2000 Utah Starzz season

2000 Utah Starzz season
Head coach	Fred Williams
Arena	Delta Center
Results
Record	18–14 (.563)
Place	5th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
← 1999 2001  →

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.

Transactions

Indiana Fever expansion draft

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

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

See also: 2000 WNBA draft

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

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

Roster

2000 Utah Starzz roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. 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 (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended 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) 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) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 17 July 1 @ Seattle W 81-60 Natalie Williams (18) Dydek Williams (5) Dalma Iványi (7) KeyArena 9–8 18 July 7 Detroit L 69-73 Natalie Williams (22) Natalie Williams (11) Azzi Hlede (5) Delta Center 9–9 19 July 9 @ Los Angeles L 72-92 Adrienne Goodson (13) Natalie Williams (8) Azzi Goodson (4) Great Western Forum 9–10 20 July 12 Portland W 76-67 Natalie Williams (22) Natalie Williams (14) Jennifer Azzi (4) Delta Center 10–10 21 July 14 Phoenix W 87-84 Korie Hlede (20) Adrienne Goodson (7) Jennifer Azzi (8) Delta Center 11–10 22 July 15 @ Sacramento W 75-69 Natalie Williams (29) Natalie Williams (13) Jennifer Azzi (8) ARCO Arena 12–10 23 July 19 @ Phoenix L 76-86 Natalie Williams (20) Natalie Williams (14) Jennifer Azzi (7) America West Arena 12–11 24 July 21 @ Miami L 65-76 Natalie Williams (18) Natalie Williams (10) Jennifer Azzi (2) American Airlines Arena 12–12 25 July 23 @ Orlando W 69-66 Natalie Williams (23) Natalie Williams (12) Jennifer Azzi (8) TD Waterhouse Centre 13–12 26 July 26 Cleveland W 84-77 Adrienne Goodson (27) Natalie Williams (19) Korie Hlede (7) Delta Center 14–12 27 July 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) 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

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

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

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