2024 New York Liberty season

WNBA season
2024 New York Liberty season
CoachSandy Brondello
ArenaBarclays Center
Attendanceper game
Results
Record21–4 (.840)
Place1st (Eastern)
Media
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The 2024 New York Liberty season is the 28th season for the New York Liberty franchise of the WNBA, and their third season under head coach Sandy Brondello.

The season tipped off on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, against the Washington Mystics in Washington where the Liberty took the win 85–80.[1]

Transactions

WNBA draft

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 11 Marquesha Davis  United States Ole Miss
2 17 Esmery Martinez  Dominican Republic Arizona
2 23 Jessika Carter  United States Mississippi State
3 35 Kaitlyn Davis  United States USC

Transactions

Date Transaction
January 11, 2024 Cored Breanna Stewart[2]
Extended a Qualifying Offer too Marine Johannès[2]
February 1, 2024 Signed Leonie Fiebich to a Rookie Contract[3][4]
Signed Okako Adika to a Rookie Contract[3][4]
Signed Stephanie Mawuli to a Training Camp Contract[3]
Signed Ivana Dojkić to a Training Camp Contract[3]
February 5, 2024 Signed Brianna Fraser to a Training Camp Contract[5]
February 15, 2024 Signed Morgan Green to a Training Camp Contract[6]
February 16, 2024 Re-signed Jonquel Jones[7]
February 20, 2024 Signed Kennedy Burke[8]
February 26, 2024 Re-signed Breanna Stewart[9]
March 14, 2024 Acquired Rebekah Gardner in exchange for their 2025 and 2026 second round picks[10]
March 18, 2024 Signed Ana Tadić to a Rookie Contract[4]
April 16, 2024 Signed Jaylyn Sherrod to a Rookie Contract[4]
April 17, 2024 Waived Morgan Green[4]
Signed Rita Igbokwe to a Training Camp Contract[4]
Signed Marquesha Davis, Esmery Martinez, and Jessika Carter to Rookie Contracts[2]
April 23, 2024 Epiphanny Prince announced her retirement from the WNBA[2]
April 25, 2024 Waived Ana Tadić[4]
May 11, 2024 Waived Stephanie Mawuli, Rita Igbokwe, Brianna Fraser, Jessika Carter, and Okako Adika[11]
May 13, 2024 Waived Esmery Martinez and Jaylyn Sherrod[12]
July 6, 2024 Signed Jaylyn Sherrod to a 7-day contract.[13]
July 13, 2024 Re-signed Jaylyn Sherrod to a 7-day contract.

Roster changes

Additions

Personnel Signed/Traded Former Team
Kennedy Burke Signed Washington Mystics
Marquesha Davis Draft Ole Miss
Ivana Dojkić Signed Seattle Storm
Leonie Fiebich Signed —
Rebekah Gardner Trade Chicago Sky

Subtractions

Personnel Reason New Team
Stefanie Dolson Free Agency Washington Mystics
Marine Johannès Unsigned, rights retained —
Epiphanny Prince Retired
Jocelyn Willoughby Free Agency —
Han Xu Suspended —

