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2010 New York Liberty season
Head Coach Anne Donovan
Arena Madison Square Garden
Attendance 11,069 per game
Results
Record 22–12
(.647)
Place 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff Finish Lost Conference Finals
Team Leaders
Points Pondexter (21.4)
Rebounds McCarville (5.9)
Assists Pondexter (4.9)
Media
Television MSG
NBATV, ESPN2
New York Liberty seasons
< 2009 2011 >

The 2010 WNBA season is the 14th season for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association.

Contents

Transactions

Dispersal draft

Based on the Liberty's 2009 record, they would pick 1st in the Sacramento Monarchs dispersal draft. The Liberty picked Nicole Powell.

WNBA Draft

The following are the Liberty's selections in the 2010 WNBA Draft.

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
2 13 Kalana Greene  United States Connecticut
2 16 (from Chi.) Ashley Houts  United States Georgia
3 25 Cory Montgomery  United States Nebraska

Transaction log

  • May 5, 2009: The Liberty traded their first round pick in the 2010 Draft to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Sidney Spencer.
  • March 30: The Liberty traded Shameka Christon and Cathrine Kraayeveld to the Chicago Sky in exchange for the Sky's second-round pick in the 2010 Draft. The Liberty also received Cappie Pondexter and Kelly Mazzante from the Phoenix Mercury as part of the three-team trade.
  • April 6: The Liberty waived Loree Moore.
  • April 8: The Liberty waived Kelly Mazzante.
  • April 20: The Liberty released Ashley Battle.
  • April 22: The Liberty signed free agent Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
  • April 23: The Liberty signed Brandie Hoskins, Laine Selwyn, Tamara James, April Phillips, Katie Mattera and Erica Williamson to training camp contracts.
  • April 28: The Liberty waived Brandie Hoskins.
  • May 3: The Liberty waived Laine Selwyn.
  • May 4: The Liberty waived Katie Mattera.
  • May 9: The Liberty waived Cory Montgomery and Tamara James.
  • May 12: The Liberty traded Ashley Houts to the Washington Mystics in exchange for Nikki Blue.
  • June 14: The Liberty traded Tiffany Jackson to the Tulsa Shock in exchange for Plenette Pierson.

Trades

Date Trade
May 5, 2009 To New York Liberty To Los Angeles Sparks
Sidney Spencer first round pick in 2010 Draft
March 30, 2010 To New York Liberty To Chicago Sky
Cappie Pondexter, Kelly Mazzante (from Phx.) and Chicago's second-round pick in 2010 Draft Shameka Christon and Cathrine Kraayeveld
June 14, 2010 To New York Liberty To Tulsa Shock
Plenette Pierson Tiffany Jackson

Free agents

Additions

Player Signed Former team
Nicole Powell December 14, 2009 Sacramento Monarchs
Cappie Pondexter March 30, 2010 Phoenix Mercury
Taj McWilliams-Franklin April 22, 2010 Tulsa Shock
Nikki Blue May 12, 2010 Washington Mystics
Plenette Pierson July 23, 2010 Tulsa Shock

Subtractions

Player Left New team
Shameka Christon March 30, 2010 Chicago Sky
Cathrine Kraayeveld March 30, 2010 Chicago Sky
Loree Moore April 6, 2010 Seattle Storm
Ashley Battle April 20, 2010 free agent
Tiffany Jackson July 23, 2010 Tulsa Shock

Roster

New York Liberty rosterv · d · e
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight From
PG 1 United States Blue, Nikki 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 163 lb (74 kg) UCLA
G/F 17 United States Carson, Essence 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Rutgers
G 32 United States Greene, Kalana 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Connecticut
C 4 United States McCarville, Janel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Minnesota
F 7 United States McWilliams-Franklin, Taj 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) St. Edward's University
PG 5 United States Mitchell, Leilani 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 130 lb (59 kg) Utah
SF 33 United States Pierson, Plenette 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Texas Tech
SG 23 United States Pondexter, Cappie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Rutgers
F 14 United States Powell, Nicole 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Stanford
G/F 6 United States Spencer, Sidney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Tennessee
C 15 United States Vaughn, Kia 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Rutgers
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Athletic trainer
Strength and conditioning coach
  • United States Kevin Duffy
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured


Depth

Pos. Starter Bench
C Taj McWilliams-Franklin Kia Vaughn
PF Janel McCarville Plenette Pierson
SF Nicole Powell Kalana Greene / Sidney Spencer
SG Cappie Pondexter Essence Carson
PG Leilani Mitchell Nikki Blue

