The 2008 PBA All-Star Weekend is the annual all-star weekend

Philippine Basketball Association All-Star Weekend

The Philippine Basketball Association All-Star Weekend is the annual gathering of the best players of the Philippine Basketball Association playing for various events such as the 3-point shootout, skills competition such as Obstacle and Trick-shot challenges, Rookies vs...

 of the Philippine Basketball Association

Philippine Basketball Association

The Philippine Basketball Association , is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 10 company-branded franchised teams. It is the first and oldest professional basketball league in Asia and the second oldest in the world after the NBA...

 (PBA)'s 2007-08 PBA season

2007-08 PBA season

The 2007-08 PBA Season was the 33rd season of the Philippine Basketball Association. The season was formally opened on October 14, 2007 at the Araneta Coliseum...

. The events were held from April 24 to 27, 2008 at the West Negros University Gym

West Negros University

West Negros University, also referred to as WNU, is a university located in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines. The university is a second level-accredited school by the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities - Commission On Accreditation and awards degrees in associate,...

, Bacolod City

Bacolod City

The City of Bacolod , is a highly urbanized midsize Philippine city. It is the capital of the Negros Occidental province. Having a total of 499,497 inhabitants as of August 1, 2007, it is the most populous city in the Western Visayas Region. It is currently ranked as the 17th most populous city in...

, Negros Occidental

Negros Occidental

Negros Occidental is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is Bacolod City and it occupies the northwestern half of Negros Island; Negros Oriental is at the southeastern half...

.

Obstacle Challenge

Time in seconds.

Name	First round	Championship
Marvin Cruz Marvin Cruz Marvin L. Cruz is a Filipino Professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association. He last played for the Barako Bull Energy Boosters.-Player Profile:...	32.8
Willie Miller Willie Miller (basketball player) Willie V. Miller, Jr. , better known simply as Willie Miller, is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Barako Bull Energy in the Philippine Basketball Association....	32.0	25.5
Dondon Hontiveros Dondon Hontiveros Donaldo "Dondon" Hontiveros is a Filipino professional basketball player actively playing for the Petron Blaze Boosters in the Philippine Basketball Association. He has a son named Isaiah with singer and fellow Cebu native Gail Blanco.A devout Christian, Hontiveros studied and honed his basketball...	31.7	35.6
Ronjay Buenafe Ronjay Buenafe Ron Jayson Buenafe , better known as Ronjay Buenafe, is a Filipino professional basketball player who currently plays for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the Philippine Basketball Association. He had a successful rookie season earning All-Rookie first-five for the 2007-08 campaign...	32.0	41.7
Ronald Tubid Ronald Tubid Ronald Tubid is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association for the Barangay Ginebra Kings...	32.6
Chico Lanete Chico Lanete Chico Lanete , from Ormoc City, Philippines, is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Meralco Bolts in the Philippine Basketball Association. He grew up in Isabela, Basilan and then played for Southern City Colleges in Zamboanga City during college before moving to Lyceum of the...	39.7
Topex Robinson Topex Robinson Michael Christoper Robinson is a former Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association. He was drafted forty-fourth overall by the Tanduay Rhum Masters.- Player Profile :Robinson is a solid and a defensive point guard...	32.2
Ryan Reyes Ryan Reyes Ryan Jay Reyes is a professional Filipino / American basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association and is a shooting guard for the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters. Nicknamed "D-Energizer" for his energetic style of play, he was drafted third overall by the Sta...	33.0
Jimmy Alapag Jimmy Alapag Jim Olmedo Alapag , better known as Jimmy Alapag, is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in the Philippine Basketball Association...	36.4
Joey Mente Joey Mente Joey Mente is a former professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who last played for the Welcoat Dragons. He was drafted 6th overall by San Miguel in 2001.-Player Profile:...	37.7

Willie Miller

Willie Miller (basketball player)

Willie V. Miller, Jr. , better known simply as Willie Miller, is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Barako Bull Energy in the Philippine Basketball Association....

 wins for the third straight year, with the fastest time in the event's history.

