Rising Stars Challenge

The Rising Stars Challenge is an exhibition basketball game held by the National Basketball Association (NBA) on the Friday before the annual All-Star Game as part of the All-Star Weekend. The players are first- and second-year players selected by the NBA's assistant coaches. Two people designated as "general managers" draft players for the two opposing teams.^[1]

Carmelo Anthony receiving an alley-oop during the 2004 Rookie Challenge game.

The Rookie Challenge, established in 1994, was originally competed by two randomly selected teams composed entirely of first-year players. This format was continued until 1996, when it was changed to pit rookie teams of both the Eastern and the Western Conference against each other. In 1999, the game was cancelled as a result of the NBA lockout. Since the 1998 rookie class did not compete that year, the game was revamped and featured a team of standout first-year players ('Rookies') against a team of standout second-year players ('Sophomores'). For 2012 and 2013, the format was changed to having two teams drafted by Basketball Hall of Famers Charles Barkley (Team Chuck) and Shaquille O'Neal (Team Shaq). In 2014, the two teams were drafted by Chris Webber (Team Webber) and Grant Hill (Team Hill). The format of the game and name was changed to the Rising Stars Challenge in 2012. The game format changed in 2015 to USA vs World, where each team should choose at least three Rookies and three Sophomores, and the squad of each team should have four back courts, four front courts and two swingmen.

Unlike regular NBA games, the game was divided into two twenty-minute halves, similar to college basketball. The participating players were chosen by voting among the league's assistant coaches. In the game, players wear their respective regular team uniforms, except for 2009, in which players wore fan-designed jerseys. The head coaches of the two teams are the lead assistant coaches of the NBA All-Star Game coach. Starting in 2009, two active NBA players were added to the game coaching staffs.

The game is currently sponsored by BBVA Compass. Before 2012, the event was known as the Rookie Challenge, officially named the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge and Youth Jam.

Past games and rosters

2017 game

**Team World**^[2]
Pos.	Nationality	Player	Team	R/S
C	Cameroon	Joel Embiid^INJ1	Philadelphia 76ers	Rookie
G	Australia	Danté Exum	Utah Jazz	Sophomore
G	Bahamas	Buddy Hield	New Orleans Pelicans	Rookie
C/F	Serbia	Nikola Jokić	Denver Nuggets	Sophomore
F	Canada	Trey Lyles	Utah Jazz	Sophomore
G	DR Congo	Emmanuel Mudiay^INJ2	Denver Nuggets	Sophomore
G	Canada	Jamal Murray	Denver Nuggets	Rookie
F/C	Latvia	Kristaps Porziņģis	New York Knicks	Sophomore
F	Lithuania	Domantas Sabonis	Oklahoma City Thunder	Rookie
F	Croatia	Dario Šarić	Philadelphia 76ers	Rookie
G	Spain	Álex Abrines^REP1	Oklahoma City Thunder	Rookie
C	Spain	Willy Hernangómez^REP2	New York Knicks	Rookie
Head Coach: Mike Brown (Golden State Warriors)

**Team USA**^[2]
Pos.	Player	Team	R/S
G	Devin Booker	Phoenix Suns	Sophomore
G	Malcolm Brogdon	Milwaukee Bucks	Rookie
F	Marquese Chriss	Phoenix Suns	Rookie
F	Brandon Ingram	Los Angeles Lakers	Rookie
C	Frank Kaminsky	Charlotte Hornets	Sophomore
C	Jahlil Okafor	Philadelphia 76ers	Sophomore
G	D'Angelo Russell	Los Angeles Lakers	Sophomore
G	Jonathon Simmons	San Antonio Spurs	Sophomore
C	Karl-Anthony Towns	Minnesota Timberwolves	Sophomore
C/F	Myles Turner	Indiana Pacers	Sophomore
Head Coach: Jay Larrañaga (Boston Celtics)

^INJ1 Embiid was unable to participate due to a knee injury.^[3]
^REP1 Abrines was named as Embiid's replacement.^[3]
^INJ2 Mudiay was unable to participate due to a back injury.^[4]
^REP2 Hernangómez was named as Mudiay's replacement.^[4]

TNT

February 17
9:00 pm ET

Boxscore

Team World 150, Team USA 141
Scoring by half: 77–66, 73–75
Pts: Jamal Murray (36) Rebs: Nikola Jokić (11) Asts: Jamal Murray (11)		Pts: Frank Kaminsky (33) Rebs: Karl-Anthony Towns (11) Asts: Devin Booker (6)

Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana

2016 game

To celebrate the first time the NBA holds the All-Star game outside of the U.S.A., the game makes the World Team the home team instead of Team U.S.A.

**Team USA**^[5]
Pos.	Player	Team	R/S
G	Jordan Clarkson	Los Angeles Lakers	Sophomore
G	Rodney Hood	Utah Jazz	Sophomore
G	Zach LaVine	Minnesota Timberwolves	Sophomore
C/F	Nerlens Noel^INJ1	Philadelphia 76ers	Sophomore
C	Jahlil Okafor	Philadelphia 76ers	Rookie
F	Jabari Parker	Milwaukee Bucks	Sophomore
G	Elfrid Payton	Orlando Magic	Sophomore
G	D'Angelo Russell	Los Angeles Lakers	Rookie
G	Marcus Smart	Boston Celtics	Sophomore
C	Karl-Anthony Towns	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rookie
G	Devin Booker^REP1	Phoenix Suns	Rookie
Head Coach: Larry Drew (Cleveland Cavaliers)

