2016 New York Liberty season

2016 New York Liberty season
CoachBill Laimbeer
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Attendance9,724 per game
Results
Record21–13 (.618)
Place1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost in Second Round to Phoenix
Team Leaders
PointsTina Charles – 21.5 ppg
ReboundsTina Charles – 9.9 rpg
AssistsTina Charles – 3.8 apg
Media
TelevisionMSG Network (MSG), MSG Plus (MSG+)

The 2016 WNBA season was the 20th season for the New York Liberty franchise of the WNBA. The season began on May 14, on the road against the Washington Mystics.[1] The Liberty started the season with two straight wins, before dropping their final three games in May. Two of there losses came in overtime, and the third came by ten points to Minnesota. They won their first two games of June before dropping a road game against Los Angeles. The Liberty went on a winning streak from there, winning their next six straight games, which included four road wins. The streak was broken with an overtime loss to Phoenix on June 26. The team followed that with an overtime victory over Minnesota to finish the month 9–2. The Liberty won five of their first six games in July, with the only lost coming in Los Angeles. Their victories included three point defeats of Seattle and Chicago. They went 2–2 in their final four games before the Olympic break, losing to Minnesota and Indiana, and defeating Connecticut and Washington. They finished July 7–3, and were 18–8 before the break. They won their first game back against San Antonio 84–77. However, the second half of the season did not go as well for the Liberty, as they went 2–5 in September. They only defeated Phoenix and Connecticut. All of their defeats, except a 84–81 loss to Dallas, came by double digits.

The Liberty finished the season 21–13, which saw them finish in first place in the Eastern Conference. They were the third seed in the 2016 WNBA playoffs and earned a bye into the Second Round. They hosted eighth-seed Phoenix in their Second Round game. The Mercury defeated the Liberty 101–94. The game was within two points in the fourth quarter, but a late surge saw the Mercury pull away. A highlight of the season was Tina Charles sweeping Eastern Conference Player of the Month awards, and winning seven Eastern Conference Player of the Week awards. She was also selected to the All-WNBA First Team while leading the league in scoring and rebounding.

Transactions

WNBA draft

See also: 2016 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 12 Adut Bulgak  Canada Florida State
2 24 Ameryst Alston  United States Ohio State
3 36 Shacobia Barbee Georgia

Trades/Roster Changes

Date Details
February 1, 2016 Signed Shavonte Zellous[2]
Re-signed Carolyn Swords[3]
March 8, 2016 Signed Swin Cash[4]
April 18, 2016 Signed Lindsey Harding[5]
May 2, 2016 The Liberty acquired Shoni Schimmel from the Atlanta Dream in exchange for their second round pick in the 2017 WNBA draft.[6]
May 11, 2016 The Liberty acquired Amanda Zahui B. and Dallas' second round pick in the 2017 draft in exchange for the Liberty's first round pick in the 2017 draft.[7]

Roster

Source:[8]

2016 New York Liberty roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G/F9Allen, Rebecca6' 2" (1.88m)162 lb (73kg)1992-11-06Australia1
G22Alston, Ameryst5' 9" (1.75m)178 lb (81kg)1994-06-20Ohio StateR
G15Boyd, Brittany5' 9" (1.75m)156 lb (71kg)1993-06-11California1
C2Bulgak, Adut6' 4" (1.93m)156 lb (71kg)1992-12-20Florida StateR
F32Cash, Swin6' 1" (1.85m)171 lb (78kg)1979-09-22Connecticut14
F/C31Charles, Tina6' 4" (1.93m)192 lb (87kg)1988-12-05Connecticut6
G12Harding, Lindsey5' 8" (1.73m)139 lb (63kg)1984-06-12Duke8
G10Prince, Epiphanny5' 9" (1.75m)179 lb (81kg)1988-01-11Rutgers6
G14Rodgers, Sugar5' 9" (1.75m)161 lb (73kg)1989-12-08Georgetown3
G5Schimmel, Shoni5' 9" (1.75m)161 lb (73kg)1992-05-04Louisville2
C41Stokes, Kiah6' 3" (1.91m)191 lb (87kg)1993-03-30Connecticut1
C8Swords, Carolyn6' 6" (1.98m)215 lb (98kg)1989-07-19Boston College4
G30Wright, Tanisha5' 11" (1.8m)166 lb (75kg)1983-11-29Penn State11
C17Zahui B., Amanda6' 5" (1.96m)184 lb (83kg)1993-09-08Minnesota1
G1Zellous, Shavonte5' 10" (1.78m)188 lb (85kg)1986-08-28Pittsburgh7
Head coach
Bill Laimbeer (Notre Dame)
Assistant coaches
Katie Smith (Ohio State)
Herb Williams (Ohio State)
Athletic trainer
Rosemary Ragle (Troy)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Game log

