List of Continental Basketball Association All-Star Games
The CBA All-Star-Game was a basketball event organised by the CBA from 1979 until 2008. It started originally in 1949 as the EBA All-Star Game, and in 1971 it became the EPSBL All-Star Game, following the League's name changes. In 1979 CBA organised its first event under the CBA logo and it had been known as the CBA All-Star Classic. Overall, it predates the NBA All-Star Game by two years, as the latter took place for first time in 1951.
The players who hold the record with the most CBA All-Star appearances since 1979 are former NBA star Tim Legler, Ronnie Fields and Claude Gregory who also had a brief NBA spell.[1][2] Additionally the coaches with the most appearances since 1979 are Eric Musselman with 5, Paul Woolpert, Chris Daleo and Dan Panaggio with 4 and Bill Musselman with 3.[3][4]
The slam-dunk contest was added on the 1988 edition and the long distance shoot contest on the 1990 and onwards.[5]
All-Star Game Results
Note: Stadium names are named based on the name at the day of the All-Star Game.[6]
Year | Result | Host arena | Host city | Game MVP |
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1949 | EPBL All-Stars 74, Pottsville Packers 69 | N/A | Pottsville, Pennsylvania | N/A[7] |
1958 | West All-Stars 122, East All-Stars 97 | 109th Street West Side Armory | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | N/A |
1959 | West All-Stars 110, East All-Stars 88 | 109th Street West Side Armory | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | N/A |
1961 | East All-Stars 164, West All-Stars 128 | 109th Street West Side Armory | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | Boo Ellis |
1962 | EPBL All-Stars 124, Allentown Jets 119 | Rockne Hall | Allentown, Pennsylvania | N/A |
1963 | Camden Bullets 122, EPBL All-Stars 114 | Convention Hall | Camden, New Jersey | Bob McNeill |
1964 | South All-Stars 137, North All-Stars 125 | Trenton High School | Trenton, New Jersey | Jim Hadnot |
1965 | Camden Bullets 147, EPBL All-Stars 129 | Convention Hall | Camden, New Jersey | Bob McNeill (2) |
1966 | East All-Stars 167, West All-Stars 159 | Farm Show Arena | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | Walt Simon |
1967 | West All-Stars 158, East All-Stars 149 | Salesianum School | Wilmington, Delaware | Willie Murrell |
1968 | East All-Stars 155, West All-Stars 125 | Hartford Public High School | Hartford, Connecticut | Spider Bennett |
1969 | West All-Stars 163, East All-Stars 133 | Catholic Youth Center | Scranton, Pennsylvania | Jim Jackson |
1970 | Wilmington Blue Bombers 129, All-Stars 123 | Salesianum School | Wilmington, Delaware | John Savage |
1971 | Scranton Apollos 146, EBA All-Stars 123 | Catholic Youth Center | Scranton, Pennsylvania | Willie Somerset |
1972 | EBA All-Stars 129, Scranton Apollos 110 | Catholic Youth Center | Scranton, Pennsylvania | Reggie Lacefield |
1976 | EBA All-Stars 137, Allentown Jets 134 | William Penn Senior High School | York, Pennsylvania[8] | N/A |
1977 | EBA All-Stars 136, Allentown Jets 118 | Allen Phys. Ed. Center | Allentown, Pennsylvania | Jim Bostic |
1978 | East All-Stars 135, West All-Stars 129 | Quincy YMCA | Quincy, Massachusetts | Jim Bostic (2) |
1979 | Rochester Zeniths 182, West All-Stars 168[9] | Dome Arena | Henrietta, New York | Andre McCarter |
