Utah Starzz facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Utah Starzz
Conference	Western
Leagues	WNBA
Founded	1997
History	Utah Starzz (1997–2002) San Antonio Silver Stars (2003–2013) San Antonio Stars (2014–2017) Las Vegas Aces (2018–present)
Arena	Delta Center
Location	Salt Lake City, Utah
Team colors	Green, Purple, Light Blue, Copper, Black, White
General manager	Jay Francis
Head coach	Candi Harvey
Ownership	Larry H. Miller
Uniforms
Home Away

The Utah Starzz were a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Salt Lake City. They began play in the 1997 WNBA season as one of the league's eight original teams.

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.

The Starzz were the sister team to the NBA's Utah Jazz.

The Starzz relocated, in 2003, to San Antonio where the team became the San Antonio Silver Stars.

Uniforms

• 1997–2002: For home games, white with blue on the sides and shoulders and white Starzz logo text on the chest. For away games, blue with purple on the sides and white Starzz logo text on the chest. The Starzz logo is on the shorts.

Season-by-season records

Players

Final roster

Utah Starzz roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From 1.5 G 43 SPA Aguilar, Elisa 68 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 156 lb (71 kg) George Washington 1.5 G 8 USA Azzi, Jennifer 68 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 144 lb (65 kg) Stanford 1.5 G 20 USA Caufield, LaNeishea 69 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Oklahoma 3.5 F 34 USA Crockrom, Danielle 73 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 158 lb (72 kg) Baylor 5.0 C 12 Poland Dydek, Margo 86 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Poland 1.5 G 3 USA Ferdinand, Marie 69 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 153 lb (69 kg) LSU 4.5 F/C 50 USA Gardner, Andrea 75 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Howard* 1.5 G 15 USA Goodson, Adrienne 72 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Old Dominion 5.0 C 54 USA Herrig, Amy 76 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Iowa 3.5 F 23 USA Johnson, LaTonya 73 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 149 lb (68 kg) Memphis 1.5 G 21 USA Randall, Semeka 68 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Tennessee 3.5 F 24 USA Williams, Natalie 74 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UCLA	Head coach Candi Harvey (Ouachita Baptist) Assistant coaches Tammi Reiss (Eastern Michigan) Bobbi Morse (Virginia) Legend (C) Team captain (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended Injured

Notable players

• Margo Dydek
• Marie Ferdinand-Harris
• Kristen Rasmussen
• Olympia Scott
• Natalie Williams
• Fran Harris
• Erin Alexander
• Adrienne Goodson

FIBA Hall of Fame

Coaches

Head coaches

• Denise Taylor (1997–1998)
• Frank Layden (1998–1999)
• Fred Williams (1999–2001)
• Candi Harvey (2001–2002)

General managers

• Tim Howells (1997–1999)