List of Continental Basketball Association All-Star Games explained

The CBA All-Star-Game was a basketball event organised by the CBA from 1979 until 2008. It started originally in 1949 as the EBA All-Star Game, and in 1971 it became the EPSBL All-Star Game, following the League's name changes. In 1979 CBA organised its first event under the CBA logo and it had been known as the CBA All-Star Classic. Overall, it predates the NBA All-Star Game by two years, as the latter took place for first time in 1951.
The players who hold the record with the most CBA All-Star appearances since 1979 are former NBA star Tim Legler, Ronnie Fields and Claude Gregory who also had a brief NBA spell.[1] [2] Additionally the coaches with the most appearances since 1979 are Eric Musselman with 5, Paul Woolpert, Chris Daleo and Dan Panaggio with 4 and Bill Musselman with 3.[3] [4]
The slam-dunk contest was added on the 1988 edition and the long distance shoot contest on the 1990 and onwards.[5]

All-Star Game Results

Note: Stadium names are named based on the name at the day of the All-Star Game.[6]

Year Result Host arena Host city Game MVP
bgcolor=#FFCC66 align="center"1949 EPBL All-Stars 74, Pottsville Packers 69 N/A N/A[7]
bgcolor=#FFCC66 align="center"1958 West All-Stars 122, East All-Stars 97 109th Street West Side Armory N/A
bgcolor=#FFCC66 align="center"1959 West All-Stars 110, East All-Stars 88 109th Street West Side Armory N/A
bgcolor=#FFCC66 align="center"1961 East All-Stars 164, West All-Stars 128 109th Street West Side Armory Boo Ellis
bgcolor=#FFCC66 align="center"1962 EPBL All-Stars 124, Allentown Jets 119 N/A
bgcolor=#FFCC66 align="center"1963 Camden Bullets 122, EPBL All-Stars 114 Convention Hall Bob McNeill
bgcolor=#FFCC66 align="center"1964 South All-Stars 137, North All-Stars 125 Jim Hadnot
bgcolor=#FFCC66 align="center"1965 Camden Bullets 147, EPBL All-Stars 129 Convention Hall Bob McNeill (2)
bgcolor=#FFCC66 align="center"1966 East All-Stars 167, West All-Stars 159 Walt Simon
bgcolor=#FFCC66 align="center"1967 West All-Stars 158, East All-Stars 149 Willie Murrell
bgcolor=#FFCC66 align="center"1968 East All-Stars 155, West All-Stars 125 Spider Bennett
bgcolor=#FFCC66 align="center"1969 West All-Stars 163, East All-Stars 133 Catholic Youth Center Jim Jackson
bgcolor=#FFCC66 align="center"1970 Wilmington Blue Bombers 129, All-Stars 123 John Savage
bgcolor=lightblue align="center"1971 Scranton Apollos 146, EBA All-Stars 123 Catholic Youth Center Willie Somerset
bgcolor=lightblue align="center"1972 EBA All-Stars 129, Scranton Apollos 110 Catholic Youth Center Reggie Lacefield
bgcolor=lightblue align="center"1976 EBA All-Stars 137, Allentown Jets 134 York, Pennsylvania[8] N/A
bgcolor=lightblue align="center"1977 EBA All-Stars 136, Allentown Jets 118 Allen Phys. Ed. Center Jim Bostic
bgcolor=lightblue align="center"1978 East All-Stars 135, West All-Stars 129 Quincy YMCA Jim Bostic (2)
bgcolor=lightyellow align="center"1979 Rochester Zeniths 182, West All-Stars 168[9] Andre McCarter
bgcolor=lightyellow align="center"1982 Western Division 101, Eastern Division 91 Brad Branson
bgcolor=lightyellow align="center"1983 Albany Patroons 122, CBA All-Stars 109 Larry Spriggs
bgcolor=lightyellow align="center"1984 CBA All-Stars 128, Wyoming Wildcatters 125 Anthony Roberts
bgcolor=lightyellow align="center"1985 CBA All-Stars 113, Evansville Thunder 109 Rick Lamb
bgcolor=lightyellow align="center"1986 CBA All-Stars 110, Tampa Bay Thrillers 108 Don Collins
bgcolor=lightyellow align="center"1987 CBA All-Stars 105, La Crosse Catbirds 102 Eddie L. Johnson
bgcolor=lightyellow align="center"1988 CBA All-Stars 115, Topeka Sizzlers 94 Michael Brooks
bgcolor=lightyellow align="left"1988-89 Rockford Lightning 103, CBA All-Stars 97 Dwayne McClain
bgcolor=lightyellow align="center"1990 National Conference 107, American Conference 105 Conner Henry
bgcolor=lightyellow align="center"1991 National Conference 120, American Conference 116 Vincent Askew
bgcolor=lightyellow align="center"1992 National Conference 124, American Conference 115 Conner Henry (2)
bgcolor=lightyellow align="center"1993 American Conference 133, National Conference 121 Pat Durham
bgcolor=lightyellow align="center"1994 American Conference 119, National Conference 108 Jeff Martin
bgcolor=lightyellow align="center"1995 National Conference 119, American Conference 115 Tony Dawson
bgcolor=lightyellow align="center"1996 National Conference 121, American Conference 105 Shelton Jones
bgcolor=lightyellow align="center"1997 American Conference 107, National Conference 98 Dexter Boney
bgcolor=lightyellow align="center"2000 Eastern Division 135, Western Division 124 Sioux Falls Arena[10] Dontae' Jones
bgcolor=lightyellow align="center"2001 Despite that the All-Stars were selected, it was cancelled in January. The CBA folded on February 8, 2001 [11]
bgcolor=lightyellow align="center"National Conference 140, American Conference 125 Versile Shaw
bgcolor=lightyellow align="center"2004 National Conference 105, American Conference 103 Roberto Bergersen
bgcolor=lightyellow align="center"2005 Eastern Conference 114, Western Conference 110 Sam Clancy, Jr.
bgcolor=lightyellow align="center"2006 Western Conference 119, Eastern Conference 110 Randy Holcomb
bgcolor=lightyellow align="center"2007 National Conference 134, American Conference 131 (OT) Ralph Holmes
bgcolor=lightyellow align="center"2008 National Conference 109, American Conference 107 Yakima, Washington[12] Odell Bradley

