2015 PBA All-Star Weekend
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| Date | March 6–8, 2015[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Arena | Puerto Princesa Coliseum | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | Puerto Princesa | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Terrence Romeo (GlobalPort Batang Pier) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Network | TV5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| PBA All-Star Weekend | |||||||||||||||||||
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The 2015 PBA All-Star Weekend, also known as the 2015 Smart-PBA All-Star for sponsorship reasons, is the annual all-star weekend of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)'s 2014–15 season. The events were held at the Puerto Princesa Coliseum in Puerto Princesa, Palawan. This is the second time that Puerto Princesa will host the all-star weekend.
Highlighting the weekend is the return of the North vs. South format of the All-Star game.
All-Star Game
Coaches
Leo Austria, coach of the San Miguel Beermen, and Alex Compton, coach of the Alaska Aces, were selected as the North and the South head coach, respectively. As with the past All-Star Games, the coaches of the teams who entered the season's Philippine Cup Finals will coach the all-star teams.[2]
Roster
The rosters for the All-Star Game were chosen in two ways. The starters were chosen via a fan ballot (online and at the venue during PBA games). Players are assigned to represent the North or South All-Star teams based from their place of birth. Players born in Luzon are assigned to the North All-Stars team while players born in Visayas and Mindanao are assigned to represent the South All-Stars. If the player is born outside the Philippines, the player is assigned to his parents' birthplace. Two guards and three frontcourt players who received the highest vote were named the All-Star starters. The reserves are voted by the twelve PBA coaches after the results of the fan ballot are released.[3]
June Mar Fajardo of the San Miguel Beermen received the most number of fan ballots with 38,107 votes, which earned him a starting position as a center/forward in the South All-Stars team. Asi Taulava of the NLEX Road Warriors earned a record 13th All-Star selection. Taulava, Greg Slaughter, James Yap and Mark Barroca completed the South All-Stars.[4]
The North All-Stars' leading vote-getter was Purefoods Star Hotshots' Marc Pingris, who finished with 23,947. Japeth Aguilar, Mark Caguioa, Justin Melton and Calvin Abueva completed the starting position for the North All-Stars.[4]
Jimmy Alapag, who announced his retirement on January 9, 2015 has been added as the 13th man of the South All-Stars by PBA commissioner Chito Salud. He is the current team manager of his former team, the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters. The retirement of his #3 jersey by Talk 'N Text is also scheduled to be held during the All-Star game.<ref name "alapag_pba">ONE FAREWELL GAME FOR THE MIGHTY MOUSE, PBA.ph, February 5, 2015</ref>
- INJ^ ^ ^ Caguioa, Hontiveros and Fajardo will be unable to participate due to injury.[7][8]
- ^1 Alapag played for Talk 'N Text in the Philippine Cup. He now serves as it's team manager.<ref name "alapag_pba"/>
- ^ST1 Jayson Castro started in place of Mark Caguioa[9]
- ^ST2 Joe Devance started in place of June Mar Fajardo[9]
- REP1^ Tenorio was named as Caguioa's replacement[9]
Game
March 8 4:00pm |
| North All-Stars 166, South All-Stars 161 | ||||
| Scoring by quarter: 41–48, 40–40, 44–47, 41–26 | ||||
| Pts: Calvin Abueva 37 Rebs: Calvin Abueva 16 Asts: Calvin Abueva 7 |
Pts: PJ Simon 24 Rebs: Asi Taulava 15 Asts: Jimmy Alapag 17 | |||
| Terrence Romeo was named as the game's MVP. | ||||
Puerto Princesa Coliseum, Puerto Princesa |
All-Star Weekend (Friday events)
Rookies vs. Sophomores game
The Rookies vs. Sophomores game was the main attraction for the Friday events. The last edition of this event was held in 2011.[10] The following rules were observed during the game:
- The game consists of four 10-minute quarters. The time will be running during dead ball situations except for the last two minutes of each quarter.
- The shot clock is reduced to 18 seconds.
- The time limit for a team to advance the ball over the center line is reduced to six seconds.
- No players will be fouled out. However, after the seventh personal foul of the player, the team will be put automatically to penalty.
- Two free throws will be given to a player who was fouled if it is not act of shooting, three free throws if it is from a missed shot, four free throws if the missed shot came from the three-point area.
- One timeout is given to each team for the first to third quarters and two timeouts are given to each team for the fourth quarter. Also, the teams will have a thirty-second timeout for each half.
- Dunks are scored as three points.
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Game
March 6 7:00pm |
| Rookies 150, Sophomores 131 | ||||
| Pts: Kevin Alas 35 | Pts: Terrence Romeo 50 | |||
| Matt Ganuelas-Rosser was named as the game's MVP. | ||||
Puerto Princesa Coliseum, Puerto Princesa |
Obstacle Challenge
| Pos. | Player | Team | Height | Weight | First round | Final round |
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| G | Jeric Fortuna | San Miguel Beermen | 5–8 | 150 | 32s | 32.1s |
| G | Chris Banchero | Alaska Aces | 6–1 | 185 | 28s | 45s |
| G | Jonas Villanueva | NLEX Road Warriors | 6–0 | 170 | 34s | 37.7s |
| G | LA Revilla | Kia Carnival | 5–8 | 165 | 38s | |
| F | Simon Atkins | Meralco Bolts | 5–11 | 185 | 38s | |
| G | Mark Barroca | Purefoods Star Hotshots | 5–11 | 170 | 38s | |
| G | Brian Heruela | Blackwater Elite | 5–10 | 195 | 37s | |
| G | Jayson Castro | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 5–11 | 185 | 37s | |
| G | Paul Lee | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6–0 | 200 | 39s | |
| G | L.A. Tenorio | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 5–7 | 155 | 42s | |
| G | Stanley Pringle | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 6–1 | 185 | 44s | |
- Gold represent the current champion.
