The ABA All-Star Game is an annual basketball event in the United States, organised by the ABA (2000). It was launched in 2002 as a revival of the original ABA All-Star Game which had started in 1968. The event is held annually and consisted of an all-star game, a three-point shoot contest and slam-dunk exhibition. The Slam Dunk Contest was first introduced worldwide in the original ABA All-Star Game. The first winner was Julius Erving of the New York Nets in 1976.
Many former NBA players like Tim Hardaway, Sam Mack, Gary Grant, and Armen Gilliam have played in the All-Star Game.
List of games Bold: Team that won the game. Year Result Host arena Host city Game MVP Ref 2001 Not held. 2002 Kansas City Knights 161, ABA All-Stars 138 Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Maurice Carter, Kansas City Knights 2003 Not held due to league shutdown. 2004 Not held. 2005 West 163, East 149 Las Vegas Sports Center Las Vegas, Nevada Lou Kelly, Las Vegas Rattlers 2006 East 129, West 127 BankAtlantic Center Sunrise, Florida Armen Gilliam, Pittsburgh Xplosion 2007 West 138, East 123 Halifax Metro Centre Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Billy Knight, Atlanta Vision 2008 East 161, West 140 Barre Auditorium Barre, Vermont Anthony Anderson, Manchester Millrats 2009 West, East Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee Keith Simpson, Texas Fuel 2010 ABA West All-Stars vs. Gilas Pilipinas Hangar Athletic Xchange Los Angeles, California 2011 East 123, West 122 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, Florida Kayode Ayeni, Jersey Express 2012 Red vs. White vs. Blue (round-robin tournament) Eckerd College St. Petersburg, Florida 2013 East 198, West 141 South Suburban College South Holland, Illinois Maurice Mickens, Memphis Bluff City Reign 2014 No reported result. Grandview Christian School Grandview, Missouri 2015 South 138, North 131 Kroc Center South Bend, Indiana 2016 Team Dr. J 140, Team Gervin 139 St. Frances Academy Baltimore, Maryland Terry Hosley, DMV Warriors 2017 South, North Big Ben's Home Court Richmond, Virginia Christopher Cromartie, South Florida Gold 2018 No reported result. Giving Heart Community Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Antonio Reddic, Steel City Yellow Jackets 2019 No reported result. Giving Heart Community Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2020 Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic. 2021 East 210, West 165 James J. Eagan Center Florissant, Missouri 2022 East vs. West 2023 East 169, West 151 Jefferson College Hillsboro, Missouri Dominique Jones, Garden State Warriors 2024 West 129, East 122 Spring Hill College Mobile, Alabama David Jones, St. Louis Spirits 2025 Team Presley 210, Team Coley 183 St. Louis Community College–Forest Park St. Louis, Missouri Rodney Gaston, Windy City Inferno 2026 Team Presley 153, Team Hampfield 151 Paradise Church of God in Christ Gymnasium Forest Park, Georgia Tymir Robinson, Stone Mountain Strong Steppers
All-Star Game events
Three-Point Shoot Contest Year Player Team2006 Randy Gill 2008 Robin Kennedy Orange County Gladiators2011 J. R. VanHoose East Kentucky Energy
Slam-Dunk champions Year Player Team2006 Ray Cunningham 2008 Chris Cayole Vermont Frost Heaves
Topscorers Year Player Points Team2002 Maurice Carter 46 Kansas City Knights2005 Randy Gill 27 Maryland Nighthawks2006 Armen Gilliam 29 Pittsburgh Xplosion
Notable participants
Tim Hardaway Armen Gilliam Sam Mack Dontae' Jones Manix Auriantal Lawrence Moten Greg Graham Richie Williams Kenny Gasana Issa Konare Josh Pace Kayode Ayeni Kareem Reid Antwain Barbour Pete Mickeal Gary Grant Sun Yue Eric Sandrin
Distinctions Basketball Hall of Fame Tim Hardaway Julius Erving (coach) George Gervin (coach)
Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame George Gervin (coach) Julius Erving (coach)
See also American Basketball Association (2000–present)
References
Notes
External links History of the league at apbr.org