2000 Utah Starzz season

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2000 Utah Starzz season
Coach Fred Williams
Arena Delta Center
Attendance6,417 per game
Results
Record18–14 (.563)
Place5th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 2000 WNBA season was the 4th season for the Utah Starzz. The team finished the season with a winning record, but fell short for the WNBA Playoffs, falling two games back to the Phoenix Mercury.

Contents

Transactions

Indiana Fever expansion draft

The following player was selected in the Indiana Fever expansion draft from the Utah Starzz:

PlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
Chantel Tremitiere Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Auburn

Miami Sol expansion draft

The following player was selected in the Miami Sol expansion draft from the Utah Starzz:

PlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
Debbie Black Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Saint Joseph's

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
112 Naomi Mulitauaopele Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Stanford
335Stacy FreseFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Iowa State
451 Kristen Rasmussen Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Michigan State

Transactions

DateTransaction
December 15, 1999Lost Chantel Tremitiere to the Indiana Fever in the WNBA expansion draft [1]
Lost Debbie Black to the Miami Sol in the WNBA expansion draft [1]
April 24, 2000Traded 2 2000 1st Round Picks to the Detroit Shock in exchange for Jennifer Azzi and a 2000 1st Round Pick [1]
April 25, 2000Drafted Naomi Mulitauaopele, Stacy Frese and Kristen Rasmussen in the 2000 WNBA draft [1]
May 27, 2000Waived Krystyna Lara [1]
June 8, 2000Waived Kristen Rasmussen [1]
July 7, 2000Waived Katryna Gaither [1]
July 27, 2000Signed Kym Hope [1]

Roster

2000 Utah Starzz roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G 8 Flag of the United States.svg Azzi, Jennifer 5' 8" (1.73m)143 lb (65kg)1968-08-31 Stanford 1
C 12 Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Dydek, Margo 7' 2" (2.18m)223 lb (101kg)1974-04-282
G 4 Flag of the United States.svg Frese, Stacy5' 8" (1.73m)126 lb (57kg)1976-09-23 Iowa State R
C 33 Flag of the United States.svg Gaither, Katryna 6' 3" (1.91m)170 lb (77kg)1975-08-13 Notre Dame R
F 15 Flag of the United States.svg Goodson, Adrienne 6' 0" (1.83m)165 lb (75kg)1966-10-19 Old Dominion 1
C 54 Flag of the United States.svg Herrig, Amy6' 3" (1.91m)193 lb (88kg)1977-06-16 Iowa R
G 7 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Hlede, Korie 5' 9" (1.75m)155 lb (70kg)1975-03-29 Duquesne 2
C 23 Flag of the United States.svg Hope, Kym6' 2" (1.88m)165 lb (75kg)1977-11-23 Miami (FL) R
G 7 Flag of Hungary.svg Iványi, Dalma 5' 10" (1.78m)135 lb (61kg)1976-03-13 FIU 1
F 23 Flag of the United States.svg Johnson, LaTonya 6' 1" (1.85m)150 lb (68kg)1975-08-17 Memphis 2
F 14 Flag of the United States.svg Mulitauaopele, Naomi 6' 3" (1.91m)1976-03-06 Stanford R
F 52 Flag of the United States.svg Rasmussen, Kristen 6' 4" (1.93m)172 lb (78kg)1978-11-01 Michigan State R
G/F 30 Flag of the United States.svg Starbird, Kate 6' 1" (1.85m)153 lb (69kg)1975-07-30 Stanford 1
C 24 Flag of the United States.svg Williams, Natalie 6' 2" (1.88m)210 lb (95kg)1970-11-30 UCLA 1
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Fred Williams (Boise State)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Candi Harvey
Flag of the United States.svg Michael Layden
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Schedule

