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1998 New York Liberty season
The 1998 WNBA season was the second for the New York Liberty. The Liberty finished with an 18–12 mark, but they missed the playoffs after losing a tiebreaker to the Charlotte Sting.
Transactions
Detroit Shock expansion draft
The following player was selected in the Detroit Shock expansion draft from the New York Liberty:
| Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|
| Rhonda Blades | Vanderbilt |
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Alicia Thompson | Texas Tech | |
| 2 | 19 | Nadine Domond | Iowa | |
| 3 | 29 | Albena Branzova | FIU | |
| 4 | 39 | Vanessa Nygaard | Stanford |
Transactions
| Date | Transaction | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 18, 1998 | title=1998 New York Liberty Transactions | url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/teams/NYL/1998_transactions.html | access-date=2024-06-02 | website=Basketball-Reference.com | language=en}} |
| April 29, 1998 | Drafted Alicia Thompson, Nadine Domond, Albena Branzova and Vanessa Nygaard in the [1998 WNBA draft](1998-wnba-draft) | ||||
| May 18, 1998 | Waived Simone Edwards | ||||
| June 3, 1998 | Waived Cassandra Crumpton-Moorer | ||||
| June 8, 1998 | Waived Nadine Domond | ||||
| July 14, 1998 | Waived Albena Branzova |
Roster
Schedule
Regular season
|- | 1 | June 11 | @ Cleveland | L 71–78 | Sophia Witherspoon (19) | Rebecca Lobo (7) | Teresa Weatherspoon (5) | Gund Arena
| 0–1 |
|---|
| 2 |
| June 13 |
| @ Houston |
| L 62–73 |
| Vickie Johnson (18) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (6) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (7) |
| Compaq Center |
| 0–2 |
| - |
| 3 |
| June 15 |
| @ Utah |
| L 60–71 |
| Vickie Johnson (19) |
| Hampton |
| Witherspoon (8) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (9) |
| Delta Center |
| 0–3 |
| - |
| 4 |
| June 18 |
| @ Sacramento |
| W 64–48 |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (13) |
| Rebecca Lobo (8) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (6) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 1–3 |
| - |
| 5 |
| June 19 |
| @ Los Angeles |
| L 75–78 |
| Sophia Witherspoon (18) |
| Kym Hampton (9) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (5) |
| Great Western Forum |
| 1–4 |
| - |
| 6 |
| June 21 |
| Utah |
| W 68–64 |
| Kym Hampton (22) |
| Kym Hampton (10) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (8) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 2–4 |
| - |
| 7 |
| June 23 |
| Cleveland |
| W 59–57 |
| Vickie Johnson (27) |
| Hampton |
| Lobo (8) |
| Lobo |
| Weatherspoon (5) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 3–4 |
| - |
| 8 |
| June 26 |
| Sacramento |
| W 62–48 |
| Kym Hampton (13) |
| Johnson |
| Lobo (7) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (4) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 4–4 |
| - |
| 9 |
| June 29 |
| Phoenix |
| W 71–68 |
| Johnson |
| Witherspoon (23) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (10) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (8) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 5–4 |
| - |
| 10 |
| July 1 |
| @ Detroit |
| L 65–82 |
| Sophia Witherspoon (13) |
| Kym Hampton (8) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (6) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 5–5 |
| - |
| 11 |
| July 3 |
| Washington |
| W 76–60 |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (14) |
| Hampton |
| Lobo (6) |
| Johnson |
| Weatherspoon (6) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 6–5 |
| - |
| 12 |
| July 5 |
| @ Washington |
| W 62–61 |
| Kym Hampton (17) |
| Rebecca Lobo (13) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (5) |
| MCI Center |
| 7–5 |
| - |
| 13 |
| July 6 |
| Detroit |
| W 59–56 |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (12) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (7) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (4) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 8–5 |
| - |
| 14 |
| July 8 |
| Houston |
| L 54–79 |
| Rebecca Lobo (14) |
| Hampton |
| Lobo (4) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (6) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 8–6 |
| - |
| 15 |
| July 12 |
| Charlotte |
| L 57–75 |
| Kym Hampton (12) |
| Kym Hampton (9) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (5) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 8–7 |
| - |
| 16 |
| July 15 |
| @ Charlotte |
| L 65–72 |
| Sophia Witherspoon (17) |
