2018 New York Liberty season

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2018 New York Liberty season
Coach Katie Smith
Arena Westchester County Center
Attendance2,823 per game
Results
Record7–27 (.206)
Place5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid 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 New York Liberty season was the 22nd season for the New York Liberty franchise of the WNBA, and their 1st season under head coach, Katie Smith. The season tipped off on Saturday, May 20, 2018, against the Chicago Sky in Chicago. [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]

Contents

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.

Transactions

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
110 Kia Nurse Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Connecticut
222 Mercedes Russell Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Tennessee
334 Leslie Robinson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Princeton

Trades/Roster Changes

DateDetails
February 9, 2018Re-Signed G Bria Hartley [4]
February 9, 2018Re-Signed C Kia Vaughn [4]
February 9, 2018Re-Signed F Rebecca Allen [4]
February 9, 2018Re-Signed G Lindsay Allen [4]
May 1, 2018Signed G Marissa Coleman [5]

Roster

2018 New York Liberty roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G/F 9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Allen, Rebecca 6' 2" (1.88m)162 lb (73kg)1992-11-06 Australia 3
G 15 Flag of the United States.svg Boyd, Brittany 5' 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)192 lb (87kg)1988-12-05 Connecticut 8
G/F 0 Flag of the United States.svg Coleman, Marissa 6' 1" (1.85m)160 lb (73kg)1987-01-04 Maryland 9
G 8 Flag of the United States.svg Hartley, Bria 5' 8" (1.73m)148 lb (67kg)1992-09-30 Connecticut 4
G 5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nurse, Kia 6' 0" (1.83m)1996-02-22 Connecticut R
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)161 lb (73kg)1989-12-08 Georgetown 5
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)205 lb (93kg)1987-01-24 Rutgers 9
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
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Katie Smith (Ohio State)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Herb Williams (Ohio State)
Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Farris (Tulane)
Athletic trainer
Flag of the United States.svg Chantal Hart
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Game log

Pre-season

2018 pre-season game log
May: 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 7vs. Dallas L 69–76 Coleman (14)Tied (4) Zellous (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
0–1
2May 8vs. Los Angeles W 81–75 Nurse (19) Gray (14)4 Tied (3) Mohegan Sun Arena
1,106		1–1
2018 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2018 game log
Total: 7–27 (Home: 4–13; Road: 3–14)
May: 1–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 20@ Chicago L 76–80 Charles (19) Zahui B. (7) Hartley (6) Wintrust Arena
7,922		0–1
2May 25 Minnesota L 72–78 Charles (18) Charles (12) Hartley (3) Westchester County Center
2,315		0–2
3May 29 Dallas W 94–89 Charles (34) Charles (10) Zellous (9) Westchester County Center
1,516		1–2
June : 3–9 (Home: 2–5; Road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
4June 2@ Indiana W 87–81 Nurse (34) Stokes (12)Tied (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
5,575		2–2
5June 5 Phoenix L 74–80 Charles (25)Tied (8) Hartley (5) Madison Square Garden
7,215		2–3
6June 7 Connecticut L 86–88 Charles (24) Charles (9) Zellous (7) Westchester County Center
1,581		2–4
7June 10 Indiana W 78–75 Rodgers (16)Tied (4)4 Tied (3) Westchester County Center
1,537		3–4
8June 13 Las Vegas L 63–78 Charles (19) Coleman (5) Coleman (5) Westchester County Center
1,419		3–5
9June 16@ Minnesota L 71–85 Charles (12)Tied (4) Hartley (6) Target Center
9,114		3–6
10June 19 Atlanta W 79–72 Charles (29) Vaughn (9) Boyd (11) Westchester County Center
1,627		4–6
11June 22@ Las Vegas L 78–88 Tied (14) Charles (8)3 Tied (5) Mandalay Bay Events Center
5,478		4–7
12June 24@ Los Angeles 54–80 Zahui B (21) Boyd (6) Boyd (8) Staples Center
9,203		4–8
13June 26 Phoenix L 69–83 Charles (12) Charles (8) Boyd (7) Westchester County Center
1,839		4–9
14June 28@ Washington L 77–80 Prince (21) Charles (7) Charles (6) Capital One Arena
4,473		4–10
15June 29 Chicago L 99–103 Charles (24) Stokes (5) Prince (5) Westchester County Center
1,837		4–11
July : 3–7 (Home: 1–3; Road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
16July 1@ Chicago W 97–94 (OT) Charles (28) Vaughn (11) Boyd (5) Wintrust Arena
5,382		5–11
17July 3 Seattle L 62–77 Hartley (16) Zellous (7)3 Tied (4) Westchester County Center
1,749		5–12
18July 5@ Washington L 67–86 Charles (26) Charles (12) Hartley (7) Capital One Arena
4,674		5–13
19July 8 Dallas L 87–97 Charles (26) Charles (9) Boyd (5) Westchester County Center
1,719		5–14
20July 11@ Connecticut W 79–76 Charles (19) Charles (11) Boyd (8) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,413		6–14
21July 15 Chicago W 107–84 Charles (21) Vaughn (7) Boyd (10) Westchester County Center
2,073		7–14
22July 17@ Dallas L 87–104 Nurse (25) Charles (6)Tied (4) College Park Center
6,459		7–15
23July 19@ Atlanta L 68–82 Charles (11) Boyd (7) Boyd (10) McCamish Pavilion
3,074		7–16
24July 21 Washington L 78–95 Charles (22) Charles (5) Hartley (6) Westchester County Center
2,005		7–17
25July 24@ Minnesota L 82–85 Charles (32) Charles (15) Boyd (9) Target Center
9,830		7–18
August : 0–9 (Home: 0–4; Road: 0–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
26August 1@ Connecticut L 77–92 Rodgers (16) Vaughn (7) Boyd (8) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,412		7–19
27August 4 Indiana L 55–68 Charles (11) Charles (10) Charles (4) Westchester County Center
2,225		7–20
28August 6 Seattle L 80–96 Tied (20) Zahui B. (11) Boyd (7) Madison Square Garden
12,488		7–21
29August 8 Los Angeles L 81–82 Charles (27) Stokes (11) Boyd (7) Westchester County Center
2,481		7–22
30August 12 Atlanta L 77–86 Charles (26) Stokes (10) Charles (5) Westchester County Center
2,362		7–23
21August 14@ Los Angeles L 66–74 Charles (21) Vaughn (8)Tied (4) Staples Center
11,067		7–24
32August 15@ Las Vegas L 72–85 Tied (14) Stokes (11) Boyd (6) Mandalay Bay Events Center
7,159		7–25
33August 17@ Seattle L 77–85 Charles (21) Stokes (15) Boyd (5) KeyArena
10,873		7–26
34August 19@ Phoenix L 85–96 Nurse (28) Stokes (9) Boyd (7) Talking Stick Resort Arena
13,106		7–27
2018 season schedule

