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The ACB contests are the 3-point shootout and slam dunk contests held by the Liga ACB, the top-tier level professional club basketball league in the country of Spain.

History[]

From 1986 through 2003, these contests were celebrated during the ACB League's weekend festival, which was called Showtime ACB, and which included the Liga ACB Stars Match (Spanish All-Star Game).^[1] From 1992 to 1994, this weekend was organized by ULEB. In 1992 and 1993, it was contested between the Spanish ACB League's all-stars and the Italian League's all-stars. While the French League's all-stars also joined in the contest in the 1994. After the 2003, the ACB decided not to organize the All-Star Game anymore.

Since 2004, the Liga ACB's slam dunk and 3 point shootout contests are played during the Spanish Supercup, with the exception of 2011, when they weren't organized, and 2012, when it was celebrated during the presentation of the league, in the headquarters of Endesa, the league's main sponsor.

Liga ACB Stars Match[]

Arvydas Sabonis, two-time MVP of the all-star game (1991, 1992).

The Liga ACB's all-star game, which was called the Stars Match, was first held in 1986, and was last held in 2003.

Year Held (Season)	Location	Results	MVP	Team
1986 1985–86	Don Benito	Winston (Odd) 103 – Lee (Even) 97	David Russell	Estudiantes
1987 1986–87	Vigo	Odd Team 102 – Even Team 101	Jordi Villacampa	Joventut Badalona
1987–88	Not held
1988 1988–89	Zaragoza	A1 Series 104 – A2 Series 87	Michael Young	Valladolid
1989 1989–90	Logroño	Rioja Quality 105 – Winston 100	Mark Davis	Zaragoza
1990 1990–91	Zaragoza	Odd Team 112 – Even Team 128	Chicho Sibilio	Baskonia
1991 1991–92	Madrid	Odd Team 98 – Even Team 93	Arvydas Sabonis	Valladolid
1992 1992–93[a]	Madrid	ACB 136 – Lega Basket 123	Arvydas Sabonis (ACB All-Stars) (2)	Real Madrid
1993 1993–94[a]	Rome	Lega Basket 135 – ACB 131	Micheal Ray Richardson (Lega All-Stars)	Livorno
1994 1994–95[a]	Valencia	Lega Basket 58 – LNB 54 ACB 59 – LNB 43 Lega Basket 53 – ACB 48[2]	Aleksandar Đorđević (Lega All-Stars)	Fortitudo Bologna
1995 1995–96	Girona	Spanish Combination 91 – Foreign Combination 96	Alberto Herreros	Estudiantes
1996 1996–97	Cáceres	Spanish Combination 87 – Foreign Combination 80	Xavi Fernandez	FC Barcelona
1997 1997–98	Granada	Spanish Combination 94 – Foreign Combination 99	Juan Antonio Orenga	Real Madrid
1998 1998–99	Murcia	Spanish Combination 96 – Foreign Combination 99	Alfonso Reyes	Estudiantes
1999 1999–00	Manresa	Spanish Combination 79 – Foreign Combination 88	Alberto Herreros (2)	Real Madrid
2001 (I) 2000–01	Málaga	Spanish Combination 78 – Foreign Combination 91	Alfonso Reyes (2)	Estudiantes
2001 (II) 2001–02	Valladolid	North Team 105 – South Team 112	Milan Gurović	Málaga
2003 2002–03	Alicante	North Team 100 – South Team 103[3]	Walter Herrmann[4]	Fuenlabrada

Three-Point Shootout[]

Lou Bullock, three-time winner of the three-point shootout contest (2004, 2006, 2008).

The Liga ACB's three-point shootout began in 1988. It has the same format as the NBA's three-point shootout. For the 2009 and 2011 editions, there was the possibility of a magic three-pointer from 8-meters distance (26 feet 3 inches), which was worth four points.^[5][6]

In some editions, a female player from the Spanish Women's League was invited. For the 2013 and 2014 contests, three-point shooting record-man Josh Ruggles, was invited.^[7]

