2017 San Antonio Stars season

2017 San Antonio Stars season
Coach	Vickie Johnson
Arena	AT&T Center
Attendance	6,386 per game
Results
Record	8–26 (.235)
Place	6th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Team Leaders
Points	Kayla McBride 15.4 ppg
Rebounds	Isabelle Harrison 6.4 rpg
Assists	Moriah Jefferson 4.4 apg
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The 2017 WNBA season was the 21st season for the San Antonio Stars franchise of the WNBA. It was also their 15th and last in San Antonio, as they moved to Las Vegas and became the Aces the following season.

The season started in a difficult fashion, as the team lost all six of its games in May. The closest loss was a six-point loss at home to Phoenix. The team would go on to lose the first eight games in May, extending their losing streak to fourteen straight games. During that streak, there was an overtime loss to Chicago and a four-point loss at Dallas. The Stars won their first game of the season on June 30th, in a rematch with Chicago. The team went on to win two out of its nine games in July, defeating Indiana at home and on the road. Six of their seven losses in the month were by double-digits. The remainder of the season showed a marked improvement for the team, as they won four of their first five games in August. Their only loss game in Chicago. However, they lost four straight games before winning the final game of the season, at Indiana. Their 5–5 finish to the season saw them finish with a final mark of 8–26. They were the only team from the Western Conference to not qualify for the playoffs.

Transactions

WNBA draft

See also: 2017 WNBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/Team/Country
1	1	Kelsey Plum	United States	Washington
1	5	Nia Coffey	United States	Northwestern
3	25	Schaquilla Nunn	United States	Tennessee

Transactions

Date	Details
January 31, 2017	Danielle Robinson was traded to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Isabelle Harrison and the 5th pick in the 2017 WNBA draft.
February 7, 2017	Erika de Souza was acquired from the Chicago Sky.
February 27, 2017	Astou Ndour was traded to the Chicago Sky in exchange for Clarissa Dos Santos .
May 9, 2017	Jazmon Gwathmey was traded to the Indiana Fever in exchange for the Fever;s third round pick in the 2018 WNBA draft.
June 28, 2017	Monique Currie was traded to the Phoenix Mercury, in exchange for Shay Murphy, Sophie Brunner, and the Mercury's third round pick in the 2018 draft.

Roster

2017 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 Arizona State 4 G 17 Holmes, Sequoia 6' 1" (1.85m) 155 lb (70kg) 06-13-1986 UNLV 2 F 12 Coffey, Nia 6' 1" (1.85m) 170 lb (77kg) 05-21-1995 Northwestern R G 51 Colson, Sydney 5' 8" (1.73m) 140 lb (64kg) 08-06-1989 Texas A&M 3 G 14 Murphy, Shay 5' 11" (1.8m) 164 lb (74kg) 04-15-1985 USC 9 F 5 Hamby, Dearica 6' 3" (1.91m) 189 lb (86kg) 11-06-1993 Wake Forest 2 G 4 Jefferson, Moriah 5' 6" (1.68m) 122 lb (55kg) 03-08-1994 Connecticut 1 G/F 21 McBride, Kayla 5' 11" (1.8m) 174 lb (79kg) 06-25-1992 Notre Dame 3 G/F 6 Montgomery, Alex 6' 1" (1.85m) 185 lb (84kg) 11-12-1988 Georgia Tech 6 C 20 Harrison, Isabelle 6' 3" (1.91m) 183 lb (83kg) 09-27-1993 Kentucky 3 F 21 Burdick, Cierra 6' 2" (1.88m) 172 lb (78kg) 09-30-1993 Tennessee 13 C 11 dos Santos, Clarissa  (S) 6' 1" (1.85m) 196 lb (89kg) 03-10-1988 Brazil 4 G 10 Plum, Kelsey 5' 8" (1.73m) 145 lb (66kg) 08-24-1994 Washington R	Head coach Vickie Johnson (Louisiana Tech) Assistant coaches Latricia Trammell 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

