Four Steelheads selected for 21st Annual CBA All-Star Game
January 10, 2005 - Continental Basketball Association 1 (CBA 1)
Gary Steelheads News Release
(January 10, 2005) Gary, IN: The Gary Steelheads today announced that four of its stars were awarded spots on the Eastern Conference All-Star Team. Named to this year's Eastern Conference squad are Jemeil Rich, David Graves, Lonnie Jones, and Shelly Clark. The 21st Annual CBA All-Star Game sponsored by InfinityProSports.com, is being held in Gary on January 19th.
Jemeil Rich leads the league in assists (11.3 apg) and steals (3.5 spg), and is 9th in scoring (19.0 ppg). Rich was also the only player in the Eastern Conference to be selected as an unanimous choice for the All-Star Game. This is Rich's third consecutive All-Star selection. David Graves currently ranks 14th in the league in scoring (16.8 ppg). Graves is also averaging 4.4 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game in 21 games played and is shooting 37.6 percent (35 of 93) from behind the three-point line.
Lonnie Jones is 7th in the league in rebounding (9.3 rpg), and 5th in field-goal percentage (.562, 113 of 201). He is averaging 12.7 points in 21 games played (18 started) and is 2nd in the CBA in blocks with an average of 3.9 blocks a game. Shelly Clark is 6th in rebounding (9.7 rpg) and is averaging 15.0 points per contest in 21 games played (21 starts). This is Clark's second CBA All-Star Game selection.
All-Star activities will begin on Tuesday, January 18, when the Eastern Conference team holds practice from 6 â 7 pm (CST), before the Western Conference team goes from 7 â 8 pm at the Genesis Convention Center. Both practices are open to the public. Then on Wednesday, January 19, the Eastern Conference All-Stars will hold a shoot-around from 10 â 11 am, followed by the Western Conference All-Stars from 11 am â 12 pm, again at the Genesis Convention Center. Shoot-arounds are not open to the public.
Later that night, game day festivities will begin at 6 pm with the CBA Long Distance Shootout, followed by the Slam Dunk Competition at 6:30 pm. Upon completion of the skills competitions, the 21st CBA All-Star Classic is scheduled to tip off at 7:30 pm. During the contest, members of the media and NBA scouts will make their selection for All-Star Most Valuable Player honors, to be announced after the game.
"This is a great honor for our players and the Steelheads franchise," said Steelheads Head Coach Duane Ticknor. "Each of the four guys that were selected brings something different to the table every night. They each have their own unique talents that make then great players, and today all-stars. This will be a very special night having four of our players in the All-Star Game playing in our home arena."
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