Wins by team (1949-2008)

width=180 TeamWinsYears
CBA/EBA/EPBL All-Stars 10 1949, 1962, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
National Conference 9 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008
East 6 1961, 1966, 1968, 1978, 2000, 2005
West 6 1958, 1959, 1967, 1969, 1982, 2006
American Conference 3 1993, 1994, 1997
Camden Bullets2 1963, 1965
Wilmington Blue Bombers1 1970
1 1971
Rochester Zeniths1 1979
Albany Patroons1 1983
Rockford Lightning1 1988-89

Most Valuable Player Award winners

Slam-Dunk champions (1988-2008)

Yearwidth=180 Playerwidth=180 Team
1988 Quad City Thunder
1988-89 Charleston Gunners
1990 Pensacola Tornados
1991Not held
1992 Fort Wayne Fury
1993 Rapid City Thrillers
1994 Myron Brown (2) Fort Wayne Fury
1995 Tri-City Chinook
1996 Shelton Jones (2) Florida Beach Dogs
1997 La Crosse Bobcats
2003 Gary Steelheads
2004 Dakota Wizards
2005 Gary Steelheads
2006 Michigan Mayhem
2007 Butte Daredevils
2008 Harvey Thomas Yakima Sun Kings

Long Distance Shootout Contest

Yearwidth=180 Playerwidth=180 Team
1990 Quad City Thunder
1991 Rockford Lightning
1992 Columbus Horizon
1993 Omaha Racers
1994 Fargo-Moorhead Fever
1995 Hartford Hellcats
1996 Omaha Racers
1997 Sioux Falls Skyforce
2003 Dakota Wizards
2004 Rockford Lightning
2005 David Graves Gary Steelheads
2006 David Jackson Idaho Stampede
2007 David Bell Butte Daredevils
2008 Yakima Sun Kings

Top Scorers

Highest attendances

EditionVenuewidth=180 Locationwidth=80 Attendance
1993 11,382
1995 10,039
1982 10,000
1985 8,537
2003 7,500
1984 7,398
2005 6,683
1994 6,324
1987 6,000

All-Star Coaches

Coaches 1979-2008

width=150 CoachAmerican ConferenceNational ConferenceEastWestCBA All-StarsHost team
Eric Musselman (5) - 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997 - - --
Paul Woolpert (4) - 2007, 2008- 2000, 2006 --
Chris Daleo (4) 2003, 2008 - 2005, 2006 - --
Phil Jackson (2) - - - - 1985 1983 (Albany Patroons)
George Karl (2) - 1991 - - 1988-89 -
Flip Saunders (2) 1994 1995 - - - -
Cazzie Russell (2) - - 1982 - 1983-

Coaches with most victories

width=180 CoachWinsEditionsNotes
Stan Novak 4 1969 (first win)
3 1990, 1992, 1997
3 2000, 2007, 2008
Buddy Donnelly 3 1963, 1964, 1965
2 1987, 1988
2 1994, 1995
2 1983, 1985 4x NBA All-Star coach

All-Star Players

Players with most appearances (1979-2008)

PlayerAll-StarEditionsNotes
4 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995 1x CBA Long Distance Winner (1993), 1x NBA Three-Point Contest Winner (1998)
4 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 As an Evanville Thunder player in the 1985 All-Star Classic
4 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008 1x Slam Dunk Winner (1997)
3 1988-89, 1990, 1991 2x MVP
3 1985, 1988-89, 1990 As a Rockford Lightning player in 1988-89 edition
3 1985, 1986, 1987 As a Tampa Bay Thrillers player in the 1986 edition
3 1983, 1984, 1985
3 1987, 1988, 1988-89 As a Rockford Lightning player in 1988-89 edition
3 1990, 1994, 1996 -
3 1994, 1995, 1996 -

Notable CBA All-Stars

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The best shooter in the NBA is a 29-year-old who holds a dubious record: most CBA All-Star Game appearances.
  2. Web site: The All-Star Classic: A Showcase of Excellence.
  3. Web site: Chris Daleo, behind only Dan Panaggio (4) and Eric Musselman.
  4. Web site: Eric Musselman.
  5. Web site: long-distance-shootout winners.
  6. News: Miller . Chuck . The CBA All-Star Game – Five Decades of Excellence . CBAClassic.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20060629062335/http://www.cbaclassic.com/about/CBAASGHistory.doc . June 29, 2006 . November 17, 2018 .
  7. This first All-Star contest was a fundraiser for hospitalized Pottsville team captain Tommy Bell.
  8. The game was played at York, Pa., to test whether the city could support a franchise.
  9. This game took two days to play, as a blackout hit the Rochester, N.Y. area during the contest. The CBA commissioner ordered that a full four-quarter game be played the next day, while still retaining the score from the first two quarters (at that time, Rochester was leading 57-48).
  10. A rookie game preceded the All-Star game, with the East beating the West 91-89.
  11. Web site: CBA ON THE BRINK OF EXPIRING.
  12. News: . National wins All-Star game . Montana Standard . Butte . 23 January 2008 . 4 August 2014 .

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