DIII All-Star Game rosters announced
Two players were selected from each of the eight regions
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced rosters for the Reese’s Division III College All-Star game, which will played as part of the 2011 NCAA Division III men’s basketball championships, March 19, at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Va.
The game will feature four outstanding former coaches who have all been recipients of the NABC Division III Outstanding Service Award. The East team will be coached former Allegheny College coach Phil Ness and he will be assisted by former Albion College coach Mike Turner. The West team will be coached by former Muskingum College coach Jim Burson and he will be assisted by former Suffolk University coach Jim Nelson. Former Beloit coach Bill Knapton was selected to coach the West team but is unable to attend.
Two players were selected from each of the eight regions as well as two players that were selected from an internet vote on D3hoops.com. Additionally, two players will be selected from the two teams that do not advance to the Division III championship game. The game is played at 1:00 prior to the championship game.
The senior all-star players were nominated by coaches and selected by a panel of coaches representing each region in Division III. Here are the rosters for Saturday’s game:
Number | Player | Height | Hometown | School |
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4 | Derek Mitchell | 6'5 | Newport News, Va. | Ferrum |
5 | Marvin Billups | 6'5 | Chester, N.Y. | SUNY-Purchase |
20 | Conor Meehan | 6'4 | Meriden, Conn. | Amherst |
23 | Kai Massaquoi | 6'2 | Lawnside, N.J. | Richard Stockton |
32 | Brandon Stephens | 6'3 | Dorchester, Mass. | UMass-Dartmouth |
55 | Phillip Barera | 6'6 | Belmont, Mass. | Ithaca |
40 | Andrew Powers | 6'7 | Boyerstown, Pa. | Gettysburg |
13 | Dave Golembioski | 6'6 | Barneveld, N.J. | SUNYIT |
52 | Lester Prosper | 6’10 | Freeport, N.Y. | SUNY–Old Westbury |
33 | Ian Franks** | 6'4 | Greenwich, Ohio | Wooster |
42 | Troy Whittingon** | 6'6 | Brooklyn, N.Y. | Williams |
**To be selected Friday night depending on Results of Semifinal games. |
Number | Name | Height | Hometown | School |
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5 | Mike Taylor | 6'4 | Brewster, Wash. | Whitworth |
13 | Alex Franz | 6’1 | Catonsville, Md. | St. Mary’s (Md.) |
21 | Steve Djurickovic | 6'3 | Pleasant Prairie, Wis. | Carthage (Wis.) |
25 | Jacob Smith | 6'6 | Superior, Wis. | Wis.-Superior |
30 | Danny Jones | 6'5 | Herndon, Va. | Randolph-Macon |
32 | Chris Saltzman | 6'2 | Jefferson Hills, Pa. | Penn State Behrend |
34 | Austin Meier | 6'4 | Oshkosh, Wis. | Milwaukee School of Engineering |
50 | Michael McClary | 6'5 | Bellaire, Mich. | Olivet |
44 | Carl Hipp | 6’8 | St. Paul, Minn. | Hamline |
4 | Tyler Nicolai** | 5’11 | Minnetonka, Min. | St. Thomas |
33 | Ryan Wholey** | 6'1 | Pelham, N.J. | Middlebury |
**To be selected Friday night depending on Results of Semifinal games. |