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.

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 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 Saint Joseph's

WNBA draft

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country 1 12 Naomi Mulitauaopele Stanford335Stacy FreseIowa State451Kristen RasmussenMichigan State

Transactions DateTransactionDecember 15, 1999Lost Chantel Tremitiere to the Indiana Fever in the WNBA expansion draftLost Debbie Black to the Miami Sol in the WNBA expansion draftApril 24, 2000Traded 2 2000 1st Round Picks to the Detroit Shock in exchange for Jennifer Azzi and a 2000 1st Round PickApril 25, 2000 Drafted Naomi Mulitauaopele, Stacy Frese and Kristen Rasmussen in the 2000 WNBA draftMay 27, 2000Waived Krystyna LaraJune 8, 2000Waived Kristen RasmussenJuly 7, 2000Waived Katryna GaitherJuly 27, 2000Signed Kym Hope

Roster

Schedule

Regular season

| 1 | May 31 | @ Los Angeles | L 62-69 | Natalie Williams (21) | Natalie Williams (14) | Dalma Iványi (3) | Great Western Forum | 0–1

| 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

| 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

| 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

Statistics

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 4.0Stacy 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 0.0Katryna Gaither906.0.286N/A 1.0001.90.40.40.01.6Kym Hope311.3.000N/A 1.0000.70.00.00.00.7 ‡Waived/Released during the season †Traded during the season ≠Acquired during the season

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