1990 CBA All-Star Game


1990 CBA All-Star Game
American Conference National Conference
105 107
DateJanuary 21, 1990
VenueWharton Field House, Moline
MVPConner Henry
Attendance4,327

The 1990 Continental Basketball Association All-Star Game was the 28th All-Star Game organised by CBA since its inception in 1949. It was held at the Wharton Field House in Moline, Illinois (Quad Cities) on January 21, 1990, in front of 4,327 speactators. The National Conference defeated the American Conference 107–105.[1]

Conner Henry was named the MVP.

It was Tim Legler's first of fourth career appearances. Each of the 16 СВA franchises were represented by at least one player. The game featured thirteen of the 1989–90 league's top scorers.

Prior to the event, Mauro Panaggio, coach of Quad City Thunder, had the record of most CBA wins as during his ninth season, his record was 261-140 (65%) (including only regular season matches). On the other side, Eric Musselman was only 24 at the time and the youngest coach in the CBA history. It was his first All-Sta Game.

Twenty seven NBA scouts attented the game.

John Starks was selected for the All-Star Game (here in 1996 with the New York Knicks)

The 1990 CBA All-Star Game events

The Wharton Field House

CBA Long Distance Shootout

Jose Slaughter of Quad City Thunder was the winner beating Leon Wood 15–9 in the final.

Slum-dunk

Gerry Wright of Pensacola Tornados was the winner. He beat Don Jacobs of Tulsa Fast Breakers in the final, by 141–124.

The Game

Tim Legler was the top scorer of the match with 17 pts for the National Conference (teammate Ralph Lewis had 5 pts).

All-Star Teams

Rosters

Result

Team 1 Score Team 2
National Conference 107 - 105 American Conference

Awards

MVP Topscorer Slam-dunk champion Long Distance Shootout Winner
United States Conner Henry United States Tim Legler United States Gerry Wright United States Jose Slaughter

See also

References

  1. ^ "CBA sets American All-Star team". upi.com. January 11, 1990.
  2. ^ Gerry Wright Profile - ACB.com
  3. ^ Orlando Graham Profile - proballers.com

Sources