2013 New York Liberty season

2013 New York Liberty season
CoachBill Laimbeer[1]
ArenaPrudential Center
Attendanceper game
Results
Record10–24 (.294)
Place5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Media
TelevisionMSG, MSG+
ESPN2, NBATV

The 2013 New York Liberty season was the 17th season for the New York Liberty franchise of the WNBA, and their 1st season under head coach, Bill Laimbeer. The season tipped off on, May 25, 2013, against the Connecticut Sun. The Liberty played at Prudential Center in New Jersey due to renovations at Madison Square Garden.

Transactions

WNBA draft

The following are the Liberty's selections in the 2013 WNBA draft.

Round Pick Player Nationality School/team/country
1 5
2 17
3 29

Trades

Date Trade
TBD To New York Liberty To TBD
TBD TBD

Personnel changes

Roster

2013 New York Liberty roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F/C3Bone, Kelsey6' 4" (1.93m)1991-12-31Texas A&MR
F/C45Braxton, Kara6' 6" (1.98m)225 lb (102kg)1983-02-18Georgia8
G/F17Carson, Essence6' 0" (1.83m)165 lb (75kg)1986-07-28Rutgers5
F1Milton-Jones, Delisha6' 1" (1.85m)185 lb (84kg)1974-09-11Florida14
PG5Mitchell, Leilani5' 5" (1.65m)128 lb (58kg)1985-06-15Utah5
G/F21Montgomery, Alex6' 1" (1.85m)185 lb (84kg)1988-11-12Georgia Tech2
F/C33Pierson, Plenette6' 2" (1.88m)180 lb (82kg)1981-08-31Texas Tech10
G23Pondexter, Cappie5' 9" (1.75m)160 lb (73kg)1983-01-07Rutgers7
G30Smith, Katie5' 11" (1.8m)175 lb (79kg)1974-06-04Ohio State14
G4Williams, Kamiko5' 11" (1.8m)1991-04-06TennesseeR
F15Young, Toni6' 2" (1.88m)1991-01-11Oklahoma StateR
Head coach
Bill Laimbeer (Notre Dame)
Assistant coaches
Barbara Farris (Tulane)
Taj McWilliams-Franklin (St. Edward's)
Athletic trainer
Laura Ramus (Wayne State (MI))
Strength and conditioning coach
Kevin Duffy (Ohio)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Depth

Pos. Starter Bench
C Kara Braxton Kelsey Bone
PF Cheryl Ford Toni Young
SF Plenette Pierson Essence Carson
Alex Montgomery
SG Cappie Pondexter Katie Smith
PG Leilani Mitchell Kamiko Williams

Season standings

# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB GP
1 z-Chicago Sky 24 10 .706 - 34
2 x-Atlanta Dream 17 17 .500 7 34
3 x-Washington Mystics 17 17 .500 7 34
4 x-Indiana Fever 16 18 .471 8 34
5 e- 11 23 .324 13 34
6 e-Connecticut Sun 10 24 .294 14 34

Schedule

Preseason

2013 pre-season game log
Total: 1–2 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–2)
Pre-season: 1–2 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 May 11 @ Connecticut L 74–83 Williams, Pierson, & Montgomery (12) Essence Carson (5) Alex Montgomery (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
6692
0–1
2 May 15 @ Chicago L 67–85 Pondexter & Montgomery (14) Alex Montgomery (8) Kara Braxton (4) Jacoby Dickens Center
1250
0–2
3 May 18 Connecticut W 78–67 Cappie Pondexter (14) Pondexter & Bone (6) Essence Carson (5) Prudential Center
1945
1–2
2013 season schedule