Roster

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PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G/F2United StatesBurke, Kennedy6' 1" (1.85m)182 lb (83kg)1997-02-14UCLA4
G1United StatesDavis, Marquesha6' 0" (1.83m)2001-05-29MississippiR
G18CroatiaDojkić, Ivana5' 11" (1.8m)154 lb (70kg)1997-12-24Croatia1
F13GermanyFiebich, Leonie6' 4" (1.93m)2000-01-10GermanyR
G20United StatesIonescu, Sabrina5' 11" (1.8m)165 lb (75kg)1997-12-06Oregon4
C35The BahamasJones, Jonquel6' 6" (1.98m)215 lb (98kg)1994-01-05George Washington7
G/F44United StatesLaney-Hamilton, Betnijah Injured6' 0" (1.83m)166 lb (75kg)1993-10-29Rutgers8
C8GermanySabally, Nyara6' 5" (1.96m)204 lb (93kg)2000-02-26Oregon1
G0United StatesSherrod, Jaylyn5' 7" (1.7m)2001-10-21ColoradoR
F30United StatesStewart, Breanna6' 4" (1.93m)170 lb (77kg)1994-08-27Connecticut7
F5United StatesThornton, Kayla6' 1" (1.85m)188 lb (85kg)1992-10-20UTEP8
G22HungaryVandersloot, Courtney5' 8" (1.73m)137 lb (62kg)1989-02-08Gonzaga13
Head coach
Australia Sandy Brondello
Assistant coaches
Germany Olaf Lange
United States Roneeka Hodges (Florida State)
United States Zach O'Brien (Saint Joseph's College of Maine)
Athletic trainer
Terri Acosta
Strength and conditioning coach
Emily Zaler
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured
  WNBA roster page
East
ATL
CHI
CON
IND
NY
WAS
West
DAL
LV
LA
MIN
PHO
SEA

Depth

Pos. Starter Bench
PG Courtney Vandersloot Ivana Dojkić
SG Sabrina Ionescu Kennedy Burke
Marquesha Davis
SF Betnijah Laney-Hamilton Kayla Thornton
PF Breanna Stewart Leonie Fiebich
C Jonquel Jones Nyara Sabally

