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One final college hoops game awaits 3 K-State & Missouri standouts at Final Four

Missouri’s Tamar Bates and Caleb Grill and Kansas State’s David N’Guessan will play in one final college basketball game this week.

They’ll be part of the NABC-Reese’s Division I College All-Star Game, featuring top senior talent from across the NCAA’s top division.

Missouri guard Tamar Bates tries to defend Drake forward Cam Manyawu during the second half of their NCAA Tournament game in Wichita on Thursday, March 20, 2025.
Missouri guard Tamar Bates tries to defend Drake forward Cam Manyawu during the second half of their NCAA Tournament game in Wichita on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Travis Heying The Wichita Eagle

Bates averaged 13.3 points and Grill 13.7 — and both shot 40% on 3-pointers — for a Tigers team that played in the NCAA Tournament.

N’Guessan led the Wildcats with per-game averages of 13.3 points and 7.2 rebounds.

The game is set for Friday at the Final Four in San Antonio at 3:30 p.m. The Final Four games and this event are taking place inside the Alamodome and will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network.

NABC-Reese’s Div. I College All-Star Game rosters

Here are the rosters:

NABC East

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

NABC West

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

Kobe Sanders, Nevada

Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones, UC San Diego

Wade Taylor IV, Texas A&M

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Blair Kerkhoff has covered sports for The Kansas City Star since 1989. He was elected to the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2023.
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