Reese's College All-Star Game

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Reese's College All-Star Game
Reese's College All-Star Game logo.svg
Sport Basketball
Founded1963
Founder NABC
Most recent
champion		Black (2025)
Broadcasters CBS, TruTV
Official website nabc.org

The Reese's College All-Star Game, founded by the NABC, is a men's college basketball game showcasing 20 of the best senior players in NCAA Division I. The two teams are coached by current and/or former college basketball coaches. The game is played annually on the Friday of Final Four weekend during the men's basketball tournament. The all-star game is also played in the same basketball center as the semifinal and final games of the tournament.

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Reese's also sponsors the senior all-star games for NCAA Division II and Division III, held at their respective NCAA Championships. [1]

History

It was founded as the NABC College All-Star Game in 1963 and it was played in an East-West format in fornt of 5,000 speactators. Tom Thacker scored 20 and grabbed 15 rebounds, while Nate Thurmond scored 20. Players like Jerry Sloan and Rick Barry played in the 1965 edition [2] while Jeff Mullins, Bennie Lenox, Fred Hetzel and Doug Moon played in 1966.

The 1978 saw the return of legendary coach Al McGuire in a game that Butch Lee was the MVP. [3] The competition was rebranded in 2009 under its sponsor name of Reese's.

Format

Most of the editions have been played in an East-West format. The 2025 All-Star Game ontoduced the Black versus Orange game.

The event also includes a slam-dunk contest. [4]

Game results

Reese's College Division I All-Star Game

Tyrese Rice was the first MVP by Reese's in 2009. Tyrese Rice.JPG
Tyrese Rice was the first MVP by Reese's in 2009.
YearResultHost arenaHost cityGame MVPs
2009 [5] Reese's 105, Hershey's 100 Ford Field Detroit, MI (Reese's) Flag of the United States.svg Tyrese Rice, Boston College
(Hershey's) Flag of the United States.svg Jermaine Taylor, Central Florida
2010 [6] [7] Reese's 106, Hershey's 101 Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN (Reese's) Flag of the United States.svg Lazar Hayward, Marquette
(Hershey's) Flag of the United States.svg Jerome Randle, California
2011 [8] West 113, East 108 Reliant Stadium Houston, TX (West) Flag of the United States.svg Kenneth Faried, Morehead State

(East) Flag of the United States.svg Gary McGhee Pittsburgh Panthers basketball

2012 [9] East 103, West 99 Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA (East) Flag of the United States.svg Jae Crowder, Marquette
(West) Flag of the United States.svg Ricardo Ratliffe, Missouri
2013 [10] [11] East 87, West 81 Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (East) Flag of the United States.svg D. J. Cooper, Ohio
(West) Flag of the United States.svg Will Clyburn, Iowa State
2014 [12] East 87, West 75 Cowboys Stadium Arlington, TX (East) Flag of the United States.svg Jerrelle Benimon, Towson
(West) Flag of the United States.svg Drew Crawford, Northwestern
2015 [13] [14] West 109, East 87 [15] Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN (West) Flag of the United States.svg Corey Hawkins, UC Davis
(West) Flag of the United States.svg Le'Bryan Nash, Oklahoma State
2016 [16] [17] West 89, East 85 NRG Stadium Houston, TX

(West) Flag of the United States.svg Joel Bolomboy, Weber State
(East) Flag of the United States.svg David Walker, Northeastern [18]

2017 [19] East 121, West 90 State Farm Stadium Glendale, AZ (East) Flag of the United States.svg Tyler Cavanaugh, George Washington [20]
(West) Flag of the United States.svg Derek Willis, Kentucky
2018 [21] West 98, East 94 Alamodome San Antonio, TX (West) Flag of the United States.svg Yante Maten, Georgia

(East) Flag of the United States.svg George King, Colorado [22]

2019 [23] [24] East 110, West 105 U.S. Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN (East) Flag of the United States.svg Ahmad Caver, Old Dominion [25]
(West) Chris Clemons, Campbell

Reese's College Division II All-Star Game

Reese's College Division III All-Star Game

Distinctions

Basketball Hall of Fame

Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Inside the NABC". nabc.org. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
  2. ↑ 1965 College Basketball All Star Game Program
  3. ↑ Steele, Ben (July 8, 2024). "Do you remember Al McGuire's last game as a coach? It's not Marquette's 1977 title game". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Journal Sentinel. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  4. ↑ Five WCC Players To Participate In Final Four Festivities In Detroit (2009) - wccsports.com
  5. ↑ 2009 Reese's College All-Star Game - basketball.realgm.com
  6. ↑ 2010 Reese's College All-Star Game - basketball.realgm.com
  7. ↑ The National Association of Basketball Coaches Announces 2010 Reese's College All-Star Game (2010) - odusports.com
  8. ↑ 2011 Reese's College All-Star Game - basketball.realgm.com
  9. ↑ 2012 Reese's College All-Star Game - basketball.realgm.com
  10. ↑ 2013 Reese's College All-Star Game - basketball.realgm.com
  11. ↑ "Rosters announced for Reese's All-Star game". d3hoops.com. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
  12. ↑ 2014 Reese's College All-Star Game - basketball.realgm.com
  13. ↑ 2015 Reese's College All-Star Game - basketball.realgm.com
  14. ↑ Rosters announced for Reese's All-Star game (2015) - d3hoops.com
  15. ↑ "04-03-15 NABC All-Star Game Box" (PDF).
  16. ↑ 2016 Reese's College All-Star Game - basketball.realgm.com
  17. ↑ Reese’s College All-Star Game Roster Announced (2016) - zagsblog.com
  18. ↑ "Walker Named East MVP At Reese's All-Star Game". gonu.com. April 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  19. ↑ 2017 Reese's College All-Star Game - basketball.realgm.com
  20. ↑ "Willis Named West MVP At Reese's All-Star Game". wkyt.com. March 31, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  21. ↑ 2018 Reese's College All-Star Game - basketball.realgm.com
  22. ↑ Ivany, Max (March 31, 2018). "D1 Nation's George King Wins Reese's NCAA All Star MVP Honors". d1nation.com. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  23. ↑ Rosters Announced for Reese's College All-Star Game (2019) - nabc.com
  24. ↑ 2019 Reese's College All-Star Game - basketball.realgm.com
  25. ↑ Lu, Alan (April 5, 2019). "Thoughts on the 2019 Reece's College All Star Game". nbascoutinglive.com. Retrieved March 30, 2022.

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