| 2016 San Antonio Stars season | |
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| Coach | Dan Hughes |
| Arena | AT&T Center |
| Attendance | 6,385 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 7–27 (.206) |
| Place | 6th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Did 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.
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.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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| 1 | 2 | Moriah Jefferson |  United States
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Connecticut |
| 2 | 14 | Jazmon Gwathmey | United States
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James Madison |
| 3 | 25 | Brittney Martin | United States
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| Date | Transaction | |
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| 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] | |
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May: 1–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–1)
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May: 1–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–1)
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June: 2–9 (Home: 2–3; Road: 0–6)
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July: 2–6 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–4)
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August: 1–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–1)
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September: 1–7 (Home: 0–5; Road: 1–2)
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| 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 - San Antonio Stars | 7 | 27 | .206 | 21 | 4–13 | 3–14 | 1–15 |
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| 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 | ||||
Source:[5]
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 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 |
| Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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| Jayne Appel | WNBA Community Assist Award - August | August 2016 | [6] |
| Moriah Jefferson | WNBA All-Rookie Team | September 29, 2016 | [7] |
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