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2001 Utah Starzz season
Women's basketball results
Women's basketball results
Candi Harvey (14–5 record)
The 2001 WNBA season was the 5th season for the Utah Starzz. The Starzz entered the WNBA Playoffs for the first time in franchise history, where they lost in the first round to the Sacramento Monarchs.
Transactions
WNBA draft
| Utah Starzz}}" width="2%" | Round | Utah Starzz}}" width="5%" | Pick | Utah Starzz}}" width="10%" | Player | Utah Starzz}}" width="10%" | Nationality | Utah Starzz}}" width="10%" | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Marie Ferdinand | LSU | ||||||
| 2 | 24 | Michaela Pavlíčková | Czechoslovakia | Denver | |||||
| 3 | 40 | Shea Ralph | UConn | ||||||
| 4 | 56 | Cara Consuegra | Iowa |
Transactions
| Utah Starzz}}" width=125" | Date | Utah Starzz}}" colspan="2" | Transaction |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 19, 2001 | Waived Kym Hope | ||
| April 20, 2001 | Drafted Marie Ferdinand, Michaela Pavlíčková, Shea Ralph and Cara Consuegra in the [2001 WNBA draft](2001-wnba-draft) | ||
| April 30, 2001 | Signed Tanja Kostić | ||
| May 11, 2001 | Waived Tanja Kostić | ||
| May 26, 2001 | Waived Naomi Mulitauaopele and Stacy Frese | ||
| June 21, 2001 | Signed Keitha Dickerson | ||
| July 6, 2001 | Fred Williams resigned as Head Coach | ||
| Hired Candi Harvey as Head Coach | |||
| July 11, 2001 | Waived Keitha Dickerson |
Roster
Schedule
Regular season
|- | 1 | May 30 | @ Phoenix | W 81–62 | Adrienne Goodson (16) | Natalie Williams (13) | Jennifer Azzi (5) | America West Arena
| 1–0 |
|---|
| 2 |
| June 2 |
| Portland |
| L 71–76 |
| Dydek |
| Ferdinand |
| Williams (13) |
| Natalie Williams (10) |
| Jennifer Azzi (7) |
| Delta Center |
| 1–1 |
| - |
| 3 |
| June 5 |
| Houston |
| L 68–72 |
| Natalie Williams (14) |
| Margo Dydek (11) |
| Azzi |
| Consuegra (4) |
| Delta Center |
| 1–2 |
| - |
| 4 |
| June 7 |
| Orlando |
| W 82–79 |
| Korie Hlede (20) |
| Dydek |
| Williams (11) |
| Jennifer Azzi (5) |
| Delta Center |
| 2–2 |
| - |
| 5 |
| June 9 |
| Seattle |
| L 65–73 |
| Marie Ferdinand (17) |
| Marie Ferdinand (7) |
| Jennifer Azzi (5) |
| Delta Center |
| 2–3 |
| - |
| 6 |
| June 14 |
| @ Charlotte |
| W 73–59 |
| Natalie Williams (25) |
| Natalie Williams (12) |
| Jennifer Azzi (6) |
| Charlotte Coliseum |
| 3–3 |
| - |
| 7 |
| June 21 |
| Sacramento |
| L 75–87 |
| Korie Hlede (17) |
| Natalie Williams (14) |
| Jennifer Azzi (6) |
| Delta Center |
| 3–4 |
| - |
| 8 |
| June 23 |
| Minnesota |
| W 87–80 |
| Kate Starbird (21) |
| Natalie Williams (14) |
| Jennifer Azzi (7) |
| Delta Center |
| 4–4 |
| - |
| 9 |
| June 25 |
| Seattle |
| L 47–65 |
| Natalie Williams (14) |
| Natalie Williams (13) |
| Jennifer Azzi (3) |
| Delta Center |
| 4–5 |
| - |
| 10 |
| June 27 |
| @ Miami |
| W 68–63 (OT) |
| Margo Dydek (24) |
| Margo Dydek (11) |
| Jennifer Azzi (7) |
