2016 San Antonio Stars season

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2016 San Antonio Stars season
Coach Dan Hughes
Arena AT&T Center
Attendance6,385 per game
Results
Record7–27 (.206)
Place6th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team Leaders
Points Moriah Jefferson – 13.9 ppg
Rebounds Jayne Appel – 5.4 rpg
Assists Moriah Jefferson – 4.2 apg

The 2016 WNBA season was the 20th season for the San Antonio Stars franchise of the WNBA. The season tipped-off at home against the Atlanta Dream on May 14, 2016. [1] The season was their fourteenth for the franchise in San Antonio.

Contents

The Stars' season got off to a rocky start as they lost their first three games of the season. However, none of the losses were by more than double-digits and they went on to win their first game of the season on May 27 against the Chicago Sky, 79–78. They followed their 1–3 May record with a 2–9 record in June. They lost their first four games of the month, before defeating Seattle 77–70. They would lose another four games before defeating Atlanta 73–69 for their third win of the season. The stretch of losses did include an overtime loss to Dallas. July started off with the team's best stretch of the season as they won two of their first three games in the month. They defeated Indiana, in overtime, and Washington while losing at Minnesota. The Stars could not sustain the momentum as they lost their next five games in a row to head into the Olympic break. They posted a 2–6 record in July. They lost the first game back from the break, but defeated Washington in the second game. A loss at Connecticut saw them finish August 1–2. The Stars lost five games in a row to open September. The six-game losing streak was broken on September 13 in Atlanta with a four-point win. However, the team would lose their final two games to finish September 1–7. They finished with an overall record of 7–27, which tied the 2005 season for the worst record in franchise history.

Transactions

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
12 Moriah Jefferson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Connecticut
214 Jazmon Gwathmey Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States James Madison
325 Brittney Martin Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Oklahoma State

Trades and Roster Changes

DateTransaction
April 14The Stars acquired Jia Perkins in exchange for the rights to Jazmon Gwathmey [2]
April 25Waived Kayla Thornton [3]
April 29Waived Danielle Adams and Brittney Martin [4]
May 6The Stars acquired the thirteenth pick in the 2017 WNBA draft in exchange for Monique Currie [3]
Waived Shamela Hampton [3]
May 10Waived Vicky McIntyre, Zahna Medley, and Kelsey Minato [3]
May 12Waived Samantha Logic and Tabatha Richardson-Smith [3]
June 16Waived Frida Eldebrink [3]

Roster

2016 San Antonio Stars roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
C 40 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alexander, Kayla   Cruz Roja.svg 6' 4" (1.93m)195 lb (88kg)01-05-1991 Syracuse 3
C 32 Flag of the United States.svg Appel, Jayne 6' 4" (1.93m)210 lb (95kg)05-14-1988 Stanford 6
F/C 22 Flag of the United States.svg Baugh, Vicki 6' 4" (1.93m)190 lb (86kg)05-21-1989 Tennessee 2
G 51 Flag of the United States.svg Colson, Sydney 5' 8" (1.73m)140 lb (64kg)08-06-1989 Texas A&M 2
F 1 Flag of the United States.svg Currie, Monique 6' 0" (1.83m)175 lb (79kg)02-25-1983 Duke 10
G 24 Flag of the United States.svg Gwathmey, Jazmon 6' 2" (1.88m)158 lb (72kg)01-24-1993 James Madison R
F 5 Flag of the United States.svg Hamby, Dearica 6' 3" (1.91m)189 lb (86kg)11-06-1993 Wake Forest 1
G 4 Flag of the United States.svg Jefferson, Moriah 5' 6" (1.68m)130 lb (59kg)03-08-1994 Connecticut R
G 14 Flag of the United States.svg Knight, Whitney 6' 3" (1.91m)156 lb (71kg)01-09-1993 Florida Gulf Coast R
G 21 Flag of the United States.svg McBride, Kayla   Cruz Roja.svg 5' 11" (1.8m)179 lb (81kg)06-25-1992 Notre Dame 2
G/F 6 Flag of the United States.svg Montgomery, Alex 6' 1" (1.85m)185 lb (84kg)11-12-1988 Georgia Tech 5
F/C 45 Flag of Spain.svg Ndour-Fall, Astou 6' 5" (1.96m)173 lb (78kg)08-22-19941
F 7 Flag of the United States.svg Peters, Haley 6' 3" (1.91m)178 lb (81kg)09-17-1992 Duke R
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Dan Hughes (Muskingum)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Vickie Johnson (Louisiana Tech)
Flag of the United States.svg James Wade (Kennesaw State)
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

