Salt Lake City Stars
Salt Lake City Stars logo
ConferenceWestern
LeagueNBA G League
Founded1997
HistoryIdaho Stampede
1997–2016
CBA: 1997–2006
NBA D-League/G League: 2006–2016
Salt Lake City Stars
2016–present
ArenaMaverik Center
LocationWest Valley City, Utah
Team colorsNavy, gold, white[1][2][3]
     
Head coachSteve Wojciechowski
OwnershipUtah Jazz
Affiliation(s)Utah Jazz
Championships1 (2008)
Conference titlesCBA: 1 (2001)
D-League/G League: 3 (2007, 2008)
Division titles2 (2007, 2008)
Websitesaltlakecity.gleague.nba.com

The Salt Lake City Stars are an American minor-league professional basketball team. They are a member of the NBA G League, based in West Valley City, Utah, and are affiliated with the Utah Jazz. Before the 2016-17 season, they were based in Boise, Idaho. Playing their home games at the Maverik Center, the Stars serve as a developmental platform for aspiring basketball players.

History

Idaho Stampede

The team was founded as a member of the Continental Basketball Association in 1997 and was league runner-up in the 2003–04 season, losing to the Dakota Wizards. After the 2005–06 season, the Stampede announced that the team would be joining the NBA Development League. From 2005 to 2015, the team played as the Idaho Stampede at the CenturyLink Arena in Boise. Before then, they played home games at the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa. The Stampede's sole NBA affiliate is the Utah Jazz, with whom they originally had a hybrid partnership. However, on March 24, 2015, the Utah Jazz and the Idaho Stampede announced that the Jazz had purchased the Stampede, becoming the 8th NBA team to become owners of their D-League affiliate.[4] They also had past affiliations with the Denver Nuggets, Seattle SuperSonics, Toronto Raptors and most recently the Portland Trail Blazers, with the Jazz taking sole affiliation after the 2013–2014 season.[5][6]

Move to Salt Lake City

The team was purchased by the Jazz on March 24, 2015, and signed a one-year lease at CenturyLink Arena.[4] Shortly after the Jazz bought the Stampede, rumors abounded about the team's relocation to Orem, Utah to be closer to the parent club; coincidentally, Orem was home to the D-League's Utah Flash from 2007 until 2011 (the team now plays in Wilmington, Delaware as the Delaware Blue Coats). These rumors were not far off, as on April 4, 2016, the Utah Jazz and the D-League announced that the Stampede would relocate to Salt Lake City for the 2016–17 season and would be renamed the Salt Lake City Stars.[7] The Stars would play at the Bruin Arena at Salt Lake Community College in Taylorsville, Utah for five seasons.

On October 10, 2022, it was announced that the team will be moving into the Maverik Center as their home arena beginning with the 2022-2023 season.[8]

Season-by-season

SeasonLeagueConference/DivisionHead coachStandingWL %Postseason
Idaho Stampede
1997–98CBANationalBobby Dye4th2531.446Lost First Round (Fort Wayne) 2–3
1998–99CBANationalRuss Bergman4th2531.446Lost First Round (Sioux Falls) 2–3
1999–2000CBANationalRuss Bergman (9–17)
Rory White (10–20)		5th1937.339
2000–01[lower-alpha 1]CBANationalRory White1st177.708
2001–02Did not play
2002–03CBANationalRory White3rd1731.354
2003–04CBALarry Krystkowiak2nd3414.708Won Semifinals (Gary) 3–1
Lost CBA Finals (Dakota) 129–132
2004–05CBAWesternJoe Wolf3rd2325.479
2005–06CBAWesternJoe Wolf3rd2523.521Lost Round-Robin Tournament 1–2
2006–07D-LeagueWesternBryan Gates1st3317.660Lost Semifinals (Colorado) 91–94 (OT)
2007–08D-LeagueWesternBryan Gates1st3614.720Won Semifinals (Los Angeles) 97–90
Won D-League Finals (Austin) 2–1
2008–09D-LeagueWesternBryan Gates2nd3119.620Lost First Round (Austin) 116–119 (OT)
2009–10D-LeagueWesternBob MacKinnon6th2525.500
2010–11D-LeagueWesternRandy Livingston7th2426.480
2011–12D-LeagueWesternRandy Livingston8th2129.420
2012–13D-LeagueWesternMike Peck4th1931.380
2013–14D-LeagueWesternMike Peck4th2426.480
2014–15D-LeagueWesternDean Cooper5th941.180
2015–16D-LeagueWestern/PacificDean Cooper4th2030.400
Salt Lake City Stars
2016–17D-LeagueWesternDean Cooper5th1436.280
2017–18G LeagueSouthwestMartin Schiller4th1634.320
2018–19G LeagueSouthwestMartin Schiller2nd2723.540Lost First Round (Oklahoma City) 113–118
2019–20G LeagueSouthwestMartin Schiller1st3012.714Season cancelled by COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21G League—Nathan Peavy17th411.267
2021–22G LeagueWesternNathan Peavy13th923.281
2022–23G LeagueWesternScott Morrison4th2012.625Lost Quarterfinals (Sioux Falls) 107–115
Regular season total561608.4801997–present
Playoffs total1014.4171997–present
  1. ↑ Due to financial problems, the CBA temporarily folded, effectively ending the season.

Current roster

Salt Lake City Stars roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G 4 Cain, Elijah 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1996-10-18 DePaul
G 13 Christopher, Josh (TW) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2001-12-08 Arizona State
G 00 Devoe, Michael 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1999-12-17 Georgia Tech
F 35 Golden, Bryce 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1999-11-11 Loyola (IL))
F 17 Jackson, Vance 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1997-08-20 East Carolina
F 21 Justice, Keshawn 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1999-10-22 Santa Clara
F 33 Juzang, Johnny (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2001-03-17 UCLA
G 24 Kinsey, Taevion 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-03-10 Marshall
G 1 Langford, Romeo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 216 lb (98 kg) 1999-10-25 Indiana
G 16 Lukošiūnas, Karolis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1997-08-04 Lithuania
G 7 Miller, Isaiah 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-11-09 UNC Greensboro
C 14 Ongenda, Nick 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 2000-09-29 DePaul
F/C 25 Potter, Micah (TW) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1998-04-06 Wisconsin
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (P) Prospects
  • (NBA) On assignment from NBA affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: October 13, 2023

NBA affiliates

Idaho Stampede

Salt Lake City Stars

References

  1. ↑ Byrnes, Hayley (June 13, 2016). "Salt Lake City Stars Reveal New Uniforms". SaltLakeCity.GLeague.NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Why Stars?". SaltLakeCity.GLeague.NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Salt Lake City Stars Reproduction Guideline Sheet". NBA Properties, Inc. August 30, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  4. 1 2 Robbins, Jesse (March 24, 2015). "Utah Jazz Purchase the Idaho Stampede". SaltLakeCity.GLeague.NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  5. ↑ Freeman, Joe (February 27, 2014). "Trail Blazers to end single-affiliate partnership with D-League's Idaho Stampede". The Oregonian. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
  6. ↑ Lea, Bill (June 10, 2014). "Utah Jazz and Idaho Stampede Enter into Single Affiliation Partnership Beginning with 2014-15 Season". UtahJazz.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  7. ↑ "NBA Development League's Idaho Stampede Relocates to Salt Lake City". GLeague.NBA.com (Press release). NBA Media Ventures, LLC. April 4, 2016. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Stars Announce 2022-23 Schedule, Maverik Center as New Home Arena". gleague.nba.com (Press release). NBA Media Ventures, LLC. October 10, 2022.
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