Nelly Junior Joseph to Play in Reese’s College All-Star Game
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – New Mexico forward Nelly Junior Joseph has been selected to play in the 2025 Reese’s Division I All-Star Game. The game, which features 21 seniors from around the nation, will be held Friday, April 4 at 3:30 p.m. CT (2:30 p.m. MT) at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The game Is part of 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.
Joseph is the third Lobo to compete in the game since it began in 2009, joining Morris Udeze in 2023 and Jaelen House in 2024. In each of the last two years, those Lobos earned MVP honors of the game as Udeze had a 15-point, 11-rebound performance in Houston two years ago and House had 16 points and four assists last year in Phoenix.
Joseph was a first-team All-Mountain West honoree this season, being the only player in the conference to average a double-double at 14.2 points and a league-best 11.0 rebounds per game. He led the Mountain West in rebounding (11.0 rpg), double-doubles (16) and field goal percentage (.564).
Joseph will play for the West All-Stars in the game, a team coached by Wayne Tinkle of Oregon State.
Reese’s Division I East All-Stars
Tamar Bates, Missouri
Zach Freemantle, Xavier
Caleb Grill, Missouri
Curtis Jones, Iowa State
David Joplin, Marquette
Taje’ Kelly, Charleston Southern
Viktor Lakhin, Clemson
Bez Mbeng, Yale
Erik Reynolds II, Saint Joseph’s
Max Shulga, VCU
Head Coach: Dave Paulsen, Holy Cross
Reese’s Division I West All-Stars
Steven Ashworth, Creighton
Daniel Batcho, Louisiana Tech
Cam Carter, LSU
Nelly Junior Joseph, New Mexico
Trent McLaughlin, Northern Arizona
David N’Guessan, Kansas State
Jamiya Neal, Creighton
Ethan Price, Washington State
Kobe Sanders, Nevada
Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones, UC San Diego
Wade Taylor IV, Texas A&M
Head Coach: Wayne Tinkle, Oregon State