2008 New York Liberty season

2008 New York Liberty season

Head Coach

Arena

Attendance

9,045 per game

Results
Record	19–15 (.559)
Place	3rd (Eastern)
Playoff Finish	Lost Eastern Conference Final



New York Liberty seasons
< 2007	2009 >

The 2008 WNBA season was the 12th season for the New York Liberty. The first ever outdoor professional basketball game was held at Arthur Ashe Stadium between the New York Liberty and the Indiana Fever.^[1] Over 19,000 fans attended the game.

Offseason

The following player was selected in the Expansion Draft:

Ann Wauters New York Liberty

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Transactions

April 25 The Liberty waived Jennifer Benningfield.
April 16 The Liberty signed Kia Wright and Megan Darrah to training camp contracts.
April 2 The Liberty signed Tiffani Johnson, Jenni Benningfield and LaToya Davis to training camp contracts.
March 18 The Liberty signed Loree Moore to a three-year contract extension.
March 12 The Liberty signed Janel McCarville to a three-year contract extension.
March 11 The Liberty signed free agent Megan Duffy to a training camp contract.
March 4 The Liberty re-signed free agent Shameka Christon, re-signed Ashley Battle and signed Lindsay Bowen to a training camp contract.

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WNBA Draft

Pick	Player	Nationality	School/Club Team
7	Essence Carson	United States	Rutgers
14	Erlana Larkins (from Detroit Shock)	United States	North Carolina
27	Wanisha Smith (from Phoenix Mercury)	United States	Duke
35	Alberta Auguste	United States	Tennessee

^[4]

Preseason

Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Conf.
Detroit Shock ^x	22	12	.647	–	14–3	8–9	16–4
Connecticut Sun ^x	21	13	.618	1.0	13–4	8–9	13–7
New York Liberty ^x	19	15	.559	3.0	11–6	8–9	11–9
Indiana Fever ^x	17	17	.500	5.0	11–6	6–11	12–8
Chicago Sky ^o	12	22	.353	10.0	8–9	4–13	10–10
Washington Mystics ^o	10	24	.294	12.0	6–11	4–13	6–14
Atlanta Dream ^o	4	30	.118	18.0	1–16	3–14	2–18

Season Schedule

Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
May 18	vs. Connecticut	63-77	Loss	0-1
May 22	vs. Washington	79-60	Win	1-1
May 25	@Detroit	62-72	Loss	1-2
May 30	@ Connecticut	84-89	Loss	1-3
June 3	vs. Seattle	77-63	Win	2-3
June 6	vs. Houston	81-73	Win	3-3
June 8	vs. Sacramento	63-70	Loss	3-4
June 11	@ Atlanta	81-77	Win	4-4
June 14	vs. Minnesota	77-76	Win	5-4
June 18	@ Indiana	69-83	Loss	5-5
June 22	vs. Phoenix	105-72	Win	6-5
June 24	@ Minnesota	69-91	Loss	6-6
June 26	vs. Indiana	102-96 (3OT)	Win	7-6
June 28	@ Sacramento	78-82	Loss	7-7
July 1	@ Los Angeles	89-78	Win	8-7
July 3	@ Seattle	71-84	Loss	8-8
July 5	@ Phoenix	93-83	Win	9-8
July 8	@ San Antonio	79-83	Loss	9-9
July 12	vs. Detroit	74-64	Win	10-9
July 15	@ Connecticut	77-71	Win	11-9
July 17	vs. Washington	77-56	Win	12-9
July 19	vs. Indiana	55-71	Loss	12-10
July 23	@ Washington	80-73	Win	13-10
July 25	vs. Los Angeles	69-68	Win	14-10
July 27	@ Atlanta	86-76	Win	15-10
August 28	vs. Chicago	60-69	Loss	15-11
August 29	@ Detroit	69-83	Loss	15-12
September 2	@ Houston	90-87(OT)	Win	16-12
September 5	vs. Atlanta	82-71	Win	17-12
September 7	vs. Chicago	69-61	Win	18-12
September 9	vs. San Antonio	76-82	Loss	18-13
September 11	@ Indiana	59-74	Loss	18-14
September 12	@ Chicago	69-62	Win	19-14
September 14	vs. Detroit	59-61	Loss	19-15

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

Player	GP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	AVG

Roster

New York Liberty roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Nat.	Name	Height	Weight	From
3.0 !SF	22	USA !	Battle, Ashley	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Connecticut
2.5 !G/F	17	USA !	Carson, Essence	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Rutgers
2.5 !G/F	20	USA !	Christon, Shameka	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Arkansas
6.0 !C	50	USA !	Davenport, Jessica	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Ohio State
1.0 !PG	13	USA !	Duffy, Megan	7000170180000000000♠5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	135 lb (61 kg)	Notre Dame
4.5 !PF	3	USA !	Jackson, Tiffany	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Texas
4.5 !PF	33	USA !	Kraayeveld, Cathrine	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oregon
4.5 !PF	24	USA !	Larkins, Erlana	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	North Carolina
6.0 !C	4	USA !	McCarville, Janel	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Minnesota
1.0 !PG	23	USA !	Mitchell, Leilani	7000165100000000000♠5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	130 lb (59 kg)	Utah
1.0 !PG	21	USA !	Moore, Loree	7000175260000000000♠5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Tennessee
2.0 !SG	5	USA !	Thorn, Erin	7000177800000000000♠5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Brigham Young
2.0 !SG	40	USA !	Willis, Lisa	7000180340000000000♠5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	UCLA

Head coach

Pat Coyle (Rutgers)

Assistant coaches

Nick DiPillo (Fairleigh Dickinson)
Bruce Hamburger (Kean)

Athletic trainer

Lisa White (Stony Brook)

Strength and conditioning coach

Lisa White (Stony Brook)

Legend

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

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
Eastern Conference Semi	September 18	vs. Connecticut	72-63	Win	1-0
	September 20	@ Connecticut	70-73	Loss	1-1
	September 22	@ Connecticut	66-62	Win	2-1
Eastern Conference Final	September 26	vs. Detroit	60-56	Win	1-0 (3-1)
	September 28	@ Detroit	55-64	Loss	1-1 (3-2)
	September 29	@ Detroit	73-75	Loss	1-2 (3-3)

References

↑ The first ever outdoor professional basketball game is held at Arthur Ashe Stadium between the New York Liberty and the Indiana Fever. Over 19,000 fans attended the game.
↑ WNBA.com: Atlanta Dream
↑ WNBA.com: 2008 WNBA Transactions
↑ WNBA.com: 2008 WNBA Draft Board

2008 WNBA season by team

Draft Playoffs Finals

Eastern	Atlanta Dream Chicago Sky Connecticut Sun Detroit Shock Indiana Fever New York Liberty Washington Mystics

Western	Houston Comets Los Angeles Sparks Minnesota Lynx Phoenix Mercury Sacramento Monarchs San Antonio Silver Stars Seattle Storm

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New York Liberty

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