The NBL All-Star Game was a special event basketball game that has run in the past as part of the Australian National Basketball League. When held, the All-Star game has been between two teams composed of star players from that season.
The first NBL All-Star Game was held in 1982 at the Apollo Stadium in Adelaide with the East defeating the West 153–148 with Leroy Loggins taking the first of two All-Star MVP awards. It was next held in 1988 at The Glass House in Melbourne and was then held every season until 1997. After a seven-year hiatus, the NBL revived the All-Star game for the 2003–04 NBL season and it was held every season until 2007–08. For the 2012–13 season, the NBL brought back the All-Star game, having it played on 22 December 2012 at the Adelaide Arena.NBL All-Stars game to return2013 All Star Game
The 1992, 1993 and 1994 All-Star games featured the Australian Boomers team playing against the USA Stars (1992) and the NBL Stars in 1993 and 1994. The 1992 game played at the AIS Arena in Canberra was played on 4 July and was promoted as the "Independence Day Challenge".1992 NBL All star game - Boomers vs USA All Stars
All-Star games by season + Year Result Arena City MVP 1982 East 153, West 148 Apollo Stadium Adelaide, SA Leroy Loggins, West Adelaide Bearcats 1988 North 127, South 122 The Glass House Melbourne, VIC Leroy Loggins, Brisbane Bullets 1989 North 141, South 143 The Glass House Melbourne, VIC Andrew Gaze, Melbourne Tigers 1990 North 139, South 119 Perth Entertainment Centre Perth, WA Derek Rucker, Brisbane Bullets 1991 North 168, South 154 The Glass House Melbourne, VIC Mark Davis, Adelaide 36ers 1992 Australia 149, USA Stars 132 AIS Arena Canberra, ACT Andrew Gaze, Melbourne Tigers 1993 NBL Stars 124, Australia 119 Melbourne Park Melbourne, VIC Terry Dozier, Newcastle Falcons 1994 NBL Stars 101, Australia 133 Sydney Entertainment Centre Sydney, NSW Tony Ronaldson, South East Melbourne Magic 1995 South Stars 138, North Stars 140 Clipsal Powerhouse Adelaide, SA Robert Rose, Adelaide 36ers 1996 South Stars 132, North Stars 146 Melbourne Park Melbourne, VIC Darryl McDonald, North Melbourne Giants 1997 North Stars 151, South Stars 142 Sydney Entertainment Centre Sydney, NSW Derek Rucker, Brisbane Bullets 2003–04 West 126, East 129 State Netball Hockey Centre Melbourne, VIC Ebi Ere, Sydney Kings 2004–05 Aussies 156, World 140 Townsville Entertainment Centre Townsville, QLD Brad Newley, Townsville Crocodiles 2005–06 Aussies 151, World 116 Sydney Entertainment Centre Sydney, NSW Darryl McDonald, Melbourne Tigers 2006–07 Aussies 133, World 136 Distinctive Homes Dome Adelaide, SA Rashad Tucker, Melbourne Tigers 2007–08 Aussies 146, World 141 State Netball Hockey Centre Melbourne, VIC Nathan Jawai, Cairns Taipans 2012–13 South 134 v North 114 Adelaide Arena Adelaide, SA Chris Goulding, Melbourne Tigers
Players with most MVP awards
Player WinsEditions Leroy Loggins 21982, 1988 Andrew Gaze 21989, 1992 Darryl McDonald 21996, 2006 Derek Rucker 21990, 1997
Wins by team (1982-2012) Team Wins YearsNorth 5 1988, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1997Aussies 3 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08South 3 1989, 1991, 2012–13Australia National Team 2 1992, 1994West 1 1982NBL Stars 1 1993World All Stars 1 2006-07East 1 2003-04World All Stars - Runner-up 1992
Players with most appearances PlayerAll-StarEditionsMVP Andrew Gaze11 1988–1997, 2004 1989, 1992 James Crawford10 1988–1997 - Leroy Loggins9 1982–1988, 1990, 1993, 1994 1982, 1988 Mark Davis8 1988–1995 1991 Mark Bradtke6 1992–1994, 1996, 1997, 2005 - Darryl McDonald5 1995–1997, 2006, 2007 1996, 2006 Lanard Copeland5 1992–1996, 2004 - Brett Maher4 1996, 1997, 2005, 2006 - Wayne McDaniel4 1988-1991 - Al Green3 1982, 1988, 1991 -
Slam-Dunk champions Year Player Team1993 Brett Rainbow Melbourne Tigers1994 Brett Rainbow Melbourne Tigers1995 Brett Rainbow (3) Melbourne Tigers1996 Sam Mackinnon South East Melbourne Magic2005 (I) Robert Brown Townsville Crocodiles2005 (II) Everard Bartlett New Zealand Breakers2006 Carlos Powell New Zealand Breakers2012 Bennie Lewis Melbourne Tigers
3-Point Shootout Year Player Team1991 Scottie Fisher North Melbourne Giants1997 Leroy Loggins Brisbane Bullets 2003-2006 Not held2007 Troy DeVries West Sydney Razorbacks2012 Stephen Weigh Adelaide 36ers
Distinctions FIBA Hall of Fame Andrew Gaze Lindsay Gaze
Basketball Hall of Fame Lindsay Gaze
FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991) Andrew Gaze
See also National Basketball League (Australia)
References
Sources The Greatest NBL All-Star Performances ever
External links Official NBL website