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.
Reese's also sponsors the senior all-star games for NCAA Division II and Division III, held at their respective NCAA Championships.
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 edition1965 College Basketball All Star Game Program 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. 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 introduced the Black versus Orange game.
The event also includes a slam-dunk contest.Five WCC Players To Participate In Final Four Festivities In Detroit (2009) - wccsports.com
Game results Reese's College Division I All-Star Game
+ Year Result Host arena Host city Game MVPs 2009 2009 Reese's College All-Star Game - basketball.realgm.com Reese's 105, Hershey's 100 Ford Field Detroit, MI (Reese's) Tyrese Rice, Boston College (Hershey's) Jermaine Taylor, Central Florida 2010 2010 Reese's College All-Star Game - basketball.realgm.com The National Association of Basketball Coaches Announces 2010 Reese's College All-Star Game (2010) - odusports.com Reese's 106, Hershey's 101 Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN (Reese's) Lazar Hayward, Marquette (Hershey's) Jerome Randle, California 2011 2011 Reese's College All-Star Game - basketball.realgm.com West 113, East 108 Reliant Stadium Houston, TX (West) Kenneth Faried, Morehead State (East) Gary McGhee Pittsburgh Panthers basketball 2012 2012 Reese's College All-Star Game - basketball.realgm.com East 103, West 99 Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA (East) Jae Crowder, Marquette (West) Ricardo Ratliffe, Missouri 2013 2013 Reese's College All-Star Game - basketball.realgm.com East 87, West 81 Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (East) D. J. Cooper, Ohio (West) Will Clyburn, Iowa State 2014 2014 Reese's College All-Star Game - basketball.realgm.com East 87, West 75 Cowboys Stadium Arlington, TX (East) Jerrelle Benimon, Towson (West) Drew Crawford, Northwestern 2015 2015 Reese's College All-Star Game - basketball.realgm.comRosters announced for Reese's All-Star game (2015) - d3hoops.com West 109, East 87 Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN (West) Corey Hawkins, UC Davis (West) Le'Bryan Nash, Oklahoma State 2016 2016 Reese's College All-Star Game - basketball.realgm.comReese’s College All-Star Game Roster Announced (2016) - zagsblog.com West 89, East 85 NRG Stadium Houston, TX (West) Joel Bolomboy, Weber State (East) David Walker, Northeastern 2017 2017 Reese's College All-Star Game - basketball.realgm.com East 121, West 90 State Farm Stadium Glendale, AZ (East) Tyler Cavanaugh, George Washington(West) Derek Willis, Kentucky 2018 2018 Reese's College All-Star Game - basketball.realgm.com West 98, East 94 Alamodome San Antonio, TX (West) Yante Maten, Georgia (East) George King, Colorado 2019 Rosters Announced for Reese's College All-Star Game (2019) - nabc.com2019 Reese's College All-Star Game - basketball.realgm.com East 110, West 105 U.S. Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN (East) Ahmad Caver, Old Dominion(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 Tom Izzo (coach) Nolan Richardson (coach)
Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame Johnny Dawkins (coach) Nolan Richardson (coach) Doug Collins (coach)
See also Pizza Hut All-Star Basketball Classic
References
Sources All results and rosters