ABA All-Star Game (2000–present)

This article is about the all-star game for the semi-pro basketball league. For the game related to the former pro league founded in 1967, see ABA All-Star Game.
American Basketball Association All-Star Game
StatusActive
FrequencyAnnually
Inaugurated2002
Most recent2025
Organized byABA

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]

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.

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

All-Star Game events

Three-Point Shoot Contest

Year Player Team
2006 Randy Gill
2008 Robin Kennedy Orange County Gladiators
2011 J. R. VanHoose East Kentucky Energy

Slam-Dunk champions

Year Player Team
2006 Ray Cunningham
2008 Chris Cayole Vermont Frost Heaves

Topscorers

Year Player Points Team
2002 Maurice Carter 46 Kansas City Knights
2005 Randy Gill 27 Maryland Nighthawks
2006 Armen Gilliam 29 Pittsburgh Xplosion

Notable participants

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. ^ a b 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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