Czech Basketball All-Star Game

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The Czech Basketball All-Star Game (or NBL All-Star Game) is an annual basketball event in Czech Republic, organised by the NBL, the country's top basketball league. It started in 1995.

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Former NBA players like Tomáš Satoranský, and George Zidek have featured in the event.

History

The first Czech All-Star Game took place on 27 April 1995, before a crowd of 1,500. [1] [2] It was played according to the NBA for four-quarters of 12 minutes (FIBA competitions were then still played for two-halves of 20 minutes). The venue was the Sparta hall in Prague and the presenter was a television sports commentator Stepan Skorpil. The players of the starting five were voted by basketball fans, while the rest of players were chosen by the coaches of NBL clubs.

The first game was eventful: delayed as the basketball board broke during the warm-up after a Michael Wilson's slam-dunk, and in the 25th minute of the match, after Jiří Trnka's dunk, the replacement board also broke. As aresult the match ended prematurely with the victory of the East team over the West with 61–54.

The skills contest were also played during the All-Star Game: the first winner in the 3-point contest was Josef Jelinek (he beat Michal Ježdík) while the slam-dunk competition was won by Michael Wilson.

The All-Star Game continued until 2020, with the following two editions cancelled dueo to COVID-19. It returned during the 2023–24 season.

Tomas Satoransky played in the 2008 and 2009 editions. 2025-03-07 ALBA Berlin gegen FC Barcelona Basquet (EuroLeague 2024-25) by Sandro Halank-075.jpg
Tomáš Satoranský played in the 2008 and 2009 editions.

Format

From 1995 until 2002 the game was between East and West like in the NBA, after a suggestion by Pavel Majerík, then president of Sparta Prague. Until then teh East had 7 straight wins.

In 2003 it changed to Czech Republic – World stars. However, the East – West All-Star matches were resumed in the 2011 and 2012 editions and in 2013 after an agreement with the Polish Basketball Federation the game was between a NBL and a Polish league selection, played in Wroclaw, Poland. A re-match was arranged in Pardubice on 2 March 2014, the following year.

