2018 PBA All-Star Week
# 2018 PBA All-Star Week

The 2018 PBA All-Star Week is the annual all-star week of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)'s 2017–18 season being held on May 23 to 27, 2018 on three different venues covering Luzon (Batangas), Visayas (Iloilo) and Mindanao (Davao).

## Mindanao leg

### All-Star Game

**Roster**

PBA Mindanao All-Stars :

| Pos | Player | Team | No. of selections |
| - | - | - | - |
| Starters ||||
| G | Mark Barroca | Magnolia Hotshots | 6 |
| G | Peter June Simon | Magnolia Hotshots | 7 |
| G | Jio Jalalon | Magnolia Hotshots | 2 |
| G | Scottie Thompson | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 3 |
| F | Mac Belo | Blackwater Elite | 2 |
| Reserves ||||
| G | Baser Amer | Meralco Bolts | 2 |
| G/F | Cyrus Baguio | NLEX Road Warriors | 11 |
| C | Sonny Thoss | Alaska Aces | 12 |
| F/C | Rafi Reavis | Magnolia Hotshots | 4 |
| C | John Paul Erram | Blackwater Elite | 1 |
| G | RR Garcia | TNT KaTropa | 3 |
| G | Carlo Lastimosa | Columbian Dyip | 3 |
| Head coach: Tim Cone (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) ||||

Smart PBA All-Stars :

| Pos | Player | Team | No. of selections |
| - | - | - | - |
| Starters ||||
| C | June Mar Fajardo | San Miguel Beermen | 6 |
| G/F | Matthew Wright | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 2 |
| G | Jayson Castro | TNT KaTropa | 6 |
| G | Kiefer Ravena | NLEX Road Warriors | 1 |
| F | Calvin Abueva | Alaska Aces | 6 |
| F | Carl Bryan Cruz | Alaska Aces | 2 |
| F/C | Troy Rosario | TNT KaTropa | 3 |
| Reserves ||||
| G | Terrence Romeo | TNT KaTropa | 3 |
| F/C | Japeth Aguilar | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 |
| F/G | Gabe Norwood | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 9 |
| G/F | Allein Maliksi | Blackwater Elite | 2 |
| F/G | Roger Pogoy | TNT KaTropa | 2 |
| Head coach: Norman Black (Meralco Bolts) ||||

* ^DNP1 Carl Bryan Cruz was unable to participate.
* ^ST1 Jayson Castro started in place of Carl Bryan Cruz.
* ^DNP2 Roger Pogoy was unable to participate.
* ^ST2 Kiefer Ravena started in place of Troy Rosario.
* ^DNP3 Troy Rosario was unable to participate.

**Roster**

**Game**

* ESPN 5
* May 23 8:00pm
* Box score

PBA Mindanao All-Stars 144, Smart PBA All-Stars 130 :

| Scoring by quarter: 32–28, 33–35, 39–36, 40–31 |||
| - | - | - |
| Pts: Amer 22 Rebs: Amer 7 Asts: Jalalon 9 | Pts: Fajardo 34 Rebs: Fajardo 14 Asts: Romeo 10 |

* Davao Del Sur Coliseum, Digos Referees: J. Mariano, N. Guevarra, M. Montoya, M. Flordeliza
* Baser Amer was named as the game's MVP.

## Luzon leg

### Obstacle Challenge

This edition was exclusively only for big men (power forwards and centers).

Contestants :

| Pos. | Player | Team | Height | Weight |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| F | Beau Belga | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6–6 | 235 |
| C | John Paul Erram | Blackwater Elite | 6–8 | 227 |
| F | Gabby Espinas | San Miguel Beermen | 6–4 | 208 |
| F | Justin Chua | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 6–6 | 232 |
| F | Kelly Nabong | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 6–6 | 227 |
| C | Yousef Taha | TNT KaTropa | 6–7 | 231 |
| F | Russel Escoto | Columbian Dyip | 6–6 | 210 |
| C | Sonny Thoss | Alaska Aces | 6–7 | 205 |
| F | Aldrech Ramos | Magnolia Hotshots | 6–6 | 190 |
| F | Ken Bono | Meralco Bolts | 6–5 | 280 |
| C | Asi Taulava | NLEX Road Warriors | 6–9 | 245 |
| F | Raymond Aguilar | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6–5 | 200 |

^ Gabby Espinas replaced Yancy de Ocampo, who was unable to participate.

