KBL All-Star Game

KBL All-Star Game
StatusActive
FrequencyAnnually
Inaugurated1998
Most recent2025
Organized byKorean Basketball League

The KBL All-Star Game was an annual basketball event in South Korea, organised by the Korean Basketball League. It was established in 1998 as the All-Star Game of the KBL.[1] The KBL All-Star Game is held in mid-January every year, usually in Seoul, except for a few occasions (2007 in Ulsan, 2017 in Busan, and 2021 in Daegu).

History

The All-Star Game was lanched in January 1998. For the following eight editions all the games had been held at the Jamsil Arena in Seoul. The 2021 edition was scheduled for January 17, but it was cancelled due to COVID-19 despite the fact that the teams had been selected. In 2024, it was the third All-Star Game that went into overtime, after the 1997-98 and 2001-02 editions.

Voting

Based on the 2021–22 All-Star Game format, five players from each of the ten teams are nominated for the All-Star fan vote. Only the top 24 players from the fan vote standings are selected to participate in the All-Star Game. The two players with the most number of votes form their respective teams by recruiting eleven players each, regardless of their original teams.[2]

Heo Ung, is the only player who won the first place in fan voting for two consecutive seasons in 2016 and 2017.

Editions

1998-2016

Year Venue City MVP Team
1998 Jamsil Arena Seoul South Korea Kang Dong-hee Busan KCC Egis
1999 Jamsil Arena Seoul United States Warren Rosegreen Incheon New Century Bix
2000 Jamsil Arena Seoul United States Warren Rosegreen (2) Gwangju Nasan Flamen
2001 Jamsil Arena Seoul United States Artimus McClary Seoul Samsung Thunders
2002 Jamsil Arena Seoul United States Andre Perry Wonju Sambo Xers
2003 Jamsil Arena Seoul United States Marcus Hicks Daegu Tongyang Orions
2004 Jamsil Arena Seoul South Korea Moon Kyung-eun Incheon E-Land Black Slammer
2005 Jamsil Arena Seoul United States Charles Minlund Jeonju KCC Aegis
2006 [3] Jamsil Arena Seoul South Korea Seo Jang-hoon Seoul Samsung Thunders
2007 [4] Dongchun Gymnasium Ulsan South Korea Cho Sang-hyun Changwon LG Sakers
2008 [5] Jamsil Students' Gymnasium Seoul South Korea Kim Joo-sung Wonju East Promy
2009 [6] Jamsil Students' Gymnasium Seoul South Korea Lee Dong-jun Cod Orions
2010 [7] Jamsil Arena Seoul United States South Korea Eric Sandrin Seoul Samsung Thunders
2011 [8] Jamsil Arena Seoul South Korea Kim Hyo-beom Seoul SK Knights
2012 [9][10] Jamsil Arena Seoul South Korea Mun Tae-yeong Changwon LG Sakers
2013 [11] Jamsil Arena Seoul United States Juan Patillo Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters
2014 [12] Jamsil Arena Seoul South Korea Kim Sun-hyung Seoul SK Knights
2015 [13][14] Jamsil Arena Seoul South Korea Kim Sun-hyung
South Korea Mun Tae-yeong 		Seoul SK Knights
Ulsan Mobis Phoebus
2016 [15] Jamsil Arena Seoul South Korea Kim Sun-hyung (3) Seoul SK Knights

2017-present

Bold: Team that won the game.

Year Date Venue City Attendance Team 1 Score Team 2 MVP Club
2017 [16] January 22 Sajik Arena Busan Junior All Star 126-150 Senior All Star South Korea Oh Se-keun Anyang KGC
2018 January 14 Changwon Gymnasium Changwon 5,422 Oh Se-geun Magic Team 104-117 Jeonghyun Lee Dream Team United States Deonte Burton Wonju DB Promy
2019 January 20 Changwon Gymnasium Changwon 5,152 Hongseok Yang Magic Team 103-129 Laguna Dream Team United States Marcus Landry Suwon KT Sonicboom
2020 January 19 Samsan World Gymnasium Incheon 9,704 Team Heo Hoon '123-110 Team Cblemont South Korea Kim Jong-kyu Wonju DB Promy
2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19
2022 January 16 Daegu Athletics Promotion Center Daegu 3,300 Team Heoung 120-117 Team Cblemont South Korea Heo Ung Wonju DB Promy
2023 January 15 Sajik Arena Busan 3,165 Team Heoung 117-122 Team Daesung Lee South Korea Ha Yoongi Suwon KT Sonicboom
2024 January 14 Goyang Gymnasium Goyang 9,053 Team Gong-Aji '135-128 Team Cblemont United States Jameel Warney Seoul SK Knights
2025 [17] January 19 Sajik Arena Busan 9,000 Team Gong-Aji 126-142 Team Cblemont United States Jameel Warney (2) Seoul SK Knights

