2017 New York Liberty season

The 2017 WNBA season is the 21st season for the New York Liberty franchise of the WNBA. The season tips off on May 13.[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 4, 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.

2017 New York Liberty season
CoachBill Laimbeer
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Attendance9,888 per game
Results
Record22–12 (.647)
Place1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost in Second Round to Washington
Team Leaders
PointsTina Charles 19.7 ppg
ReboundsTina Charles 9.4 rpg
AssistsEpiphanny Prince 2.9 apg
Media
TelevisionMSG Network (MSG), MSG Plus (MSG+)

Transactions

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WNBA draft

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RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
214Lindsay Allen  United StatesNotre Dame
334Kai James  United StatesFlorida State

Roster

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2017 New York Liberty roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G/F9 Allen, Rebecca6' 2" (1.88m)164 lb (74kg)11-06-1992Australia3
G15 Boyd, Brittany  5' 9" (1.75m)156 lb (71kg)06-11-1993California3
F/C31 Charles, Tina6' 4" (1.93m)186 lb (84kg)12-05-1988Connecticut8
G10 Prince, Epiphanny5' 9" (1.75m)179 lb (81kg)01-11-1988Rutgers8
G14 Rodgers, Sugar5' 9" (1.75m)166 lb (75kg)12-08-1989Georgetown6
C41 Stokes, Kiah6' 3" (1.91m)191 lb (87kg)03-30-1993Connecticut3
C7 Vaughn, Kia6' 4" (1.93m)198 lb (90kg)01-24-1987Rutgers9
G8 Hartley, Bria5' 8" (1.73m)145 lb (66kg)09-30-1992Connecticut4
C17 Zahui B., Amanda6' 5" (1.96m)250 lb (113kg)09-08-1993Minnesota3
G1 Zellous, Shavonte5' 10" (1.78m)188 lb (85kg)08-28-1986Pittsburgh9
F/C4 Raincock-Ekunwe, Nayo6' 2" (1.88m)175 lb (79kg)08-29-1991Simon FraserR
G12 Allen, Lindsay5' 8" (1.73m)144 lb (65kg)03-20-1995Notre DameR
Head coach
Bill Laimbeer (Notre Dame)
Assistant coaches
Katie Smith (Ohio State)
Herb Williams (Ohio State)
Athletic trainer
Rosemary Ragle (Troy)
Strength and conditioning coach
Kevin Duffy (Ohio)

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

Game log

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Preseason

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2017 pre-season game log
May: 1–2 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1May 2Los AngelesW 81-65Vaughn (14)Vaughn (6)Boyd (4)Mohegan Sun Arena
2,782
1-0
2May 3ChicagoL 75-86Charles (14)Hartley (6)Charles (3)Mohegan Sun Arena
N/A
1-1
3May 7ConnecticutL 57-79Charles (20)Charles (9)Zahui B. (3)Columbia University
388
1-2
2017 pre-season schedule

