ACB contests explained

The ACB contests are the 3-point shootout and slam dunk contests held by the Liga ACB, the top-tier level professional club basketball league in the country of Spain.

History

From 1986 through 2003, these contests were celebrated during the ACB League's weekend festival, which was called Showtime ACB, and which included the Liga ACB Stars Match (Spanish All-Star Game).[1] From 1992 to 1994, this weekend was organized by ULEB, which held the ULEB All-Star Game. In 1992 and 1993, it was contested between the Spanish ACB League's all-stars and the Italian League's all-stars. While the French League's all-stars also joined in the contest in the 1994. After the 2003, the ACB decided not to organize the All-Star Game anymore.

Since 2004, the Liga ACB's slam dunk and 3 point shootout contests are played during the Spanish Supercup, with the exception of 2011, when they weren't organized, and 2012, when it was celebrated during the presentation of the league, in the headquarters of Endesa, the league's main sponsor.

Liga ACB Stars Match

The Liga ACB's all-star game, which was called the Stars Match, was first held in 1986, and was last held in 2003.

Year Held
(Season)
Location Results MVPTeam
Winston (Odd) 103 – Lee (Even) 97 David RussellEstudiantes
Odd Team 102 – Even Team 101 Jordi VillacampaJoventut Badalona
Not held
A1 Series 104 – A2 Series 87 Michael YoungValladolid
Rioja Quality 105 – Winston 100 Mark DavisZaragoza
Odd Team 112 – Even Team 128[2] Chicho SibilioBaskonia
Odd Team 98 – Even Team 93 Arvydas SabonisValladolid
ACB 136Lega Basket 123 Arvydas Sabonis (ACB All-Stars) (2)Real Madrid
Lega Basket 135ACB 131 Micheal Ray Richardson (Lega All-Stars)Livorno
Lega Basket 58LNB 54
ACB 59LNB 43
Lega Basket 53ACB 48[3]
Aleksandar Đorđević (Lega All-Stars)Fortitudo Bologna
Spanish Combination 91 – Foreign Combination 96 Alberto HerrerosEstudiantes
Spanish Combination 87 – Foreign Combination 80 Xavi FernandezFC Barcelona
Spanish Combination 94 – Foreign Combination 99 Juan Antonio OrengaReal Madrid
Spanish Combination 96 – Foreign Combination 99 Alfonso ReyesEstudiantes
Spanish Combination 79 – Foreign Combination 88 Alberto Herreros (2)Real Madrid
Spanish Combination 78 – Foreign Combination 91 Alfonso Reyes (2)Estudiantes
North Team 105 – South Team 112 Milan GurovićMálaga
North Team 100 – South Team 103[4] Walter Herrmann[5] Fuenlabrada

Three-Point Shootout

The Liga ACB's three-point shootout began in 1988. It has the same format as the NBA's three-point shootout. For the 2009 and 2011 editions, there was the possibility of a magic three-pointer from 8-meters distance (26 feet 3 inches), which was worth four points.[6] [7]

In some editions, a female player from the Spanish Women's League was invited. For the 2013 and 2014 contests, three-point shooting record-man Josh Ruggles, was invited.[8]

