The LNB All-Star Game is the All-Star Game of the professional Argentine Basketball League, the Liga Nacional de Básquetbol (LNB). The game is held once every year. It started in 1988.
The rosters for the All-Star Game are chosen by an online voting.
The All-Star Game was played for the first time on January 30, 1988. It was held at the Mar del Plata Superdome packed with 3,120 spectators. The Blue team (Azul) defeated the White team (Bianco) 112 to 92, and Luis Villar was named the MVP. That first edition also featured the Dunk Tournament and the Three-Point Tournament.
On December 17, 1990, the first All-Star Game was played in Estadio Luna Park, where the White Team defeated the Red Team 104 to 88. In that edition, was chosen as the MVP in a game that also featured legendary Héctor Campana and Marcelo Milanesio among others.
In 1992, a new era began in the game; now, the teams would be composed of players from the North and South zones of the LNB. In 1993 the game was held in front of 3.500 spectators at the Microestadio Antonio Rotili. This period (North and South selections) lasted for nine editions with the North recording seven wins.
The event wasn't played in 1994, but the following year it returned, at the Ruca Che Stadium in Neuquén, in front of 3,600 spectators, where the South won for the first time. This year also marked the beginning of NBA mascot invitations to the game, with The Gorilla of the Phoenix Suns among them.
In 1999 Néstor GarcÃÂa's South beat Ruben Magnano's North in one of the best games.
The event was cancelled in 2020, due to the COVID-19, but it returned in 2021, with the invitation of female players and retired male players this time. The slam-dunk contest was abandoned after the 2019 edition.
Initially there was an All-Star match between two selections and the contests. However, the fourteenth edition in 2002 presented a different format: a quadrangular tournament was played between two LNB teams (top division) and two teams (second division). The game was played outdoors for the first time, in the open-air, in a specially set-up structure in Villa Carlos Paz. The Bordeaux team of LNB players, defeated the Azul team, made up of TNA players, in front of 9,000 people.
This 4-team format of 40 All-Stars lasted until the 2007 edition. In 2009, the Legends Game was played for the first time, a match in which the teams were made up of players who had already retired from the sport. The 2009 edition was the most attended one, with 14,200 spectators.
DATE: <br/> VENUE: Estadio Luis Butta, Paraná <br> SCORE: Nacional All-Stars - Imports All-Stars 97-104<br/>
Nacional All-Stars : Facundo Sucatzky 5, Paolo Quinteros 22, 4, Leonardo Gutierrez 13, Diego Osella 4; Diego Prego 18, Claudio Chiappero 4, Sebastian Festa 0, Hector Campana 9, Martin Leiva 18. Coach: Sergio Hernandez.
Imports All-Stars: Lawrence Wallace 16, Josh Pittman 22, David Scott 12, Dwigth McCray 9, Patrick Savoy 12; Charles Jones 3, Jose Vargas 7, Byron Wilson 5, Lazaro Borrell 3, Evric Gray 15. Coach: Nestor Garcia
DATE: 24-25 January 2005<br/> VENUE: Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata<br/> SCORE: Nacional All-Stars - Imports All-Stars 92-89<br/>
Nacional All-Stars : Facundo Sucatzky, Sebastian Ginobili, Paolo Quinteros, Julio Mazzaro, , Carlos MatÃÂas Sandes, Leonardo Gutierrez, Roberto Lopez, Diego Osella, Martin Leiva. Coach: Julio Lamas
Imports All-Stars: Javier Martinez (PAR), Ryan Carroll, Byron Wilson, Joshua Pittman, Victor Thomas, Dwight McCray, Lazaro Borrell, Williard Ford, Raheim Brown, Carlos Strong. Coach: Sergio Hernandez.
