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Eduardo Mingas holds the record for most selections, with five.
^ | Denotes players who are still active in the BAL |
* | Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player has been selected |
Player (in bold text) | Indicates the player who won the Most Valuable Player in the same year |
Selections | Player |
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5 | Eduardo Mingas |
4 | Kikas Gomes |
2 | Makrem Ben Romdhane |
Manny Quezada | |
Abderrahim Najah | |
Tarek El-Ghannam | |
Christian Bayang | |
Cedric Isom | |
Armando Costa | |
Olímpio Cipriano | |
Felizardo Ambrósio |
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