List of games

EditionDateLocationTeam 1Team 2Score MVP Three-point shootoutSlam-dunk
I27 April 1995 Praha EastWest61:54 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaroslav Kovář, BK NH Ostrava Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Josef Jelínek, Basket Brno Flag of the United States.svg Michael Wilson
II27 April 1996 Praha EastWest118:108not awarded Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Treml, USK Praha Flag of the United States.svg Tracey Walston, Sparta Praha
III8 May 1997 Praha EastWest139:129not awardedn/an/a
IV9 May 1998 Strakonice EastWest122:108 Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Cyrulik, USK Praha Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Treml (2), USK Praha Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Crabtree, BK Opava
V31 March 2000 Nymburk EastWest118:117not awarded Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Grepl, Pardubice Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Dvořák, Sparta Praha
VI12 April 2001 Ústí nad Labem EastWest178:143 Flag of Serbia.svg Dejan Vukosavljevič, BK Opava Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vlastimil Balija Flag of the United States.svg Antonie Stokes
VII28 February 2002 Svitavy EastWest134:128not awarded Flag of Serbia.svg Dejan Vukosavljevič, BK Opava Flag of the United States.svg Curtis Bobb, BC Nový Jičín
VIII [3] 9 April 2003 Nový Jičín Czech selectionWorld Stars81:81 Flag of the United States.svg Ashante Johnson, Nymburk BC Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Grepl (2), Nymburk BC Flag of the United States.svg Fred Warrick, Mlékárna Kunín
IX [4] 30 March 2004 Nymburk Czech selectionWorld Stars89:83 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Trnka, Nymburk BC Flag of the United States.svg Curtis Bobb, Mlékárna Kunín Flag of the United States.svg Ashante Johnson, Nymburk BC
X [5] 22 March 2005 Děčín World StarsCzech selection152:135 Flag of the United States.svg David Palmer, Prostějov Flag of the United States.svg Adam Hess, Nymburk BC Flag of the United States.svg Tarvis Williams, BK Děčín
XI [6] 30 April 2006 Prostějov World StarsCzech selection124:116not awarded Flag of the United States.svg William Chavis, Mlékárna Kunín Flag of the United States.svg Craig Callahan, BCM Orli Prostějov
XII [7] 3 April 2007 Děčín Czech selectionWorld Stars123:121 Flag of the United States.svg Darius Washington. Nymburk BC Flag of the United States.svg Lamar Butler, Prostějov Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Englický, Nymburk BC
XIII [8] 2 March 2008 Chomutov World StarsCzech selection109:87 Flag of the United States.svg Monty Mack, Nymburk BC Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Miloš, BK Děčín Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Satoranský, USK Praha
XIV [9] 19 April 2009 Praha World StarsCzech selection100–97not awarded Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Miloš, BK Děčín Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Satoranský (2), USK Praha
XV14 March 2010 Pardubice Czech selectionWorld Stars88:79 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Aleš Chán, BCM Orli Prostějov Flag of the United States.svg Myles McKay, USK Praha Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Corey Muirhead, BC Nový Jičín
XVI2 April 2011 Pardubice EastWest92:90not awarded Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Teplý, Tuři Svitavy Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Pomikálek, BK Děčín
XVII8 January 2012 Pardubice WestEast92:89 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vojtěch Hruban, USK Paraha Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Miloš (3), Tuři Svitavy Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Corey Muirhead, BK Pardubice
XVIII24 January 2013 Vratislav PLK Stars NBL Stars 109:104 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Walter Hodge, Tauron Flag of Poland.svg Przemyslaw Zamojski Flag of the United States.svg Michael Deloach, Tuři Svitavy
XIX2 March 2014 Pardubice NBL Stars PLK Stars 109:105 Flag of the United States.svg Tre Simmons, Nymburk BC Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg Christian Eyenga, Zielona Góra (PLK)
XX16 March 2015 Praha OldYoung126:116 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Corey Muirhead (2), BK NH Ostrava Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Elhotová, USK Praha Flag of the United States.svg Brison White, Lions J. Hradec
XXI26 March 2016 Ústí nad Labem OldYoung153:1113 Flag of the United States.svg Nicchaeus Doaks, Tuři Svitavy Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Elhotová, USK Praha Flag of the United States.svg Brison White (2), Lions J. Hradec
XXII29 December 2016 Děčín YoungOld141:122 Flag of the United States.svg Deshawn Painter, BK NH Ostrava Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Elhotová (3), USK Praha Flag of the United States.svg Lamb Autrey, BK JIP Pardubice
XXIII30 December 2017 Ústí nad Labem OldYoung133:122 Flag of the United States.svg Donald Robinson, Sluneta Ústí nad Labem Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Josef Potoček, [10] BK Pardubice Flag of the United States.svg Kendrick Ray, Nymburk BC
XXIV30 December 2018 Praha YoungOld135:136 Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Dunans, BK Olomoucko Flag of the United States.svg Donovan Jackson, [11] BK JIP Pardubice Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Dunans, BK Olomoucko
XXV19 January 2020 Ústí nad Labem YoungOld129:128 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Šimon Puršl, DEKSTONE Tuři Svitavy Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Luděk Jurečka, [12] BK Opava Flag of the United States.svg Zach Hankins, ERA Basketball Nymburk
XXVI [13] 23 March 2024WestEast97:88 Flag of the United States.svg AJ Walton, BK Děčín Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ludek Jurecka, BK Opava Flag of the United States.svg Adrio Bailey, BK NH Ostrava
XXVII [14] 2 March 2025NorthSouth101:80 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Slechta, Sokol Písek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Milan Stranel, Basket Brno

Score sheets (1995–2008)

Played on 27 April 1995, in the Sparta Prague hall before 1,500 spectators. Qaurters (44:31, 89:62, 118:92, 139:129).

