2022 New York Liberty season

2022 New York Liberty season
CoachSandy Brondello
ArenaBarclays Center
Attendance5,327 per game
Results
Record16–20 (.444)
Place4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish7th seed
Lost in 1st Round to the Chicago Sky
Team Leaders
PointsSabrina Ionescu – 17.4 ppg
ReboundsNatasha Howard – 7.3 rpg
AssistsSabrina Ionescu – 6.3 apg

The 2022 New York Liberty season was the 26th season for the New York Liberty franchise of the WNBA. The Liberty opened the regular season on May 7, 2022, versus the Connecticut Sun.[1]

Ahead of the season, the Liberty parted ways with head coach Walt Hopkins on December 6, 2021, after two years with the team.[2] On January 7, 2022, the Liberty announced the hiring of new head coach Sandy Brondello[3]

On May 3, 2022, the Liberty announced that 1st Round draft pick Nyara Sabally had undergone a successful Osteochondral Autograft Transplantation and would miss the entire 2022 season.[4]

The Liberty won their first game of the season but their quick start did not last long. They went on a seven game losing streak after their opening day win to finish May 1–7. The Liberty were able to turn things around in June, finishing the month 7–4 and seeming to develop a pattern of winning two games and then losing one. That pattern occurred three times in the month. That streak did not last into July as the team went 3–7 in the month and had a six game losing streak. To finish an up-and-down season, they went 5–2 in August and secured the seventh seed in the 2022 WNBA Playoffs with a 16–20 overall record. Their sixteen regular season wins was the franchise's most since they won twenty two games in 2017.

As the seventh seed, the Liberty were matched up against the second seed Chicago Sky in the first round of the playoffs, with Chicago having home court advantage. That advantage did not last long as the Liberty won the opening game of the series 98–91. The Liberty wouldn't build on that momentum and lost the next two games, including the series decider at home, by a combined fifty-six points.

Transactions

WNBA draft

See also: 2022 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/team/country
1 5 Nyara Sabally  Germany Oregon
3 29 Sika Koné  Mali CB Islas Canarias (Spain)

Trades and Roster Changes

Date Transaction
December 6, 2021 Parted ways with head coach Walt Hopkins
December 31, 2021 Renounced the rights to Olcay Cakir[5]
January 7, 2022 Hired Sandy Brondello as head coach [6]
January 11, 2022 Extended Qualifying Offers to Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe and Paris Kea[7]
January 14, 2022 Signed Paris Kea to the Qualifying Offer[8]
February 3, 2022 Signed Stefanie Dolson to a Two-Year Deal[9]
February 4, 2022 Waived Jazmine Jones and Leaonna Odom[10][11]
Signed Rebecca Allen to a Two-Year Deal[12]
March 16, 2022 Hired Olaf Lange, Roneeka Hodges, and Zach O'Brien as assistant coaches[13]
April 11, 2022 Traded a 2023 Second Round Pick to the Seattle Storm for the rights to Lorela Cubaj[14]
April 15, 2022 Signed Lorela Cubaj to a rookie-scale contract
April 27, 2022 Waived Paris Kea[15]
May 2, 2022 Full Season Suspension of the contract for Kylee Shook for personal reasons
May 5, 2022 Temporarily Suspend Rebecca Allen due to Overseas Commitments
May 6, 2022 Signed Kaila Charles to a Hardship Contract [16]
May 8, 2022 Released Kaila Charles from her Hardship Contract
May 15, 2022 Exercised the 4th Year Team Option on Sabrina Ionescu
May 16, 2022 Exercised the 4th Year Team Option on Jocelyn Willoughby
May 17, 2022 Activated Rebecca Allen from her Temporary Suspension
May 21, 2022 Signed Crystal Dangerfield to a Hardship Contract[17]
June 8, 2022 Traded AD to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for Megan Walker and the rights to Raquel Carrera[18]
Waived Megan Walker
Signed Marine Johannès[19]
Released Crystal Dangerfield from her Hardship Contract
June 9, 2022 Signed Crystal Dangerfield to a Hardship Contract[20]
June 26, 2022 Released Crystal Dangerfield from her Hardship Contract
July 1, 2022 Waived Lorela Cubaj[21]
July 3, 2022 Signed Crystal Dangerfield[22]

