NEW YORK, Jan. 29, 2016 – Twenty-four top NBA Development League prospects, including 16 with NBA experience, have been selected to play in the 10th NBA D-League All-Star Game presented by Kumho Tire. The game, which tips off at 2 p.m. ET at Toronto’s Ricoh Coliseum on Saturday, Feb. 13, will air live on NBA TV and NBA TV Canada.
Eight current NBA players highlight the rosters of the Eastern and Western Conference teams, with the East squad boasting Keith Appling (Erie/Orlando), Rakeem Christmas (Fort Wayne/Indiana), Sean Kilpatrick (Delaware/Denver), Jordan McRae (Delaware), Jordan Mickey (Maine/Boston) and Jarnell Stokes (Sioux Falls/Miami). West All-Stars Jeff Ayres (Idaho/L.A. Clippers) and Erick Green (Reno/Utah) complete the list.
Four additional players with NBA experience join the East ranks: Lorenzo Brown (Grand Rapids), Jimmer Fredette (Westchester), DeAndre Liggins (Sioux Falls) and Ronald Roberts, Jr. (Raptors). An additional four such players are featured on the West team: Vander Blue (Los Angeles), Justin Harper (Los Angeles), Orlando Johnson (Austin) and Elliot Williams (Santa Cruz).
The East is rounded out by Tre Kelley (Sioux Falls) and Alex Stepheson (Iowa), while the West’s roster is completed with Brandon Ashley (Texas), Will Cummings (Rio Grande Valley), Micheal Eric (Texas), Vincent Hunter (Reno), Xavier Munford (Bakersfield) and Raphiael Putney (Rio Grande Valley).
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All 10 of the NBA D-League’s top scorers were selected as All-Stars, with Williams averaging a league-best 29.7 points and Kilpatrick (27.1 ppg) and Green (26.7 ppg) ranking second and third, respectively. The league’s top three rebounders will also be suiting up as All-Stars in Toronto: Stepheson (13.3 rpg), Roberts (12.2 rpg) and Hunter (11.0rpg).
The 2016 NBA D-League All-Stars were selected by a vote of the league’s 19 head coaches. Players were eligible to be selected if they competed in at least half of their team’s games through Jan. 24. They must be on an active NBA D-League roster at the time of the All-Star Game in order to compete. The league will replace any ineligible players prior to the game.
The Western Conference All-Stars will be coached by Austin Spurs head coach Ken McDonald and his staff, while the Eastern Conference All-Star squad will be led by Sioux Falls Skyforce head coach Dan Craig and his assistants.
NBA D-League All-Star 2016 gets underway with a pregame Three-Point Contest featuring six of the league’s premier long-range shooters. Six acrobatic dunkers will compete in NBA D-League Slam Dunk presented by Verizon during the All-Star Game’s halftime break.
The 2016 NBA D-League All-Star teams are below.
