ABA All-Star Game (2000–present)

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American Basketball Association All-Star Game
StatusActive
FrequencyAnnually
Inaugurated2002
Most recent2025
Organized by ABA

The ABA All-Star Game is an annual basketball event in the United States, organised by the ABA (2000). It was launched in 2002 as a revival of the original ABA All-Star Game which had started in 1968. [1] The event is held annually and consisted of an all-star game, a three-point shoot contest and slam-dunk exhibition. The Slam Dunk Contest was first introduced worldwide in the original ABA All-Star Game. [2] The first winner was Julius Erving of the New York Nets in 1976. [2]

Contents

Many former NBA players like Tim Hardaway, Sam Mack, Gary Grant, and Armen Gilliam have played in the All-Star Game.

List of games

Bold: Team that won the game.

YearResultHost arenaHost cityGame MVPRef
2001Not held.
2002 Kansas City Knights 161, ABA All-Stars 138 Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Flag of the United States.svg Maurice Carter, Kansas City Knights [3]
2003Not held due to league shutdown.
2004Not held.
2005 West 163, East 149Las Vegas Sports Center Las Vegas, Nevada Flag of the United States.svg Lou Kelly, Las Vegas Rattlers [4]
2006 East 129, West 127 BankAtlantic Center Sunrise, Florida Flag of the United States.svg Armen Gilliam, Pittsburgh Xplosion [5]
2007 West 138, East 123 Halifax Metro Centre Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Flag of the United States.svg Billy Knight, Atlanta Vision [6]
2008 East 161, West 140 Barre Auditorium Barre, Vermont Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Anderson, Manchester Millrats [7]
2009West, East Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee Flag of the United States.svg Keith Simpson, Texas Fuel [8]
2010ABA West All-Stars vs. Gilas Pilipinas Hangar Athletic Xchange Los Angeles, California [9]
2011 East 123, West 122 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, Florida Flag of the United States.svg Kayode Ayeni, Jersey Express [10]
2012Red vs. White vs. Blue (round-robin tournament) Eckerd College St. Petersburg, Florida [11] [12]
2013East 198, West 141 South Suburban College South Holland, Illinois Flag of the United States.svg Maurice Mickens, Memphis Bluff City Reign
2014No reported result.Grandview Christian School Grandview, Missouri
2015South 138, North 131Kroc Center South Bend, Indiana [13]
2016Team Dr. J 140, Team Gervin 139 St. Frances Academy Baltimore, Maryland Flag of the United States.svg Terry Hosley, DMV Warriors [14]
2017South, NorthBig Ben's Home Court Richmond, Virginia Flag of the United States.svg Christopher Cromartie, South Florida Gold
2018No reported result.Giving Heart Community Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Flag of the United States.svg Antonio Reddic, Steel City Yellow Jackets [15]
2019No reported result.Giving Heart Community Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2020Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2021East 210, West 165James J. Eagan Center Florissant, Missouri [16]
2022East vs. West [17]
2023East 169, West 151 Jefferson College Hillsboro, Missouri Flag of the United States.svg Dominique Jones, Garden State Warriors [18]
2024West 129, East 122 Spring Hill College Mobile, Alabama Flag of the United States.svg David Jones, St. Louis Spirits [19]
2025Team Presley 210, Team Coley 183 St. Louis Community College–Forest Park St. Louis, Missouri Flag of the United States.svg Rodney Gaston, Windy City Inferno

All-Star Game events

Julius Erving's team won the All-Star Game in 2016. Erving won the first-ever Slam-dunk contest in 1976. Julius Erving 2016.jpg
Julius Erving's team won the All-Star Game in 2016. Erving won the first-ever Slam-dunk contest in 1976.

Three-Point Shoot Contest

YearPlayerTeam
2006 Flag of the United States.svg Randy Gill
2008 Flag of the United States.svg Robin Kennedy Orange County Gladiators
2011 Flag of the United States.svg J. R. VanHooseEast Kentucky Energy

Slam-Dunk champions

YearPlayerTeam
2006 Flag of the United States.svg Ray Cunningham
2008 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Cayole Vermont Frost Heaves

Topscorers

YearPlayerPointsTeam
2002 Flag of the United States.svg Maurice Carter 46 Kansas City Knights
2005 Flag of the United States.svg Randy Gill27 Maryland Nighthawks
2006 Flag of the United States.svg Armen Gilliam 29 Pittsburgh Xplosion

Notable participants

5-time NBA All-Star Tim Hardaway was selected for the 2006 edition. 20150902 Quest Multisport clinic Tim Hardaway (1).JPG
5-time NBA All-Star Tim Hardaway was selected for the 2006 edition.

Distinctions

Basketball Hall of Fame

Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1968 ABA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Sheehan Jr, Vinny (February 16, 2018). "Reliving the first Slam Dunk Contest with David Thompson". Pack Pride. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  3. ↑ "Kansas City Star - 04/15/2002 - Knights win for fun". kansascity.com. June 1, 2002. Archived from the original on June 1, 2002. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Magic Dorsey named American Basketball Association Rookie of the Year". OurSports Central. March 25, 2005. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  5. ↑ "All-Star Game Thriller to Final Buzzer". OurSports Central. February 14, 2006. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Slam's Parker contributes at ABA All-Star Game". OurSports Central. January 28, 2007. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  7. ↑ "East beats West in battle of best". Rutland Herald. March 23, 2008. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  8. ↑ "America's Green Team Texas FUEL Earns American Basketball Association Honors in Nashville". Deborah Dupre. March 26, 2009. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  9. ↑ "RP team hopefuls open US training with win". GMA News Online. April 27, 2010. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  10. ↑ Elliott, Jeff (February 27, 2011). "Fast-break ABA All-Star Game decided by free throws". Florida Times-Union. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  11. ↑ "ABA - American Basketball Association » ABA ANNOUNCES THREE ALL-STAR TEAMS FOR 2011-2012 SEASON". abalive.com. June 14, 2012. Archived from the original on June 14, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Three Quarters of ABA Final Four Set". OurSports Central. March 25, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  13. ↑ Brandenburg, Scott (April 11, 2015). "West Michigan Lake Hawks coach Ron Jenkins surprise coach in ABA all-star game". mlive. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  14. ↑ "2016 ABA All-Star Game, Terry Hosley named MVP". YouTube. 25 April 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Coach Moe Harmon". Twitter. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  16. ↑ "2021 ABA Allstar Game: East vs. West 041521". YouTube. 17 April 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  17. ↑ "2021-2022 ABA All-Stars Announced". ABA Basketball. March 31, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Leyton McGovern ABA All-Star Game (4qt) highlights". YouTube. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  19. ↑ "ABA All-Star Festivities & Championship Game". YouTube. April 20, 2024. Retrieved April 21, 2024.

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