Schedule

Preseason

2016 pre-season game log
May: 1–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 4vs. Atlanta W 74–67 Dearica Hamby (18) Jayne Appel (11) Moriah Jefferson (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,199		1–0
2May 5@ Connecticut L 53–76 Colson, Montgomery (8) Hampton, Ndour-Fall (5)Sydney Colson (3) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,025		1–1
3May 9 Los Angeles L 70–77 Haley Peters (20) Kayla Alexander (9)Colson, Logic (4) AT&T Center
2,307		1–2
2016 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2016 game log
Total: 7–27 (Home: 4–13 Road: 3–14)
May: 1–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 14 Atlanta L 63–73 Kayla McBride (24) Appel, Hamby (9) Currie, Jefferson (6) AT&T Center
7,572		0–1
2May 19 Connecticut L 68–72 Dearica Hamby (16)Dearica Hamby (9)Moriah Jefferson (7) AT&T Center
6,267		0–2
3May 21@ Dallas L 77–82 Kayla McBride (29)Appel, Currie (7)Currie, McBride (4) College Park Center
7,275		0–3
4May 27 Chicago W 79–78 Haley Peters (16)Monique Currie (5)Appel, Colson, Hamby (3) AT&T Center
5,210		1–3
June: 2–9 (Home: 2–3; Road: 0–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
5June 2@ Los Angeles L 61–68 Kayla McBride (20) Kayla Alexander (10) Dearica Hamby (4) Staples Center
8,341		1–4
6June 4 Los Angeles L 61–74 Moriah Jefferson (18)Kayla McBride (6) Colson, Jefferson (3) AT&T Center
5,403		1–5
7June 9@ Phoenix L 75–90 Monique Currie (19)Monique Currie (8)Moriah Jefferson (7) Talking Stick Resort Arena
9,048		1–6
8June 11 New York L 75–90 Astou Ndour-Fall (18)Astou Ndour-Fall (9)Moriah Jefferson (7) AT&T Center
5,219		1–7
9June 14 Seattle W 77–70 Moriah Jefferson (19)Dearica Hamby (18)Currie, Jefferson (3) AT&T Center
3,319		2–7
10June 17 Indiana L 75–84 Kayla McBride (21) Jayne Appel (7)Jayne Appel (6) AT&T Center
6,107		2–8
11June 19@ Connecticut L 90–93 Kayla McBride (25)Monique Currie (6)Moriah Jefferson (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,596		2–9
12June 21@ Chicago L 75–81 Moriah Jefferson (20)Kayla McBride (10)Moriah Jefferson (4) Allstate Arena
5,744		2–10
13June 23@ Dallas L 90–97 (OT) Hamby, McBride (18)Kayla McBride (9)Moriah Jefferson (5) College Park Center
4,027		2–11
14June 25 Atlanta W 73–69 Kayla McBride (28)Kayla Alexander (10)Moriah Jefferson (7) AT&T Center
9,439		3–11
15June 29@ Washington L 67–84 Kayla Alexander (12)Kayla Alexander (6)Sydney Colson (4) Capital One Arena
6,314		3–12
July: 2–6 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
16July 1@ Indiana W 87–85 (OT) Moriah Jefferson (31) Jayne Appel (8) Sydney Colson (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,519		4–12
17July 2@ Minnesota L 68–91 Kayla Alexander (11) Alex Montgomery (6)Colson, Montgomery (3) Target Center
7,534		4–13
18July 6 Washington W 77–70 Monique Currie (20)Jayne Appel (12)Moriah Jefferson (5) AT&T Center
3,701		5–13
19July 8 Seattle L 68–78 Moriah Jefferson (16) Dearica Hamby (7)Moriah Jefferson (6) AT&T Center
8,955		5–14
20July 10@ New York L 65–75 Monique Currie (17)Dearica Hamby (9)Sydney Colson (3) Madison Square Garden
9,790		5–15
21July 12 Minnesota L 57–81 Moriah Jefferson (14)Dearica Hamby (5)Hamby, Jefferson (2) AT&T Center
11,171		5–16
22July 16@ Phoenix L 64–83 Moriah Jefferson (14)Alex Montgomery (5)Jefferson, Montgomery (4) Talking Stick Resort Arena
11,539		5–17
23July 20@ Seattle L 69–83 Moriah Jefferson (25)Alexander, Appel, Jefferson, Montgomery (5)Alex Montgomery (6) KeyArena
9,686		5–18
August: 1–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
24August 26 New York L 77–84 Jayne Appel (17)Jayne Appel (8) Moriah Jefferson (4) AT&T Center
6,831		5–19
25August 28@ Washington W 85–74 Currie, Gwathmey, Ndour-Fall (16)Monique Currie (10)Moriah Jefferson (9) Capital One Arena
5,509		6–19
26August 30@ Connecticut L 62–89 Astou Ndour-Fall (12)Astou Ndour-Fall (5) Sydney Colson (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,291		6–20
September: 1–7 (Home: 0–5; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
27September 1 Los Angeles L 61–70 Jayne Appel (12)Jayne Appel (9) Colson, Jefferson (4) AT&T Center
3,992		6–21
28September 4@ Chicago L 73–97 Monique Currie (20)Appel, Baugh (6)Jayne Appel (4) Allstate Arena
6,034		6–22
29September 6 Indiana L 69–71 Moriah Jefferson (17) Astou Ndour-Fall (8)Sydney Colson (5) AT&T Center
5,838		6–23
30September 9 Dallas L 84–92 Moriah Jefferson (27)Appel, Currie (7)Monique Currie (6) AT&T Center
7,425		6–24
31September 11 Minnesota L 76–81 Moriah Jefferson (26)Astou Ndour-Fall (8)Jayne Appel (7) AT&T Center
5,705		6–25
32September 13@ Atlanta W 71–67 Astou Ndour-Fall (20)Jayne Appel (14)Colson, Currie, Jefferson (4) Philips Arena
5,312		7–25
33September 16@ Los Angeles L 65–71 Moriah Jefferson (18)Monique Currie (7)Currie, Jefferson (4) Staples Center
13,519		7–26
34September 18 Phoenix L 65–81 Monique Currie (19)Jayne Appel (9)Moriah Jefferson (6) AT&T Center
6,397		7–27
2016 season schedule

