Salt Lake City Stars

This article is about the NBA G League team. For the former ABA team, see Utah Stars. For the former WNBA team, see Utah Starzz.

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.

Salt Lake City Stars
Conference	Western
League	NBA G League
Founded	1997
History	Idaho Stampede 1997–2016 CBA: 1997–2006 NBA D-League: 2006–2016 Salt Lake City Stars NBA D-League/G League: 2016–present
Arena	Maverik Center
Capacity	12,500
Location	West Valley City, Utah
Team colors	Mountain purple, sky blue, midnight black[1][2]
Head coach	Rick Higgins
Ownership	Utah Jazz
Affiliation(s)	Utah Jazz
Championships	1 (2008)
Conference titles	CBA: 1 (2001) D-League/G League: 3 (2007, 2008)
Division titles	2 (2007, 2008)
Showcase Cup titles	1 (2019)
Website	saltlakecity.gleague.nba.com

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]

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.^[6]

On October 10, 2022, it was announced that the team would move to the Maverik Center for the 2022–2023 season.^[7]

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.^[8]

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[a]	CBA	National	Rory White	1st	17	7	.708
2001–02[b]	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
2024–25	G League	Western	Steve Wojciechowski	3rd	21	13	.618	Won Quarterfinals (Rio Grande Valley) 129–102 Lost Conference Semifinal (Austin) 113–123
Regular season total					602	635	.487	1997–present
Playoffs total					12	17	.414	1997–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

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Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From G 3 Max Abmas 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 2001-04-02 Texas F 12 Jaylan Gainey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1999-12-12 Florida State G 23 Dane Goodwin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1999-12-28 Notre Dame G 2 Darin Green 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-01-15 Florida State G 16 Elijah Harkless (TW) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-02-03 UNLV G 7 Justin Harmon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-08-30 Illinois G 24 Taevion Kinsey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-03-10 Marshall F 9 Jaedon LeDee 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 242 lb (110 kg) 1999-07-25 San Diego State F/C 25 Micah Potter (TW) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1998-04-06 Wisconsin G 8 Dereon Seabron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-05-26 NC State G 1 Isaiah Thomas 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1989-02-07 Washington C 34 Oscar Tshiebwe (TW) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1999-11-27 Kentucky

Head coach Steve Wojciechowski Assistant(s) Bret Burchard Isaiah Fox Myck Kabongo Nick Madray James Mays Jia Perkins Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (P) Prospects (NBA) On assignment from NBA affiliate (TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured Roster Updated: February 26, 2025

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)