ABA West All-Star Team Named
Published on March 5, 2009 under American Basketball Association (ABA) News Release
Indianapolis, IN. The American Basketball Association (ABA) today released the ABA West All-Star Team that will compete in the ABA All-Star Game in Nashville on Sunday, March 22nd as part of a gala event that will include the Final Game of the ABA Playoffs. According to Steve Tucker and Burrel Lee III, Chairmen of the West All Star Selection Committee, "This definitely was not easy. We have some fabulous talent in the ABA and great players in the West. There were quite a few former ABA All-Stars that didn't make it; that's how deep in talent we are. This will be a very good team."
*DeRon Rutledge, F/C - Southeast Texas Mustangs
*Tim Pledger, G - Southeast Texas Mustangs
*Anthony Lumpkin, G - Southeast Texas Mustangs
*Isaac Burton, G/F - Maywood Buzz
*Wesley Stokes, G - Maywood Buzz
*Kenny Wright, G - Maywood Buzz
*Derek Foster, G - San Francisco Rumble
*Keith Simpson, F - Texas Fuel
*Bilai McIntyre, F/C - Modesto Bearcats
*Nan Huo, G - Beijing Aoshen Olympian
*Silvester Simple, C - Texas City Rangers
*Larry Posey, F/C - Houston Takers
Alternates
*Isaiah Allen, G/F - Texas Fuel
*Currye Todd, G/F - Southeast Texas Mustangs
*Songtao Zhang, C - Beijing Aoshen Olympian
*Ray Williams, G - West Texas Whirlwinds
Coaching Staff
*Head Coach - Steve Tucker, Southeast Texas Mustangs
*Assistant Coaches - Burrel Lee III, Maywood Buzz and Pal Coughter, Beijing Aoshen Olympian
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