**Team World**^[5]
Pos.	Nationality	Player	Team	R/S
F/G	Croatia	Bojan Bogdanović	Brooklyn Nets	Sophomore
C	Switzerland	Clint Capela	Houston Rockets	Sophomore
G/F	Croatia	Mario Hezonja	Orlando Magic	Rookie
C	Serbia	Nikola Jokić	Denver Nuggets	Rookie
F	Montenegro	Nikola Mirotić^INJ2	Chicago Bulls	Sophomore
G	DR Congo	Emmanuel Mudiay	Denver Nuggets	Rookie
G	Brazil	Raul Neto	Utah Jazz	Rookie
F/C	Latvia	Kristaps Porziņģis	New York Knicks	Rookie
F/C	Canada	Dwight Powell	Dallas Mavericks	Sophomore
F/G	Canada	Andrew Wiggins	Minnesota Timberwolves	Sophomore
F	Canada	Trey Lyles^REP2	Utah Jazz	Rookie
Head Coach: Ettore Messina (San Antonio Spurs)

^INJ1 Nerlens Noel was unable to participate due to injury.^[6]
^REP1 Devin Booker was named as Noel's replacement.^[6]
^INJ2 Nikola Mirotić was unable to participate due to injury.^[7]
^REP2 Trey Lyles was named as Mirotić's replacement.^[7]

TNT

February 12
9:00 pm ET

Boxscore

Team USA 157, Team World 154
Scoring by half: 88–79, 69–75
Pts: Zach LaVine 30 Rebs: LaVine, Towns 7 Asts: D'Angelo Russell 7		Pts: Porziņģis, Mudiay 30 Rebs: Dwight Powell 11 Asts: Emmanuel Mudiay 10

Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 18,298
Referees:

#72 J. T. Orr
#52 Scott Twardoski
#46 Ben Taylor

Team USA won 157–154 in the highest scoring game in Rising Stars Challenge history.^[8] Zach LaVine was named MVP, leading all of the USA team with 30 points while also recording 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Jordan Clarkson, D'Angelo Russell, and Devin Booker all scored over 20 points, with Russell also recording 7 assists. Kristaps Porziņģis and Emmanuel Mudiay led the way for Team World with 30 points each, with Andrew Wiggins also scoring 29 points.

2015 game

**Team World**^[9]
Pos.	Nat.	Player	Team	R/S
C	New Zealand	Steven Adams^INJ1	Oklahoma City Thunder	Sophomore
G/F	Greece	Giannis Antetokounmpo	Milwaukee Bucks	Sophomore
F	Croatia	Bojan Bogdanović	Brooklyn Nets	Rookie
C	Senegal	Gorgui Dieng	Minnesota Timberwolves	Sophomore
G	Australia	Danté Exum	Utah Jazz	Rookie
C	France	Rudy Gobert	Utah Jazz	Sophomore
F	Montenegro	Nikola Mirotić	Chicago Bulls	Rookie
C/F	Canada	Kelly Olynyk^INJ3	Boston Celtics	Sophomore
G	Germany	Dennis Schröder	Atlanta Hawks	Sophomore
F/G	Canada	Andrew Wiggins	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rookie
C	Bosnia	Jusuf Nurkić^REP1^/^OUT	Denver Nuggets	Rookie
G	Australia	Matthew Dellavedova^REP3	Cleveland Cavaliers	Sophomore
F	Greece	Kostas Papanikolaou^REP4	Houston Rockets	Rookie
Head Coach: Kenny Atkinson (Atlanta Hawks)

**Team USA**^[9]
Pos.	Player	Team	R/S
G	Trey Burke	Utah Jazz	Sophomore
G	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Detroit Pistons	Sophomore
G	Michael Carter-Williams^INJ2	Philadelphia 76ers	Sophomore
G	Zach LaVine	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rookie
G/F	Shabazz Muhammad	Minnesota Timberwolves	Sophomore
C	Nerlens Noel	Philadelphia 76ers	Rookie
G	Victor Oladipo	Orlando Magic	Sophomore
G	Elfrid Payton	Orlando Magic	Rookie
C/F	Mason Plumlee	Brooklyn Nets	Sophomore
C/F	Cody Zeller	Charlotte Hornets	Sophomore
F	Robert Covington^REP2	Philadelphia 76ers	Sophomore
Head Coach: Alvin Gentry (Golden State Warriors)

^INJ1 Adams was unable to participate due to injury.^[10]
^REP1 Nurkić was named as Adams' replacement.^[10]
^INJ2 Carter-Williams was unable to participate due to injuries.
^REP2 Covington was named as Carter-Williams' replacement.
^INJ3 Olynyk was unable to participate due to injury.^[10]
^REP3 Dellavedova was named as Olynyk's replacement.^[10]
^OUT Nurkić decided to not participate for personal reasons.
^REP4 Papanikolaou was named as Nurkić's replacement.

TNT

February 13
9:00 p.m. ET

Boxscore

Team World 121, Team USA 112
Scoring by half: 69–67, 52–45
Pts: Andrew Wiggins 22 Rebs: Rudy Gobert 12 Asts: Dennis Schröder 9		Pts: Oladipo, LaVine 22 Rebs: Mason Plumlee 9 Asts: Oladipo, Burke 4

Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
Attendance: 15,451
Referees:

#73 Tre Maddox
#77 Karl Lane
#79 Kevin Scott

The World team won against the U.S. 121-112 at the Rising Stars Challenge at All-Star weekend. Canada's Andrew Wiggins scored 22 points, and Rudy Gobert added 18 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks. Brooklyn's Bojan Bogdanovic of Croatia, and Chicago's Nikola Mirotić of Montenegro added 16 points each for the World team. Victor Oladipo of the Orlando Magic and Zach LaVine of the Minnesota Timberwolves led the U.S. team with 22 points each. Andrew Wiggins, the 2014 NBA Draft 1st overall pick, won the game's MVP award.^[11]

