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.

2000 Utah Starzz season
Coach	Fred Williams
Arena	Delta Center
Attendance	6,417 per game
Results
Record	18–14 (.563)
Place	5th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
← 1999 season 2001 season →

Off-season

Debbie Black was selected by the Miami Sol, while Chantel Tremitiere was picked by the Indiana Fever in the 2000 WNBA Expansion Draft.

WNBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	College, school or team
1	12	Naomi Mulitauaopele (C)	United States	Stanford
3	35	Stacy Frese (G)	United States	Iowa State
4	51	Kristen Rasmussen (F)	United States	Michigan State

Regular season

Season standings

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	Conf.	GB
Los Angeles Sparks ^x	28	4	.875	17–4	–
Houston Comets ^x	27	5	.844	17–4	1.0
Sacramento Monarchs ^x	21	11	.656	13–8	7.0
Phoenix Mercury ^x	20	12	.625	11–10	8.0
Utah Starzz ^o	18	14	.563	13–8	10.0
Minnesota Lynx ^o	15	17	.469	5–16	13.0
Portland Fire ^o	10	22	.313	4–17	18.0
Seattle Storm ^o	6	26	.188	4–17	22.0

Season schedule

Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
May 31	@ Los Angeles	62-69	Loss	0-1
June 1	Minnesota	83-74	Win	1-1
June 3	@ New York	76-87	Loss	1-2
June 6	Phoenix	76-61	Win	2-2
June 8	@ Portland	81-72	Win	3-2
June 10	Houston	71-73	Loss	3-3
June 12	@ Houston	85-107	Loss	3-4
June 13	Orlando	80-88	Loss	3-5
June 15	Charlotte	96-68	Win	4-5
June 17	Washington	70-67	Win	5-5
June 18	@ Seattle	56-53	Win	6-5
June 20	Seattle	66-63	Win	7-5
June 22	@ Minnesota	64-86	Loss	7-6
June 23	Houston	66-83	Loss	7-7
June 26	Sacramento	89-80	Win	8-7
June 30	@ Sacramento	62-85	Loss	8-8
July 1	@ Seattle	81-60	Win	9-8
July 7	Detroit	69-73	Loss	9-9
July 9	@ Los Angeles	72-92	Loss	9-10
July 12	Portland	76-67	Win	10-10
July 14	Phoenix	87-84	Win	11-10
July 15	@ Sacramento	75-69	Win	12-10
July 19	@ Phoenix	76-86	Loss	12-11
July 21	@ Miami	65-76	Loss	12-12
July 23	@ Orlando	69-66	Win	13-12
July 26	Cleveland	84-77	Win	14-12
July 29	Indiana	79-71	Win	15-12
August 2	@ Minnesota	72-62	Win	16-12
August 3	@ Cleveland	71-74	Loss	16-13
August 5	@ Charlotte	82-84	Loss	16-14
August 7	Portland	83-73	Win	17-14
August 9	Los Angeles	89-77	Win	18–14

Player stats

Player	GP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS
Natalie Williams	29	336	51	35	18	543
Adrienne Goodson	29	164	69	41	7	498
Korie Hlede	31	93	92	38	4	312
Margo Dydek	32	175	51	18	96	294
LaTonya Johnson	29	52	26	12	2	144
Jennifer Azzi	15	41	92	12	5	144
Kate Starbird	29	33	30	13	11	117
Naomi Mulitauaopele	22	34	6	4	6	99
Dalma Ivanyi	27	54	63	25	3	93
Amy Herrig	25	59	20	7	5	91
Stacy Frese	21	18	17	4	0	62
Katryna Gaither	9	17	4	4	0	14
Kym Hope	3	2	0	0	0	2
Kristen Rasmussen	1	2	1	1	0	0

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References

1. "2000 Utah Starzz Stats - Basketball-Reference.com". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 12, 2017.