2001 Utah Starzz season
| 2001 Utah Starzz season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Fred Williams Candi Harvey (interim) |
| Arena | Delta Center |
| Attendance | 6,907 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 19–13 (.594) |
| Place | 3rd (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Lost First Round (2-0) to Sacramento Monarchs |
| Media | |
| Television | KJZZ (IND 14) |
The
WNBA Playoffs for the first time in franchise history, where they lost in the first round to the Sacramento Monarchs
.
Offseason
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/School/Team |
| 1 | 8 | Marie Ferdinand (G) |
 United States |
LSU
|
| 2 | 24 | Michaela Pavlickova (F/C) |  Czech Republic |
Denver |
| 3 | 40 | Shea Ralph (G/F) | United States |
Connecticut
|
| 4 | 56 | Cara Consuegra (G) | United States |
Iowa |
Regular season
Season standings
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Sparks x | 28 | 4 | .875 | 19–2 | – |
| Sacramento Monarchs x | 20 | 12 | .625 | 13–8 | 8.0 |
| Utah Starzz x | 19 | 13 | .594 | 11–10 | 9.0 |
| Houston Comets x | 19 | 13 | .594 | 13–8 | 9.0 |
| Phoenix Mercury o | 13 | 19 | .406 | 8–13 | 15.0 |
| Minnesota Lynx o | 12 | 20 | .375 | 9–12 | 16.0 |
| Portland Fire o | 11 | 21 | .344 | 5–16 | 17.0 |
| Seattle Storm o | 10 | 22 | .313 | 6–15 | 18.0 |
Season schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| May 30 | @ Phoenix | 81-62 | Win | 1-0 |
| June 2 | Portland | 71-76 | Loss | 1-1 |
| June 5 | Houston | 68-72 | Loss | 1-2 |
| June 7 | Orlando | 82-79 | Win | 2-2 |
| June 9 | Seattle | 65-73 | Loss | 2-3 |
| June 14 | @ Charlotte | 73-59 | Win | 3-3 |
| June 21 | Sacramento | 75-87 | Loss | 3-4 |
| June 23 | Minnesota | 87-80 | Win | 4-4 |
| June 25 | Seattle | 47-65 | Loss | 4-5 |
| June 27 | @ Miami | 68-63 | Win | 5-5 |
| June 29 | @ Washington | 64-74 | Loss | 5-6 |
| July 2 | Miami | 59-69 | Loss | 5-7 |
| July 3 | @ Los Angeles | 71-84 | Loss | 5-8 |
| July 6 | Cleveland | 73-69 | Win | 6-8 |
| July 8 | @ Portland | 65-63 | Win | 7-8 |
| July 10 | Los Angeles | 67-79 | Loss | 7-9 |
| July 12 | @ Sacramento | 67-69 | Loss | 7-10 |
| July 14 | Sacramento | 69-57 | Win | 8-10 |
| July 18 | @ Indiana | 61-57 | Win | 9-10 |
| July 21 | @ Phoenix | 50-59 | Loss | 9-11 |
| July 24 | @ Houston | 76-67 | Win | 10-11 |
| July 26 | New York | 71-63 | Win | 11-11 |
| July 28 | Minnesota | 68-60 | Win | 12-11 |
| July 30 | @ Portland | 79-73 | Win | 13-11 |
| August 1 | @ Houston | 71-63 | Win | 14-11 |
| August 3 | @ Seattle | 64-61 | Win | 15-11 |
| August 4 | Indiana | 65-54 | Win | 16-11 |
| August 7 | @ Detroit | 76-69 | Win | 17-11 |
| August 8 | @ New York | 63-82 | Loss | 17-12 |
| August 10 | Phoenix | 69-57 | Win | 18-12 |
| August 12 | @ Minnesota | 62-69 | Loss | 18-13 |
| August 13 | Los Angeles | 80-78 | Win | 19-13 |
Playoffs
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| Western Conference Semifinals | |||||
| 1 | August 17 | Sacramento | 65-89 | Loss | 0-1 |
| 2 | August 19 | @ Sacramento | 66-71 | Loss | 0-2 |
Player stats
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| Natalie Williams | 31 | 308 | 55 | 41 | 10 | 439 |
| Marie Ferdinand | 32 | 86 | 79 | 40 | 4 | 366 |
| Margo Dydek | 32 | 243 | 64 | 25 | 113 | 349 |
| Adrienne Goodson | 28 | 152 | 58 | 27 | 0 | 343 |
| Jennifer Azzi | 32 | 98 | 171 | 22 | 10 | 276 |
| Korie Hlede | 27 | 40 | 43 | 25 | 1 | 151 |
| Amy Herrig | 32 | 81 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 121 |
| Kate Starbird | 23 | 30 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 109 |
| LaTonya Johnson | 26 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 50 |
| Cara Consuegra | 15 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Michaela Pavlickova | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |