The 2018 WNBA season is the 22nd season for the New York Liberty franchise of the WNBA. The season tips off on May 20. During the off-season the Liberty hired Katie Smith as head coach. Smith replaced Bill Laimbeer, who left to coach the Las Vegas Aces. It was also announced in the offseason that the team would play its home games at the Westchester County Center.
The 2018 season ended up being a difficult one for the Liberty. After having achieved a 22-win season in 2017, the team could only muster 7 wins in 2018. The team started 1–2 in May, but quickly fell behind the playoff pace going 3–9 in June. Things did not improve in July when the team went 3–7. The team finished the season on a thirteen-game losing streak, including an 0–9 August to finish the season 7–27. This was the franchise's worst record in its history. The previous worst was 11–23 in 2013.
Transactions
WNBA draft
Trades/Roster Changes
Roster
Game log
Pre-season
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | May 7 | vs. Dallas | L 69–76 | Coleman (14) | Tied (4) | Zellous (4) | Mohegan Sun Arena | 0–1 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 2 | May 8 | vs. Los Angeles | W 81–75 | Nurse (19) | Gray (14) | 4 Tied (3) | Mohegan Sun Arena1,106 | 1–1
Regular season
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | May 20 | @ Chicago | L 76–80 | Charles (19) | Zahui B. (7) | Hartley (6) | Wintrust Arena7,922 | 0–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | May 25 | Minnesota | L 72–78 | Charles (18) | Charles (12) | Hartley (3) | Westchester County Center2,315 | 0–2 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 3 | May 29 | Dallas | W 94–89 | Charles (34) | Charles (10) | Zellous (9) | Westchester County Center1,516 | 1–2
|- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 4 | June 2 | @ Indiana | W 87–81 | Nurse (34) | Stokes (12) | Tied (4) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse5,575 | 2–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | June 5 | Phoenix | L 74–80 | Charles (25) | Tied (8) | Hartley (5) | Madison Square Garden7,215 | 2–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 | June 7 | Connecticut | L 86–88 | Charles (24) | Charles (9) | Zellous (7) | Westchester County Center1,581 | 2–4 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 7 | June 10 | Indiana | W 78–75 | Rodgers (16) | Tied (4) | 4 Tied (3) | Westchester County Center1,537 | 3–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 8 | June 13 | Las Vegas | L 63–78 | Charles (19) | Coleman (5) | Coleman (5) | Westchester County Center1,419 | 3–5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 9 | June 16 | @ Minnesota | L 71–85 | Charles (12) | Tied (4) | Hartley (6) | Target Center9,114 | 3–6 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 10 | June 19 | Atlanta | W 79–72 | Charles (29) | Vaughn (9) | Boyd (11) | Westchester County Center1,627 | 4–6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 11 | June 22 | @ Las Vegas | L 78–88 | Tied (14) | Charles (8) | 3 Tied (5) | Mandalay Bay Events Center5,478 | 4–7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 12 | June 24 | @ Los Angeles | 54–80 | Zahui B (21) | Boyd (6) | Boyd (8) | Staples Center9,203 | 4–8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 13 | June 26 | Phoenix | L 69–83 | Charles (12) | Charles (8) | Boyd (7) | Westchester County Center1,839 | 4–9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 14 | June 28 | @ Washington | L 77–80 | Prince (21) | Charles (7) | Charles (6) | Capital One Arena4,473 | 4–10 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 15 | June 29 | Chicago | L 99–103 | Charles (24) | Stokes (5) | Prince (5) | Westchester County Center1,837 | 4–11