WBL All-Star Game
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The WBL All-Star Game was an annual basketball event in the United States, organised by the World Basketball League. It was launched in 1988 and lasted until 1991. The event was held annually and consisted of an all-star game, a three-point shoot contest and slam-dunk exhibition.
Many former NBA players including Mario Elie, Vincent Askew, Fred Cofield, and Craig Neal played in the All-Star Game. The event was televised by the SportsChannel.
History
The first edition took place at the Olympic Saddledome of Calgary in Canada on July 7, 1988, in front of 7,000 spectators. The second edition was held in Las Vegas in front of 10.550 fans on July 12, 1989. The event was held in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1991 for its fourth and final edition.
List of games
Bold: Team that won the game.
| Year | Date | Location | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | MVP | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | July 7 | Calgary | West | 131-120 | East | United States Jose Slaughter | Canada Vancouver Nighthawks |
| 1989 | July 17 | Las Vegas | Las Vegas Silver Streaks | 144-148 | WBL All-Stars | United States Darryl Kennedy | United States Las Vegas Silver Streaks |
| 1990 | July 1 | Youngstown | West | 150-123 | East | United States Vincent Askew | United States Memphis Rockers |
| 1991 | July 10 | Halifax | South | 130-120 | North | United States Craig Neal | United States Florida Jades |
Events
Three-Point Shoot Contest
Slam-Dunk champions
| Year | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | United States Jeff Collins | United States Las Vegas Silver Streaks |
| 1989 | United States Willie Bland United States Tim Legler | United States Youngstown Pride United States Youngstown Pride |
| 1990 | United States Mario Donaldson | Canada Saskatchewan Storm |
| 1991 | United States Milt Newton | Canada Halifax Windjammers |
Topscorers
| Year | Player | Points | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Croatia Zoran Kalpic | 28 |
Notable participants
- United States Tim Legler
- United States Mario Elie
- United States Chip Engelland
- United States Fred Cofield
- United States Vincent Askew
WBL All-Stars
The league also had an team of All-Stars. At Christmas of 1989 the All-Stars represented the league in an international tournament hosted by Sunair Oostende in Belgium. In July 1990 the All-Stars toured Italy and recorded 5 wins out of 6 games against professional clubs from six Italian cities. Overall in 1990, the All-Star team won tournaments in Holland, the Soviet Union, Finland, France while they were finalists in events in Yugoslavia, Italy and in a European championship. By November 1991, the WBL teams had won around 90 percent of their international matches.
In November 1991, the All-Stars participated in the sixth Merlion Cup in Singapore in a weeklong tournament (against Kiev Stroitel and BC Spartak Leningrad, the Chinese national team, a Canadian all-star team, and teams from Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore) reaching the semifinals.
See also
Notes
External links
- at apbr.org