2000 Utah Starzz season
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| Head Coach | Fred Williams | ||||||||||||||
| Arena | Delta Center | ||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 6,417 per game | ||||||||||||||
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The 2000 WNBA season was the 4th season for the Utah Starzz. The team finally finished the season with a winning record, but fell short for the WNBA Playoffs, falling two games back to the Phoenix Mercury.
Offseason
Debbie Black was selected by the Miami Sol, while Chantel Tremitiere was picked by the Indiana Fever in the 2000 WNBA Expansion Draft.
WNBA Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/School/Team |
| 1 | 12 | Naomi Mulitauaopele (C) |  United States | Stanford |
| 3 | 35 | Stacy Frese (G) | United States | Iowa State |
| 4 | 51 | Kristen Rasmussen (F) | United States | Michigan State |
Regular season
Season standings
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Sparks x | 28 | 4 | .875 | 17–4 | – |
| Houston Comets x | 27 | 5 | .844 | 17–4 | 1.0 |
| Sacramento Monarchs x | 21 | 11 | .656 | 13–8 | 7.0 |
| Phoenix Mercury x | 20 | 12 | .625 | 11–10 | 8.0 |
| Utah Starzz o | 18 | 14 | .563 | 13–8 | 10.0 |
| Minnesota Lynx o | 15 | 17 | .469 | 5–16 | 13.0 |
| Portland Fire o | 10 | 22 | .313 | 4–17 | 18.0 |
| Seattle Storm o | 6 | 26 | .188 | 4–17 | 22.0 |
Season schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| May 31 | @ Los Angeles | 62-69 | Loss | 0-1 |
| June 1 | Minnesota | 83-74 | Win | 1-1 |
| June 3 | @ New York | 76-87 | Loss | 1-2 |
| June 6 | Phoenix | 76-61 | Win | 2-2 |
| June 8 | @ Portland | 81-72 | Win | 3-2 |
| June 10 | Houston | 71-73 | Loss | 3-3 |
| June 12 | @ Houston | 85-107 | Loss | 3-4 |
| June 13 | Orlando | 80-88 | Loss | 3-5 |
| June 15 | Charlotte | 96-68 | Win | 4-5 |
| June 17 | Washington | 70-67 | Win | 5-5 |
| June 18 | @ Seattle | 56-53 | Win | 6-5 |
| June 20 | Seattle | 66-63 | Win | 7-5 |
| June 22 | @ Minnesota | 64-86 | Loss | 7-6 |
| June 23 | Houston | 66-83 | Loss | 7-7 |
| June 26 | Sacramento | 89-80 | Win | 8-7 |
| June 30 | @ Sacramento | 62-85 | Loss | 8-8 |
| July 1 | @ Seattle | 81-60 | Win | 9-8 |
| July 7 | Detroit | 69-73 | Loss | 9-9 |
| July 9 | @ Los Angeles | 72-92 | Loss | 9-10 |
| July 12 | Portland | 76-67 | Win | 10-10 |
| July 14 | Phoenix | 87-84 | Win | 11-10 |
| July 15 | @ Sacramento | 75-69 | Win | 12-10 |
| July 19 | @ Phoenix | 76-86 | Loss | 12-11 |
| July 21 | @ Miami | 65-76 | Loss | 12-12 |
| July 23 | @ Orlando | 69-66 | Win | 13-12 |
| July 26 | Cleveland | 84-77 | Win | 14-12 |
| July 29 | Indiana | 79-71 | Win | 15-12 |
| August 2 | @ Minnesota | 72-62 | Win | 16-12 |
| August 3 | @ Cleveland | 71-74 | Loss | 16-13 |
| August 5 | @ Charlotte | 82-84 | Loss | 16-14 |
| August 7 | Portland | 83-73 | Win | 17-14 |
| August 9 | Los Angeles | 89-77 | Win | 18-14 |
Player stats
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| Natalie Williams | 29 | 336 | 51 | 35 | 18 | 543 |
| Adrienne Goodson | 29 | 164 | 69 | 41 | 7 | 498 |
| Korie Hlede | 31 | 93 | 92 | 38 | 4 | 312 |
| Margo Dydek | 32 | 175 | 51 | 18 | 96 | 294 |
| LaTonya Johnson | 29 | 52 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 144 |
| Jennifer Azzi | 15 | 41 | 92 | 12 | 5 | 144 |
| Kate Starbird | 29 | 33 | 30 | 13 | 11 | 117 |
| Naomi Mulitauaopele | 22 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 99 |
| Dalma Ivanyi | 27 | 54 | 63 | 25 | 3 | 93 |
| Amy Herrig | 25 | 59 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 91 |
| Stacy Frese | 21 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 62 |
| Katryna Gaither | 9 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| Kym Hope | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kristen Rasmussen | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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