Salt Lake City Stars

Salt Lake City Stars
Salt Lake City Stars
Conference	Western
League	NBA G League
Founded	1997
History	Idaho Stampede; 1997–2016; CBA: 1997–2006; NBA D-League/G League: 2006–2016; Salt Lake City Stars; 2016–present
Arena	Maverik Center
Location	West Valley City, Utah
Team colors	Navy, gold, white;
Head coach	Steve Wojciechowski
Ownership	Utah Jazz
Affiliation(s)	Utah Jazz
Championships	1 (2008)
Conference titles	CBA: 1 (2001); D-League/G League: 3 (2007, 2008)
Division titles	2 (2007, 2008)
Website	saltlakecity.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

Season	League	Conference/Division	Head coach	Standing	W	L	%	Postseason
Idaho Stampede
1997–98	CBA	National	Bobby Dye	4th	25	31	.446	Lost First Round (Fort Wayne) 2–3
1998–99	CBA	National	Russ Bergman	4th	25	31	.446	Lost First Round (Sioux Falls) 2–3
1999–2000	CBA	National	Russ Bergman (9–17) Rory White (10–20)	5th	19	37	.339
2000–01^[a]	CBA	National	Rory White	1st	17	7	.708
2001–02	Did not play
2002–03	CBA	National	Rory White	3rd	17	31	.354
2003–04	CBA		Larry Krystkowiak	2nd	34	14	.708	Won Semifinals (Gary) 3–1 Lost CBA Finals (Dakota) 129–132
2004–05	CBA	Western	Joe Wolf	3rd	23	25	.479
2005–06	CBA	Western	Joe Wolf	3rd	25	23	.521	Lost Round-Robin Tournament 1–2
2006–07	D-League	Western	Bryan Gates	1st	33	17	.660	Lost Semifinals (Colorado) 91–94 (OT)
2007–08	D-League	Western	Bryan Gates	1st	36	14	.720	Won Semifinals (Los Angeles) 97–90 Won D-League Finals (Austin) 2–1
2008–09	D-League	Western	Bryan Gates	2nd	31	19	.620	Lost First Round (Austin) 116–119 (OT)
2009–10	D-League	Western	Bob MacKinnon	6th	25	25	.500
2010–11	D-League	Western	Randy Livingston	7th	24	26	.480
2011–12	D-League	Western	Randy Livingston	8th	21	29	.420
2012–13	D-League	Western	Mike Peck	4th	19	31	.380
2013–14	D-League	Western	Mike Peck	4th	24	26	.480
2014–15	D-League	Western	Dean Cooper	5th	9	41	.180
2015–16	D-League	Western/Pacific	Dean Cooper	4th	20	30	.400
Salt Lake City Stars
2016–17	D-League	Western	Dean Cooper	5th	14	36	.280
2017–18	G League	Southwest	Martin Schiller	4th	16	34	.320
2018–19	G League	Southwest	Martin Schiller	2nd	27	23	.540	Lost First Round (Oklahoma City) 113–118
2019–20	G League	Southwest	Martin Schiller	1st	30	12	.714	Season cancelled by COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21	G League	—	Nathan Peavy	17th	4	11	.267
2021–22	G League	Western	Nathan Peavy	13th	9	23	.281
2022–23	G League	Western	Scott Morrison	4th	20	12	.625	Lost Quarterfinals (Sioux Falls) 107–115
2023–24	G League	Western	Steve Wojciechowski	5th	20	14	.588	Quarterfinals (Santa Cruz)
Regular season total					581	622	.483	1997–present
Playoffs total					10	14	.417	1997–present

Current roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
G	4	Cain, Elijah	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1996-10-18	DePaul
F	35	Golden, Bryce	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1999-11-11	Loyola Chicago
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	Lewis, Scottie	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-03-12	Florida
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
G	0	Pinson, Xavier	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2000-06-23	New Mexico State
F/C	25	Potter, Micah (TW)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	248 lb (112 kg)	1998-04-06	Wisconsin
F	10	Preston, Jason (TW)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	1999-08-10	Ohio

Head coach

Steve Wojciechowski

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
(P) Prospects
(NBA) On assignment from NBA affiliate
(TW) Two-way affiliate player
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: May 1, 2024

NBA affiliates

Idaho Stampede

Denver Nuggets (2009–2012)
Portland Trail Blazers (2007–2014)
Seattle SuperSonics (2006–2008)
Toronto Raptors (2008–2009)
Utah Jazz (2006–2007, 2011–2012, 2014–2016)