Year Held
(Season)
Location Winner Team Runner-up Team
Zaragoza Brian Jackson Peñas HuescaZaragoza
Logroño Mark Davis ZaragozaGranrollers
Zaragoza Mark Davis (2) Zaragoza Óscar Cervantes (2) Granrollers
Madrid Óscar Cervantes GranrollersPeñas Huesca
Madrid Danko Cvjetićanin
(ACB All-Stars)
Estdudiantes Aleksandar Đorđević
(Lega All-Stars)
Olimpia Milano
Rome Oscar Schmidt
(ACB All-Stars)
Valladolid Aleksandar Đorđević (2)
(Lega All-Stars)
Olimpia Milano
Valencia Aleksandar Đorđević
(Lega All-Stars)
Fortitudo Bologna Dejan Bodiroga
(Lega All-Stars)
Olimpia Milano
Girona Keith Jennings EstudiantesEstudiantes
Cáceres Juan Alberto Espil BaskoniaSevilla
Granada Alberto Herreros Real MadridLeón
Murcia Alberto Herreros (2) Real MadridValencia
Manresa Alberto Angulo Real Madrid Berni Álvarez (2) Valencia
Málaga Paco Vázquez MálagaFuenlabrada
Valladolid Jacobo Odriozola Breogán Raúl Pérez (2) Valladolid
Alicante Raúl Pérez SevillaValladolid
Not held
Málaga Lou Bullock Real MadridSevilla
Granada Nebojša Bogavac Breogán Raúl Pérez (3) Sevilla
Málaga Lou Bullock (2) Real MadridEstudiantes
Bilbao Igor Rakočević BaskoniaReal Madrid
Zaragoza Lou Bullock (3) Real MadridJoventut Badalona
Las Palmas Pedro Robles MurciaManresa
Vitoria-Gasteiz Sergiy Gladyr ManresaGipuzkoa
Not held
Madrid Sergiy Gladyr (2) FuenlabradaValencia
Vitoria-Gasteiz Josh Ruggles[9] (amateur)Real Madrid
Vitoria-Gasteiz Josh Ruggles (2)[10] (amateur) Jaycee Carroll (2) Real Madrid
Málaga Jaycee Carroll Real Madrid[11] Joventut Badalona
Vitoria-Gasteiz Jaycee Carroll (2) Real MadridObradoiro
Las Palmas Marcus Eriksson Gran CanariaBilbao Basket
Santiago de Compostela Matt Thomas Valencia Óscar Herrero (amateur)
Madrid Brock Motum Valencia(retired)

Slam Dunk Contest

The Liga ACB's Slam Dunk Contest was first held in 1986, and was last held in 2012.

Season Location Winner Team Runner-up Team
Don Benito David Russell EstudiantesReal Madrid
Vigo David Russell (2) Estudiantes Wayne Robinson (2) Granrollers
Not held
Zaragoza Mike Smith Maristas de MálagaGran Canarias
Logroño Rickie Winslow EstudiantesGirona
Zaragoza Shelton Jones Collado VillalbaMaristas de Málaga
Madrid Kenny Walker GranrollersCollado Villalba
1992
1992–93
Madrid Chandler Thompson
(ACB All-Stars)
Ourense Antonio Davis
(Lega All-Stars)
Olimpia Milano
1993
1993–94
RomeNot held
1994
1994–95
Valencia Chandler Thompson (2)
(ACB All-Stars)
Ourense Darrell Armstrong
(ACB All-Stars)
Ourense
Girona Chandler Thompson (3) EstudiantesGijón
Cáceres Stanley Jackson CáceresValladolid
Granada Chandler Thompson (4) EstudiantesJoventut Badalona
Murcia Gaylon Nickerson ValladolidFuenlabrada
Manresa Nate Higgs Manresa Glen Whisby (2) Gijón
Málaga Francisco Elson FC Barcelona Bienvenue Kindoki Gran Canaria
Valladolid Aarón Cuellar (amateur)Sevilla
Alicante Jerod Ward GranadaFuenlabrada
Not held
Málaga Mickaël Gelabale Real MadridBaskonia
Granada Mickaël Gelabale (2) Real MadridFuenlabrada
Málaga Florent Piétrus Málaga Saúl Blanco (2) Fuenlabrada
Bilbao Víctor Claver ValenciaBaskonia
Zaragoza Serge Ibaka ManresaJoventut Badalona
Las Palmas Christian Eyenga Joventut BadalonaReal Madrid
Vitoria-Gasteiz Tomáš Satoranský SevillaGranada
Not held
Madrid James Gist MálagaSevilla

ULEB All-Star Game score sheets (1992–1994)

See main article: ULEB All-Star Game.

