2002 ABA All-Star Game
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| Date | April 14, 2002 | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Kemper Arena, Kansas City | ||||||||||
| MVP | Maurice Carter | ||||||||||
The 2002 American Basketball Association All-Star Game was held at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri on Sunday April 14, 2002, at 4:15 p.m. Kansas City Knights defeated ABA All-Stars, by 161-138 in front of their home crowd. ABA chose the 2002 champions Kansas City Knights for the All-Star game instead of an East-West contest.[1] The Knights had just won the 2nd ever ABA championship a month earlier. Maurice Carter of the Kansas City Knights won the MVP award [2]
The Game
Kansas City Knights won the ABA All Star Game, beating the ABA All-Stars 161-138, in front of 4,010 fans. Maurice Carter scored 46 points, including 14 in the fourth quarter when the Knights pulled away. John Ford, a center from Colorado State, and late-season addition for the Knights, scored 24 points.
All-Star teams
Rosters
Kansas City Knights-
- Nick Bradford, G/F
- Maurice Carter, G
- John Ford, C
- Rick Hughes, F
- Pete Mickeal, F
- Ryan Sears, G
- Eric Taylor, F
- Maurice Trotter, G
- David Vanterpool, G/F
- Rex Walters, G
- Jason Williams, F
Coach: Kevin Pritchard
Awards
| MVP | Topscorer |
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| Pete Mickeal | Maurice Carter |
See also
References
External links
- [1] game results