DATE: 22-23 January 2007<br/> VENUE: Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata<br/> SCORE: Nacional All-Stars - Imports All-Stars 74-76<br/>
Nacional All-Stars : Sebastian Ginobili, Bruno Lábaque, Diego GarcÃÂa, Julio Mazzaro, Leandro Masieri, Diego Cavaco, Gabriel Mikulas, Leonardo Gutierrez, Diego Osella, Martin Leiva. Coach: Oscar Sanchez (Quilmes)
Imports All-Stars: Charles Jones, Javier Martinez (PAR), Cleotis Brown, Stalin Ortiz, Lazaro Borrell, Josh Pittman, Robert Brown, Jason Osborne, Chuck Robinson, Tyler Field. Coach: Julio Lamas (Ben Hur)
DATE: 28-29 January 2008<br/> VENUE: Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata<br/> SCORE: Nacional All-Stars - Imports All-Stars 72-65<br/>
Nacional All-Stars : Sebastian Ginobili 3, Sebastian Acosta 6, 10, Leonardo Gutierrez 8, Roman Gonzalez 10 (starters); Andres Pelussi 14, Bruno Lábaque 11, Julio Mazzaro 5, Leandro Palladino 3, Diego GarcÃÂa 2. Coach: Julio Lamas (Libertad Sunchales)
Imports All-Stars: Charles Jones 0, Antwon Hall 22, Cleotis Brown 2, Chuck Robinson 3, Robert Battle 12 (starters); Quincy Wadley 13, Byron Johnson 6, Michael Robinson 2, Jason Osborne 2, Jamal Robinson 3. Coach: Silvio Jose Santander
DATE: 26-27 January 2009 <br/> VENUE: Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata<br/> SCORE: White Team - Blue Team 97-92<br/>
White Team : Bruno Lábaque 8, Juan Espil 14, Federico Kammerichs 9, Leonardo Gutierrez 3, Roman Gonzalez 20 (starters); Pablo Sebastian Rodriguez 10, Andre Laws 7, Maximiliano Maciel 3, Jason Osborne 13, Diego GarcÃÂa 8, Mauro Cerone (invited) 2. Coach: Ruben Magnano (Atenas Córdoba)
Blue Team: Sebastian Ginobili 11, Sebastian Acosta 13, 10, Gabriel Mikulas 4, Edward Nelson 15 (starters); Diego Alba 2, Julio Mazzaro 6, Federico Marin 7, Byron Johnson 9, Gabriel Fernandez 11, Ezequiel Sosa (invited) 4. Coach: Sergio Hernandez (Peñarol de Mar del Plata)
DATE: 25-26 January 2010 <br/> VENUE: Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata, att:14.000<br/> SCORE: Nacional All-Stars - Imports All-Stars 84-81 <br/>
Nacional All-Stars : Lucas Victoriano, Juan Espil, Marcos Mata, Leonardo Gutiérrez, Roman Gonzalez (starters); Pablo Sebastián RodrÃÂguez, Bruno Lábaque, Julio Mazzaro, , Andrés Pelussi, Diego Lo Grippo, Rubén Wolkowyski, Diego Osella, Diego GarcÃÂa, Federico Kammerichs (DNP). Coach: Carlos Romano (Quimsa)*
Imports All-Stars: , David Jackson, Laron Profit, Jamaal Levy, Derrick Alston (starters); Andre Smith, Robert McKiver, Cedric Moodie, Cleotis Brown, Maurice Spillers, Jason Osborne, Djibril Kanté, Brice Assie (DNP). Coach: Sergio Hernandez (Peñarol de Mar del Plata)
DATE: 12-13 March 2011 <br/> VENUE: Orfeo Superdomo, Córdoba, att:12.000<br/> SCORE: Nacional All-Stars - Imports All-Stars 51-68<br/>
Nacional All-Stars : Bruno Lábaque, Juan Espil, Federico Kammerichs, Leonardo Gutiérrez, Juan Pedro Gutiérrez (starters); Facundo Campazzo, MatÃÂas Lescano, Marcos Mata, Gabriel Mikulas, Diego Lo Grippo, Rubén Wolkowyski, Roman Gonzalez, Pepe Sanchez (DNP). Coach: Sergio Hernandez (Peñarol de Mar del Plata)
