The LNB All-Star Game is the All-Star Game of the professional Argentine Basketball League, the Liga Nacional de Básquetbol (LNB). The game is held once every year. It started in 1988.
The rosters for the All-Star Game are chosen by an online voting.
History
The All-Star Game was played for the first time on January 30, 1988. It was held at the Mar del Plata Superdome packed with 3,120 spectators. The Blue team (Azul) defeated the White team (Bianco) 112 to 92, and Luis Villar was named the MVP. That first edition also featured the Dunk Tournament and the Three-Point Tournament.
On December 17, 1990, the first All-Star Game was played in Estadio Luna Park, where the White Team defeated the Red Team 104 to 88. In that edition, Julio Ariel Rodríguez was chosen as the MVP in a game that also featured legendary Héctor Campana and Marcelo Milanesio among others.
In 1992, a new era began in the game; now, the teams would be composed of players from the North and South zones of the LNB. In 1993 the game was held in front of 3.500 spectators at the Microestadio Antonio Rotili. This period (North and South selections) lasted for nine editions with the North recording seven wins.
The event wasn't played in 1994, but the following year it returned, at the Ruca Che Stadium in Neuquén, in front of 3,600 spectators, where the South won for the first time. This year also marked the beginning of NBA mascot invitations to the game, with The Gorilla of the Phoenix Suns among them.
In 1999 Néstor García's South beat Ruben Magnano's North in one of the best games.
The event was cancelled in 2020, due to the COVID-19, but it returned in 2021, with the invitation of female players and retired male players this time. The slam-dunk contest was abandoned after the 2019 edition.
Format Initially there was an All-Star match between two selections and the contests. However, the fourteenth edition in 2002 presented a different format: a quadrangular tournament was played between two LNB teams (top division) and two TNA teams (second division). The game was played outdoors for the first time, in the open-air, in a specially set-up structure in Villa Carlos Paz. The Bordeaux team of LNB players, defeated the Azul team, made up of TNA players, in front of 9,000 people.
This 4-team format of 40 All-Stars lasted until the 2007 edition. In 2009, the Legends Game was played for the first time, a match in which the teams were made up of players who had already retired from the sport. The 2009 edition was the most attended one, with 14,200 spectators.
Results
YearScoreVenue and location MVP I1988 Azul 112Blanco 92 Superdomo (Mar del Plata) Luis Villar (River Plate) II1989 Azul 113Blanco 100 Polideportivo Carlos Cerutti (Córdoba) Luis Villar (River Plate) III1990 Blanco 104Rojo 88 Luna Park (Capital Federal) Julio Rodríguez (Gimnasia (Pergamino)) IV1991 Azul 102 Rojo 99 Estadio Osvaldo Casanova (Bahía Blanca) Esteban De la Fuente (Independiente (N)) V1992 Norte 121 Sur 110 Club Juventud (Santiago del Estero) Héctor Campana (Atenas) VI1993 Norte 123Sur 106 Microestadio Antonio Rotili (Lanús) Héctor Campana (Olimpia (VT)) 1994 not held VII1995 Sur 100 Norte 96 Estadio Ruca Che (Neuquén) Hernán Montenegro (Agente libre) VIII1996 Norte 112Sur 108 Polideportivo Islas Malvinas (Mar del Plata) Rubén Wolkowyski (Quilmes) IX1997 Norte 98Sur 96 Polideportivo Islas Malvinas (Mar del Plata) Héctor Campana (Atenas) X1998 Norte 121Sur 117 Polideportivo Islas Malvinas (Mar del Plata) Héctor Campana (Atenas) XI1999Juego De Las Estrellas - LNB 1999 - YouTube Sur 92Norte 80 Estadio Municipal (Mar del Plata) Raúl Merlo (Gimnasia (CR)) XII2000 Norte 72 Sur 68 Estadio Municipal (Mar del Plata) Héctor Campana (Atenas) XIII2001 Norte 101 Sur 90 Polideportivo Ave Fénix (San Luis) Héctor Campana (Boca Juniors) XIV2002En Villa Carlos Paz la fiesta fue un éxito (2002) - archivo.lavoz.com.arLas «estrellas» jugarán a cielo descubierto (Rosters 2002) - rionegro.com Bordeaux 54 Azul 40 Villa Carlos Paz Marcelo Milanesio (Atenas) XV2003 Rojo 51Negro 38 Polideportivo Islas Malvinas (Mar del Plata) Héctor Campana (Atenas) XVI2004La Liga (2003-2004) - latinbasket.comRosters 40: Las 40 estrellas - pickandroll.com Extranjeros 