2016 San Antonio Stars season

2016 San Antonio Stars season
CoachDan Hughes
ArenaAT&T Center
Attendance6,385 per game
Results
Record7–27 (.206)
Place6th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team Leaders
PointsMoriah Jefferson – 13.9 ppg
ReboundsJayne Appel – 5.4 rpg
AssistsMoriah 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.

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

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 2 Moriah Jefferson  United States Connecticut
2 14 Jazmon Gwathmey  United States James Madison
3 25 Brittney Martin  United States Oklahoma State
See also: 2016 WNBA draft

Trades and Roster Changes

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

Roster

2016 San Antonio Stars roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
C40Alexander, Kayla 6' 4" (1.93m)195 lb (88kg)1991-01-05Syracuse3
C32Appel, Jayne6' 4" (1.93m)210 lb (95kg)1988-05-14Stanford6
F/C22Baugh, Vicki6' 4" (1.93m)190 lb (86kg)1989-05-21Tennessee2
G51Colson, Sydney5' 8" (1.73m)140 lb (64kg)1989-08-06Texas A&M2
F1Currie, Monique6' 0" (1.83m)175 lb (79kg)1983-02-25Duke10
G24Gwathmey, Jazmon6' 2" (1.88m)158 lb (72kg)1993-01-24James MadisonR
F5Hamby, Dearica6' 3" (1.91m)189 lb (86kg)1993-11-06Wake Forest1
G4Jefferson, Moriah5' 6" (1.68m)130 lb (59kg)1994-03-08ConnecticutR
G14Knight, Whitney6' 3" (1.91m)156 lb (71kg)1993-01-09Florida Gulf CoastR
G21McBride, Kayla 5' 11" (1.8m)179 lb (81kg)1992-06-25Notre Dame2
G/F6Montgomery, Alex6' 1" (1.85m)185 lb (84kg)1988-11-12Georgia Tech5
F/C45Ndour-Fall, Astou6' 5" (1.96m)173 lb (78kg)1994-08-221
F7Peters, Haley6' 3" (1.91m)178 lb (81kg)1992-09-17DukeR
Head coach
Dan Hughes (Muskingum)
Assistant coaches
Vickie Johnson (Louisiana Tech)
James Wade (Kennesaw State)
Athletic trainer
Tonya Holley (St. Andrews Presbyterian)
Strength and conditioning coach
Chrissy Stragisher (Muskingum)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Schedule

Preseason

2016 pre-season game log
May: 1–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 4 vs. Atlanta W 74–67 Dearica Hamby (18) Jayne Appel (11) Moriah Jefferson (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,199		 1–0
2 May 5 @ Connecticut L 53–76 Colson, Montgomery (8) Hampton, Ndour-Fall (5) Sydney Colson (3) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,025		 1–1
3 May 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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 14 Atlanta L 63–73 Kayla McBride (24) Appel, Hamby (9) Currie, Jefferson (6) AT&T Center
7,572		 0–1
2 May 19 Connecticut L 68–72 Dearica Hamby (16) Dearica Hamby (9) Moriah Jefferson (7) AT&T Center
6,267		 0–2
3 May 21 @ Dallas L 77–82 Kayla McBride (29) Appel, Currie (7) Currie, McBride (4) College Park Center
7,275		 0–3
4 May 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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
5 June 2 @ Los Angeles L 61–68 Kayla McBride (20) Kayla Alexander (10) Dearica Hamby (4) Staples Center
8,341		 1–4
6 June 4 Los Angeles L 61–74 Moriah Jefferson (18) Kayla McBride (6) Colson, Jefferson (3) AT&T Center
5,403		 1–5
7 June 9 @ Phoenix L 75–90 Monique Currie (19) Monique Currie (8) Moriah Jefferson (7) Talking Stick Resort Arena
9,048		 1–6
8 June 11 New York L 75–90 Astou Ndour-Fall (18) Astou Ndour-Fall (9) Moriah Jefferson (7) AT&T Center
5,219		 1–7
9 June 14 Seattle W 77–70 Moriah Jefferson (19) Dearica Hamby (18) Currie, Jefferson (3) AT&T Center
3,319		 2–7
10 June 17 Indiana L 75–84 Kayla McBride (21) Jayne Appel (7) Jayne Appel (6) AT&T Center
6,107		 2–8
11 June 19 @ Connecticut L 90–93 Kayla McBride (25) Monique Currie (6) Moriah Jefferson (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,596		 2–9
12 June 21 @ Chicago L 75–81 Moriah Jefferson (20) Kayla McBride (10) Moriah Jefferson (4) Allstate Arena
5,744		 2–10
13 June 23 @ Dallas L 90–97 (OT) Hamby, McBride (18) Kayla McBride (9) Moriah Jefferson (5) College Park Center
4,027		 2–11
14 June 25 Atlanta W 73–69 Kayla McBride (28) Kayla Alexander (10) Moriah Jefferson (7) AT&T Center
9,439		 3–11
15 June 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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
16 July 1 @ Indiana W 87–85 (OT) Moriah Jefferson (31) Jayne Appel (8) Sydney Colson (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,519		 4–12
17 July 2 @ Minnesota L 68–91 Kayla Alexander (11) Alex Montgomery (6) Colson, Montgomery (3) Target Center
7,534		 4–13
18 July 6 Washington W 77–70 Monique Currie (20) Jayne Appel (12) Moriah Jefferson (5) AT&T Center
3,701		 5–13
19 July 8 Seattle L 68–78 Moriah Jefferson (16) Dearica Hamby (7) Moriah Jefferson (6) AT&T Center
8,955		 5–14
20 July 10 @ New York L 65–75 Monique Currie (17) Dearica Hamby (9) Sydney Colson (3) Madison Square Garden
9,790		 5–15
21 July 12 Minnesota L 57–81 Moriah Jefferson (14) Dearica Hamby (5) Hamby, Jefferson (2) AT&T Center
11,171		 5–16
22 July 16 @ Phoenix L 64–83 Moriah Jefferson (14) Alex Montgomery (5) Jefferson, Montgomery (4) Talking Stick Resort Arena
11,539		 5–17
23 July 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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
24 August 26 New York L 77–84 Jayne Appel (17) Jayne Appel (8) Moriah Jefferson (4) AT&T Center
6,831		 5–19
25 August 28 @ Washington W 85–74 Currie, Gwathmey, Ndour-Fall (16) Monique Currie (10) Moriah Jefferson (9) Capital One Arena
5,509		 6–19
26 August 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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
27 September 1 Los Angeles L 61–70 Jayne Appel (12) Jayne Appel (9) Colson, Jefferson (4) AT&T Center
3,992		 6–21
28 September 4 @ Chicago L 73–97 Monique Currie (20) Appel, Baugh (6) Jayne Appel (4) Allstate Arena
6,034		 6–22
29 September 6 Indiana L 69–71 Moriah Jefferson (17) Astou Ndour-Fall (8) Sydney Colson (5) AT&T Center
5,838		 6–23
30 September 9 Dallas L 84–92 Moriah Jefferson (27) Appel, Currie (7) Monique Currie (6) AT&T Center
7,425		 6–24
31 September 11 Minnesota L 76–81 Moriah Jefferson (26) Astou Ndour-Fall (8) Jayne Appel (7) AT&T Center
5,705		 6–25
32 September 13 @ Atlanta W 71–67 Astou Ndour-Fall (20) Jayne Appel (14) Colson, Currie, Jefferson (4) Philips Arena
5,312		 7–25
33 September 16 @ Los Angeles L 65–71 Moriah Jefferson (18) Monique Currie (7) Currie, Jefferson (4) Staples Center
13,519		 7–26
34 September 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 28 6 .824 — 15–2 13–4 15–1
2 - Los Angeles Sparks 26 8 .765 2 14–3 12–5 11–5
7 - Seattle Storm 16 18 .471 12 10–7 6–11 7–9
8 - Phoenix Mercury 16 18 .471 12 11–6 5–12 6–10
e - Dallas Wings 11 23 .324 17 6–11 5–12 8–8
e - 7 27 .206 21 4–13 3–14 1–15

