2024 New York Liberty season
WNBA season
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
Transactions
Date
Transaction
January 11, 2024
Cored Breanna Stewart [ 2]
Extended a Qualifying Offer to 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
Signed Jaylyn Sherrod to a second 7-day contract
August 17, 2024
Signed Jaylyn Sherrod to a third 7-day contract
August 24, 2024
Signed Jaylyn Sherrod to a rest of season contract[ 14]
Roster changes
Roster
Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs G/F 2 Burke, Kennedy 6' 1" (1.85m) 182 lb (83kg) 1997-02-14 UCLA 4 G 1 Davis, Marquesha 6' 0" (1.83m) 2001-05-29 Mississippi R G 18 Dojkić, Ivana 5' 11" (1.8m) 154 lb (70kg) 1997-12-24 Croatia 1 F 13 Fiebich, Leonie 6' 4" (1.93m) 2000-01-10 Germany R G 20 Ionescu, Sabrina 5' 11" (1.8m) 165 lb (75kg) 1997-12-06 Oregon 4 C 35 Jones, Jonquel 6' 6" (1.98m) 215 lb (98kg) 1994-01-05 George Washington 7 G/F 44 Laney-Hamilton, Betnijah 6' 0" (1.83m) 166 lb (75kg) 1993-10-29 Rutgers 8 C 8 Sabally, Nyara 6' 5" (1.96m) 204 lb (93kg) 2000-02-26 Oregon 1 G 0 Sherrod, Jaylyn 5' 7" (1.7m) 2001-10-21 Colorado R F 30 Stewart, Breanna 6' 4" (1.93m) 170 lb (77kg) 1994-08-27 Connecticut 7 F 5 Thornton, Kayla 6' 1" (1.85m) 188 lb (85kg) 1992-10-20 UTEP 8 G 22 Vandersloot, Courtney 5' 8" (1.73m) 137 lb (62kg) 1989-02-08 Gonzaga 13
Head coach
Sandy Brondello
Assistant coaches
Olaf Lange
Roneeka Hodges (Florida State )
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
WNBA roster page
Depth
Schedule
Pre-season
Regular season
2024 game log Total: 32–8 (Home: 16–4; Road: 16–4)
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)
August
: 6–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 4–1)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
26
August 15
@ Los Angeles
W 103–68
Breanna Stewart (27)
Nyara Sabally (9)
Sabrina Ionescu (6)
Crypto.com Arena 11,120
22–4
27
August 17
@ Las Vegas
W 79–67
Sabrina Ionescu (23)
Jonquel Jones (17)
Jonquel Jones (7)
Michelob Ultra Arena 10,397
23–4
28
August 20
Dallas
W 94–74
Breanna Stewart (26)
Jones, Stewart (12)
Courtney Vandersloot (11)
Barclays Center 11,455
24–4
29
August 22
W 79–71
Breanna Stewart (19)
Jonquel Jones (13)
Stewart, Vandersloot (6)
Barclays Center 10,986
25–4
30
August 24
Connecticut
L 64–72
Breanna Stewart (15)
Breanna Stewart (15)
Courtney Vandersloot (5)
Barclays Center 13,098
25–5
31
August 26
@ Phoenix
W 84–70
Breanna Stewart (21)
Jonquel Jones (7)
Breanna Stewart (6)
Footprint Center 10,299
26–5
32
August 28
@ Los Angeles
L 88–94
Breanna Stewart (32)
Nyara Sabally (10)
Courtney Vandersloot (13)
Crypto.com Arena 10,403
26–6
33
August 30
@ Seattle
W 98–85
Breanna Stewart (32)
Jonquel Jones (11)
Sabrina Ionescu (8)
Climate Pledge Arena 15,800
27–6
September
: 5–2 (Home: 2–2; Road: 3–0)
2024 season schedule
Playoffs
2024 playoff game log
First round vs. Atlanta Dream Won Series: 2–0
Semifinals vs. Las Vegas Aces Won Series: 3–1
Finals vs. Minnesota Lynx Series Tied: 1–1
2024 playoff schedule
Standings
Notes
(#) – League Standing
c – Commissioner's Cup winners
y – Regular Season Champion
x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from playoff contention
Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings
Playoffs
Bold Series winner
Statistics
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.
