CCC Players to Represent in All-Star Game and 3-Point Contest
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced the rosters of the 2020 NAIA Men’s Basketball All-Star Game on Thursday. The two teams will compete as part of the 2020 NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball National Championship.
The game, set for championship night on Tuesday, March 24 at 6:00 p.m. will feature many of the top players from both divisions I and II and will be coached by a pair of the top coaches in both.
Kelly Wells, a staple of the NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball National Championship in Kansas City will coach the east. Coach Wells will end his tenure as head coach at Pikeville (Ky.) at the conclusion of the 2019-20 season where he will step down to focus on his duties as Director of Athletics. Wells entered the season with 313 wins over the course of 14 seasons.
Al Bruehl, current head coach at Robert Morris (Ill.) will head the west squad. Coach Bruehl is in his 27th season at Robert Morris and has amassed over 600 wins in his career on the men’s side. The 2019-20 season marks his second coaching both men’s and women’s programs.
Tip-off is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. CST at Municipal Auditorium on March 24 and tickets are $20 for the event, or free with the purchase of a ticket for the NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball National Championship game, scheduled for 8:00 p.m. the same evening.
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For more information about the 2020 NAIA Men’s Basketball All-Star Game, click HERE.
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East Team Roster
| Player |
Institution |
Division |
Height |
Weight |
Position |
| Bishop Smith |
IU East (Ind.) |
2 |
5-9 |
170 |
G |
| Bryan Battle |
Freed Hardeman (Tenn.) |
1 |
6'6" |
200 |
F |
| Cayden Edmonson |
Bethel (Tenn.) |
1 |
6'8 |
220 |
C |
| Dakota Quinn |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
1 |
6'9" |
215 |
F/C |
| Darius Lasley |
Clarke (Iowa) |
1 |
6-2 |
170 |
G |
| Darryl Bowie |
Ottawa (Kan.) |
2 |
5'10 |
160 |
PG |
| Dwight Burton |
Madonna (Mich.) |
2 |
6-1 |
190 |
G |
| Leo Behrend |
Ave Maria (Fla.) |
2 |
6'5 |
200 |
SG |
| Mark Gordon |
Keiser (Fla.) |
2 |
6'4 |
195 |
G |
| Nic Reed |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
2 |
6'5" |
207 |
F |
| Paul Marandet |
Spring Arbor (Mich.) |
2 |
6'1 |
190 |
PG |
| Tra'Quan Knight |
LSU Shreveport (La.) |
1 |
6'3 |
195 |
G/F |
| Ty Hoglund |
Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) |
2 |
6'3" |
190 |
G |
| Tyrell Alcorn |
Dillard (La.) |
1 |
6'2 |
185 |
SG |
| William Loyd |
Xavier (La.) |
1 |
6-5 |
218 |
F |
HEAD COACH: Kelly Wells, Pikeville (Ky.)
West Team Roster
| Player |
Institution |
Division |
Height |
Weight |
Position |
| Andrew Hamm |
Southwestern (Kan.) |
2 |
6'3 |
190 |
G |
| Bart Hiscock |
Hastings (Neb.) |
2 |
6'6 |
230 |
F/C |
| Brock Gardner |
The Master's (Calif.) |
1 |
6-7 |
215 |
F |
| Desmond Kennedy |
Texas A&M - Texarkana |
1 |
6'3 |
190 |
G |
| Hussayn Ford |
Northwest (Wash.) |
2 |
6'6" |
215 |
F |
| JJ Culver |
Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
1 |
6'5 |
185 |
G |
| Josiah Westbrook |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
1 |
6'2 |
185 |
SG |
| Justin Martin |
Multnomah (Ore.) |
2 |
5’8” |
175 |
G |
| Kentton Williams |
SAGU (Texas) |
1 |
6-7 |
205 |
F |
| Luis Medearis |
William Jessup (Calif.) |
1 |
6'3'' |
175 |
G |
| Mitchell Fink |
Oregon Tech |
2 |
6'1 |
185 |
PG |
| Ronnie Rousseau III |
Antelope Valley (Calif.) |
2 |
5’10 |
157 |
PG |
| Talon Pinckney |
College of Idaho |
2 |
5'10 |
185 |
PG |
| Taylan Grogan |
Wiley (Texas) |
1 |
6'0 |
180 |
G |
| Tim Soares |
The Master's (Calif.) |
1 |
6-11 |
230 |
C |
HEAD COACH: Al Bruehl, Robert Morris (Ill.)
The following players were selected to participate in the 3-Point Contest: Shandon Boone of Avila (Mo.), Jackson Lamb of Briar Cliff (Iowa), Austin Butler or Montreat (N.C.) and Justin Martin of Multnomah (Ore.). The order of contestants will be alphabetical by school name. All four players will participate in the first round with the goal of making as many 3-point shots as possible in 60 seconds. Similar to the NBA 3-point contest, five racks with five balls each will be stationed around the arc. The two players with the highest score from the first round advance to the final round. The contestant with the highest final round score will be the winner.
For tickets to Saturday’s activities – which will cover the Shoot & Slam and all four quarterfinal games – go to www.naiahoops.com.
To learn more about the 2020 NABC-NAIA Shoot & Slam, click here. For history and records, click here.
3-Point Contestants (listed by school)
|
Name
|
Institution
|
3pt M
|
3pt%
|
|
Shandon Boone
|
Avila (Mo.)
|
97
|
37%
|
|
Jackson Lamb
|
Briar Cliff (Iowa)
|
100
|
40%
|
|
Austin Butler
|
Montreat (N.C.)
|
124
|
42.90%
|
|
Justin Martin
|
Multnomah (Ore.)
|
143
|
37.70%
|