The Nashville Stars were a
professional basketball
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team that played in the
World Basketball League
World Basketball League (WBL) was a minor professional basketball league in the United States and Canada which operated from 1988 to 1992. It was founded as the International Basketball Association in November 1987, before changing its name prior ...
(WBL) in 1991. They were located in
Nashville, Tennessee
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, and played their home games at the
Nashville Municipal Auditorium
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. Prior to arriving in Nashville, the franchise played in
Las Vegas
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,
Nevada
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, as the
Las Vegas Silver Streaks
The Las Vegas Silver Streaks were a professional basketball franchise based in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1988-1990. The team played its inaugural seasons in the World Basketball League before folding. The Silver Streaks won the first World Basketbal ...
. The Stars disbanded after the 1991 season in which they placed fourth in the Southern Division with a 23–28 record.
The team was led by veteran collegiate coach
Ron Greene. He was assisted by Kevin Legate, who had played at Nashville's
Belmont University
Belmont University is a Private university, private Christian university in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Descended from Belmont Women's College, founded in 1890 by schoolteachers Ida Hood and Susan Heron, the institution was incorporate ...
.
Notable players included 1988 WBL Most Valuable Player and three-time All-WBL selection
Jamie Waller and 1991 All-WBL selection
Daren Queenan, who was named to the 1991 All-WBL team. The only Star to reach the
National Basketball Association
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was
Cedric Hunter, who played one minute of one game with the
Charlotte Hornets
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in 1992.
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Media
Radio broadcasts were carried locally by WAMB 1160 AM with local talk show host Gregory Ruff as the play-by-play announcer
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.
Season by season record
References
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