British Basketball League All-Star Game

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BBL All-Star Game
StatusActive
Inaugurated1991-92
Most recent2023-24
Organized by British Basketball League

The BBL All-Star Game was the annual basketball All-Star Game of the British Basketball League which lasted from 1989 until 2002 and then revived from 2009 until 2011. The event was based on the original NBA concept, including a slam dunk and a three-point shootout contest and it was broadcast for several seasons in the United States as it featured a great number of American professional players who played in the BBL. The main part of the event was the game between the North and South All-Stars. In the mid-90s it used to be known as the Dairylea Dunkers All-Star Game and in its last editions as NIA All-Star Game.

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Barbados player Nigel Lloyd holds the record with the most All-Star Games with 10 consecutive picks from 1993 until the last one in 2002, the year he retired from professional basketball at the age of 40, after 18 full season in British basketball. [1] The coach with the most appearances is Nick Nurse who holds the record with six, coaching both North and South sides.

Background

In 1987 the BBL was founded as a breakaway competition formed by 15 teams who previously competed in the English National League and the Scottish National League following the NBA's franchise system. The purpose of the movement was to professionalise and promote the sport in Great Britain and catch up with the top European leagues like the ACB, the Lega Basket Serie A and the LNB Pro A who had already created the All-Star Game event. Therefore, after a successful first season sponsored by Carlsberg the BBL decided to launch an All-Star Game designed on the NBA pattern.

History

Most of the games took place on Northern soil in England, where the crowd interest for basketball was higher. By the first demise of the event, the South led in total wins the North with a 7–6 score. After 2002 were persistent calls from former British basketball players to bring the event back in the last decade. [2] In the beginning the busy schedule of the clubs kept those thoughts away from reality, but the All-Star Game returned in the 2008–09 season and lasted for 3 seasons, featuring now the Great Britain All-Stars against the Rest of the World All Stars game. The slam dunk contest was moved to the BBL Cup final match, during its interval.

List of games

Bold: Team that won the game.

SeasonDateArenaCityTeamScoreTeamMVP
1991–92March, 1992Northern All-StarsdefeatedSouthern All-Stars Flag of the United States.svg John Trezvant
1992–93March, 1993Northern All-StarsdefeatedSouthern All-Stars Flag of the United States.svg John Trezvant (2)
1993-94 March, 1994 Granby Halls Leicester Northern All-Stars140-148Southern All-Stars Flag of the United States.svg Tyrone Thomas
1994–95
1995–96 Flag of the United States.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Dorsey
1996–97
1997-98 March 22, 1998 Sheffield Arena Sheffield Northern All-Stars168-175Southern All-Stars Flag of the United States.svg John McCord
1998-99 February 7, 1999 Utilita Arena Newcastle Newcastle Northern All-Stars156-158Southern All-Stars Flag of the United States.svg Ted Berry
1999-00 February 5, 2000 Manchester Arena Manchester Northern All-Stars177-180Southern All-Stars Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Shawn Myers
2000-01 January 20, 2001 Utilita Arena Newcastle Newcastle Northern All-Stars161-148Southern All-Stars Flag of the United States.svg Tony Windless
2001-02 January 20, 2002 Utilita Arena Newcastle Newcastle Northern All-Stars142-196Southern All-Stars Flag of the United States.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rico Alderson
2002-2008Not held
2008-09 May 5, 2009 Arena Birmingham Birmingham Great Britain All-Stars117-124Rest of the World All-Stars Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Sanders
2009-10 May 9, 2010 Arena Birmingham Birmingham Great Britain All-Stars94-110Rest of the World All-Stars Flag of the United States.svg Mike Cook [3]
2010-11 April 30, 2011 Arena Birmingham Birmingham Great Britain All-Stars115-119Rest of the World All-Stars Flag of the United States.svg Kadiri Richard [4]
2023–24 March 17, 2024 Copper Box Arena London North116-149 [5] South Flag of the United States.svg Teddy Allen

Wins by team

1989-2002 and 2023-

TeamWins
Northern All Stars7
Southern All Stars7

Slam Dunk Contest

SeasonSlam Dunk ChampionTeamRunner-upTeam
1990-91 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Leo Rogers Worthing Bears
1992-93 Flag of the United States.svg John Trezvant Leicester Riders Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Leo Rogers Thames Valley Tigers
1993-94 Flag of the United States.svg John Trezvant (2) Leicester Riders Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Mandt Derby Bucks
2009-10 Flag of France.svg Guy Dupuy Milton Keynes Lions Flag of the United States.svg Kadiri Richard Newcastle Eagles
2010-11 Flag of the United States.svg Kadiri Richard Newcastle Eagles Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stefan Gill Milton Keynes Lions
2011-12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nathan Schall Milton Keynes Lions
2013-14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joe Ikhinmwin London Lions

Topscorers

SeasonPlayerPointsTeam
1994 Flag of the United States.svg Tyrone Thomas26 Birmingham Bullets
1998 Flag of the United States.svg John White32 Greater London Leopards
1999 Flag of the United States.svg Ted Berry 29 Edinburgh Rocks
2000 Flag of the United States.svg Darrian Evans33 Derby Storm
2001 Flag of the United States.svg Tony Christie29 Thames Valley Tigers
2002 [6] Flag of the United States.svg John Thomas26 Chester Jets
2009 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Sanders30 Sheffield Sharks
2010 [7] Flag of the United States.svg Mike Cook31 Sheffield Sharks
2011 [8] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anthony Rowe22 Plymouth City Patriots
2013 [9]
2014 [10]
2024 Flag of the United States.svg Teddy Allen 31 Leicester Riders

Players with most appearances

PlayerAll-StarEditionsMVP
Flag of Barbados.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Lloyd [11] 101993-2002-
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Scantlebury 81990-1997-
Flag of the United States.svg Tony Windless 71995-20012001
Flag of the United States.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Dorsey 61995-20001996
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Karl Brown61991–1995, 1997-
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kevin St. Kitts61990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995-
Flag of the United States.svg Ted Berry 51998-20021999
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steve Bucknall 51991, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001-
Flag of the United States.svg Jason Siemon51994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2002-
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Skip Youngblood51999, 1998, 1997, 1996 (DNP), 1995-
Flag of the United States.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Terrell Myers [12] 41999, 2000, 2001, 2002-

The new era of All-Star Games

In the 2012–13 season the BBL in collaboration with the Irish league launched a joint All-Star Game featuring the best players from both leagues. The event took place on March 31, 2013. [13] The following 2013–14 season the All-Star Game featured a battle between England and Scotland selects from the BBL. [14]

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