EAST: Dušan Medvecký, Jan Svoboda, Petr Czudek, Jaroslav Kovář, Vladan Vahala (starters); Igor Kornišin, Josef Musil, Martin Jelínek, Leoš Krejčí, Jiří Trnka, Martin Rusz, Tomáš Kneifl. Coaches (according to the order of teams in l.liga): Miroslav Pospíšil, Zdenek Hummel

WEST: Pavel Bečka, Michal Ježdík, Václav Hrubý, Tracey Walston, Josef Jelínek (starters); František Babka, Petr Treml, Stanislav Kameník, Aleš Kočvara, Alexander Okhotnikov, Petr Janouch, Michael Wilson. Coaches: Jiří Zídek, František Rón

In FIBA competitions, the game was then refereed by two referees, but according to the NBA model, this All-Star match was refereed by three referees: Karel Bruna, Ivo Dolinek, Ivan Zachara.

Before the match, the 10 best Czech basketball players were ceremoniously announced for the year 1995:

1. Josef Jelínek, 2. Jan Svoboda, 3. Michal Ježdík, 4. Václav Hrubý, 5. Leoš Krejčí, 6. Pavel Bečka, 7. Jaroslav Kovář, 8. Petr Treml, 9. Dušan Medvecký, 10. Stanislav Kameník

Played on 27 April 1996, at the Sparta Prague hall. 1,200 spectators. Quarters (25:24,56:53, 83:77, 118:108).

EAST: Jaroslav Kovář 22, Jan Svoboda 19, Vladan Vahala 19, Tomáš Kneifl 13, Dušan Medvecký 12, Josef Jelínek 10, Petr Němec 9, Petr Czudek 6, Igor Kornišin 4, Jiří Trnka 4. Coaches: Miroslav Pospíšil (Stavex Brno), Milan Veverka (NH Ostrava)

WEST: Petr Treml 19, Tracey Walston 18, Marián Přibyl 13, Pavel Staněk 12, Aleš Kočvara 11, Vladimír Vyoral 10, František Babka 8, Adenkoule Aleburu 7, Václav Hrubý 7, Lukáš Krátký 2. Coaches: František Rón (USK), Michal Ježdík (Sparta)

Referees were: Karel Bruna, Ivan Zachara, Zdeněk Šantrůček.

Before the match, the 10 best Czech basketball players were ceremoniously announced for the year 1996:

1. Jan Svoboda, 2. Josef Jelínek, 3. Jaroslav Kovář, 4. Petr Czudek, 5. Petr Treml, 6. Václav Hrubý, 7. Michal Ježdík, 8. Vladan Vahala, 9. Dušan Medvecký, 10. Vladimír Vyoral

Played on 8 May 1997, at the Sparta Prague hall, 1,100 spectators.

EAST: Petr Czudek 7, Jiří Okáč (DNP), Jan Svoboda 15, Vladan Vahala, Josef Jelínek (DNP) (selected to start); Vladan Vahala 24, Marek Stuchlý 22, Martin Rusz 22, Jaroslav Kovář 16, Pavel Pekárek 14, David Klapetek 10, Vlastimil Havlík 9. Coaches: Jan Kozák (Opava), Zdeněk Hummel (N.Jičín)

WEST: Petr Treml 15, Václav Hrubý 10, Lukáš Krátký 12, Luboš Bartoň 11, Johnny Perkins (DNP) (selected to start); Pavel Stanek 22, Petr Janouch 20, Tomáš Kneifl 18, Milan Doksanský 9, Roman Bašta 6, Marián Přibyl 6, Michal Ježdík (DNP). Coaches: František Rón (USK), Jan Skokan (Děčín)

Before the match, the 10 best Czech basketball players were ceremoniously announced for the year 1997:

1. Petr Czudek, 2. Jiří Okáč, 3. Petr Treml, 4. Jan Svoboda, 5. Václav Hrubý, 6. Jaroslav Kovář, 7. Josef Jelínek, 8. Vladan Vahala, 9. Pavel Staněk, 10. Johnny Perkins

Played in Strakonice, 9 May 1998, 1.200 spectators.

