2019 New York Liberty season

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2019 New York Liberty season
Coach Katie Smith
Arena Westchester County Center
Attendance2,239 per game
Results
Record10–24 (.294)
Place5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team Leaders
Points Tina Charles – 16.9 ppg
Rebounds Tina Charles – 7.5 rpg
Assists Brittany Boyd – 4.6 apg
Media
Television YES

The 2019 WNBA season was the 23rd season for the New York Liberty franchise of the WNBA. The Liberty opened the regular season at home on May 24 versus the Indiana Fever. [1]

Contents

The Liberty started slowly, losing their first four games of the season. Winning five of their next eight games took them to a 5–7 record at the end of June. The team had plenty of reasons to be positive, as three of those five wins came against eventual playoff teams. The Liberty won their first two games in July to put together a four game win streak and reach a .500 record. However, they could not keep their momentum, losing three of their last four games in July. August proved a difficult month as the team only won one game. A seven game losing streak and a six game losing streak saw the team go into the final game with the Atlanta Dream with a 9–24 record. The Dream entered with 8–25 record, meaning if the Dream won, the teams would tie for the worst record in the WNBA. The Liberty won by seven points to end their season on a high note. Their ten wins is the second lowest in franchise history, with the only worse season being 2018 where they had only seven wins.

After the season, it was announced that head coach Katie Smith's contract would not be renewed. [2]

Transactions

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
12 Asia Durr Flag of the United States.svg  United States Louisville
214 Han Xu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Xinjiang Magic Deer (China)
326 Megan Huff Flag of the United States.svg  United States Utah

Trades/Roster Changes

DateDetails
February 11, 2019Re-signed G Rebecca Allen [3] [4]
Re-signed C Amanda Zahui B [3] [4]
Signed F Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe [3] [4]
Signed G Kelly Faris to a Training Camp Contract. [3] [4]
March 21, 2019Signed G Marine Johannès [5]
March 28, 2019Signed G Brittany Boyd [6]
April 11, 2019Traded a second round pick in the 2020 WNBA draft to Minnesota for G Tanisha Wright. [7]

Roster

2019 New York Liberty roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G 9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Allen, Rebecca 6' 2" (1.88m)162 lb (73kg)11-06-1992 Australia 4
G 15 Flag of the United States.svg Boyd, Brittany 5' 9" (1.75m)156 lb (71kg)06-11-1993 California 4
C 31 Flag of the United States.svg Charles, Tina 6' 4" (1.93m)192 lb (87kg)12-05-1988 Connecticut 9
G 25 Flag of the United States.svg Durr, Asia 5' 10" (1.78m)151 lb (68kg)04-05-1997 Louisville R
F 12 Flag of the United States.svg Gray, Reshanda 6' 2" (1.88m)192 lb (87kg)06-01-1992 California 2
G 14 Flag of France.svg Hartley, Bria 5' 8" (1.73m)148 lb (67kg)09-30-1992 Connecticut 5
G 23 Flag of France.svg Johannès, Marine 5' 10" (1.78m)134 lb (61kg)01-25-1995 France R
G 5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nurse, Kia 6' 0" (1.83m)168 lb (76kg)02-22-1996 Connecticut 1
F/C 4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Raincock-Ekunwe, Nayo 6' 2" (1.88m)175 lb (79kg)08-29-1991 Canada 1
G 30 Flag of the United States.svg Wright, Tanisha 5' 11" (1.8m)166 lb (75kg)11-29-1983 Penn State 13
C 21 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu, Han 6' 9" (2.06m)193 lb (88kg)10-31-1999 China R
C 17 Flag of Sweden.svg Zahui B., Amanda 6' 5" (1.96m)250 lb (113kg)09-08-1993 Minnesota 4
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Katie Smith (Ohio State)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Herb Williams (Ohio State)
Athletic trainer
Flag of the United States.svg Theresa Acosta