Roster

2022 New York Liberty roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
G/F 9 Australia Allen, Rebecca 6' 2" (1.88m) 162 lb (73kg) 1992-11-06 Australia 6
G 3 United States Dangerfield, Crystal 5' 5" (1.65m) 130 lb (59kg) 1998-05-11 Connecticut 1
C 31 United States Dolson, Stefanie 6' 5" (1.96m) 235 lb (107kg) 1992-01-08 Connecticut 8
F 6 United States Howard, Natasha 6' 2" (1.88m) 165 lb (75kg) 1991-09-02 Florida State 8
G 20 United States Ionescu, Sabrina 5' 11" (1.8m) 165 lb (75kg) 1997-12-06 Oregon 2
G 23 France Johannès, Marine 5' 10" (1.78m) 134 lb (61kg) 01-21-1995 France 1
G/F 44 United States Laney, Betnijah 6' 0" (1.83m) 166 lb (75kg) 1993-10-29 Rutgers 6
F 12 United States Onyenwere, Michaela 6' 0" (1.83m) 178 lb (81kg) 1999-08-10 UCLA 1
G/F 2 United States Richards, DiDi 6' 2" (1.88m) 164 lb (74kg) 1999-02-08 Baylor 1
G 32 Australia Whitcomb, Sami 5' 10" (1.78m) 145 lb (66kg) 1988-07-20 Washington 5
G/F 13 United States Willoughby, Jocelyn 6' 0" (1.83m) 180 lb (82kg) 1998-03-25 Virginia 1
C 21 China Xu, Han 6' 10" (2.08m) 193 lb (88kg) 10-31-1999 China 1
Head coach
Australia Sandy Brondello (Western Sydney)
Assistant coaches
Germany Olaf Lange
United States Roneeka Hodges (Florida State)
United States Zach O'Brien
Athletic trainer
United States Terri Acosta
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Emily Zaler
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Depth

Pos. Starter Bench
C Stefanie Dolson Han Xu
PF Natasha Howard Michaela Onyenwere
SF Betnijah Laney Rebecca Allen
Jocelyn Willoughby
SG Sabrina Ionescu Marine Johannès
DiDi Richards
PG Crystal Dangerfield Sami Whitcomb

Schedule

Preseason

2022 pre-season game log
April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 April 30 Washington Canceled Barclays Center 0–0
2022 pre-season schedule