EAST: Petr Welsch, Josef Jelínek, Jaroslav Kovář, Jiří Okáč, Bojan Lapov (selected to start); Donald Whiteside, Bryan Crabtree, Jan Svoboda, Kamil Nováki, Petr Czudek, Vladan Vahala (DNP). Coach: Jan Skokan.

WEST: Václav Hrubý, Luboš Bartoň, Petr Treml, Roman Bašta, Darius Dimavičius (DNP) (selected to start); Pavel Zajíc, Petr Janouch, Pavel Miloš (DNP), Daniel Cyrulik, Věroslav Sucharda, Milan Doksanský. Coach: Zdeněk Hummel.


Played in Nymburk, 500 spectators (sold out). Quarters: (88:93, 67:63, 30:30, 118:117).

EAST: Jiří Trnka 25, Josef Jelínek 19, Petr Nečas 15, Lynnard Stewart 14, Marek Stuchlý 11, Ladislav Sokolovsky 10, Roderick Anderson 8, Pavel Beneš 7, David Klapetek 7, Šimáček 2

WEST: Tomáš Grepl 19, Veroslav Sucharda 16, Petr Janouch 13, Daniel Dvořák 12, Petr Treml 11, Siniša Medenica 11, Miroslav Modr 10, David Douša 9, Václav Hrubý 7, Darko Vuksanič 5, Karel Formánek 3.

Referees: Karel Bruna, Ivo Dolinek.


Played in 4 periods of 15 minutes on 15 April 2001, in Ústí nad Labem. Quarters (31–46, 86–78, 127–96, 178:143).

EAST: Jan Pavlik 28, Marek Stuchlý 25, Antoine Stokes 23, Dejen Vukosavljevic 20, Petr Welsch 18, Jiří Okáč 17, Ales Kočvara 14, David Klapetek 13, Petr Nečas 12, Goran Adžič 8. Coaches: František Rón (Opava), Juraj Žuffa (N.Jičín)

WEST: Pavel Kubálek 19, Amir Delalič 19, Darko Vuksanič 16, Pavel Miloš 15, Daniel Dvořák 14, Pavel Frana 13, Daniel Cyrus 12, Petr Janouch 12, Václav Hrubý 9, Jakub Velensky 7, Petr Treml 7, Tomáš Grepl 0. Coaches: Milan Šedivý (USK Praha), Michal Ježdík (Sparta Praha)

Played at the Sports Hall Strelnici, Svitavy on 28 February 2002. Quarters (32:43, 72:67, 101:96, 134:128).

EAST: Bobb Curtis 21, Jiří Okáč 20, Ales Kočvara 16, Jaroslav Kovar 14, Ladislav Sokolovsky 14, Jan Svoboda 12, Bojan Malesevich 10, Jan Pavlik 9, Jiří Černošek 7, Popovic 6, Peter Czudek 5

WEST: Roberto Gittens 23, Nemanja Danilovic 20, Pavel Miloš 19, David Dousa 14, Josef Jelinek 13, Petr Treml 9, Aleksandar Damjanovic 7, Jakub Velensky 7, Tomas Grepl 5, Pavel Frana 4, Marián Přibyl 4, Václav Hruby 3


Played on 9 April 2003, in Nový Jičín. 1,100 spectators (sold out). Quarters (20:21, 38:49, 59:60, 81:81).

For 2003, the organizers decided to change the format of the traditional all-star match. Instead of the previous EAST and WEST selections, the teams were selected from both the Czech and foreign Mattoni NBL league. Pavel Miloš (Sparta) and Curtis Bobb (Mlékárna Kunín) received the most votes.

Czech selection: Daniel Dvořák 12, Věroslav Sucharda 12, Jiří Černošek 11, Jaroslav Kovar 11, Tomáš Grepl 10, Jaroslav Prášil 8, Marek Mužík 7, Pavel Frana 5, Jakub Velensky 5, Petr Czudek, Jan Pavlík, Zbyněk Pospíšil, Pavel Miloš (DNP), Sokolovský (DNP), Benda (DNP), Klimek (DNP)

WORLD: Rah-shun Roberts 13, Curtis Bobb 11, Vladimir Kuznetsov 9, Dragan Ristanovich 8, Maurice Whitfield 8, Marijo Bošnjak 7, Ashante Johnson 7, Slobodan Kaličanin 6, Derrick Warrick 4, Dušan Bohunicky 3, Pave Kuzmanic 3, Levell Sanders 2


Played on 30 March 2004, in Nymburk. Att: 1,500. Quarters (19:23, 44:42, 63:63, 89:83).

