2023 New York Liberty season
CoachSandy Brondello
ArenaBarclays Center
Attendance7,777 per game
Results
Record32–8 (.800)
Place1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish2nd seed; Lost in WNBA Finals to Las Vegas Aces
Team Leaders
PointsBreanna Stewart – 23.0 ppg
ReboundsBreanna Stewart – 9.3 rpg
AssistsCourtney Vandersloot – 8.1 apg
2024 season →

The 2023 New York Liberty season was the 27th season for the New York Liberty franchise of the WNBA, and their second season under head coach Sandy Brondello.

The Liberty entered the season with high expectations after trading for former MVP Jonquel Jones and signing last year's MVP Breanna Stewart as a free agent. They also signed Courtney Vandersloot, who lead the league in assists for six of the past seven seasons.[1] The team started with an opening day hiccup as they lost to Washington, but would come back to win the rest of their May games to finish the month 3–1. They would start June splitting a back-to-back with Chicago, before winning two of their next three games. The would win four straight before losing the final game of the month to finish June 7–3. The Liberty started July with another four-game winning streak, only for it to be broken at home by Dallas. The Liberty went on another four-game winning streak before losing a make-up game to Minnesota. They would win the final game of the month to finish 9–2 in July. The team managed to extend the winning streak past four this time, as they won five straight to open August. During this streak, they secured a playoff birth on August 11. In their sixth game of the month, they defeated the Las Vegas Aces to win the Commissioner's Cup, which was the first trophy in franchise history.[2] The Liberty's next regular season game was again against the Aces, and they would lose to end their winning streak. They won their remaining four games in August to finish the month 9–1. They won their first four games in September, and headed into the final game of the season to clinch the best record in the WNBA, but lost the season finale to finish 4–1 in September.

The Liberty finished the regular season 32–8 overall and were the second seed in the 2023 WNBA Playoffs. Their 32 wins were the most in the regular season in team history, bettering the 23 wins from 2015. However, this was the first season the WNBA played a 40-game schedule. Their winning percentage of .800 was the best in franchise history, bettering the .676 mark, also from 2015.

As the second seed in the playoffs, New York faced off against the seventh seeded Washington Mystics, and New York hosted the first two games of the three-game series. The Mystics got off to a hot start in Game One, but the Liberty dominated the final three quarters and won the game 90–75. The Liberty lead Game Two by eleven at the half, but the Mystics stormed back and forced overtime. The Liberty won the overtime period and the game 90–86 to move on to the Semifinals. There, they faced off against the third seed Connecticut Sun. The Liberty lost Game One of the series 63–78. They responded in Game Two and overcame a first quarter deficit to win 84–77. In the pivotal Game Three in Connecticut, the Liberty rode a dominant first quarter to a 92–81 victory to advance to the 2023 WNBA Finals.

The Liberty faced a familiar foe in the finals, the Las Vegas Aces. The two teams squared off five times during the regular season, with the series finishing 2–2, but the Liberty taking the Commissioner's Cup. Game One of the series, was led by the Liberty by three at halftime, but the Aces dominated the second half to win 99–82. The Aces won Game Two 104–76 and left the Liberty needing to win three straight games to become WNBA Champions. The Liberty mounted a comeback in Game Three in New York and won 87–73. Game Four started well for the Liberty, they won the first quarter by ten points, but they could not hold on and lost the game 69–70. They lost the Finals one game to three, and finished runners-up.

After the season, the Liberty were fined $25,000 while Sabrina Ionescu, Betnijah Laney, and Jonquel Jones were each fined $2,000 for violating media policies.

Transactions

WNBA draft

See also: 2023 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
3 30 Okako Adika  United States USC

