Utah Starzz

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Utah Starzz
Conference Western
Leagues WNBA
Founded1997
HistoryUtah Starzz
(1997–2002)
San Antonio Silver Stars
(2003–2013)
San Antonio Stars
(2014–2017)
Las Vegas Aces
(2018–present)
Arena Delta Center
Location Salt Lake City, Utah
Team colorsGreen, Purple, Light Blue, Copper, Black, White
      
General managerJay Francis
Head coachCandi Harvey
Ownership Larry H. Miller

The Utah Starzz were a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They began play in the 1997 WNBA season as one of the league's eight original teams.

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History

One of the eight original WNBA teams, the Starzz, which was partially named after the old ABA team. Utah Jazz ownership was not interested in keeping the Starzz, and without new owners the team would have folded. No local ownership was found, so in 2002, the Starzz announced their intentions to move out of Salt Lake City. On December 5, 2002, the Utah Starzz was bought by Spurs Sports & Entertainment, and it was announced that the Starzz would move immediately to San Antonio and change their nickname to the Silver Stars.

The Starzz were the sister team to the NBA's Utah Jazz. [1]

The Starzz relocated, in 2003, to San Antonio where the team became the San Antonio Silver Stars. [2]

Uniforms

Season-by-season records

SeasonTeamConferenceRegular season Playoff Results
WLPCT
Utah Starzz
1997 1997 West 4th721.250
1998 1998 West 5th822.267
1999 1999 West 6th1517.469
2000 2000 West 5th1814.563
2001 2001 West 3rd1913.594Lost Conference Semifinals (Sacramento, 0–2)
2002 2002 West 3rd2012.625Won Conference Semifinals (Houston, 2–1)
Lost Conference Finals (Los Angeles, 0–2)
Regular season8799.4680 Conference Championships
Playoffs25.2860 WNBA Championships

Players

Final roster

Utah Starzz roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHt.Wt.From
G 43 Flag of Spain.svg Aguilar, Elisa 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)156 lb (71 kg) George Washington
G 8 Flag of the United States.svg Azzi, Jennifer 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)144 lb (65 kg) Stanford
G 20 Flag of the United States.svg Caufield, LaNeishea 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)165 lb (75 kg) Oklahoma
F 34 Flag of the United States.svg Crockrom, Danielle 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)158 lb (72 kg) Baylor
C 12 Flag of Poland.svg Dydek, Margo 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)223 lb (101 kg) Poland
G 3 Flag of the United States.svg Ferdinand, Marie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)153 lb (69 kg) LSU
F/C 50 Flag of the United States.svg Gardner, Andrea 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) Howard
G 15 Flag of the United States.svg Goodson, Adrienne 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg) Old Dominion
C 54 Flag of the United States.svg Herrig, Amy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)189 lb (86 kg) Iowa
F 23 Flag of the United States.svg Johnson, LaTonya 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)149 lb (68 kg) Memphis
G 21 Flag of the United States.svg Randall, Semeka 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)170 lb (77 kg) Tennessee
F 24 Flag of the United States.svg Williams, Natalie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)210 lb (95 kg) UCLA
Head coach
Assistant coaches




Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Notable players

FIBA Hall of Fame

Utah Starzz Hall of Famers
Players
No.NamePositionTenureInducted
12 Margo Dydek C 1998–20022019

Coaches

Head coaches

General managers

All-time notes

Draft picks

All-stars

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References

  1. Call, Jeff (June 1, 1997). "Starzz to Jazz fans: We got next". Deseret News . Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  2. Elfman, Lois (September 19, 2019). "WNBA Playoffs into the semi-finals". New York Amsterdam News . Retrieved February 25, 2020.