Czech selection: Jiří Zídek 19, Jiří Trnka 15, Jan Pavlík 12, Petr Czudek 11. Coaches: Michal Ježdík and Zdeněk Hummel

WORLD: Derrick Warrick 16, Ashante Johnson 13, Shoshka 12, Craig Callahan 11. Coaches: Zbyněk Choleva and Libor Jeřábek


Played in Děčín, att: 1200 spectators. Quarters (32:43, 55:66, 101:115. 135:152)

Czech selection: Ladislav Sokolovsky 20, Marek Stuchlý 18, Maurice Whitfield 16, Milan, Soukup 15, Pavel Bosák 11, Pavel Miloš 10, Daniel Dvořák 10, Petr Nečas 10, Pavel Beneš 9, Zbyněk Pospíšil 8, David Machač 4, Peter Benda 2

WORLD: David Palmer 31, Craig Callahan 26, Tarvis Williams 24, Antonio Bičvič 20, Juraj Gavlák 12, Adam Hess 12, Levell Sanders 11, Ondrej Šoška 8, Ashante Johnson 2, Petar Maleš 2, Brian Howard 2, Goran Adžič 2


Played on 30 April 2006, in Sportcentrum Hall, Prostějov. Quarters (32:29, 52:62, 85:92, 116:124)

Czech selection: Ladislav Sokolovský 27, Rostislav Pelikán 19, Petr Benda 16, Marek Stuchlý 14, Petr Czudek 11, David Hájek 10. Coaches: Michal Pekárek, Zdeněk Hummel

WORLD: Radoslav Rančík 26, Craig Callahan 17, Cameron Crisp, Fred Alonso Warrick, Goran Savanovič, Ondrej Šoška 12. Coaches: Michal Ježdík and Pavel Budínský.

Referee: Ilona Kittlerová, Ivo Dolínek, Ivan Zachara.


Played on 3 April 2007, in Děčín, att: 1030. Quarters (41:28, 68:65, 92:92, 123:121).

Assemblies Czech selection: Pavel Slezák 21, Marek Stuchlý 16, Pavel Prach 16, Pavel Beneš 12, Lukáš Kraus 11, Stanislav Votroubek 10, Ladislav Sokolovský 9, Pavel Houška 8, Jiří Trnka 7, Jakub Houška 6, Pavel Miloš 5, Petr Bohačík 2, Petr Benda (DNP). Coach: Pavel Budínský

WORLD: Tarvis Williams 17, Darius Washington 16, Radoslav Rančík 15, Lamar Butler 14, Justin Bryan 14, Chad Timberlake 10, Peter Mulligan 10, Edward Ames 7, Ivan Perinčič 5, Cameron Crisp 4, Levell Sanders, Admir Alič 3, Denis Mujagič 3. Coach: Muli Katzurin.

Referee: Zdeněk Šedivý, Tomáš Vyklický, Václav Lukeš.


Quarters (24:28, 46:56, 70:81, 87:109), Played on 2 March 2008, at the Chomutov city sports hall.

Schilb's accurate half-field shot in the last second of the match decided the game.

Czech selection: Jan Stehlík 27, Tomas Satoransky 14, Stephen Reinberger 9

WORLD: Blake Schilb 22, Tarvis Williams 16, Roderick Platt 15, Jason McCoy 14


Wins by team (1995–present)

East vs West

TeamWins
East All Stars8
West All Stars2

Czech vs World

TeamWins
Czech All Stars3
World All Stars4

Old vs Young

TeamWins
Old All Stars3
Young All Stars2

See also

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