2010 New York Liberty season | |
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Coach | Anne Donovan |
Arena | Madison Square Garden |
Attendance | 11,069 per game |
Results | |
Record | 22–12 (.647) |
Place | 2nd (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Lost Conference Finals |
Team Leaders | |
Points | Pondexter (21.4) |
Rebounds | McCarville (5.9) |
Assists | Pondexter (4.9) |
Media | |
Television | MSG NBATV, ESPN2 |
The 2010 WNBA season is the 14th season for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association.
Based on the Liberty's 2009 record, they would pick 1st in the Sacramento Monarchs dispersal draft. The Liberty picked Nicole Powell.
The following are the Liberty's selections in the 2010 WNBA draft.
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/team/country |
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2 | 13 | Kalana Greene | United States | Connecticut |
2 | 16 (from Chi.) | Ashley Houts | United States | Georgia |
3 | 25 | Cory Montgomery | United States | Nebraska |
Date | Trade | |
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May 5, 2009 | To New York Liberty | To Los Angeles Sparks |
Sidney Spencer | first-round pick in 2010 Draft | |
March 30, 2010 | To New York Liberty | To Chicago Sky |
Cappie Pondexter, Kelly Mazzante (from Phx.) and Chicago's second-round pick in 2010 Draft | Shameka Christon and Cathrine Kraayeveld | |
June 14, 2010 | To New York Liberty | To Tulsa Shock |
Plenette Pierson | Tiffany Jackson |
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Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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Washington Mystics x | 22 | 12 | .647 | – | 13–4 | 9–8 | 13–9 |
New York Liberty x | 22 | 12 | .647 | – | 13–4 | 9–8 | 14–8 |
Indiana Fever x | 21 | 13 | .618 | 1.0 | 13–4 | 8–9 | 13–9 |
Atlanta Dream x | 19 | 15 | .559 | 3.0 | 10–7 | 9–8 | 10–12 |
Connecticut Sun o | 17 | 17 | .500 | 5.0 | 12–5 | 5–12 | 9–13 |
Chicago Sky o | 14 | 20 | .412 | 8.0 | 7–10 | 7–10 | 7–15 |
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GP | Games 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 game | Team leader | League leader |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Nikki Blue | 15 | 0 | 5.1 | .286 | .167 | .714 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.27 | 0.00 | 1.2 |
Essence Carson | 34 | 0 | 9.6 | .407 | .160 | .688 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.41 | 0.24 | 3.7 |
Kalana Greene | 33 | 0 | 15.7 | .464 | .333 | .625 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.39 | 0.21 | 4.5 |
Tiffany Jackson | 9 | 0 | 13.8 | .370 | .000 | .760 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 4.3 |
Janel McCarville | 34 | 34 | 28.4 | .462 | .273 | .820 | 5.9 | 2.2 | 1.35 | 0.68 | 8.8 |
Taj McWilliams-Franklin | 34 | 34 | 29.2 | .511 | .261 | .826 | 5.4 | 2.0 | 1.38 | 0.88 | 10.6 |
Leilani Mitchell | 34 | 34 | 28.8 | .441 | .486 | .814 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 1.62 | 0.18 | 9.3 |
Plenette Pierson | 25 | 0 | 16.7 | .458 | .250 | .817 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.68 | 0.32 | 9.0 |
Cappie Pondexter | 34 | 34 | 34.3 | .483 | .430 | .892 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 0.88 | 0.12 | 21.4 |
Nicole Powell | 34 | 34 | 26.3 | .389 | .395 | .839 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 1.00 | 0.21 | 9.3 |
Sidney Spencer | 20 | 0 | 8.4 | .512 | .533 | .000 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 2.6 |
Kia Vaughn | 30 | 0 | 8.1 | .348 | 1.000 | .650 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 2.1 |
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