Sandy Brondello
WNBA Coach of the Month – July
July 19, 2024
[ 15]
Leonie Fiebich
AP All-Rookie Team
September 22, 2024
[ 16]
WNBA All-Rookie Team
October 3, 2024
[ 17]
Sabrina Ionescu
Eastern Conference Player of the Week
June 4, 2024
[ 18]
June 25, 2024
[ 19]
July 18, 2024
[ 20]
Eastern Conference Player of the Month – June
July 2, 2024
[ 21]
WNBA All-Star
[ 22]
Eastern Conference Player of the Month – July
July 19, 2024
[ 15]
AP All-WNBA Second Team
September 22, 2024
[ 16]
Jonquel Jones
WNBA All-Star
July 2, 2024
[ 22]
WNBA All-Defensive Second Team
September 29, 2024
[ 23]
Breanna Stewart
Eastern Conference Player of the Week
June 11, 2024
[ 24]
September 20, 2024
[ 25]
WNBA All-Star
July 2, 2024
[ 22]
Eastern Conference Player of the Month – September
September 20, 2024
[ 25]
AP All-WNBA First Team
September 22, 2024
[ 16]
WNBA All-Defensive First Team
September 29, 2024
[ 23]
References
^ "2024 Schedule - New York Liberty" . liberty.wnba.com . WNBA . Retrieved March 2, 2024 .
^ a b c d "WNBA Transactions" . acrossthetimeline.com . Across the Timeline. Retrieved 20 April 2024 .
^ 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 .
^ a b c d e f g "WNBA Player Movement & Transactions | Liberty" . WNBA . Retrieved 2024-04-16 .
^ "Liberty Sign Brianna Fraser To Training Camp Contract" . liberty.wnba.com . WNBA . February 15, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024 .
^ "Liberty Sign Morgan Green To Training Camp Contract" . liberty.wnba.com . WNBA . February 15, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024 .
^ 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 .
^ "New York Liberty Sign Kennedy Burke" . liberty.wnba.com . WNBA . February 20, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024 .
^ "New York Liberty Re-Sign MVP Breanna Stewart" . liberty.wnba.com . WNBA . February 26, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024 .
^ 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 .
^ @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 .
^ New York Liberty [@@nyliberty] (May 13, 2024). "The New York Liberty has waived: (F) Esmery Martinez (G) Jaylyn Sherrod" – via Instagram .
^ @nyliberty (July 6, 2024). "The NY Liberty have signed @JaylynSherrod to a 7-day contract.✍️🗽" (Tweet ). Retrieved July 7, 2024 – via Twitter .
^ @nyliberty (August 24, 2024). "The NY Liberty has signed @JaylynSherrod to a rest of season contract!🗽" (Tweet ). Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Twitter .
^ a b "Sabrina Ionescu and Sandy Brondello Earn Monthly Honors for July" . WNBA . July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024 .
^ a b c Feinberg, Doug (September 22, 2024). "A'ja Wilson and Caitlin Clark are unanimous choices for WNBA AP Player and Rookie of the Year" . Associated Press . Retrieved September 22, 2024 .
^ Zucker, Joseph (October 3, 2024). "Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Kamilla Cardoso Headline 2024 WNBA All-Rookie Team" . Bleacher Report . Retrieved October 3, 2024 .
^ "Sabrina Ionescu Earns Eastern Conference Player of the Week Honor" . liberty.wnba.com . WNBA . June 4, 2024. Retrieved June 4, 2024 .
^ "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 .
^ @WNBA (July 18, 2024). "🏀 Week 8 Players of the Week 🏀" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ Schutte, Dustin (July 2, 2024). "WNBA Announces Eastern, Western Conference Players of the Month for June" . Sports Illustrated .
^ a b c "Rosters Set for AT&T WNBA All-Star 2024 on July 20" . WNBA (Press release). July 2, 2024.
^ a b Maloney, Jack (September 29, 2024). "WNBA Defensive Player of the Year: Lynx's Napheesa Collier edges Aces star A'ja Wilson for first honor" . CBS Sports . Retrieved September 29, 2024 .
^ "Breanna Stewart named Eastern Conference Player of the Week" . yesnetwork.com . YES Network . June 11, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024 .
^ a b "Breanna Stewart Earns Kia WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month Honor For September" . liberty.wnba.com . WNBA . September 20, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024 .
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