| MPBL All-Star Game | |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Annual |
| Inaugurated | 2019 (Pasay) |
| Previous event | 2024 (Zamboanga City) |
| Next event | 2025 (TBA) |
| Participants | North Division andSouth Division all-stars |
| Organized by | Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League |
TheMPBL All-Star Game is an exhibition game hosted by theMaharlika Pilipinas Basketball League and showcases 30 of the league's star players.[a] It is the main event of the greaterMPBL All-Star Day,[1] held during the latter part of the regular season alongside a series of pre-game events within the same day. The first All-Star Game was played at theSM Mall of Asia Arena on March 2, 2019.[2]
The two teams, representing the two divisions (North andSouth), are composed of fifteen players from the representing division. Thehead coaches of the team with the best record in each division leading up to All-Star gameday are chosen to coach their respective teams.
The MPBL All-Star Game was introduced during the league's second season, the2018–19 season. The first edition of the event took place on March 2, 2019, at theSM Mall of Asia Arena inPasay.[2] Two teams from each division, with fifteen players (thirteen players in2022), are matched against one another. The teams are led by thehead coach of the team with the best record in each division.
The2020 edition also took place at SM Mall of Asia Arena,[3] but since then the All-Star Game has been hosted by one of its teams in its primary home venue. TheBatangas City Embassy Chill hosted the 2022 edition at Batangas City Coliseum while theBataan Risers hosted the2023 edition at Bataan People's Center.[4][5]
The2024 edition was the first to take place outsideLuzon, with theZamboanga Master Sardines hosting the event atMayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum inZamboanga City. In 2024, on top of the fifteen selections for each division, one homegrown player was also selected as an additional all-star.
The All-Star Game is usually preceded by a series of pre-game events. The Executives' Game, Three-Point Shootout, and Slam Dunk Showdown have become regular events, appearing in every All-Star gameday from the beginning.
This is a list of each All-Star Game, the venue at which it was played, and theGame MVP. Parenthesized numbers indicate the number of times that venue, city, or player has occurred as of that instance (e.g. "Jeff Viernes (2)" in 2020 indicates that was his second All-Star MVP award). The South Division currently leads the all-time series, 3–2, over the North Division.
| North Division (2 wins) | South Division (3 wins) |
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| Year | Result | Host arena | Host city | MVP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | South 109, North 84 | SM Mall of Asia Arena | Pasay | Jeff Viernes,Batangas City Athletics |
| 2020 | South 126, North 122 (OT) | SM Mall of Asia Arena (2) | Pasay (2) | Jeff Viernes (2), Batangas City Athletics |
| 2022 | South 109, North 92 | Batangas City Coliseum | Batangas City, Batangas | Jaycee Marcelino,Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines |
| 2023 | North 99, South 91 | Bataan People's Center | Balanga, Bataan | Justine Baltazar,Pampanga Giant Lanterns |
| 2024 | North 95, South 91 | Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum | Zamboanga City | Will McAloney,Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards |
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