NBA All-Star Weekend 2006
These are August, 2005 notes about the weekend: The 56th NBA All-Star Game will be played on Sunday, February 18 at the Thomas and Mack Center.... This will be the first NBA All-Star held in a city without an NBA team... NBA All-Star competitions will tip off on Friday, February 16 with the Rookie Challenge... NBA All-Star Saturday Night will feature the Shooting Stars, Skills Challenge, Three-Point Shootout and Slam Dunk Contest... The 14th NBA All-Star Jam Session will be held at The Mandalay Bay Convention Center. The event is open to the public and will feature 350,000 square feet of basketball activities and games... Non-gaming economic impact for 2007 NBA All-Star is projected at $27 million. Other recent impact numbers include: 2005 Denver, $30 million; and 2004 Los Angeles, $30.3 million. Houston is projecting $50 million in 2006. (all figures provided by local convention and visitors bureaus)... All-Star 2007 is projected to draw more than 25,000 visitors who would utilize nearly 43,000 room nights in local hotels, including The Palms, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, The Bellagio, Monte Carlo and The Venetian. The NBA will utilize almost 5,000 room nights.
2005 NBA ALL-STAR WEEKEND
The big weekend has arrived -- 2005 NBA All-Star Weekend, taking place in Denver, Colorado from February 18-20. Friday night features a few events like a fun Celebrity game and an equally fun Rookie Challenge, a game featuring the best rookies of this year against the best rookies from last season. Saturday features the dunk and three-point contests and other events. And the actual All-Star game is on Sunday. See below for a schedule and all the rosters. Click links of event names for more info and previews. Tuesday night, InsideHoops.com will review several of the events.
Sunday Night All-Star Interviews
[All-Star Weekend] Sunday night player interviews after the All-Star game: Dwyane Wade, Allen Iverson, Jermaine O'Neal, Ray Allen, Tim Duncan and Kobe Bryant. [Feb 21]
Saturday Night All-Star Interviews
[All-Star Weekend] Saturday night interviews with Quentin Richardson, Josh Smith, Steve Nash, Shawn Marion and the rest of the winners of their respective competitions. [Feb 20]
Saturday Day All-Star Interviews
[All-Star Weekend] Saturday interviews with Luol Deng, LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Carmelo Anthony, Vince Carter, Grant Hill, Antawn Jamison, Ben Wallace. [Feb 19]
Friday All-Star Interviews
[All-Star Weekend] Friday interviews with Paul Pierce, Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, Shawn Marion, Dirk Nowitzki, Amare Stoudemire and Kevin Garnett. [Feb 18]
- All-Star Entertainment - Destiny's Child, LeAnn Rimes, Big & Rich, Kelly Clarkson, Goo Goo dolls. Don't blame InsideHoops.com.
THE SCHEDULE
Friday, February 18
7:00pm ET: NBA All-Star Celebrity game (ESPN)
9:00pm ET: Rookie Challenge: Sophomores 113, Rookies 106 (Carmelo Anthony MVP)
Saturday, February 19
8:00pm ET (All on TNT):
- Shooting Stars competition (Phoenix won)
- Skills Challenge (Steve Nash won, Earl Boykins 2nd)
- Three-point Shootout (Quentin Richardson won, Kyle Korver 2nd)
- Slam Dunk contest (Josh Smith won, Amare Stoudemire 2nd)
Sunday, February 20
8:00pm ET: 2005 NBA All-Star Game (TNT)
THE ROSTERS
2005 NBA ALL-STAR GAME (* = starters)
EASTERN CONFERENCE ALL-STARS |
| PLAYER |
TEAM |
POS. |
HT. |
WT. |
FROM |
| Gilbert Arenas |
Washington |
G |
6-3 |
191 |
Arizona |
| *Vince Carter |
New Jersey |
F |
6-6 |
220 |
North Carolina |
| *Grant Hill |
Orlando |
F |
6-8 |
225 |
Duke |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas |
Cleveland |
C |
7-3 |
260 |
Lithuania |
| *Allen Iverson |
Philadelphia |
G |
6-0 |
165 |
Georgetown |
| *LeBron James |
Cleveland |
G |
6-8 |
240 |
St. Vincent-St. Mary HS |
| Antawn Jamison |
Washington |
F |
6-9 |
230 |
North Carolina |
| Jermaine O'Neal |
Indiana |
F |
6-11 |
230 |
Eau Claire HS |
| *Shaquille O'Neal |
Miami |
C |
7-1 |
325 |
Louisiana State |
| Paul Pierce |
Boston |
F |
6-6 |
230 |
Kansas |
| Dwyane Wade |
Miami |
G |
6-4 |
212 |
Marquette |
| Ben Wallace |
Detroit |
F |
6-9 |
240 |
Virginia Union |
WESTERN CONFERENCE ALL-STARS |
| PLAYER |
TEAM |
POS. |
HT. |
WT. |
FROM |
| Ray Allen |
Seattle |
G |
6-5 |
205 |
Connecticut |
| *Kobe Bryant |
L.A. Lakers |
G |
6-6 |
220 |
Lower Merion HS |
| *Tim Duncan |
San Antonio |
F |
6-11 |
260 |
Wake Forest |
| *Kevin Garnett |
Minnesota |
F |
6-11 |
220 |
Farragut Academy |
| Manu Ginobili |
San Antonio |
F |
6-6 |
210 |
Argentina |
| Rashard Lewis |
Seattle |
F |
6-10 |
215 |
Alief Elsik HS |
| Shawn Marion |
Phoenix |
F |
6-7 |
228 |
UNLV |
| *Tracy McGrady |
Houston |
G |
6-8 |
210 |
Mount Zion Christian Academy |
| Steve Nash |
Phoenix |
G |
6-3 |
180 |
Santa Clara |
| Dirk Nowitzki |
Dallas |
F |
7-0 |
245 |
Germany |
| Amaré Stoudemire |
Phoenix |
F |
6-10 |
245 |
Cypress Creek |
| *Yao Ming |
Houston |
C |
7-6 |
310 |
China |
Related: Final NBA All-Star Voting Results from fans.
