After fans voting and media voting, VTB United League traditionally announce wild cards entries to the All-Star Game that takes place on February 14 in Moscow at VTB Arena.
To Russian Stars roster Zenit guard Vitaly Fridzon and CSKA forward Semen Antonov were invited
To World Stars guards Jamar Smith (UNICS) and Marcus Keene (Kalev) were selected.
Tickets are available at https://allstar2021.vtb-league.com
League’s CEO Ilona Korstin:
– This season many players deserve to participate in All-Star Game. Fans and the media had a difficult choice. While choosing wild card entries the League considered votes and players’ individual achievements.
Semen Antonov from CSKA is one of the best Russian players and will power up Russian Stars frontcourt. It will be the second All-Star Game for Semen after Sochi, I am sure fans would be happy to see him at VTB Arena.
Vitaly Fridzon has special relations with All-Star Game, he won 3-point shootout contest twice and I am convinced that on the upcoming game Zenit’s guard will show his level once again.
To the World Stars the League invited Jamar Smith from UNICS and Marcus Keene from Kalev. Smith is Kazan leader and the main clutch shooter, that’s why he is named January MVP. Marcus Keene is one of the League’s top scorers, averages 20 points per game, we need such players on All-Star Game.
All-Star Game final rosters:
Russian Stars: Alexey Shved (Khimki), Nikita Mikhailovskii (Avtodor), Mikhail Kulagin (Enisey), Viacheslav Zaitcev (Khimki), Evgenii Baburin (Nizhny Novgorod), Vitaly Fridzon (Zenit), Anton Astapkovich (Nizhny Novgorod), Nikita Kurbanov, Joel Bolomboy (both – CSKA), Andrei Zubkov (Zenit), Stanislav Ilnitskiy (Lokomotiv-Kuban), Semen Antonov (CSKA).
World Stars: Mike James (CSKA), Isaiah Canaan (UNICS), Adas Juskevicius (PARMA), Kevin Pangos (Zenit), Mantas Kalnietis (Lokomotiv-Kuban), Jamar Smith (UNICS), Marcus Keene (Kalev), Mindaugas Kuzminskas (Lokomotiv-Kuban), Jordan Mickey (Khimki), Drew Gordon (Avtodor/Lokomotiv-Kuban), Mateusz Ponitka (Zenit), Tornike Shengelia (CSKA).
