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
Record1814 (.563)
Place5th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Off-season

Debbie Black was selected by the Miami Sol, while Chantel Tremitiere was picked by the Indiana Fever in the 2000 WNBA Expansion Draft.

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalityCollege, school or team
112Naomi Mulitauaopele (C) United StatesStanford
335Stacy Frese (G) United StatesIowa State
451Kristen Rasmussen (F) United StatesMichigan State

Trades

Date Trade
December 15, 1999 To Utah Starzz To Miami Sol
Kate Starbird and the 8th pick in the 2000 WNBA Draft Elena Baranova and the 19th pick in the 2000 WNBA draft
April 24, 2000 To Utah Starzz To Detroit Shock
Jennifer Azzi and the 12th pick in the 2000 WNBA Draft 3rd and 8th (via Miami) picks in the 2000 WNBA Draft

Regular season

Season standings

Western Conference W L PCT Conf. 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

Season schedule

DateOpponentScoreResultRecord
May 31@ Los Angeles62-69Loss0-1
June 1Minnesota83-74Win1-1
June 3@ New York76-87Loss1-2
June 6Phoenix76-61Win2-2
June 8@ Portland81-72Win3-2
June 10Houston71-73Loss3-3
June 12@ Houston85-107Loss3-4
June 13Orlando80-88Loss3-5
June 15Charlotte96-68Win4-5
June 17Washington70-67Win5-5
June 18@ Seattle56-53Win6-5
June 20Seattle66-63Win7-5
June 22@ Minnesota64-86Loss7-6
June 23Houston66-83Loss7-7
June 26Sacramento89-80Win8-7
June 30@ Sacramento62-85Loss8-8
July 1@ Seattle81-60Win9-8
July 7Detroit69-73Loss9-9
July 9@ Los Angeles72-92Loss9-10
July 12Portland76-67Win10-10
July 14Phoenix87-84Win11-10
July 15@ Sacramento75-69Win12-10
July 19@ Phoenix76-86Loss12-11
July 21@ Miami65-76Loss12-12
July 23@ Orlando69-66Win13-12
July 26Cleveland84-77Win14-12
July 29Indiana79-71Win15-12
August 2@ Minnesota72-62Win16-12
August 3@ Cleveland71-74Loss16-13
August 5@ Charlotte82-84Loss16-14
August 7Portland83-73Win17-14
August 9Los Angeles89-77Win18–14

Player stats

PlayerGPREBASTSTLBLKPTS
Natalie Williams29336513518543
Adrienne Goodson2916469417498
Korie Hlede319392384312
Margo Dydek32175511896294
LaTonya Johnson295226122144
Jennifer Azzi154192125144
Kate Starbird2933301311117
Naomi Mulitauaopele223464699
Dalma Ivanyi27546325393
Amy Herrig2559207591
Stacy Frese2118174062
Katryna Gaither91744014
Kym Hope320002
Kristen Rasmussen121100

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References

  1. "2000 Utah Starzz Stats - Basketball-Reference.com". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
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