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Justin Chua (Phoenix) | Justin Chua (Phoenix) | O | | | |
| Russel Escoto (Columbian) | Russel Escoto (Columbian) | X | | | |
| Russel Escoto (Columbian) | Russel Escoto (Columbian) | X | Justin Chua (Phoenix) | Justin Chua (Phoenix) | X |
| | | | Beau Belga (Rain or Shine) | Beau Belga (Rain or Shine) | O |
| Beau Belga (Rain or Shine) | Beau Belga (Rain or Shine) | O | Beau Belga (Rain or Shine) | Beau Belga (Rain or Shine) | O |
| Sonny Thoss (Alaska) | Sonny Thoss (Alaska) | X | | | |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| John Paul Erram (Blackwater) | John Paul Erram (Blackwater) | O | | | |
| Aldrech Ramos (Magnolia) | Aldrech Ramos (Magnolia) | X | | | |
| Aldrech Ramos (Magnolia) | Aldrech Ramos (Magnolia) | X | John Paul Erram (Blackwater) | John Paul Erram (Blackwater) | O |
| | | | Kelly Nabong (GlobalPort) | Kelly Nabong (GlobalPort) | X |
| Kelly Nabong (GlobalPort) | Kelly Nabong (GlobalPort) | O | Kelly Nabong (GlobalPort) | Kelly Nabong (GlobalPort) | X |
| Ken Bono (Meralco) | Ken Bono (Meralco) | X | | | |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| Gabby Espinas (San Miguel) | Gabby Espinas (San Miguel) | O | | | |
| Asi Taulava (NLEX) | Asi Taulava (NLEX) | X | | | |
| Asi Taulava (NLEX) | Asi Taulava (NLEX) | X | Gabby Espinas (San Miguel) | Gabby Espinas (San Miguel) | O |
| | | | Yousef Taha (TNT) | Yousef Taha (TNT) | X |
| Yousef Taha (TNT) | Yousef Taha (TNT) | O | Yousef Taha (TNT) | Yousef Taha (TNT) | X |
| Raymond Aguilar (Ginebra) | Raymond Aguilar (Ginebra) | X | | | |

Final round :

| Pos. | Player | Team | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| F | Beau Belga | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 21.7s |
| C | John Paul Erram | Blackwater Elite | 29.6s |
| F | Gabby Espinas | San Miguel Beermen | 30.5s |

### Three-Point Shootout

This year's shootout featured a new format. Each of the five racks now has two moneyballs, with the first and fifth balls being valued as two points. This was a departure from the previous years' feature of having an "all-moneyball rack". This also increased the maximum possible points to 35 from 34.

Contestants :

| Pos. | Player | Team | Height | Weight | First round | Final round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| G | James Yap | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6–3 | 205 | 24 | 24 |
| G | Stanley Pringle | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 6–1 | 185 | 22 | 21 |
| G | Terrence Romeo | TNT KaTropa | 5–11 | 178 | 23 | 16 |
| G | Ronald Tubid | Columbian Dyip | 6–1 | 185 | 20 | did not advance |
| G | Matthew Wright | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 6–4 | 200 | 20 | did not advance |
| G | LA Tenorio | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 5–8 | 150 | 19 | did not advance |
| G | Paul Lee | Magnolia Hotshots | 6–0 | 200 | 17 | did not advance |
| G | Marcio Lassiter | San Miguel Beermen | 6–2 | 185 | 16 | did not advance |
| G | JVee Casio | Alaska Aces | 5–10 | 175 | 15 | did not advance |
| F | KG Canaleta | Meralco Bolts | 6–6 | 200 | 15 | did not advance |
| G | Larry Fonacier | NLEX Road Warriors | 6–2 | 170 | 13 | did not advance |
| G | Allein Maliksi | Blackwater Elite | 6–4 | 180 | 11 | did not advance |

* Gold represent current champion.