Schedule

Pre-season

2023 pre-season game log
Total: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1)
May: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 7 @ Chicago L 52–101 Sabrina Ionescu (8) Jones, Thornton (5) Carter, Ionescu, Jones, Martínez (2) Wintrust Arena
3,132 		0–1
2 May 9 @ Connecticut W 82–79 Sabrina Ionescu (15) Breanna Stewart (7) Breanna Stewart (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,617 		1–1
2024 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2024 game log
Total: 21–4 (Home: 12–1; Road: 9–3)
May: 6–2 (Home: 4–1; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 14 @ Washington W 85-80 Jonquel Jones (25) Jones, Stewart (8) Sabrina Ionescu (8) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200 		1–0
2 May 16 @ Indiana W 102–66 Breanna Stewart (31) Jones, Stewart (10) Courtney Vandersloot (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274 		2–0
3 May 18 Indiana W 91–80 Breanna Stewart (24) Jonquel Jones (12) Ionescu, Jones, Vandersloot (5) Barclays Center
17,735 		3–0
4 May 20 Seattle W 74–63 Sabrina Ionescu (20) Breanna Stewart (11) Sabrina Ionescu (8) Barclays Center
9,381 		4–0
5 May 23 Chicago L 81–90 Sabrina Ionescu (19) Breanna Stewart (10) Courtney Vandersloot (7) Barclays Center
12,049 		4–1
6 May 25 @ Minnesota L 67–84 Breanna Stewart (20) Breanna Stewart (11) Courtney Vandersloot (6) Target Center
7,010 		4–2
7 May 29 Phoenix W 81–78 Sabrina Ionescu (22) Breanna Stewart (8) Sabrina Ionescu (9) Barclays Center
9,182 		5–2
8 May 31 Washington W 90–79 Kayla Thornton (20) Breanna Stewart (15) Breanna Stewart (5) Barclays Center
9,878 		6–2
June : 10–1 (Home: 5–0; Road: 5–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
9 June 2 Indiana W 104–68 Betnijah Laney-Hamilton (20) Jonquel Jones (13) Courtney Vandersloot (7) Barclays Center
17,401 		7–2
(1–0 Commissioner's Cup)
10 June 4 @ Chicago W 88–75 Breanna Stewart (33) Breanna Stewart (14) Courtney Vandersloot (6) Wintrust Arena
8,277 		8–2
(2–0 Commissioner's Cup)
11 June 6 @ Atlanta W 78–61 Breanna Stewart (25) Breanna Stewart (10) Fiebich, Ionescu, Stewart (5) Gateway Center Arena
3,255 		9–2
(3–0 Commissioner's Cup)
12 June 8 @ Connecticut W 82–75 Sabrina Ionescu (24) Jonquel Jones (8) Betnijah Laney-Hamilton (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,910 		10–2
(4–0 Commissioner's Cup)
13 June 9 Washington W 93–88 Jonquel Jones (29) Betnijah Laney-Hamilton (10) Sabrina Ionescu (8) Barclays Center
12,477 		11–2
(5–0 Commissioner's Cup)
14 June 15 @ Las Vegas W 90–82 Jonquel Jones (34) Breanna Stewart (12) Sabrina Ionescu (12) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,424 		12–2
15 June 18 @ Phoenix L 93–99 Breanna Stewart (28) Betnijah Laney-Hamilton (9) Sabrina Ionescu (8) Footprint Center
9,824 		12–3
16 June 20 Los Angeles W 93–80 Sabrina Ionescu (31) Leonie Fiebich (9) Sabrina Ionescu (9) Barclays Center
10,955 		13–3
17 June 22 W 98–88 Breanna Stewart (33) Jonquel Jones (13) Barclays Center
13,639 		14–3
18 June 23 @ Atlanta W 96–75 Sabrina Ionescu (26) Jonquel Jones (11) Sabrina Ionescu (11) Gateway Center Arena
3,260 		15–3
Commissioner's
Cup Final 		June 25 Minnesota L 89–94 Breanna Stewart (24) Jonquel Jones (12) Betnijah Laney-Hamilton (6) UBS Arena
7,015 		—
19 June 30 Atlanta W 81–75 Breanna Stewart (22) Breanna Stewart (12) Courtney Vandersloot (7) Barclays Center
10,823 		16–3
July: 5–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
20 July 2 Minnesota W 76–67 Jonquel Jones (21) Breanna Stewart (17) Sabrina Ionescu (5) Barclays Center
10,846 		17–3
21 July 6 @ Indiana L 78–83 Sabrina Ionescu (22) Jonquel Jones (12) Breanna Stewart (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274 		17–4
22 July 10 @ Connecticut W 71–68 Sabrina Ionescu (21) Breanna Stewart (14) Fiebich, Ionescu (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,910 		18–4
23 July 11 Chicago W 91–76 Jonquel Jones (13) Stewart, Vandersloot (6) Barclays Center
17,758 		19–4
24 July 13 @ Chicago W 81–67 Sabrina Ionescu (28) Jonquel Jones (9) Jonquel Jones (7) Wintrust Arena
9,025 		20–4
25 July 16 Connecticut W 82–74 Sabrina Ionescu (30) Jonquel Jones (7) Ionescu, Jones (5) Barclays Center
13,694 		21–4
August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
26 August 15 @ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
27 August 17 @ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
28 August 20 Dallas Barclays Center
29 August 22 Dallas Barclays Center
30 August 24 Connecticut Barclays Center
31 August 26 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
32 August 28 @ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
33 August 30 @ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
September : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
34 September 5 Seattle Barclays Center
35 September 8 Las Vegas Barclays Center
36 September 10 @ Dallas College Park Center
37 September 12 @ Dallas College Park Center
38 September 15 Minnesota Barclays Center
39 September 17 @ Washington Entertainment and Sports Arena
40 September 19 Atlanta Barclays Center
2024 season schedule

Standings

# Team P W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 New York Liberty 25 21 4 .840 — 15–2 12–1 9–3 5–0
2 Connecticut Sun 24 18 6 .750 2.5 10–4 10–3 8–3 4–1
3 Minnesota Lynx 25 17 8 .680 4 11–4 11–3 6–5 4–1
4 Seattle Storm 25 17 8 .680 4 8–6 11–3 6–5 4–1
5 Las Vegas Aces 24 16 8 .667 4.5 8–5 8–5 8–3 2–3
6 Phoenix Mercury 25 13 12 .520 8 9–6 8–4 5–8 3–2
7 Indiana Fever 26 11 15 .423 10.5 7–8 6–5 5–10 3–2
8 Chicago Sky 24 10 14 .417 10.5 5–9 4–8 6–6 1–4
9 Atlanta Dream 24 7 17 .292 13.5 3–10 3–8 4–9 1–4
10 Los Angeles Sparks 24 6 18 .250 14.5 4–10 4–8 2–10 2–3
11 Washington Mystics 25 6 19 .240 15 3–10 3–9 3–10 1–4
12 Dallas Wings 25 6 19 .240 15 3–12 4–7 2–12 0–5
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Notes

