1997 Utah Starzz season | |
---|---|
Coach | Denise Taylor |
Arena | Delta Center |
Attendance | 7,611 per game |
Results | |
Record | 7–21 (.250) |
Place | 4th (Western) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1997 WNBA season was the inaugural season for the Utah Starzz. The Starzz were partially named after the old ABA team, the Utah Stars, but with the zz at the end like the Utah Jazz. The franchise held the distinction of having the worst record in the WNBA in 1997.
Pick | Player | Nationality | WNBA Team | College/HS/Club Team |
---|---|---|---|---|
15 | Elena Baranova (C/F) | Russia | Utah Starzz | Russia |
16 | Lady Hardmon (G) | United States | Utah Starzz | Georgia |
Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/HS/Club Team |
---|---|---|---|---|
5 | Tammi Reiss | (G) | United States | Virginia |
Western Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Phoenix Mercury x | 16 | 12 | .571 | 9–3 | – |
Los Angeles Sparks o | 14 | 14 | .500 | 8–4 | 2.0 |
Sacramento Monarchs o | 10 | 18 | .357 | 4–8 | 6.0 |
Utah Starzz o | 7 | 21 | .250 | 3–9 | 9.0 |
Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
June 21 | Sacramento | 60-70 | Loss | 0-1 |
June 23 | Los Angeles | 102-89 | Win | 1-1 |
June 26 | @ Cleveland | 63-74 | Loss | 1-2 |
June 28 | Houston | 58-76 | Loss | 1-3 |
July 2 | @ Sacramento | 73-68 (OT) | Win | 2-3 |
July 3 | Phoenix | 55-77 | Loss | 2-4 |
July 5 | New York | 53-66 | Loss | 2-5 |
July 7 | Sacramento | 69-79 | Loss | 2-6 |
July 11 | @ Los Angeles | 68-75 | Loss | 2-7 |
July 12 | Phoenix | 52-51 | Win | 3-7 |
July 14 | @ Houston | 56-79 | Loss | 3-8 |
July 16 | @ Charlotte | 63-75 | Loss | 3-9 |
July 17 | @ New York | 54-80 | Loss | 3-10 |
July 19 | @ Cleveland | 68-95 | Loss | 3-11 |
July 22 | @ New York | 78-71 | Win | 4-11 |
July 26 | Cleveland | 66-77 | Loss | 4-12 |
July 30 | @ Los Angeles | 69-91 | Loss | 4-13 |
August 2 | Houston | 74-63 | Win | 5-13 |
August 4 | Charlotte | 73-70 | Win | 6-13 |
August 6 | @ Phoenix | 46-78 | Loss | 6-14 |
August 8 | @ Sacramento | 78-93 | Loss | 6-15 |
August 11 | Cleveland | 59-74 | Loss | 6-16 |
August 12 | @ Houston | 56-76 | Loss | 6-17 |
August 16 | Los Angeles | 64-74 | Loss | 6-18 |
August 17 | @ Phoenix | 63-71 (OT) | Loss | 6-19 |
August 19 | New York | 81-75 | Win | 7-19 |
August 21 | Charlotte | 56-66 | Loss | 7-20 |
August 24 | @ Charlotte | 52-70 | Loss | 7-21 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wendy Palmer | 28 | 28 | 33.4 | .374 | .250 | .676 | 8.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 15.8 |
Elena Baranova | 28 | 27 | 32.6 | .390 | .377 | .694 | 7.4 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 12.2 |
Kim Williams | 28 | 10 | 21.7 | .384 | .265 | .774 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 8.1 |
Tammi Reiss | 28 | 26 | 29.7 | .312 | .297 | .764 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 7.7 |
Dena Head | 27 | 4 | 17.4 | .390 | .313 | .844 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 5.7 |
Lady Grooms | 28 | 24 | 24.7 | .347 | .100 | .655 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 5.5 |
Deborah Carter | 19 | 7 | 15.1 | .390 | .222 | .714 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 4.0 |
Greta Koss | 13 | 10 | 20.6 | .517 | .667 | .750 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
Jessie Hicks | 26 | 0 | 10.1 | .463 | .000 | .563 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 3.2 |
Karen Booker | 26 | 4 | 12.3 | .333 | .000 | .568 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
Raegan Scott | 8 | 0 | 5.4 | .385 | — | 1.000 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
Megan Compain‡ | 4 | 0 | 4.8 | .000 | .000 | — | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
‡ Waived during the season
1997 Utah Starzz season | |
---|---|
Coach | Denise Taylor |
Arena | Delta Center |
Attendance | 7,611 per game |
Results | |
Record | 7–21 (.250) |
Place | 4th (Western) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1997 WNBA season was the inaugural season for the Utah Starzz. The Starzz were partially named after the old ABA team, the Utah Stars, but with the zz at the end like the Utah Jazz. The franchise held the distinction of having the worst record in the WNBA in 1997.