Season standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Washington Mystics x 22 12 .647 – 13–4 9–8 13–9
New York Liberty x 22 12 .647 – 13–4 9–8 14–8
Indiana Fever x 21 13 .618 1.0 13–4 8–9 13–9
Atlanta Dream x 19 15 .559 3.0 10–7 9–8 10–12
Connecticut Sun o 17 17 .500 5.0 12–5 5–12 9–13
Chicago Sky o 14 20 .412 8.0 7–10 7–10 7–15

Schedule

Preseason

2010 Game Log: Preseason
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 May 5 11:30am @ Washington 60-65 McWilliams-Franklin (12) McWilliams-Franklin (11) Mitchell (4) Verizon Center
7,152		 0-1
2 May 11 10:30am Connecticut 89-84 (3OT) Greene, Pondexter (14) Pondexter (11) Pondexter (8) Madison Square Garden
19,763		 1-1

Regular season

2010 Game Log: Regular Season
Watch all games live on WNBA LiveAccess
May
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 May 16 4:00pm Chicago NBATV
MSG
CN100		 85-82 Pondexter (22) McCarville (6) Mitchell (9) Madison Square Garden
12,088		 1-0
2 May 21 7:00pm @ Washington 61-77 Pondexter (14) Powell (7) Pondexter (8) Verizon Center
10,158		 1-1
3 May 23 4:00pm Atlanta 77-86 Pondexter (21) McCarville (9) Mitchell, Pondexter, Powell (5) Madison Square Garden
9,548		 1-2
4 May 28 8:00pm @ San Anotnio 77-71 Pondexter (21) McCarville, Powell (7) Pondexter (7) AT&T Center
5,293		 2-2
June
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
5 June 4 7:00pm @ Connecticut 68-75 McCarville, McWilliams-Franklin (14) McCarville (13) McCarville (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,493		 2-3
6 June 5 7:00pm @ Indiana 73-78 Pondexter (21) Pondexter (7) Pondexter (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
8,090		 2-4
7 June 8 8:00pm @ Chicago CN100 85-70 Pondexter (31) McWilliams-Franklin (9) McWilliams-Franklin, Pondexter, Powell (3) Allstate Arena
2,408		 3-4
8 June 11 7:30pm Atlanta 91-79 Pondexter (25) Jackson, McWilliams-Franklin (6) Pondexter (7) Madison Square Garden
8,332		 4-4
9 June 12 7:00pm @ Washington CSN-MA 65-82 Pondexter (20) McCarville (6) Pondexter (3) Verizon Center
8,492		 4-5
10 June 18 7:30pm Seattle 84-92 Pondexter (24) Powell (6) Mitchell (5) Madison Square Garden
8,883		 4-6
11 June 22 7:30pm Minnesota 68-75 Pondexter (16) Powell (9) Pondexter (5) Madison Square Garden
7,537		 4-7
12 June 25 8:00pm @ Tulsa COX 92-78 Mitchell (20) McWilliams-Franklin (11) McWilliams-Franklin, Powell (6) BOK Center
4,554		 5-7
13 June 27 4:00pm Connecticut CSN-NE 77-68 Pondexter (19) Powell (10) McWilliams-Franklin (5) Madison Square Garden
15,293		 6-7
14 June 29 10:30pm @ Los Angeles NBATV
PRIME		 80-68 Pondexter (19) McWilliams-Franklin, Powell (7) Mitchell, Pondexter (5) STAPLES Center
8,602		 7-7
July
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
15 July 3 10:00pm @ Phoenix 82-97 Pondexter (21) McCarville, Pierson, Pondexter (6) Mitchell (5) US Airways Center
6,780		 7-8
16 July 6 3:00pm @ Seattle 70-78 McWilliams-Franklin (20) McWilliams-Franklin (10) Pondexter (5) KeyArena
11,012		 7-9
17 July 11 4:00pm Chicago MSG 57-54 Pondexter (30) McWilliams-Franklin, Pondexter (8) McCarville (4) Madison Square Garden
9,644		 8-9
18 July 15 12:00pm Washington 75-67 Pondexter (17) McCarville (12) Pondexter (7) Madison Square Garden
18,162		 9-9
19 July 18 4:00pm Indiana MSG 81-84 (OT) Pondexter (40) McCarville, Pondexter (6) Pondexter (7) Madison Square Garden
9,508		 9-10
20 July 20 8:00pm @ Connecticut ESPN2 82-74 (OT) Pondexter (24) McCarville, Mitchell (8) Pondexter (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,478		 10-10
21 July 23 8:30pm @ Chicago CN100 79-71 McWilliams-Franklin (18) Powell (7) Pondexter (6) Allstate Arena
5,256		 11-10
22 July 25 3:00pm @ Atlanta NBATV
SSO		 75-82 Pondexter (26) Pierson (6) Pondexter (6) Philips Arena
7,030		 11-11
23 July 27 7:30pm San Antonio ESPN2 77-72 Greene (17) Pierson (8) Mitchell (8) Madison Square Garden
10,712		 12-11
24 July 30 7:30pm Los Angeles 88-79 Pondexter (20) McWilliams-Franklin (9) Mitchell (5) Madison Square Garden
14,307		 13-11
August
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
25 August 1 4:00pm Connecticut MSG 71-67 Pondexter (24) McCarville, Pierson (6) Powell (5) Madison Square Garden
9,341		 14-11
26 August 3 7:00pm @ Indiana FS-I 82-72 Powell (20) McCarville (10) Pondexter (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,540		 15-11
27 August 6 7:30pm Washington 85-77 Pondexter (23) McCarville (5) Mitchell (6) Madison Square Garden
11,465		 16-11
28 August 8 7:00pm @ Minnesota NBATV
FS-N		 74-72 Powell (21) McCarville (8) Mitchell, Pondexter, Powell (4) Target Center
9,016		 17-11
29 August 13 7:00pm @ Atlanta SSO 90-83 Pondexter (31) Carson (7) McWilliams-Franklin (7) Philips Arena
6,025		 18-11
30 August 14 7:30pm Phoenix NBATV
MSG		 107-69 Pondexter (28) Pierson (9) McCarville (6) Madison Square Garden
9,645		 19-11
31 August 17 7:30pm Indiana 78-57 Pondexter (19) McWilliams-Franklin (10) Pondexter (6) Madison Square Garden
8,953		 20-11
32 August 19 7:30pm Tulsa 95-85 Powell (20) Pierson (8) Mitchell (8) Madison Square Garden
8,766		 21-11
33 August 20 7:00pm @ Washington 74-75 Pondexter (28) McCarville, McWilliams-Franklin, Powell (6) Powell (5) Verizon Center
13,109		 21-12
34 August 22 4:00pm Connecticut MSG 88-87 (OT) Pondexter (31) Powell (8) Pondexter (6) Madison Square Garden
15,989		 22-12