- Jeric Fortuna won in this year's Obstacle Challenge
Three-Point Contest
| Pos. | Player | Team | Height | Weight | First round | Final round |
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| G | Terrence Romeo | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 5–11 | 190 | 18 | 18 |
| G | James Yap | Purefoods Star Hotshots | 6–3 | 205 | 18 | 14 |
| G | JC Intal | Barako Bull Energy | 6–4 | 195 | 18 | 11 |
| G | Mark Macapagal | Meralco Bolts | 6–2 | 185 | 16 | |
| G | Jimmy Alapag | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters* | 5–9 | 160 | 15 | |
| G | KG Canaleta | NLEX Road Warriors | 6–6 | 200 | 15 | |
| G | Chris Tiu | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 5–11 | 170 | 14 | |
| G | L.A. Tenorio | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 5–7 | 155 | 13 | |
| G | LA Revilla | Kia Carnival | 5–6 | 165 | 10 | |
| G | Brian Heruela | Blackwater Elite | 5–10 | 195 | 10 | |
| G | Chris Banchero | Alaska Aces | 6–1 | 195 | 9 | |
| F | Arwind Santos | San Miguel Beermen | 6–4 | 175 | 6 | |
- Gold represent the current champion.
- Terrence Romeo won in this year's Three Point Shootout
Slam Dunk Contest
| Pos. | Player | Team | Height | Weight | First round | Final round |
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| G | Rey Guevarra | Meralco Bolts | 6–2 | 210 | 93 (45+48) | 99 (49+50) |
| F | Japeth Aguilar | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6–9 | 225 | 95 (50+45) | 97 (47+50) |
| F | Matt Ganuelas-Rosser | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 6–5 | 186 | 91 (46+45) | |
| F/G | JC Intal | Barako Bull Energy | 6–4 | 195 | 90 (45+45) | |
| G | Justin Melton | Purefoods Star Hotshots | 5–9 | 165 | 70 (25+45) | |
| F | Chris EllisINJ | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6–5 | 185 | ||
| F | KG CanaletaOUT | NLEX Road Warriors | 6–6 | 200 |
- Gold represent the current champion.
- Rey Guevarra won in this event, making his second consecutive title.
^OUT Canaleta did not participate due to a worn-out knee.[12]
^INJ Ellis did not participate due to a swollen ankle injury.[13]
See also
- 2014–15 PBA season
- Philippine Basketball Association
- Philippine Basketball Association All-Star Weekend
References
- ↑ "FANS TO SEE MORE OF PACQUIAO IN ALL-STAR WEEKEND, COMM’S CUP". PBA.ph. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
- ↑ NORTH VS SOUTH BACK IN 2015 ALL-STAR GAME, PBA.ph, January 7, 2015
- ↑ SOUTH GIANTS FAJARDO & SLAUGHTER FINISH 1-2 IN ALL-STAR FAN VOTES; PINGRIS TOPS NORTH, PBA.ph, February 12, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Triple Towers' Fajardo, Slaughter, Taulava to start for South after emerging top vote-getters for PBA All-Star Game by: Karlo Sacamos, spin.ph, February 12, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Fajardo tops PBA All-Star voting, to team up with Slaughter for South squad; Pingris, Abueva to lead North starters, interaksyon.com, February 12, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Rain or Shine to have four players as PBA All-Star Game reserves; Pringle, Romeo, Santos, Simon also make the cut, interaksyon.com, February 16, 2015
- ↑ Mark Caguioa, Dondon Hontiveros to sit out PBA All-Star Game due to injuries, Snow Badua, spin.ph, March 3, 2015
- ↑ June Mar Fajardo injury dampens PBA All-Star team-up with longtime rival Greg Slaughter, Richard Dy, spin.ph, March 3, 2015
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 South’s Joe Devance, North’s Jayson Castro in as All-Star starters in place of injured teammates, Rey Joble, interaksyon.com, March 5, 2015
- ↑ Manny Pacquiao in lineup for Rookies-Sophomores game in PBA All-Star weekend, GMA News Online, February 17, 2015
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "KG Canaleta back to challenge young high-flyers Justin Melton, Chris Ellis in Slam Dunk contest". spin.ph. February 17, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
- ↑ Five-time champion KG Canaleta pulling out of slam dunk contest, cites knee problem, Richard Dy, spin.ph, February 21, 2015
- ↑ Air Force Ellis grounded with swelling in ankles, pulls out of All-Star dunk contest, Richard Dy. spin.ph, March 4, 2015
| Preceded by 2014 |
PBA All-Star Weekend 2015 |
Succeeded by (present) |
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