Related: Past NBA All-Star Game winners history and all-star game MVP awards.
2005 NBA ROOKIE CHALLENGE GAME
ROOKIE ROSTER |
| PLAYER |
TEAM |
POS. |
HT. |
WT. |
FROM |
| Tony Allen |
Boston |
G |
6-4 |
213 |
Oklahoma State |
| Luol Deng |
Chicago |
F |
6-8 |
220 |
Duke |
| Ben Gordon |
Chicago |
G |
6-3 |
200 |
Connecticut |
| Devin Harris |
Dallas |
G |
6-3 |
185 |
Wisconsin |
| Dwight Howard |
Orlando |
F |
6-11 |
250 |
SW Atlanta Christian Academy |
| Andre Iguodala |
Philadelphia |
F |
6-6 |
207 |
Arizona |
| Emeka Okafor (*) |
Charlotte |
F/C |
6-10 |
252 |
Connecticut |
| Josh Smith |
Atlanta |
F |
6-9 |
225 |
Oak Hill Academy |
| Beno Udrih |
San Antonio |
G |
6-3 |
203 |
Slovenia |
SOPHOMORE ROSTER |
| PLAYER |
TEAM |
POS. |
HT. |
WT. |
FROM |
| Carmelo Anthony |
Denver |
F |
6-8 |
230 |
Syracuse |
| Chris Bosh |
Toronto |
F |
6-10 |
235 |
Georgia Tech |
| Udonis Haslem |
Miami |
F |
6-8 |
232 |
Florida |
| Kirk Hinrich |
Chicago |
G |
6-3 |
186 |
Kansas |
| Josh Howard |
Dallas |
F |
6-5 |
210 |
Wake Forest |
| LeBron James |
Cleveland |
F |
6-8 |
245 |
St. Vincent-St. Mary HS |
| Kyle Korver |
Philadelphia |
F |
6-6 |
211 |
Creighton |
| Luke Ridnour |
Seattle |
G |
6-1 |
167 |
Oregon |
| Dwyane Wade |
Miami |
G |
6-4 |
212 |
Marquette |
* Feb. 17 Note: Boston's Al Jefferson replaces the injured Emeka Okafor.
Related: Explanation of the NBA Rookie Challenge game.
2005 SLAM DUNK CONTEST
Josh Smith (Atlanta)
J.R. Smith (New Orleans)
Chris Anderson (New Orleans)
Amare Stoudemire (Phoenix)
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Related: Past NBA Slam Dunk Champions
2005 THREE-POINT SHOOTOUT
2005 PARTICIPANTS |
| PLAYER |
TEAM |
POS. |
HT. |
WT. |
FROM |
| Ray Allen |
Seattle |
G |
6-5 |
205 |
Connecticut |
| Joe Johnson |
Phoenix |
G-F |
6-7 |
230 |
Arkansas |
| Kyle Korver |
Philadelphia |
F |
6-6 |
211 |
Creighton |
| Voshon Lenard |
Denver |
G |
6-4 |
205 |
Minnesota |
| Vladimir Radmanovic |
Seattle |
F |
6-10 |
234 |
Serbia-Montenegro |
| Quentin Richardson |
Phoenix |
G-F |
6-6 |
230 |
DePaul |
Related: Past NBA 3-Point Shootout Winners
2005 SHOOTING STARS COMPETITION
DENVER |
| PLAYER |
FROM |
| Andre Miller |
Denver Nuggets |
| Becky Hammon |
New York Liberty |
| Alex English |
Denver Nuggets (Ret.) |
DETROIT |
| PLAYER |
FROM |
| Ronald Dupree |
Detroit Pistons |
| Swin Cash |
Detroit Shock |
| Adrian Dantley |
Detroit Pistons (Ret.) |
L.A. LAKERS |
| PLAYER |
FROM |
| Luke Walton |
Los Angeles Lakers |
| Lisa Leslie |
Los Angeles Sparks |
| Magic Johnson |
Los Angeles Lakers (Ret.) |
PHOENIX |
| PLAYER |
FROM |
| Shawn Marion |
Phoenix Suns |
| Diana Taurasi |
Phoenix Mercury |
| Dan Majerle |
Phoenix Suns (Ret.) |
2005 SKILLS CHALLENGE
PARTICIPANTS |
| PLAYER |
TEAM |
POS. |
HT. |
WT. |
FROM |
| Gilbert Arenas |
Washington |
G |
6-3 |
191 |
Arizona |
| Earl Boykins |
Denver |
G |
5-5 |
133 |
Eastern Michigan |
| Steve Nash |
Phoenix |
G |
6-3 |
195 |
Santa Clara |
| Luke Ridnour |
Seattle |
G |
6-1 |
167 |
Oregon |
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