2000 Utah Starzz season

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.

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

Transactions

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Indiana Fever expansion draft

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

Player Nationality School/Team/Country
Chantel Tremitiere   United States Auburn

Miami Sol expansion draft

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

Player Nationality School/Team/Country
Debbie Black   United States Saint Joseph's

WNBA draft

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Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 12 Naomi Mulitauaopele   United States Stanford
3 35 Stacy Frese   United States Iowa State
4 51 Kristen Rasmussen   United States Michigan State

Transactions

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Date Transaction
December 15, 1999 Lost 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, 2000 Traded 2 2000 1st Round Picks to the Detroit Shock in exchange for Jennifer Azzi and a 2000 1st Round Pick[1]
April 25, 2000 Drafted Naomi Mulitauaopele, Stacy Frese and Kristen Rasmussen in the 2000 WNBA Draft[1]
May 27, 2000 Waived Krystyna Lara[1]
June 8, 2000 Waived Kristen Rasmussen[1]
July 7, 2000 Waived Katryna Gaither[1]
July 27, 2000 Signed Kym Hope[1]

Roster

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2000 Utah Starzz roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
G 8   Azzi, Jennifer 5' 8" (1.73m) 143 lb (65kg) 1968-08-31 Stanford 1
C 12   Dydek, Margo 7' 2" (2.18m) 223 lb (101kg) 1974-04-28 2
G 4   Frese, Stacy 5' 8" (1.73m) 126 lb (57kg) 1976-09-23 Iowa State R
C 33   Gaither, Katryna 6' 3" (1.91m) 170 lb (77kg) 1975-08-13 Notre Dame R
F 15   Goodson, Adrienne 6' 0" (1.83m) 165 lb (75kg) 1966-10-19 Old Dominion 1
C 54   Herrig, Amy 6' 3" (1.91m) 193 lb (88kg) 1977-06-16 Iowa R
G 7   Hlede, Korie 5' 9" (1.75m) 155 lb (70kg) 1975-03-29 Duquesne 2
C 23   Hope, Kym 6' 2" (1.88m) 165 lb (75kg) 1977-11-23 Miami (FL) R
G 7   Iványi, Dalma 5' 10" (1.78m) 135 lb (61kg) 1976-03-13 FIU 1
F 23   Johnson, LaTonya 6' 1" (1.85m) 150 lb (68kg) 1975-08-17 Memphis 2
F 14   Mulitauaopele, Naomi 6' 3" (1.91m) 1976-03-06 Stanford R
F 52   Rasmussen, Kristen 6' 4" (1.93m) 172 lb (78kg) 1978-11-01 Michigan State R
G/F 30   Starbird, Kate 6' 1" (1.85m) 153 lb (69kg) 1975-07-30 Stanford 1
C 24   Williams, Natalie 6' 2" (1.88m) 210 lb (95kg) 1970-11-30 UCLA 1
Head coach
  Fred Williams (Boise State)
Assistant coaches
  Candi Harvey
  Michael Layden




Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured

Schedule

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Regular season

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2000 game log
Total: 18–14 (Home: 12–4; Road: 6–10)
May: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 May 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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
2 June 1 Minnesota W 83-74 Natalie Williams (16) Natalie Williams (14) Frese
Iványi (3)
Delta Center 1–1
3 June 3 @ New York L 76-87 Adrienne Goodson (21) Adrienne Goodson (10) Goodson
Iványi (4)
Madison Square Garden 1–2
4 June 7 Phoenix W 76-61 Natalie Williams (12) Natalie Williams (15) Dalma Iványi (4) Delta Center 2–2
5 June 8 @ Portland W 81-72 Kate Starbird (17) Natalie Williams (16) Dalma Iványi (7) Rose Garden 3–2
6 June 10 Houston L 71-73 Natalie Williams (17) Natalie Williams (9) Margo Dydek (5) Delta Center 3–3
7 June 12 @ Houston L 85-107 Adrienne Goodson (24) Margo Dydek (7) Korie Hlede (4) Compaq Center 3–4
8 June 13 Orlando L 80-88 Natalie Williams (17) Natalie Williams (14) Dydek
Goodson (5)
Delta Center 3–5
9 June 15 Charlotte W 96-68 Adrienne Goodson (27) Natalie Williams (18) Dalma Iványi (5) Delta Center 4–5
10 June 17 Washington W 70-67 Natalie Williams (30) Natalie Williams (13) Goodson
Iványi (4)
Delta Center 5–5
11 June 18 @ Seattle W 56-53 Margo Dydek (16) Margo Dydek (7) Adrienne Goodson (3) KeyArena 6–5
12 June 20 Seattle W 66-63 Adrienne Goodson (23) Margo Dydek (8) Dalma Iványi (4) Delta Center 7–5
13 June 22 @ Minnesota L 64-86 Adrienne Goodson (13) Goodson
Herrig (7)
Korie Hlede (4) Target Center 7–6
14 June 23 Houston L 66-83 Adrienne Goodson (18) Natalie Williams (8) Dydek
Hlede (3)
Delta Center 7–7
15 June 26 Sacramento W 89-80 Natalie Williams (21) Natalie Williams (14) Dalma Iványi (6) Delta Center 8–7
16 June 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)
August: 3–2 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
28 August 2 @ Minnesota W 72-62 Jennifer Azzi (20) Natalie Williams (11) Jennifer Azzi (7) Target Center 16–12
29 August 3 @ Cleveland L 71-74 Korie Hlede (18) Margo Dydek (7) Jennifer Azzi (5) Gund Arena 16–13
30 August 5 @ Charlotte L 82-84 Natalie Williams (23) Goodson
Williams (9)
Jennifer Azzi (9) Charlotte Coliseum 16–14
31 August 7 Portland W 83-73 Natalie Williams (25) Natalie Williams (11) Jennifer Azzi (7) Delta Center 17–14
32 August 9 Los Angeles W 89-77 Natalie Williams (26) Natalie Williams (13) Adrienne Goodson (6) Delta Center 18–14

Season standings

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Western Conference W L PCT Conf. GB
Los Angeles Sparks x 28 4 .875 17–4
Houston Comets x 27 5 .844 17–4 1.0
Sacramento Monarchs x 21 11 .656 13–8 7.0
Phoenix Mercury x 20 12 .625 11–10 8.0
Utah Starzz o 18 14 .563 13–8 10.0
Minnesota Lynx o 15 17 .469 5–16 13.0
Portland Fire o 10 22 .313 4–17 18.0
Seattle Storm o 6 26 .188 4–17 22.0

Statistics

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Legend
  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

Regular Season

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Jennifer Azzi 15 15 37.3 .452 .417 .930 2.7 6.1 0.8 0.3 9.6
Natalie Williams 29 29 35.8 .490 .600 .798 11.6 1.8 1.2 0.6 18.7
Adrienne Goodson 29 28 32.0 .480 .276 .687 5.7 2.4 1.4 0.2 17.2
Korie Hlede 31 31 28.0 .454 .431 .729 3.0 3.0 1.2 0.1 10.1
Margo Dydek 32 32 24.2 .445 .143 .796 5.5 1.6 0.6 3.0 9.2
Dalma Iványi 27 16 18.1 .313 .279 .750 2.0 2.3 0.9 0.1 3.4
LaTonya Johnson 29 6 16.6 .403 .333 .651 1.8 0.9 0.4 0.1 5.0
Amy Herrig 25 0 13.6 .480 .000 .613 2.4 0.8 0.3 0.2 3.6
Naomi Mulitauaopele 22 3 13.2 .594 .667 .750 1.5 0.3 0.2 0.3 4.5
Kate Starbird 29 0 11.7 .358 .217 .810 1.1 1.0 0.4 0.4 4.0
Stacy Frese 21 0 10.6 .333 .346 .917 0.9 0.8 0.2 0.0 3.0
Kristen Rasmussen 1 0 9.0 N/A N/A N/A 2.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
Katryna Gaither 9 0 6.0 .286 N/A 1.000 1.9 0.4 0.4 0.0 1.6
Kym Hope 3 1 1.3 .000 N/A 1.000 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7


Waived/Released during the season
Traded during the season
Acquired during the season

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "2000 Utah Starzz Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 14, 2024.