2024 New York Liberty season

Last updated
2024 New York Liberty season
Coach Sandy Brondello
Arena Barclays Center
Attendanceper game
Results
Record4–2 (.667)
Place0th (Eastern)
Media
Television WWOR-TV
WNYW

The 2024 New York Liberty season will be the 28th season for the New York Liberty franchise of the WNBA, and their third season under head coach Sandy Brondello.

Contents

The season will tip off on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, against the Washington Mystics in Washington. [1]

Transactions

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
111 Marquesha Davis Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Ole Miss
217 Esmery Martinez Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Arizona
223 Jessika Carter Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Mississippi State
335Kaitlyn DavisFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States USC

Transactions

DateTransaction
January 11, 2024Cored Breanna Stewart [2]
Extended a Qualifying Offer too Marine Johannès [2]
February 1, 2024Signed Leonie Fiebich to a Rookie Contract [3] [4]
Signed Okako Adika to a Rookie Contract [3] [4]
Signed Stephanie Mawuli to a Training Camp Contract [3]
Signed Ivana Dojkić to a Training Camp Contract [3]
February 5, 2024Signed Brianna Fraser to a Training Camp Contract [5]
February 15, 2024Signed Morgan Green to a Training Camp Contract [6]
February 16, 2024Re-signed Jonquel Jones [7]
February 20, 2024Signed Kennedy Burke [8]
February 26, 2024Re-signed Breanna Stewart [9]
March 14, 2024Acquired Rebekah Gardner in exchange for their 2025 and 2026 second round picks [10]
March 18, 2024Signed Ana Tadić to a Rookie Contract [4]
April 16, 2024Signed Jaylyn Sherrod to a Rookie Contract [4]
April 17, 2024Waived Morgan Green [4]
Signed Rita Igbokwe to a Training Camp Contract [4]
Signed Marquesha Davis, Esmery Martinez, and Jessika Carter to Rookie Contracts [2]
April 23, 2024 Epiphanny Prince announced her retirement from the WNBA [2]
April 25, 2024Waived Ana Tadić [4]
May 11, 2024Waived Stephanie Mawuli, Rita Igbokwe, Brianna Fraser, Jessika Carter, and Okako Adika [11]
May 13, 2024Waived Esmery Martinez and Jaylyn Sherrod [12]

Roster changes

Roster

New York Liberty roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G/F 2 Flag of the United States.svg Burke, Kennedy 6' 1" (1.85m)182 lb (83kg)1997-02-14 UCLA 4
G 1 Flag of the United States.svg Davis, Marquesha 6' 0" (1.83m)2001-05-29 Mississippi R
G 18 Flag of Croatia.svg Dojkić, Ivana 5' 11" (1.8m)154 lb (70kg)1997-12-24 Croatia 1
F 13 Flag of Germany.svg Fiebich, Leonie 6' 4" (1.93m)2000-01-10 Germany R
G 20 Flag of the United States.svg Ionescu, Sabrina 5' 11" (1.8m)165 lb (75kg)1997-12-06 Oregon 4
C 35 Flag of the Bahamas.svg Jones, Jonquel 6' 6" (1.98m)215 lb (98kg)1994-01-05 George Washington 7
G/F 44 Flag of the United States.svg Laney, Betnijah 6' 0" (1.83m)166 lb (75kg)1993-10-29 Rutgers 8
C 8 Flag of Germany.svg Sabally, Nyara 6' 5" (1.96m)204 lb (93kg)2000-02-26 Oregon 1
F 30 Flag of the United States.svg Stewart, Breanna 6' 4" (1.93m)170 lb (77kg)1994-08-27 Connecticut 7
F 5 Flag of the United States.svg Thornton, Kayla 6' 1" (1.85m)188 lb (85kg)1992-10-20 UTEP 8
G 22 Flag of Hungary.svg Vandersloot, Courtney 5' 8" (1.73m)137 lb (62kg)1989-02-08 Gonzaga 13
Head coach
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sandy Brondello
Assistant coaches
Flag of Germany.svg Olaf Lange
Flag of the United States.svg Roneeka Hodges (Florida State)
Flag of the United States.svg Zach O'Brien (Saint Joseph's College of Maine)
Athletic trainer
Terri Acosta
Strength and conditioning coach
Emily Zaler
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  WNBA roster page
East
ATL
CHI
CON
IND
NY
WAS
West
DAL
LV
LA
MIN
PHO
SEA

Depth

Pos.StarterBench
PG Courtney Vandersloot Ivana Dojkić
SG Sabrina Ionescu Kennedy Burke
Marquesha Davis
SF Betnijah Laney Kayla Thornton
PF Breanna Stewart Leonie Fiebich
C Jonquel Jones Nyara Sabally