2014 game

**Team Webber**
Round	Pick	Pos.	Player	Team	R/S
1	1	F/C	Anthony Davis	New Orleans Pelicans	Sophomore
2	4	G	Michael Carter-Williams	Philadelphia 76ers	Rookie
3	6	G	Tim Hardaway, Jr.	New York Knicks	Rookie
4	8	G	Trey Burke	Utah Jazz	Rookie
5	10	F	Jared Sullinger	Boston Celtics	Sophomore
6	12	F	Mason Plumlee	Brooklyn Nets	Rookie
7	14	G	Victor Oladipo	Orlando Magic	Rookie
Draw		C	Steven Adams	Oklahoma City Thunder	Rookie
Draw		C	Kelly Olynyk	Boston Celtics	Rookie
Head Coach: Rex Kalamian (Oklahoma City Thunder)
General manager: Chris Webber

**Team Hill**
Round	Pick	Pos.	Player	Team	R/S
1	2	G	Damian Lillard	Portland Trail Blazers	Sophomore
2	3	G	Bradley Beal	Washington Wizards	Sophomore
3	5	C	Andre Drummond	Detroit Pistons	Sophomore
4	7	F	Harrison Barnes	Golden State Warriors	Sophomore
5	9	F	Terrence Jones	Houston Rockets	Sophomore
6	11	F/G	Giannis Antetokounmpo	Milwaukee Bucks	Rookie
7	13	C	Jonas Valančiūnas	Toronto Raptors	Sophomore
Draw		G	Dion Waiters	Cleveland Cavaliers	Sophomore
Draw		F/C	Pero Antić^INJ	Atlanta Hawks	Rookie
—		C	Miles Plumlee^REP	Phoenix Suns	Sophomore
Head Coach: Nate McMillan (Indiana Pacers)
General manager: Grant Hill

^INJ Pero Antić was unable to participate due to injury.
^REP Miles Plumlee was named Pero Antić's replacement.

TNT

February 14
9:00 p.m. ET

Boxscore

Team Webber 136, Team Hill 142
Scoring by half: 66–67, 70–75
Pts: Tim Hardaway, Jr. 36 Rebs: Anthony Davis 8 Asts: Michael Carter-Williams 9		Pts: Dion Waiters 31 Rebs: Andre Drummond 25 Asts: Dion Waiters 7

New Orleans Arena, New Orleans
Attendance: 14,727
Referees:

#70 Brent Barnaky
#54 Nick Buchert
#34 Kevin Cutler

2013 game

**Team Shaq**
Round	Pick	Pos.	Player	Team	R/S
1	1	G	Damian Lillard	Portland Trail Blazers	Rookie
2	3	G	Kyrie Irving	Cleveland Cavaliers	Sophomore
3	5	C	Andre Drummond^INJ	Detroit Pistons	Rookie
4	7	G	Klay Thompson	Golden State Warriors	Sophomore
5	9	F	Harrison Barnes	Golden State Warriors	Rookie
6	11	F	Chandler Parsons	Houston Rockets	Sophomore
7	13	G	Dion Waiters	Cleveland Cavaliers	Rookie
8	15	F	Michael Kidd-Gilchrist	Charlotte Bobcats	Rookie
Draw		C	Tyler Zeller	Cleveland Cavaliers	Rookie
Draw		G	Kemba Walker	Charlotte Bobcats	Sophomore
—		F	Andrew Nicholson^REP	Orlando Magic	Rookie
Head Coach: David Fizdale (Miami Heat)
General manager: Shaquille O’Neal

**Team Chuck**
Round	Pick	Pos.	Player	Team	R/S
1	2	F/C	Anthony Davis	New Orleans Hornets	Rookie
2	4	F	Kenneth Faried	Denver Nuggets	Sophomore
3	6	F	Kawhi Leonard	San Antonio Spurs	Sophomore
4	8	G	Bradley Beal	Washington Wizards	Rookie
5	10	G	Ricky Rubio	Minnesota Timberwolves	Sophomore
6	12	F/C	Tristan Thompson	Cleveland Cavaliers	Sophomore
7	14	C	Nikola Vučević	Orlando Magic	Sophomore
8	16	G	Brandon Knight	Detroit Pistons	Sophomore
Draw		G	Isaiah Thomas	Sacramento Kings	Sophomore
Draw		G	Alexey Shved	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rookie
Head Coach: Mike Budenholzer (San Antonio Spurs)
General manager: Charles Barkley

^INJ Andre Drummond was unable to participate due to injury.
^REP Andrew Nicholson was named Andre Drummond's replacement.

TNT

February 15
9:00 p.m. ET

Boxscore

Team Shaq 135, Team Chuck 163
Scoring by half: 66–90, 69–73
Pts: Kyrie Irving 32 Rebs: Kyrie Irving 6 Asts: Kemba Walker 8		Pts: Kenneth Faried 40 Rebs: Faried, Thompson 10 Asts: Rubio, Thomas 10

Toyota Center, Houston, Texas
Attendance: 16,101
Referees:

#66 Haywoode Workman
#58 Josh Tiven
#60 James Williams

2012 game

Shortly before the draft for the rosters, Norris Cole and Jeremy Lin were added to the original player pool.^[12] A few days before the game, Tiago Splitter was injured and was replaced by Derrick Favors.^[12]^[13] Lin played only nine minutes in the game, at his request, due to exhaustion from his rise to stardom that month.^[14]

**Team Shaq**
Round	Pick	Pos.	Player	Team	R/S
1	1	F	Blake Griffin	Los Angeles Clippers	Sophomore
2	3	G	Jeremy Lin	New York Knicks	Sophomore
3	5	G	Ricky Rubio	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rookie
4	7	F/C	Greg Monroe	Detroit Pistons	Sophomore
5	9	F	Markieff Morris	Phoenix Suns	Rookie
6	11	G	Kemba Walker	Charlotte Bobcats	Rookie
7	13	G	Landry Fields	New York Knicks	Sophomore
8	15	G	Norris Cole	Miami Heat	Rookie
Draw		G	Brandon Knight	Detroit Pistons	Rookie
Draw		F	Tristan Thompson	Cleveland Cavaliers	Rookie
Co-head Coach: Ron Adams (Chicago Bulls)
Co-head Coach: Steve Kerr
General Manager: Shaquille O’Neal

