The ULEB All-Star Game was the all-star basketball exhibition game, which took part annually from 1992 until 1994 representing players from the Spanish and the Italian Leagues and also the French in its last edition. The All-Star Games only featured foreign players from each league and were considered as part of the now defunct Spanish and Italian Lega Basket All Star Games in its all three editions, but not of the French League which joined them only in the 1994 Games.
Background The Union of European Leagues of Basketball (ULEB) was founded by the professional basketball organising bodies of Italy, France and Spain on June 25, 1991 in Rome, Italy in a bid to protect their clubs' financial interests within FIBA as their relationship with the latter has gradually started deteriorating. A year after, in November 1992, the Italian, and the Spanish League decided to unify their annual All-Star Games in a joint event that would feature the best foreign players currently competing in the top basketball leagues of Europe at the time. Madrid was chosen as the host city of the event to celebrate the anniversary of ULEB, under its president Gianluigi Porelli.
Concept The events were design on the NBA All-Star Game pattern including an exhibition game, a slam-dunk and a three-point shoot contest. The duration of the games were 48 minutes, split in four quarters of twelve minutes each. There were no domestic players representing their leagues, but only the best foreign players were chosen. The majority of them were Americans, but there were also some talented Eastern Europeans such as Arvydas Sabonis, Predrag Danilovic, Zoran Savic, Aleksandar Đorđević, Alexander Volkov, Dejan Bodiroga and the only South American Oscar Schmidt.The first two editions were officially named ACB/Lega and Lega/ACB All-Star Games respectively, depending on the country of origins of the venue, though they were organised by the Spanish and Italian federations who were the founders of ULEB. The last edition was officially renamed ULEB All-Star Game as the other ULEB's founding member, the French Federation participated. The last All-Star Game on November 14, 1994 included three games of 24 minutes between the three Federations, with the Italian League being crowned the winner of the competition after beating the French and the Spanish All-Stars.
List of games ULEB members Edition Venue Results MVPTeam Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid ACB – Lega Basket 136 - 123 Arvydas Sabonis ACB All-Stars PalaEur, Rome Lega Basket – ACB 135 - 131 Micheal Ray Richardson Lega All-Stars Font de Sant Lluís, Valencia Lega Basket – LNB 58 - 54 ACB – LNB 59 - 43 Lega Basket – ACB 53 - 48 Aleksandar Đorđević Lega All-Stars
ULEB Euroleague Edition Venue Results MVPTeam Raimundo Saporta Pavilion, Madrid Real Madrid - ULEB Euroleague All-Stars 85-91 Tyus Edney ULEB Euroleague All-Stars
1992 ULEB All-Star Game 1st ULEB All-Star Game 1992–93
Arena: Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid
Date: November 14, 1992:
Season: 1992–93
Score: Liga ACB All-Stars - Lega Basket All-Stars 136–123
ACB All-Stars: Joe Arlauckas Tim Burroughs Darryl Middleton Velimir Perasović Harold Pressley Kevin Pritchard Arvydas Sabonis Reggie Slater Chandler Thompson Andre Turner Rickie Winslow Zoran Savic Head Coaches: Miguel Ángel Martín Fernández and Lolo Sainz
Lega Basket All-Stars: Greg "Cadillac" Anderson Predrag Danilović Darryl Dawkins Darren Daye Aleksandar Đorđević A.J. English Pace Mannion Oscar Schmidt Dino Rađja Terry Teagle Sasha Volkov Haywoode Workman Head Coaches: Alberto Bucci and Ettore Messina
Game MVP: Arvydas Sabonis
3 Point Contest winner: Danko Cvjetićanin (defeated Aleksandar Đorđević in the final)
Slam-dunk Contest winner: Chandler Thompson (defeated Antonio Davis in the final)
Liga ACB All-Stars FIAT (Coaches: Miguel Ángel Martín Fernández, Lolo Sainz): Joe Arlauckas 13, Tim Burroughs 15, Darryl Middleton 12, Velimir Perasović 3, Harold Pressley 14, Kevin Pritchard 4, Arvydas Sabonis 22, Zoran Savic 8, Reggie Slater 10, Chandler Thompson 6, Andre Turner 24, Rickie Winslow 5. Lega Basket All-Stars POLTI (Coaches: Alberto Bucci, Ettore Messina): Greg "Cadillac" Anderson 6, Predrag Danilović 12, Darryl Dawkins 7, Darren Daye 3, Aleksandar Đorđević 2, A.J. English 12, Pace Mannion 9, Oscar Schmidt 17, Dino Rađja 8, Terry Teagle 20, Sasha Volkov 17, Haywoode Workman 5.