Year Held (Season)	Location	Winner	Team	Runner-up	Team
1988 1988–89	Zaragoza	Brian Jackson	Peñas Huesca	Leon Wood	Zaragoza
1989 1989–90	Logroño	Mark Davis	Zaragoza	Óscar Cervantes	Granrollers
1990 1990–91	Zaragoza	Mark Davis (2)	Zaragoza	Óscar Cervantes (2)	Granrollers
1991 1991–92	Madrid	Óscar Cervantes	Granrollers	Brian Jackson	Peñas Huesca
1992 1992–93[a]	Madrid	Danko Cvjetićanin (ACB All-Stars)	Estdudiantes	Aleksandar Đorđević (Lega All-Stars)	Olimpia Milano
1993 1993–94[a]	Rome	Oscar Schmidt (ACB All-Stars)	Valladolid	Aleksandar Đorđević (2) (Lega All-Stars)	Olimpia Milano
1994 1994–95[a]	Valencia	Aleksandar Đorđević (Lega All-Stars)	Fortitudo Bologna	Dejan Bodiroga (Lega All-Stars)	Olimpia Milano
1995 1995–96	Girona	Keith Jennings	Estudiantes	Alberto Herreros	Estudiantes
1996 1996–97	Cáceres	Juan Alberto Espil	Baskonia	Raúl Pérez	Sevilla
1997 1997–98	Granada	Alberto Herreros	Real Madrid	Roy Fisher	León
1998 1998–99	Murcia	Alberto Herreros (2)	Real Madrid	Berni Álvarez	Valencia
1999 1999–00	Manresa	Alberto Angulo	Real Madrid	Berni Álvarez (2)	Valencia
2001 (I) 2000–01	Málaga	Paco Vázquez	Málaga	David Wood	Fuenlabrada
2001 (II) 2001–02	Valladolid	Jacobo Odriozola	Breogán	Raúl Pérez (2)	Valladolid
2003 2002–03	Alicante	Raúl Pérez	Sevilla	Jacobo Odriozola	Valladolid
2003–04	Not held
2004 2004–05	Málaga	Lou Bullock	Real Madrid	Donatas Slanina	Sevilla
2005 2005–06	Granada	Nebojša Bogavac	Breogán	Raúl Pérez (3)	Sevilla
2006 2006–07	Málaga	Lou Bullock (2)	Real Madrid	Marlon Garnett	Estudiantes
2007 2007–08	Bilbao	Igor Rakočević	Baskonia	Lou Bullock	Real Madrid
2008 2008–09	Zaragoza	Lou Bullock (3)	Real Madrid	Demond Mallet	Joventut Badalona
2009 2009–10	Las Palmas	Pedro Robles	Murcia	Sergiy Gladyr	Manresa
2010 2010–11	Vitoria-Gasteiz	Sergiy Gladyr	Manresa	Jimmy Baron	Gipuzkoa
2011 2011–12	Not held
2012 2012–13	Madrid	Sergiy Gladyr (2)	Fuenlabrada	Rafa Martínez	Valencia
2013 2013–14	Vitoria-Gasteiz	Josh Ruggles[8]	(amateur)	Jaycee Carroll	Real Madrid
2014 2014–15	Vitoria-Gasteiz	Josh Ruggles (2)[9]	(amateur)	Jaycee Carroll (2)	Real Madrid
2015 2015–16	Málaga	Jaycee Carroll	Real Madrid[10]	Demond Mallet	Joventut Badalona
2016 2016–17	Vitoria-Gasteiz	Jaycee Carroll (2)	Real Madrid	Alberto Corbacho	Obradoiro
2017 2017–18	Las Palmas	Marcus Eriksson	Gran Canaria	Lucio Redivo	Bilbao Basket
2018 2018–19	Santiago de Compostela	Matt Thomas	Valencia	Óscar Herrero	(amateur)
2019 2019–20	Madrid	Brock Motum	Valencia	Marko Popović	(retired)

Slam Dunk Contest[]

Mickaël Gelabale, two-time winner of the slam dunk contest (2004, 2005).

The Liga ACB's Slam Dunk Contest was first held in 1986, and was last held in 2012.

Season	Location	Winner	Team	Runner-up	Team
1986 1985–86	Don Benito	David Russell	Estudiantes	Wayne Robinson	Real Madrid
1987 1986–87	Vigo	David Russell (2)	Estudiantes	Wayne Robinson (2)	Granrollers
1987–88	Not held
1988 1988–89	Zaragoza	Mike Smith	Maristas de Málaga	Dan Bingenheimer	Gran Canarias
1989 1989–90	Logroño	Rickie Winslow	Estudiantes	Juan Rosa	Girona
1990 1990–91	Zaragoza	Shelton Jones	Collado Villalba	David Benoit	Maristas de Málaga
1991 1991–92	Madrid	Kenny Walker	Granrollers	Henry Turner	Collado Villalba
1992 1992–93[a]	Madrid	Chandler Thompson (ACB All-Stars)	Ourense	Antonio Davis (Lega All-Stars)	Olimpia Milano
1993 1993–94[a]	Rome	Not held
1994 1994–95[a]	Valencia	Chandler Thompson (2) (ACB All-Stars)	Ourense	Darrell Armstrong (ACB All-Stars)	Ourense
1995 1995–96	Girona	Chandler Thompson (3)	Estudiantes	Glen Whisby	Gijón
1996 1996–97	Cáceres	Stanley Jackson	Cáceres	Diego Fajardo	Valladolid
1997 1997–98	Granada	Chandler Thompson (4)	Estudiantes	Jackie Espinosa	Joventut Badalona
1998 1998–99	Murcia	Gaylon Nickerson	Valladolid	Rico Hill	Fuenlabrada
1999 1999–00	Manresa	Nate Higgs	Manresa	Glen Whisby (2)	Gijón
2001 (I) 2000–01	Málaga	Francisco Elson	FC Barcelona	Bienvenue Kindoki	Gran Canaria
2001 (II) 2001–02	Valladolid	Aarón Cuellar	(amateur)	Antonio Granger	Sevilla
2003 2002–03	Alicante	Jerod Ward	Granada	Walter Herrmann	Fuenlabrada
2003–04	Not held
2004 2004–05	Málaga	Mickaël Gelabale	Real Madrid	Sergi Vidal	Baskonia
2005 2005–06	Granada	Mickaël Gelabale (2)	Real Madrid	Saúl Blanco	Fuenlabrada
2006 2006–07	Málaga	Florent Piétrus	Málaga	Saúl Blanco (2)	Fuenlabrada
2007 2007–08	Bilbao	Víctor Claver	Valencia	James Singleton	Baskonia
2008 2008–09	Zaragoza	Serge Ibaka	Manresa	Pops Mensah-Bonsu	Joventut Badalona
2009 2009–10	Las Palmas	Christian Eyenga	Joventut Badalona	Sergio Llull	Real Madrid
2010 2010–11	Vitoria-Gasteiz	Tomáš Satoranský	Sevilla	Yaroslav Korolev	Granada
2011 2011–12	Not held
2012 2012–13	Madrid	James Gist	Málaga	Tomáš Satoranský	Sevilla

