2015 New York Liberty season

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]

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

Transactions

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WNBA draft

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The following are the Liberty's selections in the 2015 WNBA draft.

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
19 (from S.A.)Brittany Boyd  United StatesCalifornia
223 (from Min.)Amber Orrange  United StatesStanford
327 (through Conn.)Laurin Mincy  United StatesMaryland
328 (from Minn.)Michala Johnson  United StatesWisconsin

Trades

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DateTrade

Roster

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2015 New York Liberty roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
C31 Charles, Tina6' 4" (1.93m)198 lb (90kg)12-05-1988Connecticut
G10 Prince, Epiphanny5' 9" (1.75m)167 lb (76kg)01-11-1988Rutgers
G14 Rodgers, Sugar5' 9" (1.75m)160 lb (73kg)12-08-1989Georgetown
G30 Wright, Tanisha5' 11" (1.8m)165 lb (75kg)11-20-1983Penn State
G15 Boyd, Brittany5' 9" (1.75m)156 lb (71kg)06-11-1993California
G/F17 Carson, Essence6' 0" (1.83m)165 lb (75kg)07-28-1986Rutgers
C41 Stokes, Kiah6' 3" (1.91m)190 lb (86kg)03-30-1993California
C8 Swords, Carolyn6' 6" (1.98m)210 lb (95kg)07-19-1989Boston College
G3 Wheeler, Erica5' 7" (1.7m)143 lb (65kg)05-02-1991Rutgers
F32 Cash, Swin6' 2" (1.88m)162 lb (73kg)09-22-1979Connecticut
G9 Allen, Rebecca6' 1" (1.85m)164 lb (74kg)11-06-1992Victoria (Australia)
G2 Wiggins, Candice5' 11" (1.8m)154 lb (70kg)02-14-1987Stanford
C7 Warley-Talbert, Avery6' 3" (1.91m)202 lb (92kg)05-17-1987Liberty
Head coach
Bill Laimbeer




Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Season standings

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Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
x - New York Liberty2311.67612–511–613–9
x - Chicago Sky2113.618213–48–914–8
x - Indiana Fever2014.588311–69–813–9
x - Washington Mystics1816.529511–67–1010–12
e - Atlanta Dream1519.44189–86–1110–12
e - Connecticut Sun1519.44188–97–106–16

Schedule

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Preseason

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2015 pre-season game log
Total: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Pre-season: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1May 22ChicagoL 55–83 Kiah Stokes (11)Kiah Stokes (11)Brittany Boyd (2)Bob Carpenter Center
3,105
0–1
2May 27AtlantaL 72–85 Tina Charles (12)Kiah Stokes (11)Tanisha Wright (5)Madison Square Garden
(14,530)
0–2
3June 1@ MinnesotaL 80–85 Tina Charles (19)Tina Charles (5)Essence Carson (5)Target Center
3,520
0–3
2015 season schedule

Regular season

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2015 game log
Total: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
June: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
2015 season schedule

Playoffs

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2015 playoff game log
Total: 3–3 (home: 2–2; road: 1–1)
Conference semifinals: 2–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1September 18WashingtonL 83–86 Epiphanny Prince (26)Carolyn Swords
Kiah Stokes (9)
Tina Charles (5)Madison Square Garden
10,120
0–1
2September 20WashingtonW 86–68 Tina Charles (22)Kiah Stokes (7)Tanisha Wright (6)Verizon Center
6,619
1–1
3September 22WashingtonW 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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1September 23IndianaW 84–67 Kiah Stokes (21)Tina Charles (7)Tina Charles (9)Madison Square Garden
7,229
1–0
2September 27IndianaL 64–70 Tina Charles (25)Kiah Stokes (11)Tanisha Wright (5)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,505
1–1
3September 29IndianaL 51–66 Candice Wiggins (15)Tina Charles (10)Epiphanny Prince (4)Madison Square Garden
10,120
1–2
2015 playoff schedule

Statistics

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Legend
  GPGames 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 gameTeam leaderLeague leader

Regular season

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PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG

Awards and honors

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References

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