The votes have been counted, players have been notified and now the bj-league is putting the finishing touches on preparations for the 2009-10 All-Star Game on Jan. 31 in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture.
The host Sendai 89ers will have three players in the starting lineup: guard Hikaru Kusaka, forward Demetrius Guions and center Chris Holm.
The Eastern Conference's other starters are point guard Cohey Aoki of the Tokyo Apache and forward Yuichi Ikeda of the Niigata Albirex BB.