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{{Infobox recurring event
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| first         = 1982 <small>(Adelaide)</small>
| last          = [[2012 NBL All-Star Game|2012–13]] <small>(Adelaide)</small>
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| participants  = North All-Stars<br>South All-Stars
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| organized     = [[National Basketball League (Australia)|National Basketball League]]
| website       = [http://www.nbl.com.au/ NBL.com.au]
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}}The '''NBL All-Star Game''' was a special event [[basketball]] game that has run in the past as part of the Australian [[National Basketball League (Australia)|National Basketball League]]. When held, the All-Star game has been between two teams composed of star players from that season.
The first NBL All-Star Game was held in 1982 at the [[Apollo Stadium]] in [[Adelaide]] with the '''East''' defeating the '''West''' 153–148 with [[Leroy Loggins]] taking the first of two All-Star MVP awards. It was next held in 1988 at [[Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre|The Glass House]] in [[Melbourne]] and was then held every season until 1997. After a seven-year hiatus, the NBL revived the All-Star game for the 2003–04 NBL season and it was held every season until 2007–08. For the 2012–13 season, the NBL brought back the All-Star game, having it played on 22 December 2012 at the [[Adelaide Arena]].<ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/sport/basketball/nbl-allstars-game-to-return-20120509-1ycd9.html NBL All-Stars game to return]</ref><ref>[http://andthefoul.net/NBLwiki/index.php?2013%20All%20Star%20Game 2013 All Star Game]</ref>
The 1992, 1993 and 1994 All-Star games featured the [[Australian boomers|Australian Boomers]] team playing against the USA Stars (1992) and the NBL Stars in 1993 and 1994. The 1992 game played at the [[AIS Arena]] in [[Canberra]] was played on 4 July and was promoted as the "[[Independence Day (United States)|Independence Day]] Challenge".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRKOKalG8Ic&t=140s 1992 NBL All star game - Boomers vs USA All Stars]</ref>
==All-Star games by season==
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! Year !! Result !! Arena !! City !! MVP
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| [[1982 NBL All-Star Game|1982]] || East 153, '''West 148''' || [[Apollo Stadium]] || Adelaide, SA || [[Leroy Loggins]], [[West Adelaide Bearcats]]
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| [[1988 NBL All-Star Game|1988]] || '''North 127''', South 122 || [[Lexus Centre|The Glass House]] || Melbourne, VIC || [[Leroy Loggins]], [[Brisbane Bullets]]
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| [[1989 NBL All-Star Game|1989]] || North 141, '''South 143''' || [[Lexus Centre|The Glass House]] ||Melbourne, VIC || [[Andrew Gaze]], [[Melbourne Tigers]]
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| [[1990 NBL All-Star Game|1990]] || '''North 139''', World 119 || [[Perth Entertainment Centre]] ||Perth, WA || [[Derek Rucker]], Brisbane Bullets
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| [[1991 NBL All-Star Game|1991]] || North 168, '''South 154''' || [[Lexus Centre|The Glass House]] ||Melbourne, VIC || [[Mark Davis (basketball, born 1960)|Mark Davis]], [[Adelaide 36ers]]
|-
| [[1992 NBL All-Star Game|1992]] || '''[[Australian boomers|Australia]] 149''', USA Stars 132 || [[AIS Arena]] ||Canberra, ACT || Andrew Gaze, Melbourne Tigers
|-
| [[1993 NBL All-Star Game|1993]] || '''NBL Stars 124''', [[Australian boomers|Australia]] 119 || [[Rod Laver Arena|Melbourne Park]] ||Melbourne, VIC || [[Terry Dozier]], [[Newcastle Falcons (basketball)|Newcastle Falcons]]
|-
| [[1994 NBL All-Star Game|1994]] || NBL Stars 101, '''[[Australian boomers|Australia]] 133''' || [[Sydney Entertainment Centre]] ||Sydney, NSW || [[Tony Ronaldson]], [[South East Melbourne Magic]]
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| [[1995 NBL All-Star Game|1995]] || South Stars 138, '''North Stars 140''' || [[Clipsal Powerhouse]] ||Adelaide, SA || [[Robert Rose (basketball)|Robert Rose]], Adelaide 36ers
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| [[1996 NBL All-Star Game|1996]] || South Stars 132, '''North Stars 146''' || [[Rod Laver Arena|Melbourne Park]] ||Melbourne, VIC || [[Darryl McDonald]], [[North Melbourne Giants]]
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| [[1997 NBL All-Star Game|1997]] || '''North Stars 151''', South Stars 142 || [[Sydney Entertainment Centre]] ||Sydney, NSW || Derek Rucker, Brisbane Bullets
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| [[2003–04 NBL All-Star Game|2003–04]] || West 126, '''East 129''' || [[State Netball Hockey Centre]] ||Melbourne, VIC || [[Ebi Ere]], [[Sydney Kings]]
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| [[2004–05 NBL All-Star Game|2004–05]] || '''Aussies 156''', World 140 || [[Townsville Entertainment Centre]] ||Townsville, QLD || [[Brad Newley]], [[Townsville Crocodiles]]
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| [[2005–06 NBL All-Star Game|2005–06]] || '''Aussies 151''', World 116 || [[Sydney Entertainment Centre]] ||Sydney, NSW || Darryl McDonald, Melbourne Tigers
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| [[2006–07 NBL All-Star Game|2006–07]] || Aussies 133, '''World 136''' || [[Distinctive Homes Dome]] ||Adelaide, SA || [[Rashad Tucker]], Melbourne Tigers
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| [[2007–08 NBL All-Star Game|2007–08]] || '''Aussies 146''', World 141 || [[State Netball Hockey Centre]] ||Melbourne, VIC || [[Nathan Jawai]], [[Cairns Taipans]]
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| [[2012 NBL All-Star Game|2012–13]] || '''South 134''' v North 114 || [[Adelaide Arena]] ||Adelaide, SA || [[Chris Goulding]], Melbourne Tigers