(Note: Rosters updated since the above Jan. 29 release)
EASTERN CONFERENCE ALL-STARS
| No. | Player (Team) | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Birthdate | College/Country |
| 3 | Keith Appling (Erie)* | G | 6-1 | 190 | 2/13/1992 | Michigan State/USA |
| 3 | Jordan Bachynski (Westchester)** | C | 7-2 | 254 | 9/6/1986 | Arizona/USA |
| 7 | Keith Benson (Sioux Falls)** | C | 6-11 | 238 | 8/13/1988 | Oakland/USA |
| 7 | Lorenzo Brown (Grand Rapids) | G | 6-1 | 190 | 8/26/1990 | North Carolina/USA |
| 25 | Rakeem Christmas (Fort Wayne)* | C | 6-10 | 239 | 12/1/1991 | Syracuse/USA |
| 11 | Quinn Cook (Canton)** | G | 6-2 | 179 | 3/23/1993 | Duke/USA |
| 16 | Jimmer Fredette (Westchester) | G | 6-2 | 195 | 2/25/1989 | Brigham Young/USA |
| 7 | Tre Kelley (Sioux Falls) | G | 6-0 | 187 | 1/23/1985 | South Carolina/USA |
| 14 | Sean Kilpatrick (Delaware)* | G | 6-4 | 219 | 1/6/1990 | Cincinnati/USA |
| 12 | DeAndre Liggins (Sioux Falls) | F | 6-6 | 204 | 3/31/1988 | Kentucky/USA |
| 4 | Jordan McRae (Delaware)* | G | 6-5 | 179 | 3/28/1991 | Tennessee/USA |
| 23 | Jordan Mickey (Maine)* | F | 6-8 | 235 | 7/9/1994 | Louisiana State/USA |
| 13 | Ronald Roberts Jr. (Raptors 905) | F | 6-8 | 225 | 8/5/1991 | St. Joseph’s/USA |
| 33 | Alex Stepheson (Iowa) | C | 6-10 | 249 | 8/7/1987 | Southern California/USA |
| 21 | Jarnell Stokes (Sioux Falls)* | F | 6-7 | 250 | 1/7/1994 | Tennessee/USA |
| 5 | Scott Suggs (Raptors 905)** | G | 6-6 | 195 | 11/10/1989 | Washington/USA |
Head Coach: Dan Craig (Sioux Falls)
Assistant Coaches: Octavio De La Grana (Sioux Falls), Corey Belser (Sioux Falls)
Athletic Trainer: Dustin Schramm (Sioux Falls)
WESTERN CONFERENCE ALL-STARS
| No. | Player (Team) | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Birthdate | College/Country |
| 21 | Brandon Ashley (Texas) | F | 6-8 | 228 | 7/15/1994 | Arizona/USA |
| 34 | Jeff Ayres (Idaho)* | C | 6-10 | 240 | 4/29/1987 | Arizona State/USA |
| 0 | Vander Blue (Los Angeles) | G | 6-4 | 200 | 7/22/1992 | Marquette/USA |
| 3 | Will Cummings (Rio Grande Valley) | G | 6-2 | 185 | 10/7/1992 | Temple/USA |
| 50 | Micheal Eric (Texas) | C | 6-10 | 240 | 6/24/1988 | Temple/USA |
| 18 | Erick Green (Reno)* | G | 6-3 | 178 | 8/5/1994 | Virginia Tech/USA |
| 23 | Justin Harper (Los Angeles) | F | 6-10 | 225 | 8/30/1989 | Richmond/USA |
| 23 | Tu Holloway (Texas)** | G | 6-0 | 190 | 8/21/1989 | Xavier/USA |
| 24 | Vincent Hunter (Reno) | F | 6-8 | 208 | 5/9/1991 | Texas-El Paso/USA |
| 33 | Orlando Johnson (Austin) | G | 6-5 | 220 | 3/11/1989 | UC Santa Barbara/USA |
| 25 | Cady Lalanne (Austin)** | C | 6-9 | 242 | 4/22/1992 | Massachusetts/USA |
| 1 | Ricky Ledo (Reno Bighorns)** | G | 6-7 | 197 | 9/10/92 | Providence/USA |
| 5 | Xavier Munford (Bakersfield) | G | 6-5 | 180 | 6/1/1992 | Rhode Island/USA |
| 18 | Raphiael Putney (Rio Grande Valley) | F | 6-10 | 185 | 4/21/1990 | Massachusetts/USA |
| 7 | Elliot Williams (Santa Cruz) | G | 6-5 | 183 | 6/20/1989 | Memphis/USA |
Head Coach: Ken McDonald (Austin)
Assistant Coaches: AJ Diggs (Austin), Patrick Mutombo (Austin)
Athletic Trainers: Keith Abrams (Austin)
* – Indicates a player currently in the NBA
** – Named as replacements for Keith Appling (injured) Lorenzo Brown (injured), Erick Green (called up), Orlando Johnson (called up), DeAndre Liggins (injured), Jordan Mickey (injured) and Elliot Williams (left the NBA D-League)