1993 ULEB All-Star Game 2nd ULEB All-Star Game 1993–94
Arena: PalaEur, Rome
Date: November 13, 1993
Season: 1993–94
Score: Lega Basket All-Stars - Liga ACB All-Stars 135–131
Liga ACB All-Stars: Michael Anderson Joe Arlauckas Roy Fisher Dan Godfread Dennis Hopson Tony Massenburg Darryl Middleton Ivo Nakić Oscar Schmidt Fred Roberts Andy Toolson Andre Turner Head Coaches: Clifford Luyk and José Alberto Pesquera
Lega Basket All-Stars: Dejan Bodiroga Joe Binion Aleksandar Đorđević Predrag Danilović Winston Garland Dean Garrett Dan Gay Shelton Jones Cliff Levingston George McCloud Micheal Ray Richardson Henry Williams Head Coaches: Alberto Bucci and Fabrizio Frates
Game MVP: Micheal Ray Richardson
3 Point Contest winner: Oscar Schmidt (defeated Aleksandar Đorđević in the final)
Slam-dunk Contest winner: not held
Liga ACB All-Stars (Coaches: Clifford Luyk, José Alberto Pesquera): Michael Anderson 8, Joe Arlauckas 10, Roy Fisher 4, Dan Godfread 6, Dennis Hopson 11, Tony Massenburg 24, Darryl Middleton 10, Ivo Nakić 0, Oscar Schmidt 20, Fred Roberts 14, Andy Toolson 9, Andre Turner 15. Lega Basket All-Stars POLTI (Coaches: Alberto Bucci, Fabrizio Frates): Joe Binion 4, Dejan Bodiroga 9, Predrag Danilović 16, Aleksandar Đorđević 5, Winston Garland 4, Dean Garrett 12, Dan Gay 4, Shelton Jones 9, Cliff Levingston 16, George McCloud 15, Micheal Ray Richardson 23, Henry Williams 18.
1994 ULEB All-Star Game 3rd ULEB All-Star Game 1994–95
Arena: Pavelló Municipal Font de Sant Lluís, Valencia
Date: November 14, 1994
Season: 1994–95
Scores: Lega Basket All-Stars - LNB All-Stars 58–54 Liga ACB All-Stars - LNB All-Stars 59–43 Lega Basket All-Stars - Liga ACB All-Stars 53–48 (Final)
Lega Basket All-Stars: Dejan Bodiroga Wendell Alexis Aleksandar Đorđević Joe Binion Dallas Comegys Emanual Davis Dan Gay Gerald Glass Billy McCaffrey Petar Naumoski Jeff Sanders John Turner Head Coaches: Alberto Bucci and Bogdan Tanjević
Liga ACB All-Stars: Darrell Armstrong Michael Curry Roy Fisher Dan Godfread Kenny Green Warren Kidd Darryl Middleton Corny Thompson Oscar Schmidt Andy Toolson Andre Turner Head Coaches: Aíto García Reneses and Manu Moreno
LNB All-Stars: Ron Anderson Winston Crite Ron Curry Tim Kempton Conrad McRae David Rivers Michael Ray Richardson Delaney Rudd Rickie Winslow Michael Young Head Coaches: Božidar Maljković and Jacques Monclar
Tournament MVP: Aleksandar Đorđević
3 Point Contest winner: Aleksandar Đorđević (defeated Dejan Bodiroga in the final)
Slam-dunk Contest winner: Chandler Thompson (defeated Darrell Armstrong in the final)
Game 1 Lega Basket All-Stars (Coaches: Alberto Bucci, Bogdan Tanjević): Wendell Alexis 4, Joe Binion 5, Dejan Bodiroga 8, Dallas Comegys 2, Emanual Davis D/P, Aleksandar Đorđević 22, Dan Gay 8, Gerald Glass 5, Billy McCaffrey D/P, Petar Naumoski 0, Jeff Sanders 4, John Turner 0. LNB All-Stars (Coaches: Božidar Maljković, Jacques Monclar): Ron Anderson 8, Winston Crite 4, Ron Curry 6, Tim Kempton 2, Conrad McRae 4, David Rivers 5, Michael Ray Richardson 8, Delaney Rudd 2, Rickie Winslow 9, Michael Young 6.
Game 2 Liga ACB All-Stars (Coaches: Aíto García Reneses, Manu Moreno): Darrell Armstrong 3, Michael Curry 18, Roy Fisher 3, Dan Godfread 4, Kenny Green 2, Warren Kidd 2, Darryl Middleton 7, Oscar Schmidt 0, Corny Thompson 4, Andy Toolson 8, Andre Turner 8. LNB All-Stars (Coaches: Božidar Maljković, Jacques Monclar): Ron Anderson 0, Winston Crite 9, Ron Curry 14, Tim Kempton 2, Conrad McRae 6, Michael Ray Richardson 0, David Rivers 7, Delaney Rudd 0, Rickie Winslow 3, Michael Young 2.
