# Utah Starzz

The Utah Starzz were a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Salt Lake City. They began play in the 1997 WNBA season as one of the league's eight original teams.

## History

One of the eight original WNBA teams, the Starzz, which was partially named after the old ABA team. 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. 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 and change their nickname to the Silver Stars.
The Starzz were the sister team to the NBA's Utah Jazz.
The Starzz relocated, in 2003, to San Antonio where the team became the San Antonio 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

| Season | Team | Conference | Conference | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoff Results |
| Season | Team | Conference | Conference | W | L | PCT | Playoff Results |
| Utah Starzz ||||||||
| 1997 | 1997 | West | 4th | 7 | 21 | .250 | |
| 1998 | 1998 | West | 5th | 8 | 22 | .267 | |
| 1999 | 1999 | West | 6th | 15 | 17 | .469 | |
| 2000 | 2000 | West | 5th | 18 | 14 | .563 | |
| 2001 | 2001 | West | 3rd | 19 | 13 | .594 | Lost Conference Semifinals (Sacramento, 0–2) |
| 2002 | 2002 | West | 3rd | 20 | 12 | .625 | Won Conference Semifinals (Houston, 2–1) Lost Conference Finals (Los Angeles, 0–2) |
| Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | 87 | 99 | .468 | 0 Conference Championships |
| Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 WNBA Championships |

## Players
### Notable players

* Margo Dydek
* Marie Ferdinand-Harris
* Kristen Rasmussen
* Olympia Scott
* Natalie Williams
* Fran Harris
* Erin Alexander
* Adrienne Goodson

### FIBA Hall of Fame

Utah Starzz Hall of Famers :
| Players |||||
| No. | Name | Position | Tenure | Inducted |
| 12 | Margo Dydek | C | 1998–2002 | 2019 |

## Coaches
### Head coaches

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

## General managers

* Tim Howells (1997–1999)

## 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