The Music City Stars, formerly known as the Nashville Broncs, was an expansion team in the American Basketball Association (ABA) that played from 2009 to 2010. Located in Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville, Tennessee

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, the team was named for the city's association with music industry celebrities

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; it also referred the Music City Star

Music City Star

The Music City Star is a regional rail service running between Nashville and Lebanon, Tennessee. The service uses the existing track of the Nashville and Eastern Railroad. The line currently has six stops: Riverfront Station, Donelson, Hermitage, Mt. Juliet, Martha , and Lebanon. The operation...

, a regional rail

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 service. They played the home games of their inaugural season at Nashville Municipal Auditorium

Nashville Municipal Auditorium

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, but played at Lipscomb University

Lipscomb University

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's Allen Arena

Allen Arena

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 for the 2009–10 season. The team ceased operations on January 29, 2010, citing poor ticket sales.

Team history

The team, when owned by Scott Lumley, was known as the Nashville Broncs during their inaugural 2008 to 2009 season. That year, they finished with a 23–4 record, making it as far as the semifinals before being eliminated. In July 2009, the team changed ownership and its name to the Music City Stars. After playing only 12 games of the 2009–10 season (many games were cancelled due to teams leaving the league), the Stars shut down operations due to lagging ticket sales.

Season-by-season record

Season	W	L	%	Playoffs
2008–09	23	4	.852	Won quarterfinals vs. Jersey Express Lost semifinals vs. Maywood Buzz
2009–10*	9	3	.750	—