Continental Basketball Association

The Continental Basketball Association or CBA is a professional men's basketball league in the United States. The league views itself as a minor league that develops talent for the National Basketball Association. It is affiliated with USA Basketball, the sport's governing body in the U.S. It should not be confused with another CBA, the Chinese Basketball Association.

CBA All-Star Games

All-Star Game Results

• 1958 - West All-Stars 122, East All-Stars 97 (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.)
• 1959 - West All-Stars 110, East All-Stars 88 (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.)
• 1961 - East All-Stars 164, West All-Stars 128 (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.)
• 1962 - EPBL All-Stars 124, Allentown Jets 119 (Allentown, Pa.)
• 1963 - Camden Bullets 122, EPBL All-Stars 114 (Camden, N.J.)
• 1964 - South All-Stars 137, North All-Stars 125 (Trenton, N.J.)
• 1965 - Camden Bullets 147, EPBL All-Stars 129 (Camden, N.J.)
• 1966 - East All-Stars 167, West All-Stars 159 (Harrisburg, Pa.)
• 1967 - West All-Stars 158, East All-Stars 149 (Wilmington, Del.)
• 1968 - East All-Stars 155, West All-Stars 125 (Hartford, Conn.)
• 1969 - West All-Stars 163, East All-Stars 133 (Scranton, Pa.)
• 1970 - Wilmington Blue Bombers 129, All-Stars 123 (Wilmington, Del.)
• 1971 - Scranton Apollos 146, EBA All-Stars 123 (Scranton, Pa.)
• 1972 - EBA All-Stars 129, Scranton Apollos 110 (Scranton, Pa.)
• 1976 - EBA All-Stars 137, Allentown Jets 134 (York, Pa.)

:The game was played at York, Pa., to test whether the city could support a franchise.

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• 1977 - EBA All-Stars 136, Allentown Jets 118 (Allentown, Pa.)
• 1978 - East All-Stars 135, West All-Stars 129 (Quincy, Mass.)
• 1979 - Rochester Zeniths 182, CBA All-Stars 168 (Rochester, N.Y.)

:This game took two days to play, as a blackout hit the Rochester, N.Y. area during the contest. The CBA commissioner ordered that a full four-quarter game be played the next day, while still retaining the score from the first two quarters (at that time, Rochester was leading 57-48).

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• 1982 - Western Division 101, Eastern Division 91 (East Rutherford, N.J.)
• 1983 - Albany Patroons 122, CBA All-Stars 109 (Albany, N.Y.)
• 1984 - CBA All-Stars 128, Wyoming Wildcatters 125 (Caspar, Wyo.)
• 1985 - CBA All-Stars 113, Evansville Thunder 109 (Evansville, Ill.)
• 1986 - CBA All-Stars 110, Tampa Bay Thillers 108 (Tampa Bay, Fla.)
• 1987 - CBA All-Stars 105, LaCrosse Catbirds 102 (LaCrosse, Wisc.)
• 1988 - CBA All-Stars 115, Topeka Sizzlers 94 (Topeka, Kan.)
• 1989 - Rockford Lightning 103, CBA All-Stars 97 (Rockford, Ill.)
• 1990 - National Conference 107, American Conference 105 (Moline, Ill.)
• 1991 - National Conference 120, American Conference 116 (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
• 1992 - National Conference 124, American Conference 115 (Yakima, Wash.)
• 1993 - American Conference 133, National Conference 121 (Oklahoma City, Okla.)
• 1994 - American Conference 119, National Conference 108 (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
• 1995 - National Conference 119, American Conference 115 (Hartford, Conn.)
• 1996 - National Conference 121, American Conference 105 (Sioux Falls, S.D.)
• 1997 - American Conference 107, National Conference 98 (Yakima, Wash.)
• 2000 - Eastern Division 135, Western Division 124 (Sioux Falls, S.D.)

:A rookie game preceded the All-Star game, with the East beating the West 91-89.

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• 2003 - National Conference 140, American Conference 125 (Sioux Falls, S.D.)
• 2004 - National Conference 105, American Conference 103 (Yakima, Wash.)
• 2005 - Eastern Conference 114, Western Conference 110 (Gary, Ind.)

All-Star Game Most Valuable Players

• 1961 - Boo Ellis, Wilkes-Barre Barons
• 1963 - Bobby McNeill, Camden Bullets
• 1964 - Jimmie Hadnot, Trenton Colonials
• 1965 - Bobby McNeill, Camden Bullets
• 1966 - Walt Simon, Allentown Jets
• 1967 - Willie Murrell, Scranton Miners
• 1968 - Willis "Spider" Bennett, Hartford Capitols
• 1969 - Jim Jackson, Scranton Miners
• 1970 - John Savage, Wilmington Blue Bombers
• 1971 - Willie Somerset, Scranton Apollos
• 1972 - Reggie Lacefield, Hartford Capitols
• 1977 - Jim Bostic, Jersey Shore Bullets
• 1978 - Jim Bostic, Jersey Shore Bullets
• 1979 - Andre McCarter, Rochester Zeniths
• 1982 - Brad Branson, Anchorage Northern Knights
• 1983 - Larry Spriggs, Albany Patroons
• 1984 - Anthony Roberts, Wyoming Wildcatters
• 1985 - Rick Lamb, Wyoming Wildcatters
• 1986 - Don Collins, Tampa Bay Thrillers
• 1987 - Eddie Johnson, Tampa Bay Thrillers
• 1988 - Michael Brooks, Albany Patroons
• 1989 - Dwayne McClain, Rockford Lightning
• 1990 - Conner Henry, Rapid City Thrillers
• 1991 - Vincent Askew, Albany Patroons
• 1992 - Conner Henry, Yakima Sun Kings
• 1993 - Pat Durham, Fargo-Moorhead Fever
• 1994 - Jeff Martin, Grand Rapids Hoops
• 1995 - Tony Dawson, Rockford Lightning
• 1996 - Shelton Jones, Florida Beachdogs
• 1997 - Dexter Boney, Florida Beachdogs
• 2000 - Dontaé Jones, LaCrosse Bobcats

:Roberto Bergersen won the Bobby Phills Award for MVP of the Rookie Game that preceded the 2000 All-Star contest.

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• 2003 - Versile Shaw, Sioux Falls Skyforce
• 2004 - Roberto Bergersen, Idaho Stampede
• 2005 - Sam Clancy, Idaho Stampede