The OPAP Cyprus Basketball All-Star Game is an annual basketball event in Cyprus, organised by the Cyprus Basketball Federation and sponsored by OPAP and was established in 2011. The event is being held mostly at the end of the year, around Christmas time and consists of a game between a Cyprus/Europe and a Rest of the World team, a three-point shoot contest and slam-dunk exhibition activities which replaced the slam-dunk contest. Since its inception it has been considered the biggest annual basketball event in Cyprus. All the games have been held in the 6,000 Eleftheria Indoor Hall, in Nicosia.
The event was not held in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic, but it is scheduled to resume on 17 December 2022.[1]
List of games
editBold: Team that won the game.
| Year | Date | Arena | City | Team | Score | Team | MVP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 [2] | December 31 | Eleftheria Indoor Hall | Nicosia | Cyprus/Europe All Stars | 76-60 | USA/Rest of the World |  Charron Fisher
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| 2012 [3] | December 31 | Eleftheria Indoor Hall | Nicosia | Cyprus/Europe All Stars | 82-85 | USA/Rest of the World | Orion Outerbridge
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| 2013 [4] | December 28 | Eleftheria Indoor Hall | Nicosia | Cyprus/Europe All Stars | 104-115 | USA/Rest of the World | - |
| 2014 [5] | December 28 | Eleftheria Indoor Hall | Nicosia | Cyprus/Europe All Stars | 85-100 | USA/Rest of the World | - |
| 2015 [6] | December 28 | Eleftheria Indoor Hall | Nicosia | Cyprus/Europe All Stars | 64-79 | USA All Stars | - |
| 2016 [7] | December 19 | Eleftheria Indoor Hall | Nicosia | Cyprus/Europe All Stars | 44-66 | USA/Rest of the World | - |
| 2017 [8] | December 16 | Eleftheria Indoor Hall | Nicosia | Cyprus/Europe All Stars | 50-54 | USA/Rest of the World | - |
| 2018 [9] | December 15 | Eleftheria Indoor Hall | Nicosia | Cyprus/Europe All Stars | 62-58 | USA/Rest of the World | - |
| 2017 [10] | December 14 | Eleftheria Indoor Hall | Nicosia | Cyprus/Europe All Stars | 62-69 | USA/Rest of the World | - |
Three-Point Shoot Contest
edit| Year | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 |  Vukašin Mandić |
APOEL |
| 2012 | Vukašin Mandić (2) |
APOEL |
| 2013 | Tyler Laser |
AEK Larnaca |
| 2014 |  Thaddus McFadden |
AEK Larnaca |
| 2015 | Evan Smotrycz |
Keravnos Strovolou |
| 2016 |  Aris Koronides |
Keravnos Strovolou |
| 2017 | Andreas Sizopoulos |
AEK Larnaca |
| 2018 | Mike Balogun |
Enosis Neon Paralimni |
| 2019 | Jordin Williams |
Enosis Neon Paralimni |
Slam-Dunk champions
edit| Year | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Isaac Wells |
APOEL |
| 2012 | Isaac Wells (2) |
APOEL |
| 2013 | Keith Gabriel |
AEK Larnaca |
Players with most appearances
edit| Player | All-Star | Editions | DOB | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panagiotis Trisokkas |
8 | 2011-2018 | 1980 | |
| Iakovos Panteli |
6 | 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 | 1985 | |
| Iezekel Papadopoulos |
6 | 2011-2014, 2018, 2019 | 1982 | |
| Andreas Sizopoulos |
4 | 2014-2017 | 1983 | 1x Three-Point Contest Winner |
 Tomislav Petrovic |
4 | 2014-2017 | 1985 | |
| Andreas Pilavas |
4 | 2011-2014 | 1983 | |
| Simon Michail |
4 | 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019 | 1992 |
References
edit- ^ "OPAP All-Star Day returns". cyprusbasket.net. 30 November 2022.
- ^ "OPAP All-Star Day 2011".
- ^ "OPAP All-Star Day 2012".
- ^ "OPAP All-Star Day 2013".
- ^ "OPAP All-Star Day 2014".
- ^ "OPAP All-Star Day 2015".
- ^ "OPAP All-Star Day 2016".
- ^ "OPAP All-Star Day 2017".
- ^ "OPAP All-Star Day 2018".
- ^ "OPAP All-Star Day 2019".