# 2015 PBA All-Star Weekend

The 2015 PBA All-Star Weekend, also known as the 2015 Smart-PBA All-Star for sponsorship reasons, was the annual all-star weekend of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)'s 2014–15 season. The events were held at the Puerto Princesa Coliseum in Puerto Princesa, Palawan. This was the second time that Puerto Princesa hosted the all-star weekend. Highlighting the weekend was the return of the North vs. South format of the All-Star game.

## All-Star Weekend (Friday events)
### Rookies vs. Sophomores game

The Rookies vs. Sophomores game was the main attraction for the Friday events. The last edition of this event was held in 2011. The following rules were observed during the game:
* The game consists of four 10-minute quarters. The time will be running during dead ball situations except for the last two minutes of each quarter.
* The shot clock is reduced to 18 seconds.
* The time limit for a team to advance the ball over the center line is reduced to six seconds.
* No players will be fouled out. However, after the seventh personal foul of the player, the team will be put automatically to penalty.
* Two free throws will be given to a player who was fouled if it is not act of shooting, three free throws if it is from a missed shot, four free throws if the missed shot came from the three-point area.
* One timeout is given to each team for the first to third quarters and two timeouts are given to each team for the fourth quarter. Also, the teams will have a thirty-second timeout for each half.
* Dunks are scored as three points.
Rookies :
| Pos. | Player | Team |
| F | Ronald Pascual | San Miguel Beermen |
| F/G | Matt Ganuelas-Rosser | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters |
| G | Stanley Pringle | GlobalPort Batang Pier |
| G | Kevin Alas | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters |
| F/C | Jake Pascual | Barako Bull Energy |
| G | Chris Banchero | Alaska Aces |
| F | Anthony Semerad | GlobalPort Batang Pier |
| G | Brian Heruela | Blackwater Elite |
| Head coach: Peter Martin (San Miguel Beermen) |||
Sophomores :
| Pos. | Player | Team |
| G | Justin Melton | Purefoods Star Hotshots |
| C | Raymond Almazan | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |
| F | Eric Camson | NLEX Road Warriors |
| G | Jeric Fortuna | San Miguel Beermen |
| F | Alex Nuyles | Blackwater Elite |
| G | Terrence Romeo | GlobalPort Batang Pier |
| G | RR Garcia | Barako Bull Energy |
| G | LA Revilla | Kia Carnival |
| Head coach: Jeffrey Cariaso (Alaska Aces) |||

#### Game

* Sports5
* March 6 7:00pm
Rookies 150, Sophomores 131 :
| Pts: Kevin Alas 35 | Pts: Terrence Romeo 50 |
| Matt Ganuelas-Rosser was named as the game's MVP. |||
* Puerto Princesa Coliseum, Puerto Princesa

### Obstacle Challenge

Contestants :
| Pos. | Player | Team | Height | Weight | First round | Final round |
| G | Jeric Fortuna | San Miguel Beermen | 5–8 | 150 | 32s | 32.1s |
| G | Jonas Villanueva | NLEX Road Warriors | 6–0 | 170 | 34s | 37.7s |
| G | Chris Banchero | Alaska Aces | 6–1 | 185 | 28s | 45s |
| G | Brian Heruela | Blackwater Elite | 5–10 | 195 | 37s | |
| G | Jayson Castro | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 5–11 | 185 | 37s | |
| G | LA Revilla | Kia Carnival | 5–8 | 165 | 38s | |
| F | Simon Atkins | Meralco Bolts | 5–11 | 185 | 38s | |
| G | Mark Barroca | Purefoods Star Hotshots | 5–11 | 170 | 38s | |
| G | Paul Lee | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6–0 | 200 | 39s | |
| G | LA Tenorio | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 5–7 | 155 | 42s | |
| G | Stanley Pringle | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 6–1 | 185 | 44s | |
* Gold represent the current champion.
* Jeric Fortuna won in this year's Obstacle Challenge

### Three-Point Contest

Contestants :
| Pos. | Player | Team | Height | Weight | First round | Final round |
| G | Terrence Romeo | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 5–11 | 190 | 18 | 18 |
| G | James Yap | Purefoods Star Hotshots | 6–3 | 205 | 18 | 14 |
| G | JC Intal | Barako Bull Energy | 6–4 | 195 | 18 | 11 |
| G | Mark Macapagal | Meralco Bolts | 6–2 | 185 | 16 | |
| G | Jimmy Alapag | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters* | 5–9 | 160 | 15 | |
| G | Niño Canaleta | NLEX Road Warriors | 6–6 | 200 | 15 | |
| G | Chris Tiu | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 5–11 | 170 | 14 | |
| G | LA Tenorio | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 5–7 | 155 | 13 | |
| G | LA Revilla | Kia Carnival | 5–6 | 165 | 10 | |
| G | Brian Heruela | Blackwater Elite | 5–10 | 195 | 10 | |
| G | Chris Banchero | Alaska Aces | 6–1 | 195 | 9 | |
| F | Arwind Santos | San Miguel Beermen | 6–4 | 175 | 6 | |
* Gold represent current champion.
* Terrence Romeo won in this year's Three Point Shootout

### Slam Dunk Contest

Contestants :
| Pos. | Player | Team | Height | Weight | First round | Final round |
| G | Rey Guevarra | Meralco Bolts | 6–2 | 210 | 93 (45+48) | 99 (49+50) |
| F | Japeth Aguilar | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6–9 | 225 | 95 (50+45) | 97 (47+50) |
| F | Matt Ganuelas-Rosser | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 6–5 | 186 | 91 (46+45) | |
| F/G | JC Intal | Barako Bull Energy | 6–4 | 195 | 90 (45+45) | |
| G | Justin Melton | Purefoods Star Hotshots | 5–9 | 165 | 70 (25+45) | |
| F | Chris Ellis | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6–5 | 185 | | |
| F | Niño Canaleta | NLEX Road Warriors | 6–6 | 200 | | |
* Gold represent the current champion.
* Rey Guevarra won in this event, earning his second consecutive title.
^OUT Canaleta did not participate due to a worn-out knee. ^INJ Ellis did not participate due to a swollen ankle injury.

