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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]

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
C31United StatesCharles, Tina6' 4" (1.93m)198 lb (90kg)1988-12-05Connecticut
G10United StatesPrince, Epiphanny5' 9" (1.75m)167 lb (76kg)1988-01-11Rutgers
G14United StatesRodgers, Sugar5' 9" (1.75m)160 lb (73kg)1989-12-08Georgetown
G30United StatesWright, Tanisha5' 11" (1.8m)165 lb (75kg)1983-11-20Penn State
G15United StatesBoyd, Brittany5' 9" (1.75m)156 lb (71kg)1993-06-11California
G/F17United StatesCarson, Essence6' 0" (1.83m)165 lb (75kg)1986-07-28Rutgers
C41United StatesStokes, Kiah6' 3" (1.91m)190 lb (86kg)1993-03-30California
C8United StatesSwords, Carolyn6' 6" (1.98m)210 lb (95kg)1989-07-19Boston College
G3United StatesWheeler, Erica5' 7" (1.7m)143 lb (65kg)1991-05-02Rutgers
F32United StatesCash, Swin6' 2" (1.88m)162 lb (73kg)1979-09-22Connecticut
G9AustraliaAllen, Rebecca6' 1" (1.85m)164 lb (74kg)1992-11-06Victoria (Australia)
G2United StatesWiggins, Candice5' 11" (1.8m)154 lb (70kg)1987-02-14Stanford
C7United StatesWarley-Talbert, Avery6' 3" (1.91m)202 lb (92kg)1987-05-17Liberty
Head coach
United States Bill Laimbeer

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

Season standings

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