[4] The Stars used their territorial draft picks to select Ed O'Bannon and Tyus Edney, who won the 1995 NCAA championship together at UCLA.

[5] O'Bannon, a former first-round draft pick in the 1995 NBA draft, played for the Stars,[6] while Edney played for the Indiana Pacers in the NBA that season.

[10] Former Lakers star Jamaal Wilkes was hired as vice president of basketball operations.

[11] His former college coach at UCLA, the legendary John Wooden, agreed to join the Stars as a consultant at Wilkes' request.

[12] The team's record was 28–13 in 2000–2001, and their season ended with a 112–132 first-round playoff loss to the Kansas City Knights.