1st ULEB All-Star Game 1992–93
Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, November 14, 1992: Liga ACB All-Stars - Lega Basket All-Stars 136–123[12]
Liga ACB All-Stars FIAT (Coaches: Miguel Ángel Martín Fernández, Lolo Sainz): Joe Arlauckas, Tim Burroughs, Darryl Middleton, Velimir Perasović, Harold Pressley, Kevin Pritchard, Arvydas Sabonis, Bogdan Tanjević, Reggie Slater, Chandler Thompson, Andre Turner, Rickie Winslow.
Lega Basket All-Stars POLTI (Coaches: Alberto Bucci, Ettore Messina): Greg "Cadillac" Anderson, Sasha Danilović, Darryl Dawkins, Darren Daye, Sasha Đjorđjević, A.J. English, Pace Mannion, Oscar Schmidt, Dino Rađja, Terry Teagle, Sasha Volkov, Haywoode Workman.----

2nd ULEB All-Star Game 1993–94
PalaEur, Rome, November 13, 1993: Lega Basket All-Stars - Liga ACB All-Stars 135–131[13]
Liga ACB All-Stars (Coaches: Clifford Luyk, José Alberto Pesquera): Michael Anderson, Joe Arlauckas, Roy Fisher, Dan Godfread, Dennis Hopson, Tony Massenburg, Darryl Middleton, Ivo Nakić, Oscar Schmidt, Fred Roberts, Andy Toolson, Andre Turner.
Lega Basket All-Stars POLTI (Coaches: Alberto Bucci, Fabrizio Frates): Joe Binion, Dejan Bodiroga, Sasha Danilović, Sasha Đjorđjević, Winston Garland, Dean Garrett, Dan Gay, Shelton Jones, Cliff Levingston, George McCloud, Micheal Ray Richardson, Henry Williams.----

3rd ULEB All-Star Game 1994–95
Pavelló Municipal Font de Sant Lluís, Valencia, November 14, 1994: Lega Basket All-Stars - LNB All-Stars 58–54[14]
Pavelló Municipal Font de Sant Lluís, Valencia, November 14, 1994: Liga ACB All-Stars - LNB All-Stars 59–43
Pavelló Municipal Font de Sant Lluís, Valencia, November 14, 1994: Lega Basket All-Stars - Liga ACB All-Stars 53–48
Lega Basket All-Stars (Coaches: Alberto Bucci, Bogdan Tanjević): Wendell Alexis, Joe Binion, Dejan Bodiroga, Dallas Comegys, Emanual Davis, Sasha Đjorđjević, Dan Gay, Gerald Glass, Billy McCaffrey, Petar Naumoski, Jeff Sanders, John Turner.
Liga ACB All-Stars (Coaches: Aíto García Reneses, Manu Moreno): Darrell Armstrong, Michael Curry, Roy Fisher, Dan Godfread, Kenny Green, Warren Kidd, Darryl Middleton, Oscar Schmidt, Corny Thompson, Andy Toolson, Andre Turner.
LNB All-Stars (Coaches: Božidar Maljković, Jacques Monclar): Ron Anderson, Winston Crite, Ron Curry, Tim Kempton, Conrad McRae, David Rivers, Michael Ray Richardson, Delaney Rudd, Rickie Winslow, Michael Young.

Scoresheets (1995-2003)

DATE: 1985
VENUE: Don Benito
SCORE: Winston (Odd) 103 – Lee (Even) 97 [15]

Winston (Manuel Comas): Joan Creus, Singleton, Robinson, Epi, David Russell,, Knego, Velasco, Montes, Brian Jackson, Costa, Collins, Davis, Andres Jimenez, Mike Phillips

Lee (Aíto García Reneses): Orlando Phillips, Jordi Villacampa, Paolo Montero, Willie Jones, Chuck Aleksinas, Rafael Jofresa, Pou, John Pinone, Caldwell, Llorente----

DATE: 12 November 1995
VENUE: Pavello Girona-Fontajau, Girona
SCORE: Spanish Combination 91 – Foreign Combination 96 [16]

Extranos (Javier Imbroda and Joaquín Costa): Keith Jennings, Michael Anderson, Sergei Babkov, John Morton, Martin, Joe Arlauckas, Mike Ansley, Zoran Savic, Deon Thomas, Brad Sellers, Andrei Fetisov, Chandler Thomspon.

