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The 2017 New York Liberty season was the 21st season for the New York Liberty franchise of the WNBA, and their final season under head coach, Bill Laimbeer. The season tipped 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.

Head coachBill Laimbeer
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Record22–12 (.647)
Place1st (Eastern)
Quick facts New York Liberty season, Head coach ...
2017 New York Liberty season
Head coachBill Laimbeer
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Results
Record22–12 (.647)
Place1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost in Second Round to Washington
Media
TelevisionMSG Network (MSG), MSG Plus (MSG+)
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WNBA draft

See also: 2017 WNBA draft
More information Round, Pick ...
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
2 14 Lindsay Allen  United States Notre Dame
3 34 Kai James  United States Florida State
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Roster

More information New York Liberty roster, Players ...
2017 New York Liberty roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G/F9AustraliaAllen, Rebecca6' 2" (1.88m)164 lb (74kg)1992-11-06Australia3
G15United StatesBoyd, Brittany Injured5' 9" (1.75m)156 lb (71kg)1993-06-11California3
F/C31United StatesCharles, Tina6' 4" (1.93m)186 lb (84kg)1988-12-05Connecticut8
G10RussiaPrince, Epiphanny5' 9" (1.75m)179 lb (81kg)1988-01-11Rutgers8
G14United StatesRodgers, Sugar5' 9" (1.75m)166 lb (75kg)1989-12-08Georgetown6
C41United StatesStokes, Kiah6' 3" (1.91m)191 lb (87kg)1993-03-30Connecticut3
C7United StatesVaughn, Kia6' 4" (1.93m)198 lb (90kg)1987-01-24Rutgers9
G8United StatesHartley, Bria5' 8" (1.73m)145 lb (66kg)1992-09-30Connecticut4
C17SwedenZahui B., Amanda6' 5" (1.96m)250 lb (113kg)1993-09-08Minnesota3
G1United StatesZellous, Shavonte5' 10" (1.78m)188 lb (85kg)1986-08-28Pittsburgh9
F/C4CanadaRaincock-Ekunwe, Nayo6' 2" (1.88m)175 lb (79kg)1991-08-29Simon FraserR
G12United StatesAllen, Lindsay5' 8" (1.73m)144 lb (65kg)1995-03-20Notre DameR
Head coach
United States Bill Laimbeer (Notre Dame)
Assistant coaches
United States Katie Smith (Ohio State)
United States Herb Williams (Ohio State)
Athletic trainer
United States Rosemary Ragle (Troy)
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Kevin Duffy (Ohio)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured
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Game log

Preseason

More information Game, Date ...
2017 pre-season game log
May: 1–2 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 May 2 Los Angeles W 81-65 Vaughn (14) Vaughn (6) Boyd (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
2,782		 1–0
2 May 3 Chicago L 75-86 Charles (14) Hartley (6) Charles (3) Mohegan Sun Arena
N/A		 1-1
3 May 7 Connecticut L 57-79 Charles (20) Charles (9) Zahui B. (3) Columbia University
388		 1–2
2017 pre-season schedule
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Regular season

More information 2017 game log Total: 22-12 (Home: 13–4; Road: 9–9), Game ...
2017 game log
Total: 22-12 (Home: 13–4; Road: 9–9)
May: 2–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 May 13 San Antonio W 73-64 Charles (12) Charles (7) Zellous (4) Madison Square Garden
8,207		 1–0
2 May 18 Minnesota L 71-90 Rodgers (20) Tied (7) Tied (3) Madison Square Garden
7,004		 1-1
3 May 23 Phoenix W 69-67 Prince (24) Charles (11) Rodgers (4) Talking Stick Resort Arena
7,886		 2–1
4 May 26 Seattle L 81-87 Charles (28) Tied (9) Prince (7) KeyArena
5,860		 2-2
5 May 30 Los Angeles L 75-90 Charles (25) Zellous (7) Tied (5) Madison Square Garden
8,108		 2–3
June : 5–3 (Home: 4–1; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
6 June 2 Dallas W 93-89 Charles (36) Stokes (15) Rodgers (5) Madison Square Garden
7,426		 3-3
7 June 4 Phoenix W 88-72 Stokes (23) Stokes (14) Zellous (5) Madison Square Garden
7,831		 4–3
8 June 7 Atlanta W 76-61 Charles (18) Stokes (17) Allen (4) Madison Square Garden
14,816		 5–3
9 June 11 Seattle W 94-86 Tied (21) Charles (14) Rodgers (5) Madison Square Garden
8,564		 6–3
10 June 14 Connecticut L 76-96 Charles (17) Tied (5) Tied (2) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,818		 6–4
11 June 16 Dallas W 102-93 Zellous (28) Charles (10) Zellous (6) College Park Center
3,152		 7–4
12 June 23 Connecticut L 89-94 Charles (20) Charles (11) Charles (6) Madison Square Garden
10,240		 7–5
13 June 29 Washington L 54-67 Zellous (17) Vaughn (9) Prince (3) Verizon Center
5,490		 7–6
July : 5–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
14 July 2 Atlanta L 72-81 Charles (21) Zellous (9) Prince (9) McCamish Pavilion
3,521		 7-7
15 July 6 Seattle W 79-70 Charles (29) Charles (12) Zellous (5) KeyArena
4,397		 8–7
16 July 9 Phoenix L 69-81 Charles (29) Prince (9) Prince (4) Talking Stick Resort Arena
9,413		 8-8
17 July 14 Chicago L 68-78 Charles (23) Charles (19) Prince (4) Madison Square Garden
9,341		 8–9
18 July 16 Washington W 85-55 Hartley (15) Stokes (10) Rodgers (5) Madison Square Garden
10,204		 9-9
19 July 19 Connecticut W 96-80 Charles (28) Charles (17) Zellous (6) Madison Square Garden
17,443		 10–9
20 July 25 Minnesota L 75-76 Charles (24) Charles (16) Allen (5) Xcel Energy Center
10,123		 10-10
21 July 28 Indiana W 85-84 Charles (25) Stokes (10) Zellous (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,617		 11–10
22 July 30 Chicago W 86-82 Charles (15) Stokes (16) Charles (5) Allstate Arena
5,834		 12–10
August : 8–2 (Home: 5–0; Road: 3–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
23 August 1 San Antonio L 81-93 Hartley (17) Charles (8) Hartley (5) AT&T Center
3,430		 12–11
24 August 4 Los Angeles L 74-87 Hartley (16) Stokes (7) Tied (4) Staples Center
11,617		 12-12
25 August 8 Indiana W 81-76 Charles (26) Zellous (8) Charles (4) Madison Square Garden
10,068		 13–12
26 August 11 Atlanta W 83-77 Zellous (20) Charles (8) Zellous (4) McCamish Pavilion
5,158		 14–12
27 August 13 Los Angeles W 83-69 Charles (21) Tied (7) Tied (5) Madison Square Garden
10,083		 15–12
28 August 18 Connecticut W 82-70 Charles (24) Tied (7) Allen (3) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,016		 16–12
29 August 20 Minnesota W 70-61 Charles (19) Charles (9) Tied (6) Madison Square Garden
10,007		 17–12
30 August 23 Indiana W 71-50 Charles (13) Charles (9) Charles (3) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,118		 18–12
31 August 25 Washington W 74-66 Tied (20) Vaughn (9) Hartley (3) Madison Square Garden
9,340		 19–12
32 August 27 Chicago W 92-62 Charles (22) Stokes (10) Rodgers (6) Madison Square Garden
9,317		 20–12
September : 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
33 September 1 San Antonio W 81-69 Tied (16) Charles (8) Tied (4) Madison Square Garden
10,108		 21–12
34 September 3 Dallas W 82-81 Prince (20) Charles (18) Tied (3) College Park Center
4,701		 22–12
2017 season schedule
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Playoffs

