2003 CBA All-Star Game

2003 CBA All-Star Game

American Conference National Conference 125 140
Date	January 13-14, 2003
Venue	Sioux Falls Arena, Sioux Falls
MVP	Versile Shaw
Attendance	7,500

The 2003 Continental Basketball Association All-Star Game was the 37th All-Star Game organised by CBA since its inception in 1949 and the first after 2000. It was held at the 7,500 seat Sioux Falls Arena in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on January 13-14, 2003 in front of a sell-out crowd. The National Conference defeated the American Conference 140-125.^[1][2]

Versile Shaw was named the MVP.

Andy Panko was selected for the National Conference

The 2003 CBA All-Star Game events

CBA Long Distance Shootout

Malik Dixon of Dakota Wizards was the winner beating Puerto Rican Larry Ayuso of Grand Rapids Hoops in the final.

CBA Fan-Jam

Bryant Notree of the Gary Steelheads won the slam-dunk competition beating Cory Hightower of the Great Lakes Storm in the final.

The Game

MVP Versile Shaw scored 29 points, picking up 7 rebounds, Fred Vinson had 24 pts while Tyson Wheeler had 14 assist for the National Conference. Albert White scored 28, Cory Hightower 27, Bryant Notree had 21 points and 9 rebounds, Corsley Edwards 12 pts and Fred Vinson 24 points for the winners.^[3]

All-Star Teams

Rosters

National Conference Pos. Player Team Appearance Team G Versile Shaw Sioux Falls Skyforce G Fred Vinson Yakima Sun Kings G Malik Dixon Dakota Wizards F Rosell Ellis Great Lakes Storm C Brian Green F Courtney James Dakota Wizards F Andy Panko Dakota Wizards F Paul Shirley Yakima Sun Kings G Miles Simon Dakota Wizards F Tyson Wheeler Yakima Sun Kings Head coach: Dave Joerger (Dakota Wizards)

American Conference Pos. Player Team Appearance Team F Albert White Rockford Lightning F Cory Hightower Great Lakes Storm F Bryant Notree Gary Steelheads C Corsley Edwards Sioux Falls Skyforce G Larry Ayuso Grand Rapids Hoops G Ronnie Fields Rockford Lightning F James Head F Jerald Honeycutt Grand Rapids Hoops C Oliver Miller Gary Steelheads G Eric Murdock Grand Rapids Hoops C Livan Pyfrom [4] Rockford Lightning Head coach: Chris Daleo (Rockford Lightning)

Result

Team 1	Score	Team 2
National Conference	140 - 125	American Conference

Awards

MVP	Topscorer	Slam-dunk champion	Long Distance Shootout Winner
Versile Shaw	Versile Shaw	Bryant Notree	Malik Dixon

Former NBA players

• Fred Vinson
• Andy Panko
• Paul Shirley
• Miles Simon
• Tyson Wheeler
• Jerald Honeycutt
• Oliver Miller
• Eric Murdock

See also

• 2001 CBA All-Star Game
• Continental Basketball Association

References

1. CBA 2002-03 season - usbasket.com
2. Coaches and Beat Writers to Choose All-Stars (December 17, 2002) - oursportscentral.com
3. "The CBA All-star game". abaliveaction.com. Archived from the original on November 13, 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2003.
4. [https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/21081/livan-pyfrom Livan Pyfrom - proballers.com]