**Team Chuck**
Round	Pick	Pos.	Player	Team	R/S
1	2	G	Kyrie Irving	Cleveland Cavaliers	Rookie
2	4	C	DeMarcus Cousins	Sacramento Kings	Sophomore
3	6	G/F	Paul George	Indiana Pacers	Sophomore
4	8	F	Derrick Williams	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rookie
5	10	G/F	MarShon Brooks	New Jersey Nets	Rookie
6	12	G	John Wall	Washington Wizards	Sophomore
7	14	F	Gordon Hayward	Utah Jazz	Sophomore
8	16	F/C	Tiago Splitter^INJ	San Antonio Spurs	Sophomore
Draw		F	Kawhi Leonard^DNP	San Antonio Spurs	Rookie
Draw		G/F	Evan Turner	Philadelphia 76ers	Sophomore
–		F	Derrick Favors^REP	Utah Jazz	Sophomore
Co-head Coach: Maurice Cheeks (Oklahoma City Thunder)
Co-head Coach: Mike Fratello
General Manager: Charles Barkley

^INJ Tiago Splitter was unable to participate due to injury.^[15]
^DNP Kawhi Leonard did not play due to a strained right calf.^[16]
^REP Derrick Favors was named Tiago Splitter's replacement.^[15]

TNT

February 24
9:00 p.m. ET

Boxscore

Shaq 133, Chuck 146
Scoring by half: 65–77, 68–69
Pts: Tristan Thompson 20 Rebs: Greg Monroe 10 Asts: Kemba Walker 10		Pts: Kyrie Irving 34 Rebs: DeMarcus Cousins, Evan Turner 11 Asts: Kyrie Irving 9

Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
Attendance: 17,125
Referees:

#75 Eric Dalen
#68 Marat Kogut
#35 Kane Fitzgerald

2011 game

**Rookies**
Pos.	Player	Team
G	Eric Bledsoe	Los Angeles Clippers
C	DeMarcus Cousins	Sacramento Kings
F	Derrick Favors	New Jersey Nets
G	Landry Fields	New York Knicks
F	Blake Griffin	Los Angeles Clippers
G	Wesley Johnson	Minnesota Timberwolves
C	Greg Monroe	Detroit Pistons
G	Gary Neal	San Antonio Spurs
G	John Wall	Washington Wizards
Head Coach: Mike Budenholzer (San Antonio Spurs)
Assistant Coach: Amar'e Stoudemire (New York Knicks)
Assistant Coach: Kevin McHale

**Sophomores**
Pos.	Player	Team
C	DeJuan Blair	San Antonio Spurs
G	Stephen Curry	Golden State Warriors
G	Tyreke Evans^INJ	Sacramento Kings
G	DeMar DeRozan	Toronto Raptors
F	Taj Gibson	Chicago Bulls
G	James Harden^REP	Oklahoma City Thunder
G	Jrue Holiday	Philadelphia 76ers
F	Serge Ibaka	Oklahoma City Thunder
G	Brandon Jennings	Milwaukee Bucks
G	Wesley Matthews	Portland Trail Blazers
Head Coach: Lawrence Frank (Boston Celtics)
Assistant Coach: Carmelo Anthony (New York Knicks)
Assistant Coach: Steve Kerr

^INJ Tyreke Evans was unable to participate due to injury.^[17]
^REP James Harden was named Tyreke Evans' replacement.^[17]

TNT

February 18
9:00 p.m. ET

Boxscore

Rookies 148, Sophomores 140
Scoring by half: 71–69, 77–71
Pts: DeMarcus Cousins 33 Rebs: DeMarcus Cousins 14 Asts: John Wall 22		Pts: James Harden 30 Rebs: DeJuan Blair 15 Asts: Stephen Curry 8

Staples Center, Los Angeles
Attendance: 17,163
Referees:

#53 Mark Lindsay
#74 Curtis Blair
#45 Brian Forte

2010 game

**Rookies**
Pos.	Player	Team
F/C	DeJuan Blair	San Antonio Spurs
F	Omri Casspi	Sacramento Kings
G	Stephen Curry	Golden State Warriors
G	Tyreke Evans	Sacramento Kings
G	Jonny Flynn	Minnesota Timberwolves
F	Taj Gibson	Chicago Bulls
G	James Harden	Oklahoma City Thunder
G	Brandon Jennings	Milwaukee Bucks
F	Jonas Jerebko	Detroit Pistons
Head Coach: Adrian Dantley (Denver Nuggets)
Assistant Coach: Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder)

**Sophomores**
Pos.	Player	Team
F	Michael Beasley	Miami Heat
C	Marc Gasol	Memphis Grizzlies
F	Danilo Gallinari	New York Knicks
G	Eric Gordon	Los Angeles Clippers
C	Brook Lopez	New Jersey Nets
F/C	Kevin Love	Minnesota Timberwolves
G	O. J. Mayo	Memphis Grizzlies
G	Anthony Morrow^REP	Golden State Warriors
G	Derrick Rose^DNP	Chicago Bulls
G	Russell Westbrook	Oklahoma City Thunder
Head Coach: Patrick Ewing (Orlando Magic)
Assistant Coach: Chris Bosh (Toronto Raptors)

^DNP Derrick Rose was excused from the Rookie Challenge in consideration of being named to the All-Star Game and his participation in the Skills Challenge.^[18]
^REP Anthony Morrow was named as a replacement for Derrick Rose.^[18]

