Utah Starzz
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| founding | 1996 | |
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Utah Starzz 1997 - 2002 San Antonio Silver Stars 2003 - 2013 San Antonio Stars since 2014 |
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| Stadion | Delta Center | |
| Location | Salt Lake City , Utah | |
| Club colors | green, purple, white, black, copper red, light blue | |
| league | WNBA | |
| Conference | Western Conference | |
| Championships | no | |
| Conference title | no | |
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The Utah Starzz were an American basketball franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association based in Salt Lake City , Utah . The team took part in the game operations from 1997 to 2002 before relocating to San Antonio.
history
The team was founded in 1996 and started playing at the beginning of the 1997 season . The Starrz started poorly, but were able to increase the number of wins in each season and reach the playoffs at least twice. After the 2002 season , the WNBA gave its ownership rights to all WNBA franchises, while the league initially offered the rights to the franchises to all local NBA teams. After the owners of Utah Jazz were unwilling to take over the Utah Starzz, the franchise was bought on December 5, 2002 by Spurs Sports & Entertainment . Shortly after the acquisition, the team was relocated to San Antonio , Texas , with the name changed from Starzz to Silver Stars . The team name is now Stars .
The Starzz played their home games in the Delta Center . The team colors were green, purple, white, black, copper red and light blue. During its existence, the team qualified twice for the playoffs. The win of a WNBA championship was missing.
Further story at: San Antonio Silver Stars / Stars
Achievements and honors
Sporting successes
The Starzz could only reach the playoffs twice in the six seasons of existence and only win one playoff series. The WNBA finals were never reached.
Individual awards
Like the team success, the individual awards were limited. A Starzz player was only successful in a category that is no longer awarded today.
| season | category | Player |
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| 2000 | WNBA Peak Performer Free Throw Rate | Jennifer Azzi |
Season after season
Abbreviations: Sp. = Games, S = victories, N = defeats
| season | Sp. | S. | N | Wins in% | space | Playoffs |
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| 1997 | 28 | 7th | 21st | 25.0 | 4th, Western Conference | not qualified |
| 1998 | 30th | 8th | 22nd | 26.7 | 5th, Western Conference | not qualified |
| 1999 | 32 | 15th | 17th | 46.9 | 6th, Western Conference | not qualified |
| 2000 | 32 | 18th | 14th | 56.3 | 5th, Western Conference | not qualified |
| 2001 | 32 | 19th | 13 | 59.4 | 4th, Western Conference | Conference semifinals lost, 2-0 ( Sacramento Monarchs ) |
| 2002 | 32 | 20th | 12 | 62.5 | 3rd, Western Conference | Victory in the Conference Semifinals, 2-1 ( Houston Comets ), Loss in the Conference Finals, 0-2 ( Los Angeles Sparks ) |
| total | 186 | 87 | 99 | 46.8 | 2 playoff appearances in 6 seasons 3 series: 1 win, 2 losses 7 games: 2 wins, 5 losses (28.6%) |
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Players
First-round voting rights in the WNBA Draft
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In the six years that the franchise was located in Salt Lake City, the club had seven draft rights in the first round of the WNBA draft . The franchise mostly had a draft pick in the first round. In the 2002 season even two players could be selected.
The team from Utah was able to select the first player in the draft with Margo Dydek before the 1998 season . Despite this and other early draft picks, no Starzz player was able to win the award as the best newcomer of the year .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b WNBA History Timeline. WNBA, May 3, 2012, accessed April 6, 2018 .
- ^ Patrick Daugherty: WNBA as Advertising Agency. San Diego Reader, accessed June 29, 2012 .
- ^ Utah Starzz moving to San Antonio. United Press International, December 6, 2002, accessed June 29, 2012 .
- ↑ 2011 Media Guide. (PDF; 11.3 MB) San Antonio Silver Stars, p. 61 , accessed on June 29, 2012 (English).
- ↑ 2011 Media Guide. (PDF; 11.3 MB) San Antonio Silver Stars, p. 52 f , accessed on June 29, 2012 (English).
- ^ All-Time WNBA Draft Picks. WNBA, accessed November 30, 2016 .