2014 D-League All-Stars announced
16 players have NBA experience
Twenty of the NBA Development League’s top prospects, including 16 who have NBA experience, have been selected to play in the eighth annual NBA D-League All-Star Game on Saturday, Feb. 15, at Sprint Arena inside NBA All-Star Jam Session at New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. The game will air live on NBA TV at 3 p.m.
The 2014 NBA D-League Dream Factory presented by Boost Mobile will be integrated into Saturday’s NBA D-League All-Star Game, with action beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET when the League’s sharp shooters take to the court to participate in the NBA D-League Boost Mobile Thre-Point Contest. Skills competition activities will continue during the game’s halftime break, with the NBA D-League Boost Mobile Slam Dunk Contest.
The complete 2014 NBA D-League All-Star teams are below.
FUTURES ALL-STAR ROSTER
Pos. Player (Team) Ht. Wt. College Birthdate
C Hilton Armstrong (Santa Cruz) 6-11 235 Connecticut 11/23/84
G Seth Curry (Santa Cruz) 6-1 180 Duke 8/23/90
C Dewayne Dedmon (Santa Cruz) 6-10 255 USC 8/12/88
G Manny Harris (Los Angeles)* 6-5 185 Michigan 9/21/89
F Justin Hamilton (Sioux Falls) 7-0 260 LSU 4/1/90
G Pierre Jackson (Idaho) 5-10 180 Baylor 8/29/91
F Kevin Jones (Canton) 6-8 251 West Virginia 8/25/89
G DeAndre Liggins (Sioux Falls) 6-6 209 Kentucky 3/31/88
F Malcolm Thomas (Los Angeles)* 6-9 224 San Diego State 11/8/88
F Chris Wright (Maine) 6-8 225 Dayton 9/30/88
Head Coach: Steve Hetzel (Canton)
Assistant Coaches: Jordi Fernandez (Canton), James Posey (Canton), Nate Reinking (Canton)
Athletic Trainer: Mike Gittinger (Canton)
PROSPECTS ALL-STAR ROSTER
Pos. Player (Team) Ht. Wt. College Birthdate
G Isaiah Canaan (Rio Grande Valley)* 6-0 188 Murry State 5/21/91
F Robert Covington (Rio Grande Valley)* 6-9 215 Tennessee State 12/14/90
G Troy Daniels (Rio Grande Valley) 6-7 200 VCU 7/15/91
F Ike Diogu (Bakersfield) 6-8 255 Arizona State 9/11/83
F Devin Ebanks (Texas) 6-9 215 West Virginia 10/28/89
F Melvin Ely (Texas) 6-10 260 Fresno State 5/2/78
G Ron Howard (Fort Wayne) 6-5 185 Valparaiso 11/14/82
F Othyus Jeffers (Iowa) 6-5 205 Robert Morris 8/5/85
G Christapher Johnson (Rio Grande Valley)* 6-6 201 Dayton 4/29/90
C Jarvis Varnado (Iowa) 6-9 210 Mississippi State 3/1/88
Head Coach: Nevada Smith (Rio Grande Valley)
Assistant Coaches: Paul Mokeski (Rio Grande Valley), Jason Young (Rio Grande Valley)
Athletic Trainer: Long Lam (Rio Grande Valley)
* - Indicates a player currently in the NBA