Managing Investor– Bill Ilett
President & General Manager – Steve Brandes
Media & Public Relations Coordinator – Travis Tate
Senior Account Executive – Steven Clenney
Account Executive – Gary Lalanne
Dance Team Director – Jessica Rowland
Futurecast Play-by-Play – Mark Snider
Financial Controller – Frank Ilett
Head Coach – Randy Livingston
Associate Head Coach – Joel Abelson
Assistant Coach/Head of Basketball Operations – Ethan Brilliant
Athletic Trainer – Kevin Taylor
Videographer – Ron Weatherly
Business Operations
Steve Brandes
President & General Manager
Steve Brandes enters his tenth season with the Stampede Front Office and sixth season as President & General Manager of the Idaho Stampede.
A native of Amherst, Ohio, Brandes enjoys a diverse background ranging from traveling to Russia as a student ambassador to being a professional archaeologist throughout the Midwest for two years. Brandes obtained a liberal arts degree from the College of Wooster. He then attended Game Face, Inc.'s Executive Academy, a leading international sports sales training and placement company in Portland, Oregon. Brandes sold for a plethora of teams during his four months at Game Face. For more information about Game Face Inc.’s Executive Academy log on to gamefacesportsjobs.com.
Steve began with the Stampede as an Account Executive and has moved up the ranks serving as Director of Ticket Sales & Game Operations and Assistant General Manager. Through his time at the Stampede, Brandes has helped the team with successful transitions to a new arena and to a new league (CBA to NBA Development League). He also played an integral role in the success of the 2006 CBA All-Star Classic as well as the 2008 and 2010 NBA Development League Showcase. Steve takes great pride in continuing to build the Stampede’s Community efforts and outreach programs through the Idaho Stampede Community Foundation.
Email: steve@idahostampede.com
Travis Tate
Media and Public Relations Coordinator
Travis Tate enters his second season as the Media and Public Relations Coordinator. Tate is entering his second year in the D-League after internships in basketball communications roles with the Utah Jazz and New Orleans Hornets. Tate received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign in Media Studies in 2006.
In his role, Tate will oversee the team website, produce all published content for public consumption and be the primary contact for the media and public.
Email: travis@idahostampede.com
Steven Clenney
Senior Account Executive
Steven Clenney enters his second full season with the Idaho Stampede as an Account Executive. His responsibilities include focusing on season ticket sales, group nights, mini-plans, and various operations.
Originally from Orlando, Florida, Clenney attended Florida State University where he received his bachelor’s degree in media production and marketing. He then attended the DeVos Sport Business Management Program at the University of Central Florida where he received a master’s degree in sports business management.
In his spare time, Clenney enjoys giving back to the community and volunteering. He spent many hours in New Orleans with his graduate school program and the Hope for Stanley Alliance helping to rebuild the city after the devastating effects of hurricane Katrina.
Email: sclenney@idahostampede.com
Gary Lalanne
Account Executive
Gary Lalanne enters his second year with the Idaho Stampede, originating from Porterville, Calif.
Lalanne received his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in sports marketing from Fresno State University. Prior to his arrival in Boise, Lalanne spent more than a year working for the Fresno Grizzlies and the Sacramento River Cats, two Triple-A professional baseball teams.
Email: gary@idahostampede.com
Jessica Rowland
Director, Stampede Spirit dance team
Jessica Rowland is entering her first season as Director of the Idaho Stampede Spirit Dance Team. She was a dancer for the previous seven.
Rowland graduated from Boise State University in 2006 with a Bachelor's degree in psychology and an associate's degree in criminal justice administration. She earned her Master's degree in Counseling from BSU in 2010, and shortly after, Rowland became a licensed professional counselor.
Email: spiritdanceteam@hotmail.com
Basketball Operations
Randy Livingston
Head Coach
Randy Livingston enters his second year as head coach with the Stampede after serving as an assistant for the Maine Red Claws during the 2008-09 season.
A native of New Orleans, Livingston attended Louisiana State University for two years. Despite a college career plagued by injuries, Livingston made it to the NBA as a second-round draft pick of the Houston Rockets in 1996 and appeared in 64 games as a rookie.
Over the next 11 seasons, Livingston played with the Atlanta Hawks, Phoenix Suns, Golden State Warriors, Seattle SuperSonics, New Orleans Hornets, Los Angeles Clippers, Chicago Bulls, and the Utah Jazz. Livingston also spent some time in the Turkish basketball league playing for Galatasaray.
