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 | |
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Coach | Bill Laimbeer |
Arena | Madison Square Garden |
Attendance | 9,888 per game |
Results | |
Record | 22–12 (.647) |
Place | 1st (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Lost in Second Round to Washington |
Team Leaders | |
Points | Tina Charles 19.7 ppg |
Rebounds | Tina Charles 9.4 rpg |
Assists | Epiphanny Prince 2.9 apg |
Media | |
Television | MSG Network (MSG), MSG Plus (MSG+) |
Transactions
WNBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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2 | 14 | Lindsay Allen | ![]() | Notre Dame |
3 | 34 | Kai James | ![]() | Florida State |
Roster
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Game log
Preseason
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May: 1–2 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–0)
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2017 pre-season schedule |
Regular season
2017 game log Total: 22-12 (Home: 13–4; Road: 9–9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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May: 2–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–1)
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June: 5–3 (Home: 4–1; Road: 1–2)
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July: 5–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 3–3)
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August: 8–2 (Home: 5–0; Road: 3–2)
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September: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
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2017 season schedule |
Playoffs
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WNBA Second Round: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
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2017 playoff schedule |
Standings
# | Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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1 | New York Liberty - (3) | 22 | 12 | .647 | - | 13–4 | 9–8 | 10–6 |
2 | Connecticut Sun - (4) | 21 | 13 | .636 | 1 | 12–5 | 9–6 | 10–6 |
3 | Washington Mystics - (6) | 18 | 16 | .529 | 4 | 11–6 | 7–10 | 12-4 |
4 | Chicago Sky - e | 12 | 22 | .353 | 10 | 4–13 | 8–9 | 6–10 |
5 | Atlanta Dream - e | 12 | 22 | .353 | 10 | 9–8 | 3–14 | 5–11 |
6 | Indiana Fever - e | 9 | 25 | .265 | 13 | 6–11 | 3–14 | 4–12 |
Playoffs
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) | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Los Angeles Sparks | 79 | 86 | 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Connecticut Sun | 83 | 5 | Phoenix Mercury | 66 | 72 | 87 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Phoenix Mercury | 79 | 5 | Phoenix Mercury | 88 | 1 | Minnesota Lynx | 84 | 70 | 64 | 80 | 85 | ||||||||||||
8 | Seattle Storm | 69 | 2 | Los Angeles Sparks | 85 | 68 | 75 | 69 | 76 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Minnesota Lynx | 101 | 93 | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | New York Liberty | 68 | 6 | Washington Mystics | 81 | 83 | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Washington Mystics | 86 | 6 | Washington Mystics | 82 | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Dallas Wings | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: Teams re-seeded after second round and semi-finals.
Statistics
Legend | |||||||
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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 |
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Tina Charles | 34 | 34 | 32.2 | 44.2% | 34.8% | 80.4% | 9.4 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 19.7 |
Brittany Boyd | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 60.0% | 0.0% | 72.7% | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 13.0 |
Epiphanny Prince | 28 | 25 | 26.8 | 40.1% | 34.4% | 87.8% | 3.6 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 12.0 |
Shavonte Zellous | 34 | 34 | 29.1 | 42.3% | 33.3% | 82.3% | 4.0 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 11.7 |
Sugar Rodgers | 33 | 15 | 25.6 | 33.9% | 34.2% | 81.5% | 3.8 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 10.5 |
Bria Hartley | 34 | 24 | 21.4 | 41.6% | 34.5% | 74.4% | 2.1 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 7.8 |
Kia Vaughn | 28 | 22 | 19.6 | 53.6% | — | 58.3% | 4.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 5.8 |
Kiah Stokes | 34 | 12 | 19.6 | 53.1% | 0.0% | 79.6% | 6.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 4.8 |
Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe | 32 | 2 | 9.2 | 52.6% | 0.0% | 59.0% | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3.7 |
Rebecca Allen | 33 | 0 | 9.2 | 37.6% | 34.1% | 33.3% | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.8 |
Cierra Burdick | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | 54.5% | 100% | — | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
Amanda Zahui B. | 29 | 0 | 5.3 | 40.0% | 25.0% | 75.0% | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
Lindsay Allen | 28 | 0 | 13.4 | 37.1% | 0.0% | 70.0% | 1.5 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
Ameryst Alston | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | 50.0% | — | — | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Chelsea Hopkins | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and honors
Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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Epiphanny Prince | Player of the Week award | May 29, 2017 | [2] |
Tina Charles | Player of the Week award | June 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 Charles | Player of the Month award | July | [10] |
August | [11] | ||
Sugar Rodgers | Sixth Woman of the Year | Season-Long Award | [12] |
References
External links
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