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

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.

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

[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
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
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 x 22 12 .647 – 14–3 8–9 17–5
Atlanta Dream x 18 16 .529 4.0 12–5 6–11 10–12
Detroit Shock x 18 16 .529 4.0 11–6 7–10 11–11
Washington Mystics x 16 18 .471 6.0 11–6 5–12 10–12
Chicago Sky o 16 18 .471 6.0 12–5 4–13 10–12
Connecticut Sun o 16 18 .471 6.0 12–5 4–13 9–12
New York Liberty o 13 21 .382 9.0 8–9 5–12 8–13

x =Clinched Playoff Spot
e =Eliminated from playoff contention

Schedule

Preseason

2009 Game Log: Preseason
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 May 21 11:00am Washington 77-71 Christon (12) McCarville (5) Carson (4) Madison Square Garden
15,958		 1-0
2 May 22 7:00pm @ Connecticut 62-74 Davenport (10) Davenport, Jackson (5) McCarville, Mitchell, Spencer (3) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,578		 1-1
3 May 28 11:30am @ Washington 56-74 Battle, Carson (9) Vaughn (7) Mitchell (2) Verizon Center
9,287		 1-2

Regular season

2009 Game Log: Regular Season
June
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 June 7 4:00pm Connecticut WCTX 57-66 Christon (13) Kraayeveld (7) Battle, Mitchell (3) Madison Square Garden
13,397		 0-1
2 June 10 10:00pm @ Phoenix 84-91 Carson (18) Kraayeveld, Vaughn (7) McCarville (6) US Airways Center
5,080		 0-2
3 June 13 8:00pm @ San Antonio NBA TV
MSG
KMYS		 60-63 Christon (21) McCarville (9) McCarville, Moore (3) AT&T Center
10,572		 0-3
4 June 19 7:30pm San Antonio NBA TV
MSG		 77-61 McCarville (18) Christon, Jackson, McCarville, Moore (6) Christon (6) Madison Square Garden
8,046		 1-3
5 June 21 3:00pm @ Atlanta 93-81 Christon (17) Moore (8) Moore (8) Philips Arena
5,624		 2-3
6 June 23 8:00pm @ Minnesota 57-69 Christon (20) Christon, McCarville (6) Moore (2) Target Center
5,620		 2-4
7 June 26 7:30pm Indiana 81-82 (OT) Christon (20) McCarville (9) Moore (6) Madison Square Garden
9,304		 2-5
8 June 27 7:00pm @ Indiana MSG 54-63 Carson (14) Jackson (9) Moore (3) Conseco Fieldhouse
8,481		 2-6
July
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
9 July 2 7:30pm Detroit MSG 80-64 Christon (25) Kraayeveld (5) McCarville (5) Madison Square Garden
8,018		 3-6
10 July 9 7:30pm Los Angeles MSG 60-69 McCarville (18) McCarville (6) McCarville (3) Madison Square Garden
12,247		 3-7
11 July 11 7:30pm Atlanta 71-69 Christon (18) McCarville (7) Moore (6) Madison Square Garden
8,732		 4-7
12 July 18 7:00pm @ Washington 67-68 Christon (21) Moore (5) Moore (9) Verizon Center
9,968		 4-8
13 July 19 4:00pm Atlanta 89-86 Christon (32) Christon (8) Mitchell (6) Madison Square Garden
8,560		 5-8
14 July 22 12:30pm @ Chicago 77-70 Spencer (15) Kraayeveld (8) Moore (4) UIC Pavilion
5,881		 6-8
15 July 23 7:30pm Sacramento MSG 73-88 Carson (20) Carson (5) Moore (4) Madison Square Garden
8,845		 6-9
16 July 26 4:00pm Phoenix 88-94 Christon (21) McCarville (10) Moore, Spencer (3) Madison Square Garden
11,211		 6-10
