The 1998 PBA All-Star Weekend is the annual all-star weekend of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Instead of the old formats of pitting its stars from the North against the South or the veterans versus the youngsters, the league this time featured the Philippine Centennial Team against a PBA Selection, reinforced by imports.
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| Date | July 10–12, 1998 | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Cebu Coliseum Cuneta Astrodome, Cebu City Pasay | ||||||||||
| MVP | Vergel Meneses (Pop Cola) | ||||||||||
| Network | Vintage Sports (IBC) | ||||||||||
They played twice and the first All-Star Game was held outside of Manila since the annual spectacle was institutionalized in 1989.[1]
Skills Challenge Winners edit
- Two-Ball Contest: Allan Caidic and Freddie Abuda (San Miguel)
- Three-point Shootout: Jasper Ocampo (Pop Cola)
- Buzzer-Beater Contest: Tonyboy Espinosa (Mobiline)
All-Star Game edit
PBA Selection edit
- Nelson Asaytono (San Miguel)
- Bonel Balingit (Pop Cola)
- Bal David (Ginebra)
- Jerry Codiñera (Purefoods)
- Rey Evangelista (Purefoods)
- Victor Pablo (Shell)
- Dindo Pumaren (Purefoods)
- Bong Ravena (Purefoods)
- Jason Webb (Sta.Lucia)
- John Best (Shell)*
- Devin Davis (Alaska)*
- Ronnie Coleman (Sta.Lucia)
- Roy Hairston (Purefoods)
- Coach: Derrick Pumaren (Sta.Lucia)
* Didn't play in the Manila game held at the Cuneta Astrodome.
Philippine Centennial team edit
| No. | Player | Position | PBA Team |
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| 4 | Alvin Patrimonio | Forward | Purefoods |
| 5 | Andy Seigle | Center | Mobiline |
| 6 | Jojo Lastimosa | Guard | Alaska |
| 7 | Dennis Espino | Forward | Sta. Lucia |
| 8 | Allan Caidic | Guard | San Miguel |
| 9 | Jun Limpot | Forward | Sta. Lucia |
| 10 | Vergel Meneses | Forward | Pop Cola |
| 11 | Edward Joseph Feihl | Center | Purefoods |
| 12 | Olsen Racela | Guard | San Miguel |
| 13 | Marlou Aquino | Center | Ginebra |
| 14 | Johnny Abarrientos | Guard | Alaska |
| 15 | Kenneth Duremdes | Guard | Alaska |
Game edit
July 12
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| Philippine Centennial Team 107, PBA Selection 92 | ||
| Vergel Meneses was named the game's most valuable player, became the first player to win the award more than once. |
References edit
- ^ "Centennial cagers swamp PBA All-Stars". Philippine Headline News Online.