NEW YORK – Former Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns and current Iowa Energy guard Dwayne Mitchell is one of 20 players selected to play in the second annual D-League All-Star Game presented by Spalding. The game will be held on Saturday, Feb. 16, on Center Court at NBA All-Star Jam Session in New Orleans. The game will tip off at 2 p.m. (CT) and will be shown live on NBA TV.

Mitchell, the only Sun Belt Conference product selection to play in the All-Star Game, is a member of the Red Team. The two 10-man rosters were selected by a combination of fan balloting on D-LEAGUE.com and voting of the league’s 14 head coaches. Mitchell has started 28 of 29 games for the Energy, averaging 37.6 minutes per game.

The New Orleans native leads Iowa and ranks fifth in the league with 20.7 points per game. The rookie guard is shooting 47.4 percent from the field, while pulling down 6.4 rebounds per game.

Mitchell, a first team All-Sun Belt selection in 2006, was taken in the first round of the 2007 NBA D-League Draft with the 14th overall pick by the Iowa Energy. He finished his college career as one of 37 players to score 1,000 points in his career at Louisiana, reaching the milestone during the 2005-06 season.

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