2009 New York Liberty season

The 2009 WNBA season is the 13th season for the New York Liberty franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Liberty attempted to advance to the WNBA Playoffs for the tenth time in thirteen seasons, but failed.

2009 New York Liberty season
CoachPat Coyle (6-11)
Anne Donovan (7-10)
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Attendance9,800 per game
Results
Record13–21 (.382)
Place7th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team Leaders
PointsChriston (16.1)
ReboundsMcCarville (5.5)
AssistsMoore (3.9)
Media
TelevisionMSG Network

Offseason

Dispersal Draft

Based on the Liberty's 2008 record, they would pick 8th in the Houston Comets dispersal draft. The Liberty waived their pick.

WNBA draft

The following are the Liberty's selections in the 2009 WNBA draft.

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 8 Kia Vaughn  United States Rutgers
2 21 Abby Waner  United States Duke

[1]

Transactions
  • June 4: The Liberty waived Jessica Davenport and Lisa Willis.
  • May 29: The Liberty waived Abby Waner.
  • May 5: The Liberty acquired Sidney Spencer from the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for a first round 2010 WNBA Draft pick.
  • January 12: The Liberty re-signed free agent Cathrine Kraayeveld.
  • May 7, 2008: The Liberty traded their third-round pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft to the Phoenix Mercury as part of the Leilani Mitchell transaction.

[2]

Date Trade
May 7, 2008 To New York Liberty To Phoenix Mercury
Leilani Mitchell third-round pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft
May 5, 2009 To New York Liberty To Los Angeles Sparks
Sidney Spencer first-round pick in the 2010 WNBA Draft

Free agents

Roster
New York Liberty roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
SF 22 United States Battle, Ashley 6' 0" (1.83m) 170 lb (77kg) Connecticut
G/F 17 United States Carson, Essence 6' 0" (1.83m) 165 lb (75kg) Rutgers
G/F 20 United States Christon, Shameka 6' 1" (1.85m) 170 lb (77kg) Arkansas
PF 3 United States Jackson, Tiffany 6' 3" (1.91m) 185 lb (84kg) Texas
PF 33 United States Kraayeveld, Cathrine 6' 4" (1.93m) 180 lb (82kg) Oregon
PF 2 United States Larkins, Erlana 6' 1" (1.85m) 210 lb (95kg) North Carolina
C 4 United States McCarville, Janel 6' 2" (1.88m) 205 lb (93kg) Minnesota
PG 23 United States Mitchell, Leilani 5' 5" (1.65m) 130 lb (59kg) Utah
PG 12 United States Moore, Loree 5' 9" (1.75m) 169 lb (77kg) Tennessee
G/F 6 United States Spencer, Sidney 6' 3" (1.91m) 183 lb (83kg) Tennessee
C 15 United States Vaughn, Kia 6' 4" (1.93m) 200 lb (91kg) Rutgers
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Athletic trainer
Strength and conditioning coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Season standings
Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Indiana Fever x2212.647–14–38–917–5
Atlanta Dream x1816.5294.012–56–1110–12
Detroit Shock x1816.5294.011–67–1011–11
Washington Mystics x1618.4716.011–65–1210–12
Chicago Sky o1618.4716.012–54–1310–12
Connecticut Sun o1618.4716.012–54–139–12
New York Liberty o1321.3829.08–95–128–13

x =Clinched Playoff Spot
e =Eliminated from playoff contention

Schedule

Preseason
2009 Game Log: Preseason
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1May 2111:00amWashington77-71Christon (12)McCarville (5)Carson (4)Madison Square Garden
15,958		1-0
2May 227:00pm@ Connecticut62-74Davenport (10)Davenport, Jackson (5)McCarville, Mitchell, Spencer (3)Mohegan Sun Arena
5,578		1-1
3May 2811:30am@ Washington56-74Battle, Carson (9)Vaughn (7)Mitchell (2)Verizon Center
9,287		1-2

