New York Liberty

New York Liberty, established in the year 1997, is a certified basketball team based in New Jersey. They play for the Women’s National Basketball Association’s Eastern Conference. Liberty is one out of the 8 actual franchises of the association. The owner of New York Liberty is the entertainment company called Madison Square Garden which also owns NBA New York Knicks, NHL New York Rangers, as well as AHL Connecticut Whale. The team is sponsored by hotel-casino called the Foxwoods Resort Casino. The team’s mascot is “Maddie” the dog, named after the squad’s home arena Madison Square Garden and the side’s colors are green, blue, sea foam green, white and orange. New York Liberty is currently being head coached by John Whisenant who is also the general manager, along with Monique Ambers and Norm Ellenbergeras assistant coaches.

The team has reached WNBA playoffs ten times out of their 14 years. A number of outstanding athletes have played for New York Liberty, including Teresa Weatherspoon, Leilani Mitchell, Becky Hammon and Cappie Pondexter. Last year, Teresa Weatherspoon was actually voted by the fans as one of the “Top 15” players in the history of WNBA, whereas Cappie Pondexter received the Most Improve Player Award in the year 2010.

For 4 years, the team qualified for Women’s National Basketball Association Finals, but lost to Houston 3 times and to Los Angeles once. The side actually holds a record for the highest number of appearances in WNBA Finals, without a title. They reached the finals in 1997 & 1999 and then again in the years 2000 & 2002 with outstanding players like Weatherspoon and Sue Hicks. So in total, the team has actually earned four conference titles but still waiting for a championship!

The home games are usually played at the Madison Square Garden in the city of New York but owing to the renovations there, the team will be playing at the Prudential Center in Newark from the year 2011 through the year 2013. Prudential Center is an indoor, multi-purpose arena which can accommodate thousands of individuals for games like basketball, ice hockey, soccer, lacrosse, including concerts. Our website is actually providing New York Liberty tickets for the team’s upcoming games!

This season, New York Liberty will be playing games against Washington Mystics, Seattle Storm, San Antonio Silver Stars, Phoenix Mercury, Tulsa Shock WOMEN and a number of other exciting teams.  The games are taking place at a number of arenas in United States such as the Key Arena in Washington, Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indiana, AT&T Center in Texas and US Airways Center in Arizona. The fans are advised to buy New York Liberty tickets in advance to get the best seats. Maddie the dog will be there to sign your autographs and to pump up the players. So this season, enjoy a wonderful, fun-filled game of women’s professional basketball at some of the world’s finest arenas.