The

1997 WNBA season The 1997 WNBA Season was the Women's National Basketball Association's first in existence. It started off with 8 franchises: Charlotte Sting, Cleveland Rockers, Houston Comets, Los Angeles Sparks, New York Liberty, Phoenix Mercury, Sacramento ...

was the inaugural season for the Utah Starzz. The Starzz were partially named after the old ABA team, the Utah Stars, but with the zz at the end like the Utah Jazz. The franchise held the distinction of having the worst record in the WNBA in 1997.

Offseason

Initial Player Allocation

WNBA draft

Regular season

Season standings

Season schedule

Player stats

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Awards and honors

*Elena Baranova: Led WNBA, Blocks, 63 *Elena Baranova: Led WNBA, Blocks per game, 2.2 *Elena Baranova, Ranked second in the WNBA (tied), Defensive Rebounds, 151 *Wanda Guyton: Ranked second in WNBA (tied), Offensive Rebounds, 76 *Wendy Palmer: Led WNBA, Field Goal Attempts, 420 *Wendy Palmer: Ranked second in the WNBA, Free Throws, 117

References

External links

Starzz on Basketball Reference
{{San Antonio Silver Stars navbox Utah Starzz seasons

Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...

Utah Starzz Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to its we ...