Transactions

Date Transaction
December 31, 2022 Renounced the rights to Kylee Shook and Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe
January 12, 2023 Extended Qualifying Offers to Crystal Dangerfield, Marine Johannès, and Han Xu[3]
January 16, 2023 Traded Rebecca Allen and the 6th Pick in the 2023 WNBA draft to the Connecticut Sun, and Natasha Howard and Crystal Dangerfield to the Dallas Wings, as part of a 3-Team Trade. The Liberty received Jonquel Jones from the Sun and Kayla Thornton from the Wings.[4]
February 8, 2023 Signed Breanna Stewart to a 1-Year Deal
Signed Courtney Vandersloot to a 2-Year Deal[5]
Signed Epiphanny Prince to a Training Camp Contract[6]
February 10, 2023 Signed Sika Koné to a Rookie Scale Contract[7]
February 11, 2023 Acquired the rights to Leonie Fiebich, a 2024 Second-Round Pick (from Chicago, and the right to swap 2025 First-Round Picks with Phoenix in a 4-Team Trade involving the Chicago Sky, Dallas Wings, and the Phoenix Mercury[8]
February 17, 2023 Signed Han Xu to the Qualifying Offer - Training Camp Contract
February 28, 2023 Signed Nyara Sabally to a Rookie Scale Contract[9]
March 2, 2023 Signed Marine Johannès to her Qualifying Offer[10]
March 21, 2023 Signed Morgan Green and Stephanie Mawuli to Training Camp Contracts[11]
May 14, 2023 Signed Sabrina Ionescu to Contract Extension[12]
May 16, 2023 Decline Team Option on Didi Richards
Waived Didi Richards, Morgan Green, Sika Koné, and Stephanie Mawuli[13][14]
May 17, 2023 Waived Epiphanny Prince
May 18, 2023 Temporarily suspend the contract of Marine Johannès due to Overseas Commitments
May 19, 2023 Signed Epiphanny Prince to a Hardship Contract[15]
May 24, 2023 Released Epiphanny Prince from the Hardship Contract
May 30, 2023 Activated Marine Johannès
June 13, 2023 Temporarily suspend the contract of Han Xu due to Overseas Commitments
June 17, 2023 Signed Epiphanny Prince to a Hardship Contract[16]
June 20, 2023 Released Epiphanny Prince from the Hardship Contract
June 25, 2023 Signed Epiphanny Prince to a Hardship Contract[17]
July 5, 2023 Activated the temporarily suspended contract of Han Xu due to Overseas Commitments
July 16, 2023 Temporarily suspend the contract of Han Xu due to Overseas Commitments
August 10, 2023 Released Epiphanny Prince from the Hardship Contract
August 12, 2023 Activated the temporarily suspended contract of Han Xu due to Overseas Commitments
August 31, 2023 Signed Kayla Thornton to a Contract Extension[18]
September 9, 2023 Signed Betnijah Laney to a Contract Extension[19]
September 10, 2023 Temporarily suspend the contract of Han Xu due to Overseas Commitments

Roster changes

Roster

2023 New York Liberty roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
C 31 United States Dolson, Stefanie 6' 5" (1.96m) 235 lb (107kg) 1992-01-08 Connecticut 9
G 20 United States Ionescu, Sabrina 5' 11" (1.8m) 165 lb (75kg) 1997-12-06 Oregon 3
G 23 France Johannès, Marine 5' 10" (1.78m) 134 lb (61kg) 01-21-1995 France 2
F/C 35 Bosnia and Herzegovina Jones, Jonquel 6' 6" (1.98m) 215 lb (98kg) 1994-01-05 George Washington 6
G/F 44 United States Laney, Betnijah 6' 0" (1.83m) 166 lb (75kg) 1993-10-29 Rutgers 7
F 8 Germany Sabally, Nyara 6' 5" (1.96m) 204 lb (93kg) 2000-02-26 Oregon 1
F 30 United States Stewart, Breanna 6' 4" (1.93m) 170 lb (77kg) 1994-08-27 Connecticut 6
F 5 United States Thornton, Kayla 6' 1" (1.85m) 188 lb (85kg) 1992-10-20 UTEP 7
G 22 Hungary Vandersloot, Courtney 5' 8" (1.73m) 137 lb (62kg) 1989-02-08 Gonzaga 12
G/F 13 United States Willoughby, Jocelyn 6' 0" (1.83m) 180 lb (82kg) 1998-03-25 Virginia 2
C 21 China Xu, Han 6' 10" (2.08m) 193 lb (88kg) 10-31-1999 China 2
Head coach
Australia Sandy Brondello (Western Sydney)
Assistant coaches
Germany Olaf Lange
United States Roneeka Hodges (Florida State)
United States Zach O'Brien (Saint Joseph's College of Maine)
Athletic trainer
United States Terri Acosta
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Emily Zaler
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Depth

