Ubiles Named to East All-Star Squad
February 8, 2012 - NBA G League (G League)
Dakota Wizards News Release
BISMARCK, ND (Feb. 8, 2012) - The NBA Development League announced today that Wizards forward Edwin Ubiles has been named to the Eastern Conference All-Star Team. The sixth annual NBA D-League All-Star Game Presented by 26 Seconds will be played on Saturday, Feb. 25, on Center Court at NBA All-Star Jam Session. The game will air live on NBA TV at 2 p.m. ET.
Ubiles, in his first season with the Dakota Wizards, is averaging a team high 20.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.0 steals in 22 games (22 starts) for the Wizards. His 20.7 points per game average ranks him fifth in the league in scoring. Ubiles spent time in NBA training camp with the Golden State Warriors.
A combination of voting by the league's 16 head coaches and fan balloting on nba.com/dleague was used to select the 20 NBA D-League All-Stars, 10 from each conference. Players who have been selected must be on an active NBA D-League roster to compete in the NBA D-League All-Star Game.
Last season, eight of the 20 NBA D-League All-Stars who played in Los Angeles went on to earn GATORADE Call-Ups to the NBA later in the year. At the end of last season, almost one-in-four NBA players had NBA D-League experience. Over the NBA D-League All-Star Game's five-year history, 59 of the 100 players have had, or subsequently earned, NBA experience.
The complete 2012 NBA D-League All-Star teams are listed below.
EAST ALL-STAR ROSTER
Pos. Player (Team) Ht. Wt. College
F Marqus Blakely (Iowa) 6-5 220 Vermont
F Tyrell Biggs (Canton) 6-8 240 Pittsburgh
G JamesOn Curry (Springfield) 6-4 200 Oklahoma State
C Jeff Foote (Springfield) 7-0 265 Cornell
C Charles Garcia (Sioux Falls) 6-10 230 Seattle
F Darnell Lazare (Fort Wayne) 6-8 240 Louisiana State
G Keith McLeod (Erie) 6-2 190 Bowling Green
G Walker Russell (Fort Wayne) * 6-0 175 Jacksonville State
G Jerry Smith (Springfield) 6-2 190 Louisville
F Edwin Ubiles (Dakota) 6-6 204 Siena
Head Coach: Kevin Young (Iowa)
Assistant Coaches: Gene Cross (Iowa)
Athletic Trainer: Jeremy MacVarish (Iowa)
WEST ALL-STAR ROSTER
Pos. Player (Team) Ht. Wt. College
G Blake Ahearn (Reno) 6-3 190 Missouri State
C Brandon Costner (Los Angeles) 6-9 235 North Carolina State
G Justin Dentmon (Austin) 6-0 185 Washington
G Jerome Dyson (Tulsa) 6-3 180 Connecticut
F Andre Emmett (Reno) 6-5 220 Texas Tech
F Gerald Green (Los Angeles) 6-8 220 Gulf Shores Academy, TX (HS)
F Marcus Lewis (Tulsa) 6-8 245 Oral Roberts
G Elijah Millsap (Los Angeles) 6-5 215 Alabama-Birmingham
C Greg Smith (Rio Grande Valley) 6-10 250 Fresno State
F Lance Thomas (Austin) * 6-8 225 Duke
Head Coach: Brad Jones (Austin)
Assistant Coaches: Taylor Jenkins (Austin), Alex Lloyd (Austin)
Athletic Trainer: Nixon Dorvilien (Austin)
* - Indicates a player currently in the NBA
Season tickets and 5-ticket flex packs for the 2011-12 season are on sale. Single game tickets can be purchased at Ticketmaster or the Civic Center Box Office. Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more. For more information contact the Dakota Wizards at (701) 258-2255.
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