The 1997 PBA All-Star Weekend is the annual
all-star weekend 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 Franchising, franchise teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia ...
(PBA). The All-Star Fans Day was held on July 25 at the
Araneta Coliseum
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in
Quezon City
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while the All-Star Game was held on July 27 at the
Cuneta Astrodome in
Pasay
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.
Skills Challenge Winners
*Buzzer-Beater Contest: Tonyboy Espinosa (Mobiline)
*Three-point Shootout: Roehl Gomez (Alaska)
*Slam Dunk Team Competition: Tyrone Hopkins and Mike Orquillas (Gordon's Gin)
All-Star Game
Rosters
Rookies-Sophomores-Juniors:
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Marlou Aquino (Gordon's Gin)
*
Nic Belasco (Pop Cola)
*
Jeffrey Cariaso (Mobiline)
*
Bal David (Gordon's Gin)
*
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 ...
(Pop Cola)
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Dennis Espino (Sta. Lucia)
*Chris Jackson (Sta.Lucia)
*Elmer Lago (Purefoods)
*Jojo Lim (Shell)
*Mike Mustre (San Miguel)
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Andy Seigle (Mobiline)
*
Jason Webb (Sta.Lucia)
*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)
Veterans:
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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, ...
(Alaska)
*
Nelson Asaytono (San Miguel)
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Bonel Balingit (Pop Cola)
*
Cris Bolado (Purefoods)
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Jerry Codiñera (Purefoods)
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Rey Evangelista (Purefoods)
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Vince Hizon
Vicente Paul Bowie Hizon (born November 25, 1970) is an American-born Filipino retired professional basketball player. He is the former commissioner of the Filsports Basketball Association. FBA, a community-based grassroots basketball league in ...
(Gordon's Gin)
*
Noli Locsin (Gordon's Gin)
*
Vergel Meneses (Pop Cola)
*
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)
*
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 ...
(Purefoods)
*
Bong Ravena (Purefoods)
*Coach:
Robert Jaworski
Robert Vincent Salazar Jaworski Sr. (; born March 8, 1946), also known by his nicknames Sonny, Big J, and Jawo (), is a Filipino former professional basketball player, head coach and politician who served as a Senator of the Philippines fro ...
(Ginebra)
Game
References
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