List of Continental Basketball Association All-Star Games

CBA All-Star Classic
CBA All-Star Classic
Status	Inactive
Inaugurated	1949
Most recent	2008
Organized by	CBA

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.
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] 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

Bob McNeill was named the MVP on two occasions.

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).^[6] 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.^[7] 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.^[8]

Year	Result	Host arena	Host city	Game MVP
1949	EPBL All-Stars 74, Pottsville Packers 69	N/A	Pottsville, Pennsylvania	N/A^[9]
1958	West All-Stars 122, East All-Stars 97	109th Street West Side Armory	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	N/A
1959	West All-Stars 110, East All-Stars 88	109th Street West Side Armory	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	N/A
1961	East All-Stars 164, West All-Stars 128	109th Street West Side Armory	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	Boo Ellis
1962	EPBL All-Stars 124, Allentown Jets 119	Rockne Hall	Allentown, Pennsylvania	N/A
1963	Camden Bullets 122, EPBL All-Stars 114	Convention Hall	Camden, New Jersey	Bob McNeill
1964	South All-Stars 137, North All-Stars 125	Trenton High School	Trenton, New Jersey	Jim Hadnot
1965	Camden Bullets 147, EPBL All-Stars 129	Convention Hall	Camden, New Jersey	Bob McNeill (2)
1966	East All-Stars 167, West All-Stars 159	Farm Show Arena	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	Walt Simon
1967	West All-Stars 158, East All-Stars 149	Salesianum School	Wilmington, Delaware	Willie Murrell
1968	East All-Stars 155, West All-Stars 125	Hartford Public High School	Hartford, Connecticut	Spider Bennett
1969	West All-Stars 163, East All-Stars 133	Catholic Youth Center	Scranton, Pennsylvania	Jim Jackson
1970	Wilmington Blue Bombers 129, All-Stars 123	Salesianum School	Wilmington, Delaware	John Savage
1971	Scranton Apollos 146, EBA All-Stars 123	Catholic Youth Center	Scranton, Pennsylvania	Willie Somerset
1972	EBA All-Stars 129, Scranton Apollos 110	Catholic Youth Center	Scranton, Pennsylvania	Reggie Lacefield
1976	EBA All-Stars 137, Allentown Jets 134	William Penn Senior High School	York, Pennsylvania^[10]	N/A
1977	EBA All-Stars 136, Allentown Jets 118	Allen Phys. Ed. Center	Allentown, Pennsylvania	Jim Bostic
1978	East All-Stars 135, West All-Stars 129	Quincy YMCA	Quincy, Massachusetts	Jim Bostic (2)
1979	Rochester Zeniths 182, West All-Stars 168^[11]	Dome Arena	Henrietta, New York	Andre McCarter
1982	Western Division 101, Eastern Division 91	Brendan Byrne Arena	East Rutherford, New Jersey	Brad Branson
1983	Albany Patroons 122, CBA All-Stars 109	Washington Avenue Armory	Albany, New York	Larry Spriggs
1984	CBA All-Stars 128, Wyoming Wildcatters 125	Casper Events Center	Casper, Wyoming	Anthony Roberts
1985	CBA All-Stars 113, Evansville Thunder 109	Roberts Municipal Stadium	Evansville, Indiana	Rick Lamb
1986	CBA All-Stars 110, Tampa Bay Thrillers 108	Tampa SunDome	Tampa Bay, Florida	Don Collins
1987	CBA All-Stars 105, La Crosse Catbirds 102	La Crosse Center	La Crosse, Wisconsin	Eddie L. Johnson
1988	CBA All-Stars 115, Topeka Sizzlers 94	Landon Arena	Topeka, Kansas	Michael Brooks
1988-89	Rockford Lightning 103, CBA All-Stars 97	Rockford Metrocenter	Rockford, Illinois	Dwayne McClain
1990	National Conference 107, American Conference 105	Wharton Field House	Moline, Illinois	Conner Henry
1991	National Conference 120, American Conference 116	Five Seasons Center	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	Vincent Askew
1992	National Conference 124, American Conference 115	Yakima SunDome	Yakima, Washington	Conner Henry (2)
1993	American Conference 133, National Conference 121	Myriad Convention Center	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Pat Durham
1994	American Conference 119, National Conference 108	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum	Fort Wayne, Indiana	Jeff Martin
1995	National Conference 119, American Conference 115	Hartford Civic Arena	Hartford, Connecticut	Tony Dawson
1996	National Conference 121, American Conference 105	Sioux Falls Arena	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	Shelton Jones
1997	American Conference 107, National Conference 98	Yakima SunDome	Yakima, Washington	Dexter Boney
2000	Eastern Division 135, Western Division 124	Sioux Falls Arena^[12]	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	Dontae' Jones
2001	Despite that the All-Stars were selected, it was cancelled in January. The CBA folded on February 8, 2001 ^[13]
2003	National Conference 140, American Conference 125	Sioux Falls Arena	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	Versile Shaw
2004	National Conference 105, American Conference 103	Yakima SunDome	Yakima, Washington	Roberto Bergersen
2005	Eastern Conference 114, Western Conference 110	Genesis Convention Center	Gary, Indiana	Sam Clancy, Jr.
2006	Western Conference 119, Eastern Conference 110	Qwest Arena	Boise, Idaho	Randy Holcomb
2007	National Conference 134, American Conference 131 (OT)	Butte Civic Center	Butte, Montana	Ralph Holmes
2008	National Conference 109, American Conference 107	Yakima SunDome	Yakima, Washington^[14]	Odell Bradley

