1989 PBA All-Star Game

1989 PBA All-Star Game

Veterans Rookies-Sophomores 132 130
1 2 3 4 Total Veterans 35 24 40 33 132 Rookies-Sophomores 21 38 34 37 130
Date	June 4, 1989
Venue	The ULTRA, Pasig
MVP	Boy Cabahug
Network	Vintage Sports (PTV)

The 1989 PBA All-Star Game is the first all-star weekend of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), coinciding the 1989 PBA season.[1]

Background

PBA Commissioner Rudy Salud organized the league's first all-star game to showcase the younger players that have joined the league from 1988 and 1989, who became standouts in their respective teams against the veteran players, who are mostly in the league since its founding in 1975.[2][3]

Before 1989, exhibition games were held in the provinces, notably in 1982, where the league's players from Luzon (named North All-Stars) were pitted against the league's players from Visayas and Mindanao (South All-Stars) in Cebu.

All-Star Game

Coaches

Dante Silverio of Formula Shell Zoom Masters and Baby Dalupan of Purefoods Hotdogs were selected as the head coaches of the Veterans' and Rookies-Sophomores teams respectively. Both coaches were at the helm during the Crispa-Toyota rivalry, where Silverio coached the Toyota Super Corollas and Dalupan coached the Crispa Redmanizers.

Rosters

Rookies-Sophomores Pos Player Team Starters G Jojo Lastimosa Purefoods Hotdogs G Ronnie Magsanoc Formula Shell Zoom Masters C Benjie Paras Formula Shell Zoom Masters F Alvin Patrimonio Purefoods Hotdogs F Paul Alvarez Alaska Milkmen Reserves G Elmer Cabahug Alaska Milkmen G Dindo Pumaren Purefoods Hotdogs C Jerry Codiñera Purefoods Hotdogs F Nelson Asaytono Purefoods Hotdogs F Romeo dela Rosa Formula Shell Zoom Masters F Bobby Jose San Miguel Beermen C Zaldy Realubit Presto Tivolis Head coach: Dante Silverio (Formula Shell Zoom Masters)

Veterans Pos Player Team Starters G Allan Caidic Presto Tivolis G Hector Calma San Miguel Beermen C Ramon Fernandez San Miguel Beermen F Yves Dignadice San Miguel Beermen F Samboy Lim San Miguel Beermen Reserves G Arnie Tuadles Formula Shell Zoom Masters G Robert Jaworski Añejo Rum 65ers C Manny Victorino Presto Tivolis F Philip Cezar Añejo Rum 65ers F Elmer Reyes San Miguel Beermen G Joey Loyzaga Añejo Rum 65ers F Elpidio Villamin Alaska Milkmen Head coach: Baby Dalupan (Purefoods Hotdogs)

Game

Vintage Sports (PTV)

June 4 6:20 p.m.

Veterans 132, Rookies-Sophomores 130
Scoring by quarter: 35–21, 24–38, 40–34, 33–37
Pts: Ramon Fernandez 20		Pts: Boy Cabahug 24
Boy Cabahug was named the game's most valuable player.[4]

The ULTRA, Pasig, Metro Manila

References

1. "Bit of nostalgia in All-Star wars". Manila Standard.
2. Clamor builds for Veterans vs Rookies-Sophomores-Juniors game Archived 2015-02-21 at the Wayback Machine, Reynaldo Belen, InterAKTV, October 14, 2011
3. The 1989 PBA All-Star Game Archived 2015-02-21 at the Wayback Machine, Jaemark Tordecilla, FireQuinito.com, May 19, 2011
4. "Veterans outlast Rookies-Sophomores". Manila Standard.