University of Evansville senior Egidijus Mockevicius is set to play in the 2016 Reese’s Division I College All-Star game, which will be held at the Final Four in Houston this weekend
The game will be played on Friday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. CT at NGR Stadium in Houston. The game will not be carried live, but it will be televised Saturday at noon CT on the CBS Sports Network.
Mockevicius is one of 20 student-athletes set to play in the contest. Teams are divided into east and west with Mockevicius representing the west. He is one of three Missouri Valley Conference players set to participate, joining Wichita State’s Ron Baker and Fred VanVleet.
The game will feature a pair of outstanding coaches with Doug Collins, a former Illinois State All-America player and NBA star, who coached four different NBA teams, coaching the East. Former Maryland All-America John Lucas, a 14-year veteran who also coached with three different NBA teams, will coach the West.
Here are the rosters for the 2016 Reese’s Division I College All-Star game:
2016 Reese’s NABC Division I All-Stars – East
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. College/Hometown
2 D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera G 6-3 215 Georgetown/Indianapolis, Ind.
4 Trey Lewis G 6-2 185 Louisville/Garfield Heights, Ohio
10 James Robinson G 6-3 198 Pittsburgh/Mitchellville, Md.
12 Kellen Dunham G 6-6 200 Butler/Pendleton, Ind.
14 David Walker G 6-6 196 Northeastern/Stow, Ohio
20 Damion Lee G 6-6 210 Louisville/Baltimore, Md.
22 Justin Sears F 6-8 205 Yale/Plainfield, N.J.
24 Anthony Gill F 6-8 230 Virginia/High Point, N.C.
32 Shevon Thompson C 6-11 243 George Mason/Clarendon, Jamaica
34 Nathan Boothe C 6-9 250 Toledo/Gurnee, Ill.
Head Coach: Doug Collins (Illinois State)
2016 Reese’s NABC Division I All-Stars – West
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. College/Hometown
1 Fred VanVleet G 6-0 186 Wichita State/Rockford, Ill.
3 Trey Freeman G 6-2 180 Old Dominion/Virginia Beach, Va.
5 Jaysean Paige G 6-2 210 West Virginia/Jamestown, N.Y.
11 Danuel House G 6-7 212 Texas A&M/Fresno, Tex.
13 Jalen Jones G/F 6-7 220 Texas A&M/Dallas, Tex.
15 Ron Baker G 6-4 210 Wichita State/Scott City, Kan.
21 Thomas Walkup G 6-4 195 Stephen F. Austin/Pasadena, Tex.
23 Joel Bolomboy F/C 6-9 235 Weber State/Fort Worth, Tex.
31 Matt Costello F 6-9 245 Michigan State/Linwood, Mich.
33 Egidijus Mockevicius C 6-10 225 Evansville/Vilnius, Lithuania
Head Coach: John Lucas (Maryland)
