Idaho Stampede

Idaho Stampede
League	NBA Development League
Founded	1997
Folded	2016
History	Idaho Stampede 1997–2016 CBA: 1997–2006 NBA D-League: 2006–2016 Salt Lake City Stars 2016–present
Arena	Ford Idaho Center (1997–2005) CenturyLink Arena (2005–2016)
Location	Boise, Idaho
Team colors	Red, black, silver, white[1]
Ownership	Utah Jazz
Affiliation(s)	Utah Jazz
Championships	1 (2008)
Division / Conference titles	3 (2001, 2007, 2008)
Website	IdahoStampede.com

The Idaho Stampede was an American basketball team in the NBA Development League, based in Boise, Idaho. They played their home games at the Ford Idaho Center in nearby Nampa from 1997 until they moved to CenturyLink Arena in Boise in 2005.

The team relocated to Salt Lake City, Utah for the 2016-2017 season to become the Salt Lake City Stars.

History

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. 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.^[2] 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.^[3][4] In the Stampede's first D-League season, the team won the Western Division title, tying for the best record in the league.

On April 25, 2008, the Stampede defeated the Austin Toros, 108–101, in Game 3 of the D-League finals. It was the first title in team history in either the CBA or the D-League. Ever since they lost to the Austin Toros in the 2009 NBA Development League Playoffs, they've never returned to the playoffs, with a 70-80 record for the past three seasons. Earlier in the season, in January 2008, the team had hosted the annual D-League Showcase, in which all the league's teams played two games each in a five-day period.

Move to Salt Lake City

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 Newark, Delaware as the Delaware 87ers). These rumors were not far off, as on April 4, 2016, the 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.^[5]

Season-by-season

^=Due to financial problems, the CBA temporarily folded, effectively ending the season.

Notable players

• Alaa Abdelnaby – F/C; formerly of the Portland Trail Blazers, Milwaukee Bucks, Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers, and Sacramento Kings as well as Papagou BC (Greece), the Omaha Racers (CBA), and Olympique Antibes (France) (now color analyst for CBS Sports Network)
• Lance Allred – PF; currently playing overseas; played in the NBA for the Cleveland Cavaliers
• Rafer Alston – PG; retired; previously played for the Milwaukee Bucks, Toronto Raptors, Miami Heat, Orlando Magic, and New Jersey Nets
• Roberto Bergersen - former Boise State basketball player; helped lead the Idaho Stampede to their first NBA Development League championship
• Allen Crabbe – G/F with the Portland Trail Blazers
• Sundiata Gaines – PG; currently plays overseas
• Nathan Jawai – C; currently plays overseas; formerly with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Toronto Raptors
• Tyus Jones - PG with the Minnesota Timberwolves
• Coby Karl - SG formerly of the Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Golden State Warriors; former Boise State basketball player; son of NBA head coach George Karl; currently is an assistant coach for the Westchester Knicks of the NBA D-League
• Randy Livingston – PG; former head coach for the team
• C. J. McCollum – SG with the Portland Trail Blazers
• Patrick Mills – PG with the San Antonio Spurs
• Mike Taylor – PG/SG; currently plays overseas
• Antoine Walker – PF; formerly of the Boston Celtics, Dallas Mavericks, Atlanta Hawks, Miami Heat, and Minnesota Timberwolves; Retired
• Spud Webb - PG; formerly of the Atlanta Hawks, Sacramento Kings, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Orlando Magic

Awards and honors

NBA Assignments

NBA Call-ups

NBA Affiliates

• Utah Jazz (2006–2007, 2011–2012, 2014-present)
• Denver Nuggets (2009–2012)
• Portland Trail Blazers (2007–2014)
• Seattle SuperSonics (2006–2008)
• Toronto Raptors (2008–2009)

References

1. ↑ "Idaho Stampede Reproduction Guideline Sheet" (PDF). NBA Media Central. September 8, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2015. (registration required (help)). 
2. ↑ Utah Jazz Purchase the Idaho Stampede, Ty Carter, Idaho Stampede website, March 24, 2015
3. ↑ Freeman, Joe (February 27, 2014). "Trail Blazers to end single-affiliate partnership with D-League's Idaho Stampede". OregonLive.com. The Oregonian. Retrieved February 27, 2014. 
4. ↑ "Utah Jazz and Idaho Stampede Enter into Single Affiliation Partnership Beginning with 2014-15 Season". Utah Jazz. June 10, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2014. 
5. ↑ "NBA Development League's Idaho Stampede Relocates to Salt Lake City" (Press release). NBA Development League. April 4, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016. 

External links

• Official website