2008 New York Liberty season

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2008 New York Liberty season
Head Coach Pat Coyle
Arena Madison Square Garden
Results
Record 4–4
(.500)
Place Division: No Division in WNBA
Conference: 4th
Playoff Finish TBD

The 2008 WNBA season will be the 12th season for the New York Liberty.

Contents

[edit] Offseason

The following player was selected in the Expansion Draft:

  • Ann Wauters New York Liberty

[1]

[edit] 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.

[2]

[edit] WNBA Draft

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

[3]

[edit] Preseason

Date Opponent Score Result Record
TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT Home Road GB
Connecticut Sun 8 2 .800 5-1 3-1 -
Detroit Shock 7 3 .700 4-0 3-3 1.0
Indiana Fever 5 3 .625 3-1 2-2 2.0
New York Liberty 4 4 .500 3-2 1-2 3.0
Chicago Sky 3 5 .375 2-4 1-1 4.0
Washington Mystics 3 7 .300 2-2 1-5 5.0
Atlanta Dream 0 9 .000 0-6 0-3 7.5

[edit] 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 TBD TBD TBD
June 18 @ Indiana TBD TBD TBD
June 22 vs. Phoenix TBD TBD TBD
June 24 @ Minnesota TBD TBD TBD
June 26 vs. Indiana TBD TBD TBD
June 28 @ Sacramento TBD TBD TBD

[edit] 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

[edit] Roster

New York Liberty
Current Roster
Head Coach: Pat Coyle Edit
Pos. No. Name College/Country
F 22 Flag of the United States Ashley Battle Connecticut
G 17 Flag of the United States Essence Carson Rutgers
G-F 20 Flag of the United States Shameka Christon Arkansas
C 50 Flag of the United States Jessica Davenport Ohio State
G 13 Flag of the United States Megan Duffy Notre Dame
F 3 Flag of the United States Tiffany Jackson Texas
F 33 Flag of the United States Cathrine Kraayeveld Oregon
F 24 Flag of the United States Erlana Larkins North Carolina
C 4 Flag of the United States Janel McCarville Minnesota
G 23 Flag of the United States Leilani Mitchell Utah
G 21 Flag of the United States Loree Moore(c) Tennessee
G 5 Flag of the United States Erin Thorn BYU
G 40 Flag of the United States Lisa Willis UCLA
(IL) - Inactive List

[edit] Playoffs

[edit] Awards and Honors

[edit] References

  1. ^ WNBA.com: Atlanta Dream
  2. ^ WNBA.com: 2008 WNBA Transactions
  3. ^ WNBA.com: 2008 WNBA Draft Board
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2008 WNBA season by team
Draft • Expansion Draft • Playoffs • Finals • Women's Olympic Basketball
East Atlanta Dream Chicago Sky Connecticut Sun Detroit Shock Indiana Fever New York Liberty Washington Mystics
West Houston Comets Los Angeles Sparks Minnesota Lynx Phoenix Mercury Sacramento Monarchs San Antonio Silver Stars Seattle Storm