Preseason

2016 pre-season game log
May: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 1 vs. Chicago L 59–93 Adut Bulgak (17) Adut Bulgak (12) Brittany Boyd-Jones (3) Bob Carpenter Center
3,432 		0–1
2 May 5 Minnesota L 74–77 Sugar Rodgers (22) Avery Warley-Talbert (6) Alston, Warley-Talbert (2) Levien Gymnasium
1,028 		0–2
2016 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2017 game log
Total: 21–13 (Home: 10–7; Road: 11–6)
May: 2–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 14 @ Washington W 87–76 Tina Charles (24) Tina Charles (11) Lindsey Harding (7) Capital One Arena
11,579 		1–0
2 May 15 Dallas W 79–71 Charles, Rodgers (24) Tina Charles (11) Lindsey Harding (5) Madison Square Garden
10,120 		2–0
3 May 21 Los Ageles L 72–79 (OT) Tina Charles (17) Tina Charles (16) Harding, Wright (4) Madison Square Garden
9,417 		2–1
4 May 24 Atlanta L 79–85 (OT) Tina Charles (29) Carolyn Swords (11) Tina Charles (6) Madison Square Garden
14,503 		2–2
5 May 31 Minnesota L 69–79 Tina Charles (23) Tina Charles (11) Tanisha Wright (4) Madison Square Garden
7,356 		2–3
June : 9–2 (Home: 3–1; Road: 6–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
6 June 3 Indiana W 91–59 Sugar Rodgers (21) Kiah Stokes (12) Tina Charles (6) Madison Square Garden
8,566 		3–3
7 June 5 @ Seattle W 86–78 Tina Charles (19) Tina Charles (13) Sugar Rodgers (5) KeyArena
6,240 		4–3
8 June 7 @ Los Angeles L 77–100 Shavonte Zellous (12) Amanda Zahui B. (8) Tina Charles (4) Staples Center
7,103 		4–4
9 June 11 @ San Antonio W 90–75 Sugar Rodgers (22) Kiah Stokes (10) Tina Charles (6) AT&T Center
5,219 		5–4
10 June 14 Dallas W 91–88 Tina Charles (28) Rodgers, Stokes (7) Tanisha Wright (5) Madison Square Garden
7,939 		6–4
11 June 16 @ Connecticut W 80–72 Tina Charles (32) Kiah Stokes (9) Tanisha Wright (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,786 		7–4
12 June 19 @ Indiana W 78–75 Tina Charles (26) Tina Charles (15) Tina Charles (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,440 		8–4
13 June 22 @ Atlanta W 90–79 Tina Charles (23) Charles, Stokes (9) Tina Charles (10) Philips Arena
10,345 		9–4
14 June 24 Chicago W 80–79 Tina Charles (21) Tina Charles (13) Charles, Wright (4) Madison Square Garden
10,120 		10–4
15 June 26 Phoenix L 97–104 (OT) Tina Charles (26) Charles, Stokes (8) Wright, Zellous (6) Madison Square Garden
9,591 		10–5
16 June 29 @ Minnesota W 95–92 (OT) Sugar Rodgers (30) Kiah Stokes (11) Boyd-Jones, Wright, Zellous (3) Target Center
7,721 		11–5
July : 7–3 (Home: 5–1; Road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
17 July 1 @ Phoenix W 99–88 Tina Charles (31) Tina Charles (10) Tanisha Wright (6) Talking Stick Resort Arena
11,606 		12–5
18 July 3 @ Los Angeles L 67–77 Tina Charles (27) Carolyn Swords (11) Charles, Wright (3) Staples Center
10,003 		12–6
19 July 6 Seattle W 78–74 Charles, Wright (18) Kiah Stokes (11) Sugar Rodgers (7) Madison Square Garden
9,852 		13–6
20 July 8 @ Chicago W 88–85 Tina Charles (29) Tina Charles (9) Tanisha Wright (6) Allstate Arena
5,633 		14–6
21 July 10 San Antonio W 75–65 Amanda Zahui B. (14) Carolyn Swords (11) Brittany Boyd-Jones (4) Madison Square Garden
9,790 		15–6
22 July 13 Atlanta W 86–62 Tina Charles (18) Tina Charles (9) Wright, Zellous (3) Madison Square Garden
11,317 		16–6
23 July 15 @ Minnesota L 70–88 Tina Charles (15) Tina Charles (14) Shavonte Zellous (4) Target Center
8,123 		16–7
24 July 17 Connecticut W 83–76 Swin Cash (16) Tina Charles (10) Charles, Rodgers, Wright (3) Madison Square Garden
9,464 		17–7
25 July 20 Washington W 88–81 Rebecca Allen (19) Charles, Zahui B. (9) Brittany Boyd-Jones (7) Capital One Arena
12,778 		18–7
26 July 21 Indiana L 70–82 Tina Charles (25) Tina Charles (13) Boyd-Jones, Wright (6) Madison Square Garden
11,253 		18–8
August : 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
27 August 26 @ San Antonio W 84–77 Sugar Rodgers (18) Tina Charles (10) Charles, Zellous (4) AT&T Center
6,831 		19–8
September : 2–5 (Home: 2–2; Road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
28 September 1 @ Indiana L 77–98 Tina Charles (22) Tina Charles (11) Boyd-Jones, Charles (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,524 		19–9
29 September 3 Phoenix W 92–70 Tina Charles (23) Tina Charles (15) Brittany Boyd-Jones (6) Madison Square Garden
10,026 		20–9
30 September 7 Seattle L 78–102 Tina Charles (22) Tina Charles (9) Tina Charles (7) Madison Square Garden
8,159 		20–10
31 September 9 Connecticut W 89–82 Tina Charles (23) Tina Charles (10) Brittany Boyd-Jones (8) Madison Square Garden
9,482 		21–10
32 September 11 @ Dallas L 81–84 Tina Charles (29) Tina Charles (10) Brittany Boyd-Jones (10) College Park Center
5,662 		21–11
33 September 13 Washington L 62–75 Tina Charles (22) Tina Charles (11) Brittany Boyd-Jones (6) Madison Square Garden
8,345 		21–12
34 September 16 @ Chicago L 68–92 Cash, Swords (15) Allen, Swords (8) Brittany Boyd-Jones (6) Allstate Arena
7,295 		21–13
2016 season schedule

