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Endia Berger | krikya18.com | January 30, 2025

2025 NBA All-Star Game rosters: Where the players attended college

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2018 NCAA tournament highlights

The 2025 NBA All-Star Game will take place at Chase Center in San Francisco, CA, on Sunday, Feb. 16, at 8 p.m. ET. The All-Star starters were announced on Jan. 23, and the reserves will be announced on Jan. 30, with the draft set on Feb. 6.

This year’s event will introduce an exciting twist, featuring a brand-new four-team mini-tournament format. The tournament will consist of three teams of eight NBA All-Stars, alongside a fourth team made up of eight of the league’s rising stars.

Many stars participating in the 74th NBA All-Star Game have strong ties to NCAA programs.

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*Only players who attended an NCAA basketball program are listed.  

Eastern Conference

Starters

Position
Player
Team
College
Years
G
Jalen Brunson
Knicks
Villanova
2015-18
G
Donovan Mitchell
Cavaliers
Louisville
2015-17
F
Karl-Anthony Towns
Knicks
Kentucky
2014-15
F Jayson Tatum Celtics Duke 2016-17

Reserves

Position
Player
Team
College
Years
G Darius Garland Cavaliers Vanderbilt 2018-2019
G Jaylen Brown Celtics California 2015-2016
G Cade Cunningham Pistons Oklahoma State 2020-2021
G Damian Lillard Bucks Weber State 2008-2012
G Tyler Herro Heat Kentucky 2018-2019
F Pascal Siakam Pacers New Mexico State 2013-2016
F Evan Mobley Cavaliers Southern Cal 2020-2021

Western Conference

Starters

Position
Player
Team
College
Years
G
Stephen Curry
Warriors
Davidson
2006-09
G
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Thunder
Kentucky
2017-18
F
Kevin Durant
Suns
Texas
2006-07

Reserves

Position
Player
Team
College
Years
G Anthony Edwards Timberwolves Georgia 2019-2020
G James Harden Clippers Arizona State 2007-2009
F Anthony Davis Lakers Kentucky 2011-2012
F  Jaren Jackson Jr. Grizzlies Michigan State 2017-2018
F Jalen Williams Thunder Santa Clara 2019-2022

 

College Breakdown

Kentucky is the only school represented by more than one player in this year's NBA All-Star game, with Karl-Anthony Towns and Tyler Herro in the Eastern Conference and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Anthony Davis in the Western Conference.


All four players were coached by John Calipari, who led the University of Kentucky men's basketball team from 2009 to 2024 before taking the head coaching position at Arkansas last year.

Number of Players School
4 Kentucky

Here's a list of conferences represented in this year's NBA All-Star game:

Conference Schools
Big 12 Texas, Arizona State, Oklahoma State
ACC Duke, Louisville, California
SEC Kentucky, Georgia, Vanderbilt
Big Ten Michigan State, Southern Cal
Atlantic 10 Davidson
Big East Villanova
CUSA New Mexico State
WCC Santa Clara
Big Sky Weber State

 Location Breakdown

Here's a look at the previous NBA All-Star game locations dating back to 1951. 

Year... Location
2025 San Francisco, California
2024 Indianapolis, Indiana
2023 Salt Lake City, Utah
2022 Cleveland, Ohio
2021 Atlanta, Georgia
2020 Chicago, Illinois
2019 Charlotte, North Carolina
2018 Los Angeles, California
2017 New Orleans, Louisiana
2016 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2015 New York, New York
2014 New Orleans, Louisiana
2013 Houston, Texas
2012 Orlando, Florida
2011 Los Angeles, California
2010 Arlington, Texas
2009 Phoenix, Arizona
2008 New Orleans, Louisiana
2007 Las Vegas, Nevada
2006 Houston, Texas
2005 Denver, Colorado
2004 Los Angeles, California
2003 Atlanta, Georgia
2002 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2001 Washington, D.C.
2000 Oakland, California
1998 New York City, New York
1997 Cleveland, Ohio
1996 San Antonio, Texas
1995 Phoenix, Arizona
1994 Minneapolis, Minnesota
1993 Salt Lake City, Utah
1992 Orlando, Florida
1991 Charlotte, North Carolina
1990 Miami, Florida
1989 Houston, Texas
1988 Chicago, Illinois
1987 Seattle, Washington
1986 Dallas, Texas
1985 Indianapolis, Indiana
1984 Denver, Colorado
1983 Inglewood, California
1982 East Rutherford, New Jersey
1981 Richfield, Ohio
1980 Landover, Maryland
1979 Pontiac, Michigan
1978 Atlanta, Georgia
1977 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1976 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1975 Phoenix, Arizona
1974 Seattle, Washington
1973 Chicago, Illinois
1972 Inglewood, California
1971 San Diego, California
1970 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1969 Baltimore, Maryland
1968 New York City, New York
1967 Daly City, California
1966 Cincinnati, Ohio
1965 St. Louis, Missouri
1964 Boston, Massachusetts
1963 Los Angeles, California
1962 St. Louis, Missouri
1961 Syracuse, New York
1960 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1959 Detroit, Michigan
1958 St. Louis, Missouri
1957 Boston, Massachusetts
1956 Rochester, New York
1955 New York, New York
1954 New York, New York
1953 Fort Wayne, Indiana
1952 Boston, Massachusetts
1951 Boston, Massachusetts

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