104 Nacionales 97 Estadio Luis Butta (Paraná) Joshua Pittman (Atenas) XVII2005La Liga (2004-2005) - latinbasket.com Nacionales 111 Extranjeros 104 Polideportivo Islas Malvinas (Mar del Plata) Paolo Quinteros (Boca Juniors) XVIII 2006La Liga (2005-2006) - latinbasket.com Nacionales 92 Extranjeros 89 Polideportivo Islas Malvinas (Mar del Plata) Leonardo Gutiérrez (Ben Hur) XIX2007ARG - Argentina gears up for All-Star Games (2007) - fiba.basketballLa Liga (2006-2007) - latinbasket.com Extranjeros 76 Nacionales 74 Polideportivo Islas Malvinas (Mar del Plata) Robert BrownRobert Brown - proballers.com (Quimsa) XX2008La Liga (2007-2008) - latinbasket.com Nacionales 72 Extranjeros 65 Polideportivo Islas Malvinas (Mar del Plata) Andrés Pelussi (Libertad (S)) XXI2009La Liga (2008-2009) - latinbasket.com Blanco 97 Azul 92 Polideportivo Islas Malvinas (Mar del Plata) Roman Gonzalez (Peñarol) XXII2010 Nacionales 84 Extranjeros 81 Polideportivo Islas Malvinas (Mar del Plata) Juan Manuel Locatelli (Atenas) XXIII2011La Liga (2010-2011) - latinbasket.com Extranjeros 68 Nacionales 51 Orfeo Superdomo (Córdoba) Kyle Lamonte (Peñarol) XXIV2012La Liga (2011-2012) - latinbasket.com Nacionales 87 Extranjeros 78 Polideportivo Islas Malvinas (Mar del Plata) Paolo Quinteros (Regatas (C)) XXV2013La Liga (2012-2013) - latinbasket.com Extranjeros 113 Nacionales 99 Polideportivo Islas Malvinas (Mar del Plata) David Jackson (Gimnasia Indalo) XXVI2014Extranjeros 126Nacionales 102Estadio Héctor Etchart (Capital Federal) Walter Baxley (Quilmes) XXVII2015Extranjeros 90Nacionales 76Luna Park (Capital Federal) Lee Roberts(Ciclista Olímpico) XXVIII2016Extranjeros 110Nacionales 107Polideportivo Víctor Nethol(La Plata) Robert Battle(Quimsa) XXIX2017Equipo Blanco 92Equipo Azul 83Polideportivo Roberto Pando(Capital Federal) Facundo Campazzo( Real Madrid) XXX2018Equipo Blanco 110Equipo Negro 98Polideportivo Roberto Pando(Capital Federal) Facundo Campazzo( Real Madrid) XXXI2019Equipo Blanco 60Equipo Azul 58Microestadio Antonio Rotili(Lanús) Mariano Fierro(Ferro) 2020 not held XXXII2021Rosters - 32° Juego de las Estrellas - juegodelasestrellas.arEquipo Blanco 84Equipo Negro 66Polideportivo Roberto Pando(Capital Federal) Florencia Chagas(Empoli Ladies)XXXIII2022Rosters 2022 - juegodelasestrellas.arEquipo Blanco 70Equipo Negro 60Estadio La Pedrera (Villa Mercedes) Héctor Campana(retired)XXXIV2023Equipo Rojo 63Equipo Blanco 54Estadio Héctor Etchart (Capital Federal) Selem Safar(Centauros de Portuguesa)XXXIV2024Rosters 2024 - tycsports.comEquipo Blanco 58Equipo Azul 57Espacio DAM (Zárate) Paolo Quinteros(retired)XXXV2025Rosters 2025 - tycsports.com Equipos confirmados para el Juego de las Estrellas en Lanús (2025) - juegodelasestrellas.arEquipo Blanco 42 Equipo Negro 54Antonio Rotili Stadium (Lanús ) Walter Herrmann (retired)
Players with most MVP awards
Player WinsEditions Héctor Campana 81992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2022 Paolo Quinteros 32005, 2012, 2024 Facundo Campazzo 22017, 2018 Luis Villar 21988, 1989
Score sheets (2004-2025) Source:
16th All-Star Game 2003-04: DATE: VENUE: Estadio Luis Butta, Paraná SCORE: Nacional All-Stars - Imports All-Stars 97-104
Nacional All-Stars : Facundo Sucatzky 5, Paolo Quinteros 22, Juan Manuel Locatelli 4, Leonardo Gutierrez 13, Diego Osella 4; Diego Prego 18, Claudio Chiappero 4, Sebastian Festa 0, Hector Campana 9, Martin Leiva 18. Coach: Sergio Hernandez.
Imports All-Stars: Lawrence Wallace 16, Josh Pittman 22, David Scott 12, Dwigth McCray 9, Patrick Savoy 12; Charles Jones 3, Jose Vargas 7, Byron Wilson 5, Lazaro Borrell 3, Evric Gray 15. Coach: Nestor Garcia
17th All-Star Game 2004-05: DATE: 24–25 January 2005 VENUE: Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata SCORE: Nacional All-Stars - Imports All-Stars 92-89
Nacional All-Stars : Facundo Sucatzky, Sebastian Ginobili, Paolo Quinteros, Julio Mazzaro, Juan Manuel Locatelli, Carlos Matías Sandes, Leonardo Gutierrez, Roberto Lopez, Diego Osella, Martin Leiva. Coach: Julio Lamas
Imports All-Stars: Javier Martinez (PAR), Ryan Carroll, Byron Wilson, Joshua Pittman, Victor Thomas, Dwight McCray, Lazaro Borrell, Williard Ford, Raheim Brown, Carlos Strong. Coach: Sergio Hernandez.
