The 2022 New York Liberty season will be the 26th season for the New York Liberty franchise of the WNBA . The Liberty open the regular season on May 7, 2022, versus the Connecticut Sun .[1]
The Liberty parted ways with head coach Walt Hopkins on December 6, 2021, after two years with the team.[2] On January 7, 2022, the Liberty announced the hiring of new Head Coach Sandy Brondello [3]
Transactions [ ]
WNBA Draft [ ]
See also: 2022 WNBA Draft
Round
Pick
Player
Nationality
School/Team/Country
1
5
3
29
Trades and Roster Changes [ ]
Date
Transaction
December 6, 2021
Parted ways with Head Coach Walt Hopkins
December 31, 2021
Renounced the rights to Olcay Cakir [4]
January 7, 2022
Hired Sandy Brondello as Head Coach [5]
January 11, 2022
Extended Qualifying Offers to Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe and Paris Kea [6]
January 14, 2022
Signed Paris Kea to the Qualifying Offer[7]
February 3, 2022
Signed Stefanie Dolson to a Two-Year Deal[8]
February 4, 2022
Waived Jazmine Jones and Leaonna Odom [9] [10]
Signed Rebecca Allen to a Two-Year Deal[11]
March 16, 2022
Hired Olaf Lange, Roneeka Hodges , and Zach O'Brien as Assistant Coaches[12]
Roster [ ]
Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs G/F 9 Allen, Rebecca 6' 2" (1.88m) 162 lb (73kg) 1992-11-06 Australia 6 C 31 Dolson, Stefanie 6' 5" (1.96m) 235 lb (107kg) 1992-01-08 Connecticut 8 F 6 Howard, Natasha 6' 2" (1.88m) 165 lb (75kg) 1991-09-02 Florida State 8 G 20 Ionescu, Sabrina 5' 11" (1.8m) 165 lb (75kg) 1997-12-06 Oregon 2 G 22 Kea, Paris 5' 9" (1.75m) 142 lb (64kg) 1996-04-07 North Carolina 2 G/F 44 Laney, Betnijah 6' 0" (1.83m) 166 lb (75kg) 1993-10-29 Rutgers 6 F 12 Onyenwere, Michaela 6' 0" (1.83m) 178 lb (81kg) 1999-08-10 UCLA 1 G/F 2 Richards, DiDi 6' 2" (1.88m) 164 lb (74kg) 1999-02-08 Baylor 1 C 24 Shook, Kylee 6' 5" (1.96m) 200 lb (91kg) 1998-03-18 Louisville 2 G 32 Whitcomb, Sami 5' 10" (1.78m) 145 lb (66kg) 1988-07-20 Washington 5 G/F 13 Willoughby, Jocelyn 6' 0" (1.83m) 180 lb (82kg) 1998-03-25 Virginia 1
Head coach
Sandy Brondello
Assistant coaches
Olaf Lange
Roneeka Hodges
Zach O'Brien
Athletic trainer
Terri Acosta
Strength and conditioning coach
Emily Zaler
Legend
(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured
WNBA roster page
East
ATL
CHI
CON
IND
NY
WAS
West
DAL
LV
LA
MIN
PHO
SEA
Schedule [ ]
Regular Season [ ]
2022 game log Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
June
: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
July
: 0–0 (Home: 0��0; Road: 0–0)
August
: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
2022 season schedule
Standings [ ]
Notes
(#) – League Standing
x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from playoff contention
Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings
Awards and Honors [ ]
Recipient
Award
Date awarded
Ref.
References [ ]
^ "2022 New York Liberty Schedule" . Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved January 1, 2022 .
^ Voepel, Mechelle. "Walt Hopkins out as New York Liberty coach after two years" . ESPN.com . ESPN. Retrieved January 1, 2022 .
^ "New York Liberty Name Sandy Brondello as Head Coach" . liberty.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved January 7, 2022 .
^ "WNBA Transctions - Player Movement" . acrossthetimeline.com . Across the Timeline. Retrieved January 1, 2022 .
^ "New York Liberty Name Sandy Brondello as Head Coach" . liberty.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved January 7, 2022 .
^ "Rachel Galligan Tweet" . twitter.com . Twitter. Retrieved January 11, 2022 .
^ "Rachel Galligan Tweet 2" . twitter.com . Twitter. Retrieved January 14, 2022 .
^ "New York Liberty Sign 2021 WNBA Champion Stefanie Dolson" . liberty.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved February 5, 2022 .
^ "NY Liberty Tweet" . twitter.com . Twitter. Retrieved February 10, 2022 .
^ "NY Liberty Tweet 2" . twitter.com . Twitter. Retrieved February 10, 2022 .
^ "New York Liberty re-sign Rebecca Allen" . liberty.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved February 10, 2022 .
^ "New York Liberty Finalize 2022 Coaching Staff" . liberty.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved March 17, 2022 .
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