Skills Competitions Set for All Star Weekend
Published on April 10, 2013 under National Basketball League of Canada (NBL Canada) News Release
(SAINT JOHN, NB): The contestants for the skills competitions on Saturday at NBL Canada All Star Weekend, presented by LiUNA, have been set. All Star Weekend is this Saturday and Sunday, April 13th and 14th, at Harbour Station in Saint John, NB. Saturday's events include the Legends Game, the Ale House Three Point Shootout, and the Saint John Airport High Risers Slam Dunk Contest.
SAINT JOHN AIRPORT HIGH RISERS SLAM DUNK CONTEST
The Saint John Airport High Risers Slam Dunk Contest will begin at 4:00pm on Saturday. There is a rumour circulating the one of the contestants below will be attempting to jump over a car, in a tribute to Blake Griffin's famous dunk in the NBA Dunk Contest (pictured below)! Don't miss this!
The slam dunk contestants are:
5'10 guard Stefan Bonneau - Windsor Express
6'0 guard Jerice Crouch - Saint John Mill Rats
6'1 guard Larry Diamond - Oshawa Power
6'5 forward Kamar Burke - Moncton Miracles
6'6 forward Devin Sweetney - Moncton Miracles
6'8 forward Cavell Johnson - Saint John Mill Rats
6'8 forward Marvin Phillips - London Lightning
6'9 forward Omari Johnson - Summerside Storm
ALE HOUSE THREE POINT SHOOTOUT
The Ale House Three Point Shootout will start at 3:00pm on Saturday. Contestants will shoot 5 basketballs at 5 stations around the three point line. The first 4 balls in each rack are worth 1 point each with the 5th ball being worth 2 points.
The three point contestants are:
Mike Anderson - Saint John Mill Rats
Steve Deluca - Saint John Mill Rats
Nick Okorie - Oshawa Power
Papa Oppong - Oshawa Power
Larry Diamond - Oshawa Power
Greg Surmacz - Windsor Express
Darren Duncan - Windsor Express
Jerice Crouch - Saint John Mill Rats
Joey Haywood - Halifax Rainmen
Devin Sweetney - Moncton Miracles
Chris Cayole - Summerside Storm
Marvin Phillips - London Lightning
Chris Commons - Windsor Express
LEGENDS GAME
The Legends games tips off at 2:00pm at Harbour Station and will feature Horgan's Heroes vs. Seely's Soldiers. The rosters will be:
Horgan's Heroes
Audley Stephensen
Michael Ray Richardson
Ian McCarthy
Joceyln McIntyre
Randy Loatman
Jason Perkins
Mavs Gills
Paul Vaughn
Mike Tilley
Wayne Long
David Cooper
Payton McCarthy
Seely's Soldiers
Larry Blunt
Andre Levingston
Will Njoku
Carl White
Randy O'Donnell
Rod Cox
Serge Langis
Tyrone Levingston
Steve Yankopoulos
Gus Takkale
Joe Salerno
Dartis Willis
ADDED ALL STAR CLEARED TO PLAY:
6'4 forward Antonio Ballard was nominated as an All Star starter for the Atlantic Division team by the coaches, but was not announced prior due to a midseason injury. He has since been cleared by doctors to play, and will be added to the Atlantic Division roster for the All Star Game on Sunday.
Doors on Saturday and Sunday open at 1:00pm For tickets and pricing please click here: www.harbourstation.ca.
For those traveling from out of town, Porter Airlines has setup a code for discounts on flights to Moncton. Please book online at www.flyporter.com or through your travel agent using promo code: NBL13.
Tickets are now on sale at the Harbour Station box office and online on their website at www.harbourstation.ca for both the All Star Events and the NBL Canada Awards Ceremony & Breakfast on Sunday morning.
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