Espana Nacional (Lolo Sainz): Alberto Herreros, Alfonso Reyes, Antonio Morales, Fran Murcia, Roger Estreller, Alberto Angulo, Nacho Rodriguez.
*Manuel Bosch and Xavi Fernandez were injured.----

DATE: 24 November 1996
VENUE:, Caceres
SCORE: Spanish Combination 87 – Foreign Combination 80[17]

Espana Nacional (Lolo Sainz): Rafael Jofresa, Juan Antonio Orenga, Alberto Angulo, Jose Paraiso, Alfonso Reyes, Lucio Angulo, Nacho Rodriguez, Alberto Herreros, Roberto Duenas, Mike Smith, Xavi Fernandez, Ricardo Guillén

Extranos: Dejan Bodiroga, Arturas Karnisovas, Frankie King, Rod Sellers, Mike Ansley, Chandler Thompson, Aaron Awinson, John Morton, Andrei Fetisov.

----

DATE: 24 November 1997
VENUE: Pavello Girona-Fontajau, Girona
SCORE: Spanish Combination 94 – Foreign Combination 99[18]

Espana (Lolo Sainz): Alberto Herreros, Roger Esteller, Carlos Jimenez, Azofra, Nacho Rodriguez, Alberto Angulo, Jose Paraiso, Nacho Romero, Juan Antonio Orenga, Nacho Rodilla, Junyent, Ignacio De Miguel

Extranjero Combinado: Andre Turner, Chandler Thompson, Dejan Bodiroga, Aaron Swinson, Buck Johnson, Tanoka Beard, Whisby, Harstad, Payne, Derrick Alston, Scott, Washington.----

DATE: 1998
VENUE: Pavello Nou Congost, Murcia
SCORE: Spanish Combination 96– Foreign Combination 99

Espana : Alberto Herreros, Alberto Angulo, Alfonso Reyes, Nacho Rodriguez, Roberto Duenas, Jose Paraiso, Nacho Romero, Ivan Corrales

Extranjero Combinado: Andre Turner, Chandler Thompson, Dejan Bodiroga, Aaron Swinson, Velimir Perasovic, Richard Scott

DATE: 14 November 1999
VENUE: Pavello Nou Congost, Manresa
SCORE: Spanish Combination 79 – Foreign Combination 88 [19]

Espana (Lolo Sainz): Alberto Herreros 24, Alberto Angulo 5, Alfonso Reyes 6, Nacho Rodriguez 4, Roberto Duenas, Jose Paraiso, Nacho Romero, Ivan Corrales, Jorge Garbajosa, Carlos Jimenez, Juan Carlos Navarro, Raúl López

Extranjero Combinado: Andre Turner, Aleksandar Djordjevic, Milan Gurovic, Velimir Perasovic, Tanoka Beard, Bernard Hopkins, Mills, Nate Higgs, Anthony Goldwire, Danya Abrams, Jorge Racca.----

DATE: 27 January 2001
VENUE: Palacio Martin Carpena, Malaga
SCORE: Spanish Combination 78 – Foreign Combination 91 [20]

Extranjero Combinado: Aleksandar Djordjevic 7, Perasovic 5, Karnisovas 12, Struelens 6, Derrick Alston 10; Bernard Hopkins 11, Bramlett, Richard Scott 2, Stombergas 13, Mrsic 7, Sarunas Jasikevicius 15, Mustafa Sonko, David Wood 2.----

DATE: 28 December 2002
VENUE: Pabellon Pisuerga, Valladolid
SCORE: North Team 105 – South Team 112 [21]

