NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Tech senior Daniel Northern
will be one of the featured players Saturday night at the 2nd
Annual Music City All Star Classic, which will tip-off at 6 p.m. at
the Curb Event Center at Belmont University.
The Classic includes a 3-point shooting contest, a slam dunk
contest and the all-star game, highlighting some of the best senior
college men’s basketball players in Tennessee.
In addition to Northern, players scheduled to compete this year
include Alex Renfroe and Andy Wicke from Belmont, Kevin Kanaskie of
Middle Tennessee, Jerrell Houston of Tennessee State, Nicchaeus
Doaks from UT Chattanooga, Courtney Pigram of East Tennessee State,
and Michael Lusk from Lipscomb. Other schools participating include
Austin Peay, Cumberland, Trevecca and Martin Methodist.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students with valid ID cards.
Tickets are on sale at Ticketmaster.
Northern wrapped up his playing career at Tennessee Tech by being
named second-team all-OVC, and was also named second-team
all-district by the National Association of Basketball Coaches
(NABC). A preseason all-OVC selection, he lived up to that billing
with his selection to the post-season squads as he led Tech and
ranked 14th in the league in scoring with 12.6 points per game, and
was the conference leader in blocked shots for the second straight
year. The 6-9 post player from Warner Robins, Ga., also ranked
second in the conference in rebounding and 10th in field goal
percentage. He posted 11 double-doubles during his final campaign,
and wrapped up his three-year Golden Eagle career with 879
points.
Last year, Tech had both Anthony Fisher and Amadi McKenzie in the
Music City Classic, and McKenzie won the Dunk Contest.
"Anthony and Amadi represented us well last year, and Daniel gets a
chance to do that this year, and we're excited for him" said Tech
coach Mike Sutton. "It's a nice event. They get some of the best
senior players from the area, and these guys make a great night of
it. This should be a great experience for Daniel."