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

Players with most MVP awards

Player	Wins	Editions
Bob McNeill	2	1963, 1965
Jim Bostic	2	1977, 1978
Conner Henry	2	1990, 1992

Wins by team (1949-2008)

Team	Wins	Years
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 Bullets	2	1963, 1965
Wilmington Blue Bombers	1	1970
Scranton Apollos	1	1971
Rochester Zeniths	1	1979
Albany Patroons	1	1983
Rockford Lightning	1	1988-89

Most Valuable Player Award winners

1961 – Alex "Boo" Ellis, Wilkes-Barre Barons
1963 – Bobby McNeill, Camden Bullets
1964 – Jimmie Hadnot, Trenton Colonials
1965 – Bobby McNeill, Camden Bullets
1966 – Walt Simon, Allentown Jets
1967 – Willie Murrell, Scranton Miners
1968 – Willis "Spider" Bennett, Hartford Capitols
1969 – Jim Jackson, Scranton Miners
1970 – John Savage, Wilmington Blue Bombers
1971 – Willie Somerset, Scranton Apollos
1972 – Reggie Lacefield, Hartford Capitols
1977 – Jim Bostic, Jersey Shore Bullets
1978 – Jim Bostic, Jersey Shore Bullets
1979 – Andre McCarter, Rochester Zeniths
1982 – Brad Branson, Anchorage Northern Knights
1983 – Larry Spriggs, Albany Patroons
1984 – Anthony Roberts, Wyoming Wildcatters
1985 – Rick Lamb, Wyoming Wildcatters
1986 – Don Collins, Tampa Bay Thrillers
1987 – Eddie Johnson, Tampa Bay Thrillers
1988 – Michael Brooks, Albany Patroons
1989 – Dwayne McClain, Rockford Lightning
1990 – Conner Henry, Rapid City Thrillers
1991 – Vincent Askew, Albany Patroons
1992 – Conner Henry, Yakima Sun Kings
1993 – Pat Durham, Fargo-Moorhead Fever
1994 – Jeff Martin, Grand Rapids Hoops
1995 – Tony Dawson, Rockford Lightning
1996 – Shelton Jones, Florida Beachdogs
1997 – Dexter Boney, Florida Beachdogs
2000 – Dontae' Jones, LaCrosse Bobcats
2003 – Versile Shaw, Sioux Falls Skyforce
2004 – Roberto Bergersen, Idaho Stampede
2005 – Sam Clancy, Jr., Idaho Stampede
2006 – Randy Holcomb, Gary Steelheads
2007 – Ralph Holmes, Yakama Sun Kings
2008 – Odell Bradley, Butte Daredevils

Slam-Dunk champions (1988-2008)

