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.

Transactions

Minnesota Lynx expansion draft The following player was selected in the Minnesota Lynx expansion draft from the Utah Starzz: Player Nationality School/Team/Country Kim Williams DePaul

WNBA draft

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country 1 3 Natalie Williams Portland Power 2 15 Debbie Black Colorado Xplosion327Adrienne GoodsonChicago Condors439Dalma IványiFIU

Transactions DateTransaction April 6, 1999 Lost Kim Williams to the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA expansion draftApril 30, 1999Waived Jessie Hicks May 4, 1999 Drafted Natalie Williams, Debbie Black, Adrienne Goodson and Dalma Iványi in the 1999 WNBA draft May 6, 1999 Waived Erin AlexanderJune 9, 1999Waived Dena Head and Tammi ReissJune 21, 1999Waived Chantel TremitiereHead Coach Frank Layden retires from coachingHired Fred Williams as Head CoachJuly 6, 1999Signed Chantel Tremitiere and Tricia Bader BinfordJuly 12, 1999Waived Michelle CampbellJuly 30, 1999Traded Wendy Palmer and Olympia Scott to the Detroit Shock in exchange for Cindy Brown and Korie HledeDecember 15, 1999Traded Elena Baranova and a 2000 2nd Round Pick to the Miami Sol in exchange for Kate Starbird and a 2000 1st Round Pick

Roster

Schedule

Regular season

| 1 | June 12 | Orlando | W 71–65 | Wendy Palmer (22) | Natalie Williams (12) | Goodson Palmer (4) | Delta Center | 1–0 |- | 2 | June 14 | @ Minnesota | L 54–78 | Natalie Williams (18) | Natalie Williams (12) | Elena Baranova (3) | Target Center | 1–1 |- | 3 | June 17 | @ Houston | L 73–93 | Wendy Palmer (18) | Natalie Williams (16) | Debbie Black (3) | Compaq Center | 1–2 |- | 4 | June 19 | Sacramento | W 85–75 | Natalie Williams (26) | Natalie Williams (8) | Debbie Black (7) | Delta Center | 2–2 |- | 5 | June 24 | @ Sacramento | L 69–107 | Wendy Palmer (18) | Natalie Williams (10) | Debbie Black (4) | ARCO Arena | 2–3 |- | 6 | June 26 | Minnesota | L 62–72 | Margo Dydek (19) | Baranova Dydek (8) | Baranova Black (4) | Delta Center | 2–4 |- | 7 | June 28 | @ Los Angeles | L 70–102 | Natalie Williams (28) | Natalie Williams (12) | Debbie Black (4) | Great Western Forum | 2–5 |- | 8 | June 30 | Houston | L 68–78 | Natalie Williams (23) | Baranova Williams (6) | Debbie Black (8) | Delta Center | 2–6

| 9 | July 2 | Cleveland | W 83–68 | Margo Dydek (20) | Natalie Williams (12) | Debbie Black (8) | Delta Center | 3–6 |- | 10 | July 6 | Detroit | W 104–94 (2OT) | Natalie Williams (31) | Margo Dydek (16) | Debbie Black (10) | Delta Center | 4–6 |- | 11 | July 8 | @ Washington | W 81–65 | Wendy Palmer (17) | Natalie Williams (7) | Debbie Black (7) | MCI Center | 5–6 |- | 12 | July 10 | @ Orlando | L 56–62 | Natalie Williams (23) | Natalie Williams (12) | Wendy Palmer (5) | TD Waterhouse Centre | 5–7 |- | 13 | July 12 | Phoenix | L 66–80 | Dydek Williams (22) | Dydek Williams (9) | Black Goodson (4) | Delta Center | 5–8 |- | 14 | July 16 | Houston | L 84–88 (OT) | Margo Dydek (24) | Dydek Williams (8) | Elena Baranova (7) | Delta Center | 5–9 |- | 15 | July 18 | @ New York | L 82–88 (OT) | Natalie Williams (24) | Natalie Williams (7) | Debbie Black (6) | Madison Square Garden | 5–10 |- | 16 | July 19 | @ Charlotte | L 66–73 | Adrienne Goodson (18) | Adrienne Goodson (9) | Adrienne Goodson (5) | Charlotte Coliseum | 5–11 |- | 17 | July 21 | @ Detroit | L 77–86 | Margo Dydek (22) | Adrienne Goodson (7) | Debbie Black (9) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 5–12 |- | 18 | July 24 | @ Cleveland | W 76–70 | Adrienne Goodson (20) | Black Dydek (7) | Debbie Black (11) | Gund Arena | 6–12 |- | 19 | July 26 | Washington | W 73–61 | Natalie Williams (23) | Black Williams (7) | Debbie Black (6) | Delta Center | 7–12 |- | 20 | July 27 | @ Phoenix | L 73–86 | Adrienne Goodson (17) | Margo Dydek (8) | Debbie Black (6) | America West Arena | 7–13 |- | 21 | July 30 | @ Los Angeles | L 77–87 | Margo Dydek (19) | Margo Dydek (11) | Goodson Johnson (3) | Great Western Forum | 7–14 |- | 22 | July 31 | Sacramento | W 63–59 | Margo Dydek (25) | Debbie Black (6) | LaTonya Johnson (4) | Delta Center | 8–14

