All-Star Breakfast Award Recipients Include Phoenix Suns Mason Plumlee and San Antonio Spurs Executive Phil Cullen
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 12, 2025—Held annually during NBA All-Star Weekend, the All-Star Breakfast brings the NBA community together to honor two individuals who display character, leadership and integrity both on the court and in their communities.
WHAT: 18th Annual All-Star Breakfast, hosted by Athletes in Action, and the presentation of the Bobby Jones and Jerry Colangelo Awards
WHO: The event will feature:
2025 Bobby Jones Award winner and Phoenix Suns center Mason Plumlee
2025 Jerry Colangelo Award winner and San Antonio Spurs Senior Director of Organizational Development and Basketball Operations Phil Cullen
NBA Champion and Community Ambassador for NBA Africa Festus Ezeli
3X NBA Champion Bill Cartwright
NBA and NFL Chaplain Earl Smith
Co-Host on FOX TV’s “First Things First” and former ESPN NBA Analyst Chris Broussard as the event emcee
WHEN: Feb. 15, 2025, at 9 a.m. (PST)
WHERE: The Palace, 2 New Montgomery St., San Francisco, CA
The 2025 Bobby Jones Award, which recognizes character, leadership and faith, will be presented to Phoenix Suns center Mason Plumlee. Plumlee was a first-round draft pick by the Brooklyn Nets in 2013 and was a Duke University standout, winning an NCAA championship in 2010 with the Blue Devils. In his NBA career, he has averaged 8.1 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 838 games, 475 which have been starts.
The 2025 Jerry Colangelo Award, which recognizes leadership and character, will be presented to San Antonio Spurs Senior Director of Organizational Development and Basketball Operations Phil Cullen. Cullen began his career with the Spurs in 2016 as the Director of Basketball Strategy after four years in Basketball Development at the NCAA D1 level. During his college basketball career as a player from 1998 - 2002, he helped lead the University of Utah to a 90-35 record.
Hosting the All-Star Breakfast during the NBA All-Star Weekend is just one way Athletes in Action honors all that is great in the game of basketball. The sports ministry is known for making a positive ripple effect throughout the community long after the last All-Star festivities have ended. This year, outreach will also take place at San Quentin State Prison, as NBA chaplains and personnel will minister to the San Quentin Warriors Basketball Team. From providing basketball clinics for underserved youth to honoring single moms and supporting families and executives, Athletes in Action seeks to champion character by influencing the influencer.
All-Star Breakfast is proud to partner with the Phoenix Suns, the San Antonio Spurs, Prasco, WeHope and United Hope Builders as sponsors of the event.
The All-Star Breakfast is part of Athletes in Action’s series of events designed to honor athletes and coaches who model exemplary character, values, integrity and faith. Other events include the Super Bowl Breakfast and the Coach Wooden “Keys to Life” Breakfast. Athletes in Action is a ministry of Cru. For more information about Athletes in Action, visit athletesinaction.org.
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