Year	Player	Team
1988	Jamie Waller	Quad City Thunder
1988-89	Daren Queenan	Charleston Gunners
1990	Gerry Wright	Pensacola Tornados
1991	Not held
1992	Myron Brown	Fort Wayne Fury
1993	Shelton Jones	Rapid City Thrillers
1994	Myron Brown (2)	Fort Wayne Fury
1995	Terry Ross	Tri-City Chinook
1996	Shelton Jones (2)	Florida Beach Dogs
1997	Ronnie Fields	La Crosse Bobcats
2003	Bryant Notree	Gary Steelheads
2004	Kaniel Dickens	Dakota Wizards
2005	Renaldo Major	Gary Steelheads
2006	Alpha Bangura	Michigan Mayhem
2007	Anthony Richardson	Butte Daredevils
2008	Harvey Thomas	Yakima Sun Kings

Long Distance Shootout Contest

Year	Player	Team
1990	Jose Slaughter	Quad City Thunder
1991	Everette Stephens	Rockford Lightning
1992	Duane Washington	Columbus Horizon
1993	Tim Legler	Omaha Racers
1994	Leon Wood	Fargo-Moorhead Fever
1995	Charles Smith	Hartford Hellcats
1996	Darryl Johnson	Omaha Racers
1997	Tony Harris	Sioux Falls Skyforce
2003	Malik Dixon	Dakota Wizards
2004	Jimmie Hunter	Rockford Lightning
2005	David Graves	Gary Steelheads
2006	David Jackson	Idaho Stampede
2007	David Bell	Butte Daredevils
2008	Desmond Ferguson	Yakima Sun Kings

One-on-One challenge

Year	Player	Team
1991	Mario Elie	Albany Patroons
1992	Richard Rellford	Sioux Falls Skyforce
1993
1994	Dan Bingenheimer	Hartford Hellcats

Top Scorers

1959 – Bill Spivey, West All Stars, 28 pts
1961 – Boo Ellis, East All Stars, 29 pts
1962 – Ed Burton, Allentown Jets, 32 pts
1963 – Paul Arizin, Camden Bullets, 35 pts
1964 – Jimmy Hadnot, South All Stars, 31 pts
1965 – Bobby McNeil, Camden Bullets, 29 pts
1966 – Walt Simon, East All Stars, 37 pts
1967 – Art Heyman, East All Stars, 39 pts
1968 – Spider Bennett, East All Stars, 36 pts
1969 – Phil Schoff, East All Stars, 22 pts
& Willie Davis, West All Stars, 22 pts
1970 – Stan Pawlak, EPBL All Stars, 39 pts
1971 – Willie Somerset, EBA All Stars, 36 pts
1972 – Chuck Lloyd, Scranton Apollos, 27 pts
1976 – Charlie Criss, EBA All Stars, 35 pts
1977 – Major Jones, Allentown Jets, 27 pts
1978 – Jim Bostic, East All Stars, 26 pts
1979 – Ron Davis, CBA All Stars, 47 pts
1983 – Larry Spriggs, Albany Patroons, 22 pts
1984 – Anthony Roberts, Wyoming Wildcatters, 43 pts
1985 – Rick Lamb, CBA All Stars, 19 pts
1986 – Don Collins, CBA All Stars, 21 pts
1987 – Eddie Johnson, CBA All Stars, 22 pts
1988 – Jerome Batiste, Topeka Sizzlers, 21 pts
1988-89 – Dwayne McClain, CBA All Stars, 18 pts
1990 – Tim Legler, National Conference, 17 pts
1991 – Mario Elie, National Conference, 22 pts
1992 – Stephen Thompson, American Conference, 22 pts
1993 – Pat Durham, National Conference, 22 pts
1994 – Jeff Martin, American Conference, 20 pts
1995 – Tony Dawson, American Conference, 25 pts
1996 – Henry James, National Conference, 24 pts
1997 – Dexter Boney, American Conference, 25 pts
2000 – Dontae' Jones, Eastern Conference, 34 pts
2003 – Versile Shaw, National Conference, 27 pts
2004 – Roberto Bergersen, American Conference, 27 pts
2005 – Sam Clancy Jr., Western Conference, 19 pts
2006 – David Jackson, Western Conference, 22 pts
2007 – Erick Barkley/Ralph Holmes, American /National Conference, 25 pts
2008 – Odell Bradley, National Conference, 22 pts