| American Airlines Arena |
| 5–5 |
| - |
| 11 |
| June 29 |
| @ Washington |
| L 64–74 |
| Natalie Williams (20) |
| Natalie Williams (10) |
| Jennifer Azzi (7) |
| MCI Center |
| 5–6 |
| - |
| 12 |
| July 2 |
| Miami |
| L 59–69 |
| Natalie Williams (22) |
| Natalie Williams (14) |
| Jennifer Azzi (5) |
| Delta Center |
| 5–7 |
| - |
| 13 |
| July 3 |
| @ Los Angeles |
| L 71–84 |
| Jennifer Azzi (19) |
| Natalie Williams (10) |
| Azzi |
| Ferdinand (5) |
| Staples Center |
| 5–8 |
| - |
| 14 |
| July 6 |
| Cleveland |
| W 73–69 |
| Natalie Williams (16) |
| Dydek |
| Williams (10) |
| Azzi |
| Goodson (4) |
| Delta Center |
| 6–8 |
| - |
| 15 |
| July 8 |
| @ Portland |
| W 65–63 |
| Dydek |
| Williams (14) |
| Natalie Williams (13) |
| Adrienne Goodson (6) |
| Rose Garden |
| 7–8 |
| - |
| 16 |
| July 10 |
| Los Angeles |
| L 67–79 |
| Margo Dydek (21) |
| Natalie Williams (9) |
| Jennifer Azzi (5) |
| Delta Center |
| 7–9 |
| - |
| 17 |
| July 12 |
| @ Sacramento |
| L 67–69 |
| Dydek |
| Goodson (20) |
| Margo Dydek (10) |
| Jennifer Azzi (10) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 7–10 |
| - |
| 18 |
| July 14 |
| Sacramento |
| W 69–57 |
| Jennifer Azzi (17) |
| Margo Dydek (14) |
| Jennifer Azzi (8) |
| Delta Center |
| 8–10 |
| - |
| 19 |
| July 18 |
| @ Indiana |
| W 61–57 |
| Adrienne Goodson (21) |
| Adrienne Goodson (9) |
| Jennifer Azzi (6) |
| Conseco Fieldhouse |
| 9–10 |
| - |
| 20 |
| July 21 |
| @ Phoenix |
| L 50–59 |
| Marie Ferdinand (19) |
| Margo Dydek (12) |
| Adrienne Goodson (4) |
| America West Arena |
| 9–11 |
| - |
| 21 |
| July 24 |
| @ Houston |
| W 76–67 |
| Marie Ferdinand (16) |
| Adrienne Goodson (8) |
| Jennifer Azzi (7) |
| Compaq Center |
| 10–11 |
| - |
| 22 |
| July 26 |
| New York |
| W 71–63 |
| Natalie Williams (17) |
| Adrienne Goodson (8) |
| Dydek |
| Hlede (3) |
| Delta Center |
| 11–11 |
| - |
| 23 |
| July 28 |
| Minnesota |
| W 68–60 (OT) |
| Marie Ferdinand (17) |
| Margo Dydek (10) |
| Dydek |
| Hlede (3) |
| Delta Center |
| 12–11 |
| - |
| 24 |
| July 30 |
| @ Portland |
| W 79–73 |
| Adrienne Goodson (20) |
| Natalie Williams (8) |
| Marie Ferdinand (5) |
| Rose Garden |
| 13–11 |
| - |
| 25 |
| August 1 |
| @ Houston |
| W 71–63 |
| Natalie Williams (18) |
| Margo Dydek (9) |
| Jennifer Azzi (6) |
| Compaq Center |
| 14–11 |
| - |
| 26 |
| August 3 |
| @ Seattle |
| W 64–61 |
| Ferdinand |
| Goodson (15) |
| Adrienne Goodson (11) |
| Natalie Williams (4) |
| KeyArena |
| 15–11 |
| - |
| 27 |
| August 4 |
| Indiana |
| W 65–54 |
| Margo Dydek (16) |
| Natalie Williams (10) |
| Jennifer Azzi (10) |
| Delta Center |
| 16–11 |
| - |
| 28 |
| August 7 |
| @ Detroit |
| W 76–69 |
| Natalie Williams (26) |
| Natalie Williams (14) |
| Jennifer Azzi (8) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 17–11 |
| - |
| 29 |
| August 8 |
| @ New York |
| L 63–82 |
| Marie Ferdinand (17) |
| Natalie Williams (14) |
