Utah Starzz

Utah Starzz
Conference	Western
Founded	1997
Folded	2002 Moved to TX
History	Utah Starzz (1997–2002) San Antonio Silver Stars (2003–present)
Arena	Delta Center
City	Salt Lake City, Utah
Team colors	Green, Purple, Light Blue, Copper, Black, White
Owner(s)	Larry H. Miller
General manager	Jay Francis
Head coach	Candi Harvey
Championships	None
Conference titles	None
Mascot	The Fox
Official website	wnba.com/history/teams_familytree.html

The Utah Starzz was 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. The Starzz relocated, in 2003, to San Antonio, Texas where the team became the San Antonio Silver Stars. The Starzz was the sister team to the NBA's Utah Jazz.

Franchise History

One of the eight original WNBA teams, the Starzz (partially named after the old ABA team,WNBA franchises to the operators of the teams. 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, Utah. 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, Texas and change their nickname to the Silver Stars.

Uniforms

• 1997–2002: For home games, white with blue on the sides and shoulders and white Starzz logo text on the chest. For away games, blue with purple on the sides and white Starzz logo text on the chest. The Starzz logo is on the shorts.

Season-by-season records

Players

Final Roster

Pos.	#	Nat.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	From
1.5 !G	43	USA !	Aguilar, Elisha	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	156 lb (71 kg)		George Washington
1.5 !G	8	USA !	Azzi, Jennifer	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	144 lb (65 kg)		Stanford
1.5 !G	20	USA !	Caufield, LaNeisha	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)		Oklahoma
4.0 !F	34	USA !	Crockrom, Danielle	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	158 lb (72 kg)		Baylor
6.0 !C	12	Poland !	Dydek, Margo	86 !7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	223 lb (101 kg)		Poland
1.5 !G	3	USA !	Ferdinand, Marie	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	153 lb (69 kg)		LSU
5.5 !F/C	50	USA !	Gardner, Andrea	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)		Howard
1.5 !G	15	USA !	Goodson, Adrienne	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)		Old Dominion
6.0 !C	54	USA !	Herrig, Amy	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	189 lb (86 kg)		Iowa
4.0 !F	23	USA !	Johnson, LaTonya	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	149 lb (68 kg)		Memphis
1.5 !G	21	USA !	Randall, Semeka	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	170 lb (77 kg)		Tennessee
4.0 !F	24	USA !	Williams, Natalie	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)		UCLA

Head coach

• Candi Harvey (Ouachita Baptis)

Assistant coaches

• Tammi Reiss (Eastern Michigan)
• Bobbi Morse (Virginia)

Legend

• (C) Team captain
• (FA) Free agent
• (IN) Inactive
• (S) Suspended
• Injured

Notable players

• Margo Dydek
• Marie Ferdinand-Harris
• Kristen Rasmussen
• Olympia Scott
• Natalie Williams
• Fran Harris
• Erin Alexander

Coaches

Head coaches

• Denise Taylor (1997–1998)
• Frank Layden (1998–1999)
• Fred Williams (1999–2001)
• Candi Harvey (2001–2002)

All-Time Notes

Draft Picks

• 1997 Elite Draft: Dena Head (1), Wendy Palmer (9)
• 1997 WNBA Draft: Tammi Reiss (5), Jessie Hicks (12), Raegan Scott (21), Kim Williams (28)
• 1998 WNBA Draft: Margo Dydek (1), Olympia Scott (11), LaTonya Johnson (21), Tricia Bader (31)
• 1999 WNBA Draft: Natalie Williams (3), Debbie Black (15), Adrienne Goodson (27), Dalma Ivanyi (39)
• 2000 WNBA Draft: Naomi Mulitauaopele (12), Stacy Frese (35), Kristen Rasmussen (51)
• 2001 WNBA Draft: Marie Ferdinand (8), Michaela Pavlickova (24), Shea Ralph (40), Cara Consuegra (56)
• 2002 WNBA Draft: Danielle Crockrom (11), Andrea Gardner (27), Edmarie Lumbsley (43), Jaclyn Winfield (59)

All-Stars

• 1999: Natalie Williams
• 2000: Natalie Williams
• 2001: Natalie Williams
• 2002: Marie Ferdinand, Adrienne Goodson

References

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