The 2015 WNBA season, was the 19th season for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association. Bill Laimbeer returned as head coach.
They qualified for the playoffs for the first time since missing out in 2013 and 2014. They won the Conference Semifinals against the Washington Mystics, 2-1, but lost the Conference Finals against the Indiana Fever, 1-2, thus eliminating them from the league.
Transactions
WNBA draft The following are the Liberty's selections in the 2015 WNBA draft. Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country19 (from S.A.)Brittany BoydCalifornia2 23 (from Min.) Amber Orrange Stanford3 27 (through Conn.) Laurin Mincy Maryland3 28 (from Minn.) Michala Johnson Wisconsin
Trades DateTrade
Roster
Season standings
Schedule Preseason
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | May 22 | Chicago | | Kiah Stokes (11) | Kiah Stokes (11) | Brittany Boyd (2) | Bob Carpenter Center3,105 | 0–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | May 27 | Atlanta | | Tina Charles (12) | Kiah Stokes (11) | Tanisha Wright (5) | Madison Square Garden(14,530) | 0–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | June 1 | @ Minnesota | | Tina Charles (19) | Tina Charles (5) | Essence Carson (5) | Target Center3,520 | 0–3
Regular season
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 | June 5 | Atlanta | | Tina Charles (17) | Tina Charles (12) | Tanisha Wright (5) | Madison Square Garden8,910 | 1–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | June 6 | @ Washington | | Tina Charles (18) | Kiah Stokes (9) | Swin Cash (4) | Verizon Center7,400 | 1–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 | June 9 | Indiana | | Tina Charles (21) | Kiah Stokes (6) | Tanisha Wright (5) | Madison Square Garden5,663 | 2–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 4 | June 11 | Phoenix | | Tina Charles (19) | Tina Charles (11) | Essence Carson (3) | Madison Square Garden5,817 | 3–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | June 14 | Washington | | Essence Carson (12) | Sugar Rodgers (7) | Sugar Rodgers (5) | Madison Square Garden7,629 | 3–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 | June 19 | Indiana | | Tanisha Wright (12) | Tina Charles (8) | Tina Charles (5) | Madison Square Garden7,815 | 3–3
Playoffs
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | September 18 | Washington | | Epiphanny Prince (26) | Carolyn SwordsKiah Stokes (9) | Tina Charles (5) | Madison Square Garden10,120 | 0–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | September 20 | Washington | | Tina Charles (22) | Kiah Stokes (7) | Tanisha Wright (6) | Verizon Center6,619 | 1–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | September 22 | Washington | | Tina Charles (22) | Kiah Stokes (13) | Tanisha Wright (5) | Madison Square Garden9,255 | 2–1
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | September 23 | Indiana | | Kiah Stokes (21) | Tina Charles (7) | Tina Charles (9) | Madison Square Garden7,229 | 1–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | September 27 | Indiana | | Tina Charles (25) | Kiah Stokes (11) | Tanisha Wright (5) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse7,505 | 1–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | September 29 | Indiana | | Candice Wiggins (15) | Tina Charles (10) | Epiphanny Prince (4) | Madison Square Garden10,120 | 1–2
References
External links THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE NEW YORK LIBERTY