1998 New York Liberty season
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.
| 1998 New York Liberty season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Nancy Darsch Richie Adubato (interim) |
| Arena | Madison Square Garden |
| Attendance | 14,935 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 18–12 (.600) |
| Place | 3rd (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Offseason
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Club Team |
| 1 | 9 | Alicia Thompson (C) |  United States | Texas Tech |
| 2 | 19 | Nadine Domond (G) | United States | Iowa |
| 3 | 29 | Albena Branzova (C) |  Bulgaria | Florida International |
| 4 | 39 | Vanessa Nygaard (F) | United States | Stanford |
Regular season
Season standings
| Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Season schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| June 11 | @ Cleveland | 71-78 | Loss | 0-1 |
| June 13 | @ Houston | 62-73 | Loss | 0-2 |
| June 15 | @ Utah | 60-71 | Loss | 0-3 |
| June 18 | @ Sacramento | 64-48 | Win | 1-3 |
| June 19 | @ Los Angeles | 75-78 | Loss | 1-4 |
| June 21 | Utah | 68-64 | Win | 2-4 |
| June 23 | Cleveland | 59-57 | Win | 3-4 |
| June 26 | Sacramento | 62-48 | Win | 4-4 |
| June 29 | Phoenix | 71-68 | Win | 5-4 |
| July 1 | @ Detroit | 65-82 | Loss | 5-5 |
| July 3 | Washington | 76-60 | Win | 6-5 |
| July 5 | @ Washington | 62-61 | Win | 7-5 |
| July 6 | Detroit | 59-56 | Win | 8-5 |
| July 8 | Houston | 54-79 | Loss | 8-6 |
| July 12 | Charlotte | 57-75 | Loss | 8-7 |
| July 15 | @ Charlotte | 65-72 | Loss | 8-8 |
| July 16 | @ Cleveland | 51-60 | Loss | 8-9 |
| July 18 | @ Phoenix | 69-63 | Win | 9-9 |
| July 21 | @ Los Angeles | 92-77 | Win | 10-9 |
| July 24 | @ Sacramento | 76-54 | Win | 11-9 |
| July 26 | Detroit | 78-62 | Win | 12-9 |
| August 1 | @ Washington | 67-53 | Win | 13-9 |
| August 2 | Charlotte | 85-67 | Win | 14-9 |
| August 5 | @ Charlotte | 61-69 | Loss | 14-10 |
| August 8 | Los Angeles | 80-62 | Win | 15-10 |
| August 11 | Phoenix | 79-78 | Win | 16-10 |
| August 13 | Washington | 88-45 | Win | 17-10 |
| August 15 | Houston | 70-54 | Win | 18-10 |
| August 17 | Cleveland | 64-70 | Loss | 18-11 |
| August 19 | @ Detroit | 68-82 | Loss | 18-12 |
Player stats
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PPG |
| Sophia Witherspoon | 30 | 91 | 57 | 40 | 4 | 413 | 13.8 |
| Vickie Johnson | 30 | 114 | 74 | 31 | 7 | 376 | 12.5 |
| Rebecca Lobo | 30 | 207 | 44 | 17 | 33 | 350 | 11.7 |
| Kym Hampton | 30 | 181 | 26 | 33 | 15 | 274 | 9.1 |
| Teresa Weatherspoon | 30 | 120 | 191 | 100 | 0 | 204 | 6.8 |
| Kisha Ford | 30 | 37 | 23 | 32 | 2 | 147 | 4.9 |
| Sue Wicks | 30 | 83 | 36 | 16 | 10 | 128 | 4.3 |
| Coquese Washington | 28 | 26 | 44 | 17 | 0 | 53 | 1.9 |
| Elisabeth Cebrian | 22 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 1.7 |
| Alicia Thompson | 19 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 1.6 |
| Albena Branzova | 11 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 2.1 |
| Trena Trice | 10 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 2.1 |
References
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