# Salt Lake City Stars

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. Their home arena is the Maverik Center.

## 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. 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.

### 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 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. 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.

## 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 | CBA | National | Rory White | 1st | 17 | 7 | .708 | |
| 2001–02 | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | 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 | Lost Quarterfinals (Santa Cruz) 111-113 |
| Regular season total | Regular season total | Regular season total | Regular season total | Regular season total | 581 | 622 | .483 | 1997–present |
| Playoffs total | Playoffs total | Playoffs total | Playoffs total | Playoffs total | 10 | 14 | .417 | 1997–present |
* ↑ Due to financial problems, the CBA temporarily folded, effectively ending the season.

## 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)