Notes

# – Playoff seed
e – Eliminated from playoffs

Statistics

Legend
  GP Games 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 game Team leader League leader

Regular season

Source:[5]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Kayla McBride 17 17 30.8 36.7% 30.5% 85.3% 4.0 1.9 1.1 0.1 17.1
Moriah Jefferson 34 34 30.4 42.6% 37.5% 77.5% 2.1 4.2 1.6 0.1 13.9
Monique Currie 34 34 25.5 38.6% 32.1% 91.8% 4.4 2.1 0.8 0.4 10.7
Dearica Hamby 25 25 25.3 42.2% 14.3% 72.3% 5.1 1.0 0.5 0.5 9.0
Kayla Alexander 25 0 19.6 54.6% — 75.4% 4.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 8.0
Astou Ndour-Fall 30 9 14.9 39.6% 34.4% 82.9% 3.2 0.4 0.4 0.9 6.0
Haley Peters 34 0 17.5 34.9% 25.0% 75.7% 2.3 0.8 0.4 0.2 5.8
Sydney Colson 34 0 16.9 43.1% 19.2% 83.1% 1.6 2.6 1.1 0.0 5.1
Jayne Appel 34 34 23.1 42.9% 0.0% 73.5% 5.4 2.1 0.9 1.0 4.1
Vicki Baugh 11 0 13.5 57.6% — 66.7% 3.7 0.3 0.4 0.3 4.0
Alex Montgomery 25 7 14.3 35.7% 31.3% 75.0% 2.1 1.6 0.4 0.2 3.6
Jazmon Gwathmey 22 10 16.0 34.6% 33.3% 76.9% 1.7 0.7 0.4 0.4 3.3
Blake Dietrick 1 0 8.0 50.0% 0.0% — 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
Frida Eldebrink 8 0 5.5 12.5% 0.0% 50.0% 0.4 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.4
Avery Warley-Talbert 2 0 5.5 0.0% — — 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0
Whitney Knight 3 0 3.7 0.0% 0.0% — 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Jayne Appel WNBA Community Assist Award - August August 2016 [6]
Moriah Jefferson WNBA All-Rookie Team September 29, 2016 [7]

References

  1. ^ "2016 San Antonio Stars Schedule". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  2. ^ "Stars Also Add Gwathmey and Martin on Draft Night". WNBA.com. Archived from the original on September 8, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "2016 San Antonio Transactions". acrossthetimeline.com. Across The Timeline. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  4. ^ "San Antonio Stars Waive Danielle Adams - San Antonio Stars". San Antonio Stars. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  5. ^ "2016 San Antonio Stars Stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  6. ^ "WNBA Cares Community Assist - Past Winners". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  7. ^ "Storm's Breanna Stewart Headlines 2016 WNBA All-Rookie Team". wnba.com (Press release). WNBA. September 29, 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
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