17 July 30 7:30pm Washington NBA TV
MSG		 75-78 McCarville (28) McCarville (6) McCarville, Mitchell, Moore (3) Madison Square Garden
10,172		 6-11
August
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
18 August 1 7:00pm @ Atlanta NBA TV
MSG		 83-89 Christon (23) Carson, Christon (8) McCarville (6) Philips Arena
6,103		 6-12
19 August 4 7:30pm @ Detroit ESPN2 64-76 Christon (14) Christon, Jackson, McCarville (4) 7 players (1) Palace of Auburn Hills
7,014		 6-13
20 August 7 10:00pm @ Sacramento 84-66 McCarville (18) Jackson (6) McCarville (5) ARCO Arena
6,284		 7-13
21 August 8 10:00pm @ Seattle 69-70 McCarville (22) Christon (9) Moore (5) KeyArena
7,496		 7-14
22 August 11 9:00pm @ Los Angeles ESPN2 65-61 Christon (11) Christon, Moore (6) Christon, Moore (5) STAPLES Center
9,548		 8-14
23 August 14 7:30pm Chicago NBA TV
MSG
CN100		 77-88 Christon (25) Christon (10) Moore (6) Madison Square Garden
9,832		 8-15
24 August 16 4:00pm @ Washington 60-59 McCarville (19) Kraayeveld (6) Moore (5) Verizon Center
10,580		 9-15
25 August 19 7:00pm @ Connecticut 69-74 Kraayeveld (13) McCarville (9) Mitchell (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,050		 9-16
26 August 21 7:30pm Connecticut NBA TV
MSG		 85-83 (OT) Christon (23) McCarville (13) Moore (5) Madison Square Garden
9,355		 10-16
27 August 23 4:00pm Minnesota 80-67 Christon (24) Jackson (7) Moore (6) Madison Square Garden
8,481		 11-16
28 August 28 8:30pm @ Chicago NBA TV
MSG
CN100		 77-96 Jackson (16) Vaughn (9) Christon (6) UIC Pavilion
3,707		 11-17
29 August 30 4:00pm Chicago 77-63 Christon (18) Kraayeveld (13) Moore (5) Madison Square Garden
8,685		 12-17
September
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
30 September 1 7:30pm Seattle 58-65 Kraayeveld (14) Kraayeveld (9) Moore (4) Madison Square Garden
8,469		 12-18
31 September 4 7:00pm @ Connecticut NBA TV
MSG		 85-88 (OT) Christon (22) Moore (8) Moore (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,685		 12-19
32 September 8 7:30pm Indiana 63-69 Carson (17) Larkins, Mitchell (6) Mitchell (6) Madison Square Garden
7,583		 12-20
33 September 10 7:30pm @ Detroit NBA TV
MSG		 87-94 (OT) Carson (28) Battle, Vaughn (4) Moore (6) Palace of Auburn Hills
8,178		 12-21
34 September 13 4:00pm Washington MSG 86-65 Carson (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 34 3 16.1 2.5 1.2 0.91 0.06 5.2
Essence Carson 34 34 25.3 2.1 1.4 1.09 0.29 10.0
Shameka Christon 32 31 31.7 4.9 1.8 0.88 0.84 16.1
Tiffany Jackson 34 9 14.6 3.4 0.7 0.62 0.38 5.3
Cathrine Kraayeveld 34 26 26.1 4.6 0.9 0.65 0.38 9.0
Erlana Larkins 18 0 7.6 1.7 0.4 0.50 0.22 2.4
Janel McCarville 32 32 26.5 5.5 2.8 1.28 1.38 12.3
Leilani Mitchell 34 2 12.8 1.2 2.2 0.26 0.06 2.4
Loree Moore 34 32 27.7 3.7 3.9 1.94 0.06 6.3
Sidney Spencer 33 0 10.3 1.2 0.5 0.18 0.03 3.0
Kia Vaughn 34 1 11.6 2.6 0.2 0.18 0.09 4.8

Team statistics

Team FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
New York Liberty .415 .358 .787 31.8 15.5 8.1 3.6 16.0 18.7 73.9
Opponents .420 .347 .789 35.4 14.2 7.9 3.6 16.1 17.4 74.6

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.

External links

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