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BURNS AND DABNEY SELECTED FOR DIVISION II ALL-STAR GAME

March 18, 2007

INDIANAPOLIS - The NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Committee announced the 20 student-athletes and two coaches for the Second Annual NABC/NCAA Division II All-Star Game to be held Friday, March 23 at the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts. Seniors Christian Burns of Philadelphia University and guard Andre Dabney of Bloomfield College have been selected from the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC).

Burns, the 2006-07 CACC Player of the Year, ranked first in the conference in rebounding (11.2), second in scoring (21.7) and blocks (2.10), third in field-goal percentage (.550) and seventh in steals (1.59) this season. He was also a first team All-Conference pick last season, his first at Philadelphia after transferring from Quinnipiac University.

Dabney, a four-time, first team All-CACC selection and 2004-05 conference Player of the Year, led the league in scoring (24.6) and 3-pointers made per-game (3.48) this season. He also ranked third in free-throw percentage (.808), fourth in steals (1.93), fifth in 3-point shooting percentage (.409) and sixth in assists (3.59).

The All-Star Game will match an East All-Star Team (with 10 student-athletes from the NCAA East, Northeast, South and South Atlantic regions) against a West All-Star Team (with 10 student-athletes from the NCAA Great Lakes, North Central, South Central and West regions).

The student-athletes and coaches selected to participate are:

East All-Star Team

Tyrone Anderson, Concord University

Christian Burns, Philadelphia University

Matt Cooper, Le Moyne College

Andre Dabney, Bloomfield College

Antonio Fitzgerald, Saint Augustine's College

Gil Goodrich, Bowie State University

DeMario Grier, Pfeiffer University

Esmir Guzonjic, University of North Alabama

Magen McNeil, American International College

Jason Smith, University of Alabama, Huntsville

David McLaughlin (coach), Stonehill College

West All-Star Team

Luke Anderson, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Eric Babers, Southeastern Oklahoma State University

Dustin Bremerman, Seattle Pacific University

Kevin Johnson, Humboldt State University

Dusty Jura, University of Nebraska at Kearney

Damien Lolar, West Texas A&M University

Frank Phillips, University of Findlay

Ricky Volcy, Northern Michigan University

Zack Whiting, Chaminade University

Steven Wright, Northern Kentucky University

Bill Brown (coach), California University of Pennsylvania

The All-Star Game will be part of NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Elite Eight which will be held March 21, 22 and 24 at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Massachusetts.

In the inaugural Division II All-Star Game in 2006, the West All-Star Team defeated the East All-Stars, 134-122. Ryan Diggs of Western Washington finished with a game-high 25 points and Franz Steyn of Southwest Baptist had 18 points and 11 rebounds as the duo earned co-Most Outstanding Player for the West All-Stars. Tayron Thomas of Philadelphia had 18 points, seven rebounds and five assists to earn MOP honors for the East All-Star Team.

Admission to the second annual NCAA/NABC All-Star Game is free with paid admission into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. For information on admission to the Hall of Fame, call 1-877-4HOOPLA (446-6752) or visit the Hall of Fame web site at www.hoophall.com.