Regular season

2013 game log
Total: 11–23 (Home: 6–11; Road: 5–12)
May: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 May 25 @ Connecticut L 69–81 Cappie Pondexter (23) Kara Braxton (9) Pondexter & Williams (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
7672
0–1
2 May 31 Tulsa W 78–76 (OT) Essence Carson (18) Braxton & Pondexter (8) Cappie Pondexter (6) Prudential Center
7532
1–1
June : 4–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
3 June 5 Indiana W 75–68 (OT) Essence Carson (21) Braxton & Montgomery (7) Leilani Mitchell (3) Prudential Center
7617
2–1
4 June 7 @ Atlanta L 56–75 Kara Braxton (14) Alex Montgomery (12) Pierson & Montgomery (4) Philips Arena
6173
2–2
5 June 9 Atlanta W 76–67 Pierson & Pondexter (17) Leilani Mitchell (7) Cappie Pondexter (6) Prudential Center
5933
3–2
6 June 14 Connecticut W 78–68 Cappie Pondexter (20) Kara Braxton (13) Leilani Mitchell (5) Prudential Center
5845
4–2
7 June 23 San Antonio L 77–78 (OT) Cappie Pondexter (19) Cappie Pondexter (11) Pondexter & Mitchell (6) Prudential Center
6123
4–3
8 June 26 @ Chicago L 74–87 Cappie Pondexter (21) Kelsey Bone (9) Leilani Mitchell (7) Allstate Arena
8911
4–4
9 June 28 @ Seattle W 67–62 Cappie Pondexter (23) Kara Braxton (14) Smith, Braxton, & Pondexter (3) Key Arena
7687
5–4
July : 3–7 (Home: 1–3; Road: 2–4)
August : 3–7 (Home: 1–5; Road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
20 August 3 Connecticut L 66–88 Kara Braxton (18) Kelsey Bone (9) Cappie Pondexter (5) Prudential Center
6245
8–12
21 August 6 Washington W 93–88 Pondexter & Montgomery (21) Pierson & Bone (6) Plenette Pierson (10) Prudential Center
8907
9–12
22 August 10 Los Angeles L 67–85 Cappie Pondexter (22) Kara Braxton (9) Pierson & Braxton (3) Prudential Center
7569
9–13
23 August 11 @ Atlanta W 88–82 Cappie Pondexter (33) Plenette Pierson (12) Cappie Pondexter (7) Philips Arena
4576
10–13
24 August 16 Washington L 57–66 Katie Smith (14) Kara Braxton (9) Alex Montgomery (5) Prudential Center
6157
10–14
25 August 18 @ Minnesota L 57–88 Smith & Montgomery (11) DeLisha Milton-Jones (8) DeLisha Milton-Jones (5) Target Center
9004
10–15
26 August 23 @ Chicago L 64–82 Plenette Pierson (25) Kelsey Bone (7) Cappie Pondexter (6) Allstate Arena
5888
10–16
27 August 25 @ Connecticut W 74–66 Plenette Pierson (18) Kara Braxton (7) Alex Montgomery (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
7004
11–16
28 August 27 Minnesota L 47–73 Cappie Pondexter (13) DeLisha Milton-Jones (7) Plenette Pierson (3) Prudential Center
5997
11–17
29 August 30 Indiana L 67–73 Kelsey Bone (13) Alex Montgomery (9) Pondexter & Mitchell (3) Prudential Center
6621
11–18
September: 0–5 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
30 September 1 @ Tulsa L 88–93 Braxton & Pondexter (20) Kara Braxton (15) Cappie Pondexter (6) BOK Center
5818
11–19
31 September 6 Atlanta L 57–70 Kara Braxton (17) Plenette Pierson (8) Alex Montgomery (4) Prudential Center
7021
11–20
32 September 10 Phoenix L 76–80 Katie Smith (17) Plenette Pierson (15) Plenette Pierson (6) Prudential Center
8127
11–21
33 September 13 @ Indiana L 63–66 DeLisha Milton-Jones (18) Kara Braxton (8) Pierson & Montgomery (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
10571
11–22
34 September 15 @ Washington L 52–70 Kelsey Bone (11) Plenette Pierson (11) Plenette Pierson (4) Verizon Center
9454
11–23
2013 season schedule

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

Regular season

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

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ Berkman, Seth (October 16, 2017). "Katie Smith Replaces Bill Laimbeer as Liberty Coach". The New York Times. Retrieved January 2, 2020.