Pos. Starter Bench
PG Courtney Vandersloot
SG Sabrina Ionescu Marine Johannès
SF Betnijah Laney Kayla Thornton
Jocelyn Willoughby
PF Breanna Stewart Nyara Sabally
C Jonquel Jones Stefanie Dolson
Han Xu

Schedule

Preseason

2023 pre-season game log
Total: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–2)
May: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 10 @ Connecticut L 57–63 Sika Koné (10) Kayla Thornton (8) Stefanie Dolson (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
N/A 		0–1
2 May 13 @ Las Vegas L 77–84 Ionescu
Laney (14) 		Breanna Stewart (7) Breanna Stewart (5) Michelob Ultra Arena
4,460 		0–2
2023 pre-season schedule

Regular Season

2023 game log
Total: 32–8 (Home: 15–5; Road: 17–3)
May: 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 19 @ Washington L 64–80 Sabrina Ionescu (18) Breanna Stewart (12) Courtney Vandersloot (6) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200 		0–1
2 May 21 Indiana W 90–73 Breanna Stewart (45) Breanna Stewart (12) Ionsecu
Vandersloot (8) 		Barclays Center
8,575 		1–1
3 May 27 Connecticut W 81–65 Breanna Stewart (21) Ionsecu
Thornton (7) 		Courtney Vandersloot (10) Barclays Center
7,102 		2–1
4 May 30 @ Seattle W 86–78 Breanna Stewart (25) Breanna Stewart (11) Courtney Vandersloot (11) Climate Pledge Arena
8,340 		3–1
June : 7–3 (Home: 3–2; Road: 4–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
5 June 2 @ Chicago W 77–76 Breanna Stewart (19) Breanna Stewart (11) Courtney Vandersloot (8) Wintrust Arena
7,188 		4–1
6 June 4 Chicago L 82–86 Breanna Stewart (20) Breanna Stewart (11) Courtney Vandersloot (10) Barclays Center
7,225 		4–2
7 June 7 Minnesota Postponed until July 28 due to poor air quality [20] Barclays Center
8 June 9 @ Atlanta W 106–83 Sabrina Ionescu (37) Breanna Stewart (9) Courtney Vandersloot (11) Gateway Center Arena
3,209 		5–2
9 June 11 Dallas W 102–93 Breanna Stewart (32) Breanna Stewart (9) Courtney Vandersloot (10) Barclays Center
7,615 		6–2
10 June 13 Atlanta L 79–86 Marine Johannès (18) Breanna Stewart (13) Stewart
Vandersloot (6) 		Barclays Center
5,719 		6–3
11 June 18 Phoenix W 89–71 Breanna Stewart (28) Breanna Stewart (14) Breanna Stewart (7) Barclays Center
9,278 		7–3
12 June 23 @ Atlanta W 110–80 Betnijah Laney (19) Breanna Stewart (11) Courtney Vandersloot (11) Gateway Center Arena
3,209 		8–3
13 June 25 Washington W 89–88 (OT) Sabrina Ionescu (31) Jonquel Jones (10) Ionescu
Vandersloot (6) 		Barclays Center
7,285 		9–3
14 June 27 @ Connecticut W 89–81 Breanna Stewart (24) Jonquel Jones (11) Courtney Vandersloot (9) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,344 		10–3
15 June 29 @ Las Vegas L 81–98 Breanna Stewart (16) Ionescu
Jones (6) 		Sabrina Ionescu (7) Michelob Ultra Arena
9,587 		10–4
July : 9–2 (Home: 5–2; Road: 4–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
16 July 2 @ Seattle W 81–66 Breanna Stewart (20) Breanna Stewart (8) Courtney Vandersloot (13) Climate Pledge Arena
9,110 		11–4
17 July 5 Phoenix W 99–95 Breanna Stewart (43) Breanna Stewart (12) Sabrina Ionescu (9) Barclays Center
7,151 		12–4
18 July 8 Seattle W 80–76 Breanna Stewart (25) Breanna Stewart (8) Sabrina Ionescu (8) Barclays Center
6,789 		13–4