1982 | Western Division 101, Eastern Division 91 | Brendan Byrne Arena | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Brad Branson |
1983 | Albany Patroons 122, CBA All-Stars 109 | Washington Avenue Armory | Albany, New York | Larry Spriggs |
1984 | CBA All-Stars 128, Wyoming Wildcatters 125 | Casper Events Center | Casper, Wyoming | Anthony Roberts |
1985 | CBA All-Stars 113, Evansville Thunder 109 | Roberts Municipal Stadium | Evansville, Indiana | Rick Lamb |
1986 | CBA All-Stars 110, Tampa Bay Thrillers 108 | Tampa SunDome | Tampa Bay, Florida | Don Collins |
1987 | CBA All-Stars 105, La Crosse Catbirds 102 | La Crosse Center | La Crosse, Wisconsin | Eddie L. Johnson |
1988 | CBA All-Stars 115, Topeka Sizzlers 94 | Landon Arena | Topeka, Kansas | Michael Brooks |
1988-89 | Rockford Lightning 103, CBA All-Stars 97 | Rockford Metrocenter | Rockford, Illinois | Dwayne McClain |
1990 | National Conference 107, American Conference 105 | Wharton Field House | Moline, Illinois | Conner Henry |
1991 | National Conference 120, American Conference 116 | Five Seasons Center | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Vincent Askew |
1992 | National Conference 124, American Conference 115 | Yakima SunDome | Yakima, Washington | Conner Henry (2) |
1993 | American Conference 133, National Conference 121 | Myriad Convention Center | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Pat Durham |
1994 | American Conference 119, National Conference 108 | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum | Fort Wayne, Indiana | Jeff Martin |
1995 | National Conference 119, American Conference 115 | Hartford Civic Arena | Hartford, Connecticut | Tony Dawson |
1996 | National Conference 121, American Conference 105 | Sioux Falls Arena | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | Shelton Jones |
1997 | American Conference 107, National Conference 98 | Yakima SunDome | Yakima, Washington | Dexter Boney |
2000 | Eastern Division 135, Western Division 124 | Sioux Falls Arena[10] | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | Dontae' Jones |
2001 | Despite that the All-Stars were selected, it was cancelled in January. The CBA folded on February 8, 2001 [11] | |||
2003 | National Conference 140, American Conference 125 | Sioux Falls Arena | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | Versile Shaw |
2004 | National Conference 105, American Conference 103 | Yakima SunDome | Yakima, Washington | Roberto Bergersen |
2005 | Eastern Conference 114, Western Conference 110 | Genesis Convention Center | Gary, Indiana | Sam Clancy, Jr. |
2006 | Western Conference 119, Eastern Conference 110 | Qwest Arena | Boise, Idaho | Randy Holcomb |
2007 | National Conference 134, American Conference 131 (OT) | Butte Civic Center | Butte, Montana | Ralph Holmes |
2008 | National Conference 109, American Conference 107 | Yakima SunDome | Yakima, Washington[12] | Odell Bradley |
- EBA 1949-1970, EPBL 1971-1978, CBA 1979-2008
Wins by team (1949-2008)
Team | Wins | Years |
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CBA/EBA/EPBL All-Stars | 10 | 1949, 1962, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 |
National Conference | 9 | 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008 |
East | 6 | 1961, 1966, 1968, 1978, 2000, 2005 |
West | 6 | 1958, 1959, 1967, 1969, 1982, 2006 |
