2001 Utah Starzz season

Women's basketball results

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

Transactions

WNBA draft

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 8 Marie Ferdinand  United States LSU
2 24 Michaela Pavlíčková  Czechoslovakia Denver
3 40 Shea Ralph  United States UConn
4 56 Cara Consuegra  United States Iowa

Transactions

Date Transaction
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]

Roster

2001 Utah Starzz roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
G 8 United States Azzi, Jennifer 5' 8" (1.73m) 143 lb (65kg) 1968-08-31 Stanford 2
G 21 United States Consuegra, Cara 5' 8" (1.73m) – 1979-03-04 Iowa R
F 25 United States Dickerson, Keitha 5' 11" (1.8m) 165 lb (75kg) 1978-04-20 Texas Tech 1
C 12 Polish People's Republic Dydek, Margo 7' 2" (2.18m) 223 lb (101kg) 1974-04-28 3
G 3 United States Ferdinand, Marie 5' 9" (1.75m) 162 lb (73kg) 1978-10-13 LSU R
F 15 United States Goodson, Adrienne 6' 0" (1.83m) 165 lb (75kg) 1966-10-19 Old Dominion 2
C 54 United States Herrig, Amy 6' 3" (1.91m) 193 lb (88kg) 1977-06-16 Iowa 1
G 7 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Hlede, Korie 5' 9" (1.75m) 155 lb (70kg) 1975-03-29 Duquesne 3
F 23 United States Johnson, LaTonya 6' 1" (1.85m) 150 lb (68kg) 1975-08-17 Memphis 3
F 45 Czechoslovakia Pavlíčková, Michaela 6' 3" (1.91m) 175 lb (79kg) 1977-11-27 Denver R
G/F 30 United States Starbird, Kate 6' 1" (1.85m) 153 lb (69kg) 1975-07-30 Stanford 2
C 24 United States Williams, Natalie 6' 2" (1.88m) 210 lb (95kg) 1970-11-30 UCLA 2
Head coach
United States Candi Harvey (Ouachita Baptist)
Assistant coaches
United States Tammi Reiss



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured 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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2 June 2 Portland L 71–76 Dydek
Ferdinand
Williams (13) 		Natalie Williams (10) Jennifer Azzi (7) Delta Center 1–1
3 June 5 Houston L 68–72 Natalie Williams (14) Margo Dydek (11) Azzi
Consuegra (4) 		Delta Center 1–2
4 June 7 Orlando W 82–79 Korie Hlede (20) Dydek
Williams (11) 		Jennifer Azzi (5) Delta Center 2–2
5 June 9 Seattle L 65–73 Marie Ferdinand (17) Marie Ferdinand (7) Jennifer Azzi (5) Delta Center 2–3
6 June 14 @ Charlotte W 73–59 Natalie Williams (25) Natalie Williams (12) Jennifer Azzi (6) Charlotte Coliseum 3–3
7 June 21 Sacramento L 75–87 Korie Hlede (17) Natalie Williams (14) Jennifer Azzi (6) Delta Center 3–4
8 June 23 Minnesota W 87–80 Kate Starbird (21) Natalie Williams (14) Jennifer Azzi (7) Delta Center 4–4
9 June 25 Seattle L 47–65 Natalie Williams (14) Natalie Williams (13) Jennifer Azzi (3) Delta Center 4–5
10 June 27 @ Miami W 68–63 (OT) Margo Dydek (24) Margo Dydek (11) Jennifer Azzi (7) American Airlines Arena 5–5
11 June 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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
12 July 2 Miami L 59–69 Natalie Williams (22) Natalie Williams (14) Jennifer Azzi (5) Delta Center 5–7
13 July 3 @ Los Angeles L 71–84 Jennifer Azzi (19) Natalie Williams (10) Azzi
Ferdinand (5) 		Staples Center 5–8
14 July 6 Cleveland W 73–69 Natalie Williams (16) Dydek
Williams (10) 		Azzi
Goodson (4) 		Delta Center 6–8
15 July 8 @ Portland W 65–63 Dydek
Williams (14) 		Natalie Williams (13) Adrienne Goodson (6) Rose Garden 7–8
16 July 10 Los Angeles L 67–79 Margo Dydek (21) Natalie Williams (9) Jennifer Azzi (5) Delta Center 7–9
17 July 12 @ Sacramento L 67–69 Dydek
Goodson (20) 		Margo Dydek (10) Jennifer Azzi (10) ARCO Arena 7–10
18 July 14 Sacramento W 69–57 Jennifer Azzi (17) Margo Dydek (14) Jennifer Azzi (8) Delta Center 8–10
19 July 18 @ Indiana W 61–57 Adrienne Goodson (21) Adrienne Goodson (9) Jennifer Azzi (6) Conseco Fieldhouse 9–10
20 July 21 @ Phoenix L 50–59 Marie Ferdinand (19) Margo Dydek (12) Adrienne Goodson (4) America West Arena 9–11
21 July 24 @ Houston W 76–67 Marie Ferdinand (16) Adrienne Goodson (8) Jennifer Azzi (7) Compaq Center 10–11
22 July 26 New York W 71–63 Natalie Williams (17) Adrienne Goodson (8) Dydek
Hlede (3) 		Delta Center 11–11
23 July 28 Minnesota W 68–60 (OT) Marie Ferdinand (17) Margo Dydek (10) Dydek
Hlede (3) 		Delta Center 12–11
24 July 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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
25 August 1 @ Houston W 71–63 Natalie Williams (18) Margo Dydek (9) Jennifer Azzi (6) Compaq Center 14–11
26 August 3 @ Seattle W 64–61 Ferdinand
Goodson (15) 		Adrienne Goodson (11) Natalie Williams (4) KeyArena 15–11
27 August 4 Indiana W 65–54 Margo Dydek (16) Natalie Williams (10) Jennifer Azzi (10) Delta Center 16–11
28 August 7 @ Detroit W 76–69 Natalie Williams (26) Natalie Williams (14) Jennifer Azzi (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills 17–11
29 August 8 @ New York L 63–82 Marie Ferdinand (17) Natalie Williams (14) Marie Ferdinand (2) Madison Square Garden 17–12
30 August 10 Phoenix W 69–57 Adrienne Goodson (15) Natalie Williams (12) Azzi
Goodson (6) 		Delta Center 18–12
31 August 12 @ Minnesota L 62–69 Natalie Williams (18) Margo Dydek (10) Marie Ferdinand (3) Target Center 18–13
32 August 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
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 August 17 Sacramento L 65–89 Natalie Williams (17) Natalie Williams (12) Marie Ferdinand (4) Delta Center 0–1
2 August 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 W L PCT Conf. GB
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

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 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

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "2001 Utah Starzz Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
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