# 2010 San Antonio Silver Stars season

The 2010 San Antonio Silver Stars season was the 14th season overall for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball Association, and their 8th in San Antonio.

## Transactions
### Dispersal draft

Based on the Silver Stars' 2009 record, they would pick 5th in the Sacramento Monarchs dispersal draft. The Silver Stars picked Laura Harper.

### WNBA draft

The following are the Silver Stars' selections in the 2010 WNBA draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/team/country |
| 1 | 5 | Jayne Appel | United States | Stanford |
| 2 | 17 | Alysha Clark | United States | Middle Tennessee State |
| 3 | 29 | Alexis Rack | United States | Mississippi State |

### Transaction log

* February 2: The Silver Stars re-signed free agent Ruth Riley.
* February 19: The Silver Stars acquired Roneeka Hodges from the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for the right to swap second round picks in the 2011 WNBA Draft.
* February 24: The Silver Stars signed Quianna Chaney to a training camp contract.
* February 25: Dan Hughes announced that he would step aside from the head coaching position and promoted Sandy Brondello to head coach.
* March 9: The Silver Stars signed Tasha Humphrey to a training camp contract.
* March 10: The Silver Stars re-signed Shanna Crossley.
* March 11: The Silver Stars traded Dalma Ivanyi and the right to swap second round picks in the 2011 WNBA Draft to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for Michelle Snow.
* April 6: The Silver Stars signed Deonna Davis to a training camp contract.
* April 14: The Silver Stars traded Shanna Crossley to the Tulsa Shock in exchange for Crystal Kelly.
* April 22: The Silver Stars re-signed Edwige Lawson-Wade.
* April 28: The Silver Stars re-signed Belinda Snell.
* April 29: The Silver Stars waived Brittany Jackson.
* May 5: The Silver Stars waived Dee Davis and Diana Delva.
* May 9: The Silver Stars waived Krystal Vaughn and Alexis Rack.
* May 13: The Silver Stars waived Quianna Chaney, Lacey Simpson and Charel Allen.
* May 14: The Silver Stars waived Alysha Clark and Tasha Humphrey.
* May 21: The Silver Stars signed Chamique Holdsclaw and waived Belinda Snell.
* June 9: The Silver Stars signed Allie Quigley and waived Crystal Kelly.
* June 29: The Silver Stars waived Megan Frazee and signed Crystal Kelly.
* July 15: The Silver Stars waived Allie Quigley.
* August 11: The Silver Stars signed Ashley Battle.

### Trades

| Date | Trade | Trade |
| February 19, 2010 | To San Antonio Silver Stars | To Minnesota Lynx |
| February 19, 2010 | Roneeka Hodges and right to swap second round picks in the 2011 Draft | the right to swap second round picks in the 2011 Draft |
| March 11, 2010 | To San Antonio Silver Stars | To Atlanta Dream |
| March 11, 2010 | Dalma Ivanyi and right to swap second round picks in the 2011 Draft | Michelle Snow and the right to swap second round picks in the 2011 Draft |
| April 14, 2010 | To San Antonio Silver Stars | To Tulsa Shock |
| April 14, 2010 | Crystal Kelly | Shanna Crossley |

### Free agents
## Roster
### Depth

| Pos. | Starter | Bench |
| C | Michelle Snow | Ruth Riley |
| PF | Sophia Young | Jayne Appel / Crystal Kelly |
| SF | Chamique Holdsclaw | Ashley Battle |
| SG | Roneeka Hodges | Edwige Lawson-Wade |
| PG | Becky Hammon | Helen Darling |

## Season standings

| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
| Seattle Storm $^x$ | 28 | 6 | .824 | – | 17–0 | 11–6 | 20–2 |
| Phoenix Mercury $^x$ | 15 | 19 | .441 | 13.0 | 9–8 | 6–11 | 13–9 |
| San Antonio Silver Stars $^x$ | 14 | 20 | .412 | 14.0 | 8–9 | 6–11 | 11–11 |
| Los Angeles Sparks $^x$ | 13 | 21 | .382 | 15.0 | 8–9 | 5–12 | 10–12 |
| Minnesota Lynx $^o$ | 13 | 21 | .382 | 15.0 | 7–10 | 6–11 | 8–14 |
| Tulsa Shock $^o$ | 6 | 28 | .176 | 22.0 | 4–13 | 2–15 | 4–18 |