| Marie Ferdinand (2) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 17–12 |
| - |
| 30 |
| August 10 |
| Phoenix |
| W 69–57 |
| Adrienne Goodson (15) |
| Natalie Williams (12) |
| Azzi |
| Goodson (6) |
| Delta Center |
| 18–12 |
| - |
| 31 |
| August 12 |
| @ Minnesota |
| L 62–69 |
| Natalie Williams (18) |
| Margo Dydek (10) |
| Marie Ferdinand (3) |
| Target Center |
| 18–13 |
| - |
| 32 |
| August 13 |
| Los Angeles |
| W 80–78 (OT) |
| Adrienne Goodson (21) |
| Adrienne Goodson (11) |
| Azzi |
| Ferdinand (7) |
| Delta Center |
| 19–13 |
Playoffs
|- | 1 | August 17 | Sacramento | L 65–89 | Natalie Williams (17) | Natalie Williams (12) | Marie Ferdinand (4) | Delta Center
| 0–1 |
|---|
| 2 |
| August 19 |
| @ Sacramento |
| L 66–71 |
| Adrienne Goodson (18) |
| Adrienne Goodson (10) |
| Jennifer Azzi (9) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 0–2 |
Season standings
Statistics
Regular season
| Utah Starzz}}" width="6%" | Player | Utah Starzz}}" width="6%" | GP | Utah Starzz}}" width="6%" | GS | Utah Starzz}}" width="6%" | MPG | Utah Starzz}}" width="6%" | FG% | Utah Starzz}}" width="6%" | 3P% | Utah Starzz}}" width="6%" | FT% | Utah Starzz}}" width="6%" | RPG | Utah Starzz}}" width="5%" | APG | Utah Starzz}}" width="6%" | SPG | Utah Starzz}}" width="6%" | BPG | Utah Starzz}}" width="6%" | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Azzi | 32 | 32 | 37.7 | .408 | .514 | .917 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 8.6 | ||||||||||||
| Natalie Williams | 31 | 31 | 34.3 | .490 | .000 | .729 | 9.9 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 14.2 | ||||||||||||
| Adrienne Goodson | 28 | 25 | 30.5 | .433 | .161 | .697 | 5.4 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 12.3 | ||||||||||||
| Margo Dydek | 32 | 32 | 30.3 | .440 | .400 | .798 | 7.6 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 10.9 | ||||||||||||
| Marie Ferdinand | 32 | 22 | 27.0 | .493 | .262 | .611 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 11.4 | ||||||||||||
| Korie Hlede | 27 | 10 | 16.9 | .390 | .348 | .868 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 5.6 | ||||||||||||
| Amy Herrig | 32 | 1 | 14.0 | .462 | N/A | .761 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 3.8 | ||||||||||||
| Kate Starbird | 23 | 7 | 13.5 | .373 | .217 | .815 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 4.7 | ||||||||||||
| LaTonya Johnson | 26 | 0 | 8.8 | .262 | .167 | .786 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.9 | ||||||||||||
| Cara Consuegra | 15 | 0 | 3.3 | .000 | .000 | .500 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||
| Michaela Pavlíčková | 10 | 0 | 2.1 | .000 | N/A | .500 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||
| Keitha Dickerson | 4 | 0 | 1.5 | N/A | N/A | .000 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
References
References
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