Three-point shootout

Name	First round	Championship
Ren-Ren Ritualo Ren-Ren Ritualo Florendo Ritualo, Jr. better known as Renren Ritualo is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who currently plays for the Shopinas.com Clickers...	17	19
John Arigo John Arigo John Hartley Ward Arigo , in Charleston, South Carolina, is a Filipino-American former professional basketball player for three teams in the Philippine Basketball Association. He was drafted 5th overall by the Alaska Aces in January of 2001 while in his senior year of playing NCAA Division II...	20	17
Dondon Hontiveros Dondon Hontiveros Donaldo "Dondon" Hontiveros is a Filipino professional basketball player actively playing for the Petron Blaze Boosters in the Philippine Basketball Association. He has a son named Isaiah with singer and fellow Cebu native Gail Blanco.A devout Christian, Hontiveros studied and honed his basketball...	18	18
Willie Miller Willie Miller (basketball player) Willie V. Miller, Jr. , better known simply as Willie Miller, is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Barako Bull Energy in the Philippine Basketball Association....	16
Mike Hrabak Mike Hrabak Michael Allen Pasana "Mike" Hrabak , is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who most recently played for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters. He was drafted second overall by Shell in 2001.-Player Profile:A 6-foot-7 forward, Hrabak is an excellent three...	15
James Yap James Yap James Carlos Yap Sr. is a Filipino professional basketball player for the B-Meg Llamados in the Philippine Basketball Association...	14
Niño Canaleta Niño Canaleta Rommel Niño Canaleta is a Filipino professional basketball player of Filipino-American descent. He currently plays for the Barangay Ginebra Kings in the Philippine Basketball Association. A 6'5", 200-pound swingman, he is fondly called by nicknames like KG, The Big Ticket, and The Da Vinci of Dunk...	13
Joe Devance Joe Devance Joe Calvin Devance, Jr. is a Filipino-American professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who currently plays for the B-Meg Llamados.-Welcoat Dragons:...	12
Junthy Valenzuela Junthy Valenzuela Junthy Valenzuela is a Filipino basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association, a former Red Bull Barako player who last played for the Barangay Ginebra Kings...	12
Nelbert Omolon Nelbert Omolon Nelbert Omolon is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who currently plays for the Meralco Bolts. He is a very versatile player who can score inside and outside, and can play multiple positions as well...	10

Slam Dunk competition

Name	Score	Type
Kelly Williams Kelly Williams Kelly Williams is a Filipino-American professional basketball player currently playing for the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in the Philippine Basketball Association...	98
Ronald Tubid Ronald Tubid Ronald Tubid is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association for the Barangay Ginebra Kings...	88
Arwind Santos Arwind Santos Arwind Santos is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association playing for the Petron Blaze Boosters. He also played college hoops at Far Eastern University in the UAAP and the Magnolia Ice Cream Spinners in the Philippine Basketball League...	86

Failed to qualify: Reynel Hugnatan

Reynel Hugnatan

Reynel Frances T. Hugnatan is a Filipino Professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association...

, Ronald Tubid

Ronald Tubid

Ronald Tubid is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association for the Barangay Ginebra Kings...

, Joey Mente

Joey Mente

Joey Mente is a former professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who last played for the Welcoat Dragons. He was drafted 6th overall by San Miguel in 2001.-Player Profile:...

Rosters

Rookies:

• Yousif Aljamal
  Yousif Aljamal
  Yousif Aljamal is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association. He most recently played for the Meralco Bolts. He is also a former NCAA Most Valuable Player for its 82nd season with the San Beda Red Lions....
  
   (Talk 'N Text)
• Ken Bono
  Ken Bono
  Karl Kenneth O. Bono , better known as Ken Bono, is a Filipino basketball player, selected sixth overall by the Alaska Aces in the 2007 PBA Draft...
  
   (Magnolia)
• Ronjay Buenafe
  Ronjay Buenafe
  Ron Jayson Buenafe , better known as Ronjay Buenafe, is a Filipino professional basketball player who currently plays for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the Philippine Basketball Association. He had a successful rookie season earning All-Rookie first-five for the 2007-08 campaign...
  
   (Coca-Cola)
• Marvin Cruz
  Marvin Cruz
  Marvin L. Cruz is a Filipino Professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association. He last played for the Barako Bull Energy Boosters.-Player Profile:...
  
   (Air21)
• Joe Devance
  Joe Devance
  Joe Calvin Devance, Jr. is a Filipino-American professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who currently plays for the B-Meg Llamados.-Welcoat Dragons:...
  
   (Welcoat)
• Samigue Eman
  Samigue Eman
  Samigue Eman is a Filipino professional basketball player currently playing for the Alaska Aces in the Philippine Basketball Association.Eman was the 2nd overall draft pick of the Magnolia Beverage Masters in 2007...
  
   (Magnolia)
• Doug Kramer
  Doug Kramer
  Douglas R. Kramer , better known as Doug Kramer, is a Filipino basketball player who will play for the Powerade Tigers in the Philippine Basketball Association.-Player Profile:...
  
   (Air21)
• Chico Lanete
  Chico Lanete
  Chico Lanete , from Ormoc City, Philippines, is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Meralco Bolts in the Philippine Basketball Association. He grew up in Isabela, Basilan and then played for Southern City Colleges in Zamboanga City during college before moving to Lyceum of the...
  
