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List of Continental Basketball Association All-Star Games

The CBA All-Star-Game (or CBA All-Star Classic) 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.<br>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. 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.<br> The slam-dunk contest was added on the 1988 edition and the long distance shoot contest on the 1990 and onwards. Many legendary and former NBA players like Bob McNeill, Jim Bostic, Eddie Johnson, Mario Elie, Jim Lampley, Stacey King, Anthony Frederick, Ron Rowan, David Thirdkill, Claude Gregory, Steve Burtt Sr., Conner Henry, Michael Hawkins, Michael Brooks, Scott Fisher, Jack Haley, Tony Harris, Tim Legler, Jamario Moon and others have featured in the All-Star Game.

Format

The first All-Star Game in 1949 featured an XI consisted of EPBL All-Stars against the host team of Pottsville Packers. The West All-Stars versus East All-Stars format continued for the following years until 1962. For most of the years to follow an EPBL All-Star squad would face a host team and the same pattern continued when the league was rename to EBA and then CBA. On 28 October 1986 the CBA All-Stars played against the Soviet National basketball team of Vladimir Tkachenko, Sarunas Marciulionis and Aleksander Volkov, the first game to be played between a Soviet team and professional players from the United States (score 72-77). The CBA All-Stars were led by Kenny Natt (Albany Patroons), Billy Goodwin, Cozell McQueen, and Derrick Rowland.

The National Conference versus American Conference format was played from 1990 until 2004. It was followed by the Eastern Conference versus Western Conference format until 2008. The 1982 All-star game was the first nationally televised minor league game in history. In 1990 the CBA instituted the all-star weekend, introducing slam-dunk and long-distance shooting contests.

All-Star Game Results

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

  • EBA 1949-1970, EPBL 1971-1978, CBA 1979-2008

Players with most MVP awards

Wins by team (1949-2008)

Most Valuable Player Award winners

Slam-Dunk champions (1988-2008)

Long Distance Shootout Contest

One-on-One challenge

Top Scorers

Highest attendances

All-Star Coaches

Coaches 1979-2008

Coaches with most victories

All-Star Players

Players with most appearances (1979-2008)

Notable CBA All-Stars

References

Sources

See also