Leagues WNBA General manager Jay Francis Arena Vivint Smart Home Arena League WNBA | Dissolved 2002 Owner Larry H. Miller Head coach Candi Harvey Founded 1997 | |
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Team colors Green, Purple, Light Blue, Copper, Black, White Location Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | ||
The Utah Starzz were a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They began play in the 1997 WNBA season as one of the league's eight original teams. The Starzz relocated, in 2003, to San Antonio where the team became the San Antonio Silver Stars. The Starzz was the sister team to the NBA's Utah Jazz.
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Franchise History
One of the eight original WNBA teams, the Starzz, which was partially named after the old ABA team. Utah Jazz ownership was not interested in keeping the Starzz, and without new owners the team would have folded. No local ownership was found, so in 2002, the Starzz announced their intentions to move out of Salt Lake City. On December 5, 2002, the Utah Starzz was bought by Spurs Sports & Entertainment, and it was announced that the Starzz would move immediately to San Antonio and change their nickname to the Silver Stars.