INDIANAPOLIS — The 2024 Rising Stars challenge will be held on Friday, Feb. 16 at 8 p.m. CT in Gainbridge Fieldhouse on TNT.
The four-team single-elimination tournament features seven-player rosters. Twenty-one players are NBA rookies and second-year players while the remaining seven are G League players and two-way players.
The three NBA rosters were drafted by Paul Gasol, Jalen Rose and Tamika Catchings. The G League roster will be coached by Detlef Schrempf.
The Oklahoma City Thunder had three players represented for the event — the most for any team. Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams are on the same squad for Rose while Wallace is on Gasol’s squad.
The semifinals will be played to a target score of 40 points. The final will be played to a target score of 25 points. The semifinal matchups are Rose vs. Catchings and Gasol vs. Schrempf.
Injury replacements include Vince Williams Jr., who is taking Dyson Daniel’s spot; Jeremy Sochan, who is taking Shaedon Sharpe’s spot; and Emoni Bates, who is taking Ron Holland’s spot.
Let’s look at all 28 participants and who they’ll play for.
Victor Wembanyama (Pau Gasol)
Brandon Miller (Pau Gasol)
Cason Wallace (Pau Gasol)
Jabari Smith Jr. (Pau Gasol)
Brandin Podziemski (Pau Gasol)
Jaime Jaquez Jr. (Pau Gasol)
Bilal Coulibaly (Pau Gasol)
Chet Holmgren (Jalen Rose)
Jalen Williams (Jalen Rose)
Jeremy Sochan (Jalen Rose)
Dereck Lively II (Jalen Rose)
Jordan Hawkins (Jalen Rose)
Walker Kessler (Jalen Rose)
Bennedict Mathurin (Jalen Rose)
Paola Banchero (Tamika Catchings)
Scoot Henderson (Tamika Catchings)
Jaden Ivey (Tamika Catchings)
Keegan Murray (Tamika Catchings)
Jalen Duren (Tamika Catchings)
Keyonte George (Tamika Catchings)
Vince Williams Jr. (Tamika Catchings)
Matas Buzelis (Detlef Schrempf)
Emoni Bates (Detlef Schrempf)
Izan Almansa (Detlef Schrempf)
Tyler Smith (Detlef Schrempf)
Mac McClung (Detlef Schrempf)
Oscar Tshiebwe (Detlef Schrempf)
Alondes Williams (Detlef Schrempf)
