FIBA All-Star Games

FIBA All-Star Games were all-star basketball exhibition games, which were also known as "FIBA Festivals". The "FIBA Festival All-Star Games" were held from 1964 to 1995. The FIBA European Selection teams won most of the FIBA Festival All-Star Games, with an overall record of 24–5. The FIBA Festival All-Star Game event was eventually replaced by the FIBA EuroStars All-Star Game event, in 1996. The FIBA EuroStars All-Star Game was last held in 1999.

Awards and selection criteria[]

The FIBA Festival All-Star Games featured the "FIBA European Selection" teams. Being chosen for the FIBA European Selection Team was the highest individual honor for a European club player at the time. The all-star games pitted the players of the European Selection teams, against various club teams, national teams, and non-European-wide all-star team selections. Only the players that were chosen to the FIBA European Selection teams were credited with having All-European Club Team honors. While all of the players that participated in each of the all-star games, from both teams, were credited as having all-star game appearances.

Originally, the first five FIBA European Selection teams (1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, and 1968), were selected from among the players of the European-wide top-tier level FIBA European Champions Cup (FIBA EuroLeague). However, starting with the 1969 All-Star Game event, the FIBA European Selection team players were chosen from among the players from all of the club leagues in Europe. Over the years, most of the all-star game's FIBA European Selection team players, came from what were the three major European-wide professional club basketball leagues at the time, the aforementioned top-tier level FIBA EuroLeague, the second-tier level FIBA European Cup (FIBA Saporta Cup), and the third-tier level FIBA Korać Cup. In addition to talent, skills, and performance, diversity was also paramount in choosing the players of the FIBA European Selection teams, which aimed at allowing for several different European national basketball schools to be represented at the all-star games.

After the FIBA Festival All-Star Game was last held in 1995, it was replaced in 1996, by the FIBA EuroStars event. The FIBA EuroStars was a normal all-star game selection award for the players that competed in it. Being chosen to one of the FIBA EuroStars game's teams did not give a player a separate individual All-European Club Team award, like being named a member of the FIBA European Selection Team did with the FIBA Festival All-Star Games.

In 2001, what was the equivalent of a FIBA European Selection Team award was introduced with the EuroLeague's All-EuroLeague Team award. As the All-EuroLeague Team also honors the top European selection of club team players into a list of ten players. However, unlike the FIBA Festival All-Star Game's European Selection Team, the EuroLeague's All-EuroLeague Team selection does not include an all-star game event featuring the players.

FIBA All-Star Games 1964–1995[]

Games organized by FIBA (FIBA Festivals)[]

I[]

15.10.1965 (Kraków, Poland)

European Selection vs. Real Madrid: 101–83

15.10.1965 (Kraków, Poland) Real Madrid vs. Wisła Krakow : 70–85

16.10.1965 (Kraków, Poland)

European Selection vs. : 70–78

: Bohdan Likszo, , Krystian Czernichowski, , , , , , , Czesław Malec, , . Head Coach:

FIBA European Selection roster: Tani Cohen-Mintz (Israel), Radivoj Korać (Yugoslavia), Trajko Rajković (Yugoslavia), Sauro Bufalini (Italy), (Italy), (Italy), František Konvička (Czechoslovakia), Vladimir Pistelak (Czechoslovakia), Jan Bobrovský (Czechoslovakia), Henri Grange (France), Georgios Trontzos (Greece), Martti Liimo (Finland). Head Coaches: Miloslav Kříž (Czechoslovakia) & (Italy)

II[]

14.6.1968 (Belgrade, Yugoslavia)

European Selection vs. Real Madrid: 72–56

16.6.1968 (Belgrade, Yugoslavia)

European Selection vs. Crvena Zvezda: 96–79

FIBA European Selection roster: Krešimir Ćosić (Yugoslavia), Josip Giuseppe "Pino" Djerdja (Yugoslavia), Francisco "Nino" Buscato (Spain), František Konvička (Czechoslovakia), Vladimir Pistelak (Czechoslovakia), Massimo Masini (Italy), Boleslaw Kwiatkowski (Poland), Veikko Vainio (Finland), (Bulgaria), (Belgium). Head Coaches: Miloslav Kříž (Czechoslovakia) & Witold Zagórski (Poland)

III[]

20.11.1969 (Belgrade, Yugoslavia)

European Selection vs. Yugoslavia: 93–90

FIBA European Selection roster: Sergei Belov (USSR), Gennadi Volnov (USSR), Modestas Paulauskas (USSR), Emiliano Rodríguez (Spain), Clifford Luyk (Spain), Francisco "Nino" Buscato (Spain), Jiří Zedníček (Czechoslovakia), (Czechoslovakia), Mieczysław Łopatka (Poland), Mincho Dimov (Bulgaria). Head Coach: Witold Zagórski (Poland)

IV[]

10.6.1970 (Athens, Greece)

European Selection vs. Ignis Varèse: 88–72

12.6.1970 (Athens, Greece)

