As we continue our discussion of the Las Vegas Aces signing Becky Hammon as the new head coach and general manager, it makes sense to look back at the history of the team and Hammon’s role prior to last month’s announcement.
The Utah Starzz (a hybrid of the ABA Utah Stars and the NBA Utah Jazz), was one of the eight original WNBA teams in 1997. In 2002, when the NBA divested itself of the WNBA franchises, the Starzz moved to San Antonio as the Silver Stars under the ownership of Peter Holt. They altered their uniforms to the San Antonio Spurs silver and black and became part of the Spurs family.