TNT

February 12
9:00 p.m. ET

Boxscore

Rookies 140, Sophomores 128
Scoring by half: 67–55, 73–73
Pts: Tyreke Evans 26 Rebs: DeJuan Blair 23 Asts: Brandon Jennings 8		Pts: Russell Westbrook 40 Rebs: Beasley, Lopez 7 each Asts: O. J. Mayo 10

American Airlines Center, Dallas
Attendance: 19,200
Referees:

#67 John Goble
#65 Sean Wright
#60 David Guthrie

2009 game

**Rookies**
Pos.	Player	Team
F	Michael Beasley	Miami Heat
G/F	Rudy Fernández	Portland Trail Blazers
C	Marc Gasol	Memphis Grizzlies
G	Eric Gordon	Los Angeles Clippers
C	Brook Lopez	New Jersey Nets
G	O. J. Mayo	Memphis Grizzlies
C	Greg Oden^INJ	Portland Trail Blazers
G	Derrick Rose	Chicago Bulls
G	Russell Westbrook	Oklahoma City Thunder
Head Coach: Kurt Rambis (Los Angeles Lakers)
Assistant Coach: Dwyane Wade (Miami Heat)

**Sophomores**
Pos.	Player	Team
G	Aaron Brooks	Houston Rockets
F	Wilson Chandler	New York Knicks
G/F	Kevin Durant	Oklahoma City Thunder
F	Jeff Green	Oklahoma City Thunder
C/F	Al Horford	Atlanta Hawks
F	Luis Scola	Houston Rockets
F	Al Thornton	Los Angeles Clippers
G	Rodney Stuckey	Detroit Pistons
F	Thaddeus Young	Philadelphia 76ers
Head Coach: John Kuester (Cleveland Cavaliers)
Assistant Coach: Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic)

^INJ Greg Oden was unable to participate due to injury.^[19]

TNT

February 13
9:00 p.m.

Recap
Boxscore

Rookies 116, Sophomores 122
Scoring by half: 61–58, 55–64
Pts: Michael Beasley 29 Rebs: Marc Gasol 8 Asts: Derrick Rose 7		Pts: Kevin Durant 46 Rebs: Durant, Chandler 7 each Asts: Rodney Stuckey 9

US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 16,362
Referees:

#56 Mark Ayotte
#64 Eli Roe
#42 Eric Lewis

2008 game

**Rookies**
Pos.	Player	Team
PG	Mike Conley	Memphis Grizzlies
SF	Kevin Durant	Seattle SuperSonics
SG	Jeff Green	Seattle SuperSonics
C	Al Horford	Atlanta Hawks
PF	Yi Jianlian	Milwaukee Bucks
SF	Jamario Moon	Toronto Raptors
SG	Juan Carlos Navarro	Memphis Grizzlies
PF	Luis Scola	Houston Rockets
C	Sean Williams	New Jersey Nets
Head Coach: Darrell Walker
Assistant Coach: Bob Pettit

**Sophomores**
Pos.	Player	Team
PF	LaMarcus Aldridge	Portland Trail Blazers
PF	Andrea Bargnani	Toronto Raptors
SG	Ronnie Brewer	Utah Jazz
PG	Jordan Farmar	Los Angeles Lakers
SF	Rudy Gay	Memphis Grizzlies
PG	Daniel Gibson	Cleveland Cavaliers
PF	Paul Millsap	Utah Jazz
PG	Rajon Rondo	Boston Celtics
SG	Brandon Roy	Portland Trail Blazers
Head Coach: Tom Thibodeau
Assistant Coach: Willis Reed

February 15

Rookies 109, Sophomores 136
Scoring by half: 52-66, 57-70

New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana

2007 game

The 2007 Rookie Challenge took place on Friday, February 16 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

**Rookies**
Pos.	Player	Team
PF	Andrea Bargnani	Toronto Raptors
PG	Jordan Farmar	Los Angeles Lakers
SG	Randy Foye	Minnesota Timberwolves
PF	Jorge Garbajosa	Toronto Raptors
SF	Rudy Gay	Memphis Grizzlies
PF	Paul Millsap	Utah Jazz
SF	Adam Morrison	Charlotte Bobcats
SG	Brandon Roy	Portland Trail Blazers
SG	Marcus Williams	New Jersey Nets
Head Coach: Mike O'Koren
Assistant Coach: Dave Bing

**Sophomores**
Pos.	Player	Team
C	Andrew Bogut	Milwaukee Bucks
C	Andrew Bynum	Los Angeles Lakers
SG	Monta Ellis	Golden State Warriors
PG	Raymond Felton	Charlotte Bobcats
SF	Danny Granger	Indiana Pacers
SG	Luther Head	Houston Rockets
PF	David Lee	New York Knicks
PG	Chris Paul	New Orleans Hornets
PG	Deron Williams	Utah Jazz
Head Coach: Marc Iavaroni
Assistant Coach: Oscar Robertson

Final Score: East:150 West: 167

2006 game

The 2006 Rookie Challenge took place February 17 at the Toyota Center in Houston.

Rookie Roster:

Player	Team
Andrew Bogut	Milwaukee Bucks
Channing Frye	New York Knicks
Danny Granger	Indiana Pacers
Luther Head	Houston Rockets
Šarūnas Jasikevičius	Indiana Pacers
Chris Paul	New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets
Nate Robinson	New York Knicks
Charlie Villanueva	Toronto Raptors
Deron Williams	Utah Jazz

Head Coach: Sidney Lowe
Assistant Coach: Elvin Hayes

Sophomore Roster:

Player	Team
Luol Deng	Chicago Bulls
T. J. Ford	Milwaukee Bucks
Ben Gordon	Chicago Bulls
Devin Harris	Dallas Mavericks
Dwight Howard	Orlando Magic
Andre Iguodala	Philadelphia 76ers
Nenad Krstić	New Jersey Nets
Jameer Nelson*	Orlando Magic
Andrés Nocioni	Chicago Bulls
Emeka Okafor*	Charlotte Bobcats
Delonte West	Boston Celtics

Head Coach: Del Harris
Assistant Coach: Moses Malone

Did not play due to injury

2005 game

The 2005 Rookie Challenge took place February 18 at the Pepsi Center in Denver.

