Rookie Challenge
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The Rookie Challenge is a competition held during the NBA All-Star Weekend on the day prior to the regular All-Star game. From 1994 until 1998, the event was called the "Rookie Game," and composed entirely of first-year players. Since the year 2000, the game has featured a team of standout first-year players against a team of the leading players who are in their second season of NBA experience. The format change was largely due to the cancellation of the event, with the rest of All-Star Weekend, in 1999 due to the lockout that season. It is currently sponsored by T-Mobile.
In past years the NBA experimented with several other formats. This included an Eastern Conference rookies versus Western Conference rookies format, and arbitrarily assigning rookies to teams. Unlike regular NBA games, the game is divided into two twenty-minute halves, similar to college basketball.
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[edit] Past Results
| Year | Winning Team | Losing Team | Score | MVP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Sophomores | Rookies | 155 - 114 | David Lee |
| 2006 | Sophomores | Rookies | 106 - 96 | Andre Iguodala |
| 2005 | Sophomores | Rookies | 133 - 106 | Carmelo Anthony |
| 2004 | Sophomores | Rookies | 142 - 118 | Amare Stoudemire |
| 2003 | Sophomores | Rookies | 132 - 112 | Gilbert Arenas |
| 2002 | Rookies | Sophomores | 103 - 97 | Jason Richardson |
| 2001 | Sophomores | Rookies | 121 - 113 | Wally Szczerbiak |
| 2000 | Rookies | Sophomores | 92 - 83 (OT) | Elton Brand |
| 1998 | East | West | 85 - 80 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas |
| 1997 | East | West | 96 - 91 | Allen Iverson |
| 1996 | East | West | 94 - 92 | Damon Stoudamire |
| 1995 | White | Green | 83 - 79 (OT) | Eddie Jones |
| 1994 | Phenoms | Sensations | 74 - 68 | Anfernee Hardaway |
[edit] 2006 Game
The 2006 Rookie Challenge was held February 17th at the Toyota Center in Houston.
Rookie Roster:
Head Coach: Sidney Lowe
Sophomore Roster:
Head Coach: Del Harris
**Emeka Okafor did not play due to injury
[edit] 2007 Game
The 2007 Rookie Challenge took place on Friday, February 16 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.
Rookie Roster:
Sophomore Roster:
[edit] External links
- 2005 Rookie Challenge
- 2006 Rookie Challenge
- 2007 Rookie Challenge
- Past Rookie Challenge Recaps and Box Scores
- NBA All-Star - Rookie Game
- NBA All-Star - Rookie Challenge
