2017 New York Liberty season

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2017 New York Liberty season
Coach Bill Laimbeer
Arena Madison Square Garden
Attendance9,888 per game
Results
Record22–12 (.647)
Place1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost in Second Round to Washington
Team Leaders
Points Tina Charles 19.7 ppg
Rebounds Tina Charles 9.4 rpg
Assists Epiphanny Prince 2.9 apg
Media
Television MSG Network (MSG), MSG Plus (MSG+)

The 2017 New York Liberty season was the 21st season for the New York Liberty franchise of the WNBA, and their final season under head coach, Bill Laimbeer. The season tipped off on May 13. [1] The Liberty rode an end of season surge to the top of the Eastern Conference and the third overall see in the WNBA playoffs. The Liberty were 12–12 on August 4, but won 10 straight games to finish the season with a 22–12 record. The team lost in the second round of the playoffs to the Washington Mystics after receiving a first round bye.

Contents

Transactions

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
214 Lindsay Allen Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Notre Dame
334Kai JamesFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Florida State

Roster

2017 New York Liberty roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G/F 9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Allen, Rebecca 6' 2" (1.88m)164 lb (74kg)1992-11-06 Australia 3
G 15 Flag of the United States.svg Boyd, Brittany  Cruz Roja.svg5' 9" (1.75m)156 lb (71kg)1993-06-11 California 3
F/C 31 Flag of the United States.svg Charles, Tina 6' 4" (1.93m)186 lb (84kg)1988-12-05 Connecticut 8
G 10 Flag of Russia.svg Prince, Epiphanny 5' 9" (1.75m)179 lb (81kg)1988-01-11 Rutgers 8
G 14 Flag of the United States.svg Rodgers, Sugar 5' 9" (1.75m)166 lb (75kg)1989-12-08 Georgetown 6
C 41 Flag of the United States.svg Stokes, Kiah 6' 3" (1.91m)191 lb (87kg)1993-03-30 Connecticut 3
C 7 Flag of the United States.svg Vaughn, Kia 6' 4" (1.93m)198 lb (90kg)1987-01-24 Rutgers 9
G 8 Flag of the United States.svg Hartley, Bria 5' 8" (1.73m)145 lb (66kg)1992-09-30 Connecticut 4
C 17 Flag of Sweden.svg Zahui B., Amanda 6' 5" (1.96m)250 lb (113kg)1993-09-08 Minnesota 3
G 1 Flag of the United States.svg Zellous, Shavonte 5' 10" (1.78m)188 lb (85kg)1986-08-28 Pittsburgh 9
F/C 4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Raincock-Ekunwe, Nayo 6' 2" (1.88m)175 lb (79kg)1991-08-29 Simon Fraser R
G 12 Flag of the United States.svg Allen, Lindsay 5' 8" (1.73m)144 lb (65kg)1995-03-20 Notre Dame R
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Bill Laimbeer (Notre Dame)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Katie Smith (Ohio State)
Flag of the United States.svg Herb Williams (Ohio State)
Athletic trainer
Flag of the United States.svg Rosemary Ragle (Troy)
Strength and conditioning coach
Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Duffy (Ohio)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Game log

