The 2026 PBA All-Star Weekend, also known as the PBA season 50 All-Star Weekend, was the 33rd edition of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)'s All-Star Weekend. The event was hosted on March 6 and 8, 2026 at Candon City Arena in Candon, Ilocos Sur. It was the first All-Star Weekend since 2024 as the 2025 edition was cancelled due to security concerns, and the first to be held in Luzon since Calasiao's hosting in 2019.
Background On September 13, 2025, PBA commissioner Willie Marcial announced the locations of the next two All-Star Weekends. The 2026 PBA All-Star Weekend was hosted by Candon, Ilocos Sur in March while the 2027 event will be hosted by Cagayan de Oro. He also stated that the 2026 All-Star Weekend had been awarded to Candon as early as 2023.
All-Star Weekend side events As was the case in 2024, the Slam Dunk Contest was not held as part of the 2026 weekend festivities. Instead, there was a second Obstacle Challenge.
Obstacle Challenge The Obstacle Challenge was held on March 6. Alongside the traditional event for big men (power forwards and centers), a separate event was held for guards.
Big men One player from each team was selected to participate in the contest. JM Calma of the San Miguel Beermen was the defending champion of the Obstacle Challenge.
Pos. Player Team Height (ft. / in.) Weight (lb) C Japeth Aguilar Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6' 9" 235 PF/C Abu Tratter Blackwater Bossing 6' 5" 231 C Justin Arana Converge FiberXers 6' 7" 231 C James Laput Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 6' 10" 245 C Brandon Bates Meralco Bolts 6' 9" 231 C/PF Brandon Ramirez NLEX Road Warriors 6' 5" PF/C Kai Ballungay Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 6' 7" 215 PF/C Leonard Santillan Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6' 4" 210 C JM Calma San Miguel Beermen 6' 6" 193 C Geo Chiu Terrafirma Dyip 6' 10" C/PF Damie Cuntapay Titan Ultra Giant Risers 6' 5" C/PF Henry Galinato TNT Tropang 5G 6' 6" 245 Notes Gold represent current champion.
+Final round Pos. Player Team TimeC Brandon Bates Meralco Bolts 22.88sC/PF Brandon Ramirez NLEX Road Warriors 27.26sC James Laput Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 45.69s
Guards One player from each team was selected to participate in the contest.
Pos. Player Team Height (ft. / in.) Weight (lb) PG RJ Abarrientos Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 5' 11" 174 PG Dalph Panopio Blackwater Bossing 6' 1" 180 PG/SG Juan Gómez de Liaño Converge FiberXers 6' 0" 163 PG Jerom Lastimosa Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 5' 11" SG CJ Cansino Meralco Bolts 6' 2" PG/SG Robert Bolick NLEX Road Warriors 6' 1" 178 SF Francis Escandor Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 6' 3" PG Felix Pangilinan-Lemetti Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6' 1" 190 PG Juami Tiongson San Miguel Beermen 5' 10" 175 SG Jerrick Ahanmisi Terrafirma Dyip 6' 1" 185 PG Fran Yu Titan Ultra Giant Risers 5' 9" 154 PG/SG Rey Nambatac TNT Tropang 5G 5' 11"
+Final round Pos. Player Team TimeSG Jerrick Ahanmisi Terrafirma Dyip 24.94sPG Dalph Panopio Blackwater Bossing 26.97sPG/SG Rey Nambatac TNT Tropang 5G 27.94sPG/SG Juan Gómez de Liaño Converge FiberXers 35.83sPG Fran Yu Titan Ultra Giant Risers 37.52sPG Juami Tiongson San Miguel Beermen 50.70s
Three-Point Shootout The Three-Point Shootout was held on March 6 as a single event rather than being split into two as was the case in 2024. One player from each team was selected to participate in the contest.
Pos. Player Team Height (ft. / in.) Weight (lb) First round Final round SG Jerrick Ahanmisi Terrafirma Dyip 6' 1" 185 22 30 SF/SG Marcio Lassiter San Miguel Beermen 6' 2" 185 25 25 PG/SG Juan Gómez de Liaño Converge FiberXers 6' 0" 163 22 18 PF/SF Ralph Cu Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6' 4" 210 21 PG Andrei Caracut Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5' 10" 180 21 SF/SG Javi Gómez de Liaño Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 6' 3" 193 19 SG CJ Cansino Meralco Bolts 6' 2" 19 SG Xyrus Torres NLEX Road Warriors 6' 0" 17 SF Francis Escandor Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 6' 3" 16 SF Calvin Oftana TNT Tropang 5G 6' 5" 186 16 SG/PG Sedrick Barefield Blackwater Bossing 6' 2" 190 14 SF King Caralipio Titan Ultra Giant Risers 6' 2" 176 12 Notes Gold represent current champion.
Blitz Game (Rookies and Sophomores vs. Juniors) The Blitz Game was held on March 6 as the final Friday event. The game returned to the Rookies and Sophomores vs. Juniors format used in 2019 instead of the Greats vs. Stalwarts format used in 2023 and 2024.
Since Leo Austria and Chot Reyes were selected as the All-Star Game head coaches, the two Blitz Game teams were coached by an assistant coach from either San Miguel Beermen or TNT Tropang 5G. Notably, RJ Abarrientos and Juan Gómez de Liaño aren't part of the Blitz Game despite having enough votes to be selected, due to their inclusion in the All-Star Game.
