The 2017 PBA All-Star Week was the annual
all-star week of the
Philippine Basketball Association
The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of twelve company-branded franchised teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia and is the se ...
(PBA)'s
2016–17 season which was on April 26 to 30, 2017 on three different venues covering
Luzon
Luzon (; ) is the largest and most populous island in the Philippines. Located in the northern portion of the Philippines archipelago, it is the economic and political center of the nation, being home to the country's capital city, Manila, as ...
,
Visayas
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and
Mindanao
Mindanao ( ) ( Jawi: مينداناو) is the second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and seventh-most populous island in the world. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, the island is part of an island group of ...
. The all-star week kicked off in
Cagayan de Oro
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(Mindanao) on April 26, then was held in
Lucena
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(Luzon) together with the skills challenge on April 28, then capped off on April 30 in
Cebu City
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.
Three PBA All-Star teams, one each with players representing Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao pitted against
Gilas Pilipinas
The Philippines men's national basketball team ( fil, Pambansang koponan ng basketbol ng Pilipinas), commonly known as Gilas Pilipinas, is the basketball team representing the Philippines. The team is managed by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipi ...
, the men's national basketball team. Gilas Pilipinas players played for the PBA All-Star team if they hail to the game's host region.
3 cities to host 2017 PBA All-Star festivities featuring Gilas
, interaksyon.com, February 26, 2017
Mindanao leg
Shooting Stars Challenge
All-Star Game
Roster
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Luzon leg
Obstacle Challenge
*Gold represent the current champion.
First round
The winners of each pairing in the first round advanced to the final round.
*Simon Enciso
Simon Nicholas Marquez Enciso (born February 12, 1991) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Amateur career
High school career
Enciso attended at Terra ...
def. Roi Sumang
*Sol Mercado
Solomon Jemuel Rayos Mercado (born May 6, 1984) is a Filipino-American former professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Professional career Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
Mercado was originally drafted by the ...
def. Stanley Pringle
Stanley Wayne Andres Pringle Jr. (born March 5, 1987) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Pringle played college basketball for Pasco–Hernand ...
* LA Revilla def. Emman Monfort
Emmanuel N. Monfort (born July 2, 1989) is a Filipino basketball coach and former player. He is an assistant coach for the NLEX Road Warriors of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was selected 16th overall in the 2012 PBA draft by ...
*RJ Jazul
Rafael Joey Q. Jazul Jr. (born April 11, 1986) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted 11th overall in the 2010 PBA draft by the Aces. He was ...
def. Ed Daquioag
Eduardo Damo Daquioag Jr. is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Terrafirma Dyip of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He also played collegiate basketball with the UST Growling Tigers.
Early life and career
Eduardo Daq ...
*Alex Cabagnot
Alexander Cabagnot Jr. (born December 8, 1982) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Terrafirma Dyip of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He plays the point guard position. Alex once had a rivalry with Mark Caguioa for ...
def. Mon Abundo
*Maverick Ahanmisi
Mauerick Frankera Ahanmisi (born July 17, 1991) is an American-born Filipino-Nigerian professional basketball player for the Converge FiberXers of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
High school career
Ahanmisi spent a year at Stoner ...
def. Kris Rosales
Krismoir Sajise Rosales (born December 20, 1990) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the NLEX Road Warriors of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted 19th overall in the 2015 PBA draft by the Barako B ...
Three-Point Contest
*Gold represent current champion.
Slam Dunk Contest
*Gold represent the current champion.
All-Star Game
Roster
*INJ1 Marc Pingris was unable to participate due to a hip injury.
* Jay Washington played in place of Marc Pingris.
=Game
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Visayas leg
All-Star Game
Roster
*INJ2 Aldrech Ramos was unable to participate due to a fractured nose.
* J. R. Quiñahan played in place of Aldrech Ramos.
* June Mar Fajardo and Terrence Romeo are initially supposed to play for the PBA Visayas All-Stars, but was moved to the Gilas team in preparation for the SEABA Tournament. LA Tenorio and Rabeh Al- Hussaini replaced them in the PBA Visayas All-Stars lineup.
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See also
* 2016–17 PBA season
* Philippine Basketball Association
The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of twelve company-branded franchised teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia and is the se ...
* Philippine Basketball Association All-Star Weekend The Philippine Basketball Association All-Star Week is a week event held in the middle of the PBA season, usually before or during the second conference, that consists of a variety of basketball events, exhibitions, and performances culminating in t ...
References
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