Regular Season

2022 game log
Total: 16–20 (Home: 9–9; Road: 7–11)
May: 1–7 (Home: 1–3; Road: 0–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 7 Connecticut W 81–79 Sabrina Ionescu (25) Natasha Howard (6) Sabrina Ionescu (6) Barclays Center
6,829 		1–0
2 May 11 @ Chicago L 50–83 Han Xu (10) Dolson
Ionescu (6) 		Betnijah Laney (6) Wintrust Arena
4,935 		1–1
3 May 13 Indiana L 86–92 (OT) Sabrina Ionescu (31) Natasha Howard (9) Sabrina Ionescu (7) Barclays Center
3,289 		1–2
4 May 15 Dallas L 71–81 Sabrina Ionescu (17) Natasha Howard (8) Sabrina Ionescu (6) Barclays Center
3,095 		1–3
5 May 17 Connecticut L 65–92 Betnijah Laney (16) Stefanie Dolson (7) Sabrina Ionescu (4) Barclays Center
3,054 		1–4
6 May 24 @ Minnesota L 78–84 Natasha Howard (23) Sabrina Ionescu (9) Sami Whitcomb (9) Target Center
6,104 		1–5
7 May 27 @ Seattle L 71–79 Natasha Howard (19) Natasha Howard (9) Sami Whitcomb (8) Climate Pledge Arena
10,001 		1–6
8 May 29 @ Seattle L 61–92 Han Xu (13) Han Xu (8) Sabrina Ionescu (4) Climate Pledge Arena
10,228 		1–7
June : 7–4 (Home: 3–4; Road: 4–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
9 June 1 Indiana W 87–74 Sabrina Ionescu (23) Stefanie Dolson (8) Stefanie Dolson (7) Barclays Center
4,079 		2–7
10 June 3 @ Washington W 74–70 Sabrina Ionescu (24) Stefanie Dolson (8) Crystal Dangerfield (4) Entertainment and Sports Arena
3,857 		3–7
11 June 5 Minnesota L 77–84 Sabrina Ionescu (31) Michaela Onyenwere (6) Sabrina Ionescu (7) Barclays Center
4,119 		3–8
12 June 7 Minnesota W 88–69 Sabrina Ionescu (26) Sabrina Ionescu (8) Sabrina Ionescu (8) Barclays Center
3,196 		4–8
13 June 10 @ Indiana W 97–83 Natasha Howard (25) Natasha Howard (10) Sabrina Ionescu (7) Indiana Farmers Coliseum
1,393 		5–8
14 June 12 Chicago L 86–88 Sabrina Ionescu (27) Sabrina Ionescu (13) Sabrina Ionescu (12) Barclays Center
4,810 		5–9
15 June 16 Washington W 77–65 Natasha Howard (27) Natasha Howard (9) Sabrina Ionescu (9) Barclays Center
4,168 		6–9
16 June 19 Seattle L 72–81 Marine Johannès (23) Natasha Howard (11) Sabrina Ionescu (10) Barclays Center
6,859 		6–10
17 June 22 @ Connecticut W 81–77 Stefanie Dolson (16) Sabrina Ionescu (11) Sabrina Ionescu (6) Mohegan Sun
4,652 		7–10
18 June 24 @ Atlanta W 89–77 Sabrina Ionescu (21) Natasha Howard (10) Sabrina Ionescu (8) Gateway Center Arena
2,697 		8–10
19 June 30 Atlanta L 81–92 (OT) Stefanie Dolson (20) Sabrina Ionescu (13) Sabrina Ionescu (7) Barclays Center
6,161 		8–11
July : 3–7 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
20 July 3 @ Los Angeles L 74–84 Marine Johannès (17) Sabrina Ionescu (9) Sabrina Ionescu (8) Crypto.com Arena
5,436 		8–12
21 July 6 @ Las Vegas W 116–107 Sabrina Ionescu (31) Sabrina Ionescu (13) Sabrina Ionescu (10) Michelob Ultra Arena
8,405 		9–12
22 July 7 @ Phoenix L 81–84 Sabrina Ionescu (22) Sabrina Ionescu (10) Marine Johannès (6) Footprint Center
6,158 		9–13
23 July 12 Las Vegas L 101–107 Sabrina Ionescu (27) Natasha Howard (11) Ionescu
Johannès (5) 		Barclays Center
5,201 		9–14
24 July 14 Las Vegas L 74–108 Natasha Howard (19) Natasha Howard (9) Sabrina Ionescu (6) Barclays Center
9,896 		9–15
25 July 19 @ Connecticut L 63–82 Sabrina Ionescu (13) Stefanie Dolson (6) Sabrina Ionescu (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,288 		9–16
26 July 21 @ Washington L 69–78 Natasha Howard (17) Natasha Howard (10) Crystal Dangerfield (5) Capital One Arena
7,431 		9–17
27 July 23 Chicago W 83–80 Sabrina Ionescu (17) Natasha Howard (10) Sabrina Ionescu (9) Barclays Center
6,926 		10–17
28 July 29 @ Chicago L 81–89 Sabrina Ionescu (16) Natasha Howard (10) Sabrina Ionescu (6) Wintrust Arena
6,924 		10–18
29 July 31 Phoenix W 89–69 Natasha Howard (23) Natasha Howard (12) Sabrina Ionescu (16) Barclays Center
6,433 		11–18
August : 5–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
30 August 2 Los Angeles W 102–73 Sabrina Ionescu (31) Natasha Howard (11) Han Xu (8) Barclays Center
4,891 		12–18
31 August 3 Los Angeles W 64–61 Sabrina Ionescu (20) Dolson
Ionescu (8) 		Sabrina Ionescu (6) Barclays Center
5,315 		13–18
32 August 6 @ Phoenix L 62–76 Sabrina Ionescu (20) Stefanie Dolson (7) Sabrina Ionescu (5) Footprint Center
11,724 		13–19
33 August 8 @ Dallas L 77–86 Sabrina Ionescu (32) Sabrina Ionescu (7) Sabrina Ionescu (4) College Park Center
3,036 		13–20
34 August 10 @ Dallas W 91–73 Sami Whitcomb (15) Sabrina Ionescu (9) Sabrina Ionescu (7) College Park Center
3,795 		14–20
35 August 12 @ Atlanta W 80–70 Crystal Dangerfield (18) Natasha Howard (12) Dangerfield
Ionescu (6) 		Gateway Center Arena
3,138 		15–20
36 August 14 Atlanta W 87–83 N. Howard
Johannes (18) 		Stefanie Dolson (12) Sabrina Ionescu (7) Barclays Center
7,561 		16–20
2022 season schedule

Playoffs

2022 playoff game log
First round vs. Chicago Sky
Lost Series: 1–2
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 August 17 @ Chicago W 98–91 N. Howard
Ionescu (22) 		Dolson
N. Howard
Ionescu (7) 		Marine Johannès (7) Wintrust Arena
7,524 		1–0
2 August 20 @ Chicago L 62–100 Onyenwere
Xu (10) 		Ionescu
Xu (5) 		Dolson
Ionescu
Laney
Whitcomb (3) 		Wintrust Arena
7,732 		1–1
3 August 23 Chicago L 72–90 Betnijah Laney (15) Natasha Howard (11) Ionescu
Johannès (4) 		Barclays Center
7,837 		1–2
2022 playoff schedule