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Game log

Pre-season

2019 pre-season game log
May: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 9 China W 89–71 Tied (19) Warley-Talbert (8) Boyd (4) Barclays Center
4,115		1–0
2May 13@ Connecticut Sun L 66–100 Charles (11) Charles (5) Wright (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
3,806		1–1
3May 14vs. Atlanta Dream L 87–92 Zahui B. (20) Zahui B. (8)Tied (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
3,458		1–2
4May 19vs. Connecticut Sun L 79–98 Nurse (25) Charles (6)5 tied (2) Times Union Center 1–3
2019 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2019 game log
Total: 10–24 (Home: 4–13; Road: 6–11)
May: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 24 Indiana Fever L 80–81 Charles (32) Charles (12) Hartley (4) Westchester County Center
1,965		0–1
June : 5–6 (Home: 3–3; Road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
2June 1@ Indiana Fever L 77–92 Charles (15) Gray (9) Boyd (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
5,003		0–2
3June 4 Los Angeles Sparks L 73–78 Charles (21) Charles (14) Boyd (6) Westchester County Center
3,579		0–3
4June 7 Washington Mystics L 85–94 Charles (27) Zahui B. (7)Tied (5) Westchester County Center
1,567		0–4
5June 9 Las Vegas Aces W 88–78 Charles (21) Zahui B. (9) Hartley (6) Westchester County Center
1,447		1–4
6June 12 Minnesota Lynx W 75–69 Nurse (26) Zahui B. (13) Boyd (7) Westchester County Center
1,181		2–4
7June 14@ Las Vegas Aces L 65–100 Nurse (12) Gray (5) Boyd (5) Mandalay Bay Events Center
4,110		2–5
8June 15@ Los Angeles Sparks W 98–92 Zahui B. (37) Charles (13) Boyd (12) Staples Center
11,388		3–5
9June 19 Chicago Sky L 83–91 Durr (19) Zahui B. (10) Boyd (7) Westchester County Center
1,585		3–6
10June 22@ Minnesota Lynx L 83–92 Nurse (24) Charles (9) Boyd (8) Target Center
8,600		3–7
11June 28 Dallas Wings W 69–68 Nurse (17) Gray (11) Boyd (7) Westchester County Center
2,191		4–7
12June 30@ Atlanta Dream W 74–58 Charles (24) Gray (15)3 tied (4) State Farm Arena
4,359		5–7
July : 3–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
13July 3@ Seattle Storm W 84–83 Charles (26) Gray (8) Boyd (10) Alaska Airlines Arena
8,710		6–7
14July 5@ Phoenix Mercury W 80–76 Nurse (26) Charles (12) Boyd (6) Talking Stick Resort Arena
9,560		7–7
15July 7 Las Vegas Aces L 58–90 Charles (13) Charles (8) Wright (5) Westchester County Center
1,971		7–8
16July 12@ Chicago Sky L 83–99 Nurse (18) Gray (6)Tied (5) Wintrust Arena
7,221		7–9
17July 14@ Seattle Storm L 69–78 Nurse (19) Zahui B. (8) Hartley (5) Alaska Airlines Arena
6,733		7–10
18July 20 Los Angeles Sparks W 83–78 Johannès (17) Gray (8) Boyd (6) Westchester County Center
2,195		8–10
19July 24@ Connecticut Sun L 63–70 Charles (13) Charles (11) Wright (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,249		8–11
August : 1–11 (Home: 0–6; Road: 1–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
20August 1@ Dallas Wings L 64–87 Nurse (13) Charles (5) Wright (4) College Park Center
4,011		8–12
21August 4 Connecticut Sun L 79–94 Charles (20) Charles (10) Zahui B. (5) Westchester County Center
1,927		8–13
22August 7@ Chicago Sky L 92–101 Charles (24) Zahui B. (9)Tied (7) Wintrust Arena
5,797		8–14
23August 11 Seattle Storm L 69–84 Charles (22) Charles (8) Wright (7) Barclays Center
7,715		8–15
24August 13 Minnesota Lynx L 73–89 Allen (28) Charles (7) Boyd (7) Westchester County Center
1,570		8–16
25August 16@ Dallas Wings L 77–83 Charles (25) Wright (9) Wright (7) College Park Center
4,070		8–17
26August 18@ Phoenix Mercury L 72–78 Charles (23) Charles (13)Tied (5) Talking Stick Resort Arena
9,145		8–18
27August 20@ Indiana Fever W 82–76 Charles (23) Charles (14)Tied (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
5,340		9–18
28August 23 Atlanta Dream L 87–90 Hartley (17) Charles (8) Wright (6) Westchester County Center
1,831		9–19
29August 25@ Washington Mystics L 72–101 Nurse (24)Tied (5) Wright (4) St. Elizabeth's East Arena
4,200		9–20
30August 27 Phoenix Mercury L 82–95 Tied (18)Tied (5) Nurse (6) Westchester County Center
1,693		9–21
31August 30 Connecticut Sun L 84–94 Johannès (21) Raincock-Ekunwe (7)Tied (6) Westchester County Center
1,791		9–22
September : 1–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
32September 3 Washington Mystics L 77–93 Johannès (22) Raincock-Ekunwe (5) Charles (5) Westchester County Center
1,558		9–23
33September 6 Indiana Fever L 81–86 Charles (19) Charles (11)Tied (7) Westchester County Center
2,301		9–24
34September 8@ Atlanta Dream W 71–63 Charles (14) Zahui B. (11) Charles (5) State Farm Arena
5,495		10–24
2019 season schedule

Standings

The Liberty in action at Dallas New York Liberty vs. Dallas Wings August 2019 23 (in-game action).jpg
The Liberty in action at Dallas
# Eastern Conference
W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
1 Washington Mystics (1)268.765–14–312–513–3
2 Connecticut Sun (2)2311.676315–28–911–5
3 Chicago Sky (5)2014.588612–58–911–5
4e –Indiana Fever 1321.382137–106–117–9
5e –New York Liberty 1024.294164–136–113–13
6e –Atlanta Dream 826.235185–123–143–13

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 333331.238.918.681.27.52.40.70.916.9
Kia Nurse 343429.439.335.387.22.52.30.70.113.7
Bria Hartley 241822.737.632.980.33.23.20.809.8
Asia Durr 181526.746.729.481.81.61.70.60.49.7
Amanda Zahui B. 242323.346.831.985.26.30.91.11.48.6
Rebecca Allen 24217.241.742.681.32.50.70.50.87.2
Marine Johannès 19018.243.637.978.91.82.40.40.27.2
Brittany Boyd 331719.739.430.476.53.74.61.40.15.3
Reshanda Gray 341015.347.350.056.55.20.50.50.25.2
Tanisha Wright 311719.841.536.880.62.84.11.00.34.7
Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe 28113.154.433.364.02.80.40.30.13.7
Han Xu 1807.941.450.050.00.80.10.20.23.0

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
Tina Charles WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week July 8, 2019 [8]
Kia Nurse WNBA All-Star Selection July 15, 2019 [9]
Tina Charles

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