2002 Utah Starzz season
2002 Utah Starzz season | |
---|---|
Coach | Candi Harvey |
Arena | Delta Center |
Attendance | 7,420 per game |
Results | |
Record | 20–12 (.625) |
Place | 3rd (Western) |
Playoff finish | Lost Conference Finals (2-0) to Los Angeles Sparks |
The 2002 WNBA season was the 6th season and their last in Utah. They won their first playoff series with a 1st round victory over the Houston Comets, but lost in a sweep to the Los Angeles Sparks in the West Finals. After the season, the team relocated to San Antonio, Texas to become the San Antonio Silver Stars.
Offseason
[edit]WNBA draft
[edit]Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/School/Team |
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1 | 11 | Danielle Crockrom (F) | ![]() | Baylor |
1 | 14 | LaNeishea Caufield (G) | ![]() | Oklahoma |
2 | 27 | Andrea Gardner (F/C) | ![]() | Howard |
3 | 43 | Edmarie Lumbsley (C) | ![]() | Mobile |
4 | 59 | Jaclyn Winfield (G) | ![]() | Southern |
Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]Western Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Los Angeles Sparks x | 25 | 7 | .781 | 17–4 | – |
Houston Comets x | 24 | 8 | .750 | 16–5 | 1.0 |
Utah Starzz x | 20 | 12 | .625 | 12–9 | 5.0 |
Seattle Storm x | 17 | 15 | .531 | 10–11 | 8.0 |
Portland Fire o | 16 | 16 | .500 | 8–13 | 9.0 |
Sacramento Monarchs o | 14 | 18 | .438 | 8–13 | 11.0 |
Phoenix Mercury o | 11 | 21 | .344 | 7–14 | 14.0 |
Minnesota Lynx o | 10 | 22 | .313 | 6–15 | 15.0 |
Season schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
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May 25 | @ Minnesota | 79-75 (OT) | Win | 1-0 |
May 30 | Portland | 69-64 | Win | 2-0 |
June 1 | @ Phoenix | 66-71 | Loss | 2-1 |
June 4 | Washington | 89-97 | Loss | 2-2 |
June 8 | Charlotte | 69-64 | Win | 3-2 |
June 9 | @ Seattle | 71-68 | Win | 4-2 |
June 11 | New York | 68-71 | Loss | 4-3 |
June 15 | Seattle | 61-54 | Win | 5-3 |
June 18 | Indiana | 79-71 | Win | 6-3 |
June 22 | @ Sacramento | 77-61 | Win | 7-3 |
June 25 | Portland | 86-83 | Win | 8-3 |
June 28 | @ Houston | 57-73 | Loss | 8-4 |
June 30 | @ Cleveland | 79-62 | Win | 9-4 |
July 3 | Houston | 67-78 | Loss | 9-5 |
July 5 | Minnesota | 87-56 | Win | 10-5 |
July 7 | @ Los Angeles | 75-102 | Loss | 10-6 |
July 8 | Detroit | 94-76 | Win | 11-6 |
July 10 | @ Indiana | 82-69 | Win | 12-6 |
July 13 | Phoenix | 75-66 | Win | 13-6 |
July 17 | Houston | 75-67 | Win | 14-6 |
July 19 | @ Orlando | 73-84 | Loss | 14-7 |
July 20 | @ Washington | 83-73 | Win | 15-7 |
July 23 | @ Detroit | 86-75 | Win | 16-7 |
July 24 | @ Minnesota | 62-70 | Loss | 16-8 |
July 26 | Phoenix | 74-61 | Win | 17-8 |
July 31 | Miami | 81-76 (OT) | Win | 18-8 |
August 1 | @ Sacramento | 71-80 | Loss | 18-9 |
August 4 | @ Los Angeles | 86-90 | Loss | 18-10 |
August 6 | @ Portland | 82-69 | Win | 19-10 |
August 9 | Los Angeles | 77-85 | Loss | 19-11 |
August 11 | @ Seattle | 57-74 | Loss | 19-12 |
August 12 | Sacramento | 81-79 | Win | 20-12 |
August 16 1st Round, G1 | Houston | 66-59 | Win | 1-0 |
August 18 1st Round, G2 | @ Houston | 77-83 (OT) | Loss | 1-1 |
August 20 1st Round, G3 | @ Houston | 75-72 | Win | 2-1 |
August 22 West Finals, G1 | Los Angeles | 67-75 | Loss | 2-2 |
August 24 West Finals, G2 | @ Los Angeles | 77-103 | Loss | 2-3 |
Player stats
[edit]Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
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Adrienne Goodson | 32 | 181 | 67 | 45 | 6 | 503 |
Marie Ferdinand-Harris | 32 | 107 | 91 | 51 | 7 | 489 |
Margo Dydek | 30 | 262 | 71 | 25 | 107 | 394 |
Natalie Williams | 31 | 255 | 38 | 38 | 16 | 351 |
Jennifer Azzi | 32 | 69 | 158 | 27 | 14 | 306 |
LaTonya Johnson | 28 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 75 |
Amy Herrig | 28 | 57 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 68 |
Semeka Randall | 8 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 58 |
Andrea Gardner | 30 | 61 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 57 |
Elisa Aguilar | 28 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 43 |
Danielle Crockrom | 18 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 29 |
Kate Starbird | 15 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 26 |
LaNeishea Caufield | 8 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 19 |