1997 Utah Starzz Statistics
Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
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
1997 Utah Starzz RosterTeam 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 Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendy Palmer | F | 28 | 28 | 936 | 420 | 157 | 48 | 12 | 173 | 117 | 76 | 149 | 225 | 48 | 47 | 6 | 71 | 86 | 443 |
| Elena Baranova | F | 28 | 27 | 913 | 331 | 129 | 106 | 40 | 62 | 43 | 56 | 151 | 207 | 62 | 43 | 63 | 82 | 82 | 341 |
| Kim Williams | G | 28 | 10 | 608 | 229 | 88 | 34 | 9 | 53 | 41 | 34 | 47 | 81 | 60 | 38 | 7 | 57 | 83 | 226 |
| Tammi Reiss | G | 28 | 26 | 831 | 231 | 72 | 101 | 30 | 55 | 42 | 29 | 48 | 77 | 87 | 23 | 2 | 61 | 57 | 216 |
| Dena Head | G | 27 | 4 | 471 | 136 | 53 | 32 | 10 | 45 | 38 | 22 | 41 | 63 | 46 | 14 | 8 | 61 | 45 | 154 |
| Lady Hardmon Grooms | G-F | 28 | 24 | 691 | 167 | 58 | 10 | 1 | 55 | 36 | 33 | 51 | 84 | 67 | 23 | 2 | 79 | 39 | 153 |
| Jessie Hicks | F-C | 26 | 0 | 263 | 80 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 57 | 83 |
| Deborah Carter | G-F | 19 | 7 | 286 | 82 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 53 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 34 | 76 |
| Karen Booker | C | 26 | 4 | 321 | 60 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 21 | 34 | 46 | 80 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 49 | 62 | 61 |
| Greta Koss | F | 13 | 10 | 268 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 44 |
| Raegan Scott | F | 8 | 0 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| Megan Compain | G | 4 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 263 | 140 | 5650 | 1781 | 666 | 349 | 106 | 528 | 371 | 339 | 612 | 951 | 425 | 252 | 123 | 510 | 567 | 1809 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendy Palmer | F | 28 | 28 | 33.4 | 37.4 | 25.0 | 67.6 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 8.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 15.8 |
| Elena Baranova | F | 28 | 27 | 32.6 | 39.0 | 37.7 | 69.4 | 2.0 | 5.4 | 7.4 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 12.2 |
| Kim Williams | G | 28 | 10 | 21.7 | 38.4 | 26.5 | 77.4 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 8.1 |
| Tammi Reiss | G | 28 | 26 | 29.7 | 31.2 | 29.7 | 76.4 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 7.7 |
| Dena Head | G | 27 | 4 | 17.4 | 39.0 | 31.3 | 84.4 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 5.7 |
| Lady Hardmon Grooms | G-F | 28 | 24 | 24.7 | 34.7 | 10.0 | 65.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 5.5 |
| Jessie Hicks | F-C | 26 | 0 | 10.1 | 46.3 | 0.0 | 56.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 3.2 |
| Deborah Carter | G-F | 19 | 7 | 15.1 | 39.0 | 22.2 | 71.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 4.0 |
| Karen Booker | C | 26 | 4 | 12.3 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 56.8 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| Greta Koss | F | 13 | 10 | 20.6 | 51.7 | 66.7 | 75.0 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 3.4 |
| Raegan Scott | F | 8 | 0 | 5.4 | 38.5 | 100.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.5 | |
| Megan Compain | G | 4 | 0 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Averages | 263 | 140 | 21.5 | 37.4 | 30.4 | 70.3 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 6.9 |