Players with most MVP awards

Player Wins Editions
South Korea Kim Sun-hyung 3 2014, 2015, 2016
United States Jameel Warney 2 2024, 2025
South Korea Mun Tae-yeong 2 2012, 2015
United States Warren Rosegreen 2 1998, 1999

All Star Game events

Former Sacramento Kings player Deonte Burton was named the MVP in 2018.

Three-Point Shoot Contest

Year Player Team
2017 South Korea Jeon Jun-beom Ulsan Mobis Phoebus
2018 South Korea Jeon Jun-beom Ulsan Mobis Phoebus
2019 South Korea Cho Sung-min Changwon LG Sakers
2020 South Korea Choi Jun-yong Seoul SK Knights
2022 South Korea Kwanhee Lee Changwon LG Sakers
2023 South Korea Heoung Jeonju KCC Aegis
2024 Philippines Justin Gutang Seoul Samsung Thunders
2025 South Korea Seongmo Choi Seoul Samsung Thunders

Slam-Dunk champions

Year Player Team
2017 United States Michael Craig
South Korea Kim Hyun-min		 Seoul Samsung Thunders
Busan KT SonicBoom
2018 United States Deonte Burton
South Korea Kim Min-soo		 Wonju DB Promy
Seoul SK Knights
2019 South Korea Kim Jong-kyu Changwon LG Sakers
2020 United States Troy Gillenwater [18]
South Korea Kim Hyun-min		 Incheon Etland Elephants
Busan KT SonicBoom
2022 South Korea Ha Yoongi Suwon KT Sonicboom
2023 Philippines Rhenz Abando Anyang KGC Ginseng Corporation
2024 Philippines Justin Gutang Seoul Samsung Thunders
2025 South Korea Cho Joon -hee won Seoul Samsung Thunders

All-Stars with most votes

Edition Most votes Runner-up
2017-18 South Korea Oh Se-keun South Korea Lee Jung-hyun
2018-19 South Korea Yang Hong-seok United States South Korea Ricardo Ratliffe
2019-20 South Korea Heo Hoon South Korea Si-Rae Kim
2021-22 South Korea Heo Ung South Korea Heo Hoon
2022-23 South Korea Heo Ung South Korea Lee Dae-sung
2023-24 South Korea Heo Ung South Korea Heo Hoon
2024-25 South Korea Yu Ki-sang South Korea Junhyeong Byeon

Notable participants

Heo Ung was named the MVP in 2022.

See also

References

  1. ^ South Korean All-Star Game - asia-basket.com
  2. ^ "KBL All Star match rosters have been finalized". The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  3. ^ "All-Star Game 2006". asia-basket.com.
  4. ^ "All-Star Game 2007". asia-basket.com.
  5. ^ "All-Star Game 2008". asia-basket.com.
  6. ^ "All-Star Game 2009". asia-basket.com.
  7. ^ "All-Star Game 2010". asia-basket.com.
  8. ^ "All-Star Game 2011". asia-basket.com.
  9. ^ Moon wins MVP in KBL All-Star game (2012) - koreaherald.com
  10. ^ "All-Star Game 2012". asia-basket.com.
  11. ^ "All-Star Game 2013 (I)". asia-basket.com.
  12. ^ "All-Star Game 2013 (II)". asia-basket.com.
  13. ^ KBL stars to shine in All-Star Game (08/01/2015) - koreatimes.co.kr
  14. ^ "All-Star Game 2015". asia-basket.com.
  15. ^ "All-Star Game 2016". asia-basket.com.
  16. ^ Korean Basketball League All-Star Game to be Held in Busan (2016) - hapskorea.com
  17. ^ KBL announced the team formation results for the 2024-25 KCC Professional Basketball All-Star Game -mk.co.kr
  18. ^ - Troy Gillenwater - proballers.com
  19. ^ Olumide Oyedeji All Star 2006, 2007 - euroleaguebasketball.net
  20. ^ Marcus Foster All Star 2019 - euroleaguebasketball.net
  21. ^ Kris Lang All Star 2005 - euroleaguebasketball.net
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