2017 San Antonio Stars season

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2017 San Antonio Stars season
Coach Vickie Johnson
Arena AT&T Center
Attendance6,386 per game
Results
Record8–26 (.235)
Place6th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team Leaders
Points Kayla McBride 15.4 ppg
Rebounds Isabelle Harrison 6.4 rpg
Assists Moriah Jefferson 4.4 apg

The 2017 WNBA season was the 21st season for the San Antonio Stars franchise of the WNBA. It was also their 15th and last in San Antonio, as they moved to Las Vegas and became the Aces the following season.

Contents

The season started in a difficult fashion, as the team lost all six of its games in May. The closest loss was a six-point loss at home to Phoenix. The team would go on to lose the first eight games in May, extending their losing streak to fourteen straight games. During that streak, there was an overtime loss to Chicago and a four-point loss at Dallas. The Stars won their first game of the season on June 30th, in a rematch with Chicago. The team went on to win two out of its nine games in July, defeating Indiana at home and on the road. Six of their seven losses in the month were by double-digits. The remainder of the season showed a marked improvement for the team, as they won four of their first five games in August. Their only loss game in Chicago. However, they lost four straight games before winning the final game of the season, at Indiana. Their 5–5 finish to the season saw them finish with a final mark of 8–26. They were the only team from the Western Conference to not qualify for the playoffs.

Transactions

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
11 Kelsey Plum Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Washington
15 Nia Coffey Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Northwestern
325 Schaquilla Nunn Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Tennessee

Transactions

DateDetails
January 31, 2017 Danielle Robinson was traded to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Isabelle Harrison and the 5th pick in the 2017 WNBA draft. [1]
February 7, 2017 Erika de Souza was acquired from the Chicago Sky. [2]
February 27, 2017 Astou Ndour was traded to the Chicago Sky in exchange for Clarissa Dos Santos . [3]
May 9, 2017 Jazmon Gwathmey was traded to the Indiana Fever in exchange for the Fever;s third round pick in the 2018 WNBA draft. [4]
June 28, 2017 Monique Currie was traded to the Phoenix Mercury, in exchange for Shay Murphy, Sophie Brunner, and the Mercury's third round pick in the 2018 draft. [5]

Roster

2017 San Antonio Stars roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
C 40 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alexander, Kayla 6' 4" (1.93m)195 lb (88kg)01-05-1991 Arizona State 4
G 17 Flag of the United States.svg Holmes, Sequoia 6' 1" (1.85m)155 lb (70kg)06-13-1986 UNLV 2
F 12 Flag of the United States.svg Coffey, Nia 6' 1" (1.85m)170 lb (77kg)05-21-1995 Northwestern R
G 51 Flag of the United States.svg Colson, Sydney 5' 8" (1.73m)140 lb (64kg)08-06-1989 Texas A&M 3
G 14 Flag of the United States.svg Murphy, Shay 5' 11" (1.8m)164 lb (74kg)04-15-1985 USC 9
F 5 Flag of the United States.svg Hamby, Dearica 6' 3" (1.91m)189 lb (86kg)11-06-1993 Wake Forest 2
G 4 Flag of the United States.svg Jefferson, Moriah 5' 6" (1.68m)122 lb (55kg)03-08-1994 Connecticut 1
G/F 21 Flag of the United States.svg McBride, Kayla 5' 11" (1.8m)174 lb (79kg)06-25-1992 Notre Dame 3
G/F 6 Flag of the United States.svg Montgomery, Alex 6' 1" (1.85m)185 lb (84kg)11-12-1988 Georgia Tech 6
C 20 Flag of the United States.svg Harrison, Isabelle 6' 3" (1.91m)183 lb (83kg)09-27-1993 Kentucky 3
F 21 Flag of the United States.svg Burdick, Cierra 6' 2" (1.88m)172 lb (78kg)09-30-1993 Tennessee 13
C 11 Flag of Brazil.svg dos Santos, Clarissa   Cruz Roja.svg  (S)6' 1" (1.85m)196 lb (89kg)03-10-1988 Brazil 4
G 10 Flag of the United States.svg Plum, Kelsey 5' 8" (1.73m)145 lb (66kg)08-24-1994 Washington R
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Vickie Johnson (Louisiana Tech)
Assistant coaches
Latricia Trammell
Athletic trainer
Flag of the United States.svg Tonya Holley (St. Andrews Presbyterian)
Strength and conditioning coach
Flag of the United States.svg Chrissy Stragisher (Muskingum)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Game log

