Английская Википедия:Bulgarian Basketball All-Star Game
The Bulgarian Basketball All-Star Game is an annual basketball event in Bulgaria, which has been organised by the Bulgarian Basketball Federation since 1990. It is the oldest All-Star basketball event organised in Eastern Europe and it featured legendary former NBA player Georgi Glouchkov in its first edition. Many others distinguished players have been selected since then including Mike Wilkinson, Vassil Evtimov, Priest Lauderdale, Pero Antic. The All-Star Game includes a match between a selection of the best players of the NBL League, a slam-dunk and a three-point contest. The starting five of each selection is chosen by online voting, but on some occasions the All-Star players have been chosen but the coaches.
The last edition was played in 2017.
List of games
Bold: Team that won the game.
| Season | Date | Arena | Attendance | Team | Score | Team | MVP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-04 [1] | Kongresna Hall, Varna | 5,000 | South | 122-116 | South | Шаблон:Flagicon Bryant Smith | |
| 2005-06 [2] | Kongresna Hall, Varna | 2,000 | Bulgarian All Stars | 86-88 | Foreign All Stars | Шаблон:Flagicon Lamont Jones | |
| 2006-07 [3] | 1 April 2007 | Universiada Hall, Sofia | 1,750 | Ledenika | 98-101 | Aquatec | Шаблон:Flagicon Donta Smith |
| 2007-08 [4] | 3 March 2008 | Arena Samokov, Samokov | 3,000 | Toyota | 113-90 | Ledenika | Шаблон:Flagicon Todor Stoykov |
| 2008-09 [5] | 29 March 2009 | Kongresna Hall, Varna | 3,000 | Ledenika | 98-95 | Toyota | |
| 2009-10 [6] | 1 April 2010 | Universiada Hall, Sofia | 3,000 | Jacobs 3 in 1 | 95-105 | Toyota | |
| 2010-11 [7] | 2 May 2011 | Sports Hall Diana, Yambol | 2,000 | Foreign All Stars | 128-126 | Bulgarian All Stars | Шаблон:Flagicon Aaron Harper |
| 2011-12 [8] | 8 April 2012 | Armeets Arena, Sofia | 6,000 | Toyota | 107-110 | Turkish Airlines | Шаблон:Flagicon Aaron Harper (2) |
| 2012-13 [9] | 26 April 2013 | Armeets Arena, Sofia | 2,000 | Bulgarian All Stars | 90-72 | Foreign All Stars | |
| 2013-14 [10] | 23 February 2014 | Kongresna Hall, Varna | 3,000 | Bulgarian All Stars | 95-88 | Foreign All Stars | |
| 2014-15 [11] | 29 March 2015 | Turkish Airlines | 131-99 | Volkswagen | Шаблон:Flagicon Lenny Daniel | ||
| 2015-16 [12] | 27 March 2016 | Arena Silia, Plovdiv | 1,000 | Turkish Airlines | 126-126 | Volkswagen | Шаблон:Flagicon Martin Durchev |
| 2016-17 [13] | 2 April 2017 | Green Team | 150-149 | Blue Team | Шаблон:Flagicon Jordan Semple |
Three-Point Shoot Contest
| Year | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Шаблон:Flagicon Hrisimir Dimitrov | Levski Sofia |
| 2006 | Шаблон:Flagicon Tony Dechev | CSKA Sofia |
| 2007 | Шаблон:Flagicon Todor Stoykov | Lukoil Academic Sofia |
| 2011 | Шаблон:Flagicon Martin Durchev | BC Yambol |
| 2015 | Шаблон:Flagicon Ivan Lilov | BC Balkan Botevgrad |
| 2016 | Шаблон:Flagicon Plamen Aleksiev | BC Beroe |
| 2017 | Шаблон:Flagicon Konstantin Koev | Spartak Pleven |
Slam-Dunk Contest
| Year | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Шаблон:Flagicon Dimitar Horozov | BC Yambol |
| 2006 | Шаблон:Flagicon Christopher Moore | CSKA Sofia |
| 2007 | Шаблон:Flagicon Donta Smith | Lukoil Academic Sofia |
| 2011 | Шаблон:Flagicon Donald Cole | BC Levski Sofia |
| 2015 | Шаблон:Flagicon Pavel Marinov & Шаблон:Flagicon Lenny Daniel (shared) |
BC Balkan Botevgrad Cherno More Port Varna |
| 2016 | Шаблон:Flagicon Andrey Ivanov | BC Yambol |
Rodman and Muggsy Bogues in the All-Star Game
In 2012 the Bulgarian Basketball Federation presided by Georgi Glouchkov invited former NBA superstar Dennis Rodman to attend the 2012 All-Star Game as a special guest. Rodman arrived in Sofia and in a press conference he even expressed his desire to play in the event. Though he attended the event he finally did not play.[14] Two years earlier Muggsy Bogues was invited by the Federation to attend the 2010 All-Star Game in Varna. He received a copy of a jersey worn by Georgi Glouchkov in the first 1990 edition at the press conference.[15] Bogues started the match by throwing the first ball, and was a member of the jury evaluating the performances in the dunking competition.
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