| Kym Hampton (12) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (6) |
| Charlotte Coliseum |
| 8–8 |
| - |
| 17 |
| July 16 |
| @ Cleveland |
| L 51–60 |
| Sophia Witherspoon (13) |
| Kym Hampton (10) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (6) |
| Gund Arena |
| 8–9 |
| - |
| 18 |
| July 18 |
| @ Phoenix |
| W 69–63 |
| Sophia Witherspoon (24) |
| Sophia Witherspoon (6) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (5) |
| America West Arena |
| 9–9 |
| - |
| 19 |
| July 21 |
| @ Los Angeles |
| W 92–77 |
| Vickie Johnson (17) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (7) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (13) |
| Great Western Forum |
| 10–9 |
| - |
| 20 |
| July 24 |
| @ Sacramento |
| W 76–54 |
| Sophia Witherspoon (15) |
| Rebecca Lobo (8) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (10) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 11–9 |
| - |
| 21 |
| July 26 |
| Detroit |
| W 78–62 |
| Sophia Witherspoon (17) |
| Rebecca Lobo (10) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (9) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 12–9 |
| - |
| 22 |
| August 1 |
| @ Washington |
| W 67–53 |
| Rebecca Lobo (13) |
| Kym Hampton (8) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (6) |
| MCI Center |
| 13–9 |
| - |
| 23 |
| August 2 |
| Charlotte |
| W 85–67 |
| Johnson |
| Witherspoon (18) |
| Lobo |
| Wicks (6) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (5) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 14–9 |
| - |
| 24 |
| August 5 |
| @ Charlotte |
| L 61–69 |
| Vickie Johnson (21) |
| Rebecca Lobo (11) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (4) |
| Charlotte Coliseum |
| 14–10 |
| - |
| 25 |
| August 8 |
| Los Angeles |
| W 80–62 |
| Rebecca Lobo (22) |
| Sue Wicks (9) |
| Coquese Washington (8) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 15–10 |
| - |
| 26 |
| August 11 |
| Phoenix |
| W 79–78 (OT) |
| Sophia Witherspoon (17) |
| Rebecca Lobo (11) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (7) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 16–10 |
| - |
| 27 |
| August 13 |
| Washington |
| W 88–45 |
| Kisha Ford (19) |
| Rebecca Lobo (9) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (7) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 17–10 |
| - |
| 28 |
| August 15 |
| Houston |
| W 70–54 |
| Sophia Witherspoon (21) |
| Rebecca Lobo (12) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (7) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 18–10 |
| - |
| 29 |
| August 17 |
| Cleveland |
| L 64–70 |
| Rebecca Lobo (18) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (5) |
| Johnson |
| Washington |
| Weatherspoon (4) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 18–11 |
| - |
| 30 |
| August 19 |
| @ Detroit |
| L 68–82 |
| Sophia Witherspoon (26) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (8) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (8) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 18–12 |
Season standings
Statistics
Regular season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teresa Weatherspoon | 30 | 30 | 33.4 | .338 | .327 | .609 | 4.0 | 6.4 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 6.8 |
| Vickie Johnson | 30 | 30 | 30.2 | .446 | .375 | .768 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 12.5 |
| Sophia Witherspoon | 30 | 30 | 29.9 | .401 | .344 | .786 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 13.8 |
| Rebecca Lobo | 30 | 30 | 29.2 | .484 | .308 | .710 | 6.9 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 11.7 |
| Kym Hampton | 30 | 30 | 24.8 | .452 | .000 | .716 | 6.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 9.1 |
| Kisha Ford | 30 | 0 | 15.7 | .435 | .182 | .625 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 4.9 |
| Sue Wicks | 30 | 0 | 14.8 | .430 | .000 | .800 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| Albena Branzova | 11 | 0 | 8.5 | .360 | .500 | .750 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Elisabeth Cebrian | 22 | 0 | 8.5 | .429 | N/A | .571 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| Coquese Washington | 228 | 0 | 8.1 | .294 | .238 | .692 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| Trena Trice | 10 | 0 | 7.7 | .412 | N/A | .636 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| Alicia Thompson | 19 | 0 | 6.6 | .231 | 1.000 | .632 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
References
References
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