Highest attendances

Edition	Venue	Location	Attendance
1982	Brendan Byrne Arena	East Rutherford, New Jersey	10,000
1983	Washington Avenue Armory	Albany, New York	11,272
1984	Casper Events Center	Casper, Wyoming	7,398
1985	Roberts Municipal Stadium	Evansville, Indiana	8,537
1987	La Crosse Center	La Crosse, Wisconsin	6,011
1988	Landon Arena	Topeka, Kansas	7,040
1989	Rockford Metrocenter	Rockford, Illinois	6,572
1993	Myriad Convention Center	Oklahoma City	11,382
1994	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum	Fort Wayne, Indiana	6,324
1995	Hartford Civic Arena	Hartford, Connecticut	10,039
2003	Sioux Falls Arena	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	7,500
2005	Genesis Convention Center	Gary, Indiana	6,683

All-Star Coaches

Coaches 1979-2008

Coach	American Conference	National Conference	East	West	CBA All-Stars	Host 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

Coach	Wins	Editions	Notes
Stan Novak	4	1969 (first win)
Eric Musselman	3	1990, 1992, 1997
Paul Woolpert	3	2000, 2007, 2008
Buddy Donnelly	3	1963, 1964, 1965
Bill Musselman	2	1987, 1988
Flip Saunders	2	1994, 1995
Phil Jackson	2	1983, 1985	4x NBA All-Star coach

All-Star Players

Players with most appearances (1979-2008)

Player	All-Star	Editions	Notes
Tim Legler	4	1990, 1992, 1993, 1995	1x CBA Long Distance Winner (1993), 1x NBA Three-Point Contest Winner (1998)
Claude Gregory	4	1985, 1986, 1987, 1988	As an Evanville Thunder player in the 1985 All-Star Classic
Ronnie Fields	4	2003, 2004, 2006, 2008-DNP	1x Slam Dunk Winner (1997)
Tom Hemans	4	1958, 1959, 1962, 1966
Vincent Askew	3	1988-89, 1990, 1991	2x MVP
Jose Slaughter	3	1985, 1988-89, 1990	As a Rockford Lightning player in 1988-89 edition
Rick Lamb	3	1985, 1986, 1987	As a Tampa Bay Thrillers player in the 1986 edition
Robert Smith	3	1983, 1984, 1985
Ron Rowan	3	1987, 1988, 1988-89	As a Rockford Lightning player in 1988-89 edition
Leon Wood	3	1990, 1994, 1996	-
Reggie Jordan	3	1993, 1994, 1996	-
Jerome Lane	3	1994, 1995, 1996
Henry James	3	1993, 1995, 1996
Ralph McPherson	3	1983, 1984, 1985	As Albany Patroons player in 1983

References

^ "The best shooter in the NBA is a 29-year-old who holds a dubious record: most CBA All-Star Game appearances".
^ "The All-Star Classic: A Showcase of Excellence".
^ "Chris Daleo, behind only Dan Panaggio (4) and Eric Musselman".
^ "Eric Musselman".
^ "long-distance-shootout winners".
^ The Soviet National basketball team beat a team of All Stars (1986) - upi.com
^ CONTINENTAL IS LEAGUE OF HOPE (1982) - nytimes.com
^ Miller, Chuck. "The CBA All-Star Game – Five Decades of Excellence". CBAClassic.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2006. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
^ This first All-Star contest was a fundraiser for hospitalized Pottsville team captain Tommy Bell.
^ The game was played at York, Pa., to test whether the city could support a franchise.
^ 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).
^ A rookie game preceded the All-Star game, with the East beating the West 91-89.
^ "CBA ON THE BRINK OF EXPIRING".
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Sources

