NCCA 2022 East-West Basketball
Tonight/Monday, July 11, 2022 at the Greensboro Coliseum
Women’s game at 6:30 p.m./Men’s game at 8:30 p.m.
The East-West All-Star Games have lived up to their billing of seeing tomorrow’s stars today, as many former all-star players wear NCAA National Championship rings, Super Bowl rings, NBA Championship rings, or have participated in soccer’s World Cup.
The first East-West All-Star Basketball Game was played in 1949 at Guilford College’s Alumni Gym which seated almost 900 fans.
The game site moved around for a few years until the 4500 seat gym at what is now Grimsley High School opened in 1954. The All-Star game was the first game played in that gym. The first basket scored in competition was by the East’s Charlie Adams who for many years served as the Executive Director of the NC High School Athletic Association.
When the Greensboro Coliseum opened in 1960, the game moved there. The coliseum has been the site for the 1974 NCAA finals, many ACC Men’s and Women’s Tournaments and NCAA Regional games.
The first women’s East-West All-Star Game was in 1975. The 2020 Games were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but resumed in 2021.
It is rare that a player competes without already having secured a college scholarship and an impressive list of NCAA men’s and women’s stars have been East-West participants.
2022 NCCA East-West All-Star Women’s Basketball
East Player Pos. Ht. High School Kayla Friend F 6'0 South Central Tamia Morris G 5'6 Terry Sanford Trinity Smith G/F 5’8 Whiteville Jerni Kiaku G 5'7 Garner Magnet Laney Beale G 5'8 Chapel Hill Amiya Joyner C 6'3 Farmville Central Nyah Wilkins F 5'10 Garner Magnet Journee McDaniel G/F 5’9 Farmville Central Sammy Ackles C 6'3 Holly Springs Precious Ogboko C 6’3 Durham School of the Arts Head Coach: Chris Bradshaw Kinston Asst. Coach: Adrienne Gale Ashley West Player Pos. Ht. High School Emily Hege G 5'8 North Davidson Julianna Walter G 5’4 Alexander Central Gabriela Greenard F 5’8 Hickory Kate Hollifield G 5'10 Shelby Olivia Porter G 5'8 Northwood Mary Spry F/C 6'1 Jesse Carson Ruby Williams G/F 6'0 Cuthbertson Olivia Miller F 5'9 South Caldwell Mia McMillen F 5'10 Surry Central Aly Wadkovsky F 6'2 Lake Norman Head Coach: Brad Mangum Maiden Asst. Coach: Frank McNeil Dudley
2022 NCCA East-West All-Star Men’s Basketball
East Player Player Pos. Ht. Wt. High School Christen Battle G 5'9 130 Wilson Prep Tristin Harkins G 6'2 160 Pine Forest Mikey Campbell G 6'4 180 Westover Trey Fields F 6'6 180 Cleveland Hoku Fisher G 6'4 180 Hoggard Jeyvian Tatum G 6'2 185 St. Pauls Jeremy Dixon F 6'4 210 Kinston Charles Jordan F 6'4 195 Millbrook Demetri Patterson C 6'7 226 Jack Britt Jaxon Ellingsworth C 6'8 202 West Carteret Head Coach: Larry Williford Farmville Central Asst. Coach: Chris Davis Millbrook West Player Player Pos. Ht. Wt. High School Zeke Cannedy G 6'1 165 Kings Mountain Jordan Crawford G 6'2 175 North Mecklenburg Davion Cunningham G 6'2 175 North Mecklenburg Dwight Canady G 6'0 175 Hendersonville KC Shaw G 6’4 175 Mooresville Finley Simmons G 6'2 180 Mount Tabor Isaiah Williams G 6'4 193 Porter Ridge Dawson McAlhany W 6’5 200 Bishop McGuinness Kyle Frazier G 6'3 192 Weddington Jemez Herd F/C 6’7 195 Olympic Head Coach: Andy Muse Mount Tabor Asst. Coach: Duane Lewis North Mecklenburg