Season 53 All Star Game Rosters and game facts...Plus...New Hall of Fame Member

-- The East leads the All Star series 33-19 and have won 8 of the last 10 games, including the last 2 in a row.

-- Only one player who earned this season's ASG rosters will be retiring...Hall of Famer Jesse Shershot of San Jose.

-- None of the players in this game have ever won the All Star Game MVP...it will be Shershot's last chance to do so.

-- 13 Dave players and 7 from Tyler teams made the squads.

-- It's not unusual for one team to have zero representatives make the game, but this season two teams, Philadelphia and Milwaukee, are not represented. It's especially surprising for the Phobia to be without representation in the Star Game.

-- The two unbeaten teams, Dallas and Oklahoma City, each led the way with four players each. Dallas has the most starters with 3.

-- In a fine year for rookies, four made the All Star Game, with Gillette center Blob Dylan the lone starter.

-- There are seven players on this season's All Star rosters who made last season's teams...Both of Dallas' guards, Kopi Luwak and Juzan Djinn, and forward Pete Marzano went back-to-back, as did Charleston forward Sheetrock Hudson, San Jose guard Jesse Shershot and Gillette forward Be-bop Bauer. The seventh is the latest Hall of Famer, Crentis Dentist. 

-- Just four players repeated as starters from last season's All Star Game...Luwak, Djinn, Hudson and Shershot. 

-- Almost half the field, 9 players, to be exact, are making their first All Star Game appearances.

-- Four players are making their first starts in the All Star Game: Johnny Bananas, Pete Marzano, Joey Shamadu, Jr., and Blob Dylan.

WHO DO YOU PICK?

To win the game...I pick the East...but it will be close.

For ASG MVP......I pick Jesse Shershot in his final All Star contest.

DENTIST FILLS HALL OF FAME SPOT

Sacramento River Dogs forward Crentis Dentist, in the midst of his 5th MBA season, becomes the 58th member of the Hall of Fame. The 6-6 forward combines ball-hawking skills with impressive offensive ability. After three stellar years in Los Angeles, he's played the last season and a half for Sacramento. During that time he's earned two All-MBA stars, one playoff MVP for Season 51, championship rings in Season 50 and Season 51 and five All Star Game appearances in as many seasons, beginning with Season 49. He joins Jesse Shershot and J.J. Gargantuan as one of three active Hall of Fame players currently in the MBA. 

Note: 877 players have been made by the MBA...so just 6.6 percent of those made have made the Hall of Fame.

SHERSHOT MOVES UP IN ALL-TIME RANKING

Retiring Hall of Fame guard Jesse Shershot of San Jose is now tied with forward Boone Doggle and guard Momadou Zongo for 10th place in Hall of Fame placement. Making the Season 53 All Star Game gives Shershot 18 honors on his card. He passed up forward Link Lennex and guard Stu Nod in the rankings. As far as guards go, only Naf Naf (23), Uncle Bob Masterson (21), Cappy Gambol (19) and Hrundi V. Bakshi (19) exceed Shershot in awards. Shershot can surpass Gambol and Bakshi and tie Masterson if he wins All-MBA, MVP and Playoff MVP honors before retiring at the end of this season.