Rookie Roster:

Player	Team
Tony Allen	Boston Celtics
Luol Deng	Chicago Bulls

Devin Harris	Dallas Mavericks
Dwight Howard	Orlando Magic
Andre Iguodala	Philadelphia 76ers
Emeka Okafor**	Charlotte Bobcats
Josh Smith	Atlanta Hawks
Beno Udrih	San Antonio Spurs
Al Jefferson	Boston Celtics

Head Coach: PJ Carlesimo
Assistant Coach: Alex English

Sophomore Roster:

Player	Team
Carmelo Anthony	Denver Nuggets
Chris Bosh	Toronto Raptors
Udonis Haslem	Miami Heat
Kirk Hinrich	Chicago Bulls
Josh Howard	Dallas Mavericks
LeBron James	Cleveland Cavaliers
Kyle Korver	Philadelphia 76ers
Luke Ridnour	Seattle SuperSonics
Dwyane Wade	Miami Heat

Head Coach: Bob McAdoo
Assistant Coach: Doug Moe

- Did not play due to injury

2004 game

Stoudemire (far right) receiving the MVP award for the 2004 Rookie Challenge game.

The 2004 Rookie Challenge took place February 13 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Rookie Roster:

Player	Team
Carmelo Anthony	Denver Nuggets
Chris Bosh	Toronto Raptors
Dwyane Wade	Miami Heat
LeBron James	Cleveland Cavaliers
Jarvis Hayes	Washington Wizards
Kirk Hinrich	Chicago Bulls
Josh Howard	Dallas Mavericks
Chris Kaman	Los Angeles Clippers
Udonis Haslem	Miami Heat

Head Coach: Doug Collins
Assistant Coach: A.C. Green

Sophomore Roster:

Player	Team
Carlos Boozer	Cleveland Cavaliers
Mike Dunleavy, Jr.	Golden State Warriors
Manu Ginóbili	San Antonio Spurs
Marko Jarić	Los Angeles Clippers
Ronald Murray	Seattle SuperSonics
Nenê	Denver Nuggets
Tayshaun Prince	Detroit Pistons
Amar'e Stoudemire	Phoenix Suns
Yao Ming	Houston Rockets

Head Coach: Michael Cooper
Assistant Coach: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Said to be the most exciting Rookie Challenge in history due to all the highlight-reel dunks. Much of the hype centered on rookie phenoms LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony, who had 33 and 17 points respectively. Amar'e Stoudemire set a Rookie Challenge record with 36 points (it has since been broken).

2003 game

The 2003 Rookie Challenge took place February 8 at the Philips Arena in Atlanta.
This was the last time the game was played on a Saturday.

Rookie Roster:

Player	Team
Jay Williams	Chicago Bulls
Gordan Giricek	Orlando Magic
Caron Butler	Miami Heat
Drew Gooden	Memphis Grizzlies
Amar'e Stoudemire	Phoenix Suns
Carlos Boozer	Cleveland Cavaliers
Nene	Denver Nuggets
Marko Jarić	Los Angeles Clippers
Dajuan Wagner	Cleveland Cavaliers

Head Coach: Cotton Fitzsimmons
Assistant Coach: Lou Hudson

Sophomore Roster:

Player	Team
Gilbert Arenas	Golden State Warriors
Tony Parker	San Antonio Spurs
Troy Murphy	Golden State Warriors
Richard Jefferson	New Jersey Nets
Pau Gasol	Memphis Grizzlies
Andrei Kirilenko	Utah Jazz
Jason Richardson	Golden State Warriors
Tyson Chandler	Chicago Bulls
Jamaal Tinsley	Indiana Pacers

Head Coach: Mike Fratello
Assistant Coach: Bob Pettit

2002 game

The 2002 Rookie Challenge took place February 9 at the First Union Center in Philadelphia.

Rookie Roster:

Player	Team
Jason Richardson	Golden State Warriors
Jamaal Tinsley	Indiana Pacers
Pau Gasol	Memphis Grizzlies
Shane Battier	Memphis Grizzlies
Brendan Haywood	Washington Wizards
Željko Rebrača	Detroit Pistons
Tony Parker	San Antonio Spurs
Joe Johnson	Phoenix Suns
Andrei Kirilenko	Utah Jazz

Head Coach: Chuck Daly
Assistant Coach: Darryl Dawkins

Sophomore Roster:

Player	Team
Quentin Richardson	Los Angeles Clippers
Mike Miller	Orlando Magic
Kenyon Martin	New Jersey Nets
Lee Nailon	Charlotte Hornets
Chris Mihm	Cleveland Cavaliers
Marcus Fizer	Chicago Bulls
Darius Miles	Los Angeles Clippers
Desmond Mason	Seattle SuperSonics
Hedo Türkoğlu	Sacramento Kings

Head Coach: Billy Cunningham
Assistant Coach: Bobby Jones

2001 game

The 2001 Rookie Challenge took place February 10 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C..

