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.

Transactions

Detroit Shock expansion draft

The following player was selected in the Detroit Shock expansion draft from the New York Liberty:

WNBA draft

Transactions

Roster

Schedule

Regular season

|- | 1 | June 11 | @ Cleveland | L 71–78 | Sophia Witherspoon (19) | Rebecca Lobo (7) | Teresa Weatherspoon (5) | Gund Arena | 0–1 |- | 2 | June 13 | @ Houston | L 62–73 | Vickie Johnson (18) | Teresa Weatherspoon (6) | Teresa Weatherspoon (7) | Compaq Center | 0–2 |- | 3 | June 15 | @ Utah | L 60–71 | Vickie Johnson (19) | Hampton <br> Witherspoon (8) | Teresa Weatherspoon (9) | Delta Center | 0–3 |- | 4 | June 18 | @ Sacramento | W 64–48 | Teresa Weatherspoon (13) | Rebecca Lobo (8) | Teresa Weatherspoon (6) | ARCO Arena | 1–3 |- | 5 | June 19 | @ Los Angeles | L 75–78 | Sophia Witherspoon (18) | Kym Hampton (9) | Teresa Weatherspoon (5) | Great Western Forum | 1–4 |- | 6 | June 21 | Utah | W 68–64 | Kym Hampton (22) | Kym Hampton (10) | Teresa Weatherspoon (8) | Madison Square Garden | 2–4 |- | 7 | June 23 | Cleveland | W 59–57 | Vickie Johnson (27) | Hampton <br> Lobo (8) | Lobo <br> Weatherspoon (5) | Madison Square Garden | 3–4 |- | 8 | June 26 | Sacramento | W 62–48 | Kym Hampton (13) | Johnson <br> Lobo (7) | Teresa Weatherspoon (4) | Madison Square Garden | 4–4 |- | 9 | June 29 | Phoenix | W 71–68 | Johnson <br> Witherspoon (23) | Teresa Weatherspoon (10) | Teresa Weatherspoon (8) | Madison Square Garden | 5–4

|- | 10 | July 1 | @ Detroit | L 65–82 | Sophia Witherspoon (13) | Kym Hampton (8) | Teresa Weatherspoon (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 5–5 |- | 11 | July 3 | Washington | W 76–60 | Teresa Weatherspoon (14) | Hampton <br> Lobo (6) | Johnson <br> Weatherspoon (6) | Madison Square Garden | 6–5 |- | 12 | July 5 | @ Washington | W 62–61 | Kym Hampton (17) | Rebecca Lobo (13) | Teresa Weatherspoon (5) | MCI Center | 7–5 |- | 13 | July 6 | Detroit | W 59–56 | Teresa Weatherspoon (12) | Teresa Weatherspoon (7) | Teresa Weatherspoon (4) | Madison Square Garden | 8–5 |- | 14 | July 8 | Houston | L 54–79 | Rebecca Lobo (14) | Hampton <br> Lobo (4) | Teresa Weatherspoon (6) | Madison Square Garden | 8–6 |- | 15 | July 12 | Charlotte | L 57–75 | Kym Hampton (12) | Kym Hampton (9) | Teresa Weatherspoon (5) | Madison Square Garden | 8–7 |- | 16 | July 15 | @ Charlotte | L 65–72 | Sophia Witherspoon (17) | Kym Hampton (12) | Teresa Weatherspoon (6) | Charlotte Coliseum | 8–8 |- | 17 | July 16 | @ Cleveland | L 51–60 | Sophia Witherspoon (13) | Kym Hampton (10) | Teresa Weatherspoon (6) | Gund Arena | 8–9 |- | 18 | July 18 | @ Phoenix | W 69–63 | Sophia Witherspoon (24) | Sophia Witherspoon (6) | Teresa Weatherspoon (5) | America West Arena | 9–9 |- | 19 | July 21 | @ Los Angeles | W 92–77 | Vickie Johnson (17) | Teresa Weatherspoon (7) | Teresa Weatherspoon (13) | Great Western Forum | 10–9 |- | 20 | July 24 | @ Sacramento | W 76–54 | Sophia Witherspoon (15) | Rebecca Lobo (8) | Teresa Weatherspoon (10) | ARCO Arena | 11–9 |- | 21 | July 26 | Detroit | W 78–62 | Sophia Witherspoon (17) | Rebecca Lobo (10) | Teresa Weatherspoon (9) | Madison Square Garden | 12–9

|- | 22 | August 1 | @ Washington | W 67–53 | Rebecca Lobo (13) | Kym Hampton (8) | Teresa Weatherspoon (6) | MCI Center | 13–9 |- | 23 | August 2 | Charlotte | W 85–67 | Johnson <br> Witherspoon (18) | Lobo <br> Wicks (6) | Teresa Weatherspoon (5) | Madison Square Garden | 14–9 |- | 24 | August 5 | @ Charlotte | L 61–69 | Vickie Johnson (21) | Rebecca Lobo (11) | Teresa Weatherspoon (4) | Charlotte Coliseum | 14–10 |- | 25 | August 8 | Los Angeles | W 80–62 | Rebecca Lobo (22) | Sue Wicks (9) | Coquese Washington (8) | Madison Square Garden | 15–10 |- | 26 | August 11 | Phoenix | W 79–78 (OT) | Sophia Witherspoon (17) | Rebecca Lobo (11) | Teresa Weatherspoon (7) | Madison Square Garden | 16–10 |- | 27 | August 13 | Washington | W 88–45 | Kisha Ford (19) | Rebecca Lobo (9) | Teresa Weatherspoon (7) | Madison Square Garden | 17–10 |- | 28 | August 15 | Houston | W 70–54 | Sophia Witherspoon (21) | Rebecca Lobo (12) | Teresa Weatherspoon (7) | Madison Square Garden | 18–10 |- | 29 | August 17 | Cleveland | L 64–70 | Rebecca Lobo (18) | Teresa Weatherspoon (5) | Johnson <br> Washington <br> Weatherspoon (4) | Madison Square Garden | 18–11 |- | 30 | August 19 | @ Detroit | L 68–82 | Sophia Witherspoon (26) | Teresa Weatherspoon (8) | Teresa Weatherspoon (8) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 18–12

Season standings

Statistics

Regular season

^‡Waived/Released during the season <br />^â€ÂTraded during the season <br />^â‰ÂAcquired during the season

References

External links

• Liberty on Basketball Reference