2009 New York Liberty season explained

The 2009 WNBA season is the 13th season for the New York Liberty franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Liberty attempted to advance to the WNBA Playoffs for the tenth time in thirteen seasons, but failed.

Offseason

Dispersal Draft

Based on the Liberty's 2008 record, they would pick 8th in the Houston Comets dispersal draft. The Liberty waived their pick.

WNBA draft

The following are the Liberty's selections in the 2009 WNBA draft.

Round	Pick	Player	School/Team/Country
1	8	Kia Vaughn	Rutgers
2	21	Abby Waner	Duke

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Transactions

June 4: The Liberty waived Jessica Davenport and Lisa Willis.
May 29: The Liberty waived Abby Waner.
May 5: The Liberty acquired Sidney Spencer from the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for a first round 2010 WNBA Draft pick.
January 12: The Liberty re-signed free agent Cathrine Kraayeveld.
May 7, 2008: The Liberty traded their third-round pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft to the Phoenix Mercury as part of the Leilani Mitchell transaction.

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Date	Trade
May 7, 2008	width=400	To New York Liberty	width=400	To Phoenix Mercury
May 7, 2008	Leilani Mitchell	third-round pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft
May 5, 2009	width=400	To New York Liberty	width=400	To Los Angeles Sparks
May 5, 2009	Sidney Spencer	first-round pick in the 2010 WNBA Draft

Free agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Cathrine Kraayeveld	January 12, 2009	re-signed
Sidney Spencer	May 5, 2009	Los Angeles Sparks

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team
Erin Thorn	January 7, 2009	Chicago Sky
Abby Waner	May 29, 2009	free agent
Jessica Davenport	June 4, 2009	free agent
Lisa Willis	June 4, 2009	free agent

Season standings

^x =Clinched Playoff Spot
^e =Eliminated from playoff contention

Schedule

Preseason

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 1 || May 21 || 11:00am || Washington || 77-71 || Christon (12) || McCarville (5) || Carson (4) || Madison Square Garden
15,958 || 1-0|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 2 || May 22 || 7:00pm || @ Connecticut || 62-74 || Davenport (10) || Davenport, Jackson (5) || McCarville, Mitchell, Spencer (3) || Mohegan Sun Arena
5,578 || 1-1|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 3 || May 28 || 11:30am || @ Washington || 56-74 || Battle, Carson (9) || Vaughn (7) || Mitchell (2) || Verizon Center
9,287 || 1-2|-

Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 1 || June 7 || 4:00pm || Connecticut || WCTX || 57-66 || Christon (13) || Kraayeveld (7) || Battle, Mitchell (3) || Madison Square Garden
13,397 || 0-1|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 2 || June 10 || 10:00pm || @ Phoenix || || 84-91 || Carson (18) || Kraayeveld, Vaughn (7) || McCarville (6) || US Airways Center
5,080 || 0-2|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 3 || June 13 || 8:00pm || @ San Antonio || NBA TV
MSG
KMYS || 60-63 || Christon (21) || McCarville (9) || McCarville, Moore (3) || AT&T Center
10,572 || 0-3|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 4 || June 19 || 7:30pm || San Antonio || NBA TV
MSG || 77-61 || McCarville (18) || Christon, Jackson, McCarville, Moore (6) || Christon (6) || Madison Square Garden
8,046 || 1-3|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 5 || June 21 || 3:00pm || @ Atlanta || || 93-81 || Christon (17) || Moore (8) || Moore (8) || Philips Arena
5,624 || 2-3|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 6 || June 23 || 8:00pm || @ Minnesota || || 57-69 || Christon (20) || Christon, McCarville (6) || Moore (2) || Target Center
5,620 || 2-4|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 7 || June 26 || 7:30pm || Indiana || || 81-82 (OT) || Christon (20) || McCarville (9) || Moore (6) || Madison Square Garden
9,304 || 2-5|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 8 || June 27 || 7:00pm || @ Indiana || MSG || 54-63 || Carson (14) || Jackson (9) || Moore (3) || Conseco Fieldhouse
8,481 || 2-6|-|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 9 || July 2 || 7:30pm || Detroit || MSG || 80-64 || Christon (25) || Kraayeveld (5) || McCarville (5) || Madison Square Garden
8,018 || 3-6|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 10 || July 9 || 7:30pm || Los Angeles || MSG || 60-69 || McCarville (18) || McCarville (6) || McCarville (3) || Madison Square Garden
12,247 || 3-7|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 11 || July 11 || 7:30pm || Atlanta || || 71-69 || Christon (18) || McCarville (7) || Moore (6) || Madison Square Garden
8,732 || 4-7|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 12 || July 18 || 7:00pm || @ Washington || || 67-68 || Christon (21) || Moore (5) || Moore (9) || Verizon Center
9,968 || 4-8|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 13 || July 19 || 4:00pm || Atlanta || || 89-86 || Christon (32) || Christon (8) || Mitchell (6) || Madison Square Garden
8,560 || 5-8|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 14 || July 22 || 12:30pm || @ Chicago || || 77-70 || Spencer (15) || Kraayeveld (8) || Moore (4) || UIC Pavilion
5,881 || 6-8|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 15 || July 23 || 7:30pm || Sacramento || MSG || 73-88 || Carson (20) || Carson (5) || Moore (4) || Madison Square Garden
8,845 || 6-9|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 16 || July 26 || 4:00pm|| Phoenix || || 88-94 || Christon (21) || McCarville (10) || Moore, Spencer (3) || Madison Square Garden
11,211 || 6-10|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 17 || July 30 || 7:30pm || Washington || NBA TV
MSG || 75-78 || McCarville (28) || McCarville (6) || McCarville, Mitchell, Moore (3) || Madison Square Garden
10,172 || 6-11|-|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 18 || August 1 || 7:00pm || @ Atlanta || NBA TV
MSG || 83-89 || Christon (23) || Carson, Christon (8) || McCarville (6) || Philips Arena
6,103 || 6-12|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 19 || August 4 || 7:30pm || @ Detroit || ESPN2 || 64-76 || Christon (14) || Christon, Jackson, McCarville (4) || 7 players (1) || Palace of Auburn Hills
7,014 || 6-13|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 20 || August 7 || 10:00pm || @ Sacramento || || 84-66 || McCarville (18) || Jackson (6) || McCarville (5) || ARCO Arena
6,284 || 7-13|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 21 || August 8 || 10:00pm || @ Seattle || || 69-70 || McCarville (22) || Christon (9) || Moore (5) || KeyArena
7,496 || 7-14|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 22 || August 11 || 9:00pm || @ Los Angeles || ESPN2 || 65-61 || Christon (11) || Christon, Moore (6) || Christon, Moore (5) || STAPLES Center
9,548 || 8-14|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 23 || August 14 || 7:30pm || Chicago || NBA TV
MSG
CN100 || 77-88 || Christon (25) || Christon (10) || Moore (6) || Madison Square Garden
9,832 || 8-15|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 24 || August 16 || 4:00pm || @ Washington || || 60-59 || McCarville (19) || Kraayeveld (6) || Moore (5) || Verizon Center
10,580 || 9-15|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 25 || August 19 || 7:00pm || @ Connecticut || || 69-74 || Kraayeveld (13) || McCarville (9) || Mitchell (4) || Mohegan Sun Arena
6,050 || 9-16|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 26 || August 21 || 7:30pm || Connecticut || NBA TV
MSG || 85-83 (OT) || Christon (23) || McCarville (13) || Moore (5) || Madison Square Garden
9,355 || 10-16|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 27 || August 23 || 4:00pm || Minnesota || || 80-67 || Christon (24) || Jackson (7) || Moore (6) || Madison Square Garden
8,481 || 11-16|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 28 || August 28 || 8:30pm || @ Chicago || NBA TV
MSG
CN100 || 77-96 || Jackson (16) || Vaughn (9) || Christon (6) || UIC Pavilion
3,707 || 11-17|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 29 || August 30 || 4:00pm || Chicago || || 77-63 || Christon (18) || Kraayeveld (13) || Moore (5) || Madison Square Garden
8,685 || 12-17|-|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 30 || September 1 || 7:30pm || Seattle || || 58-65 || Kraayeveld (14) || Kraayeveld (9) || Moore (4) || Madison Square Garden
8,469 || 12-18|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 31 || September 4 || 7:00pm || @ Connecticut || NBA TV
MSG || 85-88 (OT) || Christon (22) || Moore (8) || Moore (4) || Mohegan Sun Arena
6,685 || 12-19|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 32 || September 8 || 7:30pm || Indiana || || 63-69 || Carson (17) || Larkins, Mitchell (6) || Mitchell (6) || Madison Square Garden
7,583 || 12-20|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 33 || September 10 || 7:30pm || @ Detroit || NBA TV
MSG || 87-94 (OT) || Carson (28) || Battle, Vaughn (4) || Moore (6) || Palace of Auburn Hills
8,178 || 12-21|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 34 || September 13 || 4:00pm || Washington || MSG || 86-65 || Carson (17) || Jackson, Kraayeveld (5) || Mitchell (6) || Madison Square Garden
15,667 || 13-21|-| All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess

Regular Season Statistics

Player statistics

GP	GS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
34	3	16.1	2.5	1.2	0.91	0.06	5.2
34	34	25.3	2.1	1.4	1.09	0.29	10.0
32	31	31.7	4.9	1.8	0.88	0.84	16.1
34	9	14.6	3.4	0.7	0.62	0.38	5.3
34	26	26.1	4.6	0.9	0.65	0.38	9.0
18	0	7.6	1.7	0.4	0.50	0.22	2.4
32	32	26.5	5.5	2.8	1.28	1.38	12.3
34	2	12.8	1.2	2.2	0.26	0.06	2.4
34	32	27.7	3.7	3.9	1.94	0.06	6.3
33	0	10.3	1.2	0.5	0.18	0.03	3.0
34	1	11.6	2.6	0.2	0.18	0.09	4.8

Team statistics

Team	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PF	PPG
New York Liberty	.415	.358	.787	31.8	15.5	8.1	3.6	16.0	18.7	73.9
Opponents	.420	.347	.789	35.4	14.2	7.9	3.6	16.1	17.4	74.6

Awards and honors

Shameka Christon was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of July 13, 2009.
Shameka Christon was named to the 2009 WNBA All-Star Team as an Eastern Conference reserve.
July 25, 2009: Teresa Weatherspoon, who led the New York Liberty to three WNBA finals, will be inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, leading a class of six inductees.^[3]

External links

Official Site

Notes and References

Web site: WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Draft Board . https://web.archive.org/web/20090725061746/http://www.wnba.com/draft2009/draft_board.html . 2009-07-25 . dead . 2009-07-23 .
http://www.wnba.com/transactions/WNBA_2009.html WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Transactions
Web site: Blair and Foster head up '13 Hall of Fame - College Women's Basketball - Rivals.com . 2009-07-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121007093346/http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/womens-basketball/news?slug=ap-halloffame . 2012-10-07 .