The 2018 PBA All-Star Week is the annual all-star week of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)'s 2017–18 season being held on May 23 to 27, 2018 on three different venues covering Luzon (Batangas), Visayas (Iloilo) and Mindanao (Davao).
Mindanao leg
All-Star Game
Roster
+PBA Mindanao All-StarsPosPlayerTeamNo. of selectionsStartersG Mark Barroca Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 6G Peter June Simon Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 7G Jio Jalalon Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 2G Scottie Thompson Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 3F Mac Belo Blackwater Elite 2ReservesG Baser Amer Meralco Bolts 2G/F Cyrus Baguio NLEX Road Warriors 11C Sonny Thoss Alaska Aces 12F/C Rafi Reavis Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 4C John Paul Erram Blackwater Elite 1G RR Garcia TNT KaTropa 3G Carlo Lastimosa Columbian Dyip 3Head coach: Tim Cone (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel)
+Smart PBA All-StarsPosPlayerTeamNo. of selectionsStartersC June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 6G/F Matthew Wright Phoenix Fuel Masters 2G Jayson Castro TNT KaTropa 6G Kiefer Ravena NLEX Road Warriors 1F Calvin Abueva Alaska Aces 6F Carl Bryan Cruz Alaska Aces 2F/C Troy Rosario TNT KaTropa 3ReservesG Terrence Romeo TNT KaTropa 3F/C Japeth Aguilar Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6F/G Gabe Norwood Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9G/F Allein Maliksi Blackwater Elite 2F/G Roger Pogoy TNT KaTropa 2Head coach: Norman Black (Meralco Bolts)
Carl Bryan Cruz was unable to participate. Jayson Castro started in place of Carl Bryan Cruz. Roger Pogoy was unable to participate. Kiefer Ravena started in place of Troy Rosario. Troy Rosario was unable to participate.
Game
All-Star Mindanao Leg MVP: Baser Amer (PBA Mindanao)
Luzon leg
Obstacle Challenge This edition was exclusively only for big men (power forwards and centers). +Contestants Pos. Player Team Height Weight F Beau Belga Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6–6 235 C John Paul Erram Blackwater Elite 6–8 227 F Gabby Espinas San Miguel Beermen 6–4 208 F Justin Chua Phoenix Fuel Masters 6–6 232 F Kelly Nabong GlobalPort Batang Pier 6–6 227 C Yousef Taha TNT KaTropa 6–7 231 F Russel Escoto Columbian Dyip 6–6 210 C Sonny Thoss Alaska Aces 6–7 205 F Aldrech Ramos Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 6–6 190 F Ken Bono Meralco Bolts 6–5 280 C Asi Taulava NLEX Road Warriors 6–9 245 F Raymond Aguilar Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6–5 200
Gabby Espinas replaced Yancy de Ocampo, who was unable to participate.
+Final round Pos. Player Team Time F Beau Belga Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 21.7s C John Paul Erram Blackwater Elite 29.6s F Gabby Espinas San Miguel Beermen 30.5s
Three-Point Shootout This year's shootout featured a new format. Each of the five racks now has two moneyballs, with the first and fifth balls being valued as two points. This was a departure from the previous years' feature of having an "all-moneyball rack". This also increased the maximum possible points to 35 from 34. +Contestants Pos. Player Team Height Weight First round Final round G James Yap Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6–3 205 24 24 G Stanley Pringle GlobalPort Batang Pier 6–1 185 22 21 G Terrence Romeo TNT KaTropa 5–11 178 23 16 G Ronald Tubid Columbian Dyip 6–1 185 20 did not advance G Matthew Wright Phoenix Fuel Masters 6–4 200 20 G LA Tenorio Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 5–8 150 19 G Paul Lee Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 6–0 200 17 G Marcio Lassiter San Miguel Beermen 6–2 185 16 G JVee Casio Alaska Aces 5–10 175 15 F KG Canaleta Meralco Bolts 6–6 200 15 G Larry Fonacier NLEX Road Warriors 6–2 170 13 G Allein Maliksi Blackwater Elite 6–4 180 11 Gold represent current champion.
Slam Dunk Contest This year's contest only featured four judges instead of the traditional five. +Contestants Pos. Player Team Height Weight First round Final round G Rey Guevarra Phoenix Fuel Masters 6–3 190 75 115 G Renz Palma Blackwater Elite 6–0 77 114 GChris Newsome Meralco Bolts 6–2 190 72 did not advance F Matt Ganuelas-Rosser San Miguel Beermen 6–5 186 69 F Lervin Flores GlobalPort Batang Pier 6–5 59 F Marion Magat Alaska Aces 6–7 180 52 Gold represent the current champion.
