The Nashville Stars were a

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team that played in the

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(WBL) in 1991. They were located in

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, and played their home games at the

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. Prior to arriving in Nashville, the franchise played in

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, as the Las Vegas Silver Streaks. The Stars disbanded after the 1991 season in which they placed fourth in the Southern Division with a 23–28 record. The team was led by veteran collegiate coach Ron Greene. He was assisted by Kevin Legate, who had played at Nashville's

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. Notable players included 1988 WBL Most Valuable Player and three-time All-WBL selection Jamie Waller and 1991 All-WBL selection Daren Queenan, who was named to the 1991 All-WBL team. The only Star to reach the

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was

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, who played one minute of one game with the

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in 1992. Radio broadcasts were carried locally by

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1160 AM with local talk show host Gregory Ruff as the

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