Imports All-Stars: , David Jackson, Josh Pittman, Gregory Lewis, Robert Battle (starters); MartÃÂn Osimani, Gerald Brown, Kyle Lamonte, Ramzee Stanton, Joseph Bunn, Byron Johnson, James Williams. Coach: Julio Lamas (Obras)
DATE: 23-24 January 2012 <br/> VENUE: Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata, att:12.000<br/> SCORE: Nacional All-Stars - Imports All-Stars 87-78<br/>
Nacional All-Stars : Facundo Campazzo 2, Paolo Quinteros 21, Marcos Mata 7, Leonardo Gutierrez 6, Juan Pedro Gutiérrez 14 (starters); Juan Espil 3, Matias Sandes 5, Diego Lo Grippo 11, Ruben Wolkowyski 10, Martin Leiva 8, Pepe Sanchez 0. Coach: Sergio Hernandez (Peñarol de Mar del Plata)
Imports All-Stars: Martin Osimani 10, Kyle Lamonte 7, Josh Pittman 18, William McFarlan 13, Robert Battle 9 (starters); William Graves 2, Jamaal Levy 2, Larry O'Bannon 9, Jerome Meyinsse 8, Javier Mojica (DNP). Coach: Julio Lamas (Obras)
DATE: 21-22 January 2013 <br/> VENUE: Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata, att: 12.500<br/> SCORE: Nacional All-Stars - Imports All-Stars 99-113<br/>
Nacional All-Stars : Facundo Campazzo, Paolo Quinteros, Marcos Mata, Leonardo Gutierrez, Juan Pedro Gutiérrez (starters); Nicolás Laprovittola, Pepe Sanchez, Diego GarcÃÂa, Federico Van Lacke, Adrián Boccia, Federico Kammerichs, MartÃÂn Leiva. Coach: Sergio Hernandez (Peñarol de Mar del Plata)
Imports All-Stars: Martin Osimani, David Jackson, Josh Pittman, John De Groat, Robert Battle (starters); David Teague, Javier Mojica (PUE), Dartona Washam Jr, William Graves, William McFarlan, Daniel Santiago, Darren Phillip. Coach: Nestor Garcia (Boca Juniors)
DATE: 12-13 March 2014 <br/> VENUE: Estadio Héctor Etchart, att: 3.000<br/> SCORE: Nacional All-Stars - Imports All-Stars 102-126<br/>
Nacional All-Stars : Bruno Lábaque, Paolo Quinteros, Walter Herrmann, Leonardo Gutierrez, MartÃÂn Leiva (starters); Luis Cequeira, Diego GarcÃÂa, Alexis Elsener, Adrián Boccia, Diego Lo Grippo, Diego Romero. Coach: Nicolás Casalánguida (Regatas)
Imports All-Stars: Phillip Hopson, Walter Baxley, Josh Pittman, Ivory Clark, Robert Battle (starters); Lorrenzo Wade, Isaac Sosa, Ricky Sánchez, Gary Flowers, Darren Phillip, Xavier Silas. Coach: Sebastián Ginóbili (Weber BahÃÂa)
DATE: 12-13 May 2015 <br/> VENUE: Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, att: 6.250<br/> SCORE: Nacional All-Stars - Imports All-Stars 76-90<br/>
Nacional All-Stars : Bruno Lábaque 6, Diego GarcÃÂa 7, Federico Aguerre 4, Leonardo Gutierrez 15, Marcos DelÃÂa 12 (starters); Adrián Boccia 2, Nicolás Aguirre 9, Pablo Espinoza 5, Gabriel Deck 4, MartÃÂn Leiva 2, Selem Safar 5, Paolo Quinteros (DNP). Coach: Silvio Santander (Quimsa)
