NABC announces Division III all-star rosters

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced on Tuesday the rosters for the 2014 Reese’s Division III College All-Star game, which will be played as part of the 2014 NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Championship. Reese’s is the official candy partner of the NCAA.

The Reese’s Division III College All-Star game will be played on Saturday, March 22, at 3:00 p.m. ET, prior to the NCAA Division III championship game, which begins at 5:30 p.m. ate the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Va. The teams are composed of two senior student-athletes from each of the eight regions in Division III and two seniors have been slected by online voting on D3hoops.com.

The game will feature a pair of outstanding former coaches who have both been recipients of the NABC Division III Distinguished Service Award. Springfield coach Charlie Brock will lead the East team, while former Bridgewater coach Bill Leatherman will guide the West team.

The senior All-Star student-athletes were nominated by coaches and selected by a panel of coaches representing each region in Division III. Two players were selected by fans voting online at D3hoops.com.

Division III is the largest membership division in the NCAA, with approximately 450 member schools, 43 voting conferences and more than 170,000 student-athletes.