Game 3 Lega Basket All-Stars (Coaches: Alberto Bucci, Bogdan Tanjević): Wendell Alexis 2, Joe Binion D/P, Dejan Bodiroga 8, Dallas Comegys 5, Emanual Davis 5, Aleksandar Đorđević 10, Dan Gay 4, Gerald Glass 0, Billy McCaffrey 5, Petar Naumoski 2, Jeff Sanders 4, John Turner 5. Liga ACB All-Stars (Coaches: Aíto García Reneses, Manu Moreno): Darrell Armstrong 4, Michael Curry 4, Roy Fisher 2, Dan Godfread 2, Kenny Green D/P, Warren Kidd 2, Darryl Middleton 8, Oscar Schmidt 9, Corny Thompson 0, Andy Toolson 3, Andre Turner 14.
Three-Point Shootout Edition Venue Winner Team Runner-up Team Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid Danko CvjetićaninACB All-Stars Aleksandar ĐorđevićLega All-Stars PalaEur, Rome Oscar SchmidtACB All-Stars Aleksandar ĐorđevićLega All-Stars Font de Sant Lluís, Valencia Aleksandar ĐorđevićLega All-Stars Dejan Bodiroga Lega All-Stars
Slam Dunk Contest Edition Venue Winner Team Runner-up Team Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid Chandler ThompsonACB All-Stars Antonio DavisLega All-Stars PalaEur, Rome Not held Font de Sant Lluís, Valencia Chandler Thompson (2)ACB All-Stars Darrell ArmstrongLega All-Stars
Players with multiple selections PlayerAll-StarEditionsTeam Darryl Middleton3 1992, 1993, 1994 ACB All-Stars Aleksandar Đorđević3 1992, 1993, 1994 Lega All-Stars Andre Turner3 1992, 1993, 1994 ACB All-Stars Oscar Schmidt3 1992, 1993, 1994 Lega All-Stars,ACB All-Stars Michael Ray Richardson2 1993, 1994 Lega All-Stars,LNB All-Stars Rickie Winslow2 1992, 1994 ACB All-Stars,LNB All-Stars Joe Arlauckas2 1992, 1993 ACB All-Stars Predrag Danilović2 1992, 1993 Lega All-Stars Andy Toolson2 1993, 1994 ACB All-Stars Dan Gay2 1993, 1994 Lega All-Stars Joe Binion2 1993, 1994 Lega All-Stars
Coaches with most appearances PlayerAll-StarEditionsTeam Alberto Bucci3 1992, 1993, 1994 Lega All-Stars
Top Scorers Per edition EditionPlayerPointsTeam1992 Andre Turner 24 ACB All-Stars1993 Micheal Ray Richardson 23 Lega All-Stars1994 Aleksandar Đorđević 32* Lega All-Stars
All-time RankPlayerPointsTeam1 Andre Turner 61 ACB All-Stars2 Oscar Schmidt 46 Lega All-Stars, ACB All-Stars3 Aleksandar Đorđević 39 Lega All-Stars4 Darryl Middleton 37 ACB All-Stars5 Michael Ray Richardson 31 Lega All-Stars
2002 ULEB Euroleague All-Stars On 2 October 2002 Euroleague All-Star Team led by Tyus Edney defeated Real Madrid at the Raimundo Saporta Pavilion in an exhibition game 91-85.Euroleague All-Stars vs Real Madrid Real Madrid - Euroleague All-Stars 85-91
Real Madrid (22+15+21+27): Michael Hawkins 2, Alberto Herreros 16, Lucio Angulo 7, Derrick Alston 6, Eduardo Hernández-Sonseca 11; Alain Digbeu 14, Dragan Tarlac 16, Lucas Victoriano 13, Maciej Lampe, Samuel Nadeau. Coach: Javier Imbroda
Euroliga Stars (21+23+14+33): Tyus Edney 16, Ariel McDonald 9, Alvertis 2, Turkcan 2, Marcelo Nicola 8; Michalis Kakiouzis 18, Luis Scola 8, Gregor Fucka 11, Navarro 3, Gur Shelef 2, Nikola Vujčić 12, Frédéric Weis; Coach: Zeljko Obradovic.
ULEB members by 2002 were federations from: Greece, Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland, UK, Germany and Poland (11). Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Austria, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia joined in 2002.
Distinctions FIBA Hall of Fame Oscar Schmidt Bogdan Tanjević Arvydas Sabonis Ettore Messina Alexander Volkov
Basketball Hall of Fame Oscar Schmidt Arvydas Sabonis Dino Radja
FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991) Oscar Schmidt Arvydas Sabonis Alexander Volkov Dino Radja Clifford Luyk (As a player)
See also FIBA EuroStars Liga ACB Presentation Games
References
External links Liga ACB Historia del All Star History