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The 2016 WNBA season was the 20th season for the San Antonio Stars franchise of the WNBA. It was their 14th in San Antonio. Transactions WNBA draft Trades 2016 roster ScheduleSan Antonio Stars Schedule 2016 Preseason Playoffs Statistics Regular season Awards and honors References External linksThe Official Site of the San Antonio Stars {{2016 WNBA season by team San Antonio Stars seasons San Antonio Stars The San Antonio Stars were a professional basketball team based in San Antonio, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded in Salt Lake City, Utah, as the Utah Starzz before the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Hughes (basketball Coach)
Daniel Dean Hughes (born April 14, 1955) is an American basketball coach who most recently coached Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) from 2018 until his retirement in 2021. He has guided stars such as Sue Bird, Natasha Howard, Mercedes Russell, and Jordin Canada. Hughes coached the Silver Stars from 2005 to 2009, and rejoined the team in 2011. Prior to the 2013 season, Hughes signed a multiyear contract extension. He has coached the most victories in franchise history. On April 19, 2016, the Stars announced that Hughes would step down as general manager and head coach following the 2016 season. Coaching record , - , align="left" , CHA , align="left" , 1999 , 20, , 10, , 10, , , , align="center" , 2nd in East, , 4, , 2, , 2, , , align="center" , Lost in Eastern Conference Finals , - , align="left" , CLE , align="left" , 2000 , 32, , 17, , 15, , , , align="center" , 2nd in East, , 6, , 3, , 3, , , align="center" , Lost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freeman Coliseum
Freeman Coliseum is a sports and concert venue located in San Antonio, Texas. It has been host to thousands of events including the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, concerts, trade shows, motor sports, circus, professional sports including professional bull riding, basketball, hockey, boxing and wrestling. It was the largest indoor arena in San Antonio until HemisFair Arena opened in 1968. Since then, many top recording artists have made their San Antonio concert debuts at the Coliseum. Freeman Coliseum was the home of the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo until the opening in 2003 of the adjacent AT&T Center, formerly known as SBC Center. Although the main rodeo event is now in AT&T Center, stock show and exhibit aspects of the rodeo are still held in the Coliseum. The 2021 Rodeo was held in the Freeman due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The WNBA's San Antonio Stars played its home games at Freeman Coliseum during the 2015 season due to renovations at AT&T Center. The Coliseum was home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Antonio Stars
The San Antonio Stars were a professional basketball team based in San Antonio, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded in Salt Lake City, Utah, as the Utah Starzz before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; then moved to San Antonio before the 2003 season and became the San Antonio Silver Stars, then simply the San Antonio Stars in 2014. The team was owned by Spurs Sports & Entertainment, which also owned the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA. The team was sold to MGM Resorts International in 2017 and became the Las Vegas Aces for the 2018 season. The Stars qualified for the WNBA Playoffs in seven of their fourteen years in San Antonio. The franchise has been home to many high-quality players such as all-star point guard Becky Hammon, solid power-forward Sophia Young, former first-overall draft pick Ann Wauters, and seven-foot-two-inch center Margo Dydek. In 2008, the Silver Stars went to the WNBA Finals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's National Basketball Association
The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is an American professional basketball league. It is composed of twelve teams, all based in the United States. The league was founded on April 22, 1996, as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association (NBA), and league play started in 1997. The regular season is played from May to September, with the All Star game being played midway through the season in July (except in Olympic years) and the WNBA Finals at the end of September until the beginning of October. Five WNBA teams have direct NBA counterparts and normally play in the same arena. They play in the same arena as funding is sparse due to lack of spectators. Indiana Fever, Los Angeles Sparks, Minnesota Lynx, New York Liberty, and Phoenix Mercury. The Atlanta Dream, Chicago Sky, Connecticut Sun, Dallas Wings, Las Vegas Aces, Seattle Storm, and Washington Mystics do not share an arena with a direct NBA counterpart, although four of the seven (t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moriah Jefferson
Moriah Jefferson (born March 8, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted second overall by the San Antonio Stars in the 2016 WNBA draft. Jefferson played point guard for UConn women's basketball team, where she won four consecutive national championships. She finished her UConn career ranked first in assists, second in steals, and as a two-time winner of the Nancy Lieberman Award as the top point guard in the nation. On May 16, 2019, Jefferson was traded to the Dallas Wings. Early life Jefferson is the daughter of Robin and Lorenza Jefferson. She has two brothers, Joshua and Jeremiah, and one sister, Danielle Noble. High School career Jefferson played five varsity seasons with the Texas Home Educators Sports Association (THESA) Riders as a homeschooled athlete. Jefferson began playing with THESA's varsity squad as an eighth grader and compiled 509 points, 85 rebounds, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connecticut Huskies Women's Basketball