### Slam Dunk Contest

This year's contest only featured four judges instead of the traditional five.

Contestants :

| Pos. | Player | Team | Height | Weight | First round | Final round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| G | Rey Guevarra | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 6–3 | 190 | 75 (35+40) | 115 (39+36+40) |
| G | Renz Palma | Blackwater Elite | 6–0 | | 77 (37+40) | 114 (39+36+39) |
| G | Chris Newsome | Meralco Bolts | 6–2 | 190 | 72 (34+38) | did not advance |
| F | Matt Ganuelas-Rosser | San Miguel Beermen | 6–5 | 186 | 69 (37+32) | did not advance |
| F | Lervin Flores | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 6–5 | | 59 (28+31) | did not advance |
| F | Marion Magat | Alaska Aces | 6–7 | 180 | 52 (25+27) | did not advance |

* Gold represent the current champion.

### Shooting Stars Challenge

| Team Name | Time |
| - | - |
| Team Paul Lee | 38.8 |
| Team Marcio Lassiter | 1:01.4 |
| Team LA Tenorio | 2:00.0 |

### All-Star Game

**Roster**

PBA Luzon All-Stars :

| Pos | Player | Team | No. of selections |
| - | - | - | - |
| Starters ||||
| F | Calvin Abueva | Alaska Aces | 6 |
| F/C | Japeth Aguilar | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 |
| G | LA Tenorio | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 |
| G | Paul Lee | Magnolia Hotshots | 7 |
| F | Marc Pingris | Magnolia Hotshots | 14 |
| G | Jayson Castro | TNT KaTropa | 6 |
| Reserves ||||
| G | Stanley Pringle | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 4 |
| G/F | Matthew Wright | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 2 |
| G/F | Marcio Lassiter | San Miguel Beermen | 5 |
| G | Alex Cabagnot | San Miguel Beermen | 6 |
| F | Arwind Santos | San Miguel Beermen | 10 |
| F/C | Ian Sangalang | Magnolia Hotshots | 1 |
| F/C | Raymond Almazan | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 2 |
| Head coach: Leo Austria (San Miguel Beermen) ||||

Smart PBA All-Stars :

| Pos | Player | Team | No. of selections |
| - | - | - | - |
| Starters ||||
| C | June Mar Fajardo | San Miguel Beermen | 6 |
| G/F | Allein Maliksi | Blackwater Elite | 2 |
| G | Terrence Romeo | TNT KaTropa | 3 |
| F/C | Troy Rosario | TNT KaTropa | 3 |
| F/C | Roger Pogoy | TNT KaTropa | 2 |
| Reserves ||||
| F | Carl Bryan Cruz | Alaska Aces | 2 |
| F | Mac Belo | Blackwater Elite | 2 |
| F/G | Gabe Norwood | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 9 |
| G | Jio Jalalon | Magnolia Hotshots | 2 |
| G | Kiefer Ravena | NLEX Road Warriors | 1 |
| Head coach: Yeng Guiao (NLEX Road Warriors) ||||

* ^INJ1 Marc Pingris was unable to participate due to an ACL injury.
* ^ST1 Jayson Castro started in place of Marc Pingris.
* ^INJ2 Ian Sangalang was unable to participate due to a wrist injury.
* ^DNP1 Carl Bryan Cruz was unable to participate.
* ^DNP2 Kiefer Ravena was unable to participate.

**Roster**

**Game**

* ESPN 5
* May 25 8:00pm
* Box score

PBA Luzon All-Stars 149, Smart PBA All-Stars 152 :

| Scoring by quarter: 38–47, 32–39, 36–35, 43–31 |||
| - | - | - |
| Pts: Aguilar 43 Rebs: Abueva 16 Asts: Castro 8 | Pts: Romeo 48 Rebs: Fajardo 14 Asts: Romeo 11 |

* Batangas City Coliseum, Batangas City Referees: P. Balao, E. Tangkion, R. Gruta, R. Yante, J. Nicandro
* Terrence Romeo was named as the game's MVP.

