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2008 Stars season review

2008 Las Vegas Stars (final record 10-10) - For Stars individual player statistics, scroll to the bottom of this page. The Stars kicked off their 2008 campaign with a brutal road trip to the midwest (0-4 start) but showed on the trip, that the Stars were one of the best teams in the IBL as the Stars gave the Elkhart Express all they could handle- taking the 2-time defending champs to overtime before ultimately losing by 2 points. The Stars followed that 0-4 midwest trip start with a 9-game winning streak including back to back wins over the red hot Vancouver Volcanoes and a fully loaded Portland team both wins on the road. The Vegas Stars closed out 2008 at home- splitting games with the Elgin Racers.

A minor league success story-DaJuan Tate


6' 5" guard/forward Dajuan Tate (pictured above) averaged over 35 points per game in the 2007 IBL season for the, then- first year program- Las Vegas Stars- owned by Alexis Levi Scott. Dajuan Tate drew attention from scouts as an extremely explosive player on both ends of the floor. The phrase 'you never know who is in the gym' was never more true than in the IBL Tournament and All Star Game; Dajuan Tate impressed scouts with his first round performance in the IBL 2007 Tournament but even more so he impressed scouts at the All Star game (yes, the All Star game)-- so much so that he was invited to the prestigious Chinese Basketball Association 2007/2008 draft camp held in Hawaii by USBA executive Bruce O'Neill. Tate stood out in the CBA Hawaii draft camp in the same manner as he stood out in the IBL 2007 season- Tate was the first non-big man chosen in the draft--selected #6 overall. Tate subsequently received a substantial contract for the entire CBA season. Tate had a game in China where he scored 68 points and was described as one of the best players not currently in the NBA. Tate ended his regular season in China averaging 26.3 points per game and is now one of the most sought after players in the CBA (China Basketball Association) for the upcoming 2009 season.

Stars Top News

Click on Game Results for game recaps and player scores

Stars all set for '08 home opener - Press Release (5/12/08)

Las Vegas Stars schedule final 2008 tryout - Press Release (4/07/09)

Las Vegas Stars hope for big season in 2008 - Press Release (3/27/08)

Las Vegas Stars ready to shine in home opener - Press Release (4/17/07)

Stars off to a hot start - Press Release - (4/09/07)

NBA veteran joins Stars as player and coach - Press Release (3/23/07)

SMWW Student breaks new ground - SMWW Newsletter (3/14/07)

Stars looking to pave the way for NBA in Vegas - Las Vegas Sports Magazine (3/01/07)

Las Vegas Stars schedule second tryout - Press Release (1/08/07)

George Tarkanian to coach Stars - Press Release (11/16/06)

Stars announce first tryout - Press Release (11/08/06)

New Las Vegas pro basketball team moving forward - Press Release (8/24/06)

IBL comes to Las Vegas - AE Vegas (8/10/06)

New pro basketball team coming to Las Vegas - Press Release (8/03/06)

2008 Venue


	Centennial Hills YMCA Community Center
	6601 North Buffalo Drive
	Las Vegas, Nevada

2008 Schedule

Thursday April 24	7:15pm	Las Vegas Stars (126)	@	Windy City Soldiers (133)
Friday April 25	7:15pm	Las Vegas Stars (125)	@	Elkhart Express (127)
Saturday April 26	7:15pm	Las Vegas Stars (102)	@	Battle Creek Knights (132)
Sunday April 27	3:00pm	Las Vegas Stars (120)	@	Windy City Soldiers (125)
Friday May 2	7:15pm	Las Vegas Stars (106)	@	Los Angeles Lightning (95)
Saturday May 3	7:15pm	Las Vegas Stars (121)	@	Los Angeles Lightning (107)
Tuesday May 13	7:15pm	USA All-Stars (114)	@	Las Vegas Stars (161)
Wednesday May 14	7:15pm	USA All-Stars (140)	@	Las Vegas Stars (173)
Friday May 23	7:15pm	Las Vegas Stars (131)	@	Jazz of Tacoma (111)
Saturday May 24	7:00pm	Las Vegas Stars (124)	@	Vancouver Volcanoes (114)
Sunday May 25	7:15pm	Las Vegas Stars (133)	@	Portland Chinooks (122)
Monday May 26	5:00pm	Las Vegas Stars (147)	vs.	China Shanxi Zhongyu*(92)
Wednesday, May 28	7:15pm	Las Vegas Stars (152)	vs.	Central Oregon Hotshots (149)
Thursday, May 29	1:00pm	Las Vegas Stars (120)	vs.	China Shanxi Zhongyu (128)
Friday May 30	7:00pm	Las Vegas Stars (129)	@	Bellingham Slam (174)
Saturday May 31	7:15pm	Las Vegas Stars (101)	@	Snohomish Explosion (123)
Friday June 6	7:15pm	L.A. Lightning (145)	@	Las Vegas Stars (142)
Saturday June 7	7:15pm	L.A. Lightning (144)	@	Las Vegas Stars (134)
Tuesday June 24	7:15pm	Elgin Racers (139)	@	Las Vegas Stars (126)
Wednesday June 25	7:15pm	Elgin Racers (128)	@	Las Vegas Stars(131)

2008 Ticket Prices

$5 per person

Contact Information
Owner & Phone	The Las Vegas Stars, LLC Phone: (702) 216-2966
Email	thelasvegasstars@yahoo.com
CEO/ General Manager	Alexis Levi-Scott
CFO	Thomas Neal
Director of Marketing	Renee Grady
VP of Info Technology	E. Robert Gasper
Head Coach	Dan Savage

2008 Roster

Elliott Magee 6'3"	Hollis Hale 6'1"	Willie Hall 6'0"	Trevor Lawrence 7'0"

Julius Johnson 6'4"	Keena Payton 6'4"	Mohammed Camara 6'8"	Mike Tabb 6'3"

Eddie Shelby 6'2"	Mike Meister Assistant Coach	Dan Savage Head Coach	Alexis Levi