Regular season

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2017 game log
Total: 22-12 (Home: 13–4; Road: 9–9)
May: 2–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1May 13San AntonioW 73-64Charles (12)Charles (7)Zellous (4)Madison Square Garden
8,207
1-0
2May 18MinnesotaL 71-90Rodgers (20)Tied (7)Tied (3)Madison Square Garden
7,004
1-1
3May 23PhoenixW 69-67Prince (24)Charles (11)Rodgers (4)Talking Stick Resort Arena
7,886
2-1
4May 26SeattleL 81-87Charles (28)Tied (9)Prince (7)KeyArena
5,860
2-2
5May 30Los AngelesL 75-90Charles (25)Zellous (7)Tied (5)Madison Square Garden
8,108
2-3
June: 5–3 (Home: 4–1; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
6June 2DallasW 93-89Charles (36)Stokes (15)Rodgers (5)Madison Square Garden
7,426
3-3
7June 4PhoenixW 88-72Stokes (23)Stokes (14)Zellous (5)Madison Square Garden
7,831
4-3
8June 7AtlantaW 76-61Charles (18)Stokes (17)Allen (4)Madison Square Garden
14,816
5-3
9June 11SeattleW 94-86Tied (21)Charles (14)Rodgers (5)Madison Square Garden
8,564
6-3
10June 14ConnecticutL 76-96Charles (17)Tied (5)Tied (2)Mohegan Sun Arena
4,818
6-4
11June 16DallasW 102-93Zellous (28)Charles (10)Zellous (6)College Park Center
3,152
7-4
12June 23ConnecticutL 89-94Charles (20)Charles (11)Charles (6)Madison Square Garden
10,240
7-5
13June 29WashingtonL 54-67Zellous (17)Vaughn (9)Prince (3)Verizon Center
5,490
7-6
July: 5–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
14July 2AtlantaL 72-81Charles (21)Zellous (9)Prince (9)McCamish Pavilion
3,521
7-7
15July 6SeattleW 79-70Charles (29)Charles (12)Zellous (5)KeyArena
4,397
8-7
16July 9PhoenixL 69-81Charles (29)Prince (9)Prince (4)Talking Stick Resort Arena
9,413
8-8
17July 14ChicagoL 68-78Charles (23)Charles (19)Prince (4)Madison Square Garden
9,341
8-9
18July 16WashingtonW 85-55Hartley (15)Stokes (10)Rodgers (5)Madison Square Garden
10,204
9-9
19July 19ConnecticutW 96-80Charles (28)Charles (17)Zellous (6)Madison Square Garden
17,443
10-9
20July 25MinnesotaL 75-76Charles (24)Charles (16)Allen (5)Xcel Energy Center
10,123
10-10
21July 28IndianaW 85-84Charles (25)Stokes (10)Zellous (5)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,617
11-10
22July 30ChicagoW 86-82Charles (15)Stokes (16)Charles (5)Allstate Arena
5,834
12-10
August: 8–2 (Home: 5–0; Road: 3–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
23August 1San AntonioL 81-93Hartley (17)Charles (8)Hartley (5)AT&T Center
3,430
12-11
24August 4Los AngelesL 74-87Hartley (16)Stokes (7)Tied (4)Staples Center
11,617
12-12
25August 8IndianaW 81-76Charles (26)Zellous (8)Charles (4)Madison Square Garden
10,068
13-12
26August 11AtlantaW 83-77Zellous (20)Charles (8)Zellous (4)McCamish Pavilion
5,158
14-12
27August 13Los AngelesW 83-69Charles (21)Tied (7)Tied (5)Madison Square Garden
10,083
15-12
28August 18ConnecticutW 82-70Charles (24)Tied (7)Allen (3)Mohegan Sun Arena
7,016
16-12
29August 20MinnesotaW 70-61Charles (19)Charles (9)Tied (6)Madison Square Garden
10,007
17-12
30August 23IndianaW 71-50Charles (13)Charles (9)Charles (3)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,118
18-12
31August 25WashingtonW 74-66Tied (20)Vaughn (9)Hartley (3)Madison Square Garden
9,340
19-12
32August 27ChicagoW 92-62Charles (22)Stokes (10)Rodgers (6)Madison Square Garden
9,317
20-12
September: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
33September 1San AntonioW 81-69Tied (16)Charles (8)Tied (4)Madison Square Garden
10,108
21-12
34September 3DallasW 82-81Prince (20)Charles (18)Tied (3)College Park Center
4,701
22-12
2017 season schedule

Playoffs

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

Standings

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

Playoffs

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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)
2Los Angeles Sparks798689
4Connecticut Sun835Phoenix Mercury667287
5Phoenix Mercury795Phoenix Mercury881Minnesota Lynx8470648085
8Seattle Storm692Los Angeles Sparks8568756976
1Minnesota Lynx1019381
3New York Liberty686Washington Mystics818370
6Washington Mystics866Washington Mystics82
7Dallas Wings76

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

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
Tina Charles343432.244.2%34.8%80.4%9.42.60.80.719.7
Brittany Boyd2216.060.0%0.0%72.7%4.02.51.50.013.0
Epiphanny Prince282526.840.1%34.4%87.8%3.62.91.30.312.0
Shavonte Zellous343429.142.3%33.3%82.3%4.02.80.90.211.7
Sugar Rodgers331525.633.9%34.2%81.5%3.82.30.90.510.5
Bria Hartley342421.441.6%34.5%74.4%2.12.10.60.47.8
Kia Vaughn282219.653.6%58.3%4.90.70.40.45.8
Kiah Stokes341219.653.1%0.0%79.6%6.30.90.41.14.8
Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe3229.252.6%0.0%59.0%1.80.30.20.03.7
Rebecca Allen3309.237.6%34.1%33.3%2.00.50.40.42.8
Cierra Burdick606.054.5%100%1.00.70.20.22.2
Amanda Zahui B.2905.340.0%25.0%75.0%1.10.30.20.22.2
Lindsay Allen28013.437.1%0.0%70.0%1.52.20.60.01.9
Ameryst Alston201.550.0%1.00.50.00.01.0
Chelsea Hopkins101.0

Awards and honors

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RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
Epiphanny PrincePlayer of the Week awardMay 29, 2017[2]
Tina CharlesPlayer of the Week awardJune 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 CharlesPlayer of the Month awardJuly[10]
August[11]
Sugar RodgersSixth Woman of the YearSeason-Long Award[12]

References

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  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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