HISTORY OF THE CBA ALL STAR GAME

Continental Basketball Association
Founded on April 23, 1946 Formerly the Eastern Pennsylvania Basketball League (1946–48), Eastern Professional Basketball League (1948–1970), and the Eastern Basketball Association (1970–78) Ceased operations on June 1, 2009
Commissioners	William Morgan (1946–1955) Harry Rudolph (1955–1970) William Montzman (1970–1975) Steve A. Kauffman (1975–1978) Jim Drucker (1978–1986) Carl Scheer (1986–1987) Mike Storen (1987–1988) Jay Ramsdell (1988–1989) Jerry Schemmel (1989–1990) Irv Kaze (1990–1991) Terdema Ussery (1991–1993) Mark Lamping (1993–1994) Tom Valdiserri (1994–1996) Steve Patterson (1996–1998) Gary Hunter (1998–1999) Isiah Thomas (1999–2000) Don Welsh (2000–2001) Gary Hunter (2001–2006) Jim Coyne (2007) Dennis Truax (2007–2009)
Player of the Year (formerly Most Valuable Player)	Zubic (1950) Rullo (1951) Crossin (1952) McCloskey (1953, 1954) White (1955) Molinas (1956) Lear (1957) Hennessy (1958) Spivey (1959) Arceneaux (1960) Ellis (1961) Turmon (1962) Arizin (1963) A. Johnson (1964) W. Simon (1965) McCoy (1966) Murrell (1967) Wilburn (1968) Pawlak (1969) Bellamy (1970) Somerset (1971) Wingo (1972) E. Johnson (1973) Wilburn (1974) Baskerville (1975) Criss (1976, 1977) McCracken (1978) McCarter (1979) R. Davis (1980) W. Smith (1981) Valentine (1982) R. Smith (1983) Crompton (1984) Hayes (1985) Young (1986) Binion (1987) Brooks (1988) Bowie (1989) Askew (1990, 1991) Mitchell (1992) Strong (1993) Grandison (1994) Recasner (1995) S. Jones (1996) Boney (1997) King (1998) Griffin (1999) McInnis (2000) M. Simon (2002) Panko (2003) J. Davis (2004) Clancy Jr. (2005) Young (2007) Selvy (2008)
Newcomer of the Year	R. Davis (1978) McCarter (1979) B. Davis (1980) Russell (1981) Branson (1982) M. Davis (1983) Lingenfelter (1984) Collins (1985) Drew (1986) E. Johnson (1987) Allen (1988) Campbell (1989) Ferrell (1990) King (1991) Brundy (1992) Strong (1993) Monroe (1994) Bragg (1995) Nickerson (1996) Tucker (1997) McInnis (1998) D. Jones (1999) C. Smith (2000) Simon (2002) Cantrell (2003) Davis (2004) B. Thomas (2005) J. Thomas (2006) Fountain (2007) Jackson (2008)
Coach of the Year	Novak (1977) Monska (1978) M. Panaggio (1979) Klucas (1980) Karl (1981) Russell (1982) Karl (1983) Brown (1984) Jackson (1985) M. Panaggio (1986) Musselman (1987, 1988) Bibby (1989) Oliver (1989) Saunders (1990) Karl (1991) Reid (1992) D. Panaggio (1992) M. Panaggio (1993) Duncan (1994) McHone (1995) Suhr (1996) McHone (1997) D. Panaggio (1998) T. Jones (1999) D. Panaggio (2000) Joerger (2002) Daleo (2003) Joerger (2004) Bergman (2005) Woolpert (2007, 2008)
Rookie of the Year	Gaines (1958) McCoy (1959) Lewis (1960) Gunther (1961) Huggard (1962) Baynard (1963) Rohloff (1964) McKinney (1965) Love (1966) Wilburn (1967) Carlos (1968) Cornwall (1969) Mast (1970) Wallace (1971) Mayberry (1972) White (1973) Bell (1974) Perry (1975) Rivers & Luckett (1976) M. Jones (1977) Terry (1978) Bates (1979) E. Jones (1980) L. Johnson (1981) Spriggs (1982) Sanders (1983) G. Jones (1984) Turner (1985) Adams (1986) Rowan (1987) Waller (1988) Queenan (1989) Lett (1990) Thompson (1991) Kennedy (1992) Madkins (1993) Ford (1994) Warren (1995) Jackson (1996) Hopkins & Sasser (1997) Sims (1998) Hendrix (1999) Thomas (2000) Inge (2002) McElroy (2003) Bailey (2004) Butler (2005) Powell (2006) Garrison (2007) Washington (2008)
Defensive Player of the Year	C. Smith (1991) Mitchell (1992) Bardo (1993, 1994) Bell (1995) Davis (1996) Beck (1997) McDonald (1998) Martin (1999) Baston (2000) Murdaugh (2002) Rice (2003) Hadley (2004) Clancy Jr. (2005) Felix (2006) Moon (2007) Phillips (2008)
Seasons All-Star Games Champions Award winners and successful alumni Statistical leaders