Utah Starzz

This article is about the now defunct Utah basketball team. For the current incarnation of the team, see San Antonio Silver Stars. For the soccer team, see Utah Starzz (WPSL).
"Starzz" redirects here. It is not to be confused with Starz (disambiguation).
Utah Starzz
Conference Western
Founded 1997
Folded 2002
History Utah Starzz
(1997–2002)
San Antonio Silver Stars
(2003–2013)
San Antonio Stars
(2014–present)
Arena Delta Center
City Salt Lake City, Utah
Team colors Green, Purple, Light Blue, Copper, Black, White
                             
Owner(s) Larry H. Miller
General manager Jay Francis
Head coach Candi Harvey
Championships None
Conference titles None
Mascot The Fox
Official website {{{team}}}.wnba.com

The Utah Starzz were a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They began play in the 1997 WNBA season as one of the league's eight original teams. The Starzz relocated, in 2003, to San Antonio where the team became the San Antonio Silver Stars. The Starzz was the sister team to the NBA's Utah Jazz.

Franchise 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.

Uniforms

Season-by-season records

Players

Final roster

Utah Starzz roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From
G 43 United States Aguilar, Elisha 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 156 lb (71 kg) George Washington
G 8 United States Azzi, Jennifer 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 144 lb (65 kg) Stanford
G 20 United States Caufield, LaNeisha 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Oklahoma
F 34 United States Crockrom, Danielle 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 158 lb (72 kg) Baylor
C 12 Poland Dydek, Margo 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Poland
G 3 United States Ferdinand, Marie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 153 lb (69 kg) LSU
F/C 50 United States Gardner, Andrea 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Howard
G 15 United States Goodson, Adrienne 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Old Dominion
C 54 United States Herrig, Amy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Iowa
F 23 United States Johnson, LaTonya 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 149 lb (68 kg) Memphis
G 21 United States Randall, Semeka 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Tennessee
F 24 United States Williams, Natalie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UCLA
Head coach
  • United States Candi Harvey (Ouachita Baptist)
Assistant coaches
  • United States Tammi Reiss (Eastern Michigan)
  • United States Bobbi Morse (Virginia)



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Notable players

Coaches

Head coaches

All-time notes

Draft picks

All-stars

References

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