Icelandic Basketball Association Men's All-Star Game
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The Icelandic Basketball Association Men's All-Star Game was a basketball exhibition game hosted by the
Icelandic Basketball Association The Icelandic Basketball Association (''Icelandic:Körfuknattleikssamband Íslands - KKÍ'') is the national governing body of basketball in Iceland and is a member of the continental association FIBA Europe and the global International Basketbal ...
(KKÍ). It was held was held periodically until 1988 when it was held annually to 2014 and featured a mix of the countries star players. The first annual All-Star Game was played at the
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on 27 January 1988. It was last held on 24 January 2014 at the
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stadium. The teams selections varied from year to year, with sports journalists selecting the teams during the first years while later teams were selected by fans and coaches. The teams buildup also varied, sometimes splitting the players to teams based on geography (Players from
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or the Capital Region versus the rest of the country) or pitting domestic players against foreign players. The All-Star day also featured a dunk contest, a three-point contest and a celebrity game.


All-Star Game results

This is a list of each All-Star Game, the venue at which it was played, and the Game MVP. Source
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References

{{Basketball in Iceland Recurring sporting events established in 1988 Basketball all-star games Basketball competitions in Iceland 1988 establishments in Iceland