1989 PBA All-Star Game

1989 PBA All-Star Game
1 2 3 4 Total
Rookies-Sophomores-Juniors 21 38 34 37 130
Veterans 35 24 40 33 132
Date June 4, 1989
Arena The ULTRA
City Pasig City
MVP Boy Cabahug
Network Vintage Sports (PTV)
PBA All-Star Weekend

1990 >

The 1989 PBA All-Star Game is the first all-star weekend of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), coinciding the 1989 PBA season. [1]

Background

PBA Commissioner Rudy Salud organized the league's first all-star game to showcase the younger players that have joined the league from 1988 and 1989, who became standouts in their respective teams against the veteran players, who are mostly in the league since it's founding in 1975.[2][3]

Before 1989, exhibition games were held in the provinces, notably in 1982, where the league's players from Luzon (named North All-Stars) were pitted against the league's players from Visayas and Mindanao (South All-Stars) in Cebu.

All-Star Game

Coaches

Dante Silverio of Formula Shell Zoom Masters and Baby Dalupan of Purefoods Hotdogs were selected as the head coaches of the Veterans' and Rookies-Sophomores-Juniors teams respectively. Both coaches are at the helm during the Crispa-Toyota rivalry, where Silverio coached the Toyota Super Corollas and Dalupan coached the Crispa Redmanizers.

Roster

Rookies-Sophomores-Juniors
Pos Player Team
Starters
G Paul Alvarez Alaska Milkmen
G Boy Cabahug Alaska Milkmen
C Jerry Codiñera Purefoods Hotdogs
F Nelson Asaytono Purefoods Hotdogs
F Romy Dela Rosa Formula Shell Zoom Masters
Reserves
G Bobby Jose San Miguel Beermen
G Jojo Lastimosa Purefoods Hotdogs
G Ronnie Magsanoc Formula Shell Zoom Masters
C Benjie Paras Formula Shell Zoom Masters
F Alvin Patrimonio Purefoods Hotdogs
G Dindo Pumaren Purefoods Hotdogs
F/C Zaldy Realubit Presto Tivolis
Head coach: Dante Silverio (Formula Shell Zoom Masters)
Veterans
Pos Player Team
Starters
G Allan Caidic Presto Tivolis
G Hector Calma San Miguel Beermen
C Philip Cezar Añejo Rum 65ers
F Yves Dignadice San Miguel Beermen
F Ramon Fernandez San Miguel Beermen
Reserves
G Robert Jaworski Añejo Rum 65ers
G Samboy Lim San Miguel Beermen
C Joey Loyzaga Añejo Rum 65ers
G Elmer Reyes San Miguel Beermen
G Arnie Tuadles Formula Shell Zoom Masters
F/C Manny Victorino Presto Tivolis
F/C Elpidio Villamin Alaska Milkmen
Head coach: Baby Dalupan (Purefoods Hotdogs)

Rosters

Game

June 4
6:20 p.m.
Veterans 132, Rookies-Sophomores-Juniors 130
Scoring by quarter: 35-21, 24-38, 40-34, 33-37
Pts: Ramon Fernandez 20 Pts: Boy Cabahug 24
Boy Cabahug was named the game's most valuable player. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Bit of nostalgia in All-Star wars, Manila Standard, June 4, 1989
  2. ↑ Clamor builds for Veterans vs Rookies-Sophomores-Juniors game, Reynaldo Belen, InterAKTV, October 14, 2011
  3. ↑ The 1989 PBA All-Star Game, Jaemark Tordecilla, FireQuinito.com, May 19, 2011
  4. ↑ Veterans outlast Rookies-Sophomores, Manila Standard


Preceded by
(first)		 PBA All-Star Weekend
1989 		Succeeded by
1990