April 1, 2009

Champaign, Ill. - Illinois Head Coach Bruce Weber will coach in the Hershey's College All-Star Game, which take place Friday, April 3 at 3:30 p.m. CT. The game is part of the Final Four weekend and will be played at Ford Field in Detroit. CBS College Sports will televise it live.

The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) has selected rosters for the game, featuring some of the top seniors in the nation. Weber will coach the Reese's All-Stars, along with Purdue's Matt Painter. Players on the Reese's roster are Tyrese Rice (Boston College), Orlando Mendez-Valdez (Western Kentucky), Josh Akognon (Cal State Fullerton), Alex Ruoff (West Virginia), Josh Bostic (Findlay), B.J. Raymond (Xavier), Alfred Aboya (UCLA), Marcus Landry (Wisconsin), John Bryant (Santa Clara) and Josh Heytvelt (Gonzaga).

The Reese's squad will take on the Hershey's All-Stars, coached by former Arkansas head coach Nolan Richardson and Missouri's Mike Anderson. Players on the Hershey's roster are Justin Dentmon (Washington), Ben Woodside (North Dakota State), Jermaine Taylor (Central Florida), Jimmy Bartolotta (MIT), Lee Cummard (BYU), Josh Carter (Texas A&M), Korvotney Barber (Auburn), Aron Baynes (Washington State), Luke Nevill (Utah) and Diamon Simpson (St. Mary's).

This is Weber's second time coaching in the NABC College All-Star Game. During the 2006 Final Four weekend in Indianapolis, Weber directed the Senior All-Stars to victory over the Harlem Globetrotters at Conseco Fieldhouse.