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The 2015 PBA All-Star Weekend, also known as the 2015
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reasons, was the annual all-star weekend of the
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(PBA)'s 2014–15 season. The events were held at the Puerto Princesa Coliseum in
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,
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. This was the second time that Puerto Princesa hosted the all-star weekend. Highlighting the weekend was the return of the North vs. South format of the All-Star game.


All-Star Weekend (Friday events)


Rookies vs. Sophomores game

The Rookies vs. Sophomores game was the main attraction for the Friday events. The last edition of this event was held in 2011.Manny Pacquiao in lineup for Rookies-Sophomores game in PBA All-Star weekend
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, February 17, 2015
The following rules were observed during the game: #The game consists of four 10-minute quarters. The time will be running during dead ball situations except for the last two minutes of each quarter. #The
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is reduced to 18 seconds. #The time limit for a team to advance the ball over the center line is reduced to six seconds. #No players will be fouled out. However, after the seventh personal foul of the player, the team will be put automatically to penalty. #Two free throws will be given to a player who was fouled if it is not act of shooting, three free throws if it is from a missed shot, four free throws if the missed shot came from the three-point area. #One timeout is given to each team for the first to third quarters and two timeouts are given to each team for the fourth quarter. Also, the teams will have a thirty-second timeout for each half. #Dunks are scored as three points.


Game


Obstacle Challenge

*Gold represent the current champion. * Jeric Fortuna won in this year's Obstacle Challenge


Three-Point Contest

*Gold represent current champion. * Terrence Romeo won in this year's Three Point Shootout


Slam Dunk Contest

*Gold represent the current champion. * Rey Guevarra won in this event, earning his second consecutive title. Canaleta did not participate due to a worn-out knee.
Ellis did not participate due to a swollen ankle injury.


All-Star Game


Coaches

Leo Austria, coach of the
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, and
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, coach of the Alaska Aces, were selected as the North and the South head coach, respectively. As with the past All-Star Games, the coaches of the teams who entered the season's Philippine Cup Finals will coach the all-star teams.


Roster

The rosters for the All-Star Game were chosen in two ways. The starters were chosen via a fan ballot (online and at the venue during PBA games). Players are assigned to represent the North or South All-Star teams based from their place of birth. Players born in
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are assigned to the North All-Stars team while players born in
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and
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are assigned to represent the South All-Stars. If the player is born outside the Philippines, the player is assigned to his parents' birthplace. Two guards and three frontcourt players who received the highest vote were named the All-Star starters. The reserves are voted by the twelve PBA coaches after the results of the fan ballot are released. June Mar Fajardo of the
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received the most number of fan ballots with 38,107 votes, which earned him a starting position as a center/forward in the South All-Stars team. Asi Taulava of the
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earned a record 13th All-Star selection. Taulava,
Greg Slaughter Gregory William Slaughter (born May 19, 1988) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player who last played for the Manila SV Batang Sampaloc of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He was selected first overall by the Bar ...
, James Yap and
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completed the South All-Stars.Triple Towers' Fajardo, Slaughter, Taulava to start for South after emerging top vote-getters for PBA All-Star Game
by: Karlo Sacamos, spin.ph, February 12, 2015
The North All-Stars' leading vote-getter was
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, who finished with 23,947. Japeth Aguilar, Mark Caguioa, Justin Melton and Calvin Abueva completed the starting position for the North All-Stars.
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, who announced his retirement on January 9, 2015 has been added as the 13th man of the South All-Stars by PBA commissioner
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. He is the current team manager of his former team, the
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. The retirement of his #3 jersey by Talk 'N Text is also scheduled to be held during the All-Star game.ONE FAREWELL GAME FOR THE MIGHTY MOUSE
PBA.ph, February 5, 2015
*INJCaguioa, Hontiveros and Fajardo were unable to participate due to injury.June Mar Fajardo injury dampens PBA All-Star team-up with longtime rival Greg Slaughter
Richard Dy, spin.ph, March 3, 2015
* Alapag played for Talk 'N Text in the Philippine Cup. He now serves as its team manager. * Jayson Castro started in place of Mark CaguioaSouth’s Joe Devance, North’s Jayson Castro in as All-Star starters in place of injured teammates
, Rey Joble, interaksyon.com, March 5, 2015
* Joe Devance started in place of June Mar Fajardo *REP1 Tenorio was named as Caguioa's replacement


Game

* All-Star Game MVP: Terrence Romeo (North)


See also

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2014–15 PBA season The 2014–15 PBA season was the 40th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The season formally opened on October 19, 2014, and finished on July 17, 2015. The league continued to use the three-conference format, starting with t ...
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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 ...
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Philippine Basketball Association All-Star Weekend The Philippine Basketball Association All-Star Weekend is a series of events hosted by the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Held in the middle of the PBA season, usually before or during the second conference, it consists of a variety of ...


References

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