2009 New York Liberty season

2009 New York Liberty season
Coach Pat Coyle (6-11)
Anne Donovan (7-10)
Arena Madison Square Garden
Attendance 9,800 per game
Results
Record 13–21 (.382)
Place 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finish Did not qualify
Team Leaders
Points Christon (16.1)
Rebounds McCarville (5.5)
Assists Moore (3.9)
Media
Television MSG Network

The 2009 WNBA season is the 13th season for the New York Liberty franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Liberty attempted to advance to the WNBA Playoffs for the tenth time in thirteen seasons, but failed.

Offseason

Dispersal Draft

Based on the Liberty's 2008 record, they would pick 8th in the Houston Comets dispersal draft. The Liberty waived their pick.

WNBA Draft

The following are the Liberty's selections in the 2009 WNBA Draft.

[1]

Transactions

  • June 4: The Liberty waived Jessica Davenport and Lisa Willis.
  • May 29: The Liberty waived Abby Waner.
  • May 5: The Liberty acquired Sidney Spencer from the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for a first round 2010 WNBA Draft pick.
  • January 12: The Liberty re-signed free agent Cathrine Kraayeveld.
  • May 7, 2008: The Liberty traded their third-round pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft to the Phoenix Mercury as part of the Leilani Mitchell transaction.

[2]

Free agents

Roster

New York Liberty roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
SF 22 United States Battle, Ashley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Connecticut
G/F 17 United States Carson, Essence 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Rutgers
G/F 20 United States Christon, Shameka 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Arkansas
PF 3 United States Jackson, Tiffany 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Texas
PF 33 United States Kraayeveld, Cathrine 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oregon
PF 2 United States Larkins, Erlana 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) North Carolina
C 4 United States McCarville, Janel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Minnesota
PG 23 United States Mitchell, Leilani 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 130 lb (59 kg) Utah
PG 12 United States Moore, Loree 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 169 lb (77 kg) Tennessee
G/F 6 United States Spencer, Sidney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Tennessee
C 15 United States Vaughn, Kia 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Rutgers
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Athletic trainer
Strength and conditioning coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Season standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Indiana Fever x2212.647–14–38–917–5
Atlanta Dream x1816.5294.012–56–1110–12
Detroit Shock x1816.5294.011–67–1011–11
Washington Mystics x1618.4716.011–65–1210–12
Chicago Sky o1618.4716.012–54–1310–12
Connecticut Sun o1618.4716.012–54–139–12
New York Liberty o1321.3829.08–95–128–13

x =Clinched Playoff Spot
e =Eliminated from playoff contention

Schedule

Preseason

2009 Game Log: Preseason

Regular season

2009 Game Log: Regular Season
Watch all games live on WNBA LiveAccess

Regular Season Statistics

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

Player Statistics

Team Statistics

Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ "WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Draft Board". Archived from the original on 2009-07-28. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
  2. ↑ WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Transactions
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
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