77-71 Christon (12) McCarville (5) Carson (4) Madison Square Garden
15,958
1-0
2May 227:00pm@ Connecticut 62-74 Davenport (10) Davenport, Jackson (5) McCarville, Mitchell, Spencer (3) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,578
1-1
3May 2811:30am@ Washington 56-74 Battle, Carson (9) Vaughn (7) Mitchell (2) Verizon Center
9,287
1-2

Regular season

2009 Game Log: Regular Season
June
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1June 74:00pm Connecticut WCTX 57-66 Christon (13) Kraayeveld (7) Battle, Mitchell (3) Madison Square Garden
13,397
0-1
2June 1010:00pm@ Phoenix 84-91 Carson (18) Kraayeveld, Vaughn (7) McCarville (6) US Airways Center
5,080
0-2
3June 138:00pm@ San Antonio NBA TV
MSG
KMYS
60-63 Christon (21) McCarville (9) McCarville, Moore (3) AT&T Center
10,572
0-3
4June 197:30pm San Antonio NBA TV
MSG
77-61 McCarville (18) Christon, Jackson, McCarville, Moore (6) Christon (6) Madison Square Garden
8,046
1-3
5June 213:00pm@ Atlanta 93-81 Christon (17) Moore (8) Moore (8) Philips Arena
5,624
2-3
6June 238:00pm@ Minnesota 57-69 Christon (20) Christon, McCarville (6) Moore (2) Target Center
5,620
2-4
7June 267:30pm Indiana 81-82 (OT) Christon (20) McCarville (9) Moore (6) Madison Square Garden
9,304
2-5
8June 277:00pm@ Indiana MSG 54-63 Carson (14) Jackson (9) Moore (3) Conseco Fieldhouse
8,481
2-6
July
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
9July 27:30pm Detroit MSG 80-64 Christon (25) Kraayeveld (5) McCarville (5) Madison Square Garden
8,018
3-6
10July 97:30pm Los Angeles MSG 60-69 McCarville (18) McCarville (6) McCarville (3) Madison Square Garden
12,247
3-7
11July 117:30pm Atlanta 71-69 Christon (18) McCarville (7) Moore (6) Madison Square Garden
8,732
4-7
12July 187:00pm@ Washington 67-68 Christon (21) Moore (5) Moore (9) Verizon Center
9,968
4-8
13July 194:00pm Atlanta 89-86 Christon (32) Christon (8) Mitchell (6) Madison Square Garden
8,560
5-8
14July 2212:30pm@ Chicago 77-70 Spencer (15) Kraayeveld (8) Moore (4) UIC Pavilion
5,881
6-8
15July 237:30pm Sacramento MSG 73-88 Carson (20) Carson (5) Moore (4) Madison Square Garden
8,845
6-9
16July 264:00pm Phoenix 88-94 Christon (21) McCarville (10) Moore, Spencer (3) Madison Square Garden
11,211
6-10
17July 307:30pm Washington NBA TV
MSG
75-78 McCarville (28) McCarville (6) McCarville, Mitchell, Moore (3) Madison Square Garden
10,172
6-11
August
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
18August 17:00pm@ Atlanta NBA TV
MSG
83-89 Christon (23) Carson, Christon (8) McCarville (6) Philips Arena
6,103
6-12
19August 47:30pm@ Detroit ESPN2 64-76 Christon (14) Christon, Jackson, McCarville (4)7 players (1) Palace of Auburn Hills
7,014
6-13
20August 710:00pm@ Sacramento 84-66 McCarville (18) Jackson (6) McCarville (5) ARCO Arena
6,284
7-13
21August 810:00pm@ Seattle 69-70 McCarville (22) Christon (9) Moore (5) KeyArena
7,496
7-14
22August 119:00pm@ Los Angeles ESPN2 65-61 Christon (11) Christon, Moore (6) Christon, Moore (5) STAPLES Center
9,548
8-14
23August 147:30pm Chicago NBA TV
MSG
CN100
77-88 Christon (25) Christon (10) Moore (6) Madison Square Garden
9,832
8-15
24August 164:00pm@ Washington 60-59 McCarville (19) Kraayeveld (6) Moore (5) Verizon Center
10,580
9-15
25August 197:00pm@ Connecticut 69-74 Kraayeveld (13) McCarville (9) Mitchell (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,050
9-16
26August 217:30pm Connecticut NBA TV
MSG
85-83 (OT) Christon (23) McCarville (13) Moore (5) Madison Square Garden
9,355
10-16
27August 234:00pm Minnesota 80-67 Christon (24) Jackson (7) Moore (6) Madison Square Garden
8,481
11-16
28August 288:30pm@ Chicago NBA TV
MSG
CN100
77-96 Jackson (16) Vaughn (9) Christon (6) UIC Pavilion
3,707
11-17
29August 304:00pm Chicago 77-63 Christon (18) Kraayeveld (13) Moore (5) Madison Square Garden
8,685
12-17
September
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
30September 17:30pm Seattle 58-65 Kraayeveld (14) Kraayeveld (9) Moore (4) Madison Square Garden
8,469
12-18
31September 47:00pm@ Connecticut NBA TV
MSG
85-88 (OT) Christon (22) Moore (8) Moore (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,685
12-19
32September 87:30pm Indiana 63-69 Carson (17) Larkins, Mitchell (6) Mitchell (6) Madison Square Garden
7,583
12-20
33September 107:30pm@ Detroit NBA TV
MSG
87-94 (OT) Carson (28) Battle, Vaughn (4) Moore (6) Palace of Auburn Hills
8,178
12-21
34September 134:00pm Washington MSG 86-65 Carson (17) Jackson, Kraayeveld (5) Mitchell (6) Madison Square Garden
15,667
13-21
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess

Regular Season Statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage TO  Turnovers per game
 PF  Fouls per gameTeam leaderLeague leader

Player statistics

PlayerGPGSMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Ashley Battle 34316.12.51.20.910.065.2
Essence Carson 343425.32.11.41.090.2910.0
Shameka Christon 323131.74.91.80.880.8416.1
Tiffany Jackson 34914.63.40.70.620.385.3
Cathrine Kraayeveld 342626.14.60.90.650.389.0
Erlana Larkins 1807.61.70.40.500.222.4
Janel McCarville 323226.55.52.81.281.3812.3
Leilani Mitchell 34212.81.22.20.260.062.4
Loree Moore 343227.73.73.91.940.066.3
Sidney Spencer 33010.31.20.50.180.033.0
Kia Vaughn 34111.62.60.20.180.094.8

Team statistics

TeamFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPFPPG
New York Liberty.415.358.78731.815.58.13.616.018.773.9
Opponents.420.347.78935.414.27.93.616.117.474.6

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  2. WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Transactions
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