2001 Utah Starzz season | |
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Coach | Fred Williams (resigned Jul. 6, 5–8 record) Candi Harvey (14–5 record) |
Arena | Delta Center |
Attendance | 6,907 per game |
Results | |
Record | 19–13 (.594) |
Place | 3rd (Western) |
Playoff finish | Lost 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.
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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1 | 8 | Marie Ferdinand | ![]() | LSU |
2 | 24 | Michaela Pavlíčková | ![]() | Denver |
3 | 40 | Shea Ralph | ![]() | UConn |
4 | 56 | Cara Consuegra | ![]() | Iowa |
Date | Transaction | |
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April 19, 2001 | Waived Kym Hope [1] | |
April 20, 2001 | Drafted Marie Ferdinand, Michaela Pavlíčková, Shea Ralph and Cara Consuegra in the 2001 WNBA draft [1] | |
April 30, 2001 | Signed Tanja Kostić [1] | |
May 11, 2001 | Waived Tanja Kostić [1] | |
May 26, 2001 | Waived Naomi Mulitauaopele and Stacy Frese [1] | |
June 21, 2001 | Signed Keitha Dickerson [1] | |
July 6, 2001 | Fred Williams resigned as Head Coach [1] | |
Hired Candi Harvey as Head Coach | ||
July 11, 2001 | Waived Keitha Dickerson [1] |
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First round vs. Sacramento Monarchs Lost Series: 0–2
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2001 playoff schedule |
Western Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
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Los Angeles Sparks x | 28 | 4 | .875 | 19–2 | – |
Sacramento Monarchs x | 20 | 12 | .625 | 13–8 | 8.0 |
Utah Starzz x | 19 | 13 | .594 | 11–10 | 9.0 |
Houston Comets x | 19 | 13 | .594 | 13–8 | 9.0 |
Phoenix Mercury o | 13 | 19 | .406 | 8–13 | 15.0 |
Minnesota Lynx o | 12 | 20 | .375 | 9–12 | 16.0 |
Portland Fire o | 11 | 21 | .344 | 5–16 | 17.0 |
Seattle Storm o | 10 | 22 | .313 | 6–15 | 18.0 |
Legend | |||||||
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GP | Games 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 game | Team leader | League leader |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Jennifer Azzi | 32 | 32 | 37.7 | .408 | .514 | .917 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 8.6 |
Natalie Williams | 31 | 31 | 34.3 | .490 | .000 | .729 | 9.9 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 14.2 |
Adrienne Goodson | 28 | 25 | 30.5 | .433 | .161 | .697 | 5.4 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 12.3 |
Margo Dydek | 32 | 32 | 30.3 | .440 | .400 | .798 | 7.6 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 10.9 |
Marie Ferdinand | 32 | 22 | 27.0 | .493 | .262 | .611 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 11.4 |
Korie Hlede | 27 | 10 | 16.9 | .390 | .348 | .868 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 5.6 |
Amy Herrig | 32 | 1 | 14.0 | .462 | N/A | .761 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 3.8 |
Kate Starbird | 23 | 7 | 13.5 | .373 | .217 | .815 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 4.7 |
LaTonya Johnson | 26 | 0 | 8.8 | .262 | .167 | .786 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
Cara Consuegra | 15 | 0 | 3.3 | .000 | .000 | .500 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Michaela Pavlíčková | 10 | 0 | 2.1 | .000 | N/A | .500 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Keitha Dickerson | 4 | 0 | 1.5 | N/A | N/A | .000 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season