European Selection vs. Fides Napoli: 85–92 (overtime)

14.6.1970 (Athens, Greece)

European Selection vs. AEK: 100–74

FIBA European Selection roster: Krešimir Ćosić (Yugoslavia), Nikola Plećaš (Yugoslavia), Ljubodrag Simonović (Yugoslavia), Dragutin Čermak (Yugoslavia), Dragan Kapičić (Yugoslavia), Clifford Luyk (Spain), Francisco "Nino" Buscato (Spain), Vicente Ramos (Spain), Massimo Masini (Italy), Georgios Kolokithas (Greece). Head Coaches: Witold Zagórski (Poland) & Faidon Matthaiou (Greece)

V[]

5.6.1971 (Rome, Italy)

European Selection vs. Italy: 96–64

FIBA European Selection roster: Krešimir Ćosić (Yugoslavia), Petar Skansi (Yugoslavia), Ljubodrag Simonović (Yugoslavia), Sergei Belov (USSR), Alexander Belov (USSR), Modestas Paulauskas (USSR), Clifford Luyk (Spain), Francisco "Nino" Buscato (Spain), Jiří Zedníček (Czechoslovakia), Edward Jurkiewicz (Poland), Grzegorz Korcz (Poland). Head Coach: Witold Zagórski (Poland)

VI[]

17.6.1972 (Zagreb, Yugoslavia)

European Selection vs. USA: 102–75

19.6.1972 (Geneva, Switzerland)

European Selection vs. USA: 88–61

21.6.1972 (Vigo, Spain)

European Selection vs. USA: 78–64

23.6.1972 (Le Touquet, France)

European Selection vs. USA: 99–85

FIBA European Selection roster: Krešimir Ćosić (Yugoslavia), Nikola Plećaš (Yugoslavia), Ljubodrag Simonović (Yugoslavia), Sergei Belov (USSR), Alexander Belov (USSR), Modestas Paulauskas (USSR), Alzhan Zharmukhamedov (USSR), Ivan Edeshko (USSR), Clifford Luyk (Spain), Jiří Zedníček (Czechoslovakia), Ottorino Flaborea (Italy), Georgi Khristov (Bulgaria). Head Coach: Witold Zagórski (Poland)

VII[]

14.6.1973 (Badalona, Spain)

European Selection vs. Juventud Schweppes: 107–97

16.6.1973 (Barcelona, Spain)

European Selection vs. Real Madrid: 95–98

FIBA European Selection roster: Krešimir Ćosić (Yugoslavia), Vinko Jelovac (Yugoslavia), Rato Tvrdić (Yugoslavia), Emiliano Rodríguez (Spain), Francisco "Nino" Buscato (Spain), Dino Meneghin (Italy), Massimo Masini (Italy), Ivan Edeshko (USSR), (France), Andrzej Seweryn (Poland). Head Coaches: Witold Zagórski (Poland) & Faidon Matthaiou (Greece)

VIII[]

26.9.1974 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

European Selection vs. Americas All-Stars: 94–85

28.9.1974 (São Paulo, Brazil)

European Selection vs. Americas All-Stars: 103–99

1.10.1974 (Brussels, Belgium)

European Selection vs. Americas All-Stars: 103–90

4.10.1974 (Rome, Italy)

European Selection vs. Americas All-Stars: 85–87

FIBA European Selection roster: Dino Meneghin (Italy), Pierlo Marzorati (Italy), Sergei Belov (USSR), Krešimir Ćosić (Yugoslavia), Vinko Jelovac (Yugoslavia), Damir Šolman (Yugoslavia), Wayne Brabender (Spain), Luis Miguel Santillana (Spain), Jacques Cachemire (France), Vassilis Goumas (Greece). Head Coach: Giancarlo Primo (Italy)

IX[]

22.6.1975 (Tel Aviv, Israel)

European Selection vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv: 115–88

FIBA European Selection roster: Dino Meneghin (Italy), Pierlo Marzorati (Italy), Renzo Bariviera (Italy), Ivan Bisson (Italy), Wayne Brabender (Spain), Luis Miguel Santillana (Spain), Carmelo Cabrera (Spain), Jacques Cachemire (France), (Belgium), (Belgium). Head Coach: Giancarlo Primo (Italy)

X[]

15.9.1976 (Cairo, Egypt)

European Selection vs. Egypt: 97–71

17.9.1976 (Cairo, Egypt)

European Selection vs. Egypt: 118–80

FIBA European Selection roster: Dragan Kićanović (Yugoslavia), Zoran Slavnić (Yugoslavia), Željko Jerkov (Yugoslavia), Juan Antonio Corbalán (Spain), Wayne Brabender (Spain), Luis Miguel Santillana (Spain), Rafael Rullán (Spain), Pierlo Marzorati (Italy), Ivan Bisson (Italy), Renzo Bariviera (Italy). Head Coach: Giancarlo Primo (Italy)

XI[]

3.5.1977 (Split, Yugoslavia)

