2001 Utah Starzz season

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2001 Utah Starzz season
Coach Fred Williams (resigned Jul. 6, 5–8 record)
Candi Harvey (14–5 record)
Arena Delta Center
Attendance6,907 per game
Results
Record19–13 (.594)
Place3rd (Western)
Playoff finishLost First Round (2-0) to Sacramento Monarchs
Media
Television KJZZ (IND 14)

The 2001 WNBA season was the 5th season for the Utah Starzz. The Starzz entered the WNBA Playoffs for the first time in franchise history, where they lost in the first round to the Sacramento Monarchs.

Contents

Transactions

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
18 Marie Ferdinand Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States LSU
224 Michaela Pavlíčková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia Denver
340 Shea Ralph Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States UConn
456 Cara Consuegra Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Iowa

Transactions

DateTransaction
April 19, 2001Waived Kym Hope [1]
April 20, 2001Drafted Marie Ferdinand, Michaela Pavlíčková, Shea Ralph and Cara Consuegra in the 2001 WNBA draft [1]
April 30, 2001Signed Tanja Kostić [1]
May 11, 2001Waived Tanja Kostić [1]
May 26, 2001Waived Naomi Mulitauaopele and Stacy Frese [1]
June 21, 2001Signed Keitha Dickerson [1]
July 6, 2001 Fred Williams resigned as Head Coach [1]
Hired Candi Harvey as Head Coach
July 11, 2001Waived Keitha Dickerson [1]

Roster

2001 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 2
G 21 Flag of the United States.svg Consuegra, Cara 5' 8" (1.73m)1979-03-04 Iowa R
F 25 Flag of the United States.svg Dickerson, Keitha 5' 11" (1.8m)165 lb (75kg)1978-04-20 Texas Tech 1
C 12 Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Dydek, Margo 7' 2" (2.18m)223 lb (101kg)1974-04-283
G 3 Flag of the United States.svg Ferdinand, Marie 5' 9" (1.75m)162 lb (73kg)1978-10-13 LSU R
F 15 Flag of the United States.svg Goodson, Adrienne 6' 0" (1.83m)165 lb (75kg)1966-10-19 Old Dominion 2
C 54 Flag of the United States.svg Herrig, Amy6' 3" (1.91m)193 lb (88kg)1977-06-16 Iowa 1
G 7 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Hlede, Korie 5' 9" (1.75m)155 lb (70kg)1975-03-29 Duquesne 3
F 23 Flag of the United States.svg Johnson, LaTonya 6' 1" (1.85m)150 lb (68kg)1975-08-17 Memphis 3
F 45 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavlíčková, Michaela 6' 3" (1.91m)175 lb (79kg)1977-11-27 Denver R
G/F 30 Flag of the United States.svg Starbird, Kate 6' 1" (1.85m)153 lb (69kg)1975-07-30 Stanford 2
C 24 Flag of the United States.svg Williams, Natalie 6' 2" (1.88m)210 lb (95kg)1970-11-30 UCLA 2
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Candi Harvey (Ouachita Baptist)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Tammi Reiss
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Schedule

