| 2023 PBA All-Star Weekend | |
| Visitor: | Team Scottie |
| Home: | Team Japeth |
| Visitor Total: | 136 |
| Home Total: | 140 |
| Visitor Per1: | 28 |
| Visitor Per2: | 37 |
| Visitor Per3: | 39 |
| Visitor Per4: | 32 |
| Home Per1: | 37 |
| Home Per2: | 37 |
| Home Per3: | 26 |
| Home Per4: | 40 |
| Date: | March 10–12, 2023 |
| Arena: | City of Passi Arena |
| City: | Passi, Iloilo |
| Mvp: | Paul Lee |
| Network: | TV5, One Sports, PBA Rush, SMART Livestream and Radyo Pilipinas 2 918khz |
| Previous: | 2019 |
| Next: | 2024 |
The 2023 PBA All-Star Weekend was the annual all-star weekend of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)'s 2022–23 season.[1] This was the first PBA All-Star weekend since 2019 as the event has not been held since due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Highlighting the weekend was the All-Star Game between Team Japeth and Team Scottie.
This edition was exclusive for big men (power forwards and centers).[2]
| Team ! | Height | Weight | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/F | 6–8 | 220 | |||
| F | Ato Ular | 6–4 | 196 | ||
| C | 6–7 | 231 | |||
| C | 6–10 | 245 | |||
| C | 6–8 | 194 | |||
| C/F | 6–6 | 220 | |||
| C | 6–6 | 193 | |||
| C | Larry Muyang | 6–6 | 220 | ||
| C | Beau Belga | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6–6 | 235 | |
| C/F | 6–6 | ||||
| C | 6–5 | ||||
| C/F | 6–5 | 223 | |||
| C | 6–10 | 268 |
June Mar Fajardo was unable to participate due to a knee injury.[3]
Jeepy Faundo was selected as June Mar Fajardo's replacement.[3]
| Team ! | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/F | Dave Marcelo | TNT Tropang Giga | 25.38s | |
| C/F | 27.47s | |||
| C | 29.80s |
| Team ! | Height | Weight | First round | Final round | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Paul Lee | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 6–0 | 200 | 22 | 28 |
| G/F | 6–2 | 185 | 28 | 21 | ||
| G | 5–10 | 175 | 26 | 18 | ||
| F | 6–5 | 210 | 21 | |||
| G/F | 6–2 | 180 | 21 | |||
| G/F | 6–5 | 205 | 18 | |||
| G | 6–1 | 180 | 17 | |||
| G | Tyler Tio | 6–0 | 170 | 17 | ||
| G | 5–7 | 150 | 16 | |||
| G | 6–0 | 170 | 15 | |||
| G | 6–2 | 165 | 15 | |||
| G | Jerrick Balanza | 6–1 | 190 | 11 | ||
| G | 5–9 | 151 | ||||
| G | 6–0 | 170 |
| Team ! | Height | Weight | First round | Final round | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | David Murrell | Converge FiberXers | 6–4 | 195 | 92 | 92 |
| F | Tyrus Hill | 6–5 | 185 | 92 | 91 | |
| C/F | 6–6 | 220 | 89 | |||
| C/F | Chris Lalata | 6–5 | 198 | 80 | ||
| G | 6–0 | 176 | ||||
| F | 6–6 | 210 |
The Greats vs. Stalwarts format of the Blitz Game returned for the first time since 2016. Both teams were only composed of rookies, sophomores, and junior (third year) players. The game also introduced a four-point line and a three-point dunk.
