“It’s becoming that the (college) coaches just expect it’s one of the things we do,” AABC president Dave Porter said earlier this week.

And that’s an expectation Porter and his colleagues within the association gladly accept. It aligns with AABC’s vision for the games, Porter said, designed as a way to showcase Alaska’s top seniors to college coaches.

“You look at all of these schools. The keep coming up, and more keep coming,” Porter said. “Not only are they selecting (Alaska players), but those kids are doing really well for them. A number of them are tearing it up.”

Porter said seeing Alaska all-stars commit to colleges each year is a reward.

“It’s neat to see. One of the biggest things about the all-star game is kids are going to get seen,” Porter said.

A handful of Valley players are among the athletes who will hit the floor Saturday. Wasilla’s Reilly Devine and Jordan Knights, Colony’s Will Freeman, Houston’s Riley Davis, Redington’s Courtney Crockett, Susitna Valley’s Cody Morgan and Wasilla Lake Christian’s Jaden Kurtz were selected to play.

There are four games on the schedule. The 1A/2A girls senior all-star game is at 2 p.m. and the 1A/2A boys all-star game follows at 3:45 p.m. The 3A/4A senior girls all-star game is at 6, and the 3A/4A senior boys all-star game follows at 7:45 p.m.

The Wells Fargo Center on the UAA campus in Anchorage is the home of the all-star games for the second straight year.

“It was phenomenal,” Porter said of the all-star games at the Wells Fargo last year. “It was pretty packed.”

Porter said the Wells Fargo is the ideal venue for the event.

AABC adds three to its hall of fame

The AABC will also recognize the three latest additions to its hall of fame — Don Witzel, Phil Jordan and Carlos Boozer — during the all-star festivities on Tuesday.

Witzel and Jordan are both former longtime basketball coaches in Alaska. Boozer is among the top talents to ever come out of Alaska.

During his 15 seasons as the head coach of the Colony High girls basketball program, Witzel led the Knights to 308 wins, eight region titles and four state championships. Jordan led three different programs — Service, Bartlett and Lumen Christi — to state crowns during his 40 years as a basketball coach in Alaska.

Boozer led the Juneau-Douglas boys to back-to-back state titles before helped Duke win a NCAA championship in 2001. His 15-year professional basketball career included time with four NBA teams. He also earned an Olympic gold medal with Team USA in the 2008 summer games.

Contact Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman sports editor Jeremiah Bartz at sports@frontiersman.com.

2017 Alaska Association of Basketball Coaches Senior All-Star Game rosters

3A/4A Boys Blue:

Devin Davis, Monroe; Joey Barranco, East Anchorage; Koby Etzwiler, Homer; Jamal Alstrom, Mt. Edgecumbe; Lous Rochleau, Kodiak; Tobin Karlberg, Grace Christian; Luke Beiser, Kenai; Devin Mong, West Anchorage; Josh Wilson, Chugiak; Reilly Devine, Wasilla; Sylvanus Edi, Grace Christian. Coaches: Brad Lauwers, Dimond; Jonathan Alsup, Tok.

3A/4A Boys Gold:

Gavin Jackson, Monroe; Will Freeman, Colony; Travis Adams, Barrow; Jordan Knight, Wasilla; John Fredericks, Bethel; Aaron Davis, Eagle River; Tyler Trevino, Chugiak; Nicholas Horning, Dimond; Luka Wal, West Anchorage; Jimmy McGovern, Grace Christian; Erik Kelly, Juneau-Douglas; Coaches: Todd Wegner, Valdez; Raymond Hyslop, Tanana.

3A/4A Girls Blue:

Tatum Bayne, Sitka; Maggie Box, Homer; Calia Sieh, Kotzebue; Victoria Johansen, Dimond; Kuutuuq Danner, Barrow; Riley Davis, Houston; Kameron Alyxis Bowen, West Anchorage; Patricia Houser, Chugiak; Coaches: Laura Ingham, East Anchorage; Morgan Wayne.

3A/4A Girls Gold:

Seanne Bialo, Dimond; Alissa Cole, Homer; Caitlin Conwell, Kotzebue; Bobbi Mott, Valdez; Katie Pearce, Service; Milya Wright, Barrow; Courtney Crockett, Redington; Crystalynn Tulai, Barrow; Chaunice Carr, Anchorage Christian; Coaches: Chad Dyson, Anchorage Christian; Collin Stone, Nenana.

1A/2A Boys Gold:

Michael Balos, Birchwood; Kevin Ho, Unalaska; Dennis Mitchell, Tok; Levi Mills, Noatak; D’Andre Thomas, Effie Kokrine; Tymon Teat, Wrangell; Cody Morgan, Susitna Valley; Michael Eaglestaff, Hydaburg; Danny Marsden, Metlakatla; Coaches: Raymond Hyslop, Tanana; Brad Lauwers, Dimond.

1A/2A Boys Blue:

Carey Boston, Unalaska; Andrew Marker, Craig; Arctic Ivanoff, Unalakleet; Jaden Kurtz, Wasilla Lake; Peter Swanberg, Birchwood; Christian Hayward, Metlekatla; Andrew Bennett, Lumen Christi; Michael Ayunerak, Alakanuk; Cody Sjostedt, Cordova; Lance Folger, Tanana; Coaches: Jonathan Alsup, Tok; Todd Wegner, Valdez.

1A/2A Girls Blue:

Almira Kaganak, Scammon Bay; Gloria Jacobsen, Glennallen; Shauna Koonuk, Aniak; Anikan Paniptchuk, Shaktoolik; Tenisha Nelson, Metlakatla; Miranda Demientieff, Akiak; Terza Oviok, Point Hope; Kristin Klaich, Nikolaevsk; Olivia Juhl, Tri Valley; Coaches: Laura Ingham, East Anchorage; Wayne Morgan.

1A/2A Girls Gold:

Hayley Akerelrea, Scammon Bay; Sue Lee, Dillingham; Mackenzie Andrew, Napakiak; Melissa Nikoli, Nenana; Nita Thomas, Buckland; Alyssa Morgan, Aniak; Olivia Delgado, Ninilchik; Drena Hayward, Metlakatla; Jenysa Ahmaogak, Alak; Nellie Stone, Nenana; Coaches: Chad Dyson, Anchorage Christian; Collin Stone, Nenana.