| 1998New York Liberty season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Nancy Darsch |
| Arena | Madison Square Garden |
| Attendance | 14,935 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 18–12 (.600) |
| Place | 3rd(Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The1998 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 theCharlotte Sting.
The following player was selected in theDetroit Shockexpansion draft from the New York Liberty:
| Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|
| Rhonda Blades |  United States | Vanderbilt |
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Alicia Thompson | United States | Texas Tech |
| 2 | 19 | Nadine Domond | United States | Iowa |
| 3 | 29 | Albena Branzova |  Bulgaria | FIU |
| 4 | 39 | Vanessa Nygaard | United States | Stanford |
| Date | Transaction | |
|---|---|---|
| February 18, 1998 | LostRhonda Blades to theDetroit Shock in the WNBA expansion draft[1] | |
| April 29, 1998 | DraftedAlicia Thompson,Nadine Domond,Albena Branzova andVanessa Nygaard in the1998 WNBA draft[1] | |
| May 18, 1998 | WaivedSimone Edwards[1] | |
| June 3, 1998 | Waived Cassandra Crumpton-Moorer[1] | |
| June 8, 1998 | WaivedNadine Domond[1] | |
| July 14, 1998 | WaivedAlbena Branzova[1] | |
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| Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rockersx | 20 | 10 | .667 | 12–4 | – |
| Charlotte Stingx | 18 | 12 | .600 | 11–5 | 2.0 |
| New York Libertyo | 18 | 12 | .600 | 8–8 | 2.0 |
| Detroit Shocko | 17 | 13 | .567 | 8–8 | 3.0 |
| Washington Mysticso | 3 | 27 | .100 | 1–15 | 17.0 |
| 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 | ||||
| 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
