2017 New York Liberty season
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 |  United States |
Notre Dame |
| 3 | 34 | Kai James | United States |
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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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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Playoffs
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WNBA Second Round: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
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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.
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
- "2017 New York Liberty Schedule". Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- "Sylvia Fowles, Epiphanny Prince Named WNBA Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. May 30, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- "New York's Charles and Phoenix's Taurasi Named WNBA Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. June 5, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- "Tina Charles and Sylvia Fowles Named WNBA Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. June 12, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- "New York's Charles and Minnesota's Fowles Named WNBA Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. July 24, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- "Candace Parker, Tina Charles Named WNBA Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. July 31, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- "Seattle's Stewart, New York's Charles Named WNBA Players Of The Week". wnba.com. WNBA. August 21, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- "New York's Charles, Los Angeles' Parker Named WNBA Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. August 28, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- "New York's Charles, Phoenix's Griner Named WNBA Players Of The Week". wnba.com. WNBA. September 5, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- "2017 WNBA PLAYERS OF THE MONTH". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- "New York's Charles, Los Angeles' Parker Named WNBA Players of the Month". wnba.com. WNBA. September 6, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- "New York's Sugar Rodgers Named 2017 WNBA Sixth Woman Of The Year". wnba.com. WNBA. September 10, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
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