More information Game, Date ...
2017 playoff game log
WNBA Second Round: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 September 10 Washington L 68-82 Charles (18) Tied (6) Hartley (5) Madison Square Garden
9,538		 0–1
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Standings

More information #, W ...
# Eastern Conference
W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
1 New York Liberty - (3)2212.647-13–49–810–6
2 Connecticut Sun - (4)2113.636112–59–610–6
3 Washington Mystics - (6)1816.529411–67–1012-4
4 Chicago Sky - e1222.353104–138–96–10
5 Atlanta Dream - e1222.353109–83–145–11
6 Indiana Fever - e925.265136–113–144–12
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Playoffs

First round
Single elimination
(Sept. 6)		Second round
Single elimination
(Sept. 10)		Semifinals
Best-of-5
(Sept. 12 – Sept. 17)		WNBA Finals
Best-of-5
(Sept. 24 – Oct. 4)
2Los Angeles Sparks3
4Connecticut Sun835Phoenix Mercury0
5Phoenix Mercury795Phoenix Mercury881Minnesota Lynx3
8Seattle Storm692Los Angeles Sparks2
1Minnesota Lynx3
3New York Liberty686Washington Mystics0
6Washington Mystics866Washington Mystics82
7Dallas Wings76

Note: Teams re-seeded after second round and semi-finals.

  • Bold – Game or series winner
  • Italic – Team with home-court advantage

Statistics

More information Legend ...
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
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Regular season

More information Player, GP ...
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Tina Charles 34 34 32.2 44.2% 34.8% 80.4% 9.4 2.6 0.8 0.7 19.7
Brittany Boyd 2 2 16.0 60.0% 0.0% 72.7% 4.0 2.5 1.5 0.0 13.0
Epiphanny Prince 28 25 26.8 40.1% 34.4% 87.8% 3.6 2.9 1.3 0.3 12.0
Shavonte Zellous 34 34 29.1 42.3% 33.3% 82.3% 4.0 2.8 0.9 0.2 11.7
Sugar Rodgers 33 15 25.6 33.9% 34.2% 81.5% 3.8 2.3 0.9 0.5 10.5
Bria Hartley 34 24 21.4 41.6% 34.5% 74.4% 2.1 2.1 0.6 0.4 7.8
Kia Vaughn 28 22 19.6 53.6% — 58.3% 4.9 0.7 0.4 0.4 5.8
Kiah Stokes 34 12 19.6 53.1% 0.0% 79.6% 6.3 0.9 0.4 1.1 4.8
Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe 32 2 9.2 52.6% 0.0% 59.0% 1.8 0.3 0.2 0.0 3.7
Rebecca Allen 33 0 9.2 37.6% 34.1% 33.3% 2.0 0.5 0.4 0.4 2.8
Cierra Burdick 6 0 6.0 54.5% 100% — 1.0 0.7 0.2 0.2 2.2
Amanda Zahui B. 29 0 5.3 40.0% 25.0% 75.0% 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 2.2
Lindsay Allen 28 0 13.4 37.1% 0.0% 70.0% 1.5 2.2 0.6 0.0 1.9
Ameryst Alston 2 0 1.5 50.0% — — 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.0
Chelsea Hopkins 1 0 1.0 — — — — — — — —
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Awards and honors

More information Recipient, Award ...
Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
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]
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