The UConn Huskies women's basketball team is the college basketball program representing the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut, in NCAA Division I women's basketball competition. They completed a seven-season tenure in the American Athletic Conference in 2019–20, and came back to the Big East Conference for the 2020–21 season. The UConn Huskies are the most successful women's basketball program in the nation, having won a record 11 NCAA Division I National Championships and a women's record four in a row, from 2013 through 2016, plus over 50 conference regular season and tournament championships. They have taken part in every NCAA tournament since 1989; as of the end of the 2018–19 season, this is the third-longest active streak in Division I. As of 2022, they have also appeared in a record 14 consecutive Final Fours. UConn owns the two longest winning streaks (men's or women's) in college basketball history. The longest streak, 111 straight wins, started ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jazmon Gwathmey
Jazmon Chameli Gwathmey (born 24 January 1993) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player for Lointek Gernika Bizkaia of the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto. She played for Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Career College Gwathmey averaged 11.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in four seasons at James Madison. She is a three-time Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year and CAA tournament Most Outstanding Player winning the awards in 2014, 2015 and 2016. Statistics Source WNBA Gwathmey was drafted 14th overall in the second round by the Minnesota Lynx in the 2016 WNBA draft. Gwathmey was later traded to the San Antonio Stars in exchange for guard Jia Perkins. In 2017, Gwathmey was traded to the Indiana Fever The Indiana Fever are an American professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded before the 2000 se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Madison Dukes
The James Madison Dukes are the intercollegiate athletics teams that represent James Madison University (JMU), in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The name "Dukes" is derived from Samuel Page Duke, the university's second president. The Dukes play as members of the Sun Belt Conference. JMU was a charter member of the Colonial Athletic Association, which sponsors sports at the NCAA Division I level. In football, JMU participates in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of Division I, formerly known as Division I-A. The Dukes officially left the CAA and joined the Sun Belt Conference in 2022, participating in Division I FBS football and other sports sponsored by the conference. The university mascot, Duke Dog, is frequently seen at all sporting events, and the school colors are royal purple and gold. JMU has won five NCAA national championships, third-most among Virginia colleges and universities, trailing only Virginia (31) and Old Dominion (28). JMU's women's athletics tradition is amon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brittney Martin
Brittany is a female given name, after the Brittany region of France, first given in the United States in 1966. It was frequently given in the United States in the late 1980s and early 1990s, peaking in popularity at rank 3 in 1991/2. Other variant spellings include Britney, Brittney, Brittny, Britnee, Brittanee, and Brittani. In entertainment * Brittany Byrnes (born 1987), actress * Brittany Curran (born 1990), actress * Brittany Daniel (born 1976), actress * Brittany Flickinger, reality TV personality * Brittany Hargest, singer and dancer * Britney Spears (born 1981), American singer * Britney Young (born 1987/1988), an American actress * Brittany Murphy (1977–2009), American actress * Brittany O'Grady (born 1996), American actress * Brittany Sheets (born 1988), better known as ''Mars Argo'', singer-songwriter and Internet personality * Brittany Snow (born 1986), actress * Brittany Tiplady (born 1991), actress * Brittany Underwood (born 1988), actress In sports * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oklahoma State Cowgirls Basketball
The Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball team represents Oklahoma State University–Stillwater and competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I. The team's head coach is Jacie Hoyt, who was hired in March 2022. The Cowgirls play their home games in the Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Oklahoma. History OSU first fielded a women's team during the 1973–74 season. Women's basketball coaches Head women's basketball coaches *Jacy Showers, 1972–1976 *Brenda Johnson (basketball), Brenda Johnson, 1976–1977 *Judy Bugher, 1977–1983 *Dick Halterman, 1983–2002 *Julie Goodenough, 2002–2005 *Kurt Budke, 2005–2011 *Jim Littell, 2011–2022; took over in November 2011 after the death of Kurt Budke in a 2011 plane crash. *Jacie Hoyt, 2022-present Conferences OSU has played in the Big Eight Conference, Big 8 and the Big 12 conferences. The school joined the Big 12 in 1997 when the Big 8 merged with several former members of the defunct Southwest Conference. Year-by-year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
