BBVA Rising Stars Participants Announced

The 20 players for this year’s Rising Stars Challenge at All-Star Weekend have been announced, with Mason Plumlee and Bojan Bogdanovic representing the Nets on the court. The game will take place at 9 p.m. on Feb. 13 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

This year’s rising star challenge features a team of 10 American-born rookies and sophomores who will square off against 10 rookies and sophomores born outside the United States. Attached below, is the complete roster for both teams.

U.S. Team Roster
Trey Burke (Utah Jazz)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Detroit Pistons)
Michael Carter-Williams (Philadelphia 76ers)
Zach LaVine (Minnesota Timberwolves)
Shabazz Muhammad (Minnesota Timberwolves)
Nerlens Noel (Philadelphia 76ers)
Victor Oladipo (Orlando Magic)
Elfrid Payton (Orlando Magic)
Mason Plumlee (Brooklyn Nets)
Cody Zeller (Charlotte Hornets)
Head Coach: Alvin Gentry (Golden State Warriors)

World Team Roster
Steven Adams (Oklahoma City Thunder)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks)
Bojan Bogdanovic (Brooklyn Nets)
Gorgui Dieng (Minnesota Timberwolves)
Dante Exum (Utah Jazz)
Rudy Gobert (Utah Jazz)
Nikola Mirotic (Chicago Bulls)
Kelly Olynyk (Boston Celtics)
Dennis Schroder (Atlanta Hawks)
Andrew Wiggins (Minnesota Timberwolves)
Head Coach: Kenny Atkinson (Atlanta Hawks)