Anderson Selected for Final Four All-Star Game

[Andrew_Chiappazzi]

Robert Morris guard Karvel Anderson is headed to the Final Four.

The senior star was one of 20 players selected for the Reese's All-Star Game this weekend at AT&T Stadium in Dallas as part of the NCAA's Final Four festivities. The All-Star game features 20 Division I seniors from around the country.

Anderson is on a team coached by Maryland head coach Mark Turgeon and he'll have a familiar face on his squad. Pitt forward Talib Zanna will also be on the team. Others joining Anderson and Zanna include Langston Hall (Mercer), Markel Starks (Georgetown), Pendarvis Williams (Norfolk State), Dwayne Evans (St. Louis), Will Sheehey (Indiana), Juvonte Riddic (VCU), Jerrelle Benimon (Towson) and Halil Kanacevic (St. Joseph's).

The game will be held on Friday and aired via tape delay this Saturday on CBS at noon.

 

[Andrew_Chiappazzi]

For the curious, Anderson acquitted himself fairly well in the game.

He earned the start (though every player played around 20 minutes) and contributed 12 points on 4-of-9 shooting. All of his points were on 3-pointers, where he was 4-of-7 from the field. His other two misses were on a pump fake jumper that was partially blocked from behind and that all too familiar reverse lay-up that just didn't go down.

Players from both teams didn't shoot well inside the cavernous AT&T Stadium, which is home to the Dallas Cowboys and is one of the largest stadiums in the US.

I also had Anderson with four rebounds, two assists and a steal in the game. He ran the point a little bit, but not a ton. We'll see if he gets into the Portsmouth Invitational later this month. He's currently stuck on the waiting list there.