Preseason

2017 pre-season game log
May: 1–2 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 2 Los Angeles W 81-65 Vaughn (14) Vaughn (6) Boyd (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
2,782		1-0
2May 3 Chicago L 75-86 Charles (14) Hartley (6) Charles (3) Mohegan Sun Arena
N/A		1-1
3May 7 Connecticut L 57-79 Charles (20) Charles (9) Zahui B. (3) Columbia University
388		1-2
2017 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2017 game log
Total: 22-12 (Home: 13–4; Road: 9–9)
May: 2–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 13 San Antonio W 73-64 Charles (12) Charles (7) Zellous (4) Madison Square Garden
8,207		1-0
2May 18 Minnesota L 71-90 Rodgers (20)Tied (7)Tied (3) Madison Square Garden
7,004		1-1
3May 23 Phoenix W 69-67 Prince (24) Charles (11) Rodgers (4) Talking Stick Resort Arena
7,886		2-1
4May 26 Seattle L 81-87 Charles (28)Tied (9) Prince (7) KeyArena
5,860		2-2
5May 30 Los Angeles L 75-90 Charles (25) Zellous (7)Tied (5) Madison Square Garden
8,108		2-3
June : 5–3 (Home: 4–1; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
6June 2 Dallas W 93-89 Charles (36) Stokes (15) Rodgers (5) Madison Square Garden
7,426		3-3
7June 4 Phoenix W 88-72 Stokes (23) Stokes (14) Zellous (5) Madison Square Garden
7,831		4-3
8June 7 Atlanta W 76-61 Charles (18) Stokes (17) Allen (4) Madison Square Garden
14,816		5-3
9June 11 Seattle W 94-86 Tied (21) Charles (14) Rodgers (5) Madison Square Garden
8,564		6-3
10June 14 Connecticut L 76-96 Charles (17)Tied (5)Tied (2) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,818		6-4
11June 16 Dallas W 102-93 Zellous (28) Charles (10) Zellous (6) College Park Center
3,152		7-4
12June 23 Connecticut L 89-94 Charles (20) Charles (11) Charles (6) Madison Square Garden
10,240		7-5
13June 29 Washington L 54-67 Zellous (17) Vaughn (9) Prince (3) Verizon Center
5,490		7-6
July : 5–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
14July 2 Atlanta L 72-81 Charles (21) Zellous (9) Prince (9) McCamish Pavilion
3,521		7-7
15July 6 Seattle W 79-70 Charles (29) Charles (12) Zellous (5) KeyArena
4,397		8-7
16July 9 Phoenix L 69-81 Charles (29) Prince (9) Prince (4) Talking Stick Resort Arena
9,413		8-8
17July 14 Chicago L 68-78 Charles (23) Charles (19) Prince (4) Madison Square Garden
9,341		8-9
18July 16 Washington W 85-55 Hartley (15) Stokes (10) Rodgers (5) Madison Square Garden
10,204		9-9
19July 19 Connecticut W 96-80 Charles (28) Charles (17) Zellous (6) Madison Square Garden
17,443		10-9
20July 25 Minnesota L 75-76 Charles (24) Charles (16) Allen (5) Xcel Energy Center
10,123		10-10
21July 28 Indiana W 85-84 Charles (25) Stokes (10) Zellous (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,617		11-10
22July 30 Chicago W 86-82 Charles (15) Stokes (16) Charles (5) Allstate Arena
5,834		12-10
August : 8–2 (Home: 5–0; Road: 3–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
23August 1 San Antonio L 81-93 Hartley (17) Charles (8) Hartley (5) AT&T Center
3,430		12-11
24August 4 Los Angeles L 74-87 Hartley (16) Stokes (7)Tied (4) Staples Center
11,617		12-12
25August 8 Indiana W 81-76 Charles (26) Zellous (8) Charles (4) Madison Square Garden
10,068		13-12
26August 11 Atlanta W 83-77 Zellous (20) Charles (8) Zellous (4) McCamish Pavilion
5,158		14-12
27August 13 Los Angeles W 83-69 Charles (21)Tied (7)Tied (5) Madison Square Garden
10,083		15-12
28August 18 Connecticut W 82-70 Charles (24)Tied (7) Allen (3) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,016		16-12
29August 20 Minnesota W 70-61 Charles (19) Charles (9)Tied (6) Madison Square Garden
10,007		17-12
30August 23 Indiana W 71-50 Charles (13) Charles (9) Charles (3) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,118		18-12
31August 25 Washington W 74-66 Tied (20) Vaughn (9) Hartley (3) Madison Square Garden
9,340		19-12
32August 27 Chicago W 92-62 Charles (22) Stokes (10) Rodgers (6) Madison Square Garden
9,317		20-12
September : 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
33September 1 San Antonio W 81-69 Tied (16) Charles (8)Tied (4) Madison Square Garden
10,108		21-12
34September 3 Dallas W 82-81 Prince (20) Charles (18)Tied (3) College Park Center
4,701		22-12
2017 season schedule

Playoffs

2017 playoff game log
WNBA Second Round: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1September 10 Washington L 68-82 Charles (18)Tied (6) Hartley (5) Madison Square Garden
9,538		0-1
2017 playoff schedule

