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

Trades and Roster Changes

Roster

2016 San Antonio Stars roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs C 40 Alexander, Kayla  6' 4" (1.93m) 195 lb (88kg) 01-05-1991 Syracuse 3 C 32 Appel, Jayne 6' 4" (1.93m) 210 lb (95kg) 05-14-1988 Stanford 6 F/C 22 Baugh, Vicki 6' 4" (1.93m) 190 lb (86kg) 05-21-1989 Tennessee 2 G 51 Colson, Sydney 5' 8" (1.73m) 140 lb (64kg) 08-06-1989 Texas A&M 2 F 1 Currie, Monique 6' 0" (1.83m) 175 lb (79kg) 02-25-1983 Duke 10 G 24 Gwathmey, Jazmon 6' 2" (1.88m) 158 lb (72kg) 01-24-1993 James Madison R F 5 Hamby, Dearica 6' 3" (1.91m) 189 lb (86kg) 11-06-1993 Wake Forest 1 G 4 Jefferson, Moriah 5' 6" (1.68m) 130 lb (59kg) 03-08-1994 Connecticut R G 14 Knight, Whitney 6' 3" (1.91m) 156 lb (71kg) 01-09-1993 Florida Gulf Coast R G 21 McBride, Kayla  5' 11" (1.8m) 179 lb (81kg) 06-25-1992 Notre Dame 2 G/F 6 Montgomery, Alex 6' 1" (1.85m) 185 lb (84kg) 11-12-1988 Georgia Tech 5 F/C 45 Ndour-Fall, Astou 6' 5" (1.96m) 173 lb (78kg) 08-22-1994 1 F 7 Peters, Haley 6' 3" (1.91m) 178 lb (81kg) 09-17-1992 Duke R	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 (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended Injured

Schedule

Preseason

Regular season

Standings

Notes

# – Playoff seed

e – Eliminated from playoffs

Statistics

Regular season

Source: ^[5]

Awards and honors

References

External links

• The Official Site of the San Antonio Stars