Imports All-Stars: Bruno Fitipaldo 9, Walter Baxley 22, Mauricio Aguiar 11, Ramón Clemente 4, Robert Battle 11 (starters); MartÃÂn Osimani 10, Reynaldo GarcÃÂa Zamora (CUB) 21, Isaac Sosa 0, Jesse Pellot-Rosa 2, Sam Clancy Jr. 0, Lee Roberts 21, John De Groat (DNP). Coach: Nicolás Casalánguida (Regatas)
DATE: 3 May 2016 <br/> VENUE: Polideportivo VÃÂctor Nethol, La Plata <br/> SCORE: Nacional All-Stars - Imports All-Stars 107-110<br/>
Nacional All-Stars : Diego GarcÃÂa 7, Gabriel Deck 2, Walter Herrmann 25, Nicolás de los Santos 2, Marcos DelÃÂa 14 (starters); Luca Vildoza 6, Tayavek Gallizi 7, Leonel Schattmann 7, Maximiliano Stanic, Paolo Quinteros 16, Leonardo Gutierrez, Federico Aguerre 21. Coach: Fernando Duró (Club Ciclista OlÃÂmpico)
Imports All-Stars: Bruno Fitipaldo 6, Walter Baxley 13, Justin Ray Giddens 14, Dennis Horner 13, Robert Battle 16 (starters); Ramón Clemente, Reynaldo GarcÃÂa Zamora (CUB), Marcus Elliot, Mauricio Aguiar 5, David Jackson 13, Darren Phillip 14, Sam Clancy Jr. 0, Lee Roberts, John De Groat (DNP). Coach: Gonzalo GarcÃÂa (Club Gimnasia y Esgrima (Comodoro Rivadavia))
DATE: 23 July 2017 <br/> VENUE: Polideportivo Roberto Pando <br/> SCORE: White Team - Blue Team 92-83<br/>
White Team : Franco Balbi 2, Máximo Fjellerup 16, Adrián Boccia 7, Gabriel Deck 4, Ignacio Alessio 10 (starters); José Vildoza 4, Lucas Gargallo 6, Nicolás Romano 8, Patricio Garino 16, Fernando Martina 12, Facundo Campazzo 7, Paolo Quinteros (DNP). Coach: Sergio Hernandez (Argentina nationa team). Ass: Gabriel Piccato
Blue Team: Luca Vildoza 2, Lucio Redivo 13, Marcos Mata 8, Diego Lo Grippo 10, Roberto Acuña 6 (starters); Juan Pablo Cantero 2, Marcos DelÃÂa 10, Selem Safar 6, Nicolás Aguirre 2, Hernán Jasen 0, Eric Flor 12, Nicolás Laprovittola 12. Coach: Gonzalo GarcÃÂa (Club Gimnasia y Esgrima (Comodoro Rivadavia)). Ass: Hernán Laginestra
DATE: 22 July 2018 <br/> VENUE: Polideportivo Roberto Pando <br/> SCORE: White Team - Black Team 110-98<br/>
White Team : Walter Herrmann 17, Nicolás de los Santos 7, Ignacio Behr 2, Facundo Campazzo 26, Juan Pablo Cantero 7, Pablo Espinoza 7, MartÃÂn Leiva 11, Paolo Quinteros 2, Leo Schattmann 13, Bruno Barovero 8, Ignacio Alessio 8, Adrián Boccia 2. Coach: Gonzalo GarcÃÂa (Club Gimnasia y Esgrima (Comodoro Rivadavia)).
Black Team: Nicolás Romano 13, Máximo Fjellerup 16, Luca Vildoza 11, José Vildoza 6, Nicolás Laprovittola 11, Héctor Martirena 10, Maximiliano Stanic 3, Lucio Redivo 0, Javier Saiz 10, Franco Giorgetti 4, Eric Flor 6, Roberto Acuña, 8, Mateo Soñora 0. Coach: Guillermo Narvarte
DATE: 14 July 2019 <br/> VENUE: Microestadio Antonio Rotili, Lanus <br/> SCORE: White Team - Blue Team 60-58<br/>
White Team : Facundo Campazzo 3, Mauro Cosolito 4, Andrés Nocioni 14, Lucio Redivo 3, Damián Tintorelli 6, Eric Flor 4, Máximo Fjellerup 10, Kevin Hernández 14, Nicolás Aguirre. Coach: Silvio Santander
Blue Team: Mariano Fierro 16, Roberto Acuña 4, Nicolás Brussino 8, Héctor Campana 3, Nicolás Laprovittola 8, José Vildoza 10, Paolo Quinteros 5, Ignacio Alessio 4, Luciano González 2. Coach: Julio Lamas.