American Conference | 3 | 1993, 1994, 1997 |
Camden Bullets | 2 | 1963, 1965 |
Wilmington Blue Bombers | 1 | 1970 |
Scranton Apollos | 1 | 1971 |
Rochester Zeniths | 1 | 1979 |
Albany Patroons | 1 | 1983 |
Rockford Lightning | 1 | 1988-89 |
Most Valuable Player Award winners
- 1961 – Alex "Boo" Ellis, Wilkes-Barre Barons
- 1963 – Bobby McNeill, Camden Bullets
- 1964 – Jimmie Hadnot, Trenton Colonials
- 1965 – Bobby McNeill, Camden Bullets
- 1966 – Walt Simon, Allentown Jets
- 1967 – Willie Murrell, Scranton Miners
- 1968 – Willis "Spider" Bennett, Hartford Capitols
- 1969 – Jim Jackson, Scranton Miners
- 1970 – John Savage, Wilmington Blue Bombers
- 1971 – Willie Somerset, Scranton Apollos
- 1972 – Reggie Lacefield, Hartford Capitols
- 1977 – Jim Bostic, Jersey Shore Bullets
- 1978 – Jim Bostic, Jersey Shore Bullets
- 1979 – Andre McCarter, Rochester Zeniths
- 1982 – Brad Branson, Anchorage Northern Knights
- 1983 – Larry Spriggs, Albany Patroons
- 1984 – Anthony Roberts, Wyoming Wildcatters
- 1985 – Rick Lamb, Wyoming Wildcatters
- 1986 – Don Collins, Tampa Bay Thrillers
- 1987 – Eddie Johnson, Tampa Bay Thrillers
- 1988 – Michael Brooks, Albany Patroons
- 1989 – Dwayne McClain, Rockford Lightning
- 1990 – Conner Henry, Rapid City Thrillers
- 1991 – Vincent Askew, Albany Patroons
- 1992 – Conner Henry, Yakima Sun Kings
- 1993 – Pat Durham, Fargo-Moorhead Fever
- 1994 – Jeff Martin, Grand Rapids Hoops
- 1995 – Tony Dawson, Rockford Lightning
- 1996 – Shelton Jones, Florida Beachdogs
- 1997 – Dexter Boney, Florida Beachdogs
- 2000 – Dontae' Jones, LaCrosse Bobcats
- 2003 – Versile Shaw, Sioux Falls Skyforce
- 2004 – Roberto Bergersen, Idaho Stampede
- 2005 – Sam Clancy, Jr., Idaho Stampede
- 2006 – Randy Holcomb, Gary Steelheads
- 2007 – Ralph Holmes, Yakama Sun Kings
- 2008 – Odell Bradley, Butte Daredevils
Slam-Dunk champions (1988-2008)
Year | Player | Team |
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1988 | Jamie Waller | Quad City Thunder |
1988-89 | Daren Queenan | Charleston Gunners |
1990 | Gerry Wright | Pensacola Tornados |
1991 | Not held | |
1992 | Myron Brown | Fort Wayne Fury |
1993 | Shelton Jones | Rapid City Thrillers |
1994 | Myron Brown (2) | Fort Wayne Fury |
1995 | Terry Ross | Tri-City Chinook |
1996 | Shelton Jones (2) | Florida Beach Dogs |
1997 | Ronnie Fields | La Crosse Bobcats |
2003 | Bryant Notree | Gary Steelheads |
2004 | Kaniel Dickens | Dakota Wizards |
2005 | Renaldo Major | Gary Steelheads |
2006 | Alpha Bangura | Michigan Mayhem |
2007 | Anthony Richardson | Butte Daredevils |
2008 | Harvey Thomas | Yakima Sun Kings |
Long Distance Shootout Contest
Year | Player | Team |
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1990 | Jose Slaughter | Quad City Thunder |
1991 | Everette Stephens | Rockford Lightning |
1992 | Duane Washington | Columbus Horizon |
1993 | Tim Legler | Omaha Racers |
1994 | Leon Wood | Fargo-Moorhead Fever |
1995 | Charles Smith | Hartford Hellcats |
1996 | Darryl Johnson | Omaha Racers |
1997 | Tony Harris | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
2003 | Malik Dixon | Dakota Wizards |
2004 | Jimmie Hunter | Rockford Lightning |
2005 | David Graves | Gary Steelheads |
2006 | David Jackson | Idaho Stampede |
2007 | David Bell | Butte Daredevils |
2008 | Desmond Ferguson | Yakima Sun Kings |
Top Scorers
