2022 New York Liberty season

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

2022 New York Liberty season
CoachSandy Brondello
ArenaBarclays Center
Attendanceper game
Results
Record0–0
Place0th (Eastern)
2023 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]

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[4]
January 7, 2022 Hired Sandy Brondello as Head Coach [5]
January 11, 2022 Extended Qualifying Offers to Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe and Paris Kea[6]
January 14, 2022 Signed Paris Kea to the Qualifying Offer[7]
February 3, 2022 Signed Stefanie Dolson to a Two-Year Deal[8]
February 4, 2022 Waived Jazmine Jones and Leaonna Odom[9][10]
Signed Rebecca Allen to a Two-Year Deal[11]
March 16, 2022 Hired Olaf Lange, Roneeka Hodges, and Zach O'Brien as Assistant Coaches[12]
April 11, 2022 Traded a 2023 Second Round Pick to the Seattle Storm for the rights to Lorela Cubaj[13]
April 15, 2022 Signed Lorela Cubaj to a Rookie Scale Contract
April 27, 2022 Waived Paris Kea[14]
May 2, 2022 Full Seasons Suspended the contract of Kylee Shook for personal reasons

Roster
New York Liberty roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G/F9Allen, Rebecca6' 2" (1.88m)162 lb (73kg)1992-11-06Australia6
F18Cubaj, Lorela6' 4" (1.93m)200 lb (91kg)1999-01-08Georgia TechR
C31Dolson, Stefanie6' 5" (1.96m)235 lb (107kg)1992-01-08Connecticut8
G25Durr, Asia5' 10" (1.78m)151 lb (68kg)1997-04-05Louisville1
F6Howard, Natasha6' 2" (1.88m)165 lb (75kg)1991-09-02Florida State8
G20Ionescu, Sabrina5' 11" (1.8m)165 lb (75kg)1997-12-06Oregon2
G/F44Laney, Betnijah6' 0" (1.83m)166 lb (75kg)1993-10-29Rutgers6
F12Onyenwere, Michaela6' 0" (1.83m)178 lb (81kg)1999-08-10UCLA1
G/F2Richards, DiDi6' 2" (1.88m)164 lb (74kg)1999-02-08Baylor1
G32Whitcomb, Sami5' 10" (1.78m)145 lb (66kg)1988-07-20Washington5
G/F13Willoughby, Jocelyn6' 0" (1.83m)180 lb (82kg)1998-03-25Virginia1
C21Xu, Han6' 10" (2.08m)193 lb (88kg)1999-10-31China1
Head coach
Sandy Brondello
Assistant coaches
Olaf Lange
Roneeka Hodges
Zach O'Brien
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
East
ATL
CHI
CON
IND
NY
WAS
West
DAL
LV
LA
MIN
PHO
SEA

Schedule

Preseason
2022 pre-season game log
April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 April 30 Washington Canceled Barclays Center 0–0
2022 pre-season schedule

Regular Season
2022 game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 May 7 Connecticut Barclays Center
2 May 11 @ Chicago Wintrust Arena
3 May 13 Indiana Barclays Center
4 May 15 Dallas Wings Barclays Center
5 May 17 Connecticut Barclays Center
6 May 24 @ New York Target Center
7 May 27 @ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
8 May 29 @ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
June : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
9 June 1 Indiana Barclays Center
10 June 3 @ Washington Entertainment and Sports Arena
11 June 5 Minnesota Barclays Center
12 June 7 Minnesota Barclays Center
13 June 10 @ Indiana Indiana Farmers Coliseum
14 June 12 Chicago Barclays Center
15 June 16 Washington Barclays Center
16 June 29 Seattle Barclays Center
17 June 22 @ Connecticut Mohegan Sun
18 June 24 @ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
19 June 30 Atlanta Barclays Center
July : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
20 July 3 @ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
21 July 6 @ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
22 July 7 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
23 July 12 Las Vegas Barclays Center
24 July 14 Las Vegas Barclays Center
25 July 19 @ Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena
26 July 21 @ Washington Capital One Arena
27 July 23 Chicago Barclays Center
28 July 29 @ Chicago Wintrust Arena
29 July 31 Phoenix Barclays Center
August : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
30 August 2 Los Angeles Barclays Center
31 August 3 Los Angeles Barclays Center
32 August 6 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
33 August 8 @ Dallas College Park Center
34 August 10 @ Dallas College Park Center
35 August 12 @ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
36 August 14 Atlanta Barclays Center
2022 season schedule

Standings
# Team W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 Atlanta Dream00.000–0–00–00–00–0
2 Chicago Sky00.000–0–00–00–00–0
3 Connecticut Sun00.000–0–00–00–00–0
4 Dallas Wings00.000–0–00–00–00–0
5 Indiana Fever00.000–0–00–00–00–0
6 Las Vegas Aces00.000–0–00–00–00–0
7 Los Angeles Sparks00.000–0–00–00–00–0
8 Minnesota Lynx00.000–0–00–00–00–0
9 New York Liberty00.000–0–00–00–00–0
10 Phoenix Mercury00.000–0–00–00–00–0
11 Seattle Storm00.000–0–00–00–00–0
12 Washington Mystics00.000–0–00–00–00–0

Notes

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

Awards and Honors
Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.

References
  1. "2022 New York Liberty Schedule". Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  2. Voepel, Mechelle. "Walt Hopkins out as New York Liberty coach after two years". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  3. "New York Liberty Name Sandy Brondello as Head Coach". liberty.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  4. "WNBA Transctions - Player Movement". acrossthetimeline.com. Across the Timeline. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  5. "New York Liberty Name Sandy Brondello as Head Coach". liberty.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  6. "Rachel Galligan Tweet". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  7. "Rachel Galligan Tweet 2". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  8. "New York Liberty Sign 2021 WNBA Champion Stefanie Dolson". liberty.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  9. "NY Liberty Tweet". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  10. "NY Liberty Tweet 2". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  11. "New York Liberty re-sign Rebecca Allen". liberty.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  12. "New York Liberty Finalize 2022 Coaching Staff". liberty.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  13. "New York Liberty Select Nyara Sabally, Lorela Cubaj and Sika Kone in 2022 WNBA Draft". liberty.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  14. "New York Liberty waive Paris Kea. Thank you @pariskea22 for your contributions on and off the court. 🗽". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
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