HOUSTON--Morehead State senior Kenneth Faried dominated the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Reese’s College All-Star game, earning West Team MVP honors with a 17-point, 18-rebound performance.
A Newark, N.J. native, Faried's team won the game, which was played Friday afternoon at Reliant Stadium, 113-108.
Faried's fellow mid-major player, College of Charleston's Andrew Goudelock, led the West Team with 21 points and Michigan State's Kalin Lucas added 18 points. Faried, Goudelock and Lucas helped the West Team rally from a 13-point deficit to win the game.
The compelte teams are listed below:
WEST ALL-STARS
Andrew Goudelock, College of Charleston
Tai Wesley, Utah State
Kenneth Faried, Morehead State
Malcolm Thomas, San Diego State
Kalin Lucas, Michigan State
Tristan Thompson, North Texas
Alex Stephenson, USC
Mickey McConnell, St. Mary’s
Cameron Jones, Northern Arizona
Gary Johnson, Texas
Head Coach: Billy Tubbs
Assistant Coach: Steve McClain
EAST ALL-STARS
Dwight Hardy, St. John’s
Lavoy Allen, Temple
Brad Wanamaker, Pittsburgh
Chris Warren, Mississippi
Austin Freeman, Georgetown
Mike Davis, Illinois
Gary McGhee, Pittsburgh
Jacob Pullen, Kansas State
Vlad Moldoveanu, American
Jimmy Butler, Marquette
Head Coach: Bill Foster
Assistant Coach: Jeff Jones
Located in Kansas City, Missouri, the NABC was founded in 1927 by Forrest “Phog” Allen, the legendary basketball coach at the University of Kansas. Allen, a student of James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, organized coaches into this collective group to serve as Guardians of the Game. The NABC currently claims nearly 5,000 members consisting primarily of university and college men’s basketball coaches. All members of the NABC are expected to uphold the core values of being a Guardian of the Game by bringing attention to the positive aspects of the sport of basketball and the role coaches play in the academic and athletic lives of today’s student-athletes. The four core values of being a Guardian of the Game are advocacy, leadership, service and education. Additional information about the NABC, its programs and membership, can be found at www.nabc.org.
