1997 Utah Starzz Roster
Team Record: 7-21
Finishing 4th in the WNBA's Western Conference
Coach: Denise Taylor (7-21)
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Attendance: 106,555, Avg. 7,611 in 14 home dates
The Utah Starzz of the Women's National Basketball Association ended the 1997 season with a record of 7 wins and 21 losses, finishing fourth in the WNBA's Western Conference.
Utah poured in 1,809 points, worst in the circuit and surrendered 2,103. Wendy Palmer netted a team-leading 443 points for the Starzz, while Elena Baranova scored 10 or more per game also. Wendy Palmer contributed 225 rebounds. Tammi Reiss dished out 87 assists for the squad.
On defense, Wendy Palmer added 47 steals, and Elena Baranova swatted 63 opponent shot attempts.
Denise Taylor coached the team.
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Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
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Elena Baranova | F | January 28, 1972 | 6'5" | 182 | Academy of Sport Moscow | Bishkek, KYG URS |
Karen Booker | C | April 10, 1965 | 6'1" | 170 | Vanderbilt | Franklin, TN USA |
Deborah Carter | G-F | January 3, 1972 | 6'0" | 185 | Georgia | |
Megan Compain | G | September 18, 1975 | 5'9" | 143 | St. Joseph's | Wanganui, NZL |
Lady Hardmon Grooms | G-F | September 12, 1970 | 5'10" | 160 | Georgia | Raleigh, NC USA |
Dena Head | G | August 16, 1970 | 5'10" | 160 | Tennessee | |
Jessie Hicks | F-C | December 2, 1971 | 6'4" | 188 | Maryland | |
Greta Koss | F | June 12, 1974 | 6'1" | 145 | Montana | |
Wendy Palmer | F | August 12, 1974 | 6'2" | 165 | Virginia | Timberlake, NC USA |
Tammi Reiss | G | April 2, 1970 | 5'6" | 129 | Virginia | |
Raegan Scott | F | August 12, 1975 | 6'3" | 169 | Colorado | |
Kim Williams | G | October 14, 1974 | 5'6" | 136 | DePaul |