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 retired professional basketball player who played for the Shell Turbo Chargers and San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basket ...

won over the Ginebra duo of Alexander Coles and Noli Locsin 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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Veterans: *

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 r ...

(Purefoods) * Jerry Codinera (Purefoods) *

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 coac ...

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(Shell) *

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

(Shell) *

Bonel Balingit Bonel Palahang 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 t ...

(Sunkist) * Nelson Asaytono (Sunkist) *

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 ...

(Sunkist) *

Allan Caidic Allan Vito Flores Caidic (born June 15, 1963) is a Filipino former professional basketball player, coach and executive who is currently serving as consultant for San Sebastian Stags. He is considered by many to be the greatest shooter the cou ...

(San Miguel) *

Ato Agustin Renato "Ato" 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 mov ...

(San Miguel) * Alvin Teng (Pepsi) *

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. Nicknamed as "The Hawk", he is the son of character actor Rene Hawkins, Sr. PBA career Presto & Sta. ...

(Alaska) *Coach:

Norman Black Norman Augustus Black (born November 12, 1957) is the current Consultant to the San Beda University Red Lions Basketball team playing in the NCAA Philippines. He is a former professional basketball player who played in the CBA, NBA, and PBA. ...

(San Miguel) Rookies/Sophomores/Juniors: *

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 ...

(Sta.Lucia) * Dennis Espino (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 who currently serves as the commissioner of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). Nicknamed as "Captain Marbel", Duremdes played i ...

(Sunkist) *

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, ...

(Alaska) *

Jeffrey Cariaso Jeffrey Joaquin Cariaso (born September 12, 1972) is a Filipino-American professional basketball coach and former player. He is the head coach of the Blackwater Bossing of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He also played for variou ...

(Alaska) *Dwight Lago (Pepsi) * Rey Evangelista (Purefoods) * Edward Joseph Feihl (Ginebra) * Noli Locsin (Ginebra) *Coach:

Derrick Pumaren Frederick "Derrick" S. Pumaren, better known by his nickname Manong Derrick, is a Filipino basketball coach who was recently the coach of the De La Salle Green Archers in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). He coached ...

(Sunkist)

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