Schedule

Preseason

2023 pre-season game log
Total: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1)
May: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 7@ Chicago L 52–101 Sabrina Ionescu (8) Jones, Thornton (5) Carter, Ionescu, Jones, Martínez (2) Wintrust Arena
3,132		0–1
2May 9@ Connecticut W 82–79 Sabrina Ionescu (15) Breanna Stewart (7)Breanna Stewart (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,617		1–1
2024 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2024 game log
Total: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1)
May: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 14@ Washington W 85-80 Jonquel Jones (25)Jones, Stewart (8) Sabrina Ionescu (8) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200		1–0
2May 16@ Indiana W 102–66 Breanna Stewart (31)Jones, Stewart (10) Courtney Vandersloot (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274		2–0
3May 18 Indiana W 91–80 Breanna Stewart (24)Jonquel Jones (12)Ionescu, Jones, Vandersloot (5) Barclays Center
17,735		3–0
4May 20 Seattle W 74–63 Sabrina Ionescu (20)Breanna Stewart (11)Sabrina Ionescu (8) Barclays Center
9,381		4–0
5May 23 Chicago L 81–90 Sabrina Ionescu (19)Breanna Stewart (10)Courtney Vandersloot (7) Barclays Center
12,049		4–1
6May 25@ Minnesota L 67–84 Breanna Stewart (20)Breanna Stewart (11)Courtney Vandersloot (6) Target Center
7,010		4–2
7May 29 Phoenix Barclays Center
8May 31 Washington Barclays Center
June : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
9June 2 Indiana Barclays Center
10June 4@ Chicago Wintrust Arena
11June 6@ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
12June 8@ Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena
13June 9 Washington Barclays Center
14June 15@ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
15June 18@ Phoenix Footprint Center
16June 20 Los Angeles Barclays Center
17June 22 Los Angeles Barclays Center
18June 23@ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
19June 30 Atlanta Barclays Center
July : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
20July 2 Minnesota Barclays Center
21July 6@ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
22July 10@ Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena
23July 11 Chicago Barclays Center
24July 13@ Chicago Wintrust Arena
25July 16 Connecticut Barclays Center
August : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
26August 15@ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
27August 17@ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
28August 20 Dallas Barclays Center
29August 22 Dallas Barclays Center
30August 24 Connecticut Barclays Center
31August 26@ Phoenix Footprint Center
32August 28@ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
33August 30@ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
September : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
34September 5 Seattle Barclays Center
35September 8 Las Vegas Barclays Center
36September 10@ Dallas College Park Center
37September 12@ Dallas College Park Center
38September 15 Minnesota Barclays Center
39September 17@ Washington Entertainment and Sports Arena
40September 19 Atlanta Barclays Center
2024 season schedule

Standings

#Team W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 Connecticut Sun 501.000–4–03–02–00–0
2 Minnesota Lynx 31.7501.52–02–01–10–0
3 Las Vegas Aces 31.7501.52–13–10–00–0
4 New York Liberty 42.6671.53–12–12–10–0
5 Atlanta Dream 21.66720–01–01–10–0
6 Phoenix Mercury 32.60021–22–11–10–0
7 Seattle Storm 33.5002.50–22–11–20–0
8 Chicago Sky 22.5002.51–10–12–10–0
9 Dallas Wings 22.5002.51–01–11–10–0
10 Los Angeles Sparks 13.2503.50–11–20–10–0
11 Indiana Fever 16.14350–40–21–40–0
12 Washington Mystics 06.0005.50–20–20–40–0

Notes

(#) – League Standing
x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from playoff contention
Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings

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


‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "WNBA Transactions". acrossthetimeline.com. Across the Timeline. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
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  6. ↑ "Liberty Sign Morgan Green To Training Camp Contract". liberty.wnba.com. WNBA. February 15, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  7. ↑ Maloney, Jack (January 31, 2024). "2024 WNBA free agency: Former MVP Jonquel Jones agrees to two-year deal with New York Liberty, per report". CBS Sports . Retrieved February 15, 2024.
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  9. ↑ "New York Liberty Re-Sign MVP Breanna Stewart". liberty.wnba.com. WNBA. February 26, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
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  11. ↑ @nyliberty (May 11, 2024). "The New York Liberty has waived: (G/F) Okako Adika (C) Jessika Carter (F) Brianna Fraser (C) Rita Igbokwe (G) Stephanie Mawuli" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. ↑ New York Liberty [@@nyliberty] (May 13, 2024). "The New York Liberty has waived: (F) Esmery Martinez (G) Jaylyn Sherrod" – via Instagram.
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