19th All-Star Game 2006-07: DATE: 22–23 January 2007 VENUE: Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata SCORE: Nacional All-Stars - Imports All-Stars 74-76
Nacional All-Stars : Sebastian Ginobili, Bruno Lábaque, Diego García, Julio Mazzaro, Leandro Masieri, Diego Cavaco, Gabriel Mikulas, Leonardo Gutierrez, Diego Osella, Martin Leiva. Coach: Oscar Sanchez (Quilmes)
Imports All-Stars: Charles Jones, Javier Martinez (PAR), Cleotis Brown, Stalin Ortiz, Lazaro Borrell, Josh Pittman, Robert Brown, Jason Osborne, Chuck Robinson, Tyler Field. Coach: Julio Lamas (Ben Hur)
20th All-Star Game 2007-08: DATE: 28–29 January 2008 VENUE: Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata SCORE: Nacional All-Stars - Imports All-Stars 72-65
Nacional All-Stars : Sebastian Ginobili 3, Sebastian Acosta 6, Juan Manuel Locatelli 10, Leonardo Gutierrez 8, Roman Gonzalez 10 (starters); Andres Pelussi 14, Bruno Lábaque 11, Julio Mazzaro 5, Leandro Palladino 3, Diego García 2. Coach: Julio Lamas (Libertad Sunchales)
Imports All-Stars: Charles Jones 0, Antwon Hall 22, Cleotis Brown 2, Chuck Robinson 3, Robert Battle 12 (starters); Quincy Wadley 13, Byron Johnson 6, Michael Robinson 2, Jason Osborne 2, Jamal Robinson 3. Coach: Silvio Jose Santander
21st All-Star Game 2008-09: DATE: 26–27 January 2009 VENUE: Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata SCORE: White Team - Blue Team 97-92
White Team : Bruno Lábaque 8, Juan Espil 14, Federico Kammerichs 9, Leonardo Gutierrez 3, Roman Gonzalez 20 (starters); Pablo Sebastian Rodriguez 10, Andre Laws 7, Maximiliano Maciel 3, Jason Osborne 13, Diego García 8, Mauro Cerone (invited) 2. Coach: Ruben Magnano (Atenas Córdoba)
Blue Team: Sebastian Ginobili 11, Sebastian Acosta 13, Juan Manuel Locatelli 10, Gabriel Mikulas 4, Edward Nelson 15 (starters); Diego Alba 2, Julio Mazzaro 6, Federico Marin 7, Byron Johnson 9, Gabriel Fernandez 11, Ezequiel Sosa (invited) 4. Coach: Sergio Hernandez (Peñarol de Mar del Plata)
22nd All-Star Game 2009-10: DATE: 25–26 January 2010 VENUE: Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata, att:14.000 SCORE: Nacional All-Stars - Imports All-Stars 84-81
Nacional All-Stars : Lucas Victoriano, Juan Espil, Marcos Mata, Leonardo Gutiérrez, Roman Gonzalez (starters); Pablo Sebastián Rodríguez, Bruno Lábaque, Julio Mazzaro, Juan Manuel Locatelli, Andrés Pelussi, Diego Lo Grippo, Rubén Wolkowyski, Diego Osella, Diego García, Federico Kammerichs (DNP). Coach: Carlos Romano (Quimsa)*
Imports All-Stars: Andre Laws, David Jackson, Laron Profit, Jamaal Levy, Derrick Alston (starters); Andre Smith, Robert McKiver, Cedric Moodie, Cleotis Brown, Maurice Spillers, Jason Osborne, Djibril Kanté, Brice Assie (DNP). Coach: Sergio Hernandez (Peñarol de Mar del Plata)
Romano replaced Rubén Magnano.
23d All-Star Game 2010-11: DATE: 12–13 March 2011 VENUE: Orfeo Superdomo, Córdoba, att:12.000 SCORE: Nacional All-Stars - Imports All-Stars 51-68
Nacional All-Stars : Bruno Lábaque, Juan Espil, Federico Kammerichs, Leonardo Gutiérrez, Juan Pedro Gutiérrez (starters); Facundo Campazzo, Matías Lescano, Marcos Mata, Gabriel Mikulas, Diego Lo Grippo, Rubén Wolkowyski, Roman Gonzalez, Pepe Sanchez (DNP). Coach: Sergio Hernandez (Peñarol de Mar del Plata)
Imports All-Stars: Andre Laws, David Jackson, Josh Pittman, Gregory Lewis, Robert Battle (starters); Martín Osimani, Gerald Brown, Kyle Lamonte, Ramzee Stanton, Joseph Bunn, Byron Johnson, James Williams. Coach: Julio Lamas (Obras)
24th All-Star Game 2011-12: DATE: 23–24 January 2012