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.
The following player was selected in the Detroit Shock expansion draft from the New York Liberty:
See also: 1998 WNBA draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Alicia Thompson | Texas Tech | ||
| 2 | 19 | Nadine Domond | Iowa | ||
| 3 | 29 | Albena Branzova | FIU | ||
| 4 | 39 | Vanessa Nygaard | Stanford |
| Date | Transaction | |
|---|---|---|
| February 18, 1998 | Lost Rhonda Blades to the Detroit Shock in the WNBA expansion draft[1] | |
| April 29, 1998 | Drafted Alicia Thompson, Nadine Domond, Albena Branzova and Vanessa Nygaard in the 1998 WNBA Draft | |
| May 18, 1998 | Waived Simone Edwards | |
| June 3, 1998 | Waived Cassandra Crumpton-Moorer | |
| June 8, 1998 | Waived Nadine Domond | |
| July 14, 1998 | Waived Albena Branzova | |
|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| June 11| @ Cleveland| L 71–78| Sophia Witherspoon (19)| Rebecca Lobo (7)| Teresa Weatherspoon (5)| Gund Arena| 0–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| June 13| @ Houston| L 62–73| Vickie Johnson (18)| Teresa Weatherspoon (6)| Teresa Weatherspoon (7)| Compaq Center| 0–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 3| June 15| @ Utah| L 60–71| Vickie Johnson (19)| Hampton
Witherspoon (8)| Teresa Weatherspoon (9)| Delta Center| 0–3|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 4| June 18| @ Sacramento| W 64–48| Teresa Weatherspoon (13)| Rebecca Lobo (8)| Teresa Weatherspoon (6)| ARCO Arena| 1–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 5| June 19| @ Los Angeles| L 75–78| Sophia Witherspoon (18)| Kym Hampton (9)| Teresa Weatherspoon (5)| Great Western Forum| 1–4|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 6| June 21| Utah| W 68–64| Kym Hampton (22)| Kym Hampton (10)| Teresa Weatherspoon (8)| Madison Square Garden| 2–4|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 7| June 23| Cleveland| W 59–57| Vickie Johnson (27)| Hampton
Lobo (8)| Lobo
Weatherspoon (5)| Madison Square Garden| 3–4|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 8| June 26| Sacramento| W 62–48| Kym Hampton (13)| Johnson
Lobo (7)| Teresa Weatherspoon (4)| Madison Square Garden| 4–4|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 9| June 29| Phoenix| W 71–68| Johnson
Witherspoon (23)| Teresa Weatherspoon (10)| Teresa Weatherspoon (8)| Madison Square Garden| 5–4|- style="background:#fcc;"| 10| July 1| @ Detroit| L 65–82| Sophia Witherspoon (13)| Kym Hampton (8)| Teresa Weatherspoon (6)| The Palace of Auburn Hills| 5–5|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 11| July 3| Washington| W 76–60| Teresa Weatherspoon (14)| Hampton
Lobo (6)| Johnson
Weatherspoon (6)| Madison Square Garden| 6–5|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 12| July 5| @ Washington| W 62–61| Kym Hampton (17)| Rebecca Lobo (13)| Teresa Weatherspoon (5)| MCI Center| 7–5|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 13| July 6| Detroit| W 59–56| Teresa Weatherspoon (12)| Teresa Weatherspoon (7)| Teresa Weatherspoon (4)| Madison Square Garden| 8–5|- style="background:#fcc;"| 14| July 8| Houston| L 54–79| Rebecca Lobo (14)| Hampton
