Brad Wanamaker and Gary McGhee were selected to play in the Reese’s College All-Star game on Friday in Houston.
McGhee, a 6-11 center, and Wanamaker, a 6-4 guard, are members of the East all-star team. Other East all-stars include Jacob Pullen of Kansas State, Austin Freeman of Georgetown and Dwight Hardy of St. John’s. The game features some of the top seniors in the nation.
The rosters were announced today by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). The game will be played at 5:30 p.m. at Reliant Stadium, site of the Final Four. It will be aired on TruTV.
Also, as previously reported by the Trib, Pitt senior Gilbert Brown will compete in the Final Four dunk contest on Thursday. The event will be aired at 9 on ESPN2.
The rest of the eight-man dunk contest: Justin Burrell of St. John’s, Darnell Wilks of Cincinnati, John Williams of UNC Asheville, Will Coleman of Memphis, Billy White of San Diego State and Justin Tubbs of East Tennessee State and Jacob Tucker of Division III Illinois College
Here are the complete all-star rosters:
East all-stars
Name Pos. Ht. Wt Hometown/College
Dwight Hardy G 6-2 196 Bronx, N.Y./St. John’s
Lavoy Allen F 6-9 225 Morrisville, Pa./Temple
Brad Wanamaker G 6-4 210 Philadelphia, Pa./Pittsburgh
Chris Warren G 5-10 168 Orlando, Fla./Mississippi
Austin Freeman G 6-3 235 Mitchellville, Md./Georgetown
Mike Davis F 6-9 225 Alexandria, Va./Illinois
Gary McGhee C 6-11 250 Anderson, Ind./Pittsburgh
Jacob Pullen G 6-0 200 Maywood, Ill./Kansas State
Vlad Moldoveanu F 6-9 215 Bucharest, Romania/American
Jimmy Butler F 6-7 220 Tomball, Texas/Marquette
Head Coach: Bill Foster Assistant Coach: Jeff Jones
West all-stars
Name Pos. Ht. Wt Hometown/College
Andrew Goudelock G 6-2 210 Stone Mtn., Ga./College of Charleston
Tai Wesley F 6-7 240 Provo, Utah/Utah State
Kenneth Faried F/C 6-8 228 Newark, N.J./Morehead State
Malcolm Thomas F 6-9 220 San Diego, Calif./San Diego State
Kalin Lucas G 6-1 195 Detroit, Mich./Michigan State
Tristan Thompson G 6-5 193 Angleton, Texas/North Texas
Alex Stepheson F 6-10 250 Los Angeles, Calif./USC
Mickey McConnell G 6-0 190 Mesa, Ariz./St. Mary’s
Cameron Jones G 6-4 185 Los Angeles, Calif./Northern Arizona
Gary Johnson F 6-6 238 Houston, Texas/Texas
Head Coach: Billy Tubbs Assistant Coach: Steve McClain