Regular season

2001 game log
Total: 19–13 (Home: 9–7; Road: 10–6)
May: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 30@ Phoenix W 81–62 Adrienne Goodson (16) Natalie Williams (13) Jennifer Azzi (5) America West Arena 1–0
June : 4–6 (Home: 2–5; Road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
2June 2 Portland L 71–76 Dydek
Ferdinand
Williams (13)		 Natalie Williams (10) Jennifer Azzi (7) Delta Center 1–1
3June 5 Houston L 68–72 Natalie Williams (14) Margo Dydek (11) Azzi
Consuegra (4)		 Delta Center 1–2
4June 7 Orlando W 82–79 Korie Hlede (20) Dydek
Williams (11)		 Jennifer Azzi (5) Delta Center 2–2
5June 9 Seattle L 65–73 Marie Ferdinand (17) Marie Ferdinand (7) Jennifer Azzi (5) Delta Center 2–3
6June 14@ Charlotte W 73–59 Natalie Williams (25) Natalie Williams (12) Jennifer Azzi (6) Charlotte Coliseum 3–3
7June 21 Sacramento L 75–87 Korie Hlede (17) Natalie Williams (14) Jennifer Azzi (6) Delta Center 3–4
8June 23 Minnesota W 87–80 Kate Starbird (21) Natalie Williams (14) Jennifer Azzi (7) Delta Center 4–4
9June 25 Seattle L 47–65 Natalie Williams (14) Natalie Williams (13) Jennifer Azzi (3) Delta Center 4–5
10June 27@ Miami W 68–63 (OT) Margo Dydek (24) Margo Dydek (11) Jennifer Azzi (7) American Airlines Arena 5–5
11June 29@ Washington L 64–74 Natalie Williams (20) Natalie Williams (10) Jennifer Azzi (7) MCI Center 5–6
July : 8–5 (Home: 4–2; Road: 4–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
12July 2 Miami L 59–69 Natalie Williams (22) Natalie Williams (14) Jennifer Azzi (5) Delta Center 5–7
13July 3@ Los Angeles L 71–84 Jennifer Azzi (19) Natalie Williams (10) Azzi
Ferdinand (5)		 Staples Center 5–8
14July 6 Cleveland W 73–69 Natalie Williams (16) Dydek
Williams (10)		 Azzi
Goodson (4)		 Delta Center 6–8
15July 8@ Portland W 65–63 Dydek
Williams (14)		 Natalie Williams (13) Adrienne Goodson (6) Rose Garden 7–8
16July 10 Los Angeles L 67–79 Margo Dydek (21) Natalie Williams (9) Jennifer Azzi (5) Delta Center 7–9
17July 12@ Sacramento L 67–69 Dydek
Goodson (20)		 Margo Dydek (10) Jennifer Azzi (10) ARCO Arena 7–10
18July 14 Sacramento W 69–57 Jennifer Azzi (17) Margo Dydek (14) Jennifer Azzi (8) Delta Center 8–10
19July 18@ Indiana W 61–57 Adrienne Goodson (21) Adrienne Goodson (9) Jennifer Azzi (6) Conseco Fieldhouse 9–10
20July 21@ Phoenix L 50–59 Marie Ferdinand (19) Margo Dydek (12) Adrienne Goodson (4) America West Arena 9–11
21July 24@ Houston W 76–67 Marie Ferdinand (16) Adrienne Goodson (8) Jennifer Azzi (7) Compaq Center 10–11
22July 26 New York W 71–63 Natalie Williams (17) Adrienne Goodson (8) Dydek
Hlede (3)		 Delta Center 11–11
23July 28 Minnesota W 68–60 (OT) Marie Ferdinand (17) Margo Dydek (10) Dydek
Hlede (3)		 Delta Center 12–11
24July 30@ Portland W 79–73 Adrienne Goodson (20) Natalie Williams (8) Marie Ferdinand (5) Rose Garden 13–11
August : 6–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 3–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
25August 1@ Houston W 71–63 Natalie Williams (18) Margo Dydek (9) Jennifer Azzi (6) Compaq Center 14–11
26August 3@ Seattle W 64–61 Ferdinand
Goodson (15)		 Adrienne Goodson (11) Natalie Williams (4) KeyArena 15–11
27August 4 Indiana W 65–54 Margo Dydek (16) Natalie Williams (10) Jennifer Azzi (10) Delta Center 16–11
28August 7@ Detroit W 76–69 Natalie Williams (26) Natalie Williams (14) Jennifer Azzi (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills 17–11
29August 8@ New York L 63–82 Marie Ferdinand (17) Natalie Williams (14) Marie Ferdinand (2) Madison Square Garden 17–12
30August 10 Phoenix W 69–57 Adrienne Goodson (15) Natalie Williams (12) Azzi
Goodson (6)		 Delta Center 18–12
31August 12@ Minnesota L 62–69 Natalie Williams (18) Margo Dydek (10) Marie Ferdinand (3) Target Center 18–13
32August 13 Los Angeles W 80–78 (OT) Adrienne Goodson (21) Adrienne Goodson (11) Azzi
Ferdinand (7)		 Delta Center 19–13
2001 season schedule

Playoffs

2001 playoff game log
First round vs. Sacramento Monarchs
Lost Series: 0–2
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1August 17 Sacramento L 65–89 Natalie Williams (17) Natalie Williams (12) Marie Ferdinand (4) Delta Center 0–1
2August 19@ Sacramento L 66–71 Adrienne Goodson (18) Adrienne Goodson (10) Jennifer Azzi (9) ARCO Arena 0–2
2001 playoff schedule

Season standings

Western Conference WLPCTConf.GB
Los Angeles Sparks x284.87519–2–
Sacramento Monarchs x2012.62513–88.0
Utah Starzz x1913.59411–109.0
Houston Comets x1913.59413–89.0
Phoenix Mercury o1319.4068–1315.0
Minnesota Lynx o1220.3759–1216.0
Portland Fire o1121.3445–1617.0
Seattle Storm o1022.3136–1518.0

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 323237.7.408.514.9173.15.30.70.38.6
Natalie Williams 313134.3.490.000.7299.91.81.30.314.2
Adrienne Goodson 282530.5.433.161.6975.42.11.00.012.3
Margo Dydek 323230.3.440.400.7987.62.00.83.510.9
Marie Ferdinand 322227.0.493.262.6112.72.51.30.111.4
Korie Hlede 271016.9.390.348.8681.51.60.90.05.6
Amy Herrig32114.0.462N/A.7612.50.40.30.43.8
Kate Starbird 23713.5.373.217.8151.30.90.30.04.7
LaTonya Johnson 2608.8.262.167.7860.70.30.10.01.9
Cara Consuegra 1503.3.000.000.5000.40.70.30.00.1
Michaela Pavlíčková 1002.1.000N/A.5000.60.10.00.20.1
Keitha Dickerson 401.5N/AN/A.0000.30.30.00.00.0


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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "2001 Utah Starzz Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
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