Postseason

2010 Game Log: Postseason
Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series
1 August 26 7:00pm Indiana NBATV
MSG		 85-73 Pondexter (28) McWilliams-Franklin (10) McCarville (7) Madison Square Garden
14,624		 1-0
2 August 29 8:00pm @ Indiana ESPN2 67-75 Pondexter (24) McCarville (11) Mitchell, Pondexter (2) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,535		 1-1
3 September 1 7:30pm Indiana NBATV
MSG		 77-74 Pondexter (30) McWilliams-Franklin (11) McWilliams-Franklin, Mitchell, Pondexter (4) Madison Square Garden
16,682		 2-1
Eastern Conference Finals
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series
1 September 5 7:00pm Atlanta NBATV
MSG		 75-81 Pondexter (24) McWilliams-Franklin (11) Mitchell (6) Madison Square Garden
14,248		 0-1
2 September 7 7:30pm @ Atlanta NBATV
MSG
FSSO		 93-105 Pondexter (36) McWilliams-Franklin (6) Pondexter (9) Philips Arena
9,045		 0-2

Statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game
 PPG  Points per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage  TO  Turnovers per game  PF  Fouls per game Team leader

Regular season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Nikki Blue 15 0 5.1 .286 .167 .714 0.4 0.9 0.27 0.00 1.2
Essence Carson 34 0 9.6 .407 .160 .688 1.6 0.7 0.41 0.24 3.7
Kalana Greene 33 0 15.7 .464 .333 .625 1.6 0.9 0.39 0.21 4.5
Tiffany Jackson 9 0 13.8 .370 .000 .760 3.1 0.4 0.7 0.1 4.3
Janel McCarville 34 34 28.4 .462 .273 .820 5.9 2.2 1.35 0.68 8.8
Taj McWilliams-Franklin 34 34 29.2 .511 .261 .826 5.4 2.0 1.38 0.88 10.6
Leilani Mitchell 34 34 28.8 .441 .486 .814 2.6 3.8 1.62 0.18 9.3
Plenette Pierson 25 0 16.7 .458 .250 .817 3.8 1.1 0.68 0.32 9.0
Cappie Pondexter 34 34 34.3 .483 .430 .892 4.5 4.9 0.88 0.12 21.4
Nicole Powell 34 34 26.3 .389 .395 .839 4.2 2.2 1.00 0.21 9.3
Sidney Spencer 20 0 8.4 .512 .533 .000 0.8 0.3 0.30 0.00 2.6
Kia Vaughn 30 0 8.1 .348 1.000 .650 1.4 0.3 0.20 0.20 2.1

Awards and honors

References

External links

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