The participants in the got milk? Rookie Challenge were selected by the NBA’s assistant coaches with each team submitting one ballot. The head coaches for the Rookie and Sophomore teams will be the lead assistant from the 2005 NBA All-Star Game coaching staffs.

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Last year, the Sophomores defeated the Rookies, 142-118, with Amaré Stoudemire of the Phoenix Suns earning the Most Valuable Player award.

Howard will be joined on the Rookie team by Tony Allen of the Boston Celtics, Luol Deng and Ben Gordon of the Chicago Bulls, Devin Harris of the Dallas Mavericks, Andre Iguodala of the Philadelphia 76ers, Emeka Okafor of the Charlotte Bobcats, Josh Smith of the Atlanta Hawks and Beno Udrih of the San Antonio Spurs. Deng and Udrih are among the record number of 79 active international players in the NBA.

James is joined on the sophomore team by Carmelo Anthony of the Denver Nuggets, Chris Bosh of the Toronto Raptors, Udonis Haslem of the Miami Heat, Kirk Hinrich of the Chicago Bulls, Josh Howard of the Dallas Mavericks, Kyle Korver of the Philadelphia 76ers, Luke Ridnour of the Seattle SuperSonics and Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat.

If a rookie or second-year player is selected to play in the All-Star Game on Sunday, he will also play in the got milk? Rookie Challenge on Friday evening.

This is the sixth year under the current rookie versus sophomore format with the Sophomores leading the series, 3-2. The game will be played in two 20-minute halves, with each team allowed one full timeout and one 20-second timeout per half. Individual foul totals will be kept, but a player can not foul out. A team will be in the penalty situation after 10 team fouls or after the second foul in the final two minutes of each half. In the event of a tie game, there will be a two-minute overtime to determine the winner.

The got milk? Milk Mustache campaign is sponsoring the NBA Rookie platform to highlight the importance of milk's bone-building calcium and eight other essential nutrients for active people, teens especially, who add about 15 percent of their adult height during these years. The platform includes the got milk? Rookie Challenge, the got milk? Rookie of the Month awards, the got milk? Rookie of the Year award and the got milk? All-Rookie Team.

Below are the rosters for the 2005 got milk? Rookie Challenge:

ROOKIE TEAM ROSTER

Player	Team	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	College/Country
Tony Allen	Boston	G	6-4	213	Oklahoma State
Luol Deng	Chicago	F	6-8	220	Duke
Ben Gordon	Chicago	G	6-3	200	Connecticut
Devin Harris	Dallas	G	6-3	185	Wisconsin
Dwight Howard	Orlando	F	6-11	250	SW Atlanta Christian Academy
Andre Iguodala	Philadelphia	F	6-6	207	Arizona
Emeka Okafor	Charlotte	F/C	6-10	252	Connecticut
Josh Smith	Atlanta	F	6-9	225	Oak Hill Academy
Beno Udrih	San Antonio	G	6-3	203	Slovenia

SOPHOMORE TEAM ROSTER

Player	Team	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	College/Country
Carmelo Anthony	Denver	F	6-8	230	Syracuse
Chris Bosh	Toronto	F	6-10	235	Georgia Tech
Udonis Haslem	Miami	F	6-8	232	Florida
Kirk Hinrich	Chicago	G	6-3	186	Kansas
Josh Howard	Dallas	F	6-5	210	Wake Forest
LeBron James	Cleveland	F	6-8	245	St. Vincent-St. Mary HS
Kyle Korver	Philadelphia	F	6-6	211	Creighton
Luke Ridnour	Seattle	G	6-1	167	Oregon
Dwyane Wade	Miami	G	6-4	212	Marquette

PREVIOUS got milk? ROOKIE CHALLENGE RESULTS
1994: Phenoms 74, Sensations 68
1995: White 83, Green 79 (OT)
1996: East 94, West 92
1997: East 96, West 91
1998: East 85, West 80
2000: Rookies 92, Sophomores 81 (OT)
2001: Sophomores 121, Rookies 113
2002: Rookies 103, Sophomores 97
2003: Sophomores 132, Rookies 112
2004: Sophomores 142, Rookies 118