San Antonio Silver Stars
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| San Antonio Silver Stars | |
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| Conference | Western Conference |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Home court | AT&T Center |
| Colors | Black and silver |
| WNBA Championships | 0 |
| Conference Championships | 0 |
| Playoff Appearances | 2 (2001, 2002) |
| Head coach | Dan Hughes |
| General manager | Dan Hughes [link] |
| Owner | Peter Holt |
| Mascot | The Fox [link] |
The San Antonio Silver Stars are a team in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) based in San Antonio, Texas. One of the founding teams of the WNBA, they have also historically been one of the least successful teams in the league.
Originally based in Salt Lake City, Utah under the name the Utah Starzz, the team moved to Texas in 2003.
The Stars are the sister team of the San Antonio Spurs.
Uniforms:
- 2003 - Present: At home, silver with black trim. Stars logo text is on the chest in black. Away from home, black with silver trim. Stars logo text is on the chest in white.
- 1997 - 2002: At home, white with blue and purple trim. Starzz logo test is on the chest in purple. Away from home, teal with white Starzz logo text on the chest and blue trim on the sides. Starzz logo "U" is on the right leg of the shorts.
Franchise History
Despite having a solid group of stars in Jennifer Azzi, Natalie Williams and Marie Ferdinand the Starzz never ranked among the WNBA elite. The lack of commercial success the franchise found in Utah resulted in a move to San Antonio, Texas and a change of name to the San Antonio Silver Stars.
In 2003, the Silver Stars made their first major roster move when they traded star Natalie Williams along with Coretta Brown to the Indiana Fever in exchange for Sylvia Crawley and Gwen Jackson. Before the 2005 season, the team traded away star Margo Dydek.
Since moving to San Antonio, however, the franchise has been largely unable to change its losing trend and has not made the playoffs, in sharp contrast to their current NBA counterpart, the San Antonio Spurs, who are one of the NBA's most successful teams.
Season-by-Season Records
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, % = Win-Loss % {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- bgcolor="#efefef" ! Season !! W !! L !! % !! Playoffs !! Results |- |Utah Starzz |- |1997 || 7 || 21 || .250 |- |1998 || 8 || 22 || .267 |- |1999 || 15 || 17 || .469 |- |2000 || 18 || 14 || .563 |- |2001 || 19 || 13 || .594 || Lost First Round || Sacramento 2, Utah 0 |- |2002 || 20 || 12 || .625 || Won First RoundLost Conference Finals || Utah 2, Houston 1
Los Angeles 2, Utah 0 |- |San Antonio Silver Stars |- |2003 || 12 || 22 || .353 |- |2004 || 9 || 25 || .265 |- |2005 || 7 || 27 || .206 |- |2006 || 10 || 11 || .476 |- |Totals || 125 || 184 || .405 |- |Playoffs || 2 || 5 || .286
Stats updated July 17, 2006
Players of note
Hall of Famers
noneRetired numbers
noneNot to be forgotten
- Jennifer Azzi
- Elena Baranova
- Edna Campbell
- Sylvia Crawley
- Tai Dillard
- Margo Dydek
- Adrienne Goodson
- Dena Head, now an Assistant Coach at Central Connecticut State University
- Amy Herrig
- Jessie Hicks
- Korie Hlede
- Gwen Jackson
- LaTonya Johnson
- Semeka Randall, now an Assistant Coach at Michigan State University
- Kate Starbird
- Natalie Williams
Current Roster
| San Antonio Silver Stars Current Roster
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| Head Coach: Dan Hughes | [Edit]
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| Pos. | No. | Name | College
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| C | 7 | Chantelle Anderson | Vanderbilt
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| G | 10 | Agnieszka Bibrzycka | Poland
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| F | 43 | Shyra Ely | Tennessee
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| C | 44 | Katie Feenstra | Liberty
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| G | 3 | Marie Ferdinand (IL) | Louisiana State
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| G | 8 | Dalma Ivanyi | Florida International
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| G | 14 | Shannon Johnson | South Carolina
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| G | 55 | Vickie Johnson | Louisiana Tech
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| G | 6 | Jae Kingi-Cross (IL) | Canberra Australia
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| F | 32 | LaToya Thomas | Mississippi State
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| F | 53 | Kendra Wecker | Kansas State
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| F | 33 | Sophia Young | Baylor
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| G | 5 | Shanna Zolman | Tennessee
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| (IL) - Inactive List
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Coaches and others
Head Coaches:- Denise Taylor (1997)
- Frank Layden (1998)
- Frank Williams (1999 - 2001)
- Candi Harvey (2001 - 2003)
- Shell Dailey (2003), interim
- Dee Brown (2004)
- Vonn Read (2004), interim
- Shell Dailey (2004), interim
- Dan Hughes (2005 - Present)
External links
| Women's National Basketball Association | |
| Eastern Conference | |
|---|---|
| Charlotte Sting | Chicago Sky | Connecticut Sun | Detroit Shock | |
| Indiana Fever | New York Liberty | Washington Mystics | |
| Western Conference | |
| Houston Comets | Los Angeles Sparks | Minnesota Lynx | Phoenix Mercury | |
| Sacramento Monarchs | San Antonio Silver Stars | Seattle Storm |
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