2015 New York Liberty season

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2015 New York Liberty season
Coach Bill Laimbeer
Arena Madison Square Garden
Attendanceper game
Results
Record2311 (.676)
Place1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost conference finals
(1–2) vs Indiana Fever
Team Leaders
Points T. Charles 17.1
ReboundsT. Charles 8.5
Assists T. Wright 3.5

The 2015 WNBA season, was the 19th season for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association. Bill Laimbeer returned as head coach. [1]

Contents

Transactions

WNBA draft

The following are the Liberty's selections in the 2015 WNBA draft.

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
19 (from S.A.) Brittany Boyd Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States California
223 (from Min.) Amber Orrange Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Stanford
327 (through Conn.) Laurin Mincy Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Maryland
328 (from Minn.) Michala Johnson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Wisconsin

Trades

DateTrade

Roster

2015 New York Liberty roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
C 31 Flag of the United States.svg Charles, Tina 6' 4" (1.93m)198 lb (90kg)12-05-1988 Connecticut
G 10 Flag of the United States.svg Prince, Epiphanny 5' 9" (1.75m)167 lb (76kg)01-11-1988 Rutgers
G 14 Flag of the United States.svg Rodgers, Sugar 5' 9" (1.75m)160 lb (73kg)12-08-1989 Georgetown
G 30 Flag of the United States.svg Wright, Tanisha 5' 11" (1.8m)165 lb (75kg)11-20-1983 Penn State
G 15 Flag of the United States.svg Boyd, Brittany 5' 9" (1.75m)156 lb (71kg)06-11-1993 California
G/F 17 Flag of the United States.svg Carson, Essence 6' 0" (1.83m)165 lb (75kg)07-28-1986 Rutgers
C 41 Flag of the United States.svg Stokes, Kiah 6' 3" (1.91m)190 lb (86kg)03-30-1993 California
C 8 Flag of the United States.svg Swords, Carolyn 6' 6" (1.98m)210 lb (95kg)07-19-1989 Boston College
G 3 Flag of the United States.svg Wheeler, Erica 5' 7" (1.7m)143 lb (65kg)05-02-1991 Rutgers
F 32 Flag of the United States.svg Cash, Swin 6' 2" (1.88m)162 lb (73kg)09-22-1979 Connecticut
G 9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Allen, Rebecca 6' 1" (1.85m)164 lb (74kg)11-06-1992 Victoria (Australia)
G 2 Flag of the United States.svg Wiggins, Candice 5' 11" (1.8m)154 lb (70kg)02-14-1987 Stanford
C 7 Flag of the United States.svg Warley-Talbert, Avery 6' 3" (1.91m)202 lb (92kg)05-17-1987 Liberty
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Bill Laimbeer




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.
x - New York Liberty 2311.67612–511–613–9
x - Chicago Sky 2113.618213–48–914–8
x - Indiana Fever 2014.588311–69–813–9
x - Washington Mystics 1816.529511–67–1010–12
e - Atlanta Dream 1519.44189–86–1110–12
e - Connecticut Sun 1519.44188–97–106–16

Schedule

Preseason

2015 pre-season game log
Total: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Pre-season: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1May 22 Chicago L 55–83 Kiah Stokes (11) Kiah Stokes (11) Brittany Boyd (2) Bob Carpenter Center
3,105
01
2May 27 Atlanta L 72–85 Tina Charles (12) Kiah Stokes (11) Tanisha Wright (5) Madison Square Garden
(14,530)
02
3June 1@ Minnesota L 80–85 Tina Charles (19) Tina Charles (5) Essence Carson (5) Target Center
3,520
03
2015 season schedule

Regular season

2015 game log
Total: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
June: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
2015 season schedule

Playoffs

2015 playoff game log
Total: 3–3 (home: 2–2; road: 1–1)
Conference semifinals: 2–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1September 18 Washington L 83–86 Epiphanny Prince (26) Carolyn Swords
Kiah Stokes (9)
Tina Charles (5) Madison Square Garden
10,120
01
2September 20 Washington W 86–68 Tina Charles (22) Kiah Stokes (7) Tanisha Wright (6) Verizon Center
6,619
11
3September 22 Washington W 79–74 Tina Charles (22) Kiah Stokes (13) Tanisha Wright (5) Madison Square Garden
9,255
21
Conference finals: 1–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1September 23 Indiana W 84–67 Kiah Stokes (21) Tina Charles (7) Tina Charles (9) Madison Square Garden
7,229
10
2September 27 Indiana L 64–70 Tina Charles (25) Kiah Stokes (11) Tanisha Wright (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,505
11
3September 29 Indiana L 51–66 Candice Wiggins (15) Tina Charles (10) Epiphanny Prince (4) Madison Square Garden
10,120
12
2015 playoff schedule

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

Regular season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG

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References

  1. "New York Liberty Rehires Bill Laimbeer as Head Coach". The New York Times . Retrieved January 10, 2015.