| NBL All-Star Game | |
|---|---|
| Status | Inactive |
| Inaugurated | 1990 |
| Most recent | 2017 |
| Organized by | BFB NBL |
TheBulgarian Basketball All-Star Game is an annualbasketball event inBulgaria, which has been organised by theBulgarian Basketball Federation (BFB) since 1990. It is the oldest All-Star basketball event organised in Eastern Europe and it featured legendary formerNBA playerGeorgi Glouchkov in its first edition. Many others distinguished players have been selected since then includingMike Wilkinson,Vassil Evtimov,Priest Lauderdale,Pero Antic.
The All-Star Game includes a match between a selection of the best players of theNBL 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.
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 |  Bryant Smith | |
| 2005-06[2] | Kongresna Hall,Varna | 2,000 | Bulgarian All Stars | 86-88 | Foreign All Stars | Lamont Jones | |
| 2006-07[3] | 1 April 2007 | Universiada Hall,Sofia | 1,750 | Ledenika | 98-101 | Aquatec | Donta Smith |
| 2007-08[4] | 3 March 2008 | Arena Samokov,Samokov | 3,000 | Toyota | 113-90 | Ledenika |  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 | Aaron Harper |
| 2011-12[8] | 8 April 2012 | Armeets Arena,Sofia | 6,000 | Toyota | 107-110 | Turkish Airlines | 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][12] | 29 March 2015 | Yambol | Turkish Airlines | 131-99 | Volkswagen | Lenny Daniel | |
| 2015-16[13] | 27 March 2016 | Arena Silia,Plovdiv | 1,000 | Turkish Airlines | 126-126 | Volkswagen | Martin Durchev |
| 2016-17[14] | 2 April 2017 | Green Team | 150-149 | Blue Team | Jordan Semple |
| Year | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Hrisimir Dimitrov | Levski Sofia |
| 2006 | Tony Dechev | CSKA Sofia |
| 2007 | Todor Stoykov | Lukoil Academic Sofia |
| 2011 | Martin Durchev | BC Yambol |
| 2015 | Ivan Lilov | BC Balkan Botevgrad |
| 2016 | Plamen Aleksiev | BC Beroe |
| 2017 | Konstantin Koev | Spartak Pleven |
| Year | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Dimitar Horozov | BC Yambol |
| 2006 | Christopher Moore | CSKA Sofia |
| 2007 | Donta Smith | Lukoil Academic Sofia |
| 2011 | Donald Cole | BC Levski Sofia |
| 2015 | Pavel Marinov & Lenny Daniel (shared) | BC Balkan Botevgrad Cherno More Port Varna |
| 2016 | Andrey Ivanov | BC Yambol |
In 2012 theBulgarian Basketball Federation presided byGeorgi Glouchkov invited formerNBA superstarDennis 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.[15] Two years earlierMuggsy Bogues was invited by the Federation to attend the 2010 All-Star Game in Varna. He received a copy of a jersey worn byGeorgi Glouchkov in the first 1990 edition at the press conference.[16] Bogues started the match by throwing the first ball, and was a member of the jury evaluating the performances in the dunking competition.