| 1 | Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser | Stalwarts | |
| 2 | Justin Arana | Greats | |
| 3 | Calvin Oftana | Stalwarts | |
| 4 | Ato Ular | Greats | |
| 5 | Joshua Munzon | Stalwarts | |
| 6 | Aaron Black | Greats | |
| 7 | Encho Serrano | Stalwarts | |
| 8 | Allyn Bulanadi | Greats | |
| 9 | Anton Asistio | Stalwarts | |
| 10 | Jerrick Ahanmisi | Greats | |
| 11 | Tyler Tio | Stalwarts | |
| 12 | Adrian Wong | Greats | |
| 13 | Shaun Ildefonso | Stalwarts | |
| 14 | Jerrick Balanza | Greats | |
| 15 | Mike Nieto | Stalwarts | |
| 16 | RK Ilagan | Greats | |
| 17 | Matt Nieto | Stalwarts | |
| 18 | Javi Gómez de Liaño | Greats | |
| 19 | Aris Dionisio | Stalwarts | |
| 20 | Isaac Go | Greats |
| Starters | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G/F | Joshua Munzon | NorthPort Batang Pier | Sophomore | |
| F | Shaun Ildefonso | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | Rookie | |
| C/F | nowrap | Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser | NLEX Road Warriors | Rookie |
| G | Tyler Tio | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | Rookie | |
| G | Encho Serrano | nowrap | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | Rookie |
| Reserves | ||||
| G | Anton Asistio | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | Sophomore | |
| F | Mike Nieto | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | Sophomore | |
| G | Matt Nieto | NLEX Road Warriors | Sophomore | |
| F | Aris Dionisio | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | Junior | |
| F | Calvin Oftana | TNT Tropang Giga | Sophomore | |
| G | Andrei Caracut | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | Sophomore | |
| Head coach: Caloy Garcia (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) | ||||
| Starters | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G/F | Adrian Wong | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | Junior | |
| F | Javi Gómez de Liaño | Terrafirma Dyip | Rookie | |
| C | Justin Arana | Converge FiberXers | Rookie | |
| G | Aaron Black | Meralco Bolts | Junior | |
| G | Jerrick Ahanmisi | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | Sophomore | |
| Reserves | ||||
| F | Ato Ular | Rookie | ||
| G | Allyn Bulanadi | San Miguel Beermen | Sophomore | |
| G | Jerrick Balanza | Converge FiberXers | Junior | |
| G | RK Ilagan | Blackwater Bossing | Sophomore | |
| C/F | Isaac Go | Terrafirma Dyip | Sophomore | |
| G | Alec Stockton | Converge FiberXers | Sophomore | |
| G | Kent Salado | NorthPort Batang Pier | Junior | |
| Head coach: Richard del Rosario (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) | ||||
The Shooting Stars returned for the first time since 2019 with a different format. There was one PBA courtside reporter, one government official, one sportswriter and a lucky fan. Team Red led by courtside reporter Apple David won the Shooting Stars.
The format of the all-star game was patterned after the NBA's version, wherein fans voted up to 24 players and two coaches. The two players with the highest number of votes became the team captains and selected their teammates via draft.[11] The game also introduced a four-point line and a three-point dunk, similar to the earlier Blitz Game.[12]
The voting started on January 25 and ended on February 15.[13] The final results were announced on February 17, with Barangay Ginebra San Miguel teammates Japeth Aguilar and Scottie Thompson emerging as the top vote-getters and thus are the two opposing captains during the All-Star Game.[14]
| Pos | Player | Team | No. of selections | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G/F | Gabe Norwood | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 11 | |
| G/F | Jeff Chan | NorthPort Batang Pier | 7 | |
| F | Calvin Oftana | TNT Tropang Giga | 1 | |
| G | Jio Jalalon | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 4 |
The PBA-All Star draft was held on February 20.[14] A coin toss was first used to determine the head coaches for the teams, with Tim Cone going to Team Japeth and Yeng Guiao to Team Scottie.[15] In another coin toss, Team Scottie won the flip and earned the right to draft first.[16]
| 1 | Christian Standhardinger | Scottie | |
| 2 | June Mar Fajardo | Japeth | |
| 3 | CJ Perez | Scottie | |
| 4 | Jamie Malonzo | Japeth | |
| 5 | Calvin Abueva | Scottie | |
| 6 | Chris Newsome | Japeth | |
| 7 | Robert Bolick | Scottie | |
| 8 | Roger Pogoy | Japeth | |
| 9 | Arvin Tolentino | Scottie | |
| 10 | LA Tenorio | Japeth | |
| 11 | Kevin Alas | Scottie | |
| 12 | Mikey Williams | Japeth | |
| 13 | Jayson Castro | Scottie | |
| 14 | Paul Lee | Japeth | |
| 15 | Stanley Pringle | Scottie | |
| 16 | Jeremiah Gray | Japeth | |
| 17 | Marcio Lassiter | Scottie | |
| 18 | Gian Mamuyac | Japeth | |
| 19 | Mark Barroca | Scottie | |
| 20 | John Pinto | Japeth | |
| 21 | James Yap | Scottie | |
| 22 | Terrence Romeo | Japeth |
All of the reserve players, except Jeff Chan, eventually played during the game as replacements to injured All-Stars, namely team captain Japeth Aguilar, LA Tenorio, Terrence Romeo, and Mikey Williams. Jeff Chan, despite being in the reserve team, begged off from the game and was replaced by Alex Cabagnot.[17] This was Cabagnot's eighth All-Star appearance.
June Mar Fajardo was unable to play the game due to injury and was replaced by Raymond Almazan.[18] This was Almazan's third All-Star appearance.
Reserve Gabe Norwood was also unable to play the game due to injury and was replaced by Arwind Santos.[19] This was Santos's twelfth All-Star appearance.
Prior to the game, Team Japeth won the traditional dance-off.[20]