The 2016 WNBA season was the 20th season for theSan Antonio Stars franchise of theWNBA. The season tipped-off at home against theAtlanta 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 theChicago 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 defeatingSeattle 77–70. They would lose another four games before defeatingAtlanta 73–69 for their third win of the season. The stretch of losses did include anovertime loss toDallas. 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 defeatedIndiana, in overtime, andWashington while losing atMinnesota. 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 atConnecticut 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 the2005 season for the worst record in franchise history.

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

2016San Antonio Stars roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs C 40 Alexander, Kayla  6' 4" (1.93m) 195 lb (88kg) 1991-01-05 Syracuse 3 C 32 Appel, Jayne 6' 4" (1.93m) 210 lb (95kg) 1988-05-14 Stanford 6 F/C 22 Baugh, Vicki 6' 4" (1.93m) 190 lb (86kg) 1989-05-21 Tennessee 2 G 51 Colson, Sydney 5' 8" (1.73m) 140 lb (64kg) 1989-08-06 Texas A&M 2 F 1 Currie, Monique 6' 0" (1.83m) 175 lb (79kg) 1983-02-25 Duke 10 G 24 Gwathmey, Jazmon 6' 2" (1.88m) 158 lb (72kg) 1993-01-24 James Madison R F 5 Hamby, Dearica 6' 3" (1.91m) 189 lb (86kg) 1993-11-06 Wake Forest 1 G 4 Jefferson, Moriah 5' 6" (1.68m) 130 lb (59kg) 1994-03-08 Connecticut R G 14 Knight, Whitney 6' 3" (1.91m) 156 lb (71kg) 1993-01-09 Florida Gulf Coast R G 21 McBride, Kayla  5' 11" (1.8m) 179 lb (81kg) 1992-06-25 Notre Dame 2 G/F 6 Montgomery, Alex 6' 1" (1.85m) 185 lb (84kg) 1988-11-12 Georgia Tech 5 F/C 45 Ndour-Fall, Astou 6' 5" (1.96m) 173 lb (78kg) 1994-08-22 1 F 7 Peters, Haley 6' 3" (1.91m) 178 lb (81kg) 1992-09-17 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 (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Notes

# – Playoff seed

e – Eliminated from playoffs

Source:^[5]

• The Official Site of the San Antonio Stars

• San Antonio Stars seasons
• 2016 WNBA season

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