WNBA

New York Liberty 1998

18-12 (0.600)

1998 champion: Houston Comets (2-1) MVP: Cynthia Cooper

Season Story

The 1998 New York Liberty finished 18-12 (.600), ranking 5th of 10 teams.

They missed the playoffs.

Sophia Witherspoon led the roster at 13.8 points per game, with Vickie Johnson adding 12.5.

Their biggest win came on 1998-08-13: Washington Mystics 45–88 New York Liberty, beating the Washington Mystics by 43 points.

Compiled from recorded results and player statistics.

67.4 PPG

30.5 RPG

17.0 APG

Sophia Witherspoon 13.8 PPG 3.0 RPG · 1.9 APG · 30 GP

Vickie Johnson 12.5 PPG 3.8 RPG · 2.5 APG · 30 GP

Rebecca Lobo 11.7 PPG 6.9 RPG · 1.5 APG · 30 GP

Kym Hampton 9.1 PPG 6.0 RPG · 0.9 APG · 30 GP

Teresa Weatherspoon 6.8 PPG 4.0 RPG · 6.4 APG · 30 GP

Player	GP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%
Sophia Witherspoon	30	13.8	3.0	1.9	1.3	0.1	40.1%
Vickie Johnson	30	12.5	3.8	2.5	1.0	0.2	44.6%
Rebecca Lobo	30	11.7	6.9	1.5	0.6	1.1	48.4%
Kym Hampton	30	9.1	6.0	0.9	1.1	0.5	45.2%
Teresa Weatherspoon	30	6.8	4.0	6.4	3.3	0.0	38.8%
Kisha Ford	30	4.9	1.2	0.8	1.1	0.1	43.5%
Sue Wicks	30	4.3	2.8	1.2	0.5	0.3	43.0%
Albena Branzova	11	2.1	1.5	0.5	0.3	0.1	36.0%
Trena Trice	10	2.1	1.8	0.1	0.0	0.3	41.2%
Coquese Washington	28	1.9	0.9	1.6	0.6	0.0	29.4%
Alicia Thompson	19	1.6	1.3	0.2	0.1	0.1	23.1%