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NBA NEWS - ROSE, EVANS HEADLINE SELECTIONS FOR NBA ROOKIE CHALLENGE
The participants in the NBA Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam were selected by the NBA’s assistant coaches, with each team submitting one ballot
YOUNG GUNS NEW YORK, NY USA Saturday January 30, 2010 Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose, the reigning NBA Rookie of the Year, and Sacramento Kings guard Tyreke Evans, the leading scorer among first-year players, lead a list of 18 players selected for the 2010 The Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam will be held on Friday, Feb. 12 in Dallas during NBA All-Star 2010. The participants in the Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam were selected by the NBA’s assistant coaches, with each team submitting one ballot. Joining Rose on the Sophomore team are Miami Heat forward Michael Beasley, Los Angeles Clippers guard Eric Gordon, Minnesota Timberwolves forward/center Kevin Love, New Jersey Nets center Brook Lopez, New York Knicks forward Danilo Gallinari, Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook, and a pair of teammates from the Memphis Grizzlies – center Marc Gasol and guard O.J. Mayo. Forward Omri Casspi, Evans’ teammate in Sacramento, joins him on the Rookie team, which also includes Chicago Bulls forward Taj Gibson, Detroit Pistons forward Jonas Jerebko, Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, Milwaukee Bucks guard Brandon Jennings, Minnesota Timberwolves guard Jonny Flynn, Oklahoma City Thunder guard James Harden, and San Antonio forward/center DeJuan Blair. The head coaches for the Rookie and Sophomore teams will be the lead assistants from the 2010 NBA All-Star Game coaching staffs, which will be determined by the best record in each conference through games played Jan. 31. The Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam will be televised live nationally on TNT at 9 p.m. ET and also will be broadcast live on ESPN Radio, while NBA.com will make live audio available to fans in multiple languages. At halftime of the Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam, the Clippers’ Gordon and the Toronto Raptors’ DeMar DeRozan will compete in the first NBA All-Star Slam Dunk-In, a single-round slam dunk competition. Fans will be able to vote via SMS text message and at NBA.com to determine who will advance to the Sprite Slam Dunk the following night. The Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam began its current format pitting the Rookies against the Sophomores in 2000 and the Sophomores hold an 8-2 advantage over the first-year players. The game will be played in two 20-minute halves. Individual foul totals will be kept, but a player cannot foul out. A team will be in the penalty situation after 10 team fouls or after the second foul in the final two minutes of each half. In the event of a tie game, there will be a two-minute overtime to determine the winner. The clock will stop after each successful field goal in the last minute of each half. PREVIOUS T-MOBILE ROOKIE CHALLENGE RESULTS 1994 - Phenoms 74, Sensations 68 1995 - White 83, Green 79 (OT) 1996 - East 94, West 92 1997 - East 96, West 91 1998 - East 85, West 80 2000 - Rookies 92, Sophomores 81 (OT) 2001 - Sophomores 121, Rookies 113 2002 - Rookies 103, Sophomores 97 2003 - Sophomores 132, Rookies 112 2004 - Sophomores 142, Rookies 118 2005 - Sophomores 133, Rookies 106 2006 - Sophomores 106, Rookies 96 2007 - Sophomores 155, Rookies 114 2008 - Sophomores 136, Rookies 109 2009 - Sophomores 122, Rookies 116 ROOKIE TEAM ROSTER
SOPHOMORE TEAM ROSTER
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