The 1990 Continental Basketball Association All-Star Game was the 28th All-Star Game organised by CBA since its inception in 1949. It was held at the Wharton Field House in Moline, Illinois (Quad Cities) on January 21, 1990, in front of 4,327 spectators. The National Conference defeated the American Conference 107–105.
Conner Henry was named the MVP.
It was Tim Legler's first of four career appearances. Each of the 16 СВA franchises were represented by at least one player. The game featured thirteen of the 1989–90 league's top scorers.
Prior to the event, Mauro Panaggio, coach of Quad City Thunder, had the record of most CBA wins as during his ninth season, his record was 261-140 (65%) (including only regular season matches). On the other side, Eric Musselman was only 24 at the time and the youngest coach in the CBA history. It was his first All-Sta Game.
Twenty-seven NBA scouts attended the game.
The 1990 CBA All-Star Game events
CBA Long Distance Shootout Jose Slaughter of Quad City Thunder was the winner beating Leon Wood 15–9 in the final.
Slum-dunk Gerry Wright of Pensacola Tornados was the winner. He beat Don Jacobs of Tulsa Fast Breakers in the final, by 141–124.
The Game Tim Legler was the top scorer of the match with 17 pts for the National Conference (teammate Ralph Lewis had 5 pts).
All-Star teams Rosters
+National Conference Pos. Number Player Team Previous appearances Starters G #30 Tim Legler Omaha Racers G #32 Ralph Lewis Sioux Falls Skyforce F #34 Derrick Gervin Santa Barbara Islanders F #22 Conner Henry Rapid City Thrillers C #44 Jim Rowinski Topeka Sizzlers Reserves F #42 Scott Fisher San Jose Jammers G #45 Leon Wood Santa Barbara Islanders G #24 Richard Morton San Jose Jammers G #10 Michael Tait Wichita Falls Texans C #50 Ozell Jones Tulsa Fast Breakers C Ronald Draper Quad City Thunder F Gerry Wright Gerry Wright Profile - ACB.com Pensacola Tornados Head coach: Eric Musselman (Rapid City Thrillers)
+American Conference Pos. Number Player Team Previous appearances Starters G #24 Fred Cofield Rockford Lightning 1988-89 G #20 Jose Slaughter Quad City Thunder F #12 Bill Jones Quad City Thunder 1988-89 F #40 Vincent Askew Albany Patroons 1988-89 C #44 Bob McCann Pensacola Tornados Reserves F #34 Winston Crite Grand Rapids Hoops G #32 John Starks Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets G #22 Steve Harris Columbus Horizon F #50 Orlando Graham Orlando Graham Profile - proballers.com Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets G #10 Tony White La Crosse Catbirds F Dwayne McClain La Crosse Catbirds 1988-89 Head coach: Mauro Panaggio (Quad City Thunder)
Result Team 1ScoreTeam 2National Conference 107 - 105 American Conference
Awards MVPTopscorerSlam-dunk championLong Distance Shootout Winner Conner Henry Tim Legler Gerry Wright Jose Slaughter
See also 1988-89 CBA All-Star Game Continental Basketball Association
References
Sources the 1990 cba all-star classic HISTORY OF THE CBA ALL STAR GAME