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Salt Lake City Stars

American professional basketball team of the NBA G League

Salt Lake City Stars

American professional basketball team of the NBA G League

FieldValue
nameSalt Lake City Stars
logoSalt Lake City Stars 2025 Logo.svg
imagesize200px
conferenceWestern
leagueNBA G League
founded1997
history**Idaho Stampede**
1997–2016
CBA: 1997–2006
NBA D-League: 2006–2016
**Salt Lake City Stars**
NBA D-League/G League: 2016–present
arenaMaverik Center
locationWest Valley City, Utah
colorsMountain purple, sky blue, midnight black
coachRick Higgins
ownerUtah Jazz
league_champs**1** (2008)
conf_champs**CBA:** **1** (2001)
**D-League/G League:** **3** (2007, 2008)
div_champs**2** (2007, 2008)
competition1_champs**1** (2019)
competition1Showcase Cup
affiliationsUtah Jazz
website
capacity12,500
Note

the NBA G League team

1997–2016 CBA: 1997–2006 NBA D-League: 2006–2016 Salt Lake City Stars NBA D-League/G League: 2016–present

D-League/G League: 3 (2007, 2008)

The Salt Lake City Stars are an American minor-league basketball team. They are a member of the NBA G League, based in the Salt Lake City suburb of West Valley City, Utah, and are affiliated with the Utah Jazz. Before the 2016–17 season, they were based in Boise, Idaho. Their home arena is the Maverik Center.

History

Idaho Stampede

The Stampede's sole NBA affiliate was 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.

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.

During the 2007–08 season, the Stampede set a D-League record for longest winning streak with 18 consecutive wins between December 18, 2007 & February 7, 2008.

Salt Lake City

The first logo as the Salt Lake City Stars, used from 2016 to 2025.

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 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.

On October 10, 2022, it was announced that the team would move to the Maverik Center for the 2022–2023 season.

In 2025, the Stars conducted a rebranding that included a new logo and new uniforms based on the original uniforms of the Utah Stars of the American Basketball Association.

Season-by-season

SeasonLeagueConference/DivisionHead coachStandingWL%PostseasonRegular season total6026351997–presentPlayoffs total12171997–present
Idaho Stampedeborder=2}};"**Idaho Stampede**
1997–98CBANationalBobby Dye4th2531Lost First Round (Fort Wayne) 2–3
1998–99CBANationalRuss Bergman4th2531Lost First Round (Sioux Falls) 2–3
1999–2000CBANationalRuss Bergman (9–17)
Rory White (10–20)5th1937
2000–01CBANationalRory White**1st**177
2001–02***Did not play***
2002–03CBANationalRory White3rd1731
2003–04CBALarry Krystkowiak2nd3414Won Semifinals (Gary) 3–1
Lost CBA Finals (Dakota) 129–132
2004–05CBAWesternJoe Wolf3rd2325
2005–06CBAWesternJoe Wolf3rd2523Lost Round-Robin Tournament 1–2
2006–07D-LeagueWesternBryan Gates**1st**3317Lost Semifinals (Colorado) 91–94 (OT)
2007–08D-LeagueWesternBryan Gates**1st**3614Won Semifinals (Los Angeles) 97–90
**Won D-League Finals (Austin) 2–1**
2008–09D-LeagueWesternBryan Gates2nd3119Lost First Round (Austin) 116–119 (OT)
2009–10D-LeagueWesternBob MacKinnon6th2525
2010–11D-LeagueWesternRandy Livingston7th2426
2011–12D-LeagueWesternRandy Livingston8th2129
2012–13D-LeagueWesternMike Peck4th1931
2013–14D-LeagueWesternMike Peck4th2426
2014–15D-LeagueWesternDean Cooper5th941
2015–16D-LeagueWestern/PacificDean Cooper4th2030
Salt Lake City Starsborder=2}};"**Salt Lake City Stars**
2016–17D-LeagueWesternDean Cooper5th1436
[2017–18](2017-18-nba-g-league-season)G LeagueSouthwestMartin Schiller4th1634
[2018–19](2018-19-nba-g-league-season)G LeagueSouthwestMartin Schiller2nd2723Lost First Round (Oklahoma City) 113–118
[2019–20](2019-20-nba-g-league-season)G LeagueSouthwestMartin Schiller**1st**3012*Season cancelled by COVID-19 pandemic*
[2020–21](2020-21-nba-g-league-season)G LeagueNathan Peavy17th411
[2021–22](2021-22-nba-g-league-season)G LeagueWesternNathan Peavy13th923
[2022–23](2022-23-nba-g-league-season)G LeagueWesternScott Morrison4th2012Lost Quarterfinals (Sioux Falls) 107–115
[2023–24](2023-24-nba-g-league-season)G LeagueWesternSteve Wojciechowski5th2014Lost Quarterfinals (Santa Cruz) 111–113
[2024–25](2024-25-nba-g-league-season)G LeagueWesternSteve Wojciechowski3rd2113Won Quarterfinals (Rio Grande Valley) 129–102
Lost Conference Semifinal (Austin) 113–123

Current roster

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)

Salt Lake City Stars

  • Utah Jazz (2016–present)

References

References

  1. (July 15, 2025). "SLC Stars Unveil Rebrand". NBA Media Ventures, LLC.
  2. "Salt Lake City Stars Logo Sheet". NBA Properties, Inc..
  3. Robbins, Jesse. (March 24, 2015). "Utah Jazz Purchase the Idaho Stampede". NBA Media Ventures, LLC.
  4. Freeman, Joe. (February 27, 2014). "Trail Blazers to end single-affiliate partnership with D-League's Idaho Stampede". [[The Oregonian]].
  5. Lea, Bill. (June 10, 2014). "Utah Jazz and Idaho Stampede Enter into Single Affiliation Partnership Beginning with 2014-15 Season". NBA Media Ventures, LLC.
  6. https://www.proballers.com/basketball/team/868/idaho-stampede/schedule/2007
  7. (April 4, 2016). "NBA Development League's Idaho Stampede Relocates to Salt Lake City". NBA Media Ventures, LLC.
  8. (October 10, 2022). "Stars Announce 2022-23 Schedule, Maverik Center as New Home Arena". NBA Media Ventures, LLC.
  9. (15 July 2025). "New Stars Uniform Honors Utah's ABA Past". KSL.
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