2017 New York Liberty season

2017 New York Liberty season
Coach Bill Laimbeer
Arena Madison Square Garden
Attendance 9,888 per game
Results
Record 22–12 (.647)
Place 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish Lost in Second Round to Washington
Team Leaders
Points Tina Charles 19.7 ppg
Rebounds Tina Charles 9.4 rpg
Assists Epiphanny Prince 2.9 apg
Media
Television MSG Network (MSG), MSG Plus (MSG+)

The 2017 WNBA season is the 21st season for the New York Liberty franchise of the WNBA. The season tips off on May 13th.[1] The Liberty rode an end of season surge to the top of the Eastern Conference and the third overall see in the WNBA playoffs. The Liberty were 12–12 on August 4th, but won 10 straight games to finish the season with a 22–12 record. The team lost in the second round of the playoffs to the Washington Mystics after receiving a first round bye.

Transactions

WNBA Draft

Current roster

New York Liberty roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G/F 9 Australia Allen, Rebecca 6' 2" (1.88m) 164 lb (74kg) 11-06-1992 Australia 3
G 15 United States Boyd, Brittany  5' 9" (1.75m) 156 lb (71kg) 06-11-1993 California 3
F/C 31 United States Charles, Tina 6' 4" (1.93m) 186 lb (84kg) 12-05-1988 Connecticut 8
G 10 Russia Prince, Epiphanny 5' 9" (1.75m) 179 lb (81kg) 01-11-1988 Rutgers 8
G 14 United States Rodgers, Sugar 5' 9" (1.75m) 166 lb (75kg) 12-08-1989 Georgetown 6
C 41 United States Stokes, Kiah 6' 3" (1.91m) 191 lb (87kg) 03-30-1993 Connecticut 3
C 7 United States Vaughn, Kia 6' 4" (1.93m) 198 lb (90kg) 01-24-1987 Rutgers 9
G 8 United States Hartley, Bria 5' 8" (1.73m) 145 lb (66kg) 09-30-1992 Connecticut 4
C 17 Sweden Zahui B., Amanda 6' 5" (1.96m) 250 lb (113kg) 09-08-1993 Minnesota 3
G 1 United States Zellous, Shavonte 5' 10" (1.78m) 188 lb (85kg) 08-28-1986 Pittsburgh 9
F/C 4 Canada Raincock-Ekunwe, Nayo 6' 2" (1.88m) 175 lb (79kg) 08-29-1991 Simon Fraser R
G 12 United States Allen, Lindsay 5' 8" (1.73m) 144 lb (65kg) 03-20-1995 Notre Dame R



East: ATL • CHI • CON • IND • NY • WAS | West: DAL • LV • LA • MIN • PHO • SEA
Head coach
United States Bill Laimbeer (Notre Dame)
Assistant coaches
United States Katie Smith (Ohio State)
United States Herb Williams (Ohio State)
Athletic trainer
United States Rosemary Ragle (Troy)
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Kevin Duffy (Ohio)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

WNBA roster page

Game Log

Pre-Season

2017 pre-season game log
May: 1–2 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–0)
2017 pre-season schedule

Regular Season

2017 game log
Total: 22-12 (Home: 13–4; Road: 9–9)
May: 2–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–1)
June : 5–3 (Home: 4–1; Road: 1–2)
July : 5–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 3–3)
August : 8–2 (Home: 5–0; Road: 3–2)
September : 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
2017 season schedule

Playoffs

2017 playoff game log
WNBA Second Round: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 September 10 Washington L 68-82 Charles (18) Tied (6) Hartley (5) Madison Square Garden
9,538		 0-1
2017 playoff schedule

Standings

# Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
1 New York Liberty - (3)2212.647-13–49–810–6
2 Connecticut Sun - (4)2113.636112–59–610–6
3 Washington Mystics - (6)1816.529411–67–1012-4
4 Chicago Sky - e1222.353104–138–96–10
5 Atlanta Dream - e1222.353109–83–145–11
6 Indiana Fever - e925.265136–113–144–12

Playoffs

 
First round:
Single elimination
(Sept. 6)		Second round:
Single elimination
(Sept. 10)		Semifinals:
Best-of-five
(Sept. 12 – Sept. 17)		WNBA Finals:
Best-of-five
(Sept. 24 – Oct. 4)
 
              
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2
Los Angeles Sparks		3
 
 
5
Phoenix Mercury		0
 
 
 
 
 
4
Connecticut Sun		83
 
 
 
5
Phoenix Mercury		88
 
5
Phoenix Mercury		79
 
 
 
8
Seattle Storm		69
 
1
Minnesota Lynx		3
 
 
 
2
Los Angeles Sparks		2
 
6
Washington Mystics		86
 
 
 
7
Dallas Wings		76
 
3
New York Liberty		68
 
 
6
Washington Mystics		82
 
 
 
 
 
1
Minnesota Lynx		3
 
 
6
Washington Mystics		0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Note: Teams re-seeded after second round and semi-finals.

Semifinals
Team123
1
Minnesota Lynx		1019381
6
Washington Mystics		818370
Team123
2
Los Angeles Sparks		798689
5
Phoenix Mercury		667287
WNBA Finals
Team12345
1
Minnesota Lynx		8470648085
2
Los Angeles Sparks		8568756976


Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Epiphanny Prince Player of the Week award May 29, 2017 [2]
Tina Charles Player of the Week award June 4, 2017 [3]
June 11, 2017 [4]
July 23, 2017 [5]
July 30, 2017 [6]
August 21, 2017 [7]
August 28, 2017 [8]
September 5, 2017 [9]
Tina Charles Player of the Month award July [10]
August [11]
Sugar Rodgers Sixth Woman of the Year Season-Long Award [12]

References

  1. ↑ "2017 New York Liberty Schedule". Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Sylvia Fowles, Epiphanny Prince Named WNBA Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. May 30, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  3. ↑ "New York's Charles and Phoenix's Taurasi Named WNBA Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. June 5, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Tina Charles and Sylvia Fowles Named WNBA Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. June 12, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  5. ↑ "New York's Charles and Minnesota's Fowles Named WNBA Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. July 24, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Candace Parker, Tina Charles Named WNBA Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. July 31, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Seattle's Stewart, New York's Charles Named WNBA Players Of The Week". wnba.com. WNBA. August 21, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  8. ↑ "New York's Charles, Los Angeles' Parker Named WNBA Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. August 28, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  9. ↑ "New York's Charles, Phoenix's Griner Named WNBA Players Of The Week". wnba.com. WNBA. September 5, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  10. ↑ "2017 WNBA PLAYERS OF THE MONTH". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  11. ↑ "New York's Charles, Los Angeles' Parker Named WNBA Players of the Month". wnba.com. WNBA. September 6, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  12. ↑ "New York's Sugar Rodgers Named 2017 WNBA Sixth Woman Of The Year". wnba.com. WNBA. September 10, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
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