2015 New York Liberty season

2015 New York Liberty season
Coach	Bill Laimbeer
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Attendance	per game
Results
Record	23–11 (.676)
Place	1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Lost conference finals (1–2) vs Indiana Fever
Team Leaders
Points	T. Charles 17.1
Rebounds	T. Charles 8.5
Assists	T. Wright 3.5
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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]

They qualified for the playoffs for the first time since missing out in 2013 and 2014. They won the Conference Semifinals against the Washington Mystics, 2-1, but lost the Conference Finals against the Indiana Fever, 1-2, thus eliminating them from the league.

Transactions

WNBA draft

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

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/Team/Country
1	9 (from S.A.)	Brittany Boyd	United States	California
2	23 (from Min.)	Amber Orrange	United States	Stanford
3	27 (through Conn.)	Laurin Mincy	United States	Maryland
3	28 (from Minn.)	Michala Johnson	United States	Wisconsin

Trades

Date	Trade

Roster

2015 New York Liberty roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From C 31 Charles, Tina 6' 4" (1.93m) 198 lb (90kg) 1988-12-05 Connecticut G 10 Prince, Epiphanny 5' 9" (1.75m) 167 lb (76kg) 1988-01-11 Rutgers G 14 Rodgers, Sugar 5' 9" (1.75m) 160 lb (73kg) 1989-12-08 Georgetown G 30 Wright, Tanisha 5' 11" (1.8m) 165 lb (75kg) 1983-11-20 Penn State G 15 Boyd, Brittany 5' 9" (1.75m) 156 lb (71kg) 1993-06-11 California G/F 17 Carson, Essence 6' 0" (1.83m) 165 lb (75kg) 1986-07-28 Rutgers C 41 Stokes, Kiah 6' 3" (1.91m) 190 lb (86kg) 1993-03-30 California C 8 Swords, Carolyn 6' 6" (1.98m) 210 lb (95kg) 1989-07-19 Boston College G 3 Wheeler, Erica 5' 7" (1.7m) 143 lb (65kg) 1991-05-02 Rutgers F 32 Cash, Swin 6' 2" (1.88m) 162 lb (73kg) 1979-09-22 Connecticut G 9 Allen, Rebecca 6' 1" (1.85m) 164 lb (74kg) 1992-11-06 Victoria (Australia) G 2 Wiggins, Candice 5' 11" (1.8m) 154 lb (70kg) 1987-02-14 Stanford C 7 Warley-Talbert, Avery 6' 3" (1.91m) 202 lb (92kg) 1987-05-17 Liberty	Head coach Bill Laimbeer Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Season standings

Eastern Conference v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Conf.
x - New York Liberty	23	11	.676	–	12–5	11–6	13–9
x - Chicago Sky	21	13	.618	2	13–4	8–9	14–8
x - Indiana Fever	20	14	.588	3	11–6	9–8	13–9
x - Washington Mystics	18	16	.529	5	11–6	7–10	10–12
e - Atlanta Dream	15	19	.441	8	9–8	6–11	10–12
e - Connecticut Sun	15	19	.441	8	8–9	7–10	6–16

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) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 May 22 Chicago L 55–83 Kiah Stokes (11) Kiah Stokes (11) Brittany Boyd (2) Bob Carpenter Center 3,105 0–1 2 May 27 Atlanta L 72–85 Tina Charles (12) Kiah Stokes (11) Tanisha Wright (5) Madison Square Garden (14,530) 0–2 3 June 1 @ Minnesota L 80–85 Tina Charles (19) Tina Charles (5) Essence Carson (5) Target Center 3,520 0–3
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Regular season

2015 game log Total: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
June: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 June 5 Atlanta W 82–73 Tina Charles (17) Tina Charles (12) Tanisha Wright (5) Madison Square Garden 8,910 1–0 2 June 6 @ Washington L 62–67 Tina Charles (18) Kiah Stokes (9) Swin Cash (4) Verizon Center 7,400 1–1 3 June 9 Indiana W 86–79 Tina Charles (21) Kiah Stokes (6) Tanisha Wright (5) Madison Square Garden 5,663 2–1 4 June 11 Phoenix W 82–73 Tina Charles (19) Tina Charles (11) Essence Carson (3) Madison Square Garden 5,817 3–1 5 June 14 Washington L 59–74 Essence Carson (12) Sugar Rodgers (7) Sugar Rodgers (5) Madison Square Garden 7,629 3–2 6 June 19 Indiana L 63–80 Tanisha Wright (12) Tina Charles (8) Tina Charles (5) Madison Square Garden 7,815 3–3
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) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 September 18 Washington L 83–86 Epiphanny Prince (26) Carolyn Swords Kiah Stokes (9) Tina Charles (5) Madison Square Garden 10,120 0–1 2 September 20 Washington W 86–68 Tina Charles (22) Kiah Stokes (7) Tanisha Wright (6) Verizon Center 6,619 1–1 3 September 22 Washington W 79–74 Tina Charles (22) Kiah Stokes (13) Tanisha Wright (5) Madison Square Garden 9,255 2–1
Conference finals: 1–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 September 23 Indiana W 84–67 Kiah Stokes (21) Tina Charles (7) Tina Charles (9) Madison Square Garden 7,229 1–0 2 September 27 Indiana L 64–70 Tina Charles (25) Kiah Stokes (11) Tanisha Wright (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 7,505 1–1 3 September 29 Indiana L 51–66 Candice Wiggins (15) Tina Charles (10) Epiphanny Prince (4) Madison Square Garden 10,120 1–2
2015 playoff schedule

Statistics

Legend
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

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

References

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

External links

• THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE NEW YORK LIBERTY