Forward Sam Clancy followed up Josh Davis the previous season, with his own league MVP award for the Stampede. Clancy led Idaho in points (918; 19.1 avg.), rebounds (520; 10.8 avg.), blocked shots (105; 2.2 avg.) and minutes played (1,809). Ex-NBA player Joe Wolf led Idaho to nearly a .500 record for the season, narrowly missing the playoffs.

Back to Back MVP's Sam Clancy follows up Josh Davis as league MVP for Idaho Forward Sam Clancy came to Idaho looking for his opportunity to play in the NBA, and he certainly showed his skills throughout the year. He finished the season averaging 19.1 ppg and 10.8 rpg, while coasting to the league MVP award, First Team All-League selection, league Defensive Player of the Year and an All-Star Game selection. While he didn't earn an NBA call-up, two other players on Idaho's squad did. The Stampede finished with a 23-25 record, and narrowly missed a playoff berth.

Factoids 2 - Number of NBA Call-ups during the 2004-05 season. Britton Johnson went to the Pacers and Kaniel Dickens went to the Nets. 4 - Sam Clancy led the Stampede in four of the major six statistical categories (points, rebounds, block shots, minutes). He set franchise marks in season total points (918), and season and career block shots (105).

Quotes "If you enjoy basketball at all, you have no business missing Stampede games. They blow away other indoor sports entertainment," said Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman. "The Stampede are awesome! It was so much fun watching the guys have fun together and play hard as a team," said Debbie W., an Idaho fan.

2004-05 CBA Standings Eastern Conference W-L Great Lakes Storm 28-20 Rockford Lightning 26-22 Michigan Mayhem 18-30 Gary Steelheads 17-31 Western Conference W-L Dakota Wizards 32-16 Sioux Falls Skyforce 31-17 Idaho Stampede 23-25 Yakima Sun Kings 17-31