2018 New York Liberty season

The 2018 New York Liberty season was the 22nd season for the New York Liberty franchise of the WNBA, and their 1st season under head coach, Katie Smith. The season tipped off on Saturday, May 20, 2018, against the Chicago Sky in Chicago. During the off-season the Liberty hired Katie Smith as head coach. Smith replaced Bill Laimbeer, who left to coach the Las Vegas Aces. It was also announced in the offseason that the team would play its home games at the Westchester County Center.

The 2018 season ended up being a difficult one for the Liberty. After having achieved a 22-win season in 2017, the team could only muster 7 wins in 2018. The team started 1–2 in May, but quickly fell behind the playoff pace going 3–9 in June. Things did not improve in July when the team went 3–7. The team finished the season on a thirteen-game losing streak, including an 0–9 August to finish the season 7–27. This was the franchise's worst record in its history. The previous worst was 11–23 in 2013.

Transactions

WNBA draft

Trades/Roster Changes

Roster

Game log

Pre-season

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | May 7 | vs. Dallas | L 69–76 | Coleman (14) | Tied (4) | Zellous (4) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br> | 0–1 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 2 | May 8 | vs. Los Angeles | W 81–75 | Nurse (19) | Gray (14) | 4 Tied (3) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>1,106 | 1–1

Regular season

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | May 20 | @ Chicago | L 76–80 | Charles (19) | Zahui B. (7) | Hartley (6) | Wintrust Arena<br>7,922 | 0–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | May 25 | Minnesota | L 72–78 | Charles (18) | Charles (12) | Hartley (3) | Westchester County Center<br>2,315 | 0–2 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 3 | May 29 | Dallas | W 94–89 | Charles (34) | Charles (10) | Zellous (9) | Westchester County Center<br>1,516 | 1–2

|- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 4 | June 2 | @ Indiana | W 87–81 | Nurse (34) | Stokes (12) | Tied (4) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>5,575 | 2–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | June 5 | Phoenix | L 74–80 | Charles (25) | Tied (8) | Hartley (5) | Madison Square Garden<br>7,215 | 2–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 | June 7 | Connecticut | L 86–88 | Charles (24) | Charles (9) | Zellous (7) | Westchester County Center<br>1,581 | 2–4 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 7 | June 10 | Indiana | W 78–75 | Rodgers (16) | Tied (4) | 4 Tied (3) | Westchester County Center<br>1,537 | 3–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 8 | June 13 | Las Vegas | L 63–78 | Charles (19) | Coleman (5) | Coleman (5) | Westchester County Center<br>1,419 | 3–5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 9 | June 16 | @ Minnesota | L 71–85 | Charles (12) | Tied (4) | Hartley (6) | Target Center<br>9,114 | 3–6 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 10 | June 19 | Atlanta | W 79–72 | Charles (29) | Vaughn (9) | Boyd (11) | Westchester County Center<br>1,627 | 4–6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 11 | June 22 | @ Las Vegas | L 78–88 | Tied (14) | Charles (8) | 3 Tied (5) | Mandalay Bay Events Center<br>5,478 | 4–7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 12 | June 24 | @ Los Angeles | 54–80 | Zahui B (21) | Boyd (6) | Boyd (8) | Staples Center<br>9,203 | 4–8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 13 | June 26 | Phoenix | L 69–83 | Charles (12) | Charles (8) | Boyd (7) | Westchester County Center<br>1,839 | 4–9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 14 | June 28 | @ Washington | L 77–80 | Prince (21) | Charles (7) | Charles (6) | Capital One Arena<br>4,473 | 4–10 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 15 | June 29 | Chicago | L 99–103 | Charles (24) | Stokes (5) | Prince (5) | Westchester County Center<br>1,837 | 4–11

|- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 16 | July 1 | @ Chicago | W 97–94 (OT) | Charles (28) | Vaughn (11) | Boyd (5) | Wintrust Arena<br>5,382 | 5–11 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 17 | July 3 | Seattle | L 62–77 | Hartley (16) | Zellous (7) | 3 Tied (4) | Westchester County Center<br>1,749 | 5–12 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 18 | July 5 | @ Washington | L 67–86 | Charles (26) | Charles (12) | Hartley (7) | Capital One Arena<br>4,674 | 5–13 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 19 | July 8 | Dallas | L 87–97 | Charles (26) | Charles (9) | Boyd (5) | Westchester County Center<br>1,719 | 5–14 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 20 | July 11 | @ Connecticut | W 79–76 | Charles (19) | Charles (11) | Boyd (8) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>7,413 | 6–14 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 21 | July 15 | Chicago | W 107–84 | Charles (21) | Vaughn (7) | Boyd (10) | Westchester County Center<br>2,073 | 7–14 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 22 | July 17 | @ Dallas | L 87–104 | Nurse (25) | Charles (6) | Tied (4) | College Park Center<br>6,459 | 7–15 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 23 | July 19 | @ Atlanta | L 68–82 | Charles (11) | Boyd (7) | Boyd (10) | McCamish Pavilion<br>3,074 | 7–16 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 24 | July 21 | Washington | L 78–95 | Charles (22) | Charles (5) | Hartley (6) | Westchester County Center<br>2,005 | 7–17 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 25 | July 24 | @ Minnesota | L 82–85 | Charles (32) | Charles (15) | Boyd (9) | Target Center<br>9,830 | 7–18

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 26 | August 1 | @ Connecticut | L 77–92 | Rodgers (16) | Vaughn (7) | Boyd (8) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>6,412 | 7–19 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 27 | August 4 | Indiana | L 55–68 | Charles (11) | Charles (10) | Charles (4) | Westchester County Center<br>2,225 | 7–20 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 28 | August 6 | Seattle | L 80–96 | Tied (20) | Zahui B. (11) | Boyd (7) | Madison Square Garden<br>12,488 | 7–21 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 29 | August 8 | Los Angeles | L 81–82 | Charles (27) | Stokes (11) | Boyd (7) | Westchester County Center<br>2,481 | 7–22 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 30 | August 12 | Atlanta | L 77–86 | Charles (26) | Stokes (10) | Charles (5) | Westchester County Center<br>2,362 | 7–23 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 21 | August 14 | @ Los Angeles | L 66–74 | Charles (21) | Vaughn (8) | Tied (4) | Staples Center<br>11,067 | 7–24 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 32 | August 15 | @ Las Vegas | L 72–85 | Tied (14) | Stokes (11) | Boyd (6) | Mandalay Bay Events Center<br>7,159 | 7–25 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 33 | August 17 | @ Seattle | L 77–85 | Charles (21) | Stokes (15) | Boyd (5) | KeyArena<br>10,873 | 7–26 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 34 | August 19 | @ Phoenix | L 85–96 | Nurse (28) | Stokes (9) | Boyd (7) | Talking Stick Resort Arena<br>13,106 | 7–27

Standings

Statistics

Regular season

Awards and honors

References

External links

• The Official Site of the New York Liberty