Game log

Preseason

2017 pre-season game log
April: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 April 29 Los Angeles L 59–73 Plum (19) 2 Tied (7) 2 Tied (5) AT&T Center 2,834 1–0
May: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 2 May 6 Los Angeles L 59–73 Harrison (22) Harrison (5) Currie (3) Pasadena College 1,000 1–1
2017 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2017 game log Total: 8-26 (Home: 6–11; Road: 2–15)
May: 0–6 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 May 13 @ New York L 64–73 Currie (23) Montgomery (11) Colson (2) Madison Square Garden 8,207 0–1 2 May 14 @ Washington L 74–89 Currie (31) Currie (6) Montgomery (5) Capital One Arena 6,126 0–2 3 May 19 Phoenix L 72–78 Harrison (16) Montgomery (12) Currie (4) AT&T Center 6,400 0–3 4 May 25 Dallas L 82–94 McBride (18) Harrison (12) Currie (4) AT&T Center 9,621 0–5 5 May 28 @ Minnesota L 66–80 McBride (18) Currie (9) Jefferson (8) Xcel Energy Center 9,034 0–5 6 May 31 @ Atlanta L 70–77 Currie (14) 2 Tied (8) Currie (4) McCamish Pavilion 3,813 0–6
June : 1–8 (Home: 1–4; Road: 0–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 7 June 3 Connecticut L 77–85 McBride (27) Montgomery (7) Plum (7) AT&T Center 7,128 0–7 8 June 6 Seattle L 76–85 McBride (21) Alexander (7) 2 Tied (5) AT&T Center 4,260 0–8 9 June 10 Chicago L 81–85 (OT) Jefferson (18) Montgomery (7) 2 Tied (4) AT&T Center 6,191 0–9 10 June 15 @ Los Angeles L 75–80 Jefferson (24) Harrison (8) McBride (5) Staples Center 9,104 0–10 11 June 18 @ Seattle L 57–75 McBride (11) 2 Tied (9) 2 Tied (2) KeyArena 9,686 0–11 12 June 21 @ Dallas L 78–81 Currie (29) Harrison (6) Jefferson (6) College Park Center 4,617 0–12 13 June 23 Dallas L 69–81 McBride (19) 2 Tied (6) Currie (6) AT&T Center 7,086 0–13 14 June 25 @ Minnesota L 78–87 Jefferson (19) Harrison (9) Jefferson (8) Xcel Energy Center 9,013 0–14 15 June 30 Chicago W 89–82 Harrison (19) 2 Tied (10) Jefferson (8) AT&T Center 4,942 1–14
July : 2–7 (Home: 1–4; Road: 1–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 16 July 5 Connecticut L 56–89 McBride (12) 2 Tied (6) Colson (3) AT&T Center 3,210 1–15 17 July 7 Phoenix L 77–92 McBride (22) 2 Tied (5) Plum (6) AT&T Center 8,232 1–16 18 July 12 @ Indiana W 79–72 McBride (18) de Souza (7) McBride (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 12,282 2–16 19 July 16 @ Connecticut L 75–89 Harrison (17) Hamby (10) Jefferson (3) Mohegan Sun Arena 6,355 2–17 20 July 18 @ Atlanta L 75–88 Harrison (22) Harrison (9) Jefferson (5) McCamish Pavilion 7,413 2–18 21 July 20 Indiana W 85–61 Harrison (18) Harrison (9) Jefferson (8) AT&T Center 7,306 3–18 22 July 25 Washington L 76–85 2 Tied (15) Montgomery (11) 2 Tied (3) AT&T Center 9,244 3–19 23 July 28 Los Angeles L 73–85 McBride (20) Harrison (6) Jefferson (6) AT&T Center 5,777 3–20 24 July 30 @ Phoenix L 64–81 Murphy (14) Harrison (13) McBride (2) Talking Stick Resort Arena 10,108 3–21
August : 4–4 (Home: 4–1; Road: 0–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 25 August 1 New York W 93–81 McBride (31) Harrison (8) Jefferson (5) AT&T Center 3,430 4–21 26 August 4 Washington W 76–74 Harrison (20) Harrison (10) Plum (12) AT&T Center 4,955 5–21 27 August 5 Seattle W 87–80 (OT) Plum (23) Harrison (13) Montgomery (5) AT&T Center 5,869 6–21 28 August 10 @ Chicago L 74–94 Hamby (17) Harrison (9) Plum (8) Allstate Arena 4,686 6–22 29 August 12 Atlanta W 84–68 Harrison (23) Hamby (8) Plum (6) AT&T Center 6,953 7–22 30 August 18 @ Seattle L 78–79 Hamby (19) Harrison (12) Plum (5) KeyArena 9,686 7–23 31 August 22 @ Los Angeles L 55–75 Montgomery (12) Montgomery (7) Colson (2) Staples Center 12,433 7–24 32 August 25 Minnesota L 70–89 2 Tied (15) Montgomery (10) Plum (5) AT&T Center 7,950 7–25
September : 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 33 September 1 @ New York L 69–81 Plum (18) Montgomery (10) McBride (8) Madison Square Garden 10,108 7–26 34 September 2 @ Indiana W 75–71 McBride (28) McBride (11) McBride (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 9,420 8–26
2017 season schedule

