Los Angeles Stars (2000–2001)
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{{Infobox basketball club
| color1 = white
| color2 = black
| color3 = #f2db2e
| name = Los Angeles Stars
| logo = LosAngelesStars2000Logo.GIF
| founded = 2000
| folded = 2001
| league = ABA
| history = Los Angeles Stars (2000–2001)
| arena = Great Western Forum
| city = Los Angeles, California
| coach = Paul Westhead
| division =
}}
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.{{cite news |title=Wooden Takes Job |date=February 2, 2001 |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=Kentucky New Era |page=B4 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IP4rAAAAIBAJ&sjid=M20FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2684,2909577&dq=los-angeles-stars+aba&hl=en|accessdate=July 17, 2011}} The Stars were defunct after its initial season.{{cite news |last=Shaikin |first=Bill |title=Journalists Want Law Repealed |date=November 20, 2001 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-nov-20-sp-6365-story.html |access-date=July 17, 2011}}{{cite news |last=Heisler |first=Mark |title=Elder Bryant Rolls the Dice With ABA's Vegas Team |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=December 17, 2003 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-dec-17-sp-aba17-story.html |access-date=July 17, 2011}}
To attract fans, the ABA had rosters with former National Basketball Association (NBA) players and past college basketball stars with local ties.{{cite news |last=Stephens |first=Eric |title=Stars Shine in ABA Debut Before 5,347 |date=December 27, 2000 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-dec-27-sp-5217-story.html |access-date=July 17, 2011}} The Stars used their territorial draft picks to select Ed O'Bannon and Tyus Edney, who won the 1995 NCAA championship together at UCLA.{{cite news |last=Rovell |first=Darren |title=ABA 2000 plays the name game |date=August 20, 2000 |work=ESPN.com |url=https://www.espn.com/gen/s/rovell/aba2000.html |access-date=July 17, 2011}} O'Bannon, a former first-round draft pick in the 1995 NBA draft, played for the Stars,{{cite news |last=Drehs |first=Wayne |title=A 'warrior' one day, wondering the next |date=December 28, 2000 |work=ESPN.com |url=https://assets.espn.go.com/ncb/s/2000/1221/966195.html |access-date=July 17, 2011}} while Edney played for the Indiana Pacers in the NBA that season.{{cite news|last=Wharton |first=David |title=He Went Great Length for Bruins |date=March 21, 2002 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-mar-21-sp-edney21-story.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120701155000/http://articles.latimes.com/print/2002/mar/21/sports/sp-edney21 |archive-date=July 1, 2012 |url-status=live }} 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.{{cite news |last=Crowe |first=Jerry |title=Former Bruin Rush Returning to L.A. |date=December 14, 2000 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-dec-14-sp-65512-story.html |access-date=July 17, 2011}}
The Stars' head coach was former Los Angeles Lakers and Loyola Marymount head coach Paul Westhead,{{cite news |last=Ford |first=Bob |title=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 |date=February 4, 2001 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |url=http://articles.philly.com/2001-02-04/sports/25318282_1_paul-westhead-aba-big-league |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606143449/http://articles.philly.com/2001-02-04/sports/25318282_1_paul-westhead-aba-big-league |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 6, 2012 |accessdate=July 17, 2011}} while former UC Irvine star Scott Brooks was an assistant coach as well as a player on the Stars.{{cite news |last=Terry |first=Mike |title=Reborn ABA begins future tonight |date=December 26, 2000 |newspaper=The Spokesman-Review |page=C2 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rWRWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TfIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6892,3912994&dq=scott+brooks+los-angeles-stars&hl=en |accessdate=July 17, 2011}} Former Lakers star Jamaal Wilkes was hired as vice president of basketball operations.{{cite news |last=Shaikin |first=Bill |title=Wilkes to Guide Team in ABA Revival |date=August 8, 2000 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-aug-08-sp-694-story.html |access-date=July 17, 2011}} His former college coach at UCLA, the legendary John Wooden, agreed to join the Stars as a consultant at Wilkes' request.{{cite news |last=Crowe |first=Jerry |title=Wooden Becomes Star Among the Stars |date=January 31, 2001 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jan-31-sp-19265-story.html |access-date=July 17, 2011}}
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.{{cite web|title=ABA 2001 basketball |work=usbasket.com |url=https://www.usbasket.com/ABA/basketball_2001.aspx |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110909051319/http://www.usbasket.com/ABA/basketball_2001.asp |archivedate=September 9, 2011 |url-status=live }}
Roster
{{NBA roster header|season=Final|team=Los Angeles Stars|}}
{{player2 | num=34 | first=Toby | last=Bailey | pos=G | ft=6 | in=6 | lbs=220 | nat= | college=UCLA }}
{{player2 | num=4 | first=Scott | last=Brooks| pos=G | ft=5 | in=11 | lbs=170 | nat=| college=UC Irvine }}
{{player2 | num=50 | first=Jimmy | last=Carroll| dab=basketball | pos=G | ft=6 | in=6 | lbs=205 | nat=| college=Nevada-Reno }}
{{player2 | num=44 | first=Tony| last=Farmer | pos=F | ft=6 | in=9 | lbs=255 | nat=| college=Nebraska}}{{player2 | num=33 | first=Kevin| last=Freeman| dab=basketball | pos=F | ft=6 | in=7 | lbs=235 | nat=| college=Connecticut}}
{{player2 | num=24 | first=Paul| last=Grant| dab=basketball | pos=C | ft=7 | in=0 | lbs=255 | nat=| college=Wisconsin}}
{{player2 | num=31 | first=Ed | last=O'Bannon| pos=F | ft=6 | in=8 | lbs=235| nat=| college=UCLA }}
{{player2 | num=23 | first=JaRon | last=Rush| pos=F | ft=6 | in=7 | lbs=215 | nat=| college=UCLA }}
{{player2 | num=54 | first=Mark | last=Sanford| dab=basketball | pos=F | ft=6 | in=9 | lbs=218 | nat=| college=Washington}}
{{player2 | num=5 | first=Curtis| last=Staples | pos=G | ft=6 | in=3 | lbs=196 | nat=| college=Virginia }}
{{player2 | num=32 | first=Jerod | last=Ward| pos=F | ft=6 | in=9 | lbs=230 | nat=| college=Michigan}}
{{player2 | num= | first=Jameel | last=Watkins| pos=C | ft=6 | in=10 |
Rocky walls oral roberts university 6’8 240 lbs=260 | nat=| college=Georgetown}}
{{player2 | num=21 | first=Tyson| last=Wheeler | pos=G | ft=5 | in=10 | lbs=170| nat=| college=Rhode Island}}
{{NBA roster footer
| head_coach=
| asst_coach=
| ath_train=
- Manny Romero
| roster_url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010203230500/http://www.losangeles-stars.com/roster.cfm
}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20010405011217/http://losangeles-stars.com/}}
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Category:Defunct American Basketball Association (2000–present) teams
Category:Basketball teams established in 2000
Category:2000 establishments in California