San Antonio Stars Team History
Stars Team Creation
In 2014 the Silver Star changed their name by dropping the “Silver” from the nickname.
Move to Las Vegas
This is the second move for the franchise, which came to San Antonio from Utah in 2003.
Without specifying the potential Las Vegas buyer, Spurs Sports & Entertainment sent out a message to fans on Twitter, offering its “deepest gratitude” to team employees and fans while saying the organization and the WNBA have been in negotiations with a buyer to purchase and relocate the Stars. A spokesman for Spurs Sports & Entertainment declined to comment on a pending Las Vegas move.
The San Antonio Stars were a professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas, playing in the Western Conference in the Women’s National Basketball Association(WNBA). The team was founded in Salt Lake City, Utah, as the Utah Starzz before the league’s inaugural 1997 season began; then moved to San Antonio before the 2003 season and became the San Antonio Silver Stars, then simply the San Antonio Stars in 2014. The team was owned by Spurs Sports & Entertainment, which also owned the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA.
Established
1997
City
Salt Lake City – San Antonio – Las Vegas
League History
1997 – Present / Women’s National Basketball Association
Team History
2018 – Present / Las Vegas Aces
2014 – 2017 / San Antonio Stars
2002 – 2013 / San Antonio Silver Stars
1997 – 2002 / Utah Starzz
Nickname
Stars – The name captures the theme of Stars that has carried over from Utah the original team. Named associated with the NBA San Antonio Spurs.
Championship
WNBA Championships 0
Arena
2018 – Present / Mandalay Bay Events Center
*San Antonio*
2003 – 2017 / AT&T Center
*Salt Lake City*
1997 – 2002 / Delta Center
Owner
2018 – Present / MGM Resorts International
2003 – 2017 / Peter Holt
1997 – 2002 / Larry H. Miller
Retired Number
25 Becky Hammon
*Blue is this team’s history