Standings

#
Team
 W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 x – Las Vegas Aces 26 10 .722 – 15–3 13–5 13–5 9–1
2 x – Chicago Sky 26 10 .722 – 15–3 14–4 12–6 9–1
3 x – Connecticut Sun 25 11 .694 1.0 11–7 13–5 12–6 5–5
4 x – Seattle Storm 22 14 .611 4.0 10–8 13–5 9–9 6–4
5 x – Washington Mystics 22 14 .611 4.0 11–7 12–6 10–8 5–5
6 x – Dallas Wings 18 18 .500 8.0 8–10 8–10 10–8 5–5
7 x – New York Liberty 16 20 .444 10.0 10–8 9–9 7–11 6–4
8 x – Phoenix Mercury 15 21 .417 11.0 7–11 11–7 4–14 3–7
9 e – Minnesota Lynx 14 22 .389 12.0 8–10 7–11 7–11 4–6
10 e – Atlanta Dream 14 22 .389 12.0 5–13 8–10 6–12 3–7
11 e – Los Angeles Sparks 13 23 .361 13.0 6–12 7–11 6–12 3–7
12 e – Indiana Fever 5 31 .139 21.0 2–16 3–15 2–16 2–8

Notes

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

Playoffs

See also: 2022 WNBA Playoffs
Round One:
Best-of-3 		Semifinals:
Best-of-5 		Finals:
Best-of-5
         
1 Las Vegas Aces 2
8 Phoenix Mercury 0
1 Las Vegas Aces 3
4 Seattle Storm 1
4 Seattle Storm 2
5 Washington Mystics 0
1 Las Vegas Aces 3
3 Connecticut Sun 1
2 Chicago Sky 2
7 New York Liberty 1
2 Chicago Sky 2
3 Connecticut Sun 3
3 Connecticut Sun 2
6 Dallas Wings 1

Bold Series winner

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
Sabrina Ionescu 36 36 32.3 .411 .333 .931 7.1 6.3 1.1 0.3 17.4
Natasha Howard 35 35 29.9 .482 .326 .715 7.3 2.3 1.3 1.0 15.1
Betnijah Laney 9 6 28.3 .422 .379 .875 3.3 2.8 0.4 0.1 11.2
Marine Johannès 24 10 25.5 .464 .437 .870 1.7 3.4 0.6 0.1 10.0
Han Xu 32 0 16.8 .493 .444 .796 3.6 0.9 0.5 0.7 8.5
Stefanie Dolson 36 36 22.9 .493 .394 .905 4.8 1.8 0.4 0.8 8.1
Rebecca Allen 25 19 20.9 .379 .313 .833 3.4 1.2 0.8 1.0 7.0
Sami Whitcomb 35 6 21.3 .366 .351 .870 2.4 2.3 0.7 0.1 6.5
Crystal Dangerfield≠ 30 27 22.1 .395 .323 .700 2.1 2.5 0.6 0.1 5.4
Michaela Onyenwere 34 1 13.7 .377 .300 .836 2.1 0.4 0.4 0.2 4.7
Jocelyn Willoughby 11 4 11.0 .423 .273 .500 1.6 0.4 0.5 0.2 2.6
DiDi Richards 14 0 11.1 .306 .273 .700 1.7 1.4 0.1 0.4 2.3
AD Durr† 10 0 7.0 .176 .111 .875 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.2 1.4
Lorela Cubaj‡ 11 0 8.0 .333 .000 .000 2.1 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.7


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

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Natasha Howard 3 3 27.7 .442 .100 1.000 6.7 1.0 0.7 0.0 14.7
Sabrina Ionescu 3 3 31.0 .531 .400 .750 6.0 4.3 1.0 0.3 14.3
Betnijah Laney 3 3 24.3 .419 .250 .875 4.0 3.3 0.7 0.3 11.3
Stefanie Dolson 3 3 26.3 .444 .600 .000 3.7 2.7 0.0 1.0 6.3
Marine Johannès 3 1 23.0 .429 .400 1.000 2.3 4.3 1.7 0.0 5.7
Han Xu 3 0 10.0 .417 1.000 .833 2.7 0.3 0.0 0.7 5.3
Michaela Onyenwere 3 0 7.3 .364 .000 1.000 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.7
Rebecca Allen 3 0 16.3 .286 .167 1.000 3.0 1.3 0.7 0.3 4.3
DiDi Richards 2 0 8.5 .400 .000 1.000 1.5 1.0 1.0 0.0 4.0
Sami Whitcomb 3 0 14.7 .364 .429 .000 0.3 2.0 1.0 0.0 3.7
Jocelyn Willoughby 2 0 7.0 1.000 .000 .667 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0
Crystal Dangerfield 3 2 9.0 .273 .250 .000 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 2.3

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Sabrina Ionescu Eastern Conference Player of the Week June 13 [23]
July 8 [24]
August 8 [25]
August 15 [26]
WNBA All-Star Starter June 22 [27]
Eastern Conference Player of the Month - June July 5 [28]
Eastern Conference Player of the Month - August August 16 [29]
All-WNBA Second Team September 15 [30]
Natasha Howard WNBA All-Star Selection June 28 [31]

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