Lobo (4)| Teresa Weatherspoon (6)| Madison Square Garden| 8–6|- style="background:#fcc;"| 15| July 12| Charlotte| L 57–75| Kym Hampton (12)| Kym Hampton (9)| Teresa Weatherspoon (5)| Madison Square Garden| 8–7|- style="background:#fcc;"| 16| July 15| @ Charlotte| L 65–72| Sophia Witherspoon (17)| Kym Hampton (12)| Teresa Weatherspoon (6)| Charlotte Coliseum| 8–8 |- style="background:#fcc;"| 17| July 16| @ Cleveland| L 51–60| Sophia Witherspoon (13)| Kym Hampton (10)| Teresa Weatherspoon (6)| Gund Arena| 8–9 |- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 18| July 18| @ Phoenix| W 69–63| Sophia Witherspoon (24)| Sophia Witherspoon (6)| Teresa Weatherspoon (5)| America West Arena| 9–9|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 19| July 21| @ Los Angeles| W 92–77| Vickie Johnson (17)| Teresa Weatherspoon (7)| Teresa Weatherspoon (13)| Great Western Forum| 10–9 |- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 20| July 24| @ Sacramento| W 76–54| Sophia Witherspoon (15)| Rebecca Lobo (8)| Teresa Weatherspoon (10)| ARCO Arena| 11–9 |- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 21| July 26| Detroit| W 78–62| Sophia Witherspoon (17)| Rebecca Lobo (10)| Teresa Weatherspoon (9)| Madison Square Garden| 12–9|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 22| August 1| @ Washington| W 67–53| Rebecca Lobo (13)| Kym Hampton (8)| Teresa Weatherspoon (6)| MCI Center| 13–9|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 23| August 2| Charlotte| W 85–67| Johnson
Witherspoon (18)| Lobo
Wicks (6)| Teresa Weatherspoon (5)| Madison Square Garden| 14–9|- style="background:#fcc;"| 24| August 5| @ Charlotte| L 61–69| Vickie Johnson (21)| Rebecca Lobo (11)| Teresa Weatherspoon (4)| Charlotte Coliseum| 14–10|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 25| August 8| Los Angeles| W 80–62| Rebecca Lobo (22)| Sue Wicks (9)| Coquese Washington (8)| Madison Square Garden| 15–10|- style="background:#fcc;"| 26| August 11| Phoenix| W 79–78 (OT)| Sophia Witherspoon (17)| Rebecca Lobo (11)| Teresa Weatherspoon (7)| Madison Square Garden| 16–10|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 27| August 13| Washington| W 88–45| Kisha Ford (19)| Rebecca Lobo (9)| Teresa Weatherspoon (7)| Madison Square Garden| 17–10|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 28| August 15| Houston| W 70–54| Sophia Witherspoon (21)| Rebecca Lobo (12)| Teresa Weatherspoon (7)| Madison Square Garden| 18–10|- style="background:#fcc;"| 29| August 17| Cleveland| L 64–70| Rebecca Lobo (18)| Teresa Weatherspoon (5)| Johnson
Washington
Weatherspoon (4)| Madison Square Garden| 18–11|- style="background:#fcc;"| 30| August 19| @ Detroit| L 68–82| Sophia Witherspoon (26)| Teresa Weatherspoon (8)| Teresa Weatherspoon (8)| The Palace of Auburn Hills| 18–12
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teresa Weatherspoon | 30 | 30 | 33.4 | .338 | .327 | .609 | 4.0 | 6.4 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 6.8 | |
| Vickie Johnson | 30 | 30 | 30.2 | .446 | .375 | .768 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 12.5 | |
| Sophia Witherspoon | 30 | 30 | 29.9 | .401 | .344 | .786 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 13.8 | |
| Rebecca Lobo | 30 | 30 | 29.2 | .484 | .308 | .710 | 6.9 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 11.7 | |
| Kym Hampton | 30 | 30 | 24.8 | .452 | .000 | .716 | 6.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 9.1 | |
| Kisha Ford | 30 | 0 | 15.7 | .435 | .182 | .625 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 4.9 | |
| Sue Wicks | 30 | 0 | 14.8 | .430 | .000 | .800 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 4.3 | |
| Albena Branzova | 11 | 0 | 8.5 | .360 | .500 | .750 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.1 | |
| Elisabeth Cebrian | 22 | 0 | 8.5 | .429 | N/A | .571 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 | |
| Coquese Washington | 228 | 0 | 8.1 | .294 | .238 | .692 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.9 | |
| Trena Trice | 10 | 0 | 7.7 | .412 | N/A | .636 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.1 | |
| Alicia Thompson | 19 | 0 | 6.6 | .231 | 1.000 | .632 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.6 |