European Selection vs. Jugoplastika Split: 116–108

FIBA European Selection roster: Pierlo Marzorati (Italy), Fabrizio Della Fiori (Italy), Gianni Bertolotti (Italy), Renzo Bariviera (Italy), Juan Antonio Corbalán (Spain), Rafael Rullán (Spain), Manuel Flores (Spain), Kamil Brabenec (Czechoslovakia), Zdenek Kos (Czechoslovakia), Atanas Golomeev (Bulgaria), (Belgium). Head Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel (Spain)

XII[]

2.7.1978 (Madrid, Spain)

European Selection vs. Real Madrid: 102–119

FIBA European Selection roster: Mirza Delibašić (Yugoslavia), Dražen Dalipagić (Yugoslavia), Dragan Kićanović (Yugoslavia), Željko Jerkov (Yugoslavia), Dino Meneghin (Italy), Renzo Bariviera (Italy), (Italy), Miki Berkovich (Israel), Tal Brody (Israel), Kamil Brabenec (Czechoslovakia), Luis Miguel Santillana (Spain). Head Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel (Spain)

XIII[]

26.6.1979 (Prievidza, Czechoslovakia)

European Selection vs. Czechoslovakia: 99–89

28.6.1979 (Bratislava, Czechoslovakia)

European Selection vs. Czechoslovakia: 82–79

FIBA European Selection roster: Vladimir Tkachenko (USSR), Anatoli Myshkin (USSR), Alexander Belostenny (USSR), Stanislav Yeryomin (USSR), Wayne Brabender (Spain), Juan Antonio Corbalán (Spain), Rafael Rullán (Spain), Ratko Radovanović (Yugoslavia), Jacques Cachemire (France), Carlo Caglieris (Italy), (Italy). Head Coach: Aca Nikolić (Yugoslavia)

XIV[]

7.6.1981 (Kraków, Poland)

European Selection vs. : 121–81

: , Jerzy Bińkowski, Wojciech Rosiński, , , , , , Mieczysław Młynarski, , , Krzysztof Fikiel. Trener:

FIBA European Selection roster: Mirza Delibašić (Yugoslavia), Dražen Dalipagić (Yugoslavia), Dragan Kićanović (Yugoslavia), Pierlo Marzorati (Italy), Renato Villalta (Italy), Juan Antonio Corbalán (Spain), Rafael Rullán (Spain), Juan Domingo de la Cruz (Spain), Stano Kropilák (Czechoslovakia), Zdenek Kos (Czechoslovakia), Stanislav Yeryomin (USSR), Éric Beugnot (France). Head Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel (Spain)

XV[]

18.6.1982 (Geneva, Switzerland)

European Selection vs. USA: 111–92

20.6.1982 (Budapest, Hungary)

European Selection vs. USA: 103–88

FIBA European Selection roster: Dražen Dalipagić (Yugoslavia), Željko Jerkov (Yugoslavia), Vladimir Tkachenko (USSR), Anatoli Myshkin (USSR), Pierlo Marzorati (Italy), Juan Antonio San Epifanio "Epi" (Spain), Juan Antonio Corbalán (Spain), Juan Domingo De la Cruz (Spain), Miki Berkovich (Israel), Stano Kropilák (Czechoslovakia), (Hungary). Head Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel (Spain)

Other FIBA All-Star exhibition games[]

I[]

(In honor of Real Madrid's first FIBA European Champions Cup (EuroLeague) title)

17.5.1964 (Palacio de Deportes, Madrid, Spain)

European Selection - Real Madrid: 91–87

Real Madrid: #4 , #5 , #6 , #7 , #9 , #10 Emiliano Rodríguez, #11 , #12 , #13 Clifford Luyk, #14 , #15 . Trainer:

FIBA European Selection roster: Radivoj Korać (Yugoslavia), Miodrag Nikolić (Yugoslavia), Slobodan Gordić (Yugoslavia), Sandro Riminucci (Italy), Gabriele Vianello (Italy), Paolo Vittori (Italy), Gianfranco Pieri (Italy), Andrzej Pstrokonski (Poland), Janusz Wichowski (Poland), Roger Antoine (France), Tani Cohen-Mintz (Israel), Jozef "Jef" Eygel (Belgium). Head Coaches: Miloslav Kříž (Czechoslovakia) & Robert Busnel (France)

II[]

13.10.1966 (Ljubljana, Yugoslavia)

European Selection - Simmenthal Milano: 89–91

15.10.1966 (Ljubljana, Yugoslavia)

European Selection - AŠK Olimpija: 102–94

FIBA European Selection roster: Emiliano Rodríguez (Spain), (Spain), Jiří Zídek Sr. (Czechoslovakia), Jiří Zedníček (Czechoslovakia), (Czechoslovakia), Jean Degros (France), Christos Zoupas (Greece), Willy Steveniers (Belgium), (Belgium), (Romania), (Bulgaria), Bohdan Likszo (Poland). Head Coaches: Miloslav Kříž (Czechoslovakia) & Robert Busnel (France)