- 1959 – Bill Spivey, West All Stars, 28 pts
- 1961 – Boo Ellis, East All Stars, 29 pts
- 1962 – Ed Burton, Allentown Jets, 32 pts
- 1963 – Paul Arizin, Camden Bullets, 35 pts
- 1964 – Jimmy Hadnot, South All Stars, 31 pts
- 1965 – Bobby McNeil, Camden Bullets, 29 pts
- 1966 – Walt Simon, East All Stars, 37 pts
- 1967 – Art Heyman, East All Stars, 39 pts
- 1968 – Spider Bennett, East All Stars, 36 pts
- 1969 – Phil Schoff, East All Stars, 22 pts
& Willie Davis, West All Stars, 22 pts - 1970 – Stan Pawlak, EPBL All Stars, 39 pts
- 1971 – Willie Somerset, EBA All Stars, 36 pts
- 1972 – Chuck Lloyd, Scranton Apollos, 27 pts
- 1976 – Charlie Criss, EBA All Stars, 35 pts
- 1977 – Major Jones, Allentown Jets, 27 pts
- 1978 – Jim Bostic, East All Stars, 26 pts
- 1979 – Ron Davis, CBA All Stars, 47 pts
- 1983 – Larry Spriggs, Albany Patroons, 22 pts
- 1984 – Anthony Roberts, Wyoming Wildcatters, 43 pts
- 1985 – Rick Lamb, CBA All Stars, 19 pts
- 1986 – Don Collins, CBA All Stars, 21 pts
- 1987 – Eddie Johnson, CBA All Stars, 22 pts
- 1988 – Jerome Batiste, Topeka Sizzlers, 21 pts
- 1988-89 – Dwayne McClain, CBA All Stars, 18 pts
- 1990 – Tim Legler, National Conference, 17 pts
- 1991 – Mario Elie, National Conference, 22 pts
- 1992 – Stephen Thompson, American Conference, 22 pts
- 1993 – Pat Durham, National Conference, 22 pts
- 1994 – Jeff Martin, American Conference, 20 pts
- 1995 – Tony Dawson, American Conference, 25 pts
- 1996 – Sam Mack, American Conference, 22 pts
- 1997 – Dexter Boney, American Conference, 25 pts
- 2000 – Dontae' Jones, Eastern Conference, 34 pts
- 2003 – Versile Shaw, National Conference, 27 pts
- 2004 – Roberto Bergersen, American Conference, 27 pts
- 2005 – Sam Clancy Jr., Western Conference, 19 pts
- 2006 – David Jackson, Western Conference, 22 pts
- 2007 – Erick Barkley, American Conference, 25 pts
Highest attendances
Edition | Venue | Location | Attendance |
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1993 | Myriad Convention Center | Oklahoma City | 11,382 |
1995 | Hartford Civic Arena | Hartford, Connecticut | 10,039 |
1982 | Brendan Byrne Arena | East Rutherford, New Jersey | 10,000 |
1985 | Roberts Municipal Stadium | Evansville, Indiana | 8,537 |
2003 | Sioux Falls Arena | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | 7,500 |
1984 | Casper Events Center | Casper, Wyoming | 7,398 |
2005 | Genesis Convention Center | Gary, Indiana | 6,683 |
1994 | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum | Fort Wayne, Indiana | 6,324 |
1987 | La Crosse Center | La Crosse, Wisconsin | 6,000 |
All-Star Coaches
Coaches 1979-2008
Coach | American Conference | National Conference | East | West | CBA All-Stars | Host team |
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Eric Musselman (5) | - | 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997 | - | - | - | - |
Paul Woolpert (4) | - | 2007, 2008 | - | 2000, 2006 | - | - |
Chris Daleo (4) | 2003, 2008 | - | 2005, 2006 | - | - | - |
Phil Jackson (2) | - | - | - | - | 1985 | 1983 (Albany Patroons) |
George Karl (2) | - | 1991 | - | - | 1988-89 | - |
Flip Saunders (2) | 1994 | 1995 | - | - | - | - |
Cazzie Russell (2) | - | - | 1982 | - | 1983 | - |
Coaches with most victories
Coach | Wins | Editions | Notes |
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Stan Novak | 4 | 1969 (first win) | |
