2015 New York Liberty season

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 Fever
Team Leaders
PointsT. Charles 17.1
ReboundsT. Charles 8.5
AssistsT. Wright 3.5

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]

They qualified for the playoffs for the first time since missing out in 2013 and 2014. They won the Conference Semifinals against the Washington Mystics, 2-1, but lost the Conference Finals against the Indiana Fever, 1-2, thus eliminating them from the league.

Transactions

WNBA draft

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

Date Trade

Roster

2015 New York Liberty roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
C31Charles, Tina6' 4" (1.93m)198 lb (90kg)1988-12-05Connecticut
G10Prince, Epiphanny5' 9" (1.75m)167 lb (76kg)1988-01-11Rutgers
G14Rodgers, Sugar5' 9" (1.75m)160 lb (73kg)1989-12-08Georgetown
G30Wright, Tanisha5' 11" (1.8m)165 lb (75kg)1983-11-20Penn State
G15Boyd, Brittany5' 9" (1.75m)156 lb (71kg)1993-06-11California
G/F17Carson, Essence6' 0" (1.83m)165 lb (75kg)1986-07-28Rutgers
C41Stokes, Kiah6' 3" (1.91m)190 lb (86kg)1993-03-30California
C8Swords, Carolyn6' 6" (1.98m)210 lb (95kg)1989-07-19Boston College
G3Wheeler, Erica5' 7" (1.7m)143 lb (65kg)1991-05-02Rutgers
F32Cash, Swin6' 2" (1.88m)162 lb (73kg)1979-09-22Connecticut
G9Allen, Rebecca6' 1" (1.85m)164 lb (74kg)1992-11-06Victoria (Australia)
G2Wiggins, Candice5' 11" (1.8m)154 lb (70kg)1987-02-14Stanford
C7Warley-Talbert, Avery6' 3" (1.91m)202 lb (92kg)1987-05-17Liberty
Head coach
Bill Laimbeer
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Season standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
x - 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

Preseason

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

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

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

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