The 2017 PBA All-Star Week was 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 Franchising, franchise teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia ...
(PBA)'s
2016–17 season which was on April 26 to 30, 2017 on three different venues covering
Luzon
Luzon ( , ) is the largest and most populous List of islands in the Philippines, island in the Philippines. Located in the northern portion of the List of islands of the Philippines, Philippine archipelago, it is the economic and political ce ...
,
Visayas
The Visayas ( ), or the Visayan Islands (Bisayan languages, Visayan: ''Kabisay-an'', ; Filipino language, Filipino: ''Kabisayaan'' ), are one of the three Island groups of the Philippines, principal geographical divisions of the Philippines, a ...
and
Mindanao
Mindanao ( ) is the List of islands of the Philippines, second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and List of islands by population, seventh-most populous island in the world. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, the ...
. The all-star week kicked off in
Cagayan de Oro
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(Mindanao) on April 26, then was held in
Lucena
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(Luzon) together with the skills challenge on April 28, then capped off on April 30 in
Cebu City
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.
Three PBA All-Star teams, one each with players representing Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao pitted against
Gilas Pilipinas, the men's national basketball team. Gilas Pilipinas players played for the PBA All-Star team if they hail to the game's host region.
3 cities to host 2017 PBA All-Star festivities featuring Gilas
, interaksyon.com, February 26, 2017
Mindanao leg
Shooting Stars Challenge
All-Star Game
Roster
Game
* All-Star Mindanao Leg MVP: Troy Rosario (PBA Mindanao) and Matthew Wright (Gilas) (co-winners)
Luzon leg
Obstacle Challenge
*Gold represent the current champion.
First round
The winners of each pairing in the first round advanced to the final round.
* Simon Enciso def. Roi Sumang
* Sol Mercado def. Stanley Pringle
* LA Revilla def. Emman Monfort
* RJ Jazul def. Ed Daquioag
* Alex Cabagnot def. Mon Abundo
* Maverick Ahanmisi def. Kris Rosales
Three-Point Contest
*Gold represent current champion.
Slam Dunk Contest
*Gold represent the current champion.
All-Star Game
Roster
*INJ1 Marc Pingris was unable to participate due to a hip injury.
* Jay Washington played in place of Marc Pingris.
Game
* All-Star Luzon Leg MVP: Matthew Wright (Gilas)
Visayas leg
All-Star Game
Roster
*INJ2 Aldrech Ramos was unable to participate due to a fractured nose.
* J. R. Quiñahan played in place of Aldrech Ramos.
* June Mar Fajardo and Terrence Romeo are initially supposed to play for the PBA Visayas All-Stars, but was moved to the Gilas team in preparation for the SEABA Tournament. LA Tenorio and Rabeh Al- Hussaini replaced them in the PBA Visayas All-Stars lineup.
Game
* All-Star Visayas Leg MVP: Terrence Romeo (Gilas)
See also
* 2016–17 PBA season
The 2016–17 PBA season was the 42nd season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The league continues to use the three-conference format, starting with the Philippine Cup. The Commissioner's Cup and the Governors' Cup are the seco ...
* 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 ...
* 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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2017
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Events January
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2016–17 PBA season
Philippines men's national basketball team games