2018 New York Liberty season


The 2018 WNBA season is the 22nd season for the New York Liberty franchise of the WNBA. The season tips off on May 20th. During the off-season the Liberty hired Katie Smith as head coach. Smith replaced Bill Laimbeer, who left to coach the Las Vegas Aces. It was also announced in the offseason that the team would play its home games at the Westchester County Center.
The 2018 season ended up being a difficult one for the Liberty. After having achieved a 22-win season in 2017, the team could only muster 7 wins in 2018. The team started 1–2 in May, but quickly fell behind the playoff pace going 3–9 in June. Things did not improve in July when the team went 3–7. The team finished the season on a thirteen game losing streak, including an 0–9 August to finish the season 7–27. This was the franchise's worst record in its history. The previous worst was 11–23 in 2013.

Transactions

WNBA Draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
110Kia NurseConnecticut
222Mercedes RussellTennessee
334Leslie RobinsonPrinceton

Trades/Roster Changes

Current roster

Game Log

Pre-Season

Regular Season

Standings

Statistics

Regular season

Awards and honors