Regular season
2009 Game Log: Regular Season
June
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1June 74:00pmConnecticutWCTX57-66Christon (13)Kraayeveld (7)Battle, Mitchell (3)Madison Square Garden
13,397		0-1
2June 1010:00pm@ Phoenix84-91Carson (18)Kraayeveld, Vaughn (7)McCarville (6)US Airways Center
5,080		0-2
3June 138:00pm@ San AntonioNBA TV
MSG
KMYS		60-63Christon (21)McCarville (9)McCarville, Moore (3)AT&T Center
10,572		0-3
4June 197:30pmSan AntonioNBA TV
MSG		77-61McCarville (18)Christon, Jackson, McCarville, Moore (6)Christon (6)Madison Square Garden
8,046		1-3
5June 213:00pm@ Atlanta93-81Christon (17)Moore (8)Moore (8)Philips Arena
5,624		2-3
6June 238:00pm@ Minnesota57-69Christon (20)Christon, McCarville (6)Moore (2)Target Center
5,620		2-4
7June 267:30pmIndiana81-82 (OT)Christon (20)McCarville (9)Moore (6)Madison Square Garden
9,304		2-5
8June 277:00pm@ IndianaMSG54-63Carson (14)Jackson (9)Moore (3)Conseco Fieldhouse
8,481		2-6
July
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
9July 27:30pmDetroitMSG80-64Christon (25)Kraayeveld (5)McCarville (5)Madison Square Garden
8,018		3-6
10July 97:30pmLos AngelesMSG60-69McCarville (18)McCarville (6)McCarville (3)Madison Square Garden
12,247		3-7
11July 117:30pmAtlanta71-69Christon (18)McCarville (7)Moore (6)Madison Square Garden
8,732		4-7
12July 187:00pm@ Washington67-68Christon (21)Moore (5)Moore (9)Verizon Center
9,968		4-8
13July 194:00pmAtlanta89-86Christon (32)Christon (8)Mitchell (6)Madison Square Garden
8,560		5-8
14July 2212:30pm@ Chicago77-70Spencer (15)Kraayeveld (8)Moore (4)UIC Pavilion
5,881		6-8
15July 237:30pmSacramentoMSG73-88Carson (20)Carson (5)Moore (4)Madison Square Garden
8,845		6-9
16July 264:00pmPhoenix88-94Christon (21)McCarville (10)Moore, Spencer (3)Madison Square Garden
11,211		6-10
17July 307:30pmWashingtonNBA TV
MSG		75-78McCarville (28)McCarville (6)McCarville, Mitchell, Moore (3)Madison Square Garden
10,172		6-11
August
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
18August 17:00pm@ AtlantaNBA TV
MSG		83-89Christon (23)Carson, Christon (8)McCarville (6)Philips Arena
6,103		6-12
19August 47:30pm@ DetroitESPN264-76Christon (14)Christon, Jackson, McCarville (4)7 players (1)Palace of Auburn Hills
7,014		6-13
20August 710:00pm@ Sacramento84-66McCarville (18)Jackson (6)McCarville (5)ARCO Arena
6,284		7-13
21August 810:00pm@ Seattle69-70McCarville (22)Christon (9)Moore (5)KeyArena
7,496		7-14
22August 119:00pm@ Los AngelesESPN265-61Christon (11)Christon, Moore (6)Christon, Moore (5)STAPLES Center
9,548		8-14
23August 147:30pmChicagoNBA TV
MSG
CN100		77-88Christon (25)Christon (10)Moore (6)Madison Square Garden
9,832		8-15
24August 164:00pm@ Washington60-59McCarville (19)Kraayeveld (6)Moore (5)Verizon Center
10,580		9-15
25August 197:00pm@ Connecticut69-74Kraayeveld (13)McCarville (9)Mitchell (4)Mohegan Sun Arena
6,050		9-16
26August 217:30pmConnecticutNBA TV
MSG		85-83 (OT)Christon (23)McCarville (13)Moore (5)Madison Square Garden
9,355		10-16
27August 234:00pmMinnesota80-67Christon (24)Jackson (7)Moore (6)Madison Square Garden
8,481		11-16
28August 288:30pm@ ChicagoNBA TV
MSG
CN100		77-96Jackson (16)Vaughn (9)Christon (6)UIC Pavilion
3,707		11-17
29August 304:00pmChicago77-63Christon (18)Kraayeveld (13)Moore (5)Madison Square Garden
8,685		12-17
September
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
30September 17:30pmSeattle58-65Kraayeveld (14)Kraayeveld (9)Moore (4)Madison Square Garden
8,469		12-18
31September 47:00pm@ ConnecticutNBA TV
MSG		85-88 (OT)Christon (22)Moore (8)Moore (4)Mohegan Sun Arena
6,685		12-19
32September 87:30pmIndiana63-69Carson (17)Larkins, Mitchell (6)Mitchell (6)Madison Square Garden
7,583		12-20
33September 107:30pm@ DetroitNBA TV
MSG		87-94 (OT)Carson (28)Battle, Vaughn (4)Moore (6)Palace of Auburn Hills
8,178		12-21
34September 134:00pmWashingtonMSG86-65Carson (17)Jackson, Kraayeveld (5)Mitchell (6)Madison Square Garden
15,667		13-21
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess

Regular Season Statistics
Legend
  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

Player Statistics
Player GP GS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Ashley Battle 34316.12.51.20.910.065.2
Essence Carson 343425.32.11.41.090.2910.0
Shameka Christon 323131.74.91.80.880.8416.1
Tiffany Jackson 34914.63.40.70.620.385.3
Cathrine Kraayeveld 342626.14.60.90.650.389.0
Erlana Larkins 1807.61.70.40.500.222.4
Janel McCarville 323226.55.52.81.281.3812.3
Leilani Mitchell 34212.81.22.20.260.062.4
Loree Moore 343227.73.73.91.940.066.3
Sidney Spencer 33010.31.20.50.180.033.0
Kia Vaughn 34111.62.60.20.180.094.8

Team Statistics
Team FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
New York Liberty .415.358.78731.815.58.13.616.018.773.9
Opponents .420.347.78935.414.27.93.616.117.474.6

Awards and honors

References
  1. "WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Draft Board". Archived from the original on July 25, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
  2. WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Transactions
  3. "Blair and Foster head up '13 Hall of Fame - College Women's Basketball - Rivals.com". Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2009.
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