Jazmine Jones was selected 12th overall in the WNBA Draft by the New York Liberty; Jones will be one of seven rookies on New York’s roster this season. New York will have an exciting team this season with young talent. Louisville Jones spent four seasons at Louisville and averaged just 4.5 points per game as […]
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Nearly 23 years ago, the WNBA tipped off its inaugural game. The New York Liberty faced the Los Angeles Sparks for the first WNBA game on June 21st, 1997. The WNBA has evolved tremendously since first starting out in 1997. Many of you may be thinking that taking a bounce back to 1997 does not […]
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What’s up all my Belly Up Sports Fans. I hope everyone’s been getting by ok during this quarantine. This week we are bringing you something different. Every Friday we will be highlighting different players from the league. Some old, some new, just to shed some love and light to the great women who have played […]
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DeLisha Milton-Jones played her college ball at Florida for the Gators; she played from 1993 to 1997. Milton-Jones led the Gators to four consecutive NCAA tournaments. As a senior when she made first-team All-American, Milton-Jones averaged 18.6 points per game on 56% shooting from the field. Also, she averaged 8.9 rebounds that same season. The […]
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The New York Liberty will have the number one overall draft pick in this year’s WNBA Draft. As of now, the WNBA Draft is scheduled for April 17th, 2020. Currently, the nation is experiencing a pandemic known as the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Worst-case scenario the WNBA Draft may be a closed or virtual event. But either […]
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The New York Liberty finally decided on a head coach; the Liberty will hire Minnesota Lynx assistant coach Walt Hopkins as their next coach. The Liberty has scheduled a press conference on Wednesday to announce the hire. Hopkins History Hopkins has been an assistant for the Lynx since 2017; this will be the first coaching […]
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The Chicago Sky hosted the New York Liberty and the ambiance was incredible from the start. The physicality was outstanding and refreshing to see as a spectator. That is the kind of basketball I want to see as a fan. It was extremely physical from players bumping, throwing elbows and even falling a couple of […]
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