Poll-leader Wang Zhizhi will play against his coach of the Bayi?Rockets in the upcoming All-Star game of the Chinese Basketball Association league (CBA) next month, as the league announced Wednesday the All-Star squad in Beijing.

Jiang Xingquan, head coach of the Zhejiang Cyclones, selected Wang as his first choice to his Zhangu Team (meaning Drum Team), when Adijiang, head coach of Bayi, had to select Yi Jianlian from Guangdong?Southern Tigers?and Mo Ke from Bayi for his first two choices of Zhanqi Team (meaning Flag Team).

The two coaches chose one after one to form the 10-player team each for the 2007 All-Star, which will be played in Yiwu, Zhejiang, on Feb. 9-11.

Following are the squad for both teams:

Zhangu Team:

Head coach: Jiang Xingquan (Zhejiang Cyclones)

Assistant Coach: Min Lulei (Beijing Ducks)

Players: Wang Zhizhi (Beyi), Tang Zhengdong (Jiangsu), Du Feng (Guangdong), Wang Shipeng (Guangdong), Liu Wei (Shanghai), Anthony Myles (Dongguan), Yi Li (Jiangsu), Lu Xiaoming (Fujian SBS), Yang Ming (Liaoning) , Ding Jinhui (Zhejiang).

Zhanqi Team:

Head coach: Adijiang (Bayi)

Assistant coach: Guo Shiqiang (Liaoning)

Players: Yi Jianlian (Guangdong), Mo Ke (Bayi), Zhu Fangyu (Guangdong), Zhang Jinsong (Bayi), Hu Xuefeng (Jiangsu), Zhang Qingpeng (Liaoning), Meng Da (Jiangsu), Jiao Jian (Beijing), Luo Zhi (Zhejiang), Lorenzo Coleman (Xinjiang).

Gabe Muoneke, who was selected by Adijiang in the starting lineup for Zhanqi Team, will be avaible for the All-Star because of his foot injury. Adijiang re-selected Coleman as a backup to Muoneke.

(Xinhua News Agency February 1, 2007)