Barcello selected to play in Reese’s Division I College All-Star Game

NEW ORLEANS, La. – BYU’s Alex Barcello was selected to play in the Reese’s College All-Star Game in New Orleans this week, the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced today.

The All-Star Game will be played Friday, April 1, at 2:30 p.m. MDT at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. The game is part of the Reese’s Men’s Final Four Friday, which is open to the public and free to attend.

The All-Star Game will be broadcast live on CBS Sports Network.

Barcello averaged 16.8 points per game, shooting 45.1 percent from the field, 42.1 percent from 3-point range and 86.5 percent from the free throw line in helping the Cougars finish 24-11 this season, including a quarterfinal appearance in the NIT.

The 6-foot-2 guard from Chandler, Ariz., earned All-WCC First Team honors for a second consecutive season, scoring in double figures 29 times. He scored a career-high 33 points in a road win at Pepperdine, making a career-high nine 3-pointers, which is the second-most in a single game in program history.

Barcello ends his BYU career as one of nine players in program history to have at least 1,300 points and 275 assists, accomplishing both in 94 games. He also ranks second in 3-point field goal percentage and effective field goal percentage.

NABC – Reese’s Division I College All-Star Game – East Roster

R.J. Cole, UConn – G

Trent Frazier, Illinois – G

Brad Davison, Wisconsin – G

Alondes Williams, Wake Forest – G

Jeenathan Williams, Buffalo – F

Tyrese Martin, UConn – G

D’Shawn Schwartz, George Mason – F

E.J. Anosike, Can State Fullerton – F

John Fulkerson, Tennessee – F

Chuba Ohams, Fordman – F

Grant Golden, Richmond – F

Head Coach: Ritchie McKay, Liberty

NABC – Reese’s Division I College All-Star Game – West Roster

Derek St. Hilaire, New Orleans – G

Alex Barcello, BYU – G

Davion Mintz, Kentucky – G

Taz Sherman, West Virginia – G

Mark Smith, Kansas State – G

Stanley Umude, Arkansas – G

Gabe Brown, Michigan State – F

Ryan Davis, Vermont – F

Nick Muszynski, Belmont – C

Marcus Bingham Jr., Michigan State – F

Head Coach: Dennis Gates, Missouri