## Visayas leg

### Shooting Stars Challenge

| Team Name | Time |
| - | - |
| Team Emman Monfort | 1:42 |
| Team Jericho Cruz | 1:55 |
| Team Ronald Tubid | 2:00 |

### All-Star Game

**Roster**

PBA Visayas All-Stars :

| Pos | Player | Team | No. of selections |
| - | - | - | - |
| Starters ||||
| C | Greg Slaughter | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 4 |
| C | June Mar Fajardo | San Miguel Beermen | 6 |
| G | James Yap | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 15 |
| G | Terrence Romeo | TNT KaTropa | 3 |
| G | Kiefer Ravena | NLEX Road Warriors | 1 |
| G | Chris Ross | San Miguel Beermen | 4 |
| Reserves ||||
| F | Joe Devance | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 |
| G/F | Ronald Tubid | Columbian Dyip | 9 |
| G | Emman Monfort | NLEX Road Warriors | 1 |
| F/C | Asi Taulava | NLEX Road Warriors | 16 |
| G/F | Jeff Chan | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 6 |
| F/C | J. R. Quiñahan | NLEX Road Warriors | 4 |
| G | Jericho Cruz | TNT KaTropa | 4 |
| Head coach: Chito Victolero (Magnolia Hotshots) ||||

Smart PBA All-Stars :

| Pos | Player | Team | No. of selections |
| - | - | - | - |
| Starters ||||
| F/C | Japeth Aguilar | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 |
| F | Calvin Abueva | Alaska Aces | 6 |
| F | Troy Rosario | TNT KaTropa | 3 |
| G/F | Matthew Wright | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 2 |
| G | Jio Jalalon | Magnolia Hotshots | 2 |
| Reserves ||||
| F | Carl Bryan Cruz | Alaska Aces | 2 |
| F | Mac Belo | Blackwater Elite | 2 |
| G/F | Gabe Norwood | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 9 |
| G/F | Roger Pogoy | TNT KaTropa | 2 |
| G/F | Allein Maliksi | Blackwater Elite | 2 |
| G | Jayson Castro | TNT KaTropa | 6 |
| Head coach: Nash Racela (TNT KaTropa) ||||

* ^DNP1 Kiefer Ravena was unable to participate.
* ^ST1 Chris Ross started in place of Kiefer Ravena.
* ^INJ2 Joe Devance was unable to participate due to a knee injury.
* ^REP2 Ronald Tubid played in place of Joe Devance.
* ^DNP3 Carl Bryan Cruz was unable to participate.
* ^DNP4 Allein Maliksi was unable to participate due to an injury.

**Roster**

**Game**

* ESPN 5
* May 27 7:40pm
* Box score

PBA Visayas All-Stars 157, Smart PBA All-Stars 141 :

| Scoring by quarter: 33–36, 47–37, 35–30, 42–38 |||
| - | - | - |
| Pts: Chan 29 Rebs: Fajardo 18 Asts: Cruz 11 | Pts: Abueva 41 Rebs: Abueva 27 Asts: Rosario, Wright 7 |

* University of San Agustin Gym, Iloilo City Referees: N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, J. Narandan, M. Orioste
* Jeff Chan was named as the game's MVP.

## Logo making contest

The league launched a logo-making contest for the All-Star week on February 23, 2018. The winner of the contest will win an all-expense-paid trip for two to one of the All-Star week legs (Davao, Batangas or Iloilo).

On March 15, an entry by John Paul Limos was selected as the winner of the contest by a selection committee composed of Commissioner Willie Marcial, PBA Press Corps president Gerry Ramos and Magnolia Hotshots team manager Alvin Patrimonio. The winning entry however got disqualified the following day since the logo had a very similar look from the logo used by PlayPark All-Stars (an e-sports tournament).

On March 19, a new logo, designed by Jerome Allan Moreno was selected as the winner of the logo making contest.

