Meeting this Wednesday morning, the jury for the LNB All-Star Game delivered its verdict. And took advantage, for once, of the absence of a calendar conflict with the EuroLeague to give pride of place to the residents of the premier competition: thus, out of the 24 All-Stars this season, more than half (13) come from the Big Three Monaco – Paris – ASVEL.
Last year, despite Nadir Hifi's 44 points, the foreign selection won in overtime (154-149). With 34 points, Mike James was elected MVP. Despite only two small appearances in Betclic ELITE this season, the leader of AS Monaco will put his status on the line on Saturday December 29 on the Bercy floor.
French selection
The middle five :
- Nadir Hifi (Paris)
- Théo Maledon (ASVEL)
- Nicolas Lang (captain, Limoges)
- Joffrey Lauvergne (ASVEL)
- Bastien Vautier (Cholet)
The bench :
- Matthew Strazel (Monaco)
- Nando De Colo (ASVEL)
- Nolan Traoré (Saint-Quentin)
- Élie Okobo (Monaco)
- Noah Penda (Le Mans)
- Brice Dessert (Strasbourg)
- Mouhammadou Jaiteh (Monaco)
The coaches : Tiago Splitter, assisted by Thomas Andrieux
Foreign selection
The major five:
- TJ Shorts (Paris, captain)
- Mike James (Monaco)
- Xavier Castaneda (JL Bourg)
- Andre Roberson (ASVEL)
- Shevon Thompson (Nancy)
The bench :
- T.J. Campbell (Cholet)
- David Holston (Dijon)
- Jerome Robinson (Saint-Quentin)
- Tyson Ward (Paris)
- Alpha Diallo (Monaco)
- Desi Rodriguez (Nanterre)
- Collin Malcolm (Paris)
The coaches : Fabrice Lefrançois, assisted by David Morabito
Competitions
The 3-point contest :
- Nadir Hifi (Paris)
- Nicolas Lang (Limoges)
- Enzo Goudou-Sinha (Saint-Quentin)
- Trevor Hudgins (Le Mans)
The leadership competition :
- T.J. Campbell (Cholet)
- Théo Maledon (ASVEL)
- Élie Okobo (Monaco)
- T.J. Shorts (Paris)
Dunk contest participants will be revealed at a later date
The referees :
- Mehdi Difallah
- Pierre Landy
- Edgard Ceccarelli