Rookie Roster:

Player	Team
Marc Jackson	Golden State Warriors
Morris Peterson	Toronto Raptors
Kenyon Martin	New Jersey Nets
Mateen Cleaves	Detroit Pistons
Quentin Richardson	Los Angeles Clippers
Khalid El-Amin	Chicago Bulls
Stephen Jackson	New Jersey Nets
Darius Miles	Los Angeles Clippers
Mike Miller	Orlando Magic

Head Coach: Kevin Loughery
Assistant Coach: Jack Marin

Sophomore Roster:

Player	Team
Elton Brand	Chicago Bulls
Richard Hamilton	Washington Wizards
Lamar Odom	Los Angeles Clippers
Baron Davis	Charlotte Hornets
Steve Francis	Houston Rockets
Shawn Marion	Phoenix Suns
Andre Miller	Cleveland Cavaliers
Wally Szczerbiak	Minnesota Timberwolves
Jason Terry	Atlanta Hawks

Head Coach: Elvin Hayes
Assistant Coach: Phil Chenier

2000 game

The 2000 Rookie Challenge took place February 11 at the Oakland Arena in Oakland.

Rookie Roster:

Player	Team
Andre Miller	Cleveland Cavaliers
Elton Brand	Chicago Bulls
Lamar Odom	Los Angeles Clippers
Steve Francis	Houston Rockets
James Posey	Denver Nuggets
Adrian Griffin	Boston Celtics
Todd MacCulloch	Philadelphia 76ers
Wally Szczerbiak	Minnesota Timberwolves

Head Coach: Al Attles
Assistant Coach: Nate Thurmond

Sophomore Roster:

Player	Team
Dirk Nowitzki	Dallas Mavericks
Paul Pierce	Boston Celtics
Raef LaFrentz	Denver Nuggets
Cuttino Mobley	Houston Rockets
Jason Williams	Sacramento Kings
Mike Bibby	Vancouver Grizzlies
Michael Dickerson	Vancouver Grizzlies
Michael Olowokandi	Los Angeles Clippers
Antwan Jamison**	Golden State Warriors

Head Coach: Bill Russell
Assistant Coach: KC Jones

**Did not play due to injury

1998 game

The 1998 Rookie Challenge took place February 8 at the Madison Square Garden in New York.

East Roster:

Player	Team
Chauncey Billups	Boston Celtics
Derek Anderson	Cleveland Cavaliers
Cedric Henderson	Cleveland Cavaliers
Zydrunas Ilgauskas	Cleveland Cavaliers
Brevin Knight	Cleveland Cavaliers
Tracy McGrady	Toronto Raptors
Ron Mercer	Boston Celtics
Tim Thomas	Philadelphia 76ers
Keith Van Horn	New Jersey Nets

Head Coach: Willis Reed

West Roster:

Player	Team
Kelvin Cato	Portland Trail Blazers
Antonio Daniels	Vancouver Grizzlies
Danny Fortson	Denver Nuggets
Bobby Jackson	Denver Nuggets
Rodrick Rhodes	Houston Rockets
Michael Stewart	Sacramento Kings
Maurice Taylor	Los Angeles Clippers
Alvin Williams	Portland Trail Blazers

Head Coach: Dave DeBusschere

1997 game

The 1997 Rookie Challenge took place February 8 at the Gund Arena in Cleveland.

East Roster:

Player	Team
Ray Allen	Milwaukee Bucks
Marcus Camby	Toronto Raptors
Erick Dampier	Indiana Pacers
Allen Iverson	Philadelphia 76ers
Kerry Kittles	New Jersey Nets
Vitaly Potapenko	Cleveland Cavaliers
Antoine Walker	Boston Celtics
John Wallace	New York Knicks

Head Coach: Red Auerbach

West Roster:

Player	Team
Shareef Abdur-Rahim	Vancouver Grizzlies
Kobe Bryant	Los Angeles Lakers
Derek Fisher	Los Angeles Lakers
Travis Knight	Los Angeles Lakers
Matt Maloney	Houston Rockets
Stephon Marbury**	Minnesota Timberwolves
Steve Nash	Phoenix Suns
Roy Rogers	Vancouver Grizzlies
Samaki Walker**	Dallas Mavericks
Lorenzen Wright	Los Angeles Clippers

Head Coach: Red Holzman

**Did not play due to injury

1996 game

The 1996 Rookie Challenge took place February 10 at the Alamodome in San Antonio.

East Roster:

Player	Team
Alan Henderson	Atlanta Hawks
Jerry Stackhouse	Philadelphia 76ers
Damon Stoudamire	Toronto Raptors
Bob Sura	Cleveland Cavaliers
Kurt Thomas	Miami Heat
Rasheed Wallace	Washington Bullets
Eric Williams	Boston Celtics
George Zidek	Charlotte Hornets

Head Coach: Bob Lanier

West Roster:

Player	Team
Brent Barry	Los Angeles Clippers
Tyus Edney	Sacramento Kings
Michael Finley	Phoenix Suns
Kevin Garnett	Minnesota Timberwolves
Antonio McDyess	Denver Nuggets
Bryant Reeves	Vancouver Grizzlies
Arvydas Sabonis	Portland Trail Blazers
Joe Smith	Golden State Warriors

Head Coach: Doug Moe

1995 game

The 1995 Rookie Challenge took place February 11 at the America West Arena in Phoenix.

