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14 Facts About Utah Stars

1.

Utah Stars were an American Basketball Association team based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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2.

Under head coach Bill Sharman the Stars were the first major professional basketball team to use a pre-game shootaround.

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3.

In October 1969 the Utah Stars signed Zelmo Beaty away from the NBA's Atlanta Hawks, but Beaty had to sit out the season due to a one-year option held by the Hawks, which the Utah Stars would not buy out for $75,000.

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4.

The Utah Stars defeated the Dallas Chaparrals 4 games to 2 in the Western Division semifinals and bested the Denver Rockets 4 games to 1 in the semifinals before losing the ABA championship series 4 games to 2 to the Indiana Pacers.

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5.

Utah Stars swept the Texas Chaparrals in four games in the first round of the playoffs, beat Indiana in seven games in a fiercely contested semifinal series, and edged out the Kentucky Colonels in seven games for the ABA championship.

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6.

The Utah Stars defeated the Dallas Chaparrals 4 games to none in the Western Division semifinals before falling to the Indiana Pacers in the Western Division finals, 4 games to 3.

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The Utah Stars defeated the San Diego Conquistadors 4 games to none in the Western Division semifinals but lost in the Western Division finals 4 games to 2 to the Indiana Pacers.

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8.

The Utah Stars then lost the championship to the New York Nets 4 games to 1.

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9.

The Utah Stars made a high-profile personnel move that season by signing high school player Moses Malone to play for them.

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10.

The Utah Stars finished the season in fourth place in the Western Division and lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Denver Nuggets, 4 games to 1.

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11.

Utah Stars are widely considered one of the most successful teams in ABA history.

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12.

The Utah Stars set an ABA Playoff record by scoring 50 points in the 2nd quarter.

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13.

The Utah Stars looked to wrap up the ABA Championship with a game 6 victory in Louisville.

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14.

The Utah Stars lost their first four games against NBA teams, earning their first win against that league with a win against the Seattle SuperSonics in Honolulu, Hawaii on September 24,1972.

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