In between his NBA contracts and overseas travel, he had several stints in the CBA and NBA Development League playing for the Sioux Falls Skyforce and the Idaho Stampede. Livingston was a member of the 2003-04 CBA All-League Second Team and the 2006-07 All NBA D-League First Team. He was also named the NBA D-League's Most Valuable Player for the 2006-07 season. In addition to his successful minor league basketball career, Livingston was called up to the NBA 19 times during his tenure.
Livingston announced his retirement from playing basketball at the end of the 2007-08 NBA D-League season. This announcement came after he helped lead the Stampede to the 2008 NBA D-League Championship where the team clinched the series 2-1 over the Austin Toros. Livingston ended his playing career as the Stampede’s leader in points scored (2,428), assists (1,517) and games played (163).
Although always a player-coach at heart, Livingston began his off-court career for the 2008-09 season with the Idaho Stampede as an assistant coach under then Head Coach, Bryan Gates. During this season his number 32 jersey was retired and April 10, 2009 was proclaimed Randy Livingston Day in Boise. After one season with the Stampede he moved to Portland, Maine to work as an assistant coach with the Red Claws under then-Head Coach, Austin Ainge. With this announcement, Livingston will be the first player in NBA D-League history to have moved from player to assistant coach, and now to a head coach.
Joel Abelson
Associate Head Coach
Joel Abelson enters his fourth year with the Stampede, his second as an Associate Head Coach after spending the previous two years as Assistant Coach.
Abelson was integral in leading the Stampede to the playoffs during both the 2009-10 and 2008-09 seasons. Before joining the Stampede, he worked under head coach Joey Meyer with the Tulsa 66ers as an assistant coach. The University of Michigan graduate worked for the Charlotte Bobcats basketball operations in 2007 and at Abunassar Impact Basketball in Las Vegas. He has also spent past summers working for NBA coaching veteran, Bob Hill, as well as coaching during the 2009 NBA Development League Pre-Draft Camp.
Abelson will reside in Boise.
Ethan Brilliant
Assistant Coach/Head of Basketball Operations
Ethan Brilliant enters his first year as an Assistant Coach and the Head of Basketball Operations with the Idaho Stampede. Brilliant is originally from Framingham, Massachusetts. He graduated with honors from Framingham State University with a B.A. in Communication Arts
During his time at Framingham State, Brilliant worked for the men's basketball team from 2004-09 as a Team Manager and Assistant Coach. He also served as an Internet Operations Intern with the Boston Celtics during his senior year.
While at Framingham State, Ethan was part of a staff that built a team that recorded several wins over top ranked opponents, while perennially playingone of the toughest schedules in New England in Division III men's collegiate basketball. Framingham State was known for its tenacious defense, finishing ranked in the top tier for team defensive field goal percentage several times, including a top 10 finish nationally in 2004-05. In 2008-09 Framingham State recorded its first postseason berth in two decades.
In 2009-10, Brilliant worked remotely for the coaching staff of the Maine Red Claws, providing relevant statistical data.
Brilliant worked remotely for Coach Livingston during the second half of the 2010-11 season, providing statistical insight from January to the end of the season.
Kevin Taylor
Athletic Trainer
Kevin Taylor is back with the Idaho Stampede for a fifth season as Head Athletic Trainer.
Taylor is a La Center, Washington native. He received his Bachelors of Science Degree in Athletic Training from Boise State University in 1997 and his Masters of Science Degree in Sports Studies from the University of Kansas in 2000. He is a NATA Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) and served as Head Athletic Trainer for Blue Valley North High School (Kansas) from 1997 to 2002. From 1999 to 2002, Kevin was the Outreach Coordinator for SportsCare (providing certified athletic trainers to 14 Kansas and Missouri high schools) while also overseeing Sport Dynamics’ sport performance training. From 1998 to 2001 he served as the Head Athletic Trainer for the Kansas Plainsmen minor league football team. Kevin was the head Athletic Trainer for the Idaho Steelheads for the 2002-03 season while being an ATC specializing in sports performance at The Athletic Training Center from September 2002 to April 2006. Kevin and his wife Heather have three daughters and reside in Star.
Ron Weatherly
Video Coordinator