   (Purefoods)
• Coach: Cholo Martin (Sta. Lucia)

Sophomores:

• Mark Andaya
  Mark Andaya
  Mark Anthony Andaya is a professional basketball player who last played for the Barako Bull Energy Boosters in the Philippine Basketball Association. He was drafted eighth overall by Talk 'N Text in 2006. After playing for the Philippine Patriots in the Asean Basketball League, he was acuqired by...
  
   (Red Bull)
• Junjun Cabatu
  Junjun Cabatu
  Santiago Cabatu, Jr. , better known as Junjun Cabatu, is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Philippine Patriots. Known by many because of his father Santiago "Sonny" Cabatu, Sr., who is a former PBA player and was the very first draft pick of the league in 1985. He played high school...
  
   (Alaska)
• Jireh Ibañes
  Jireh Ibañes
  Jireh Ibañes is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who currently plays for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters. He was drafted elventh overall by then-known Welcoat in 2006.- References :...
  
   (Welcoat)
• Mark Isip
  Mark Isip
  Mark Gracer Isip is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who currently plays for the Meralco Bolts. He was drafted sixth overall by Sta. Lucia in 2006...
  
   (Welcoat)
• Magnum Membrere
  Magnum Membrere
  Benedicto "Magnum" L. Membrere III is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who currently plays for the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters. He was drafted nineteenth overall by Red Bull in 2006 and played for 4 seasons...
  
   (Red Bull)
• Chris Pacana
  Chris Pacana
  Ernani Christopher M. Pacana III , better known as Chris Pacana, is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who is in the inactive list of the Meralco Bolts. He was one of the factors of the championship run by the Barangay Ginebra Kings in the 2008 PBA...
  
   (Brgy. Ginebra)
• Jay-R Reyes
  Jay-R Reyes
  Jay-R Reyes is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who currently plays for the Alaska Aces.-Rain or Shine:...
  
   (Welcoat)
• L.A. Tenorio (Alaska)
• Coach: Koy Banal (Purefoods)

Game

In the game, there were four 10-minute quarters, the 8-second rule was lessened into 6 seconds, the shot clock was cut into 18 seconds, and a slam dunk counted for three points.

Legends Shootout

Active players	|Score	Legends
John Arigo John Arigo John Hartley Ward Arigo , in Charleston, South Carolina, is a Filipino-American former professional basketball player for three teams in the Philippine Basketball Association. He was drafted 5th overall by the Alaska Aces in January of 2001 while in his senior year of playing NCAA Division II...	18	17	Boyet Fernandez Boyet Fernandez Teodorico "Boyet" Fernandez III is a retired Filipino professional basketball player. He was the last head coach of the Sta. Lucia Realtors before the team disbanded in 2010. He is currently an assistance coach of the Meralco Bolts....
Dondon Hontiveros Dondon Hontiveros Donaldo "Dondon" Hontiveros is a Filipino professional basketball player actively playing for the Petron Blaze Boosters in the Philippine Basketball Association. He has a son named Isaiah with singer and fellow Cebu native Gail Blanco.A devout Christian, Hontiveros studied and honed his basketball...	18	15	Ruehl Gomez
Renren Ritualo	13	13	Boy Cabahug Boy Cabahug Elmer "Boy" Cabahug , is a retired Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association and the former head coach of the University of the Visayas Green Lancers varsity team....
Total	49	45	Total

Rosters

North All-Stars:

• Mark Caguioa
  Mark Caguioa
  Mark Anthony Abaño Caguioa is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who plays for the Barangay Ginebra Kings...
  
   (Brgy. Ginebra)
• Jayjay Helterbrand
  Jayjay Helterbrand
  Anthony Jason James Helterbrand , better known as Jayjay Helterbrand, is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association for the Barangay Ginebra Kings...
  
   (Brgy. Ginebra)
• Marc Pingris
  Marc Pingris
  Jean Marc Pingris, Jr. is a Filipino professional basketball player in the PBA for the B-Meg Llamados. He is a versatile 6-foot-5 forward-center that can post up and shoot mid-range jumpshots. He is half-French and half-Filipino...
  
   (Magnolia)
• Lordy Tugade
  Lordy Tugade
  Lordy Tugade is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who currently plays and recently signed by the Petron Blaze Boosters....
  
   (Magnolia)
• Kerby Raymundo
  Kerby Raymundo
  Kerby Mariano Raymundo is a Filipino professional basketball player currently playing for the B-Meg Llamados in the Philippine Basketball Association...
  
   (Purefoods)
• Nic Belasco
  Nic Belasco
  Nicholas Belasco better known as Nic Belasco, is a professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who last played for the Sta. Lucia Realtors. He was drafted 2nd overall by Sunkist in 1997.-Player Profile:Belasco is one of the many reliable big men in the league...
  