|}
==Wins by team (1982-2012)==
{| class="wikitable"
! width=180 | Team
! Wins
! Years
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|'''North''' || 5 || 1988, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1997
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|Aussies || 3 || 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08
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|South || 3|| 1989, 1991, 2012–13
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|Australia National Team || 2 ||1992, 1994
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|West|| 1 || 1982
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|NBL Stars|| 1 || 1993
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|World All Stars || 1 || 2006-07
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|East || 1 || 2003-04
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|World All Stars || - || Runner-up 1992
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==Players with most appearances==
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!Player
!All-Star
!Editions
!MVP
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|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Andrew Gaze]]|| style="text-align:center"|11 || style="text-align:center"| 1988–1997, 2004 || 1989, 1992
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|{{flagicon|USA}} [[James Crawford (basketball)|James Crawford]]|| style="text-align:center"|10 || style="text-align:center"| 1988–1997 || -
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|{{flagicon|USA}} {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Leroy Loggins]]|| style="text-align:center"|9 || style="text-align:center"| 1982–1988, 1990, 1993, 1994 || 1982, 1988
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|{{flagicon|USA}} {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Davis (basketball, born 1960)|Mark Davis]]|| style="text-align:center"|8 || style="text-align:center"| 1988–1995 || 1991
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|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Bradtke]]|| style="text-align:center"|6 || style="text-align:center"| 1992–1994, 1996, 1997, 2005 || -
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Darryl McDonald]]|| style="text-align:center"|5|| style="text-align:center"| 1995–1997, 2006, 2007 || 1996, 2006
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|{{flagicon|USA}} {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Lanard Copeland]]|| style="text-align:center"|5|| style="text-align:center"| 1992–1996, 2004 || -
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|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Brett Maher (basketball)|Brett Maher]]|| style="text-align:center"|4 || style="text-align:center"| 1996, 1997, 2005, 2006 || -
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|{{flagicon|USA}}  [[Wayne McDaniel]]|| style="text-align:center"|4 || style="text-align:center"| 1988-1991 || -
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|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Al Green (basketball)|Al Green]]|| style="text-align:center"|3 || style="text-align:center"| 1982, 1988, 1991 || -
|-
|}
==Slam-Dunk champions==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! width=180 | Player
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|1993 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Brett Rainbow]] || [[Melbourne United|Melbourne Tigers]]
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|1994 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Brett Rainbow]] || [[Melbourne United|Melbourne Tigers]]
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|1995 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Brett Rainbow]] (3) || [[Melbourne United|Melbourne Tigers]]
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|1996 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Sam Mackinnon]] || [[South East Melbourne Magic]]
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|2005 (I) || {{flagicon|USA}} Robert Brown  || [[Townsville Crocodiles]]
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|2005 (II) || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Everard Bartlett]]  || [[New Zealand Breakers]]
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|2006 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Carlos Powell]]  || [[New Zealand Breakers]]
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|2012 || {{flagicon|USA}} {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Bennie Lewis]] || [[Melbourne United|Melbourne Tigers]]
|-
|}
==3-Point Shootout==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! width=180 | Player
! width=180 | Team
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|1991 || {{flagicon|USA}} {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Scott Fisher (basketball)|Scottie Fisher]] || [[North Melbourne Giants]]
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|1997 || {{flagicon|USA}} {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Leroy Loggins]] || [[Brisbane Bullets]]
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| ''2003-2006'' || colspan=2|  ''Not held''
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|2007 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Troy DeVries]] || [[West Sydney Razorbacks]]
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|2012 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Stephen Weigh]] || [[Adelaide 36ers]]
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|}
==See also==
*[[National Basketball League (Australia)]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.nbl.com.au Official NBL website]
{{NBL (Australia) All-Star Games}}
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