Stuckey will anchor the backcourt of the Sophomore Team that also includes Houston’s Aaron Brooks and Luis Scola, New York’s Wilson Chandler, Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant and Jeff Green, Atlanta’s Al Horford, L.A. Clippers’ Al Thornton and Philadelphia’s Thaddeus Young.

In 41 games this season (27 starts), Stuckey as tallied averages of 13.9 points, 5.0 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 1.20 steals in 30.5 minutes per game. He was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week on January 5, 2009 after averaging 23.0 points, 5.3 assists and 4.5 rebounds in four Pistons victories (12/29-1/4). The 6-5, 205-pound guard becomes the first Pistons player to participate in the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge since Tayshaun Prince competed as part of the sophomore team in 2004.

The T-Mobile Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam will be televised live nationally on TNT at 9 p.m. ET and also will be broadcast live on ESPN Radio, while NBA.com will make live audio available to fans in multiple languages. Fans tuning in to TNT will also get a special treat, as NBA All-Star starter LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers, a participant in the 2004 and 2005 T-Mobile Rookie Challenge, will join Kevin Harlan, Kenny Smith and Craig Sager as part of TNT’s broadcast as an analyst.