2015 New York Liberty season

Summary

The 2015 WNBA season, was the 19th season for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association. Bill Laimbeer returned as head coach.[1]

2015 New York Liberty season
CoachBill Laimbeer
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Attendanceper game
Results
Record23–11 (.676)
Place1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost conference finals
(1–2) vs Indiana
Team Leaders
PointsT. Charles 17.1
ReboundsT. Charles 8.5
AssistsT. Wright 3.5

Transactions edit

WNBA draft edit

The following are the Liberty's selections in the 2015 WNBA draft.

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 9 (from S.A.) Brittany Boyd   United States California
2 23 (from Min.) Amber Orrange   United States Stanford
3 27 (through Conn.) Laurin Mincy   United States Maryland
3 28 (from Minn.) Michala Johnson   United States Wisconsin

Trades edit

Date Trade

Roster edit

2015 New York Liberty roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
C 31   Charles, Tina 6' 4" (1.93m) 198 lb (90kg) 12-05-1988 Connecticut
G 10   Prince, Epiphanny 5' 9" (1.75m) 167 lb (76kg) 01-11-1988 Rutgers
G 14   Rodgers, Sugar 5' 9" (1.75m) 160 lb (73kg) 12-08-1989 Georgetown
G 30   Wright, Tanisha 5' 11" (1.8m) 165 lb (75kg) 11-20-1983 Penn State
G 15   Boyd, Brittany 5' 9" (1.75m) 156 lb (71kg) 06-11-1993 California
G/F 17   Carson, Essence 6' 0" (1.83m) 165 lb (75kg) 07-28-1986 Rutgers
C 41   Stokes, Kiah 6' 3" (1.91m) 190 lb (86kg) 03-30-1993 California
C 8   Swords, Carolyn 6' 6" (1.98m) 210 lb (95kg) 07-19-1989 Boston College
G 3   Wheeler, Erica 5' 7" (1.7m) 143 lb (65kg) 05-02-1991 Rutgers
F 32   Cash, Swin 6' 2" (1.88m) 162 lb (73kg) 09-22-1979 Connecticut
G 9   Allen, Rebecca 6' 1" (1.85m) 164 lb (74kg) 11-06-1992 Victoria (Australia)
G 2   Wiggins, Candice 5' 11" (1.8m) 154 lb (70kg) 02-14-1987 Stanford
C 7   Warley-Talbert, Avery 6' 3" (1.91m) 202 lb (92kg) 05-17-1987 Liberty
Head coach
  Bill Laimbeer




Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured

Season standings edit

Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
x - New York Liberty 23 11 .676 12–5 11–6 13–9
x - Chicago Sky 21 13 .618 2 13–4 8–9 14–8
x - Indiana Fever 20 14 .588 3 11–6 9–8 13–9
x - Washington Mystics 18 16 .529 5 11–6 7–10 10–12
e - Atlanta Dream 15 19 .441 8 9–8 6–11 10–12
e - Connecticut Sun 15 19 .441 8 8–9 7–10 6–16

Schedule edit

Preseason edit

2015 pre-season game log
Total: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Pre-season: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 May 22 Chicago L 55–83 Kiah Stokes (11) Kiah Stokes (11) Brittany Boyd (2) Bob Carpenter Center
3,105
0–1
2 May 27 Atlanta L 72–85 Tina Charles (12) Kiah Stokes (11) Tanisha Wright (5) Madison Square Garden
(14,530)
0–2
3 June 1 @ Minnesota L 80–85 Tina Charles (19) Tina Charles (5) Essence Carson (5) Target Center
3,520
0–3
2015 season schedule

Regular season edit

2015 game log
Total: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
June: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 June 5 Atlanta W 82–73 Tina Charles (17) Tina Charles (12) Tanisha Wright (5) Madison Square Garden
8,910
1–0
2 June 6 @ Washington L 62–67 Tina Charles (18) Kiah Stokes (9) Swin Cash (4) Verizon Center
7,400
1–1
3 June 9 Indiana W 86–79 Tina Charles (21) Kiah Stokes (6) Tanisha Wright (5) Madison Square Garden
5,663
2–1
4 June 11 Phoenix W 82–73 Tina Charles (19) Tina Charles (11) Essence Carson (3) Madison Square Garden
5,817
3–1
5 June 14 Washington L 59–74 Essence Carson (12) Sugar Rodgers (7) Sugar Rodgers (5) Madison Square Garden
7,629
3–2
6 June 19 Indiana L 63–80 Tanisha Wright (12) Tina Charles (8) Tina Charles (5) Madison Square Garden
7,815
3–3
2015 season schedule

Playoffs edit

2015 playoff game log
Total: 3–3 (home: 2–2; road: 1–1)
Conference semifinals: 2–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 September 18 Washington L 83–86 Epiphanny Prince (26) Carolyn Swords
Kiah Stokes (9)
Tina Charles (5) Madison Square Garden
10,120
0–1
2 September 20 Washington W 86–68 Tina Charles (22) Kiah Stokes (7) Tanisha Wright (6) Verizon Center
6,619
1–1
3 September 22 Washington W 79–74 Tina Charles (22) Kiah Stokes (13) Tanisha Wright (5) Madison Square Garden
9,255
2–1
Conference finals: 1–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 September 23 Indiana W 84–67 Kiah Stokes (21) Tina Charles (7) Tina Charles (9) Madison Square Garden
7,229
1–0
2 September 27 Indiana L 64–70 Tina Charles (25) Kiah Stokes (11) Tanisha Wright (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,505
1–1
3 September 29 Indiana L 51–66 Candice Wiggins (15) Tina Charles (10) Epiphanny Prince (4) Madison Square Garden
10,120
1–2
2015 playoff schedule

Statistics edit

Legend
  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
 PF  Fouls per game Team leader League leader

Regular season edit

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and honors edit

References edit

  1. ^ "New York Liberty Rehires Bill Laimbeer as Head Coach". The New York Times. Retrieved January 10, 2015.

External links edit

  • THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE NEW YORK LIBERTY