Standings

Western Conference
W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
1 - Minnesota Lynx 286.824—15–213–415–1
2 - Los Angeles Sparks 268.765214–312–511–5
7 - Seattle Storm 1618.4711210–76–117–9
8 - Phoenix Mercury 1618.4711211–65–126–10
e - Dallas Wings 1123.324176–115–128–8
e - San Antonio Stars 727.206214–133–141–15

Notes

# – Playoff seed
e – Eliminated from playoffs

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: [5]

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Kayla McBride 171730.836.7%30.5%85.3%4.01.91.10.117.1
Moriah Jefferson 343430.442.6%37.5%77.5%2.14.21.60.113.9
Monique Currie 343425.538.6%32.1%91.8%4.42.10.80.410.7
Dearica Hamby 252525.342.2%14.3%72.3%5.11.00.50.59.0
Kayla Alexander 25019.654.6%—75.4%4.50.50.40.58.0
Astou Ndour-Fall 30914.939.6%34.4%82.9%3.20.40.40.96.0
Haley Peters 34017.534.9%25.0%75.7%2.30.80.40.25.8
Sydney Colson 34016.943.1%19.2%83.1%1.62.61.10.05.1
Jayne Appel 343423.142.9%0.0%73.5%5.42.10.91.04.1
Vicki Baugh 11013.557.6%—66.7%3.70.30.40.34.0
Alex Montgomery 25714.335.7%31.3%75.0%2.11.60.40.23.6
Jazmon Gwathmey 221016.034.6%33.3%76.9%1.70.70.40.43.3
Blake Dietrick 108.050.0%0.0%—3.00.00.00.02.0
Frida Eldebrink 805.512.5%0.0%50.0%0.40.90.10.00.4
Avery Warley-Talbert 205.50.0%——1.00.50.00.50.0
Whitney Knight 303.70.0%0.0%—0.70.30.00.00.0

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
Jayne Appel WNBA Community Assist Award - AugustAugust 2016 [6]
Moriah Jefferson WNBA All-Rookie Team September 29, 2016 [7]

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