+Rookies and Sophomores Pos. Player Team SG/PG Sedrick Barefield Blackwater Bossing Sophomore PF/C Kai Ballungay Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters Sophomore SF Sonny Estil Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Rookie PG Jerom Lastimosa Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots Sophomore SF Mike Malonzo Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Sophomore PG Evan Nelle Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters Sophomore PG Mark Nonoy Terrafirma Dyip Sophomore PG Felix Pangilinan-Lemetti Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Sophomore PG Dalph Panopio Blackwater Bossing Rookie PF/SF Jonnel Policarpio Converge FiberXers Sophomore C/PF Brandon Ramirez NLEX Road Warriors Sophomore SG Xyrus Torres NLEX Road Warriors Sophomore Head coach: Dayong Mendoza (San Miguel Beermen)
+Juniors Pos. Player Team SG/SF Kim Aurin TNT Tropang 5G C Brandon Bates Meralco Bolts SF King Caralipio Titan Ultra Giant Risers PF/SF Ralph Cu Barangay Ginebra San Miguel PF/SF Christian David Blackwater Bossing SF Dominick Fajardo NLEX Road Warriors PF Cade Flores Titan Ultra Giant Risers C/PF Henry Galinato TNT Tropang 5G SF/SG Kenneth Tuffin Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters SG Ricci Rivero Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters SG/SF Schonny Winston NLEX Road Warriors PG Fran Yu Titan Ultra Giant Risers Head coaches: Sandy Arespacochaga and Yuri Escueta (TNT Tropang 5G)
Game
Game MVP: Jerom Lastimosa (Rookies and Sophomores)
Shooting Stars The Shooting Stars commenced for the first time since 2024. There was one PBA courtside reporter, one PBA player, one government official, one sportswriter and a lucky fan. Team Blue led by Tiebreaker Times sportswriter Justine Bacnis won the Shooting Stars.
All-Star Game The 2026 PBA All-Star Game featured the return of the North vs. South format last used in 2019.
Rosters
Voting ran from December 5, 2025, to January 18, 2026, and nominees were divided into North and South based on their place of origin. The starters for each team are decided through the fan voting system while the reserves are selected by the league's head coaches.
The North All-Stars was coached by Leo Austria of the San Miguel Beermen, who would be coaching in his fifth All-Star Game and first since 2018. Japeth Aguilar of Barangay Ginebra San Miguel was the leading vote-getter among North nominees. He was joined by Calvin Abueva and Juan Gómez de Liaño of Converge FiberXers, Stephen Holt of Barangay Ginebra, and CJ Perez of San Miguel in the starting lineup.
The reserves for the North include Justin Arana and Justine Baltazar of Converge, CJ Cansino and Chris Newsome of Meralco Bolts, Zavier Lucero of Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots, Adrian Nocum of Rain or Shine Elasto Painters and Don Trollano of San Miguel.
The South All-Stars was coached by Chot Reyes of the TNT Tropang 5G, who would be coaching in his eighth All-Star Game and first since 2018. June Mar Fajardo of San Miguel had the most votes among South nominees. The rest of the starters includes RJ Abarrientos and Scottie Thompson of Barangay Ginebra, Robert Bolick of NLEX Road Warriors and Calvin Oftana of TNT.
Completing the South roster are reserves JB Bahio of NLEX, Jericho Cruz of San Miguel, Rey Nambatac and Roger Pogoy of TNT, Leonard Santillan and Caelan Tiongson of Rain or Shine and Alec Stockton of Converge.
Abueva, Aguilar, and Fajardo are all selected for their tenth All-Star Game.
+North All-Stars Pos. Player Team No. of selections Starters SF/PF Calvin Abueva Converge FiberXers 10 C Japeth Aguilar Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 10 PG/SG Juan Gómez de Liaño Converge FiberXers 1 SF/SG Stephen Holt Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 1 SG/SF CJ Perez San Miguel Beermen 3 Reserves C Justin Arana Converge FiberXers 1 PF/C Justine Baltazar Converge FiberXers 1 SG CJ Cansino Meralco Bolts 1 PF Zavier Lucero Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 1 SG/SF Chris Newsome Meralco Bolts 3 SG/PG Gian Mamuyac Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 2 SG Adrian Nocum Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 1 SF Don Trollano San Miguel Beermen 2 Head coach: Leo Austria (San Miguel Beermen)
+South All-Stars Pos. Player Team No. of selections Starters PG RJ Abarrientos Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 1 PG/SG Robert Bolick NLEX Road Warriors 3 C June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 10 SF Calvin Oftana TNT Tropang 5G 3 SG/PG Scottie Thompson Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 PF/C Leonard Santillan Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 1 Reserves PF/C JB Bahio NLEX Road Warriors 1 SG/PG Jericho Cruz San Miguel Beermen 4 PG/SG Rey Nambatac TNT Tropang 5G 1 SG/SF Roger Pogoy TNT Tropang 5G 6 SG Alec Stockton Converge FiberXers 1 PF/SF Caelan Tiongson Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 1 Head coach: Chot Reyes (TNT Tropang 5G)
Zavier Lucero did not participate. Gian Mamuyac played in place of Zavier Lucero. Scottie Thompson did not play due to an injury. Leonard Santillan started in place of Scottie Thompson. Jericho Cruz did not play due to an achilles injury. Roger Pogoy did not play due to a hamstring injury.
Game
All-Star Game MVP: Japeth Aguilar (North All-Stars)
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