North Bennett 2, Navarro 22, Arturas Karnisovas 8, Tanoka Beard 26, Okulaja 10; Keefe 14, Davis 5, Victoriano 4, Marco 3, Alex Mumbru 11

South: Carlos Cabezas, Milan Gurovic 24, Velimir Perasovic, 16, Derrick Alston 16, Zan Tabak 11; Mustafa Sonko 22, Scott 8, Granger 12, Reyes, Dusan Vukcevic 3----

DATE:
VENUE: Pabellon Pedro Ferrandez, Alicante
SCORE: North Team 100 – South Team 103 [22]

North: Louis Bullock 15, Roe 15, Scott 14, Lewis 13, Walter Herrmann 12, Pablo Prigioni 12, Felipe Reyes 8, Carlos Jimenez 8, Slanina 6, Victoriano

South: Williams 15, Luis Scola 14, Dejan Bodiroga 14, Sarunas Jasikevicius 14, Andres Nocioni 12, Davis 11, Novarro 8, Zan Tabak 6, Marco 4, Yebra 2----

Players with most all-star game appearances (1986-2003)

PlayerAll-Star Game AppearancesLiga ACB Stars MatchULEB All-Star GameAll-Star Game MVPs
Alfonso Reyes1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2001 (II) style="text-align:center"- 1998, 2001
Alberto Herreros1989, 1990, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999 style="text-align:center"- 1995, 1999
Andre Turner1997, 1998, 1999 1992, 1993, 1994 style="text-align:center"-
- Velimir Perasović1992, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2001 (II) style="text-align:center"- style="text-align:center"-
Alberto Angulo1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 style="text-align:center"- style="text-align:center"-
Rickie Winslow1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994 style="text-align:center"- style="text-align:center"-
Chichi Creus1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991 style="text-align:center"- style="text-align:center"-

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.acb.com/articulo/ver/1733 Historia del All Star.
  2. https://elpais.com/diario/1991/09/03/deportes/683848810_850215.html ht: 51-57, final 117-10
  3. http://www.legabasket.it/art3/upload/117223_43_tabellini-pdf.pdf TUTTI I TABELLINI DEGLI ALL STAR GAME.
  4. https://www.elmundo.es/elmundodeporte/envivo/2002-2003/abril/primerasemana/partidoestrellas.html Norte 100 103 Sur.
  5. https://www.elmundo.es/elmundodeporte/envivo/2002-2003/abril/primerasemana/partidoestrellas.html Final Walter Herrmann ha sido nombrado MVP del partido de las estrellas. Ha sidola estrella en estos dos días del All Star.
  6. http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=61187 "El Triple Mágico", la gran novedad en el concurso de triples
  7. http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=70634 Vuelve el Triple Mágico: el desenlace desde los ocho metros
  8. http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=97604 Conoce a los participantes del Concurso de Triples 2013-14
  9. http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=97884 Josh Ruggles exhibe su muñeca para llevarse unos triples apoteósicos
  10. http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=107290 Ruggles repite el guión y se corona
  11. Web site: Carroll conquista al fin el Concurso de Triples. Acb.com. 22 December 2018. 22 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181222173217/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=116703. dead.
  12. Web site: ULEB All-Star Game ACB/Lega, 1992.
  13. Web site: ULEB All-Star Game ACB/Lega, 1993.
  14. Web site: ULEB All-Star Game ACB/Lega/LNB, 1994.
  15. Web site: HISTORIAS 2014: 1985: las estrellas en Don Benito. feb.es.
  16. Web site: 1995 All-Star Game. elpais.com.
  17. Web site: 1996 All-Star Game. elpais.com.
  18. Web site: 1997 All-Star Game. elpais.com.
  19. Web site: 1999 All-Star Game. elpais.com.
  20. Web site: 2000-01 All-Star Game. elpais.com.
  21. Web site: 2001-02 All-Star Game. eurobasket.com.
  22. Web site: 2002-03 All-Star Game. eurobasket.com.