The San Antonio Stars are a professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas, playing in the Western Conference in the Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded in Salt Lake City, Utah before the leagues inaugural 1997 season began; the team moved to San Antonio before the 2003 season. The team is owned by Peter Holt, who also owns the Stars NBA counterpart, the San Antonio Spurs.
History
The Stars have qualified for the WNBA Playoffs in seven of their 13 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 but they were swept by Detroit.