19 July 12 @ Indiana W 95–87 (OT) Sabrina Ionescu (34) Breanna Stewart (10) Courtney Vandersloot (12) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
6,123 		14–4
20 July 19 Dallas L 88–98 Breanna Stewart (25) Jonquel Jones (9) Courtney Vandersloot (7) Barclays Center
9,012 		14–5
21 July 21 @ Washington W 96–87 Jonquel Jones (27) Ionescu
Jones (11) 		Sabrina Ionescu (9) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200 		15–5
22 July 23 Indiana W 101–83 Betnijah Laney (22) Jonquel Jones (11) Courtney Vandersloot (10) Barclays Center
7,371 		16–5
23 July 25 Seattle W 86–82 Breanna Stewart (22) Jonquel Jones (17) Sabrina Ionescu (12) Barclays Center
6,118 		17–5
24 July 27 Atlanta W 95–84 Breanna Stewart (33) Jonquel Jones (13) Sabrina Ionescu (9) Barclays Center
6,206 		18–5
7 July 28 Minnesota L 83–88 Breanna Stewart (23) Jonquel Jones (11) Sabrina Ionescu (7) Barclays Center
6,129 		18–6
25 July 30 @ Los Angeles W 87–79 Breanna Stewart (25) Jonquel Jones (13) Courtney Vandersloot (9) Crypto.com Arena
8,139 		19–6
August : 9–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 6–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
26 August 1 @ Los Angeles W 76–69 Courtney Vandersloot (23) Breanna Stewart (12) Courtney Vandersloot (6) Crypto.com Arena
6,498 		20–6
27 August 4 @ Minnesota W 76–66 Sabrina Ionescu (18) Jonquel Jones (17) Courtney Vandersloot (7) Target Center
7,631 		21–6
28 August 6 Las Vegas W 99–61 Sabrina Ionescu (31) Jonquel Jones (14) Sabrina Ionescu (7) Barclays Center
11,418 		22–6
29 August 11 Chicago W 89–73 Breanna Stewart (21) Breanna Stewart (12) Sabrina Ionescu (8) Barclays Center
8,070 		23–6
30 August 13 @ Indiana W 100–89 Breanna Stewart (42) Jonquel Jones (12) Courtney Vandersloot (14) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
5,019 		24–6
Commissioner's Cup Final August 15 @ Las Vegas W 82–63 Marine Johannès (17) Jonquel Jones (15) Courtney Vandersloot (10) Michelob Ultra Arena
8,967 		—
31 August 17 @ Las Vegas L 75–88 Sabrina Ionescu (22) Jonquel Jones (8) Courtney Vandersloot (7) Michelob Ultra Arena
9,230 		24–7
32 August 18 @ Phoenix W 85–63 Betnijah Laney (22) Breanna Stewart (8) Courtney Vandersloot (8) Footprint Center
9,652 		25–7
33 August 24 @ Connecticut W 95–90 (OT) Breanna Stewart (24) Jonquel Jones (14) Courtney Vandersloot (8) Mohegan Sun Arena
9,168 		26–7
34 August 26 @ Minnesota W 111–76 Breanna Stewart (38) Breanna Stewart (11) Courtney Vandersloot (9) Target Center
7,101 		27–7
35 August 28 Las Vegas W 94–85 Sabrina Ionescu (25) Breanna Stewart (12) Courtney Vandersloot (10) Barclays Center
11,615 		28–7
September : 4–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
36 September 1 Connecticut W 89–58 Betnijah Laney (19) Breanna Stewart (10) Breanna Stewart (7) Barclays Center
8,276 		29–7
37 September 3 @ Chicago W 86–69 Breanna Stewart (26) Breanna Stewart (14) Courtney Vandersloot (10) Wintrust Arena
8,223 		30–7
38 September 5 @ Dallas W 94–93 Breanna Stewart (40) Breanna Stewart (10) Courtney Vandersloot (10) College Park Center
4,195 		31–7
39 September 7 Los Angeles W 96–89 Breanna Stewart (25) Jonquel Jones (9) Courtney Vandersloot (10) Barclays Center
6,275 		32–7
40 September 10 Washington L 88–90 Sabrina Ionescu (20) Jonquel Jones (9) Sabrina Ionescu (7) Barclays Center
8,306 		32–8
2023 season schedule

