The 2008 American Basketball Association All-Star Game was held at the 1,856 seat Barre Auditorium in Barre, Vermont on March 21–22, 2008, where East defeated West in style, 161–140 in front of 1,500 basketball fans. Anthony Anderson of the Manchester Millrats won the MVP award. Senegalese player Issa Konare and Chinese Sun Yue were the only foreigners of the All-Star Game.
The 2008 ABA All-Star Game events The Three-Point contest The night before the All-Star Game on March, in the opening event of the 2008 ABA All-Star Weekend, Robin Kennedy of the Orange County Gladiators, an And1 Tour veteran, nosed out guard Sean Dixon of the Atlanta Vision to win the Simply Subs ABA Three-Point crown. Antonio Burks, Kenny Wright also participated in the contest but failed to qualify to the final.
The Slam-Dunk contest Chris Cayole of the Vermont Frost Heaves playing in front of his home crowd, won the M&M Beverage Centers Slam-Dunk title, thanks to a 360-degree windmill jam which ultimately earned him the dunk title over Cardell Butler of the San Diego Wildcats and Mario Kinsey of the Texas Tycoons at the Barre Auditorium on Friday, March 21.
The Game
All-Star teams Rosters
+East All-Stars Pos. Player Team Appearance Starters G Anthony Anderson Manchester Millrats F Samuel Audet-Sow Quebec Kebekwa G Tommy Mitchell Halifax Rainmen F Issa Konare Vermont Frost Heaves F Antonio Burks Vermont Frost Heaves Reserves G Joey Britto Jersey Express F P.J. Young Manchester Millrats G Charles Fortier (basketball) Quebec Kebekwa F Cordell Jeanty Montreal Royal Head coach: Will Voigt (Vermont Frost Heaves)
+West All-Stars Pos. Player Team Appearance Starters G Mario Kinsey Texas Tycoons C Randall Williams Texas Tycoons F Jerome Habel San Diego Wildcats F Cardell Butler San Diego Wildcats G Sun Yue Beijing Aoshen Olympian Reserves G Jamel Staten Beijing Aoshen Olympian G Kenny Wright Long Beach Breakers G Chancey Ephraim West Texas Whirlwinds G Robin Kennedy Orange County Gladiators G Sean Dixon Atlanta Vision G B.J. Puckett Atlanta Vision Head coach: Jean-Paul Afif (Texas Tycoons)
See also 2006 ABA All-Star Game 2007 ABA All-Star Game 2011 ABA All-Star Game
References
External links ABALive.com/AllStar – Official website of the 2008 ABA All-Star Game