Las Vegas Stars (basketball)
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The Las Vegas Stars was a professional basketball team in the International Basketball League
. The inaugural head coach was George Tarkanian, son of famed coach Jerry Tarkanian
. The CEO/General Manager, Alexis Levi-Scott, became the first African American female owner in professional basketball when she purchased the team.
Head Coach: Kelvin Scarborough
Assistant Coach: Kirk Baker
The Las Vegas Stars completed this season in first place in the Southwest Division.
Head Coach: George Tarkanian
International Basketball League
The International Basketball League was a short lived professional basketball league in the United States. The IBL was headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The league started in 1999 and ended in 2001.-History:...
. The inaugural head coach was George Tarkanian, son of famed coach Jerry Tarkanian
Jerry Tarkanian
Jerry Tarkanian , also known as "Tark the Shark", is a retired college basketball coach known as one of the winningest coaches in college basketball history...
. The CEO/General Manager, Alexis Levi-Scott, became the first African American female owner in professional basketball when she purchased the team.
Season By Season
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| Year | Wins | Losses | Percentage | Division | |||
| 2007 | 12 | 5 | .705 | 2nd - Midwest Division | |||
| 2008 | 10 | 10 | .500 | 2nd - Southwest Division | |||
2008 roster
'Final 2007-08 Roster'Head Coach: Kelvin Scarborough
Assistant Coach: Kirk Baker
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F | 6'5 | Corey Bailey | 2008 | UNLV UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball The UNLV Runnin' Rebels are a NCAA Division I men's basketball team who play at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada. Their most recent appearance in the NCAA Tournament was in 2011 when they received an at–large bid to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, earning an 8-seed in... |
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G/F | 6'3 | Demario Butler | 2008 | Azusa Pacific University Azusa Pacific University Azusa Pacific University is a private, inter-denominational, evangelical Christian university located near Los Angeles in suburban Azusa, California. It was founded in 1899, with classes opening on March 3, 1900 in Whittier, California. It began offering degrees in 1939... |
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C | 6'11 | Mohammed Camara | 2008 | San Diego State San Diego State University San Diego State University , founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area , and is part of the California State University system... |
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G | 6'1 | Hollis Hale | 2007 | Concordia Concordia University (disambiguation) Concordia is the name of several universities, colleges and seminaries:-Australia:*Concordia College, Adelaide in South Australia*Concordia College, Toowoomba in Queensland-Canada:*Concordia University in Montréal, Québec... |
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G | 6'0 | Willie Hall | 2007 | Augusta G. |
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G/F | 6'4 | Julius Johnson | 2008 | Chabot CC |
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F | 6'7 | Elliott Magee | 2008 | Texas A&M Texas A&M University Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school... |
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G/F | 6'5 | Demetrius Orme | 2008 | CSU Bakersfield | |
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G | 6'2 | Keena Payton | 2008 | Fresno City JC |
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G/F | 6'4 | Mike Scott | 2008 | Chabot CC | |
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G | 6'3 | Eddie Shelby | 2007 | CSU Bakersfield |
The Las Vegas Stars completed this season in first place in the Southwest Division.
2007 roster
'Final 2006-07 Roster'Head Coach: George Tarkanian
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F/C | 6'8 | Vinzant Deveraux | 2007 | ||
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G/F | 6'5 | Herb Gibson | 2007 | Michigan Michigan Wolverines men's basketball The Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing the University of Michigan. The school competes in the Big Ten Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association . The Wolverines play home basketball games at the... |
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G | 6'1 | Hollis Hale | 2007 | Concordia Concordia University (disambiguation) Concordia is the name of several universities, colleges and seminaries:-Australia:*Concordia College, Adelaide in South Australia*Concordia College, Toowoomba in Queensland-Canada:*Concordia University in Montréal, Québec... |
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G | 6'3 | Eddie Shelby | 2007 | CSU Bakersfield |
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G/F | 6'5 | DaJuan Tate | 2007 | Mountain State Mountain State University Mountain State University is a private nonsectarian university based in Beckley, West Virginia, United States. The university offers undergraduate and master's degree programs, as well as a doctoral degree program. Most of the university's programs focus on the professions in business,... |
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G | 5'11 | Maurice Thomas | 2007 | UTEP University of Texas at El Paso The University of Texas at El Paso is a four-year state university, and is a component institution of the University of Texas System. Its campus is located on the bank of the Rio Grande in El Paso, Texas. The school was founded in 1914 as The Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy,... |
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F | 6'5 | Jonathan Walker | 2007 | |
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G | 6'7 | Tarron Williams | 2007 | Cal State San Bernardino California State University, San Bernardino California State University, San Bernardino, also known as Cal State San Bernardino or CSUSB is a public research university and one of the twenty three general campuses of the California State University system. The main campus sits on in the suburban University District of , United States, with... |
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F | 6'6 | Matthew Winans | 2007 | Brigham Young University–Hawaii |