Playoffs

2023 playoff game log
First round vs. Washington
Won Series: 2–0
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 September 15 Washington W 90–75 Sabrina Ionescu (29) Jonquel Jones (12) Courtney Vandersloot (6) Barclays Center
8,789 		1–0
2 September 19 Washington W 90–85 (OT) Breanna Stewart (27) Jonquel Jones (14) Courtney Vandersloot (10) Barclays Center
9,256 		2–0
Semifinals vs. Connecticut Sun
Won Series: 3–1
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 September 24 Connecticut L 63–78 Breanna Stewart (19) Jonquel Jones (11) Courtney Vandersloot (7) Barclays Center
9,442 		0–1
2 September 26 Connecticut W 84–77 Sabrina Ionescu (21) Jonquel Jones (13) Ionescu
Stewart (5) 		Barclays Center
10,009 		1–1
3 September 29 @ Connecticut W 92–81 Breanna Stewart (25) Jonquel Jones (12) Courtney Vandersloot (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
9,162 		2–1
4 October 1 @ Connecticut W 87–84 Breanna Stewart (27) Jonquel Jones (15) Ionescu
Vandersloot (7) 		Mohegan Sun Arena
8,196 		3–1
Finals vs. Las Vegas Aces
Lost Series: 1–3
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 October 8 @ Las Vegas L 82–99 Breanna Stewart (21) Jonquel Jones (10) Courtney Vandersloot (6) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,300 		0–1
2 October 11 @ Las Vegas L 76–104 Jonquel Jones (22) Breanna Stewart (13) Betnijah Laney (5) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,232 		0–2
3 October 15 Las Vegas W 87–73 Jonquel Jones (27) Breanna Stewart (12) Sabrina Ionescu (11) Barclays Center
17,143 		1–2
4 October 18 Las Vegas L 69–70 Courtney Vandersloot (19) Breanna Stewart (14) Courtney Vandersloot (6) Barclays Center
16,851 		1–3
2023 playoff schedule

Standings

# Team
W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 x – Las Vegas Aces 34 6 .850 – 18–2 19–1 15–5 9–1
2 x – New York Liberty 32 8 .800 2 16–4 15–5 17–3 7–3
3 x – Connecticut Sun 27 13 .675 7 14–6 13–7 14–6 7–3
4 x – Dallas Wings 22 18 .550 12 11–9 11–9 11–9 6–4
5 x – Atlanta Dream 19 21 .475 15 11–9 11–9 8–12 6–4
6 x – Minnesota Lynx 19 21 .475 15 12–8 9–11 10–10 5–5
7 x – Washington Mystics 19 21 .475 15 9–11 12–8 7–13 5–5
8 x – Chicago Sky 18 22 .450 16 5–15 7–13 11–9 3–7
9 e – Los Angeles Sparks 17 23 .425 17 9–11 10–10 7–13 5–5
10 e – Indiana Fever 13 27 .325 21 5–15 6–14 7–13 2–8
11 e – Seattle Storm 11 29 .275 23 8–12 4–16 7–13 4–6
12 e – Phoenix Mercury 9 31 .225 25 2–18 8–12 1–19 1–9

Notes

(#) – League Standing
x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from postseason contention
Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings

Playoffs

See also: 2023 WNBA Playoffs
Round One:
Best-of-3 		Semifinals:
Best-of-5 		Finals:
Best-of-5
         
1 Las Vegas Aces 2
8 Chicago Sky 0
1 Las Vegas Aces 3
4 Dallas Wings 0
4 Dallas Wings 2
5 Atlanta Dream 0
1 Las Vegas Aces 3
2 New York Liberty 1
2 New York Liberty 2
7 Washington Mystics 0
2 New York Liberty 3
3 Connecticut Sun 1
3 Connecticut Sun 2
6 Minnesota Lynx 1

Bold Series winner

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

Regular Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Breanna Stewart 40 40 34.1 .465 .355 .851 9.3 3.8 1.5 1.6 23.0
Sabrina Ionescu 36 36 31.5 .423 .448 .872 5.6 5.4 1.0 0.3 17.0
Betnijah Laney 40 40 30.0 .499 .392 .791 3.3 2.4 0.9 0.1 12.8
Jonquel Jones 40 40 25.0 .527 .352 .863 8.4 1.8 0.6 1.3 11.3
Courtney Vandersloot 39 39 30.4 .442 .294 .761 3.5 8.1 1.3 0.6 10.5
Marine Johannès 35 5 18.9 .414 .368 .750 1.4 1.7 0.7 0.1 7.1
Kayla Thornton 40 0 17.3 .433 .313 .767 3.5 0.7 0.7 0.3 4.5
Stefanie Dolson 23 0 11.9 .515 .462 .786 2.0 1.2 0.0 0.3 4.0
Nyara Sabally 33 0 7.9 .424 .222 .750 2.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 2.3
Epiphanny Prince‡ 10 0 7.1 .400 .300 1.000 0.6 0.8 0.2 0.1 1.8
Han Xu 8 0 4.5 .300 .000 .000 0.9 0.0 0.3 0.1 1.5
Jocelyn Willoughby 29 0 6.6 .400 .438 1.000 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.0 1.2


‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Breanna Stewart 10 10 38.0 .358 .196 .872 10.2 3.1 1.1 1.9 18.4
Jonquel Jones 10 10 34.7 .559 .321 .787 11.6 1.7 0.7 2.4 17.0
Betnijah Laney 10 10 36.1 .473 .365 .733 4.1 3.0 0.8 0.0 15.2
Sabrina Ionescu 10 10 35.1 .393 .400 .913 4.2 4.7 0.8 0.7 13.7
Courtney Vandersloot 10 10 32.6 .420 .378 .800 3.9 6.3 1.3 0.7 10.6
Kayla Thornton 10 0 10.1 .444 .400 1.00 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.2 3.2
Marine Johannès 9 0 11.4 .276 .250 .500 0.7 0.8 0.1 0.2 2.7
Stefanie Dolson 10 0 4.6 .500 .200 .000 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.1 1.3
Jocelyn Willoughby 3 0 2.3 .000 .000 .333 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7
Nyara Sabally 4 0 1.3 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Breanna Stewart Eastern Conference Player of the Week May 30 [21]
June 13 [22]
July 13 [23]
August 1 [24]
August 15 [25]
September 4 [26]
Player of the Month - May June 2 [27]
WNBA All-Star Starter & Captain June 25 [28]
Player of the Month - July August 2 [29]
Player of the Month - August September 6 [30]
All-Defensive First Team September 22 [31]
WNBA MVP September 26 [32]
All-WNBA First Team October 15 [33]
Sabrina Ionescu WNBA All-Star July 1 [34]
All-WNBA Second Team October 15 [33]
Courtney Vandersloot WNBA All-Star July 1 [34]
Peak Performer: Assists September 11 [35]
Jonquel Jones Eastern Conference Player of the Week July 25 [36]
Sandy Brondello Coach of the Month - August September 6 [37]
Jonathan Kolb Executive of the Year September 14 [38]
Betnijah Laney All-Defensive Second Team September 22 [39]

