WNBA · Updated Oct 19, 2026
New York Liberty First Basket Stats
How often the New York Liberty win the opening tip and score the game's first basket, who scores it for them, and from which position. Built from every tracked WNBA game.
- The New York Liberty win the opening tip 60% of the time (50 games).
- The New York Liberty score the game's first basket 58% of the time (50 games).
- When the New York Liberty win the tip, they score the first basket 80% of the time (30 games).
- At home, the New York Liberty score the first basket 64% of the time (25 games); on the road, 52% (25 games).
- Guards score 44.8% of first baskets for the New York Liberty, centers 31% and forwards 24.1% (29 games).
- Jonquel Jones has the most first baskets for the New York Liberty: 9 in 48 starts (18.8%).
| Player | First baskets | Starts | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonquel JonesC | 9 | 48 | 18.8% |
| Sabrina IonescuG | 6 | 35 | 17.1% |
| Pauline AstierG | 5 | 44 | 11.4% |
| Breanna StewartF | 4 | 47 | 8.5% |
| Marine JohannesG | 2 | 18 | 11.1% |
| Position | First baskets | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Guards | 13 | 44.8% |
| Centers | 9 | 31% |
| Forwards | 7 | 24.1% |
More first basket stats
- NBA and WNBA first basket stats: the league leaders, every team, and how often the tip winner scores first
- New York Liberty in FirstIQ: the team page, with its games, roster and first basket rates by player
- First basket picks today: the model's pick for every game today, one of them free
New York Liberty first basket questions
The New York Liberty have scored the game's first basket in 58% of their tracked games (50 games).
When they win the opening tip, they score first 80% of the time (30 games).
The New York Liberty have won the opening tip in 60% of their tracked games (50 games). The team that wins the tip gets the first possession, which is why a first basket pick starts with the jump ball.
Jonquel Jones, with 9 first baskets in 48 starts, followed by Sabrina Ionescu (6) and Pauline Astier (5). The table on this page has each player's first baskets, starts and rate.
On the first basket picks page: the model's pick for every game today, one of them free, with every finished game graded.