Standings

#	Western Conference	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Conf.
1	Minnesota Lynx - (1)	27	7	.794	–	15–2	12–5	13–3
2	Los Angeles Sparks - (2)	26	8	.765	1	16–1	10–7	12–4
3	Phoenix Mercury - (5)	18	16	.529	9	9–8	9–8	7–9
4	Dallas Wings - (7)	16	18	.471	11	10–7	6–11	7–9
5	Seattle Storm - (8)	15	19	.441	12	10–7	5–12	8–8
6	San Antonio Stars - e	8	26	.235	19	6–11	2–15	1–15

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:

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Kayla McBride	30	29	33.2	38.1	31.0	92.5	4.1	2.6	1.1	0.2	15.4
Isabelle Harrison	34	33	26.6	50.0	50.0	63.5	6.4	1.4	0.8	0.7	11.4
Moriah Jefferson	21	9	24.5	52.3	45.0	74.1	1.8	4.4	1.6	0.1	9.1
Alex Montgomery	34	31	23.5	37.0	30.7	82.6	5.7	2.1	0.6	0.3	6.0
Monique Currie	14	3	23.1	43.4	35.9	82.5	4.8	2.1	0.6	0.4	11.8
Kelsey Plum	31	23	22.9	34.6	36.5	87.0	1.9	3.4	0.5	0.1	8.5
Dearica Hamby	34	3	20.2	45.7	37.5	60.8	4.2	1.0	0.9	0.3	7.8
Haley Peters	2	0	17.5	37.5	60.0	—	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	4.5
Kayla Alexander	34	10	15.4	58.2	—	90.9	3.1	0.5	0.4	0.5	6.2
Cierra Burdick	4	0	12.5	81.8	0.0	—	1.5	1.3	0.3	0.0	4.5
Erika de Souza	27	21	12.5	47.9	—	100	2.6	0.7	0.3	0.4	3.6
Sydney Colson	28	4	11.6	33.0	20.0	68.8	0.5	2.0	0.5	0.1	2.9
Sequoia Holmes	27	3	11.3	34.4	29.2	61.5	0.9	0.9	0.5	0.2	3.3
Nia Coffey	27	1	7.8	27.1	0.0	72.7	1.9	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.8
Shay Murphy	17	0	7.4	40.0	45.0	66.7	0.9	0.6	0.2	0.1	2.2
Sophie Brunner	1	0	2.0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

External links

• The Official Site of the San Antonio Stars