The 2018 PBA All-Star Week is 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
2017–18 season being held on May 23 to 27, 2018 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 ...
(Batangas),
Visayas
The Visayas ( ), or the Visayan Islands (Bisayan languages, Visayan: ''Kabisay-an'', ; tl, Kabisayaan ), are one of the three Island groups of the Philippines, principal geographical divisions of the Philippines, along with Luzon and Mindanao ...
(Iloilo) 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 ...
(Davao).
Mindanao leg
All-Star Game
Roster
* Carl Bryan Cruz was unable to participate.
* Jayson Castro started in place of Carl Bryan Cruz.
* Roger Pogoy was unable to participate.
* Kiefer Ravena started in place of Troy Rosario.
* Troy Rosario was unable to participate.
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Baser Amer
Baser C. Amer (born September 29, 1992) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Blackwater Bossing of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He plays both the point guard and shooting guard positions. He earned the moniker, The ...
was named as the game's MVP.
Luzon leg
Obstacle Challenge
This edition was exclusively only for big men (power forwards and centers).
Gabby Espinas replaced
Yancy de Ocampo
Yancy Rozal de Ocampo (born November 11, 1980) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. He is the elder brother of Ranidel de Ocampo. He is a 12-time Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) champion.
College career
Yancy started pla ...
, who was unable to participate.
Three-Point Shootout
This year's shootout featured a new format. Each of the five racks now has two moneyballs, with the first and fifth balls being valued as two points. This was a departure from the previous years' feature of having an "all-moneyball rack". This also increased the maximum possible points to 35 from 34.
*Gold represent current champion.
Slam Dunk Contest
This year's contest only featured four judges instead of the traditional five.
*Gold represent the current champion.
Shooting Stars Challenge
All-Star Game
Roster
* Marc Pingris was unable to participate due to an ACL injury.
* Jayson Castro started in place of Marc Pingris.
* Ian Sangalang was unable to participate due to a wrist injury.
* Carl Bryan Cruz was unable to participate.
* Kiefer Ravena was unable to participate.
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Terrence Romeo
Terrence Bill Vitanzos Romeo (born March 16, 1992) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He plays both the point guard and shooting guard positions.
He played ...
was named as the game's MVP.
Visayas leg
Shooting Stars Challenge
All-Star Game
Roster
* Kiefer Ravena was unable to participate.
* Chris Ross started in place of Kiefer Ravena.
* Joe Devance was unable to participate due to a knee injury.
* Ronald Tubid played in place of Joe Devance.
* Carl Bryan Cruz was unable to participate.
* Allein Maliksi was unable to participate due to an injury.
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*Jeff Chan was named as the game's MVP.
Logo making contest
The league launched a logo-making contest for the All-Star week on February 23, 2018. The winner of the contest will win an all-expense-paid trip for two to one of the All-Star week legs (Davao, Batangas or Iloilo).
On March 15, an entry by John Paul Limos was selected as the winner of the contest by a selection committee composed of Commissioner
Willie Marcial, PBA Press Corps president Gerry Ramos and
Magnolia Hotshots
The Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots, or simply known as the Magnolia Hotshots, are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association. The team is owned by San Miguel Food and Beverage, Inc., a subsidiary of San Migue ...
team manager
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 ...
. The winning entry however got disqualified the following day since the logo had a very similar look from the logo used by PlayPark All-Stars (an e-sports tournament).
On March 19, a new logo, designed by Jerome Allan Moreno was selected as the winner of the logo making contest.
PBA All Star 2018 logo has a retro touch
PBA.ph, March 19, 2018
See also
* 2017–18 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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2017–18 PBA season
Sports in Iloilo
Sports in Batangas
Sports in Davao del Sur
Philippines men's national basketball team games