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/Country18Marie FerdinandLSU224Michaela PavlíčkováDenver340Shea RalphUConn456Cara ConsuegraIowa
Transactions DateTransactionApril 19, 2001Waived Kym HopeApril 20, 2001 Drafted Marie Ferdinand, Michaela Pavlíčková, Shea Ralph and Cara Consuegra in the 2001 WNBA draftApril 30, 2001Signed Tanja KostićMay 11, 2001Waived Tanja KostićMay 26, 2001Waived Naomi Mulitauaopele and Stacy FreseJune 21, 2001Signed Keitha DickersonJuly 6, 2001Fred Williams resigned as Head CoachHired Candi Harvey as Head CoachJuly 11, 2001Waived Keitha Dickerson
Roster
Schedule
Regular season
| 1 | May 30 | @ Phoenix | W 81–62 | Adrienne Goodson (16) | Natalie Williams (13) | Jennifer Azzi (5) | America West Arena | 1–0
| 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
| 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
| 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
Playoffs
| 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
Season standings
Statistics
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 1.9Cara 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 0.1Keitha Dickerson401.5N/AN/A .0000.30.30.00.00.0 ‡Waived/Released during the season †Traded during the season ≠Acquired during the season
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