2009 New York Liberty season

2009 New York Liberty season
2009 New York Liberty season
Coach	Pat Coyle (6-11); Anne Donovan (7-10)
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Attendance	9,800 per game
Results
Record	13–21 (.382)
Place	7th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Team Leaders
Points	Christon (16.1)
Rebounds	McCarville (5.5)
Assists	Moore (3.9)
Media
Television	MSG Network
	← 2008 season 2010 season →

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

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Transactions

June 4: The Liberty waived Jessica Davenport and Lisa Willis.
May 29: The Liberty waived Abby Waner.
May 5: The Liberty acquired Sidney Spencer from the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for a first round 2010 WNBA Draft pick.
January 12: The Liberty re-signed free agent Cathrine Kraayeveld.
May 7, 2008: The Liberty traded their third-round pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft to the Phoenix Mercury as part of the Leilani Mitchell transaction.

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Date	Trade
May 7, 2008	To New York Liberty	To Phoenix Mercury
May 7, 2008	Leilani Mitchell	third-round pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft
May 5, 2009	To New York Liberty	To Los Angeles Sparks
May 5, 2009	Sidney Spencer	first-round pick in the 2010 WNBA Draft

Free agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Cathrine Kraayeveld	January 12, 2009	re-signed
Sidney Spencer	May 5, 2009	Los Angeles Sparks

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team
Erin Thorn	January 7, 2009	Chicago Sky
Abby Waner	May 29, 2009	free agent
Jessica Davenport	June 4, 2009	free agent
Lisa Willis	June 4, 2009	free agent

Roster

New York Liberty roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	From
SF	22	Battle, Ashley	6' 0" (1.83m)	170 lb (77kg)	Connecticut
G/F	17	Carson, Essence	6' 0" (1.83m)	165 lb (75kg)	Rutgers
G/F	20	Christon, Shameka	6' 1" (1.85m)	170 lb (77kg)	Arkansas
PF	3	Jackson, Tiffany	6' 3" (1.91m)	185 lb (84kg)	Texas
PF	33	Kraayeveld, Cathrine	6' 4" (1.93m)	180 lb (82kg)	Oregon
PF	2	Larkins, Erlana	6' 1" (1.85m)	210 lb (95kg)	North Carolina
C	4	McCarville, Janel	6' 2" (1.88m)	205 lb (93kg)	Minnesota
PG	23	Mitchell, Leilani	5' 5" (1.65m)	130 lb (59kg)	Utah
PG	12	Moore, Loree	5' 9" (1.75m)	169 lb (77kg)	Tennessee
G/F	6	Spencer, Sidney	6' 3" (1.91m)	183 lb (83kg)	Tennessee
C	15	Vaughn, Kia	6' 4" (1.93m)	200 lb (91kg)	Rutgers

Head coach

Anne Donovan (Old Dominion)

Assistant coaches

Laurie Byrd (Eastern Michigan)

Athletic trainer

Lisa White (Stony Brook)

Strength and conditioning coach

Lisa White (Stony Brook)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
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

Shameka Christon was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of July 13, 2009.
Shameka Christon was named to the 2009 WNBA All-Star Team as an Eastern Conference reserve.
July 25, 2009: Teresa Weatherspoon, who led the New York Liberty to three WNBA finals, will be inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, leading a class of six inductees.^[3]

References

^ "WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Draft Board". Archived from the original on July 25, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
^ WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Transactions
^ "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

Official Site

[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.

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