1998 New York Liberty season
| 1998 New York Liberty season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Nancy Darsch Richie Adubato (interim) |
| Arena | Madison Square Garden |
| Attendance | 14,935 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 18–12 (.600) |
| Place | 3rd (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1998 WNBA season was the second for the New York Liberty. The Liberty finished with an 18–12 mark, but they missed the playoffs after losing a tiebreaker to the Charlotte Sting.
Offseason
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Club Team |
| 1 | 9 | Alicia Thompson (C) |  United States |
Texas Tech |
| 2 | 19 | Nadine Domond (G) | United States |
Iowa |
| 3 | 29 | Albena Branzova (C) |  Bulgaria |
Florida International |
| 4 | 39 | Vanessa Nygaard (F) | United States |
Stanford |
Regular season
Season standings
| Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rockers x | 20 | 10 | .667 | 12–4 | – |
| Charlotte Sting x | 18 | 12 | .600 | 11–5 | 2.0 |
| New York Liberty o | 18 | 12 | .600 | 8–8 | 2.0 |
| Detroit Shock o | 17 | 13 | .567 | 8–8 | 3.0 |
| Washington Mystics o | 3 | 27 | .100 | 1–15 | 17.0 |
Season schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| June 11 | @ Cleveland | 71-78 | Loss | 0-1 |
| June 13 | @ Houston | 62-73 | Loss | 0-2 |
| June 15 | @ Utah | 60-71 | Loss | 0-3 |
| June 18 | @ Sacramento | 64-48 | Win | 1-3 |
| June 19 | @ Los Angeles | 75-78 | Loss | 1-4 |
| June 21 | Utah | 68-64 | Win | 2-4 |
| June 23 | Cleveland | 59-57 | Win | 3-4 |
| June 26 | Sacramento | 62-48 | Win | 4-4 |
| June 29 | Phoenix | 71-68 | Win | 5-4 |
| July 1 | @ Detroit | 65-82 | Loss | 5-5 |
| July 3 | Washington | 76-60 | Win | 6-5 |
| July 5 | @ Washington | 62-61 | Win | 7-5 |
| July 6 | Detroit | 59-56 | Win | 8-5 |
| July 8 | Houston | 54-79 | Loss | 8-6 |
| July 12 | Charlotte | 57-75 | Loss | 8-7 |
| July 15 | @ Charlotte | 65-72 | Loss | 8-8 |
| July 16 | @ Cleveland | 51-60 | Loss | 8-9 |
| July 18 | @ Phoenix | 69-63 | Win | 9-9 |
| July 21 | @ Los Angeles | 92-77 | Win | 10-9 |
| July 24 | @ Sacramento | 76-54 | Win | 11-9 |
| July 26 | Detroit | 78-62 | Win | 12-9 |
| August 1 | @ Washington | 67-53 | Win | 13-9 |
| August 2 | Charlotte | 85-67 | Win | 14-9 |
| August 5 | @ Charlotte | 61-69 | Loss | 14-10 |
| August 8 | Los Angeles | 80-62 | Win | 15-10 |
| August 11 | Phoenix | 79-78 | Win | 16-10 |
| August 13 | Washington | 88-45 | Win | 17-10 |
| August 15 | Houston | 70-54 | Win | 18-10 |
| August 17 | Cleveland | 64-70 | Loss | 18-11 |
| August 19 | @ Detroit | 68-82 | Loss | 18-12 |
Player stats
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PPG |
| Sophia Witherspoon | 30 | 91 | 57 | 40 | 4 | 413 | 13.8 |
| Vickie Johnson | 30 | 114 | 74 | 31 | 7 | 376 | 12.5 |
| Rebecca Lobo | 30 | 207 | 44 | 17 | 33 | 350 | 11.7 |
| Kym Hampton | 30 | 181 | 26 | 33 | 15 | 274 | 9.1 |
| Teresa Weatherspoon | 30 | 120 | 191 | 100 | 0 | 204 | 6.8 |
| Kisha Ford | 30 | 37 | 23 | 32 | 2 | 147 | 4.9 |
| Sue Wicks | 30 | 83 | 36 | 16 | 10 | 128 | 4.3 |
| Coquese Washington | 28 | 26 | 44 | 17 | 0 | 53 | 1.9 |
| Elisabeth Cebrian | 22 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 1.7 |
| Alicia Thompson | 19 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 1.6 |
| Albena Branzova | 11 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 2.1 |
| Trena Trice | 10 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 2.1 |