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. Their home arena is the Maverik Center. Before the 2016–17 season, they were based in Boise, Idaho, and were known as the Idaho Stampede.

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.[3]

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.[4][5]

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.[6]

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.[3] 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]

On October 10, 2022, it was announced that the team would move to the Maverik Center for the 2022–2023 season.[8]

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.[9]

Season-by-season

SeasonLeagueConference/DivisionHead coachStandingWL%Postseason
Idaho Stampede
1997–98CBANationalBobby Dye4th2531.446Lost First Round (Fort Wayne) 2–3
1998–99CBANationalRuss Bergman4th2531.446Lost First Round (Sioux Falls) 2–3
1999–2000CBANationalRuss Bergman (9–17)
Rory White (10–20)		5th1937.339
2000–01[a]CBANationalRory White1st177.708
2001–02[b]Did not play
2002–03CBANationalRory White3rd1731.354
2003–04CBALarry Krystkowiak2nd3414.708Won Semifinals (Gary) 3–1
Lost CBA Finals (Dakota) 129–132
2004–05CBAWesternJoe Wolf3rd2325.479
2005–06CBAWesternJoe Wolf3rd2523.521Lost Round-Robin Tournament 1–2
2006–07D-LeagueWesternBryan Gates1st3317.660Lost Semifinals (Colorado) 91–94 (OT)
2007–08D-LeagueWesternBryan Gates1st3614.720Won Semifinals (Los Angeles) 97–90
Won D-League Finals (Austin) 2–1
2008–09D-LeagueWesternBryan Gates2nd3119.620Lost First Round (Austin) 116–119 (OT)
2009–10D-LeagueWesternBob MacKinnon6th2525.500
2010–11D-LeagueWesternRandy Livingston7th2426.480
2011–12D-LeagueWesternRandy Livingston8th2129.420
2012–13D-LeagueWesternMike Peck4th1931.380
2013–14D-LeagueWesternMike Peck4th2426.480
2014–15D-LeagueWesternDean Cooper5th941.180
2015–16D-LeagueWestern/PacificDean Cooper4th2030.400
Salt Lake City Stars
2016–17D-LeagueWesternDean Cooper5th1436.280
2017–18G LeagueSouthwestMartin Schiller4th1634.320
2018–19G LeagueSouthwestMartin Schiller2nd2723.540Lost First Round (Oklahoma City) 113–118
2019–20G LeagueSouthwestMartin Schiller1st3012.714Season cancelled by COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21G League—Nathan Peavy17th411.267
2021–22G LeagueWesternNathan Peavy13th923.281
2022–23G LeagueWesternScott Morrison4th2012.625Lost Quarterfinals (Sioux Falls) 107–115
2023–24G LeagueWesternSteve Wojciechowski5th2014.588Lost Quarterfinals (Santa Cruz) 111–113
2024–25G LeagueWesternSteve Wojciechowski3rd2113.618Won Quarterfinals (Rio Grande Valley) 129–102
Lost Conference Semifinal (Austin) 113–123
Regular season total602635.4871997–present
Playoffs total1217.4141997–present
  1. ↑ Due to financial problems, the CBA temporarily folded, effectively ending the season.
  2. ↑ Due to financial problems relating to the CBA, the Idaho Stampede were forced to not play for a season at all during this period of time.

Current roster

Salt Lake City Stars roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
G 3 Max Abmas 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 162 lb (73 kg) 2001-04-02 Texas
F/C 0 Daniel Batcho 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 2002-01-10 Louisiana Tech
G/F 23 Matthew Cleveland 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2002-09-15 Miami (FL)
C 21 Steven Crowl 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 247 lb (112 kg) 2001-07-01 Wisconsin
G 55 Sean East II 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-11-17 Missouri
G 16 Elijah Harkless (TW) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-02-03 UNLV
G 4 Justin Harmon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-08-30 Illinois
F 42 Blake Hinson (TW) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1999-12-26 Pittsburgh
G 30 Max Klesmit 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2002-06-09 Wisconsin
SG 13 Dereon Seabron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-05-26 NC State
F 24 Trey Townsend 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 2002-08-30 Arizona
F/C 34 Oscar Tshiebwe (TW) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1999-11-27 Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (P) Prospects
  • (NBA) On assignment from NBA affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Updated: March 6, 2026

NBA affiliates

Idaho Stampede

Salt Lake City Stars

References

  1. ↑ "SLC Stars Unveil Rebrand". SaltLakeCity.GLeague.NBA.com (Press release). NBA Media Ventures, LLC. July 15, 2025. Retrieved July 16, 2025. The rebrand includes a series of new logos and a unified color palette of Mountain Purple, Sky Blue, and Midnight Black, matching the Jazz's "Mountain Basketball" concept; an initiative that celebrates Utah's passion for basketball, its vibrant and growing community, and the influence of the state's mountainous landscape.{{cite press release}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ "Salt Lake City Stars Logo Sheet". NBA Properties, Inc. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Robbins, Jesse (March 24, 2015). "Utah Jazz Purchase the Idaho Stampede". SaltLakeCity.GLeague.NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Archived from the original on November 13, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  4. ↑ Freeman, Joe (February 27, 2014). "Trail Blazers to end single-affiliate partnership with D-League's Idaho Stampede". The Oregonian. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
  5. ↑ Lea, Bill (June 10, 2014). "Utah Jazz and Idaho Stampede Enter into Single Affiliation Partnership Beginning with 2014-15 Season". UtahJazz.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  6. ↑ https://www.proballers.com/basketball/team/868/idaho-stampede/schedule/2007
  7. ↑ "NBA Development League's Idaho Stampede Relocates to Salt Lake City". NBA.com (Press release). NBA Media Ventures, LLC. April 4, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Stars Announce 2022-23 Schedule, Maverik Center as New Home Arena". gleague.nba.com (Press release). NBA Media Ventures, LLC. October 10, 2022.
  9. ↑ Anderson, Ben (July 15, 2025). "New Stars Uniform Honors Utah's ABA Past". KSL. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_Lake_City_Stars