1998 New York Liberty season
WNBA team season
1998 New York Liberty season | |
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Coach | Nancy Darsch |
Arena | Madison Square Garden |
Attendance | 14,935 per game |
Results | |
Record | 18–12 (.600) |
Place | 3rd (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1998 WNBA season was the second for the New York Liberty. The Liberty finished with an 18–12 mark, but they missed the playoffs after losing a tiebreaker to the Charlotte Sting.
Transactions
Detroit Shock expansion draft
The following player was selected in the Detroit Shock expansion draft from the New York Liberty:
Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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Rhonda Blades | ![]() | Vanderbilt |
WNBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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1 | 9 | Alicia Thompson | ![]() | Texas Tech |
2 | 19 | Nadine Domond | ![]() | Iowa |
3 | 29 | Albena Branzova | ![]() | FIU |
4 | 39 | Vanessa Nygaard | ![]() | Stanford |
Transactions
Date | Transaction | |
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February 18, 1998 | Lost Rhonda Blades to the Detroit Shock in the WNBA expansion draft[1] | |
April 29, 1998 | Drafted Alicia Thompson, Nadine Domond, Albena Branzova and Vanessa Nygaard in the 1998 WNBA Draft[1] | |
May 18, 1998 | Waived Simone Edwards[1] | |
June 3, 1998 | Waived Cassandra Crumpton-Moorer[1] | |
June 8, 1998 | Waived Nadine Domond[1] | |
July 14, 1998 | Waived Albena Branzova[1] |
Roster
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Schedule
Regular season
Season standings
Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
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Cleveland Rockers x | 20 | 10 | .667 | 12–4 | – |
Charlotte Sting x | 18 | 12 | .600 | 11–5 | 2.0 |
New York Liberty o | 18 | 12 | .600 | 8–8 | 2.0 |
Detroit Shock o | 17 | 13 | .567 | 8–8 | 3.0 |
Washington Mystics o | 3 | 27 | .100 | 1–15 | 17.0 |
Statistics
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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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Teresa Weatherspoon | 30 | 30 | 33.4 | .338 | .327 | .609 | 4.0 | 6.4 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 6.8 |
Vickie Johnson | 30 | 30 | 30.2 | .446 | .375 | .768 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 12.5 |
Sophia Witherspoon | 30 | 30 | 29.9 | .401 | .344 | .786 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 13.8 |
Rebecca Lobo | 30 | 30 | 29.2 | .484 | .308 | .710 | 6.9 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 11.7 |
Kym Hampton | 30 | 30 | 24.8 | .452 | .000 | .716 | 6.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 9.1 |
Kisha Ford | 30 | 0 | 15.7 | .435 | .182 | .625 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 4.9 |
Sue Wicks | 30 | 0 | 14.8 | .430 | .000 | .800 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
Albena Branzova | 11 | 0 | 8.5 | .360 | .500 | .750 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
Elisabeth Cebrian | 22 | 0 | 8.5 | .429 | N/A | .571 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
Coquese Washington | 228 | 0 | 8.1 | .294 | .238 | .692 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
Trena Trice | 10 | 0 | 7.7 | .412 | N/A | .636 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
Alicia Thompson | 19 | 0 | 6.6 | .231 | 1.000 | .632 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
- ^ a b c d e f "1998 New York Liberty Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
References
External links
- Liberty on Basketball Reference
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New York Liberty
- Founded in 1997
- Based in Brooklyn, New York
- Owner
- Joseph Tsai
- General Managers
- Carol Blazejowski
- John Whisenant
- Bill Laimbeer
- Kristin Bernert
- Jonathan Kolb
Finals appearances
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