For Immediate Release
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
NABC Release

KANSAS CITY, Mo. --- Minnesota State seniors Assem Marei and Zach Monaghan, along with head coach Matt Margenthaler, have been invited to participate in the NABC Reese's Division II All-Star Game.

The Reese's Division II All-Star Game will take place on Friday, at 7 p.m., at the Ford Center in Evansville, Ind.

Margenthaler has been named one of the two coaches for the event, along with Lonnie Porter from Regis University and will coach the East All-Stars. Marei and Monaghan were named to the east team as well.

Marei and Monaghan will be the fifth and sixth Mavericks to compete in the All-Star Game, joining Luke Anderson (2007), Atila Santos (2008), Travis Nelson (2010) and Jarvis Williams (2013).

A native of Cairo, Egypt, Marei led the Mavericks with 19.6 points and 8.9 rebounds per game. He finished the season with 12 double-doubles as he shot 61.8% from the field. He also led the Mavericks in blocks with 54. He was named to the All-NSIC First Team and recently received NABC All-Central Region First Team honors.

A guard out of Palatine, Ill., Monaghan averaged 15.6 points and 8.1 assists per game, while shooting 44.4% from the field. He led the Mavericks in steals this season with 32, and finished third on the team in three point field goals with 48. He tallied six double-doubles. Earlier this season he was named to the All-NSIC First Team and the NABC All-Central Region Second Team.

The Mavericks finished their 2014-15 season with a 24-8 record and advanced to the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Reese's East All-Star Team - Head Coach: Matt Margenthaler, Minnesota State
 

No.	Name	Ht.	Pos.	Hometown/School
0	Lorenza Ross	6-3	G	Savannah, Ga./Lincoln Memorial
4	Cameron Knox	5-11	G	Baltimore, Md./Bowie State
5	Adam Blazek	6-1	G	Erie, Pa./Gannon
10	Brennen Hughes	6-6	F/C	Moberly, Mo./Central Missouri
12	Tylon Smith	6-2	G	Manchester, Ct./Southern Connecticut
22	Zach Monaghan	6-2	G	Palatine, Ill./Minnesota State
24	Chris Santo	6-5	F	Cherry Hill, N.J./Saint Anselm
33	Garret Kerr	6-4	F	Avalon, N.J./Sciences
44	Joe Lawson	6-7	F/C	Indianapolis, Ind./Indianapolis
50	Assem Marei	6-9	F	Cairo, Egypt/Minnesota State

Reese's West All-Star Team - Head Coach: Lonnie Porter, Regis
 

No.	Name	Ht.	Pos.	Hometown/School
1	Terrence Drisdom	6-5	G	Corona, Calif./Cal Poly Pomona
2	Aaron Harrison	6-6	G	Atlanta, Ga./Lynn
10	Mitch McCarron	6-3	G	Brisbane, Australia/Metropolitan State
11	Pablo Coro	6-3	G	Osorno, Chile/BYU-Hawaii
12	Dedric Ware	6-2	G	Gainesville, Ga./Shorter
15	Zygimantas Riauka	6-9	F	Downers, Grove, Ill./UW-Parkside
21	Drew Lehman	6-0	G	Toledo, Ohio/Ferris State
22	Trey Casey	6-3	G	Cincinnati, Ohio/Christian Brothers
25	Troran Brown	6-2	G	Phoenix, Ariz./Montevallo
44	Alex Herrera	6-10	C	Ignacio, Colo./Fort Lewis

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