WBL All-Star Game

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.Sports Digest (1988) - upi.comSemi Pro Hoops Time Tunnel - curtisjphillips.com The second edition was held in Las Vegas in front of 10.550 fans on July 12, 1989.It's a Small WORLD (1989) - vault.si.com 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. YearDateLocationTeam 1ScoreTeam 2MVPClub 1988 July 7 Calgary West 131-120 East Jose Slaughter Vancouver Nighthawks 1989 July 17 Las Vegas Las Vegas Silver Streaks 144-148 WBL All-Stars Darryl Kennedy Darryl Kennedy - proballers.com Las Vegas Silver Streaks 1990 July 1 Youngstown West 150-123 East Vincent Askew Memphis Rockers 1991 July 10 Halifax South 130-120 North Craig Neal Florida Jades

Events Three-Point Shoot Contest Year Player Team1988 Chip Engelland Calgary 88's1989 Chip Engelland (2) Calgary 88's1990 Fred Cofield Youngstown Pride1991 Fred Cofield (2) Youngstown Pride

Slam-Dunk champions Year Player Team1988 Jeff Collins Las Vegas Silver Streaks1989 Willie Bland Tim Legler Youngstown Pride Youngstown Pride1990 Mario Donaldson Mario Donaldson - asia-basket.com Saskatchewan Storm1991 Milt Newton Halifax Windjammers

Topscorers Year Player Points Team1998 Zoran Kalpic 28

Notable participants

Tim Legler Mario Elie Chip Engelland Fred Cofield 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.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 In July 1990 the All-Stars toured Italy and recorded 5 wins out of 6 games against professional clubs from six Italian cities.World Basketball League Isn’t Coming Up Short (1990) -latimes.comPeter Micelli, senior basketball center (1990) -latimes.com 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.In the WBL, There's One Language: HoopsPARA (1991) - latimes.com 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.

WBL All-Star Game

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