| 2018 New York Liberty season | |
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| Coach | Katie Smith |
| Arena | Westchester County Center |
| Attendance | 2,823 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 7–27 (.206) |
| Place | 5th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Team Leaders | |
| Points | Tina Charles - 19.7 ppg |
| Rebounds | Tina Charles - 7.0 rpg |
| Assists | Brittany Boyd - 5.3 apg |
| Media | |
| Television | MSG Network (MSG), MSG Plus (MSG+) |
The 2018 WNBA season is the 22nd season for the New York Liberty franchise of the WNBA. The season tips off on May 20. [1] During the off-season the Liberty hired Katie Smith as head coach. Smith replaced Bill Laimbeer, who left to coach the Las Vegas Aces. [2] It was also announced in the offseason that the team would play its home games at the Westchester County Center. [3]
The 2018 season ended up being a difficult one for the Liberty. After having achieved a 22-win season in 2017, the team could only muster 7 wins in 2018. The team started 1–2 in May, but quickly fell behind the playoff pace going 3–9 in June. Things did not improve in July when the team went 3–7. The team finished the season on a thirteen-game losing streak, including an 0–9 August to finish the season 7–27. This was the franchise's worst record in its history. The previous worst was 11–23 in 2013.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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| 1 | 10 | Kia Nurse |  Canada | Connecticut |
| 2 | 22 | Mercedes Russell |  United States | Tennessee |
| 3 | 34 | Leslie Robinson | United States | Princeton |
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| February 9, 2018 | Re-Signed G Bria Hartley [4] | |
| February 9, 2018 | Re-Signed C Kia Vaughn [4] | |
| February 9, 2018 | Re-Signed F Rebecca Allen [4] | |
| February 9, 2018 | Re-Signed G Lindsay Allen [4] | |
| May 1, 2018 | Signed G Marissa Coleman [5] | |
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May: 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–0)
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May: 1–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–1)
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July : 3–7 (Home: 1–3; Road: 2–4)
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August : 0–9 (Home: 0–4; Road: 0–5)
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| # | Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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| 1 | Atlanta Dream (2) | 23 | 11 | .676 | – | 13–4 | 10–7 | 12–4 |
| 2 | Washington Mystics (3) | 22 | 12 | .647 | 1 | 12–5 | 10–7 | 12–4 |
| 3 | Connecticut Sun (4) | 21 | 13 | .618 | 2 | 13–4 | 8–9 | 9–7 |
| 4 | e – Chicago Sky | 13 | 21 | .382 | 10 | 7–10 | 6–11 | 6–10 |
| 5 | e – New York Liberty | 7 | 27 | .206 | 16 | 4–13 | 3–14 | 6–10 |
| 6 | e – Indiana Fever | 6 | 28 | .176 | 17 | 2–15 | 4–13 | 3–13 |
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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 |
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| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Tina Charles | 33 | 33 | 33.0 | 47.3 | 32.6 | 77.0 | 7.0 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 19.7 |
| Kia Nurse | 34 | 7 | 22.8 | 40.2 | 29.4 | 87.0 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 9.1 |
| Bria Hartley | 34 | 20 | 23.7 | 38.9 | 30.8 | 70.8 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 8.5 |
| Epiphanny Prince | 16 | 12 | 19.1 | 39.3 | 41.9 | 87.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 8.4 |
| Shavonte Zellous | 22 | 22 | 24.1 | 42.3 | 26.7 | 75.4 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 8.2 |
| Amanda Zahui B. | 29 | 0 | 15.9 | 50.0 | 34.4 | 60.5 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 7.7 |
| Brittany Boyd | 30 | 14 | 19.6 | 41.4 | 37.0 | 77.4 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 6.4 |
| Sugar Rodgers | 31 | 13 | 19.6 | 36.2 | 32.3 | 82.6 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 6.3 |
| Kia Vaughn | 29 | 27 | 18.3 | 53.3 | 0.0 | 64.3 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 5.7 |
| Marissa Coleman | 21 | 18 | 18.3 | 34.8 | 27.9 | 100 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 4.7 |
| Rebecca Allen | 28 | 0 | 10.4 | 37.6 | 26.3 | 84.0 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 3.8 |
| Kiah Stokes | 30 | 4 | 14.2 | 54.5 | 0.0 | 53.3 | 4.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 3.1 |
| Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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| Tina Charles | WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week | June 4, 2018 | [6] |
| WNBA All-Star Selection | July 17, 2018 | [7] |
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