Dwight Powell will compete in Rising Stars Challenge during All-Star Weekend

Dallas Mavericks forward-center Dwight Powell will compete for the World Team in the BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge during All-Star Weekend, the team announced Wednesday.

The game will be played at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto on Friday, Feb. 12, and will air live on TNT at 8 p.m. CT.

The 6-foot-11, 240-pound Powell averages 6.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 17.0 minutes in 45 games. He has posted three double-doubles and has scored in double figures 14 times this season.

The second-year forward-center becomes the first player to represent the Mavericks in the annual Rookie-Sophomore game since Devin Harris at the 2006 All-Star Weekend in Houston.

Powell is one of two Toronto-born players on this year’s World Team roster. Andrew Wiggins of Minnesota is the other.

This story was originally published January 27, 2016 at 1:58 PM with the headline "Dwight Powell will compete in Rising Stars Challenge during All-Star Weekend."