Show Stars Star's Schedule The champions of the professional pro pro- professional American Basketball Basketball Basket Basket- ball Association the Utah Stars will open defense of their crown on Wednesday Oct 13 in the Salt Palace against the Denver Rockets THAT GAME will be the first of 84 42 at home and 42 on the road on the 72 1971 season regular-season schedule schedule schedule sched sched- ule announced Saturday by Vince Boryla Stars' Stars president president- general manager The Stars re received a break from the schedule schedule maker maker and will play their first four games in the friendly confines of the Salt Palace where last year in the playoffs the final seven games were total sellouts After Alter the Denver opener the Stars will host the Dallas Chaparrals on Friday Oct 15 the Carolina Cougars on Tuesday Oct 19 and the powerful Indiana Pacers on Thursday Oct 21 AGAIN THIS season the Stars will play 40 of their home games in the Salt Palace Palace Pal Pal- ace with the other two slated slated slat slat- ed for Logan and Ogden The Stars will host Denver led by oy former Utah State University American All Marv Roberts in the Spectrum on De Dec 10 and will play at the Weber State Fieldhouse against the Memphis Memphis Memphis Mem Mem- Pros on Jan 27 11 The home schedule for 1971 72 features much better dates than last years year's inaugural campaign The Stars will play seven games on Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day nine on Fridays five on Thursdays eleven on Wednesdays Wednesdays Wed Wed- five on Tuesdays and five on Mondays THE STARS will have two special holiday attractions- attractions a Christmas afternoon skirmish skirmish skir skir- mish with the powerful Indiana Indiana In In- diana Pacers and a Washington Washing Washing- ton Birthday contest with the Pitts Pittsburg burg Condors The Christmas Christmas Christ Christ- mas Day game will start at 3 pm p.m. with ail aki other home games slated for pm p.m. Home games are OCTOBER 13 Wednesday Denver 15 Friday Dallas 19 Tuesday Carolina 21 Thursday Indiana 27 11 Wednesday-Memphis Wednesday 29 Indiana Friday-Indiana NOVEMBER 2 Virginia Tuesday-Virginia 4 Thursday Pittsburg 10 Wednesday New York 13 Saturday Memphis 17 Wednesday-Indiana Wednesday 20 Saturday-Dallas Saturday 30 Tuesday Florida DECEMBER 6 6 Monday-Kentucky Monday 8 Wednesday-Dallas Wednesday 10 Friday-Denver Friday at Logan 11 Saturday-New Saturday York 13 Monday-Carolina Monday 17 Friday Friday er Denver Deriver 25 Saturday-Indiana Saturday afternoon after after- afternoon noon 29 Wednesday-Dallas Wednesday JANUARY 5 5 Wednesday-Kentucky Wednesday 7 Friday-Florida Friday 19 Wednesday-Memphis Wednesday 21 Friday-Dallas Friday 25 Virginia Tuesday-Virginia 27 11 Thursday-Memphis Thursday at Ogden 31 Monday-Carolina Monday f FEBRUARY ii R 2 Wednesday-Denver Wednesday 4 Indiana Friday-Indiana 12 Virginia Saturday 14 14 Monday-Florida Monday 21 Mond Pittsburgh Monday 23 Wednesday Kentucky 25 Indiana Friday-Indiana MARCH 2 Thursday-Dallas Thursday 4 Saturday-Denver Saturday 8 W Wednesday Pittsburgh Pittsburgh 10 Memphis Friday-Memphis 21 Tuesday-Denver Tuesday 23 Thursday-Memphis Thursday 25 Saturday-New Saturday York Home starting time is pm p.m. except for Dec 25 3 pm p.m. |