Shooting Stars Challenge Team Name Time Team Paul Lee 38.8 Team Marcio Lassiter 1:01.4 Team LA Tenorio 2:00.0
All-Star Game
Roster
+PBA Luzon All-StarsPosPlayerTeamNo. of selectionsStartersF Calvin Abueva Alaska Aces 6F/C Japeth Aguilar Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6G LA Tenorio Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8G Paul Lee Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 7F Marc Pingris Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 14G Jayson Castro TNT KaTropa 6ReservesG Stanley Pringle GlobalPort Batang Pier 4G/F Matthew Wright Phoenix Fuel Masters 2G/F Marcio Lassiter San Miguel Beermen 5G Alex Cabagnot San Miguel Beermen 6F Arwind Santos San Miguel Beermen 10F/C Ian Sangalang Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 1F/C Raymond Almazan Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 2Head coach: Leo Austria (San Miguel Beermen)
+Smart PBA All-StarsPosPlayerTeamNo. of selectionsStartersC June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 6G/F Allein Maliksi Blackwater Elite 2G Terrence Romeo TNT KaTropa 3F/C Troy Rosario TNT KaTropa 3F/C Roger Pogoy TNT KaTropa 2ReservesF Carl Bryan Cruz Alaska Aces 2F Mac Belo Blackwater Elite 2F/G Gabe Norwood Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9G Jio Jalalon Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 2G Kiefer Ravena NLEX Road Warriors 1Head coach: Yeng Guiao (NLEX Road Warriors)
Marc Pingris was unable to participate due to an ACL injury. Jayson Castro started in place of Marc Pingris. Ian Sangalang was unable to participate due to a wrist injury. Carl Bryan Cruz was unable to participate. Kiefer Ravena was unable to participate.
Game
All-Star Luzon Leg MVP: Terrence Romeo (Smart PBA)
Visayas leg
Shooting Stars Challenge Team Name Time Team Emman Monfort 1:42 Team Jericho Cruz 1:55 Team Ronald Tubid 2:00
All-Star Game
Roster
+PBA Visayas All-StarsPosPlayerTeamNo. of selectionsStartersC Greg Slaughter Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 4C June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 6G James Yap Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 15G Terrence Romeo TNT KaTropa 3G Kiefer Ravena NLEX Road Warriors 1G Chris Ross San Miguel Beermen 4ReservesF Joe Devance Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7G/F Ronald Tubid Columbian Dyip 9G Emman Monfort NLEX Road Warriors 1F/C Asi Taulava NLEX Road Warriors 16G/F Jeff Chan Phoenix Fuel Masters 6F/C J. R. Quiñahan NLEX Road Warriors 4G Jericho Cruz TNT KaTropa 4Head coach: Chito Victolero (Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok)
+Smart PBA All-StarsPosPlayerTeamNo. of selectionsStartersF/C Japeth Aguilar Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6F Calvin Abueva Alaska Aces 6F Troy Rosario TNT KaTropa 3G/F Matthew Wright Phoenix Fuel Masters 2G Jio Jalalon Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 2ReservesF Carl Bryan Cruz Alaska Aces 2F Mac Belo Blackwater Elite 2G/F Gabe Norwood Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9G/F Roger Pogoy TNT KaTropa 2G/F Allein Maliksi Blackwater Elite 2G Jayson Castro TNT KaTropa 6Head coach: Nash Racela (TNT KaTropa)
Kiefer Ravena was unable to participate. Chris Ross started in place of Kiefer Ravena. Joe Devance was unable to participate due to a knee injury. Ronald Tubid played in place of Joe Devance. Carl Bryan Cruz was unable to participate. Allein Maliksi was unable to participate due to an injury.
Game
All-Star Visayas Leg MVP: Jeff Chan (PBA Visayas)
Logo making contest The league launched a logo-making contest for the All-Star week on February 23, 2018. The winner of the contest will win an all-expense-paid trip for two to one of the All-Star week legs (Davao, Batangas or Iloilo). PBA launches sketch the All-Star 2018 logo contest, PBA.ph, February 23, 2018
On March 15, an entry by John Paul Limos was selected as the winner of the contest by a selection committee composed of Commissioner Willie Marcial, PBA Press Corps president Gerry Ramos and Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok team manager Alvin Patrimonio.LOOK: PBA 2018 All-Star Games logo, ABS-CBN Sports, March 15, 2018 The winning entry however got disqualified the following day since the logo had a very similar look from the logo used by PlayPark All-Stars (an e-sports tournament).Oops: PBA pulls out winning All-Star logo after similar design surfaces, ABS-CBN Sports, March 16, 2018
On March 19, a new logo, designed by Jerome Allan Moreno was selected as the winner of the logo making contest.PBA All Star 2018 logo has a retro touch, PBA.ph, March 19, 2018
See also 2017–18 PBA season Philippine Basketball Association Philippine Basketball Association All-Star Weekend
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