Standings

# Eastern Conference
W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
1 Atlanta Dream (2)2311.676–13–410–712–4
2 Washington Mystics (3)2212.647112–510–712–4
3 Connecticut Sun (4)2113.618213–48–99–7
4e – Chicago Sky 1321.382107–106–116–10
5e – New York Liberty 727.206164–133–146–10
6e – Indiana Fever 628.176172–154–133–13

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 333333.047.332.677.07.02.70.70.619.7
Kia Nurse 34722.840.229.487.02.41.60.70.19.1
Bria Hartley 342023.738.930.870.82.93.60.90.18.5
Epiphanny Prince 161219.139.341.987.51.61.70.90.08.4
Shavonte Zellous 222224.142.326.775.43.13.00.60.28.2
Amanda Zahui B. 29015.950.034.460.53.00.70.40.47.7
Brittany Boyd 301419.641.437.077.43.95.31.20.16.4
Sugar Rodgers 311319.636.232.382.63.22.00.70.16.3
Kia Vaughn 292718.353.30.064.34.00.70.70.25.7
Marissa Coleman 211818.334.827.91002.41.00.50.24.7
Rebecca Allen 28010.437.626.384.01.70.30.30.43.8
Kiah Stokes 30414.254.50.053.34.50.40.40.63.1

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
Tina Charles WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the WeekJune 4, 2018 [6]
WNBA All-Star SelectionJuly 17, 2018 [7]

References

  1. ↑ "2018 New York Liberty Schedule". Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Katie Smith Named New York Liberty Head Coach". New York Liberty. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
  3. ↑ "MSG to Operate Liberty While Continuing to Pursue Sale, Westchester County Center to Serve as Team's Primary Home for 2018". New York Liberty. February 8, 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Liberty Re-Signs Kia Vaughn and Bria Hartley". liberty.wnba.com. February 9, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
  5. ↑ "New York Liberty Sign Nine-Year Veteran Marissa Coleman". liberty.wnba.com. May 1, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Tina Charles, Liz Cambage Named Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. June 4, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  7. ↑ "2018 WNBA All-Stars Announced; Elena Delle Donne, Candace Parker To Serve As Player-Captains". wnba.com. WNBA. July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
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