| World Basketball League All-Star Game | |
|---|---|
| Status | Inactive |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Inaugurated | 1988 |
| Most recent | 1991 |
| Organized by | World Basketball League |
The WBL All-Star Game was an annual basketball event in the United States, organised by the World Basketball League.[1] 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 like Mario Elie, Vincent Askew, Fred Cofield, and Craig Neal have played in the All-Star Game. The event was televised by the SportsChannel.
History
[edit]The first edition took place at the Olympic Saddledome of Calgary in Canada on July 7, 1990, in front of 7,000 speactators.[2][3] The second edition was held in Las Vegas in front of 10.550 fans on July 12, 1989.[4] The event returned to Canada in 1991 for its fourth and final edition.
List of games
[edit]Bold: Team that won the game.
| Year | Date | Location | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | MVP | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | July 7 | Calgary | West | 131-120 | East | ||
| 1989 | July 17 | Las Vegas | Las Vegas Silver Streaks | 144-148 | WBL All-Stars | ||
| 1990 | July 1 | Youngstown | West | 150-123 | East | ||
| 1991 | July 10 | Halifax | South | 130-120 | North |
Three-Point Shoot Contest
[edit]| Year | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | ||
| 1989 | ||
| 1990 | ||
| 1991 |
Slam-Dunk champions
[edit]| Year | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | ||
| 1989 | ||
| 1990 [6] | ||
| 1991 |
Topscorers
[edit]| Year | Player | Points | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 28 |
Notable participants
[edit]
WBL All-Stars
[edit]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.[8] In July 1990 the All-Stars toured Italy and recorded 5 wins out of 6 games against professional clubs from six Italian cities.[9][10] 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.[11] 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "World Basketball League (1988-1992)". Fun While It Lasted. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- ^ Sports Digest (1988) - upi.com
- ^ Semi Pro Hoops Time Tunnel - curtisjphillips.com
- ^ It's a Small WORLD (1989) - vault.si.com
- ^ Darryl Kennedy - proballers.com
- ^ "1990 WBL World Basketball League 3 Point and Slam Dunk contests from Youngstown Ohio - NBA". youtube.com. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
- ^ Mario Donaldson - asia-basket.com
- ^ Darryl Kennedy scored 19 points to lead the WBL all-star team to a 107-102 victory over VEF Riga of the Soviet Union (1989) -latimes.com
- ^ World Basketball League Isn’t Coming Up Short (1990) -latimes.com
- ^ Peter Micelli, senior basketball center (1990) -latimes.com
- ^ In the WBL, There's One Language: HoopsPARA (1991) - latimes.com
Notes
[edit]- ^ In the 1989 the competition were between duos.
External links
[edit]- History of the league at apbr.org