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1997 Utah Starzz season

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.

Transactions

WNBA allocation draft

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Elena BaranovaCSKA Moscow (Russia)
Lady HardmonGeorgia

WNBA elite draft

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11Dena HeadTennessee
29Wendy PalmerVirginia

WNBA draft

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15Tammi ReissVirginia
212Jessie HicksMaryland
321Raegan ScottColorado
428Kim WilliamsDePaul

Transactions

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January 22, 1997title=1997 Utah Starzz Transactionsurl=https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/teams/UTA/1997_transactions.htmlaccess-date=2024-05-28website=Basketball-Reference.comlanguage=en}}
February 27, 1997Drafted Dena Head and Wendy Palmer in the 1997 WNBA Elite Draft
April 19, 1997Hired Denise Taylor as Head Coach
April 28, 1997Drafted Tammi Reiss, Jessie Hicks, Raegan Scott and Kim Williams in the [1997 WNBA draft](1997-wnba-draft)
June 20, 1997Waived Megan Compain

Roster

Schedule

Regular season

|- | 1 | June 21 | Sacramento | L 60–70 | Tammi Reiss (14) | Baranova Palmer Reiss (7) | Lady Hardmon (6) | Delta Center

0–1
2
June 23
Los Angeles
W 102–89
Wendy Palmer (28)
Elena Baranova (10)
Baranova
Reiss (5)
Delta Center
1–1
-
3
June 26
@ Cleveland
L 63–74
Wendy Palmer (15)
Wendy Palmer (12)
Baranova
Palmer
Williams (4)
Gund Arena
1–2
-
4
June 28
Houston
L 58–76
Wendy Palmer (14)
Baranova
Carter (6)
Booker
Palmer (4)
Delta Center
1–3
-
5
July 2
@ Sacramento
W 73–68 (OT)
Wendy Palmer (18)
Wendy Palmer (11)
Kim Williams (5)
ARCO Arena
2–3
-
6
July 3
Phoenix
L 55–77
Wendy Palmer (19)
Elena Baranova (12)
Hicks
Williams (2)
Delta Center
2–4
-
7
July 5
New York
L 53–66
Lady Hardmon (14)
Wendy Palmer (10)
Kim Williams (4)
Delta Center
2–5
-
8
July 7
Sacramento
L 69–79
Wendy Palmer (20)
Wendy Palmer (6)
Lady Hardmon (5)
Delta Center
2–6
-
9
July 11
@ Los Angeles
L 68–75
Wendy Palmer (17)
Elena Baranova (8)
Baranova
Williams
Great Western Forum
2–7
-
10
July 12
Phoenix
W 52–51
Wendy Palmer (15)
Wendy Palmer (10)
Lady Hardmon (6)
Delta Center
3–7
-
11
July 14
@ Houston
L 56–79
Lady Hardmon (14)
Elena Baranova (13)
Kim Williams (10)
The Summit
3–8
-
12
July 16
@ Charlotte
L 63–75
Palmer
Williams (17)
Tammi Reiss (7)
Reiss
Williams (5)
Charlotte Coliseum
3–9
-
13
July 17
@ New York
L 54–80
Hardmon
Palmer (14)
Lady Hardmon (6)
Kim Williams (4)
Madison Square Garden
3–10
-
14
July 21
@ Cleveland
L 68–95
Elena Baranova (25)
Elena Baranova (7)
Baranova
Williams (4)
Gund Arena
3–11
-
15
July 22
@ New York
W 78–71
Elena Baranova (23)
Wendy Palmer (10)
Reiss
Williams (4)
Madison Square Garden
4–11
-
16
July 26
Cleveland
L 66–77
Elena Baranova (26)
Elena Baranova (9)
Tammi Reiss (5)
Delta Center
4–12
-
17
July 30
@ Los Angeles
L 69–91
Tammi Reiss (15)
Wendy Palmer (8)
Dena Head (7)
Great Western Forum
4–13
-
18
August 2
Houston
W 74–63
Elena Baranova (17)
Elena Baranova (12)
Hardmon
Head
Koss (3)
Delta Center
5–13
-
19
August 4
Charlotte
W 73–70
Baranova
Reiss (17)
Wendy Palmer (9)
Tammi Reiss (8)
Delta Center
6–13
-
20
August 6
@ Phoenix
L 46–78
Elena Baranova (16)
Baranova
Palmer (5)
Tammi Reiss (5)
America West Arena
6–14
-
21
August 8
@ Sacramento
L 78–93
Wendy Palmer (25)
Wendy Palmer (9)
Hardmon
Reiss (4)
ARCO Arena
6–15
-
22
August 11
Cleveland
L 59–74
Tammi Reiss (12)
Wendy Palmer (11)
Lady Hardmon (5)
Delta Center
6–16
-
23
August 12
@ Houston
L 56–76
Wendy Palmer (18)
Wendy Palmer (11)
Lady Hardmon (4)
The Summit
6–17
-
24
August 16
Los Angeles
L 64–74
Wendy Palmer (27)
Wendy Palmer (13)
Tammi Reiss (4)
Delta Center
6–18
-
25
August 17
@ Phoenix
L 63–71 (OT)
Wendy Palmer (21)
Greta Koss (11)
Tammi Reiss (4)
America West Arena
6–19
-
26
August 19
New York
W 81–75
Wendy Palmer (19)
Wendy Palmer (9)
Dena Head (4)
Delta Center
7–19
-
27
August 21
Charlotte
L 56–66
Wendy Palmer (20)
Wendy Palmer (14)
Baranova
Head
Palmer
Reiss (3)
Delta Center
7–20
-
28
August 24
@ Charlotte
L 52–70
Jessie Hicks (13)
Elena Baranova (10)
Elena Baranova (4)
Charlotte Coliseum
7–21

