Coaches with contrasting careers will lead their respective conferences during the bj-league's 2010-11 All-Star Game on Sunday in Osaka.
Ryan Blackwell, months removed from his retirement as an Osaka Evessa forward, and Bob Hill, a veteran coach of four NBA teams, are the head men for the Western and Eastern Conference squads. Tipoff is slated for 12:30 p.m. at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium. The game will be televised by BS Fuji and GAORA.
Blackwell's Evessa enter the All-Star break on a four-game slide, but they have the top record in the nine-team conference at 17-9, one more win and one less defeat than the Shiga Lakestars.