The Salt Lake City Stars are an American professional

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team in the

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based in

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, and are affiliated with the

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. As of the 2022-23 season, the Stars play in the Maverik Center in West Valley City, Utah. Prior to the move to Salt Lake City for the 2016–17 season, the team was known as the Idaho Stampede.

History

Idaho Stampede

The team was founded as a member of the

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in 1997 and was league runner-up in the 2003–04 season, losing to the

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. 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

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. Before then, they played home games at the

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. The Stampede's sole NBA affiliate is the

, 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. They also had past affiliations with the

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and most recently the

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, with the Jazz taking sole affiliation after the 2013–2014 season.

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. Shortly after the Jazz bought the Stampede, rumors abounded about the team's relocation to

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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

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as the

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). These rumors were not far off, as on April 4, 2016, the

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. On October 10, 2022, it was announced that the team will be moving into the

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as their home arena for the 2022-2023 season.

Season-by-season

Current roster

Notable players

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– F/C; formerly of the

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, and

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as well as Papagou BC (Greece), the

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(CBA), and

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(France) (now color analyst for

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) * Lance Allred – PF; currently playing overseas; played in the NBA for the

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* Rafer Alston – PG; retired; previously played for the

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, and

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* Roberto Bergersen - former

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basketball player; helped lead the Idaho Stampede to their first

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championship *

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– G/F; previously played for the

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, and

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* Sundiata Gaines – PG; currently plays overseas *

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- PF/C in the

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– C; currently plays overseas; formerly with the

and

* Tyus Jones - PG; currently plays for the

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; former

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of the

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– PG; former head coach for the team *

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(born 1990) - basketball player in the

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- PF; formerly with the

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– SG with the

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– PG; currently with the

; formerly with the

and

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* Mike Taylor – PG/SG; currently plays overseas * Antoine Walker – PF; formerly of the

, and

; Retired *

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- PG; formerly of the

, and

Awards and honors

NBA assignments

NBA affiliates

Idaho Stampede

(2009–2012) *

(2007–2014) *

(2006–2008) *

(2008–2009) *

(2006–2007, 2011–2012, 2014–2016)

Salt Lake City Stars

(2016–present)

References

External links

* {{Utah Sports Basketball teams established in 2016 Basketball teams in Utah 2016 establishments in Utah Taylorsville, Utah Sports in Salt Lake City