ULEB All-Star Game rosters (1992-1994)[]

1st ULEB All-Star Game 1992-93
Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, November 14, 1992: Liga ACB All-Stars - Lega Basket All-Stars 136-123 ^[11]
Liga ACB All-Stars FIAT (Miguel Ángel Martín Fernández, Lolo Sainz): Joe Arlauckas, Tim Burroughs, Darryl Middleton, Velimir Perasović, Harold Pressley, Kevin Pritchard, Arvydas Sabonis, Zoran Savic, Reggie Slater, Chandler Thompson, Andre Turner, Rickie Winslow.
Lega Basket All-Stars POLTI (Alberto Bucci, Ettore Messina): Greg Cadillac Anderson, Predrag Danilovic, Darryl Dawkins, Darren Daye, Aleksandar Đorđević, A.J. English, Pace Mannion, Oscar Schmidt, Dino Radja, Terry Teagle, Alexander Volkov, Haywoode Workman.

2nd ULEB All-Star Game 1993-94
PalaEur, Rome, November 13, 1993: Lega Basket All-Stars - Liga ACB All-Stars 135-131 ^[12]
Liga ACB All-Stars (Clifford Luyk, José Alberto Pesquera): Michael Anderson, Joe Arlauckas, Roy Fisher, Dan Godfread, Dennis Hopson, Tony Massenburg, Darryl Middleton, Ivo Nakic, Oscar Schmidt, Fred Roberts, Andy Toolson, Andre Turner.
Lega Basket All-Stars POLTI (Alberto Bucci, Fabrizio Frates): Joe Binion, Dejan Bodiroga, Predrag Danilovic, Aleksandar Đorđević, Winston Garland, Dean Garrett, Dan Gay, Shelton Jones, Cliff Levingston, George McCloud, Micheal Ray Richardson, Henry Williams.

3d ULEB All-Star Game 1994-95
Pavelló Municipal Font de Sant Lluís, Valencia, November 14, 1994: Lega Basket All-Stars - LNB All-Stars 58-54 ^[13]
Pavelló Municipal Font de Sant Lluís, Valencia, November 14, 1994: Liga ACB All-Stars - LNB All-Stars 59-43 ^[14]
Pavelló Municipal Font de Sant Lluís, Valencia, November 14, 1994: Lega Basket All-Stars - Liga ACB All-Stars 53-48 ^[15]
Lega Basket All-Stars (Alberto Bucci, Bogdan Tanjevic): Wendell Alexis, Joe Binion, Dejan Bodiroga, Dallas Comegys, Emanual Davis, Aleksandar Đorđević, Dan Gay, Gerald Glass, Billy McCaffrey, Petar Naumoski, Jeff Sanders, John Turner.
Liga ACB All-Stars (Aíto García Reneses, Manu Moreno): Darrell Armstrong, Michael Curry, Roy Fisher, Dan Godfread, Kenny Green, Warren Kidd, Darryl Middleton, Oscar Schmidt, Corny Thompson, Andy Toolson, Andre Turner.
LNB All-Stars (Božidar Maljković, Jacques Monclar): Ron Anderson, Winston Crite, Ron Curry, Tim Kempton, Conrad McRae, David Rivers, Michael Ray Richardson, Delaney Rudd, Rickie Winslow, Michael Young.

Players with most appearances (1986-2003)[]

Player	All-Star	ACB	MVP	ULEB editions
Alberto Herreros	6	1989, 1990, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999	-
Alfonso Reyes	6	1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2001 (II)	2001
Andre Turner	6	1997, 1998, 1999	-	1992, 1993, 1994
Dejan Bodiroga	5	1996, 1997, 2003	1994	1993, 1994
Alberto Angulo	5	1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999	-
Joan Creus	5	1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991	-
Velimir Perasovic	5	1998, 1999, 2001, 2001 (II)	-	1993
Ricky Winslow	5	1989, 1990, 1991	-	1992, 1994

References[]

External links[]

• Liga ACB official website (in Spanish)
• Liga ACB Historia del All Star (in Spanish)