Green Team Roster:

Player	Team
Brian Grant	Sacramento Kings
Juwan Howard	Washington Bullets
Sharone Wright	Philadelphia 76ers
Eddie Jones	Los Angeles Lakers
Jason Kidd	Dallas Mavericks
Jalen Rose	Denver Nuggets
Anthony Tucker	Washington Bullets
Michael Smith	Sacramento Kings

Head Coach: Al Attles

White Team Roster:

Player	Team
Glenn Robinson	Milwaukee Bucks
Lamond Murray	Los Angeles Clippers
Eric Montross	Boston Celtics
Wesley Person	Phoenix Suns
Khalid Reeves	Miami Heat
Clifford Rozier	Golden State Warriors
Donyell Marshall	Minnesota Timberwolves
Trevor Ruffin	Phoenix Suns

Head Coach: Cotton Fitzsimmons

1994 game

The 1994 Rookie Challenge took place February 12 at the Target Center in Minneapolis. MVP – Anfernee Hardaway

Sensations Roster:

Player	Team
Chris Mills	Cleveland Cavaliers
Jamal Mashburn	Dallas Mavericks
Shawn Bradley	Philadelphia 76ers
Anfernee Hardaway	Orlando Magic
Nick Van Exel	Los Angeles Lakers
Calbert Cheaney	Washington Bullets
PJ Brown	New Jersey Nets
Popeye Jones	Dallas Mavericks

Head Coach: KC Jones

Phenoms Roster:

Player	Team
Toni Kukoč	Chicago Bulls
Dino Rađa	Boston Celtics
Chris Webber	Golden State Warriors
Lindsey Hunter	Detroit Pistons
Isaiah Rider	Minnesota Timberwolves
Antonio Davis	Indiana Pacers
Sam Cassell	Houston Rockets
Bryon Russell	Utah Jazz

Head Coach: Doug Collins

Game records

Points

Kevin Durant, 46 (2009)
Kenneth Faried, 40 (2013)
Russell Westbrook, 40 (2010)
Tim Hardaway, Jr., 36 (2014)
Amar'e Stoudemire, 36 (2004)
Jamal Murray, 36 (2017)
Kyrie Irving, 34 (2012)

Rebounds

Andre Drummond, 25 (2014)
DeJuan Blair, 23 (2010)
Elton Brand, 21 (2000)
DeJuan Blair, 15 (2011)
DeMarcus Cousins, 14 (2011)
Chris Bosh, 14 (2005)
Marcus Fizer, 14 (2002)
Quentin Richardson, 14 (2001)

Assists

John Wall, 22 (2011)
Chris Paul, 17 (2007)
Jordan Farmar, 12 (2008)
Jamal Murray, 11 (2017)
Chris Paul, 11 (2006)
Jamaal Tinsley, 11 (2003)
Mike Miller, 11 (2002)
Steve Francis, 11 (2000)
Damon Stoudamire, 11 (1996)
Khalid Reeves, 11 (1995)
Emmanuel Mudiay, 10 (2016)
Ricky Rubio, 10 (2013)
Isaiah Thomas, 10 (2013)
Kemba Walker, 10 (2012)
O. J. Mayo, 10 (2010)
Ronald Murray, 10 (2004)
Jamaal Tinsley, 10 (2002)

Steals

Chris Paul, 9 (2007)
Eddie Jones, 6 (1995)
Jason Richardson, 5 (2003)
Kenyon Martin, 5 (2002)

Blocks

Steven Adams, 4 (2014)
Brook Lopez, 3 (2009)
Dwight Howard, 3 (2005)

3 Pointers

Daniel Gibson, 11 (2008)
Jamal Murray, 9 (2017)
Frank Kaminsky, 9 (2017)
Kyrie Irving, 8 (2012)

Shooting Percentage

David Lee, 100% (14–14) (2007)

MVPs

Key
^	Denotes player who is still active in the NBA
*	Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
(L)	Player to win the award while on the losing team.

Year	MVP Winner	Team Played
2017	Jamal Murray	Denver Nuggets
2016	Zach LaVine	Minnesota Timberwolves
2015	Andrew Wiggins	Minnesota Timberwolves
2014	Andre Drummond	Detroit Pistons
2013	Kenneth Faried	Denver Nuggets
2012	Kyrie Irving	Cleveland Cavaliers
2011	John Wall	Washington Wizards
2010	Tyreke Evans	Sacramento Kings
2010	DeJuan Blair	San Antonio Spurs
2009	Kevin Durant	Oklahoma City Thunder
2008	Daniel Gibson	Cleveland Cavaliers
2007	David Lee	New York Knicks
2006	Andre Iguodala	Philadelphia 76ers
2005	Carmelo Anthony	Denver Nuggets
2004	Amar'e Stoudemire	Phoenix Suns
2003	Gilbert Arenas	Golden State Warriors
2002	Jason Richardson	Golden State Warriors
2001	Wally Szczerbiak	Minnesota Timberwolves
2000	Elton Brand	Chicago Bulls
1998	Žydrūnas Ilgauskas	Cleveland Cavaliers
1997	Allen Iverson*	Philadelphia 76ers
1996	Damon Stoudamire	Toronto Raptors
1995	Eddie Jones (L)	Los Angeles Lakers
1994	Penny Hardaway (L)	Orlando Magic

Participant players by team


Number	Team
23	Cleveland Cavaliers
20	Los Angeles Clippers
18	Vancouver Grizzlies / Memphis Grizzlies
17	Chicago Bulls
17	Golden State Warriors
16	Philadelphia 76ers
15	New Jersey Nets / Brooklyn Nets
15	Minnesota Timberwolves
14	Boston Celtics
14	Denver Nuggets
14	Houston Rockets
14	Seattle SuperSonics / Oklahoma City Thunder
13	Toronto Raptors
13	Utah Jazz
12	Detroit Pistons
12	Phoenix Suns
12	Sacramento Kings
11	Charlotte Bobcats / Charlotte Hornets
11	New York Knicks
11	Portland Trail Blazers
11	San Antonio Spurs
11	Washington Bullets / Washington Wizards
10	Los Angeles Lakers
10	Miami Heat
10	Milwaukee Bucks
10	Orlando Magic
9	Dallas Mavericks
9	Indiana Pacers
6	Atlanta Hawks
5	New Orleans Hornets / New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets / New Orleans Pelicans

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External links

2015 Rising Stars Challenge at NBA.com
NBA Rising Stars Stats and History at Basketball-reference.com

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