Eric Musselman | 3 | 1990, 1992, 1997 | |
Paul Woolpert | 3 | 2000, 2007, 2008 | |
Buddy Donnelly | 3 | 1963, 1964, 1965 | |
Bill Musselman | 2 | 1987, 1988 | |
Flip Saunders | 2 | 1994, 1995 | |
Phil Jackson | 2 | 1983, 1985 | 4x NBA All-Star coach |
All-Star Players
Players with most appearances (1979-2008)
Player | All-Star | Editions | Notes |
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Tim Legler | 4 | 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995 | 1x CBA Long Distance Winner (1993), 1x NBA Three-Point Contest Winner (1998) |
Claude Gregory | 4 | 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 | As an Evanville Thunder player in the 1985 All-Star Classic |
Ronnie Fields | 4 | 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008 | 1x Slam Dunk Winner (1997) |
Vincent Askew | 3 | 1988-89, 1990, 1991 | 2x MVP |
Jose Slaughter | 3 | 1985, 1988-89, 1990 | As a Rockford Lightning player in 1988-89 edition |
Rick Lamb | 3 | 1985, 1986, 1987 | As a Tampa Bay Thrillers player in the 1986 edition |
Robert Smith | 3 | 1983, 1984, 1985 | |
Ron Rowan | 3 | 1987, 1988, 1988-89 | As a Rockford Lightning player in 1988-89 edition |
Leon Wood | 3 | 1990, 1994, 1996 | - |
Jerome Lane | 3 | 1994, 1995, 1996 | - |
Notable CBA All-Stars
- Paul Arizin (1963, 1964, 1965)
- Larry Ayuso (2003)
- Anthony Bonner (2004)
- Don Collins (1986, 1987)
- Winston Crite (1990)
- Lloyd Daniels (1988, 1995)
- Darryl Dawkins (1996)
- Mario Elie (1991)
- Scott Fisher (1990)
- Alphonso Ford (1994, 1995)
- Tom Hemans (1958, 1959, 1962, 1966)
- Conner Henry (1990, 1992)
- Anthony Goldwire (1996, 2004)
- Derrick Gervin (1990, 1992)
- Shelton Jones (1993, 1996
- Eddie L. Johnson (1987)
- Bob Love (1966)
- Pace Mannion (1988-89)
- Anthony Mason (1991)
- John Starks (1990)
- Charles Smith (1995, 2000)
- Roy Tarpley (2004)
- Clinton Wheeler (1986, 1994)
References
- "The best shooter in the NBA is a 29-year-old who holds a dubious record: most CBA All-Star Game appearances".
- "The All-Star Classic: A Showcase of Excellence".
- "Chris Daleo, behind only Dan Panaggio (4) and Eric Musselman".
- "Eric Musselman".
- "long-distance-shootout winners".
- Miller, Chuck. "The CBA All-Star Game – Five Decades of Excellence". CBAClassic.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2006. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
- This first All-Star contest was a fundraiser for hospitalized Pottsville team captain Tommy Bell.
- The game was played at York, Pa., to test whether the city could support a franchise.
- This game took two days to play, as a blackout hit the Rochester, N.Y. area during the contest. The CBA commissioner ordered that a full four-quarter game be played the next day, while still retaining the score from the first two quarters (at that time, Rochester was leading 57-48).
- A rookie game preceded the All-Star game, with the East beating the West 91-89.
- "CBA ON THE BRINK OF EXPIRING".
- "National wins All-Star game". Montana Standard. Butte. 23 January 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
See also
- Continental Basketball Association
- Continental Basketball Association franchise history
- List of Continental Basketball Association Champions
- List of Continental Basketball Association MVP's and Notable Alumni
- List of developmental and minor sports leagues