Playoffs

2016 playoff game log
WNBA Second Round: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 September 24 Phoenix L 94–101 Tanisha Wright (21) Tina Charles (9) Charles, Wright (5) Madison Square Garden
10,227 		0–1
2016 playoff schedule

Standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
3 - 21 13 .618 — 10–7 11–6 11–5
4 - Chicago Sky 18 16 .529 3 11–6 7–10 8–8
5 - Indiana Fever 17 17 .500 4 8–9 9–8 8–8
6 - Atlanta Dream 17 17 .500 4 11–6 6–11 9–7
e - Connecticut Sun 14 20 .412 7 8–9 6–11 4–12
e - Washington Mystics 13 21 .382 8 5–12 8–9 8–8

Playoffs

First round
Single elimination
(Sept. 21)		Second round
Single elimination
(Sept. 24 and 25)		Semifinals
Best-of-5
(Sept. 28 – Oct. 6)		WNBA Finals
Best-of-5
(Oct. 9 – 20)
1Minnesota Lynx3
3948Phoenix Mercury0
5Indiana Fever788Phoenix Mercury1011Minnesota Lynx2
8Phoenix Mercury892Los Angeles Sparks3
2Los Angeles Sparks3
4Chicago Sky1084Chicago Sky1
6Atlanta Dream946Atlanta Dream98
7Seattle Storm85

Note: Teams re-seeded after the second round and semifinals.

  • Bold – Game or series winner
  • Italic – Team with home-court advantage

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

Source:[8]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Tina Charles 32 32 33.7 43.9% 34.7% 81.2% 9.9 3.8 0.8 0.8 21.5
Sugar Rodgers 33 33 30.5 40.5% 41.3% 84.2% 3.7 2.4 1.1 0.5 14.5
Kiah Stokes 27 0 24.1 64.1% — 62.7% 7.4 0.7 0.7 1.4 6.9
Shavonte Zellous 33 1 23.3 40.3% 19.2% 85.1% 2.5 2.2 0.9 0.2 8.8
Tanisha Wright 29 28 23.0 40.1% 23.5% 71.7% 2.3 3.6 0.9 0.2 6.7
Lindsey Harding 5 3 22.8 32.0% 0.00% 100.0% 2.8 3.6 0.2 0.0 3.6
Brittany Boyd 33 9 19.7 36.1% 16.7% 72.8% 2.5 3.6 1.6 0.1 6.5
Swin Cash 31 23 19.5 37.9% 12.5% 68.3% 3.4 1.4 0.7 0.5 5.3
Carolyn Swords 34 34 17.5 57.1% — 68.6% 4.6 0.7 0.2 0.6 5.2
Epiphanny Prince 6 0 13.8 40.0% 36.4% 100.0% 1.5 0.7 0.3 0.0 5.2
Rebecca Allen 21 6 13.3 45.9% 56.7% 86.7% 1.7 0.5 0.4 0.5 5.7
Amanda Zahui B. 33 1 11.3 44.9% 18.8% 78.7% 3.2 0.4 0.3 0.7 5.0
Shoni Schimmel 17 0 4.5 55.0% 56.3% 80.0% 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.1 2.1
Adut Bulgak 7 0 3.3 45.5% 50.0% 75.0% 1.3 — — — 2.0
Ameryst Alston 1 0 — — — — — — — — —

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Tina Charles Peak Performer: Points September 20, 2016 [9]
Peak Performer: Rebounds
All-WNBA First Team October 14, 2016 [10]
Eastern Conference Player of the Month June 2, 2016 [11]
July 7, 2016 [12]
July 26, 2016 [13]
September 20, 2016 [14]
Eastern Conference Player of the Week May 23, 2016 [15]
June 6, 2016 [16]
June 20, 2016 [17]
June 27, 2016 [18]
July 6, 2016 [19]
July 22, 2016 [20]
September 5, 2016 [21]
Tanisha Wright WNBA All-Defensive Second Team September 30, 2016 [22]

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