Preseason

2017 pre-season game log
April: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1April 29 Los Angeles L 59–73 Plum (19)2 Tied (7)2 Tied (5) AT&T Center
2,834		1–0
May: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
2May 6 Los Angeles L 59–73 Harrison (22) Harrison (5) Currie (3) Pasadena College
1,000		1–1
2017 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2017 game log
Total: 8-26 (Home: 6–11; Road: 2–15)
May: 0–6 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 13@ New York L 64–73 Currie (23) Montgomery (11) Colson (2) Madison Square Garden
8,207		0–1
2May 14@ Washington L 74–89 Currie (31) Currie (6) Montgomery (5) Capital One Arena
6,126		0–2
3May 19 Phoenix L 72–78 Harrison (16) Montgomery (12) Currie (4) AT&T Center
6,400		0–3
4May 25 Dallas L 82–94 McBride (18) Harrison (12) Currie (4) AT&T Center
9,621		0–5
5May 28@ Minnesota L 66–80 McBride (18) Currie (9) Jefferson (8) Xcel Energy Center
9,034		0–5
6May 31@ Atlanta L 70–77 Currie (14)2 Tied (8) Currie (4) McCamish Pavilion
3,813		0–6
June : 1–8 (Home: 1–4; Road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
7June 3 Connecticut L 77–85 McBride (27) Montgomery (7) Plum (7) AT&T Center
7,128		0–7
8June 6 Seattle L 76–85 McBride (21) Alexander (7)2 Tied (5) AT&T Center
4,260		0–8
9June 10 Chicago L 81–85 (OT) Jefferson (18) Montgomery (7)2 Tied (4) AT&T Center
6,191		0–9
10June 15@ Los Angeles L 75–80 Jefferson (24) Harrison (8) McBride (5) Staples Center
9,104		0–10
11June 18@ Seattle L 57–75 McBride (11)2 Tied (9)2 Tied (2) KeyArena
9,686		0–11
12June 21@ Dallas L 78–81 Currie (29) Harrison (6) Jefferson (6) College Park Center
4,617		0–12
13June 23 Dallas L 69–81 McBride (19)2 Tied (6) Currie (6) AT&T Center
7,086		0–13
14June 25@ Minnesota L 78–87 Jefferson (19) Harrison (9) Jefferson (8) Xcel Energy Center
9,013		0–14
15June 30 Chicago W 89–82 Harrison (19)2 Tied (10) Jefferson (8) AT&T Center
4,942		1–14
July : 2–7 (Home: 1–4; Road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
16July 5 Connecticut L 56–89 McBride (12)2 Tied (6) Colson (3) AT&T Center
3,210		1–15
17July 7 Phoenix L 77–92 McBride (22)2 Tied (5) Plum (6) AT&T Center
8,232		1–16
18July 12@ Indiana W 79–72 McBride (18) de Souza (7) McBride (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
12,282		2–16
19July 16@ Connecticut L 75–89 Harrison (17) Hamby (10) Jefferson (3) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,355		2–17
20July 18@ Atlanta L 75–88 Harrison (22) Harrison (9) Jefferson (5) McCamish Pavilion
7,413		2–18
21July 20 Indiana W 85–61 Harrison (18) Harrison (9) Jefferson (8) AT&T Center
7,306		3–18
22July 25 Washington L 76–85 2 Tied (15) Montgomery (11)2 Tied (3) AT&T Center
9,244		3–19
23July 28 Los Angeles L 73–85 McBride (20) Harrison (6) Jefferson (6) AT&T Center
5,777		3–20
24July 30@ Phoenix L 64–81 Murphy (14) Harrison (13) McBride (2) Talking Stick Resort Arena
10,108		3–21
August : 4–4 (Home: 4–1; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
25August 1 New York W 93–81 McBride (31) Harrison (8) Jefferson (5) AT&T Center
3,430		4–21
26August 4 Washington W 76–74 Harrison (20) Harrison (10) Plum (12) AT&T Center
4,955		5–21
27August 5 Seattle W 87–80 (OT) Plum (23) Harrison (13) Montgomery (5) AT&T Center
5,869		6–21
28August 10@ Chicago L 74–94 Hamby (17) Harrison (9) Plum (8) Allstate Arena
4,686		6–22
29August 12 Atlanta W 84–68 Harrison (23) Hamby (8) Plum (6) AT&T Center
6,953		7–22
30August 18@ Seattle L 78–79 Hamby (19) Harrison (12) Plum (5) KeyArena
9,686		7–23
31August 22@ Los Angeles L 55–75 Montgomery (12) Montgomery (7) Colson (2) Staples Center
12,433		7–24
32August 25 Minnesota L 70–89 2 Tied (15) Montgomery (10) Plum (5) AT&T Center
7,950		7–25
September : 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
33September 1@ New York L 69–81 Plum (18) Montgomery (10) McBride (8) Madison Square Garden
10,108		7–26
34September 2@ Indiana W 75–71 McBride (28) McBride (11) McBride (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
9,420		8–26
2017 season schedule

Standings

# Western Conference
W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
1 Minnesota Lynx - (1)277.794–15–212–513–3
2 Los Angeles Sparks - (2)268.765116–110–712–4
3 Phoenix Mercury - (5)1816.52999–89–87–9
4 Dallas Wings - (7)1618.4711110–76–117–9
5 Seattle Storm - (8)1519.4411210–75–128–8
6 San Antonio Stars - e826.235196–112–151–15

Statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage TO  Turnovers per game
 PF  Fouls per gameTeam leaderLeague leader

Regular season

Source: [6]

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Kayla McBride 302933.238.131.092.54.12.61.10.215.4
Isabelle Harrison 343326.650.050.063.56.41.40.80.711.4
Moriah Jefferson 21924.552.345.074.11.84.41.60.19.1
Alex Montgomery 343123.537.030.782.65.72.10.60.36.0
Monique Currie 14323.143.435.982.54.82.10.60.411.8
Kelsey Plum 312322.934.636.587.01.93.40.50.18.5
Dearica Hamby 34320.245.737.560.84.21.00.90.37.8
Haley Peters 2017.537.560.0—1.00.50.00.04.5
Kayla Alexander 341015.458.2—90.93.10.50.40.56.2
Cierra Burdick 4012.581.80.0—1.51.30.30.04.5
Erika de Souza 272112.547.9—1002.60.70.30.43.6
Sydney Colson 28411.633.020.068.80.52.00.50.12.9
Sequoia Holmes 27311.334.429.261.50.90.90.50.23.3
Nia Coffey 2717.827.10.072.71.90.20.20.21.8
Shay Murphy 1707.440.045.066.70.90.60.20.12.2
Sophie Brunner 102.0———0.00.00.00.00.0

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  2. ↑ "Stars Sign Erika de Souza". WNBA. February 1, 2017. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Stars Acquire Clarissa Dos Santos". WNBA.com. WNBA Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
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