Derby Classic Basketball Roster

[Cardiotonic]

ThHUNDER TEAM (Black uniforms)

C-Malik Williams 6-11 220 Fort Wayne, Ind. (Louisville signee)
G-Darius Perry 6-2 170 Marietta, Ga. (Louisville)
F-Lance Thomas 6-9 215 Norcross, Ga. (Louisville)
F-Jordan Nwora 6-8 220 Buffalo, N.Y. (Louisville)
G-Taveion Hollingsworth 6-2 165 Lexington (WKU)
G-Lindell Wigginton 6-2 190 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia (Iowa State)
F-Savion Flagg 6-7 210 Alvin, Texas (Texas A&M)
G-Devontae Shuler 6-3 185 Columbia, S.C. (Ole Miss)
G-Davion Mitchell 6-1 185 Stockbridge, Ga. (Auburn)
F-Chuma Okeke 6-7 225 Westlake, Ga. (Auburn)
G-Jordan Poole 6-5 185 Milwaukee, Wis. (Michigan)

LIGHTNING TEAM (white uniforms)

G-Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6-5 185 Hamilton, Ontario (Kentucky)
F-Justin Smith 6-7 230 Buffalo Grove, Ill. (Indiana)
G-Aljami Durham 6-4 Berkmar, Ga. (Undecided)
F-DJ Harvey 6-6 210 Bowie, Md. (Notre Dame)
F-Kris Wilkes 6-8 200 Indianapolis, Ind. (UCLA)
G-Paul Scruggs 6-4 190 Indianapolis, Ind. (Xavier)
F-Naji Marshall 6-7 205 Greenbelt, Md. (Xavier)
G-Ty-Shon Alexander 6-4 200 Charlotte, N.C. (Creighton)
F-Abu Kigab 6-7 220 Napa, Calif. (Oregon)
C-Jacob Epperson 6-11 210 Australia (Creighton)
G-Mark Smith 6-5 225 Edwardsville, Ill. (Undecided)

 

[Cardiotonic]

The KDF Classic tips off at 7 p.m., with general admission tickets costing $20 at the door and $18 in advance if purchased through TicketMaster.com. WDRB-41 will broadcast the game in the Louisville market, and FS2 will carry it nationally. The all-star game will also be live-streamed through the Fox Sports GO app.

 

[KerryRhodes]

A RHN signee. Great.

Then again, big blew shows up at Cards road games, while Scat is playing

 

[zipp]

The KDF Classic tips off at 7 p.m., with general admission tickets costing $20 at the door and $18 in advance if purchased through TicketMaster.com...

Strange arena plan for seating--I think this may be the same as last year (had a conflict and couldn't make it)...

All seating is in the lower bowl of Freedom Hall. The only locations that tix are available are in the corner; no sidelines or endzones. And only at the $18 price, used to be two-tiered including the upper arena.

I understand trying to keep fans close to the floor because attendance has fallen so precipitously. But there's almost no better seat in that arena than the mezzanine. Sideline at just the right elevation. Assume that opening the upper arena increases the cost, but seriously, by how much?

If you're acknowledging that you're only going to sell five thousand tix, why not stage the game in one of the larger high school gyms in town with 95% of the seats on the sidelines?

I like to attend the game in person to help support it financially. But with it shown on TV, that day may be over...