Season standings

Statistics

Regular season

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Wendy Palmer282833.4.374.250.6768.01.71.70.215.8
Elena Baranova282732.6.390.377.6947.42.21.52.312.2
Tammi Reiss282629.7.312.297.7642.83.10.80.17.7
Lady Hardmon282424.7.347.100.6553.02.40.80.15.5
Kim Williams281021.7.384.265.7742.92.11.40.38.1
Greta Koss131020.6.517.667.7502.80.80.70.33.4
Dena Head27417.4.390.313.8842.31.70.50.35.7
Deborah Carter18715.9.385.143.7142.70.40.70.13.9
Karen Booker26412.3.333.000.5683.10.90.90.62.3
Jessie Hicks26010.1.463.000.5631.40.40.50.43.2
Reagan Scott805.4.385N/A1.0000.90.10.10.41.5
Megan Compain503.8.286,250N/A1.00.40.80.21.0

‡Waived/Released during the season

†Traded during the season

≠Acquired during the season

  • Elena Baranova ranked third in the WNBA in total rebounds with 207
  • Dena Head ranked fifth in the WNBA in Free Throw Pct with .844
  • Wendy Palmer ranked second in the WNBA in total rebounds with 225.
  • Wendy Palmer ranked sixth in the WNBA in field goals with 157.
  • Wendy Palmer ranked fourth in the WNBA in points with 443 points.
  • Wendy Palmer ranked ninth in the WNBA in minutes per game with 33.4
  • Wendy Palmer ranked fourth in the WNBA in points per game with 15.8
  • Tammi Reiss ranked tenth in the WNBA in assists with 87.

Awards and honors

  • Elena Baranova: Led WNBA, Blocks, 63
  • Elena Baranova: Led WNBA, Blocks per game, 2.2
  • Elena Baranova, Ranked second in the WNBA (tied), Defensive Rebounds, 151
  • Wanda Guyton: Ranked second in WNBA (tied), Offensive Rebounds, 76
  • Wendy Palmer: Led WNBA, Field Goal Attempts, 420
  • Wendy Palmer: Ranked second in the WNBA, Free Throws, 117

References

References

  1. "1997 Utah Starzz Transactions".
  2. "1997 WNBA Season Summary".
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