References

  1. ^ Frimpong, Fiifi (May 18, 2023). "2023 Season Preview: Liberty set to shatter win record in chase for franchise's 1st WNBA title". New York Daily News. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  2. ^ Vanoni, Maggie (October 21, 2023). "UConn women's basketball great Breanna Stewart reflects on first season with NY Liberty: 'Special'". ctinsider.com. CT Insider. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  3. ^ @nyliberty (January 12, 2023). "Qualifying Offers have been sent🗽" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "New York Liberty Acquire Frontcourt Duo of Jonquel Jones and Kayla Thornton in Three-Team Deal". liberty.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  5. ^ "New York Liberty Land Historic Duo of Breanna Stewart & Courtney Vandersloot in Free Agency". liberty.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  6. ^ "New York Liberty Sign Brooklyn Legend Epiphanny Prince To Training Camp Contract". liberty.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  7. ^ "New York Liberty Sign Sika Koné". liberty.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  8. ^ "Chicago Sky Acquires Marina Mabrey in Four-Team Trade". sky.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  9. ^ "New York Liberty Sign 2022 First Rounder Nyara Sabally". liberty.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  10. ^ @nyliberty (March 2, 2023). "The moment y'all have been waiting for 🤩 Liberty guard @marinej5 has accepted her qualifying offer and re-signed with New York. Welcome back, MJ!!! 🗽" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ^ "New York Liberty Add Morgan Green and Stephanie Mawuli To Training Camp Roster". liberty.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  12. ^ @nyliberty (May 15, 2023). "Multi-Year Extension ✅ The New York Liberty has signed All-Star guard, @sabrina_i20, to an extension through the 2025 season.🗽" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ^ @ClassicJpow (May 16, 2023). "League sources tell @TheNextHoops that the New York Liberty have just waived DiDi Richards. Richards was the Liberty's 2021 17th overall draft pick and instantly became a fan favorite" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ^ @nyliberty (May 16, 2023). "Roster Update: The NY Liberty have waived Morgan Green, Sika Koné, and Stephanie Mawuli" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ^ @nyliberty (May 19, 2023). "The Liberty has re-signed guard Epiphanny Prince to a hardship contract.🗽" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ^ @nyliberty (June 17, 2023). "The NY Liberty has re-signed guard Epiphanny Prince to a hardship contract.🗽" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. ^ @nyliberty (June 25, 2023). "The NY Liberty has re-signed guard Epiphanny Prince to a hardship contract. 🗽" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  18. ^ @nyliberty (September 1, 2023). "The NYL has signed Kayla Thornton to a multi-year extension through the 2025 szn. ✅" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  19. ^ @nyliberty (September 9, 2023). "The NYL have signed @BetnijahLaney to a multi-year extension through the 25 szn. ✅" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  20. ^ "MLB, WNBA postpone games due to smoke from Canadian wildfires". ESPN. June 7, 2023. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  21. ^ @WNBA (May 30, 2023). "🏀 Week 1 Players of the Week 🏀 Eastern Conference: @breannastewart @nyliberty 26 PPG, 10 RPG, 3 SPG 2-1 record during the week Western Conference: @Arike_O @DallasWings 26.7 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 3.3 APG 2-1 record during the week #MoreThanGame" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  22. ^ @WNBA (June 13, 2023). "🏀 Week 3 Players of the Week 🏀 Eastern Conference: @breannastewart @nyliberty 28.5 PPG, 9.0 RPG, 3.5 BPG 2-0 Western Conference: @satou_sabally @dallaswings 19.3 PPG, 12.3 RPG, 1.3 SPG 2-1 #MoreThanGame" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  23. ^ "Breanna Stewart Earns Third Eastern Conference Player of the Week Honor". liberty.wnba.com. WNBA. July 13, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  24. ^ "Breanna Stewart named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for fourth time". yesnetwork.com. YES Network. August 1, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  25. ^ "Breanna Stewart Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for Fifth Time in 2023". liberty.wnba.com. WNBA. August 15, 2023. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  26. ^ "Lynx Forward Napheesa Collier Named Western Conference Player of the Week". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  27. ^ "Breanna Stewart Named KIA WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month for May". liberty.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  28. ^ M.A. Voepel (June 25, 2023). "Brittney Griner, Aliyah Boston named WNBA All-Star starters". ESPN. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  29. ^ Kennedy, Alex (August 2, 2023). "Breanna Stewart, A'ja Wilson are WNBA Players of the Month for July". basketballnews.com. BasketballNews.com. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  30. ^ Bromberg, Lila (September 6, 2023). "Former UConn star Breanna Stewart named breaks single-season scoring record, WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month". Hartford Courant. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  31. ^ @WNBA (September 22, 2023). "Your 2023 WNBA All-Defensive First Team ⬇️ @_ajawilson22 @athomas_25 @BrittBundlez @breannastewart @jordin_canada #MoreThanGame" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  32. ^ "New York Liberty's Breanna Stewart Wins 2023 Kia WNBA Most Valuable Player Award" (Press release). WNBA. September 26, 2023. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  33. ^ a b "Kia WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart, Kia WNBA Defensive Player of the Year A'ja Wilson and Record-Setting Alyssa Thomas Headline 2023 All-WNBA First Team". wnba.com (Press release). WNBA. October 15, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  34. ^ a b "Connecticut Sun's Alyssa Thomas, Washington Mystics' Elena Delle Donne Highlight Reserves For 2023 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  35. ^ "Courtney Vandersloot Earns Seventh Career WNBA Peak Performer Award in Assists". liberty.wnba.com. WNBA. September 11, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  36. ^ "Jonquel Jones Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week". oursportscentral.com. WNBA. July 25, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  37. ^ "Sandy Brondello Named WNBA Coach of the Month for August". oursportscenrtal.com. WNBA. September 6, 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  38. ^ "New York Liberty's Jonathan Kolb Named 2023 WNBA Basketball Executive of the Year" (Press release). WNBA. September 14, 2023. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  39. ^ @WNBA (September 22, 2023). "Your 2023 WNBA All-Defensive Second Team ⬇️ @BetnijahLaney @ezimagbegor @nnekaogwumike @PHEEsespieces @E_Williams_1 #MoreThanGame" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

External links

New York Liberty
2023 WNBA season by team
Categories