2011 New York Liberty season

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2011 New York Liberty season
Coach John Whisenant
Arena Prudential Center
Attendance7,702 per game
Results
Record19–15 (.559)
Place4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost in Conference Semifinals
Team Leaders
Points Pondexter (17.4)
Rebounds Vaughn (6.7)
Assists Pondexter (4.7)
Media
Television MSG, MSG+
ESPN2, NBATV

The 2011 WNBA season is the 15th season for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Liberty played at Prudential Center in New Jersey from 2011 through 2013 during renovations at Madison Square Garden.

Contents

Transactions

WNBA draft

The following are the Liberty's selections in the 2011 WNBA draft.

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/team/country
110 Alex Montgomery Flag of the United States.svg  United States Georgia Tech
222 Angel Robinson Flag of the United States.svg  United States Marquette
334 Mekia Valentine Flag of the United States.svg  United States UC Santa Barbara

Transaction log

Trades

DateTrade
April 11, 2011To New York Liberty To Minnesota Lynx
Jessica Breland Angel Robinson and a second-round pick in 2012 draft
April 11, 2011To New York Liberty To Connecticut Sun
Sydney Colson Kalana Greene
May 27, 2011To New York Liberty To Minnesota Lynx
Quanitra Hollingsworth right to swap third-round picks in 2012 draft
August 4, 2011To New York Liberty To Phoenix Mercury
Kara Braxton Sidney Spencer

Personnel changes

Roster

2011 New York Liberty roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F/C 45 Flag of the United States.svg Braxton, Kara 6' 6" (1.98m)225 lb (102kg)02-18-1983 Georgia 6
G/F 17 Flag of the United States.svg Carson, Essence 6' 0" (1.83m)165 lb (75kg)07-28-1986 Rutgers 3
G 50 Flag of the United States.svg Colson, Sydney 5' 8" (1.73m)140 lb (64kg)08-06-1989 Texas A&M R
C 9 Flag of the United States.svg Hollingsworth, Quanitra 6' 5" (1.96m)200 lb (91kg)11-15-1988 VCU 2
PG 5 Flag of the United States.svg Mitchell, Leilani 5' 5" (1.65m)128 lb (58kg)06-15-1985 Utah 3
G/F 22 Flag of the United States.svg Montgomery, Alex 6' 1" (1.85m)185 lb (84kg)11-12-1988 Georgia Tech R
C 53 Flag of the United States.svg Phillips, Ta'Shia 6' 6" (1.98m)198 lb (90kg)01-24-1989 Xavier R
F/C 33 Flag of the United States.svg Pierson, Plenette 6' 2" (1.88m)180 lb (82kg)08-31-1981 Texas Tech 8
G 23 Flag of the United States.svg Pondexter, Cappie 5' 9" (1.75m)160 lb (73kg)01-07-1983 Rutgers 5
F 14 Flag of the United States.svg Powell, Nicole 6' 2" (1.88m)170 lb (77kg)06-22-1982 Stanford 7
C 15 Flag of the United States.svg Vaughn, Kia 6' 4" (1.93m)198 lb (90kg)01-24-1987 Rutgers 2
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg John Whisenant (New Mexico State)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Monique Ambers (Arizona State)
Flag of the United States.svg Lady Grooms (Georgia)
Athletic trainer
Flag of the United States.svg Lisa White (Stony Brook)
Strength and conditioning coach
Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Duffy (Ohio)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Depth

Pos.StarterBench
C Kia Vaughn Quanitra Hollingsworth
PF Plenette Pierson Kara Braxton
Ta'Shia Phillips
SF Nicole Powell Alex Montgomery
SG Cappie Pondexter Essence Carson
PG Leilani Mitchell Sydney Colson

Season standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Indiana Fever x2113.618–13–48–913–9
Connecticut Sun x2113.618–15–26–1114–8
Atlanta Dream x2014.5881.011–69–814–8
New York Liberty x1915.5592.012-57–1011–11
Chicago Sky o1420.4127.010–74–1310–12
Washington Mystics o628.17615.04–132–154–18