   (Coca-Cola)
• Mark Cardona
  Mark Cardona
  Mark "Macmac" Cardona is a Filipino professional basketball player currently playing for the Meralco Bolts in the Philippine Basketball Association...
  
   (Talk 'N Text)
• Ranidel de Ocampo
  Ranidel de Ocampo
  Ranidel Rozal de Ocampo , better known as Ranidel de Ocampo, is a professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association. de Ocampo currently plays for the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters after he was traded by Air21 Express. He is the younger brother of Yancy de Ocampo...
  
   (Air21)
• Willie Miller
  Willie Miller (basketball player)
  Willie V. Miller, Jr. , better known simply as Willie Miller, is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Barako Bull Energy in the Philippine Basketball Association....
  
   (Alaska)
• Arwind Santos
  Arwind Santos
  Arwind Santos is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association playing for the Petron Blaze Boosters. He also played college hoops at Far Eastern University in the UAAP and the Magnolia Ice Cream Spinners in the Philippine Basketball League...
  
   (Air21)
• Enrico Villanueva
  Enrico Villanueva
  Jose Enrico P. Villanueva , better known simply as Enrico Villanueva, and by the nicknames Raging Bull and E-Vill, is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Barangay Ginebra Kings in the Philippine Basketball Association...
  
   (Purefoods)
• Ryan Reyes
  Ryan Reyes
  Ryan Jay Reyes is a professional Filipino / American basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association and is a shooting guard for the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters. Nicknamed "D-Energizer" for his energetic style of play, he was drafted third overall by the Sta...
  
   (Sta. Lucia)
• Coach: Ryan Gregorio
  Ryan Gregorio
  Paul Ryan C. Gregorio is a Filipino professional basketball head coach of the Meralco Bolts in the Philippine Basketball Association. He began his PBA head coaching job with the Purefoods TJ Giants in 2002 on an acting capacity and won his first PBA Championship on the same year at the age of 29...
  
   (Purefoods)

South All-Stars:

• Asi Taulava
  Asi Taulava
  Pauliasi M. Taulava also known as Asi Taulava is a American-born Filipino-Tongan professional basketball player playing in the Philippines for the Meralco Bolts in the Philippine Basketball Association....
  
   (Coca-Cola)
• Jimmy Alapag
  Jimmy Alapag
  Jim Olmedo Alapag , better known as Jimmy Alapag, is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in the Philippine Basketball Association...
  
   (Talk 'N Text)
• Cyrus Baguio
  Cyrus Baguio
  Cyrus Baguio is a professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association for the Alaska Aces. He is a former stalwart of the UST Growling Tigers during his college tenure with the team. The former UST star was known for his open court forays and one-on-one skills...
  
   (Red Bull)
• John Ferriols
  John Ferriols
  Hubert John B. Ferriols , better known simply as John Ferriols, is a Filipino professional basketball player for the B-Meg Llamados in the Philippine Basketball Association....
  
   (Alaska)
• Dondon Hontiveros
  Dondon Hontiveros
  Donaldo "Dondon" Hontiveros is a Filipino professional basketball player actively playing for the Petron Blaze Boosters in the Philippine Basketball Association. He has a son named Isaiah with singer and fellow Cebu native Gail Blanco.A devout Christian, Hontiveros studied and honed his basketball...
  
   (Magnolia)
• Reynel Hugnatan
  Reynel Hugnatan
  Reynel Frances T. Hugnatan is a Filipino Professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association...
  
   (Alaska)
• Peter June Simon
  Peter June Simon
  Peter June Simon is a professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association playing for the B-Meg Llamados. In the 2008 PBA All-Star Game, he was voted as the Most Valuable Player.-College:...
  
   (Purefoods)
• Sonny Thoss
  Sonny Thoss
  Joachim Gunther Thoss, better known as Sonny Thoss, is a Filipino-Papua New Guinean professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association in the Philippines playing for the Alaska Aces...
  
   (Alaska)
• Junthy Valenzuela
  Junthy Valenzuela
  Junthy Valenzuela is a Filipino basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association, a former Red Bull Barako player who last played for the Barangay Ginebra Kings...
  
   (Brgy. Ginebra)
• Kelly Williams
  Kelly Williams
  Kelly Williams is a Filipino-American professional basketball player currently playing for the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in the Philippine Basketball Association...
  
   (Sta. Lucia)
• James Yap
  James Yap
  James Carlos Yap Sr. is a Filipino professional basketball player for the B-Meg Llamados in the Philippine Basketball Association...
  
   (Purefoods)
• Coach: Boyet Fernandez
  Boyet Fernandez
  Teodorico "Boyet" Fernandez III is a retired Filipino professional basketball player. He was the last head coach of the Sta. Lucia Realtors before the team disbanded in 2010. He is currently an assistance coach of the Meralco Bolts....
  
   (Sta. Lucia)

Game