2002 ABA All-Star Game

The 2002 American Basketball Association All-Star Game was held at 19,500 seat Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri on Sunday April 14, 2002, at 4:15 p.m. Kansas City Knights defeated ABA All-Stars, a team composed of league stars by 161-138 in front of their home crowd. ABA surprisingly 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[edit]

Kansas City Knights won the ABA All Star Game, beating the ABA All-stars by a great margin, 161-138, in front of 4,010 fans. Maurice Carter was unstoppable scoring 46 points, including 14 in the fourth quarter when the Knights pulled away. John Ford, a 6-foot-10 center and late-season addition for the Knights, had also an impressive performance, scoring 24 points.

All-Star Teams[edit]

Rosters[edit]

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

See also[edit]

• 2005 ABA All-Star Game

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• [1]^{[permanent dead link]} game results