(#) – League Standing
x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from playoff contention
Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings


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 League leader

Regular Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG


‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Sabrina Ionescu Eastern Conference Player of the Week June 4, 2024 [14]
June 25, 2024 [15]
July 18, 2024 [16]
Eastern Conference Player of the Month – June July 2, 2024 [17]
WNBA All-Star [18]
Eastern Conference Player of the Month – July July 19, 2024 [19]
Breanna Stewart Eastern Conference Player of the Week June 11, 2024 [20]
WNBA All-Star July 2, 2024 [18]
Jonquel Jones WNBA All-Star July 2, 2024 [18]
Sandy Brondello WNBA Coach of the Month – July July 19, 2024 [19]

References

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  2. ^ a b c d "WNBA Transactions". acrossthetimeline.com. Across the Timeline. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "Liberty Sign Okako Adika, Ivana Dojkić, Leonie Fiebich & Stephanie Mawuli To Training Camp Contracts". liberty.wnba.com. WNBA. February 15, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "WNBA Player Movement & Transactions | Liberty". WNBA. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  5. ^ "Liberty Sign Brianna Fraser To Training Camp Contract". liberty.wnba.com. WNBA. February 15, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  6. ^ "Liberty Sign Morgan Green To Training Camp Contract". liberty.wnba.com. WNBA. February 15, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  7. ^ Maloney, Jack (January 31, 2024). "2024 WNBA free agency: Former MVP Jonquel Jones agrees to two-year deal with New York Liberty, per report". CBS Sports. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  8. ^ "New York Liberty Sign Kennedy Burke". liberty.wnba.com. WNBA. February 20, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  9. ^ "New York Liberty Re-Sign MVP Breanna Stewart". liberty.wnba.com. WNBA. February 26, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  10. ^ Costabile, Annie (March 14, 2024). "Sky acquire two future second-round draft picks from Liberty for rights to Rebekah Gardner". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  11. ^ @nyliberty (May 11, 2024). "The New York Liberty has waived: (G/F) Okako Adika (C) Jessika Carter (F) Brianna Fraser (C) Rita Igbokwe (G) Stephanie Mawuli" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. ^ New York Liberty [@@nyliberty] (May 13, 2024). "The New York Liberty has waived: (F) Esmery Martinez (G) Jaylyn Sherrod" – via Instagram.
  13. ^ @nyliberty (July 6, 2024). "The NY Liberty have signed @JaylynSherrod to a 7-day contract.✍️🗽" (Tweet). Retrieved July 7, 2024 – via Twitter.
  14. ^ "Sabrina Ionescu Earns Eastern Conference Player of the Week Honor". liberty.wnba.com. WNBA. June 4, 2024. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  15. ^ "Sabrina Ionescu Earns Eastern Conference Player of the Week for Second Time in 2024". liberty.wnba.com. WNBA. June 25, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  16. ^ @WNBA (July 18, 2024). "🏀 Week 8 Players of the Week 🏀" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. ^ Schutte, Dustin (July 2, 2024). "WNBA Announces Eastern, Western Conference Players of the Month for June". Sports Illustrated.
  18. ^ a b c "Rosters Set for AT&T WNBA All-Star 2024 on July 20". WNBA (Press release). July 2, 2024.
  19. ^ a b "Sabrina Ionescu and Sandy Brondello Earn Monthly Honors for July". WNBA. July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  20. ^ "Breanna Stewart named Eastern Conference Player of the Week". yesnetwork.com. YES Network. June 11, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
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