2007 New York Liberty season
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2007 New York Liberty season | |
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Coach | Pat Coyle |
Arena | Madison Square Garden |
Attendance | 8,698 per game |
Results | |
Record | 16–18 (.471) |
Place | 4th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Lost First Round (2–1) to Detroit Shock |
The 2007 WNBA season was the 11th for the New York Liberty. The Liberty reached the playoffs, but they later fell to eventual conference champion Detroit Shock.
Offseason[]
Dispersal Draft[]
Based on the Liberty's 2006 record, they would pick 3rd in the Charlotte Sting dispersal draft. The Liberty picked Janel McCarville.
WNBA Draft[]
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Club Team |
1 | 2 | Jessica Davenport | United States | Ohio State |
1 | 5 | Tiffany Jackson | United States | Texas |
2 | 16 | Shay Doron | Israel | Maryland |
3 | 29 | Martina Weber | Germany | Iona |
Regular season[]
Season standings[]
Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Detroit Shock x | 24 | 10 | .706 | – | 12–5 | 12–5 | 14–6 |
Indiana Fever x | 21 | 13 | .618 | 3.0 | 12–5 | 9–8 | 12–8 |
Connecticut Sun x | 18 | 16 | .529 | 6.0 | 8–9 | 10–7 | 10–10 |
New York Liberty x | 16 | 18 | .471 | 8.0 | 10–7 | 6–11 | 10–10 |
Washington Mystics o | 16 | 18 | .471 | 8.0 | 8–9 | 8–9 | 8–12 |
Chicago Sky o | 14 | 20 | .412 | 10.0 | 6–11 | 8–9 | 6–14 |
Season schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
May 20 | Chicago | 83–71 | Win | 1–0 |
May 24 | Washington | 81–76 | Win | 2–0 |
June 1 | @ Minnesota | 70–60 | Win | 3–0 |
June 3 | Phoenix | 83–82 | Win | 4–0 |
June 5 | Indiana | 78–67 | Win | 5–0 |
June 8 | Detroit | 57–67 | Loss | 5–1 |
June 10 | @ Indiana | 61–80 | Loss | 5–2 |
June 12 | Washington | 79–69 | Win | 6–2 |
June 15 | @ Chicago | 66–73 | Loss | 6–3 |
June 16 | @ San Antonio | 71–79 | Loss | 6–4 |
June 20 | @ Connecticut | 76–73 | Win | 7–4 |
June 22 | San Antonio | 63–70 | Loss | 7–5 |
June 24 | Indiana | 63–74 | Loss | 7–6 |
June 26 | @ Sacramento | 46–59 | Loss | 7–7 |
June 29 | @ Los Angeles | 80–68 | Win | 8–7 |
July 1 | @ Seattle | 53–84 | Loss | 8–8 |
July 6 | @ Detroit | 82–81 (OT) | Win | 9–8 |
July 8 | Sacramento | 71–61 | Win | 10–8 |
July 12 | @ Indiana | 63–79 | Loss | 10–9 |
July 18 | @ Detroit | 82–87 (OT) | Loss | 10–10 |
July 20 | Houston | 74–80 | Loss | 10–11 |
July 22 | Seattle | 75–77 | Loss | 10–12 |
July 26 | @ Connecticut | 75–79 | Loss | 10–13 |
July 29 | Connecticut | 61–67 | Loss | 10–14 |
July 31 | Los Angeles | 63–73 | Loss | 10–15 |
August 2 | Minnesota | 71–66 | Win | 11–15 |
August 3 | @ Washington | 68–80 | Loss | 11–16 |
August 7 | @ Houston | 77–71 | Win | 12–16 |
August 9 | @ Phoenix | 86–97 | Loss | 12–17 |
August 12 | Detroit | 85–84 | Win | 13–17 |
August 14 | @ Chicago | 65–77 | Loss | 13–18 |
August 16 | @ Washington | 73–72 | Win | 14–18 |
August 17 | Connecticut | 74–66 | Win | 15–18 |
August 19 | Chicago | 58–52 | Win | 16–18 |
Playoffs[]
Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
Eastern Conference Semifinals | |||||
1 | August 24 | Detroit | 73–51 | Win | 1–0 |
2 | August 26 | @ Detroit | 73–76 | Loss | 1–1 |
3 | August 28 | @ Detroit | 70–71 (OT) | Loss | 1–2 |
Player stats[]
Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
Shameka Christon | 33 | 149 | 70 | 34 | 19 | 368 |
Cathrine Kraayeveld | 34 | 154 | 51 | 32 | 20 | 366 |
Janel McCarville | 32 | 152 | 36 | 39 | 20 | 332 |
Loree Moore | 34 | 138 | 163 | 75 | 5 | 327 |
Erin Thorn | 29 | 87 | 73 | 25 | 1 | 281 |
Ashley Battle | 34 | 126 | 56 | 35 | 2 | 252 |
Jessica Davenport | 33 | 88 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 176 |
Tiffany Jackson | 34 | 104 | 19 | 23 | 12 | 173 |
Lisa Willis | 16 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 61 |
Barbara Farris | 28 | 43 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 53 |
Shay Doron | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Lindsay Bowen | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Sherill Baker | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Martina Weber | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Awards and honors[]
References[]
External links[]
Categories:
- New York Liberty seasons
- 2007 WNBA season
- 2007 in sports in New York City