Standings

# Eastern Conference
W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
1 New York Liberty - (3)2212.647-13–49–810–6
2 Connecticut Sun - (4)2113.636112–59–610–6
3 Washington Mystics - (6)1816.529411–67–1012-4
4 Chicago Sky - e1222.353104–138–96–10
5 Atlanta Dream - e1222.353109–83–145–11
6 Indiana Fever - e925.265136–113–144–12

Playoffs

First round
Single elimination
(Sept. 6)		Second round
Single elimination
(Sept. 10)		Semifinals
Best-of-5
(Sept. 12 – Sept. 17)		 WNBA Finals
Best-of-5
(Sept. 24 – Oct. 4)
2 Los Angeles Sparks 3
4 Connecticut Sun 835 Phoenix Mercury 0
5 Phoenix Mercury 795 Phoenix Mercury 881 Minnesota Lynx 3
8 Seattle Storm 692 Los Angeles Sparks 2
1 Minnesota Lynx 3
3 New York Liberty 686 Washington Mystics 0
6 Washington Mystics 866 Washington Mystics 82
7 Dallas Wings 76

Note: Teams re-seeded after second round and semi-finals.

  • Bold – Game or series winner
  • Italic – Team with home-court advantage

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
Tina Charles 343432.244.2%34.8%80.4%9.42.60.80.719.7
Brittany Boyd 2216.060.0%0.0%72.7%4.02.51.50.013.0
Epiphanny Prince 282526.840.1%34.4%87.8%3.62.91.30.312.0
Shavonte Zellous 343429.142.3%33.3%82.3%4.02.80.90.211.7
Sugar Rodgers 331525.633.9%34.2%81.5%3.82.30.90.510.5
Bria Hartley 342421.441.6%34.5%74.4%2.12.10.60.47.8
Kia Vaughn 282219.653.6%—58.3%4.90.70.40.45.8
Kiah Stokes 341219.653.1%0.0%79.6%6.30.90.41.14.8
Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe 3229.252.6%0.0%59.0%1.80.30.20.03.7
Rebecca Allen 3309.237.6%34.1%33.3%2.00.50.40.42.8
Cierra Burdick 606.054.5%100%—1.00.70.20.22.2
Amanda Zahui B. 2905.340.0%25.0%75.0%1.10.30.20.22.2
Lindsay Allen 28013.437.1%0.0%70.0%1.52.20.60.01.9
Ameryst Alston 201.550.0%——1.00.50.00.01.0
Chelsea Hopkins 101.0————————

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
Epiphanny Prince Player of the Week awardMay 29, 2017 [2]
Tina Charles Player of the Week awardJune 4, 2017 [3]
June 11, 2017 [4]
July 23, 2017 [5]
July 30, 2017 [6]
August 21, 2017 [7]
August 28, 2017 [8]
September 5, 2017 [9]
Tina Charles Player of the Month awardJuly [10]
August [11]
Sugar Rodgers Sixth Woman of the YearSeason-Long Award [12]

References

  1. ↑ "2017 New York Liberty Schedule". Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Sylvia Fowles, Epiphanny Prince Named WNBA Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. May 30, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  3. ↑ "New York's Charles and Phoenix's Taurasi Named WNBA Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. June 5, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Tina Charles and Sylvia Fowles Named WNBA Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. June 12, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  5. ↑ "New York's Charles and Minnesota's Fowles Named WNBA Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. July 24, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Candace Parker, Tina Charles Named WNBA Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. July 31, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Seattle's Stewart, New York's Charles Named WNBA Players Of The Week". wnba.com. WNBA. August 21, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  8. ↑ "New York's Charles, Los Angeles' Parker Named WNBA Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. August 28, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  9. ↑ "New York's Charles, Phoenix's Griner Named WNBA Players Of The Week". wnba.com. WNBA. September 5, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  10. ↑ "2017 WNBA PLAYERS OF THE MONTH". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  11. ↑ "New York's Charles, Los Angeles' Parker Named WNBA Players of the Month". wnba.com. WNBA. September 6, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  12. ↑ "New York's Sugar Rodgers Named 2017 WNBA Sixth Woman Of The Year". wnba.com. WNBA. September 10, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
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