MPBL All-Star Game

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MPBL All-Star Game
FrequencyAnnual
Inaugurated 2019 (Pasay)
Previous event 2024 (Zamboanga City)
Next event2025 (TBA)
Participants North Division and South Division all-stars
Organized by Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League

The MPBL All-Star Game is an exhibition game hosted by the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League and showcases 30 of the league's star players. [lower-alpha 1] It is held during the latter part of the regular season alongside a series of pre-game events within the same day. The first All-Star Game was played at the SM Mall of Asia Arena on March 2, 2019. [1]

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The two teams, representing the two divisions (North and South), are composed of fifteen players from the representing division. The head coaches of the team with the best record in each division leading up to All-Star gameday are chosen to coach their respective teams.

Background

The MPBL All-Star Game was introduced during the league's second season, the 2018–19 season. The first edition of the event took place on March 2, 2019, at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay. [1] Two teams from each division, with fifteen players (thirteen players in 2022), are matched against one another. The teams are led by the head coach of the team with the best record in each division.

The 2020 edition also took place at SM Mall of Asia Arena, [2] but since then the All-Star Game has been hosted by one of its teams in its primary home venue. The Batangas City Embassy Chill hosted the 2022 edition at Batangas City Coliseum while the Bataan Risers hosted the 2023 edition at Bataan People's Center. [3] [4]

The 2024 edition was the first to take place outside Luzon, with the Zamboanga Master Sardines hosting the event at Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum in Zamboanga City. In 2024, on top of the fifteen selections for each division, one homegrown player was also selected as an additional all-star.

The All-Star Game is usually preceded by a series of pre-game events. The Executives' Game, Three-Point Shootout, and Slam Dunk Showdown have become regular events, appearing in every All-Star gameday from the beginning.

All-Star Game results

This is a list of each All-Star Game, the venue at which it was played, and the Game MVP. Parenthesized numbers indicate the number of times that venue, city, or player has occurred as of that instance (e.g. "Jeff Viernes (2)" in 2020 indicates that was his second All-Star MVP award). The South Division currently leads the all-time series, 3–2, over the North Division.

North Division (2 wins) South Division (3 wins)
YearResultHost arenaHost cityMVP
2019 South 109, North 84 SM Mall of Asia Arena Pasay Jeff Viernes, Batangas City Athletics
2020 South 126, North 122 (OT)SM Mall of Asia Arena (2)Pasay (2)Jeff Viernes (2), Batangas City Athletics
2022 South 109, North 92Batangas City Coliseum Batangas City, Batangas Jaycee Marcelino, Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines
2023 North 99, South 91Bataan People's Center Balanga, Bataan Justine Baltazar, Pampanga Giant Lanterns
2024 North 95, South 91 Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum Zamboanga City Will McAloney, Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards

Notes

  1. ↑ The 2022 edition only featured 26 players while the 2024 edition will feature 32 players.

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References

  1. 1 2 "South tops North as Viernes, Anderson shine in MPBL All-Stars". Rappler. March 3, 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Jeff Viernes named MVP as South wins in OT in MPBL All-Star game". spin.ph. February 14, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  3. ↑ "MPBL All-Star: South beats North anew; Manny Pacquiao hits buzzer-beater in Executives game". Inquirer. October 3, 2022. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  4. ↑ Sports, Manila Standard (September 17, 2023). "North subdues South in MPBL All-Star Game; Pacquiao, Wamar, Gania shine in side events". Manila Standard. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
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