San Antonio Silver Stars
General Information
Founded |
1997 |
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Conference |
Western |
City |
San Antonio, Texas |
Arena |
AT&T Center |
Championships |
None | Conference titles |
1 (2008) | Official website |
wnba.com/silverstars |
The San Antonio Silver Stars are a skilled basketball team in San Antonio, Texas, playing inside the Western Conference within the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded in Salt Lake City, Utah just before the league’s inaugural 1997 season started; the team moved to San Antonio just before the 2003 season. The group is owned by Peter Holt, who also owns the Silver Stars’ NBA counterpart, the San Antonio Spurs.
The Silver Stars have qualified for the WNBA Playoffs in four of their eight years in San Antonio. The franchise has been dwelling to a lot of high-quality players including all-star point guard Becky Hammon, solid power-forward Sophia Young, former first-overall draft choose Ann Wauters, and seven-foot-two-inch center Margo Dydek. In 2008, the Silver Stars went for the WNBA Finals but they were swept by Detroit.