Utah Stars | |
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Conference | None |
Division | Western |
Founded | 1967 |
Dissolved | 1976 |
History | Anaheim Amigos 1967–1968 Los Angeles Stars 1968–1970 Utah Stars 1970–1976 |
Arena | The Salt Palace |
Location | Salt Lake City, Utah |
Team colors | Red, white & blue |
Team manager | Vince Boryla 1970–1972 Arnie Ferrin 1972–1975 Bill Orwig 1975–1976 |
Head coach | Bill Sharman 1970–1971 LaDell Andersen 1971–1973 Joe Mullaney 1973–1974 Bucky Buckwalter & Tom Nissalke 1974–1975 Tom Nissalke 1975–1976 |
Ownership | Bill Daniels 1970–1974 James A. Collier 1974–1975 Snellen M. Johnson and Lyle E. Johnson 1975 |
Championships | 1 (1971) |
Division titles | 3 (1972, 1973, 1974) |
The Utah Stars were an American Basketball Association (ABA) team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Under head coach Bill Sharman the Stars were the first major professional basketball team to use a pre-game shootaround.[1]