Schedule

Preseason

2011 Game Log: Preseason
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1May 2510:30am Washington 57–60 Vaughn (10) Powell (5) Powell (4) Prudential Center
6,472		0–1
2May 277:00pm China 79–65 N/AN/AN/A Times Union Center
N/A		1–1

Regular season

2011 Game Log: Regular Season
June
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1June 53:00pm@ Atlanta SSO 94–88 (OT) Pierson (25) Pierson (10) Pondexter (11) Philips Arena
8,038		1–0
2June 107:00pm@ Indiana 81–80 Pondexter (21) Vaughn (9) Powell (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,703		2–0
3June 117:00pm Indiana MSG 80–86 Carson (23) Pierson (6) Powell (5) Prudential Center
7,835		2–1
4June 147:00pm Atlanta 58–79 Carson (21) Carson (8) Powell (2) Prudential Center
5,725		2–2
5June 178:30pm@ Chicago CN100 73–85 Pondexter (20) Pondexter (8) Carson (5) Allstate Arena
5,718		2–3
6June 2110:00pm@ Los Angeles ESPN2 91–96 Pondexter (22) Vaughn (12) Pondexter
Powell (6)		 Staples Center
10,389		2–4
7June 2312:30pm@ Tulsa 94–82 Vaughn (24) Vaughn (12) Pondexter (10) BOK Center
4,682		3–4
8June 264:00pm Los Angeles 77–67 Pondexter (22) Vaughn (8) Pondexter (5) Prudential Center
7,625		4–4
9June 307:30pm@ Atlanta SSO 81–87 Pondexter (24) Pierson
Vaughn (7)		 Pondexter (6) Philips Arena
4,423		4–5
July
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
10July 17:00pm San Antonio NBATV 81–75 Pondexter (19) Hollingsworth
Vaughn (7)		 Pondexter (5) Prudential Center
6,714		5–5
11July 88:00pm@ San Antonio NBATV 76–73 Pondexter (20) Pierson (10) Pondexter (7) AT&T Center
8,100		6–5
12July 104:00pm Chicago NBATV
MSG+
CN100 		80–73 Carson
Pondexter (18)		 Powell (8) Pondexter
Powell (4)		 Prudential Center
7,315		7–5
13July 1312:00pm Atlanta 91–69 Powell (20) Powell (7) Carson
Mitchell
Pondexter (5)		 Prudential Center
14,314		8–5
14July 157:00pm Connecticut NBATV
CSN-NE 		59–68 Vaughn (15) Vaughn (9) Mitchell (4) Prudential Center
7,722		8–6
15July 174:00pm Tulsa NBATV
MSG+ 		88–57 Pondexter (18) Vaughn (8) Mitchell
Pondexter
Powell (3)		 Prudential Center
6,735		9–6
16July 197:30pm@ Connecticut 79–85 Pierson (18) Powell (11) Pondexter (10) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,096		9–7
All-Star break
17July 287:00pm Washington MSG 75–71 Pondexter (19) Hollingsworth (7) Pierson
Pondexter (4)		 Prudential Center
6,808		10–7
18July 307:00pm Phoenix NBATV
MSG+ 		84–91 Powell (16) Vaughn (10) Vaughn (4) Prudential Center
7,214		10–8
August
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
19August 27:30pm@ Atlanta FS-S 85–75 Pierson (20) Pierson (8) Mitchell (6) Philips Arena
4,573		11–8
20August 412:00pm Chicago NBATV
MSG 		59–49 Pondexter (15) Powell (10) Carson
Pondexter (3)		 Prudential Center
10,133		12–8
21August 67:00pm@ Washington NBATV 81–91 Pondexter (21) Hollingsworth (7) Pondexter (7) Verizon Center
10,741		12–9
22August 98:00pm Seattle ESPN2 58–56 Pondexter (19) Pierson (8) Pondexter (5) Prudential Center
6,732		13–9
23August 127:00pm@ Washington 63–64 Mitchell (18) Hollingsworth (8) Mitchell (6) Verizon Center
10,092		13–10
24August 137:00pm@ Indiana NBATV 71–82 Pondexter (30) Pondexter (8) Pondexter (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
9,237		13–11
25August 167:00pm Washington 69–66 Pondexter (26) Vaughn (7) Powell (5) Prudential Center
6,223		14–11
26August 187:00pm Connecticut NBATV
MSG 		84–81 (OT) Pondexter (27) Vaughn (11) Pondexter (4) Prudential Center
7,245		15–11
27August 2010:00pm@ Seattle 62–63 Pierson (15) Pondexter (6) Pondexter (6) KeyArena
7,139		15–12
28August 2310:00pm@ Phoenix ESPN2 74–70 Pondexter (25) Pondexter (8) Pierson (5) US Airways Center
8,871		16–12
29August 286:00pm@ Chicago NBATV
CN100 		73–74 Pierson (19) Vaughn (8) Pondexter (8) Allstate Arena
5,707		16–13
30August 307:00pm Chicago MSG+
CN100 		71–67 Pondexter (19) Pierson (8) Pondexter
Powell (3)		 Prudential Center
6,334		17–13
September
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
31September 28:00pm@ Minnesota 78–62 Mitchell (24) Hollingsworth (9) Pondexter (7) Target Center
8,929		18–13
32September 44:00pm Minnesota 68–86 Pierson (17) Pierson (8) Pondexter (7) Prudential Center
8,247		18–14
33September 97:00pm Indiana NBATV
MSG+ 		83–75 Carson (18) Vaughn (9) Vaughn (5) Prudential Center
8,015		19–14
34September 111:00pm@ Connecticut NBATV 63–69 Powell (14) Pondexter
Vaughn (9)		 Pondexter (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
9,115		19–15
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com