## Schedule
### Preseason

2010 Game Log: Preseason
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1May 48:00pmChina National Team91-57N/AN/AN/AIncarnate Word N/A1-0
2May 83:30pm@ Los Angeles86-77Belinda Snell (17)Alysha Clark (7)Helen Darling (4)Walter Pyramid 1,5212-0 :

### Regular season

2010 Game Log: Regular Season :
May
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1May 158:00pmAtlantaFS-SW70-75Hammon (20)Riley (6)Hammon (5)AT&T Center 9,4090-1
2May 2012:30pm@ TulsaNBATV FS-SW FS-OK83-74Young (23)Snow (15)Hammon (7)BOK Center 4,6361-1
3May 228:00pmLos AngelesNBATV FS-SW88-81Holdsclaw (19)Snow (10)Hammon, Holdsclaw (5)AT&T Center 7,8622-1
4May 288:00pmNew York71-77Young (17)Riley (6)Hammon (8)AT&T Center 5,2932-2
5May 303:00pmSeattle56-84Hodges (12)Snow (6)Snow (3)AT&T Center 4,9242-3 :
June
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
6June 37:00pm@ IndianaFS-SW FS-I57-79Holdsclaw (12)Holdsclaw (5)Lawson-Wade (4)Conseco Fieldhouse 7,5742-4
7June 61:00pm@ Connecticut68-81Young (21)Snow (10)Lawson-Wade (9)Mohegan Sun Arena 6,2922-5
8June 118:00pmTulsa87-75Holdsclaw (19)Holdsclaw (11)Lawson-Wade (9)AT&T Center 7,0763-5
6June 133:00pm@ AtlantaNBATV SSO83-90Young (24)Holdsclaw (9)Lawson-Wade (7)Philips Arena 6,0503-6
7June 1810:00pm@ Phoenix108-105Young (25)Young (10)Hammon (10)US Airways Center 6,1474-6
8June 209:00pm@ SeattleNBATV FS-SW61-82Hammon, Holdsclaw (12)Holdsclaw (9)Hammon (5)KeyArena 8,0864-7
7June 268:00pmMinnesotaNBATV FS-SW80-66Snow (23)Snow (9)Hammon (10)AT&T Center 10,1845-7
8June 2910:00pm@ Seattle72-86Hammon (24)Appel, Holdsclaw (6)5 players (1)KeyArena 7,8235-8 :
July
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
8July 110:30pm@ Los Angeles63-73Snow (16)Snow (8)Lawson-Wade (5)STAPLES Center 7,8035-9
7July 68:00pmConnecticutESPN279-66Young (19)Snow, Young (8)Hammon (8)AT&T Center 7,2646-9
8July 88:00pm@ Minnesota66-89Hodges (15)Young (5)Darling (5)Target Center 7,1826-10
8July 1412:30pm@ ChicagoCN10061-88Young (14)Snow (8)Darling, Hammon, Young (4)Allstate Arena 6,9506-11
7July 168:00pmTulsa70-75Holdsclaw (20)Young (11)Snow (4)AT&T Center 9,2986-12
8July 183:00pmLos Angeles83-73Hodges (24)Appel, Hodges (5)Hammon (7)AT&T Center 6,5427-12
8July 2012:30pmSeattleNBATV FS-SW74-80Young (18)Young (7)Hammon (10)AT&T Center 12,4147-13
7July 228:00pm@ Minnesota74-72Holdsclaw (17)Holdsclaw (8)Darling (4)Target Center 6,1268-13
8July 248:00pmChicagoCN10072-75Hodges, Snow (13)Snow (11)Young (5)AT&T Center 8,9998-14
8July 277:30pm@ New YorkESPN272-77Holdsclaw (18)Holdsclaw (9)Hammon, Snow (4)Madison Square Garden 10,7128-15
7July 297:00pm@ WashingtonNBATV CSN-MA79-75Holdsclaw (17)Holdsclaw (11)Hammon (6)Verizon Center 9,2129-15
8July 308:00pm@ TulsaNBATV FS-OK101-85Hammon (22)Snow (7)Hammon, Holdsclaw, Lawson-Wade (3)BOK Center 5,20310-15 :
August
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
8August 38:00pmPhoenix92-103Young (24)Holdsclaw, Snow (7)Hammon (11)AT&T Center 6,11610-16
7August 610:00pm@ Phoenix87-103Hammon, Holdsclaw (21)Holdsclaw (9)Snow (4)US Airways Center 12,90910-17
8August 88:00pm@ Los AngelesNBATV FS-SW FS-W92-83Hodges (19)Young (10)Hammon (7)STAPLES Center 9,79311-17
8August 108:00pmMinnesota66-73Young (19)Snow (10)Hammon (8)AT&T Center 5,14211-18
7August 138:00pmTulsa94-74Holdslcaw (18)Kelly (9)Hammon (8)AT&T Center 10,24412-18
8August 157:00pm@ MinnesotaNBATV FS-SW FS-N78-84Hammon (30)Hammon, Hodges (6)Hammon, Hodges, Young (3)Target Center 8,67812-19
8August 178:00pmWashington76-66Young (19)Hodges, Snow (5)Hammon (5)AT&T Center 6,80112-20
7August 208:00pmIndiana75-61Young (22)Snow (8)Hammon, Snow (6)AT&T Center 10,80713-20
8August 223:00pmPhoenix83-82Hammon (30)Young (10)Hodges (6)AT&T Center 8,33114-20 :
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess :

### Postseason

2010 Game Log: Postseason :
Western Conference Semifinals
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceSeries
1August 269:00pm@ PhoenixESPN293-106Hammon (19)Young (9)Hammon, Snow (4)US Airways Center 8,9270-1
2August 281:00pmPhoenixESPN273-92Hammon (21)Young (9)Hammon (7)AT&T Center 6,7630-2 :

## Statistics
### Regular season

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Jayne Appel | 28 | 0 | 10.9 | .535 | .333 | .559 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 0.18 | 3.4 |
| Ashley Battle | 5 | 0 | 7.0 | .333 | .000 | .000 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.6 |
| Helen Darling | 33 | 1 | 11.8 | .300 | .273 | .647 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.61 | 0.03 | 1.9 |
| Megan Frazee | 10 | 0 | 10.1 | .375 | .111 | .684 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.8 |
| Becky Hammon | 32 | 32 | 33.6 | .442 | .390 | .960 | 2.9 | 5.4 | 1.13 | 0.25 | 15.1 |
| Roneeka Hodges | 34 | 19 | 25.3 | .357 | .308 | .758 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.44 | 0.29 | 7.7 |
| Chamique Holdsclaw | 29 | 29 | 29.0 | .494 | .355 | .806 | 5.3 | 2.0 | 1.48 | 0.34 | 13.6 |
| Crystal Kelly | 26 | 0 | 9.3 | .440 | 1.000 | .739 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.27 | 0.04 | 3.0 |
| Edwige Lawson-Wade | 33 | 19 | 21.9 | .370 | .339 | .907 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 1.06 | 0.06 | 6.5 |
| Allie Quigley | 4 | 0 | 6.3 | .500 | .500 | .667 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.5 |
| Ruth Riley | 20 | 2 | 13.1 | .537 | .200 | .800 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.25 | 0.65 | 3.8 |
| Belinda Snell | 2 | 1 | 19.0 | .333 | .200 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.5 |
| Michelle Snow | 34 | 33 | 24.1 | .574 | .000 | .719 | 6.2 | 1.6 | 0.97 | 0.74 | 10.4 |
| Sophia Young | 34 | 34 | 31.8 | .501 | .263 | .658 | 5.2 | 2.4 | 1.59 | 0.26 | 15.3 |

### Postseason

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Jayne Appel | 2 | 0 | 12.0 | .500 | .000 | .750 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.5 |
| Ashley Battle | 2 | 0 | 17.0 | .200 | .500 | .750 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 3.0 |
| Helen Darling | 2 | 0 | 7.0 | .500 | .000 | .000 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.0 |
| Becky Hammon | 2 | 2 | 37.0 | .393 | .389 | 1.000 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 20.0 |
| Roneeka Hodges | 2 | 2 | 28.5 | .529 | .429 | .000 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.5 |
| Crystal Kelly | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | .000 | .000 | .500 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.0 |
| Edwige Lawson-Wade | 2 | 2 | 28.5 | .538 | .625 | 1.000 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 0.50 | 12.5 |
| Ruth Riley | 2 | 0 | 15.5 | .455 | .000 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 7.5 |
| Michelle Snow | 2 | 2 | 19.0 | .333 | .000 | .667 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 7.0 |
| Sophia Young | 2 | 2 | 33.0 | .406 | .000 | .556 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 15.5 |

## Awards and honors

* Jayne Appel was named to the 2010 WNBA All-Star Team as a WNBA reserve.
* Becky Hammon was named to the 2010 WNBA All-Star Team as a WNBA reserve.
* Michelle Snow was named to the 2010 WNBA All-Star Team as a WNBA starter.
* Sophia Young was named to the 2010 WNBA All-Star Team as a WNBA reserve.