2010 New York Liberty season

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2010 New York Liberty season
Coach Anne Donovan
Arena Madison Square Garden
Attendance11,069 per game
Results
Record22–12 (.647)
Place2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost Conference Finals
Team Leaders
Points Pondexter (21.4)
Rebounds McCarville (5.9)
Assists Pondexter (4.9)
Media
Television MSG
NBATV, ESPN2

The 2010 WNBA season is the 14th season for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association.

Contents

Transactions

Dispersal draft

Based on the Liberty's 2009 record, they would pick 1st in the Sacramento Monarchs dispersal draft. The Liberty picked Nicole Powell.

WNBA draft

The following are the Liberty's selections in the 2010 WNBA draft.

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/team/country
213 Kalana Greene Flag of the United States.svg  United States Connecticut
216 (from Chi.) Ashley Houts Flag of the United States.svg  United States Georgia
325Cory MontgomeryFlag of the United States.svg  United States Nebraska

Transaction log

Trades

DateTrade
May 5, 2009To New York Liberty To Los Angeles Sparks
Sidney Spencer first-round pick in 2010 Draft
March 30, 2010To New York Liberty To Chicago Sky
Cappie Pondexter, Kelly Mazzante (from Phx.) and Chicago's second-round pick in 2010 Draft Shameka Christon and Cathrine Kraayeveld
June 14, 2010To New York Liberty To Tulsa Shock
Plenette Pierson Tiffany Jackson

Free agents

Roster

New York Liberty roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
PG 1 Flag of the United States.svg Blue, Nikki 5' 8" (1.73m)163 lb (74kg) UCLA
G/F 17 Flag of the United States.svg Carson, Essence 6' 0" (1.83m)165 lb (75kg) Rutgers
G 32 Flag of the United States.svg Greene, Kalana 5' 10" (1.78m)170 lb (77kg) Connecticut
C 4 Flag of the United States.svg McCarville, Janel 6' 2" (1.88m)205 lb (93kg) Minnesota
F 7 Flag of the United States.svg McWilliams-Franklin, Taj 6' 2" (1.88m)188 lb (85kg) St. Edward's University
PG 5 Flag of the United States.svg Mitchell, Leilani 5' 5" (1.65m)130 lb (59kg) Utah
SF 33 Flag of the United States.svg Pierson, Plenette 6' 2" (1.88m)178 lb (81kg) Texas Tech
SG 23 Flag of the United States.svg Pondexter, Cappie 5' 9" (1.75m)160 lb (73kg) Rutgers
F 14 Flag of the United States.svg Powell, Nicole 6' 2" (1.88m)175 lb (79kg) Stanford
G/F 6 Flag of the United States.svg Spencer, Sidney 6' 3" (1.91m)183 lb (83kg) Tennessee
C 15 Flag of the United States.svg Vaughn, Kia 6' 4" (1.93m)200 lb (91kg) Rutgers
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Athletic trainer
Strength and conditioning coach
  • Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Duffy
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Depth

Pos.StarterBench
C Taj McWilliams-Franklin Kia Vaughn
PF Janel McCarville Plenette Pierson
SF Nicole Powell Kalana Greene / Sidney Spencer
SG Cappie Pondexter Essence Carson
PG Leilani Mitchell Nikki Blue

Season standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Washington Mystics x2212.647–13–49–813–9
New York Liberty x2212.647–13–49–814–8
Indiana Fever x2113.6181.013–48–913–9
Atlanta Dream x1915.5593.010–79–810–12
Connecticut Sun o1717.5005.012–55–129–13
Chicago Sky o1420.4128.07–107–107–15

Schedule

Preseason

2010 Game Log: Preseason
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1May 511:30am@ Washington 60-65 McWilliams-Franklin (12) McWilliams-Franklin (11) Mitchell (4) Verizon Center
7,152		0-1
2May 1110:30am Connecticut 89-84 (3OT) Greene, Pondexter (14) Pondexter (11) Pondexter (8) Madison Square Garden
19,763		1-1