Postseason

2011 Game Log: Postseason
Eastern Conference Semifinals
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceSeries
1September 158:00pm@ Indiana ESPN2 72–74 Pondexter (18) Powell (8) Pondexter (6) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,608		0–1
2September 174:00pm Indiana NBATV
MSG 		87-72 Powell (19) Pondexter
Powell
Vaughn (5)		 Pondexter (5) Prudential Center
8,508		1–1
3September 198:00pm@ Indiana ESPN2 62-72 Powell (19) Vaughn (7) Pondexter (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,368		1–2

Statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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 gameTeam leaderLeague leader

Regular season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Kara Braxton 13012.8.397.333.4003.00.80.380.463.9
Jessica Breland 907.7.381.0001.0001.60.40.200.702.0
Essence Carson 32522.7.437.387.7382.81.71.190.6311.3
Felicia Chester 406.8.333.000.0002.00.00.250.000.5
Sydney Colson 1605.4.350.429.8330.40.60.250.131.4
Quanitra Hollingsworth 31116.9.524.000.6794.40.30.520.324.6
Leilani Mitchell 343025.4.375.364.8002.12.91.290.095.6
Alex Montgomery 3009.0.329.444.6471.80.70.330.232.5
Ta'Shia Phillips 503.6.500.000.5000.60.20.000.000.6
Plenette Pierson 333328.6.478.200.8065.21.41.150.9112.9
Cappie Pondexter 343433.9.402.345.8134.14.71.260.2917.4
Nicole Powell 333328.3.410.353.9064.22.31.360.309.7
Sidney Spencer 1607.1.500.3331.0000.80.30.000.002.5
Kia Vaughn 343428.1.497.000.7866.71.11.180.7410.1

Postseason

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Kara Braxton
Essence Carson
Sydney Colson
Quanitra Hollingsworth
Leilani Mitchell
Alex Montgomery
Ta'Shia Phillips
Plenette Pierson
Cappie Pondexter
Nicole Powell
Kia Vaughn

Awards and honors

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