Pick | Player | Nationality | WNBA Team | College/HS/Club Team |
---|---|---|---|---|
15 | Elena Baranova (C/F) | Russia | Utah Starzz | Russia |
16 | Lady Hardmon (G) | United States | Utah Starzz | Georgia |
Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/HS/Club Team |
---|---|---|---|---|
5 | Tammi Reiss | (G) | United States | Virginia |
Western Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Phoenix Mercury x | 16 | 12 | .571 | 9–3 | – |
Los Angeles Sparks o | 14 | 14 | .500 | 8–4 | 2.0 |
Sacramento Monarchs o | 10 | 18 | .357 | 4–8 | 6.0 |
Utah Starzz o | 7 | 21 | .250 | 3–9 | 9.0 |
Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
June 21 | Sacramento | 60-70 | Loss | 0-1 |
June 23 | Los Angeles | 102-89 | Win | 1-1 |
June 26 | @ Cleveland | 63-74 | Loss | 1-2 |
June 28 | Houston | 58-76 | Loss | 1-3 |
July 2 | @ Sacramento | 73-68 (OT) | Win | 2-3 |
July 3 | Phoenix | 55-77 | Loss | 2-4 |
July 5 | New York | 53-66 | Loss | 2-5 |
July 7 | Sacramento | 69-79 | Loss | 2-6 |
July 11 | @ Los Angeles | 68-75 | Loss | 2-7 |
July 12 | Phoenix | 52-51 | Win | 3-7 |
July 14 | @ Houston | 56-79 | Loss | 3-8 |
July 16 | @ Charlotte | 63-75 | Loss | 3-9 |
July 17 | @ New York | 54-80 | Loss | 3-10 |
July 19 | @ Cleveland | 68-95 | Loss | 3-11 |
July 22 | @ New York | 78-71 | Win | 4-11 |
July 26 | Cleveland | 66-77 | Loss | 4-12 |
July 30 | @ Los Angeles | 69-91 | Loss | 4-13 |
August 2 | Houston | 74-63 | Win | 5-13 |
August 4 | Charlotte | 73-70 | Win | 6-13 |
August 6 | @ Phoenix | 46-78 | Loss | 6-14 |
August 8 | @ Sacramento | 78-93 | Loss | 6-15 |
August 11 | Cleveland | 59-74 | Loss | 6-16 |
August 12 | @ Houston | 56-76 | Loss | 6-17 |
August 16 | Los Angeles | 64-74 | Loss | 6-18 |
August 17 | @ Phoenix | 63-71 (OT) | Loss | 6-19 |
August 19 | New York | 81-75 | Win | 7-19 |
August 21 | Charlotte | 56-66 | Loss | 7-20 |
August 24 | @ Charlotte | 52-70 | Loss | 7-21 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wendy Palmer | 28 | 28 | 33.4 | .374 | .250 | .676 | 8.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 15.8 |
Elena Baranova | 28 | 27 | 32.6 | .390 | .377 | .694 | 7.4 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 12.2 |
Kim Williams | 28 | 10 | 21.7 | .384 | .265 | .774 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 8.1 |
Tammi Reiss | 28 | 26 | 29.7 | .312 | .297 | .764 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 7.7 |
Dena Head | 27 | 4 | 17.4 | .390 | .313 | .844 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 5.7 |
Lady Grooms | 28 | 24 | 24.7 | .347 | .100 | .655 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 5.5 |
Deborah Carter | 19 | 7 | 15.1 | .390 | .222 | .714 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 4.0 |
Greta Koss | 13 | 10 | 20.6 | .517 | .667 | .750 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
Jessie Hicks | 26 | 0 | 10.1 | .463 | .000 | .563 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 3.2 |
Karen Booker | 26 | 4 | 12.3 | .333 | .000 | .568 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
Raegan Scott | 8 | 0 | 5.4 | .385 | — | 1.000 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
Megan Compain‡ | 4 | 0 | 4.8 | .000 | .000 | — | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
‡ Waived during the season