DATE: 14 July 2021 <br/> VENUE: Polideportivo Roberto Pando, San Lorenzo <br/> SCORE: White Team - Black Team 84-66<br/>
White Team : Manuel BuendÃÂa, Franco Baralle, Florencia Chagas (female), Mauro Cosolito, Carlos Valdovinos, Martin Cuello, Sebastián Vega, Mariana Redi (female), Nicolás Romano, Ivan Basualdo, Juan Pedro Gutiérrez, Kevin Hernández. Coach: Sebastián González
Black Team: Fernando Zurbriggen, Jonatan Alberto Treise, Melisa Gretter (female), Sebastian Festa (DNP), Paolo Quinteros, Federico Marin, Adrián Bocchia, Lucas Gargallo, Evangelina Paiva (female), Mariano Fierro, Juan Aude, Agostina Burani (female), Roberto Acuña. Coach: Gonzalo GarcÃÂa
DATE: 19 July 2022 <br/> VENUE: Estadio La Pedrera<br/> SCORE: White Team - Black Team 70-60<br/>
White Team : SofÃÂa Cabrera (female), Franco Barrale, Paolo Quinteros, Lucio Reinaudi, Mauro Cosolito, Hector Campana, MartÃÂn Cuello, Carolina Sanchez (female), AgustÃÂn Barreiro, Mariano Fierro, Ignacio Alessio. Coach: Sergio Hernandez.
Black Team: Agustina Marin (female), Luvas Faggiano, Leo Schattmann, Mateo Chiarini, MatÃÂas Solanas, Sebastián Vega, Esteban Perez, Agustina Jourdheuil (female), Leo Lema, Gustavo Acosta, Tayavek Gallizzi. Coach: Gustavo Fernández
DATE: 20 July 2023 <br/> VENUE: Estadio Héctor Etchart<br/> SCORE: White Team - Red Team 53-64<br/>
White Team : Franco Balbi, Camila Suárez (female), Paolo Quinteros, Mauro Cosolito, MartÃÂn Cuello, Candela Gentinetta (female), Fabián RamÃÂrez Barrios, Walter Herrmann, Mariano Fierro, Ignacio Alessio, Sebastián Chaine. Coach: Leandro Ramella
Red Team: Pedro Barral, Sebastián Festa, Nicolás Gianella, Micaela Gonzalez (female), Selem Safar, Federico MarÃÂn, Agustina GarcÃÂa (female), Nicolás Romano, MatÃÂas Nuñez, Lautaro Berra, Kevin Hernández. Coach: Julio Lamas
DATE: 25 July 2024 <br/> VENUE: Espacio DAM <br/> SCORE: White Team - Blue Team 58-57
White Team : Fernando Zurbriggen, Florencia Chagas (female), Mauro Cosolito, Andrés Nocioni, Roberto Acuña (starters) ; Sebastián Orresta, Ignacio Laterza, Paolo Quinteros, AgustÃÂn Brocal, Agustina Marin, Lucas Arn. Coach: Sebastian Gonzalez
Blue Team: Pedro Barral, Hector Campana, Leo Lema, Carla Miculka (female), Kevin Hernández (starters) ; Lucas Andújar, Joaquin Valinotti, Galo Terrera, Micaela Gonzalez (female), Eric Flor, Leonardo Lema, Juan Pedro Gutiérrez. Coach: Ruben Magnano
DATE: 22 July 2025 <br/> VENUE: Estadio Antonio Rotili, Lanús <br/> SCORE: White Team - Black Team 42-54
White Team : Alejandro Montecchia 0, Emiliano Lezcano 8, Julia Fernandez (female) 4, Mauro Cosolito 2, Gabriel Fernandez 5 (starters) ; Diego Figueredo 10, Victor Fernandez 3, Dalma Piri (female) 3, Leo Lema 12, Selem Safar 0, Ivan Basualdo 0. Coach: Sergio Hernandez.
Blue Team: Franco Balbi 2, Agustina Garcia (female) 4, Agustin Barreiro 5, Walter Herrmann 13, Paolo Quinteros 3 (starters) ; Agustin Brocal 2, Florencia Martinez (female) 0, Felipe Pais 0, Martin Cuello 3, Lucas Andújar 0, Sebastian Chaine 2. Coach: Julio Lamas