Japan's All-Star Basketball Game Less Than a Week Away

The lineup for the East and West squads for the BJ-League is listed for the 2010-2011 All-Star Game on January 23, 2011 to be held in Osaka, Japan

EAST TEAM

Head Coach: Bob Hill

Starters:

G Aoki Yasuhira (Tokyo Apache)
G Naoto Takushi (Niigata Albirex)
F Hatano Kazuya (Saitama Broncos)
F Mike Bell (Sendai 89ers)
C Julius Ashby (Niigata Albirex)

Reserves:

Sawaguti Makoto (Akita Northern Happinets)
Nakama Makoto (Tokyo Apache)
Wayne Arnold (Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix)
Jeffrey Parmer (Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix)
Brian Harper (Toyama Grousses)


WESTERN TEAM

Head Coach: Ryan Blackwell 

Starters:

G Humi Tadashi (Shiga Lakestars)
G Ishizaki Takumi (Shimane Susanoo Magic)

F Lynn Washington (Osaka Evessa)
F William Knight (Osaka Evessa)
C Jeff Newton (Ryukyu Golden Kings)

Reserves:

Shota Konno (Osaka Evessa)
Takeda Satoshi (Takamatsu Five Arrows)

Taishiro Shimizu (Miyazaki Shining Suns)
Matt Lottich (Oita Head Devils)
Mikey Marshall (Shiga Lakestars)
Wendell White (Kyoto Hannaryz)
Michael Parker (Rizing Fukuoka)



Slam Dunk Contest Participants:

Jeremy Tyler (Tokyo Apache)
Brian Harper (Toyama Grousses)
Lawrence Blackledge (Osaka Evessa)
Jeral Davis (Shimane Susanoo Magic)
Yoshihiro Tachibana (Sendai 89ers)
Rasheed Sparks (Takamatsu Five Arrows)

Tachibana is the defending Slam Dunk Champion.

Three Point Shoot-out Participants

Nakama Makoto (Tokyo Apache)
Wayne Arnold (Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix)
Masahiro Ohguchi (Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix)
Yutaka Okada (Shiga Lakestars)
William Knight (Osaka Evessa)
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (Kyoto Hannaryz)

Okada is the defending three point champion

For informations on ticket purchase visit All-Star Tickets
For in depth information of this event please visit BJ League