## All-Star Game
### Coaches

Leo Austria, coach of the San Miguel Beermen, and Alex Compton, coach of the Alaska Aces, were selected as the North and the South head coach, respectively. As with the past All-Star Games, the coaches of the teams who entered the season's Philippine Cup Finals will coach the all-star teams.

### Roster

The rosters for the All-Star Game were chosen in two ways. The starters were chosen via a fan ballot (online and at the venue during PBA games). Players are assigned to represent the North or South All-Star teams based from their place of birth. Players born in Luzon are assigned to the North All-Stars team while players born in Visayas and Mindanao are assigned to represent the South All-Stars. If the player is born outside the Philippines, the player is assigned to his parents' birthplace. Two guards and three frontcourt players who received the highest vote were named the All-Star starters. The reserves are voted by the twelve PBA coaches after the results of the fan ballot are released.
June Mar Fajardo of the San Miguel Beermen received the most number of fan ballots with 38,107 votes, which earned him a starting position as a center/forward in the South All-Stars team. Asi Taulava of the NLEX Road Warriors earned a record 13th All-Star selection. Taulava, Greg Slaughter, James Yap and Mark Barroca completed the South All-Stars.
The North All-Stars' leading vote-getter was Purefoods Star Hotshots' Marc Pingris, who finished with 23,947. Japeth Aguilar, Mark Caguioa, Justin Melton and Calvin Abueva completed the starting position for the North All-Stars.
Jimmy Alapag, who announced his retirement on January 9, 2015 has been added as the 13th man of the South All-Stars by PBA commissioner Chito Salud. He is the current team manager of his former team, the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters. The retirement of his #3 jersey by Talk 'N Text is also scheduled to be held during the All-Star game.
North All-Stars :
| Pos | Player | Team | No. of selections | Votes |
| Starters |||||
| G | Mark Caguioa | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 15,076 |
| G | Justin Melton | Purefoods Star Hotshots | 1 | 12,312 |
| F | Marc Pingris | Purefoods Star Hotshots | 9 | 23,947 |
| F/C | Japeth Aguilar | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 3 | 18,334 |
| F | Calvin Abueva | Alaska Aces | 3 | 22,670 |
| Reserves |||||
| F/C | Beau Belga | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 3 | — |
| G | Paul Lee | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 3 | — |
| F | Gabe Norwood | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 7 | — |
| G | Jayson Castro | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 3 | — |
| F/C | Ranidel de Ocampo | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 8 | — |
| F | Arwind Santos | San Miguel Beermen | 8 | — |
| G | Terrence Romeo | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 1 | — |
| G | LA Tenorio | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | — |
| Head coach: Leo Austria (San Miguel Beermen) |||||
South All-Stars :
| Pos | Player | Team | No. of selections | Votes |
| Starters |||||
| G | James Yap | Purefoods Star Hotshots | 12 | 22,937 |
| G | Mark Barroca | Purefoods Star Hotshots | 3 | 15,197 |
| F | Greg Slaughter | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 2 | 31,310 |
| F/C | June Mar Fajardo | San Miguel Beermen | 3 | 38,107 |
| F | Asi Taulava | NLEX Road Warriors | 13 | 24,062 |
| Reserves |||||
| G | Jeffrei Chan | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 3 | — |
| G | Cyrus Baguio | Alaska Aces | 7 | — |
| G | Dondon Hontiveros | Alaska Aces | 12 | — |
| F/C | Joe Devance | Purefoods Star Hotshots | 4 | — |
| G | Peter June Simon | Purefoods Star Hotshots | 5 | — |
| G | Stanley Pringle | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 1 | — |
| F/C | Reynel Hugnatan | Meralco Bolts | 6 | — |
| G | Jimmy Alapag | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 12 | — |
| Head coach: Alex Compton (Alaska Aces) |||||
* INJ^ ^ ^ Caguioa, Hontiveros and Fajardo were unable to participate due to injury.
* ^1 Alapag played for Talk 'N Text in the Philippine Cup. He now serves as its team manager.
* ^ST1 Jayson Castro started in place of Mark Caguioa
* ^ST2 Joe Devance started in place of June Mar Fajardo
* REP1^ Tenorio was named as Caguioa's replacement

### Game

* Sports5
* March 8 4:00pm
* Report
North All-Stars 166, South All-Stars 161 :
| Scoring by quarter: 41–48, 40–40, 44–47, 41–26 |||
| Pts: Calvin Abueva 37 Rebs: Calvin Abueva 16 Asts: Calvin Abueva 7 | Pts: PJ Simon 24 Rebs: Asi Taulava 15 Asts: Jimmy Alapag 17 |
* Puerto Princesa Coliseum, Puerto Princesa
* All-Star Game MVP: Terrence Romeo (North)