1999 Utah Starzz season

WNBA team season

1999 Utah Starzz season
Coach	Frank Layden (resigned), Fred Williams
Arena	Delta Center
Attendance	7,544 per game
Results
Record	15–17 (.469)
Place	6th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
← 1998 season 2000 season →

The 1999 WNBA season was the 3rd for the Utah Starzz. The Starzz finished last in the West, despite improving to a 15-17 mark. The team started with coach Frank Layden, who resigned after a 2-2 record so he could retire.

Offseason

WNBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	3	Natalie Williams (C)	United States	UCLA (from Portland Power, ABL)
2	15	Debbie Black (G)	United States	St. Joseph's (from Colorado Xplosion, ABL)
3	27	Adrienne Goodson (F)	United States	Old Dominion (from Chicago Condors, ABL)
4	39	Dalma Ivanyi (G)	Hungary	Florida International

Regular season

Season standings

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	Conf.	GB
Houston Comets ^x	26	6	.813	16–4	–
Los Angeles Sparks ^x	20	12	.625	12–8	6.0
Sacramento Monarchs ^x	19	13	.594	9–11	7.0
Phoenix Mercury ^o	15	17	.469	7–13	11.0
Minnesota Lynx ^o	15	17	.469	8–12	11.0
Utah Starzz ^o	15	17	.469	8–12	11.0

Season schedule

Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
June 12	Orlando	71-65	Win	1-0
June 14	@ Minnesota	54-78	Loss	1-1
June 17	@ Houston	73-93	Loss	1-2
June 19	Sacramento	85-75	Win	2-2
June 24	@ Sacramento	69-107	Loss	2-3
June 26	Minnesota	62-72	Loss	2-4
June 28	@ Los Angeles	70-102	Loss	2-5
June 30	Houston	68-78	Loss	2-6
July 2	Cleveland	83-68	Win	3-6
July 6	Detroit	104-94	Win	4-6
July 8	@ Washington	81-65	Win	5-6
July 10	@ Orlando	56-62	Loss	5-7
July 12	Phoenix	66-80	Loss	5-8
July 16	Houston	84-88	Loss	5-9
July 18	@ New York	82-88	Loss	5-10
July 19	@ Charlotte	66-73	Loss	5-11
July 21	@ Detroit	77-86	Loss	5-12
July 24	@ Cleveland	76-70	Win	6-12
July 26	Washington	73-61	Win	7-12
July 27	@ Phoenix	73-86	Loss	7-13
July 30	@ Los Angeles	77-87	Loss	7-14
July 31	Sacramento	63-59	Win	8-14
August 3	New York	59-61	Loss	8-15
August 5	Los Angeles	81-75	Win	9-15
August 7	Minnesota	80-70	Win	10-15
August 9	Charlotte	67-65	Win	11-15
August 11	@ Minnesota	73-83	Loss	11-16
August 13	Phoenix	67-64	Win	12-16
August 14	@ Sacramento	97-89	Win	13-16
August 16	@ Houston	71-80	Loss	13-17
August 20	@ Phoenix	70-62	Win	14-17
August 21	Los Angeles	89-81	Win	15-17

Player stats

Player	GP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS
Natalie Williams	28	257	25	38	22	504
Adrienne Goodson	32	138	87	27	8	476
Margo Dydek	32	204	59	13	77	403
LaTonya Johnson	31	54	50	21	8	203
Elena Baranova	29	98	45	20	23	173
Wendy Palmer	20	83	30	3	8	167
Debbie Black	32	111	161	77	6	163
Korie Hlede	11	30	28	8	1	131
Krystyna Lara	25	13	23	10	2	62
Cindy Brown	9	33	10	9	2	34
Chantel Tremitiere	20	19	22	6	0	21
Dalma Ivanyi	14	5	7	4	0	11
Olympia Scott	4	8	2	1	0	9
Michelle Campbell	8	6	2	0	0	8
Tricia Bader Binford	7	2	1	3	1	2

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References

^ "1999 Utah Starzz Stats".

External links

Starzz on Basketball Reference

Las Vegas Aces

Formerly the Utah Starzz, the San Antonio Silver Stars, and the San Antonio Stars
Founded in 1997
Based in Las Vegas, Nevada

Franchise

Arenas

Head coaches

Administration

Owners: Larry H. Miller; Peter Holt; MGM Resorts International; Mark Davis; Tom Brady

General Managers: Tim Howells; Jay Francis; Dan Hughes; Ruth Riley; Bill Laimbeer; Dan Padover; Natalie Williams

Presidents: Nikki Fargas

All-Stars

Seasons

Playoff appearances

Conference Championships

WNBA Championships

2022
2023

Rivals

Media

TV:	KVVU
Radio:	KWWN
Announcers	Television Anne Marie Anderson Carolyn Peck Radio TC Martin

v t e 1999 WNBA season by team
Draft All-Star Game Championship Playoffs
Eastern	Charlotte Sting Cleveland Rockers Detroit Shock New York Liberty Orlando Miracle Washington Mystics
Western	Houston Comets Los Angeles Sparks Minnesota Lynx Phoenix Mercury Sacramento Monarchs Utah Starzz
← 1998 WNBA season 2000 →