As they moved to Utah, the Stars looked to build off their trip to the ABA Championship Series, as Zelmo Beaty joined the team. In their first game at the Salt Palace the Stars crushed the Denver Rockets 134-99.

The Stars would shine early in the season as they won their first eight games on the way to a 12-1 start. Despite playing well early in the year, there was changes to the roster throughout the season, as they looked to peak in the playofffs.

The biggest deal came on December 21st when they traded Donnie Freeman and Wayne Hightower traded to the Texas Chaparrals for Ron Boone and Glen Combs. Boone and Combs would both play in the All-Star Game along with Zelmo Beaty and Red Robbins.

The Stars would battle the Indiana Pacers all season for the Western Division Title, falling one game short with a solid record of 57-27. In the playoffs the Stars would make quick would of the Texas Chaparrals winning their first round series with a four game sweep.

This would set up a showdown with the Pacers in the Western Division Finals. A year earlier the Stars championship dreams ended in the Los Angeles against the Pacers.

In Game 1 on the road the Stars beat the Pacers 120-118 in a hard fought battle, as they raced out to an early 3-1 series lead. However, the Pacers would fight back, winning the next two games as the series went to a seventh game in Indiana.

This time it would be the Stars would emerge victorious, winning 108-101 to reach the ABA Championship for the second straight season. The ABA Championship Series would be just as tough for the Utah Stars as they faced the Kentucky Colonels.

Home cooking was the theme of the ABA Finals as the Stars won the first two games at home, but lost the next two in Kentucky, including a hard fought 129-125 overtime loss in Game 4. The trend would continue as the Stars won Game 5 at the Salt Palace, while the Colonels won Game 6 in Louisville to send the series the distance.

With Game 7 at the Salt Palace, the Stars would bring the championship to Utah, winning 131-121 as the fans rushed the floor and lifted ABA Playoff MVP Zelmo Beaty and Willie Wise on to their shoulders.