Regular season

2000 game log
Total: 18–14 (Home: 12–4; Road: 6–10)
May: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 31@ Los Angeles L 62-69 Natalie Williams (21) Natalie Williams (14) Dalma Iványi (3) Great Western Forum 0–1
June: 8–7 (Home: 6–3; Road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
2June 1 Minnesota W 83-74 Natalie Williams (16) Natalie Williams (14)Frese
Iványi (3)		 Delta Center 1–1
3June 3@ New York L 76-87 Adrienne Goodson (21) Adrienne Goodson (10) Goodson
Iványi (4)		 Madison Square Garden 1–2
4June 7 Phoenix W 76-61 Natalie Williams (12) Natalie Williams (15) Dalma Iványi (4) Delta Center 2–2
5June 8@ Portland W 81-72 Kate Starbird (17) Natalie Williams (16) Dalma Iványi (7) Rose Garden 3–2
6June 10 Houston L 71-73 Natalie Williams (17) Natalie Williams (9) Margo Dydek (5) Delta Center 3–3
7June 12@ Houston L 85-107 Adrienne Goodson (24) Margo Dydek (7) Korie Hlede (4) Compaq Center 3–4
8June 13 Orlando L 80-88 Natalie Williams (17) Natalie Williams (14) Dydek
Goodson (5)		 Delta Center 3–5
9June 15 Charlotte W 96-68 Adrienne Goodson (27) Natalie Williams (18) Dalma Iványi (5) Delta Center 4–5
10June 17 Washington W 70-67 Natalie Williams (30) Natalie Williams (13) Goodson
Iványi (4)		 Delta Center 5–5
11June 18@ Seattle W 56-53 Margo Dydek (16) Margo Dydek (7) Adrienne Goodson (3) KeyArena 6–5
12June 20 Seattle W 66-63 Adrienne Goodson (23) Margo Dydek (8) Dalma Iványi (4) Delta Center 7–5
13June 22@ Minnesota L 64-86 Adrienne Goodson (13) Goodson
Herrig (7)		 Korie Hlede (4) Target Center 7–6
14June 23 Houston L 66-83 Adrienne Goodson (18) Natalie Williams (8) Dydek
Hlede (3)		 Delta Center 7–7
15June 26 Sacramento W 89-80 Natalie Williams (21) Natalie Williams (14) Dalma Iványi (6) Delta Center 8–7
16June 30@ Sacramento L 62-85 Natalie Williams (19) Margo Dydek (9) Iványi
Williams (4)		 ARCO Arena 8–8
July: 7–4 (Home: 4–1; Road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
17July 1@ Seattle W 81-60 Natalie Williams (18) Dydek
Williams (5)		 Dalma Iványi (7) KeyArena 9–8
18July 7 Detroit L 69-73 Natalie Williams (22) Natalie Williams (11) Azzi
Hlede (5)		 Delta Center 9–9
19July 9@ Los Angeles L 72-92 Adrienne Goodson (13) Natalie Williams (8) Azzi
Goodson (4)		 Great Western Forum 9–10
20July 12 Portland W 76-67 Natalie Williams (22) Natalie Williams (14) Jennifer Azzi (4) Delta Center 10–10
21July 14 Phoenix W 87-84 Korie Hlede (20) Adrienne Goodson (7) Jennifer Azzi (8) Delta Center 11–10
22July 15@ Sacramento W 75-69 Natalie Williams (29) Natalie Williams (13) Jennifer Azzi (8) ARCO Arena 12–10
23July 19@ Phoenix L 76-86 Natalie Williams (20) Natalie Williams (14) Jennifer Azzi (7) America West Arena 12–11
24July 21@ Miami L 65-76 Natalie Williams (18) Natalie Williams (10) Jennifer Azzi (2) American Airlines Arena 12–12
25July 23@ Orlando W 69-66 Natalie Williams (23) Natalie Williams (12) Jennifer Azzi (8) TD Waterhouse Centre 13–12
26July 26 Cleveland W 84-77 Adrienne Goodson (27) Natalie Williams (19) Korie Hlede (7) Delta Center 14–12
27July 29 Indiana W 79-71 Adrienne Goodson (29) Natalie Williams (15) Jennifer Azzi (9) Delta Center 15–12
August: 3–2 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
28August 2@ Minnesota W 72-62 Jennifer Azzi (20) Natalie Williams (11) Jennifer Azzi (7) Target Center 16–12
29August 3@ Cleveland L 71-74 Korie Hlede (18) Margo Dydek (7) Jennifer Azzi (5) Gund Arena 16–13
30August 5@ Charlotte L 82-84 Natalie Williams (23) Goodson
Williams (9)		 Jennifer Azzi (9) Charlotte Coliseum 16–14
31August 7 Portland W 83-73 Natalie Williams (25) Natalie Williams (11) Jennifer Azzi (7) Delta Center 17–14
32August 9 Los Angeles W 89-77 Natalie Williams (26) Natalie Williams (13) Adrienne Goodson (6) Delta Center 18–14

Season standings

Western Conference WLPCTConf.GB
Los Angeles Sparks x284.87517–4–
Houston Comets x275.84417–41.0
Sacramento Monarchs x2111.65613–87.0
Phoenix Mercury x2012.62511–108.0
Utah Starzz o1814.56313–810.0
Minnesota Lynx o1517.4695–1613.0
Portland Fire o1022.3134–1718.0
Seattle Storm o626.1884–1722.0

Statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage TO  Turnovers per game
 PF  Fouls per gameTeam leaderLeague leader

Regular Season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Jennifer Azzi 151537.3.452.417.9302.76.10.80.39.6
Natalie Williams 292935.8.490.600.79811.61.81.20.618.7
Adrienne Goodson 292832.0.480.276.6875.72.41.40.217.2
Korie Hlede 313128.0.454.431.7293.03.01.20.110.1
Margo Dydek 323224.2.445.143.7965.51.60.63.09.2
Dalma Iványi 271618.1.313.279.7502.02.30.90.13.4
LaTonya Johnson 29616.6.403.333.6511.80.90.40.15.0
Amy Herrig25013.6.480.000.6132.40.80.30.23.6
Naomi Mulitauaopele 22313.2.594.667.7501.50.30.20.34.5
Kate Starbird 29011.7.358.217.8101.11.00.40.44.0
Stacy Frese21010.6.333.346.9170.90.80.20.03.0
Kristen Rasmussen 109.0N/AN/AN/A2.01.01.00.00.0
Katryna Gaither 906.0.286N/A1.0001.90.40.40.01.6
Kym Hope311.3.000N/A1.0000.70.00.00.00.7


‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "2000 Utah Starzz Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
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