Regular season

2010 Game Log: Regular Season
May
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1May 164:00pm Chicago NBATV
MSG
CN100 		85-82 Pondexter (22) McCarville (6) Mitchell (9) Madison Square Garden
12,088		1-0
2May 217:00pm@ Washington 61-77 Pondexter (14) Powell (7) Pondexter (8) Verizon Center
10,158		1-1
3May 234:00pm Atlanta 77-86 Pondexter (21) McCarville (9) Mitchell, Pondexter, Powell (5) Madison Square Garden
9,548		1-2
4May 288:00pm@ San Antonio 77-71 Pondexter (21) McCarville, Powell (7) Pondexter (7) AT&T Center
5,293		2-2
June
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
5June 47:00pm@ Connecticut 68-75 McCarville, McWilliams-Franklin (14) McCarville (13) McCarville (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,493		2-3
6June 57:00pm@ Indiana 73-78 Pondexter (21) Pondexter (7) Pondexter (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
8,090		2-4
7June 88:00pm@ Chicago CN100 85-70 Pondexter (31) McWilliams-Franklin (9) McWilliams-Franklin, Pondexter, Powell (3) Allstate Arena
2,408		3-4
8June 117:30pm Atlanta 91-79 Pondexter (25) Jackson, McWilliams-Franklin (6) Pondexter (7) Madison Square Garden
8,332		4-4
9June 127:00pm@ Washington CSN-MA 65-82 Pondexter (20) McCarville (6) Pondexter (3) Verizon Center
8,492		4-5
10June 187:30pm Seattle 84-92 Pondexter (24) Powell (6) Mitchell (5) Madison Square Garden
8,883		4-6
11June 227:30pm Minnesota 68-75 Pondexter (16) Powell (9) Pondexter (5) Madison Square Garden
7,537		4-7
12June 258:00pm@ Tulsa COX 92-78 Mitchell (20) McWilliams-Franklin (11) McWilliams-Franklin, Powell (6) BOK Center
4,554		5-7
13June 274:00pm Connecticut CSN-NE 77-68 Pondexter (19) Powell (10) McWilliams-Franklin (5) Madison Square Garden
15,293		6-7
14June 2910:30pm@ Los Angeles NBATV
PRIME 		80-68 Pondexter (19) McWilliams-Franklin, Powell (7) Mitchell, Pondexter (5) STAPLES Center
8,602		7-7
July
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
15July 310:00pm@ Phoenix 82-97 Pondexter (21) McCarville, Pierson, Pondexter (6) Mitchell (5) US Airways Center
6,780		7-8
16July 63:00pm@ Seattle 70-78 McWilliams-Franklin (20) McWilliams-Franklin (10) Pondexter (5) KeyArena
11,012		7-9
17July 114:00pm Chicago MSG 57-54 Pondexter (30) McWilliams-Franklin, Pondexter (8) McCarville (4) Madison Square Garden
9,644		8-9
18July 1512:00pm Washington 75-67 Pondexter (17) McCarville (12) Pondexter (7) Madison Square Garden
18,162		9-9
19July 184:00pm Indiana MSG 81-84 (OT) Pondexter (40) McCarville, Pondexter (6) Pondexter (7) Madison Square Garden
9,508		9-10
20July 208:00pm@ Connecticut ESPN2 82-74 (OT) Pondexter (24) McCarville, Mitchell (8) Pondexter (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,478		10-10
21July 238:30pm@ Chicago CN100 79-71 McWilliams-Franklin (18) Powell (7) Pondexter (6) Allstate Arena
5,256		11-10
22July 253:00pm@ Atlanta NBATV
SSO 		75-82 Pondexter (26) Pierson (6) Pondexter (6) Philips Arena
7,030		11-11
23July 277:30pm San Antonio ESPN2 77-72 Greene (17) Pierson (8) Mitchell (8) Madison Square Garden
10,712		12-11
24July 307:30pm Los Angeles 88-79 Pondexter (20) McWilliams-Franklin (9) Mitchell (5) Madison Square Garden
14,307		13-11
August
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
25August 14:00pm Connecticut MSG 71-67 Pondexter (24) McCarville, Pierson (6) Powell (5) Madison Square Garden
9,341		14-11
26August 37:00pm@ Indiana FS-I 82-72 Powell (20) McCarville (10) Pondexter (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,540		15-11
27August 67:30pm Washington 85-77 Pondexter (23) McCarville (5) Mitchell (6) Madison Square Garden
11,465		16-11
28August 87:00pm@ Minnesota NBATV
FS-N 		74-72 Powell (21) McCarville (8) Mitchell, Pondexter, Powell (4) Target Center
9,016		17-11
29August 137:00pm@ Atlanta SSO 90-83 Pondexter (31) Carson (7) McWilliams-Franklin (7) Philips Arena
6,025		18-11
30August 147:30pm Phoenix NBATV
MSG 		107-69 Pondexter (28) Pierson (9) McCarville (6) Madison Square Garden
9,645		19-11
31August 177:30pm Indiana 78-57 Pondexter (19) McWilliams-Franklin (10) Pondexter (6) Madison Square Garden
8,953		20-11
32August 197:30pm Tulsa 95-85 Powell (20) Pierson (8) Mitchell (8) Madison Square Garden
8,766		21-11
33August 207:00pm@ Washington 74-75 Pondexter (28) McCarville, McWilliams-Franklin, Powell (6) Powell (5) Verizon Center
13,109		21-12
34August 224:00pm Connecticut MSG 88-87 (OT) Pondexter (31) Powell (8) Pondexter (6) Madison Square Garden
15,989		22-12
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess

Postseason

2010 Game Log: Postseason
Eastern Conference Semifinals
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceSeries
1August 267:00pm Indiana NBATV
MSG 		85-73 Pondexter (28) McWilliams-Franklin (10) McCarville (7) Madison Square Garden
14,624		1-0
2August 298:00pm@ Indiana ESPN2 67-75 Pondexter (24) McCarville (11) Mitchell, Pondexter (2) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,535		1-1
3September 17:30pm Indiana NBATV
MSG 		77-74 Pondexter (30) McWilliams-Franklin (11) McWilliams-Franklin, Mitchell, Pondexter (4) Madison Square Garden
16,682		2-1
Eastern Conference Finals
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceSeries
1September 57:00pm Atlanta NBATV
MSG 		75-81 Pondexter (24) McWilliams-Franklin (11) Mitchell (6) Madison Square Garden
14,248		0-1
2September 77:30pm@ Atlanta NBATV
MSG
FSSO 		93-105 Pondexter (36) McWilliams-Franklin (6) Pondexter (9) Philips Arena
9,045		0-2

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
Nikki Blue 1505.1.286.167.7140.40.90.270.001.2
Essence Carson 3409.6.407.160.6881.60.70.410.243.7
Kalana Greene 33015.7.464.333.6251.60.90.390.214.5
Tiffany Jackson 9013.8.370.000.7603.10.40.70.14.3
Janel McCarville 343428.4.462.273.8205.92.21.350.688.8
Taj McWilliams-Franklin 343429.2.511.261.8265.42.01.380.8810.6
Leilani Mitchell 343428.8.441.486.8142.63.81.620.189.3
Plenette Pierson 25016.7.458.250.8173.81.10.680.329.0
Cappie Pondexter 343434.3.483.430.8924.54.90.880.1221.4
Nicole Powell 343426.3.389.395.8394.22.21.000.219.3
Sidney Spencer 2008.4.512.533.0000.80.30.300.002.6
Kia Vaughn 3008.1.3481.000.6501.40.30.200.202.1

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