| Los Angeles Stars | |
|---|---|
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| League | ABA |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Folded | 2001 |
| History | Los Angeles Stars (2000–2001) |
| Arena | Great Western Forum |
| Location | Los Angeles, California |
| Head coach | Paul Westhead |
The Los Angeles Stars were a minor league basketball team in the American Basketball Association (ABA) during the league's inaugural 2000–01 season. The Stars were one of the league's initial eight teams.[1] The Stars were defunct after its initial season.[2][3]
To attract fans, the ABA had rosters with former National Basketball Association (NBA) players and past college basketball stars with local ties.[4] The Stars used their territorial draft picks to select Ed O'Bannon and Tyus Edney, who won the 1995 NCAA championship together at UCLA.[5] O'Bannon, a former first-round draft pick in the 1995 NBA draft, played for the Stars,[6] while Edney played for the Indiana Pacers in the NBA that season.[7] O'Bannon was joined on the team by former UCLA players Toby Bailey, who also played with O'Bannon on the 1995 championship team, and JaRon Rush.[8]
The Stars' head coach was former Los Angeles Lakers and Loyola Marymount head coach Paul Westhead,[9] while former UC Irvine star Scott Brooks was an assistant coach as well as a player on the Stars.[10] Former Lakers star Jamaal Wilkes was hired as vice president of basketball operations.[11] His former college coach at UCLA, the legendary John Wooden, agreed to join the Stars as a consultant at Wilkes' request.[12]
The team's record was 28–13 in 2000–2001, and their season ended with a 112–132 first-round playoff loss to the Kansas City Knights.[13]
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References
- ^ "Wooden Takes Job". Kentucky New Era. Associated Press. February 2, 2001. p. B4. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
- ^ Shaikin, Bill (November 20, 2001). "Journalists Want Law Repealed". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
- ^ Heisler, Mark (December 17, 2003). "Elder Bryant Rolls the Dice With ABA's Vegas Team". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
- ^ Stephens, Eric (December 27, 2000). "Stars Shine in ABA Debut Before 5,347". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
- ^ Rovell, Darren (August 20, 2000). "ABA 2000 plays the name game". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
- ^ Drehs, Wayne (December 28, 2000). "A 'warrior' one day, wondering the next". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
- ^ Wharton, David (March 21, 2002). "He Went Great Length for Bruins". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 13, 2011.
- ^ Crowe, Jerry (December 14, 2000). "Former Bruin Rush Returning to L.A." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
- ^ Ford, Bob (February 4, 2001). "Still Crazy After All These Years A New Professional League Has Given Paul Westhead, That Mad Professor Of Up-tempo Basketball, Yet Another Laboratory In Which To Experiment". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
- ^ Terry, Mike (December 26, 2000). "Reborn ABA begins future tonight". The Spokesman-Review. p. C2. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
- ^ Shaikin, Bill (August 8, 2000). "Wilkes to Guide Team in ABA Revival". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
- ^ Crowe, Jerry (January 31, 2001). "Wooden Becomes Star Among the Stars". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
- ^ "ABA 2001 basketball". usbasket.com. Archived from the original on September 9, 2011.
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