| 23 | August 3 | New York | L 59–61 | Goodson Hlede (12) | Brown Dydek (5) | Debbie Black (3) | Delta Center | 8–15 |- | 24 | August 5 | Los Angeles | W 81–75 | Natalie Williams (17) | Natalie Williams (11) | Debbie Black (6) | Delta Center | 9–15 |- | 25 | August 7 | Minnesota | W 80–70 | Margo Dydek (19) | Margo Dydek (8) | Dydek Goodson Johnson (4) | Delta Center | 10–15 |- | 26 | August 9 | Charlotte | W 67–65 | Dydek Goodson (14) | Natalie Williams (11) | Margo Dydek (6) | Delta Center | 11–15 |- | 27 | August 11 | @ Minnesota | L 73–83 | Korie Hlede (20) | Natalie Williams (8) | Debbie Black (5) | Delta Center | 11–16 |- | 28 | August 13 | Phoenix | W 67–64 | Margo Dydek (17) | Natalie Williams (10) | Debbie Black (6) | Great Western Forum | 12–16 |- | 29 | August 14 | @ Sacramento | W 97–89 | Adrienne Goodson (23) | Natalie Williams (10) | Korie Hlede (7) | ARCO Arena | 13–16 |- | 30 | August 16 | @ Houston | L 71–80 | Natalie Williams (24) | Natalie Williams (8) | Black Hlede (4) | Compaq Center | 13–17 |- | 31 | August 20 | @ Phoenix | W 70–62 | Adrienne Goodson (22) | Natalie Williams (12) | Debbie Black (4) | America West Arena | 14–17 |- | 32 | August 21 | Los Angeles | W 89–81 | Adrienne Goodson (20) | Natalie Williams (9) | Debbie Black (9) | Delta Center | 15–17

Season standings

Statistics

Regular season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Natalie Williams 28 26 34.1 .519 .000 .754 9.2 0.9 1.4 0.8 18.0 Adrienne Goodson 32 31 33.4 .426 .245 .767 4.3 2.7 0.8 0.3 14.9 Debbie Black 32 32 31.7 .378 .195 .620 3.5 5.0 2.4 0.2 5.1 Korie Hlede 11 1 25.2 .463 .448 .909 2.7 2.5 0.7 0.1 11.9 LaTonya Johnson 31 18 23.2 .365 .293 .810 1.7 1.6 0.7 0.3 6.5 Margo Dydek 32 28 22.9 .498 .350 .857 6.4 1.8 0.4 2.4 12.6 Wendy Palmer 20 4 22.3 .404 .300 .647 4.2 1.5 0.2 0.4 8.4 Elena Baranova 29 19 19.7 .405 .417 .805 3.4 1.6 0.7 0.8 6.0 Cindy Brown 9 0 17.3 .344 .100 .688 3.7 1.1 1.0 0.2 3.8 Chantel Tremitiere 20 0 9.6 .310 .250 1.000 1.0 1.1 0.3 0.0 1.1Olympia Scott 4 0 9.0 .300 N/A .500 2.0 0.5 0.3 0.0 2.3 Krystyna Lara 25 0 8.2 .338 .303 1.000 0.5 0.9 0.4 0.1 2.5Tricia Bader Binford704.9.000.000 1.0000.30.10.40.10.3Dalma Iványi1414.8.333.000.7500.40.50.30.00.8Michelle Campbell803.8.300.000.5000.80.30.00.01.0 ‡Waived/Released during the season †Traded during the season ≠Acquired during the season

References

External links Starzz on Basketball Reference