The 1995 PBA All-Star Game is the annual all-star weekend of the

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(PBA). The events were held on July 23, 1995 at the

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. The first-ever PBA Fans Day took place at the

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a week before on July 16, 1995.

Skills Challenge Winners

MILO Buzzer-Beater Contest: San Miguel rookie Matthew Makalintal won the contest, edged out Boyet Fernandez of Sta.Lucia and Boybits Victoria of Sunkist. Islacom Three-point Shootout: Joey Guanio (16 points) of Shell beat Allan Caidic (11 points) of San Miguel in the finals, other participants were Ricardo Marata (Sunkist), Dwight Lago (Pepsi), Vince Hizon (Ginebra), Jose Francisco (Sta.Lucia), Glenn Capacio (Purefoods) and Roehl Gomez (Alaska). Lipovitan Slam Dunk Team Competition: Shell's tandem of Elmer Lago and

Benjie Paras Venancio Johnson Paras Jr. (born October 2, 1968), better known as Benjie Paras, is a Filipino actor, comedian, and a retired professional basketball player who played for Shell Turbo Chargers and San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketb ...

won over the Ginebra duo of Alexander Coles and

Noli Locsin Luis Manuel B. Locsin (born October 19, 1971), better known as Noli Locsin, is a Filipino retired professional basketball player. Dubbed as "The Tank", He is best known for his playing years with the Ginebra San Miguel franchise in the Philippine ...

in the finals, finishing third is the San Miguel pair of Victor Pablo and rookie Bryant Punzalan. The unforgettable highlight in the slam dunk contest was Alexander Coles' one-hand slam after going through five (Noli Locsin and four Bellestar dancers) standing persons which brought the house down. The devastating slam earned him a perfect score.

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Alvin Patrimonio Alvin Dale Vergara Patrimonio (born November 17, 1966) is a Filipino retired professional basketball player from the Philippine Basketball Association and is the current team manager for the Magnolia Hotshots. Patrimonio holds several PBA re ...

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Glenn Capacio Glenn Capacio (born May 15, 1964, in Palo, Leyte) is a Filipino retired professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) and the former head coach of PBA team GlobalPort Batang Pier and was also the former head coach ...

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Ronnie Magsanoc Ronald "Ronnie" Magsanoc (born April 11, 1966) is a Filipino coach, basketball analyst, and retired professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was known for his moniker "The Point Laureate". Collegiate car ...

(Shell) *

Bonel Balingit Bonel P. Balingit (born November 30, 1967), also known as The Gentle Giant and Man-Mountain, is a Filipino retired professional basketball player who played as a center. Basketball career The hulking Bonel played for the University of the Visaya ...

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Nelson Asaytono Nelson Asaytono (born January 25, 1967) is a Filipino retired professional basketball player who played for Purefoods, Swift/Sunkist/Pop Cola, San Miguel Beer, and Red Bull in the PBA during his 17-year career. Collegiate / Amateur career Asa ...

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Vergel Meneses Vergel Corpuz Meneses (born January 14, 1969) is a Filipino retired professional basketball player and a politician, serving as mayor of the municipality of Bulakan, Bulacan. He previously played in the Philippine Basketball Association and ser ...

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Allan Caidic Allan Vito Flores Caidic (born June 15, 1963) is a Filipino former professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association. He is considered by many to be the greatest shooter the country has ever produced, thus, earning the mon ...

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Ato Agustin Renato Guilas Agustin (born August 1, 1963) is a Filipino former professional basketball player, politician, and current assistant coach for the San Miguel Beermen. He played college basketball for the Lyceum of the Philippines before moving on ...

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Alvin Teng Alvin L. Teng (born March 4, 1965) is a retired Filipino professional basketball player who spent 14 seasons in the PBA, mostly with the San Miguel Beermen. Collegiate career A native of Davao, he was a latebloomer in basketball, having only st ...

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Dindo Pumaren Ferdinand "Dindo" Pumaren, is a retired Filipino professional basketball player and former collegiate coach. In his professional playing career, he was nicknamed "The Bullet" due to his great passing and stealing. Early career Pumaren suited ...

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Bong Hawkins Rene "Bong" Hawkins Jr. (born November 6, 1967) is a Filipino retired professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association. He is the son of character actor Rene Hawkins, Sr. PBA career Presto & Sta.Lucia A power forward wit ...

(Alaska) *Coach:

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Jun Limpot Zandro P. Limpot Jr. (born December 14, 1971), also known as Jun Limpot, is a Filipino former professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association. Playing career As a De La Salle Green Archer, Limpot led his team to two U ...

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Dennis Espino Dennis Espino (born December 20, 1973) is a Filipino retired professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association. He was drafted first overall by Sta. Lucia in 1995 PBA draft. Player Profile Espino is known for his physical ...

(Sta.Lucia) *Chris Jackson (Sta.Lucia) *Jose Francisco (Sta.Lucia) *Boybits Victoria (Sunkist) *

Kenneth Duremdes Kenneth Celera Duremdes (born January 31, 1974) is a Filipino retired professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association and the current commissioner of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). Nicknamed as "Captain ...

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Johnny Abarrientos Johnny Abarrientos (born July 17, 1970) is a Filipino retired professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association. He was also a many-time member of the Philippine National team, and was the 1996 PBA Most Valuable Player, bec ...

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Jeffrey Cariaso Jeffrey Joaquin Cariaso is a Filipino-American coach and retired professional basketball player. He is the former head coach of the Converge FiberXers of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He also played for various PBA teams, mostly ...

(Alaska) *Dwight Lago (Pepsi) *

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Edward Joseph Feihl Edward Joseph "E. J." Feihl (born March 27, 1970) is a Filipino retired professional basketball player of German Filipino descent. He stands 7'1" tall, making him the tallest Filipino professional basketball player ever to play in the PBA. A ...

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(Ginebra) *Coach:

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(Sunkist)

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