KBL All-Star Game
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| KBL All-Star Game | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Inaugurated | 1998 |
| Most recent | 2025 |
| Organized by | Korean Basketball League |
The KBL All-Star Game was an annual basketball event in South Korea, organised by the Korean Basketball League. It was established in 1998 as the All-Star Game of the KBL.[1] The KBL All-Star Game is held in mid-January every year, usually in Seoul, except for a few occasions (2007 in Ulsan, 2017 in Busan, and 2021 in Daegu).
The All-Star Game was lanched in January 1998. For the following eight editions all the games had been held at the Jamsil Arena in Seoul. The 2021 edition was scheduled for January 17, but it was cancelled due to COVID-19 despite the fact that the teams had been selected. In 2024, it was the third All-Star Game that went into overtime, after the 1997-98 and 2001-02 editions.
Voting
Based on the 2021–22 All-Star Game format, five players from each of the ten teams are nominated for the All-Star fan vote. Only the top 24 players from the fan vote standings are selected to participate in the All-Star Game. The two players with the most number of votes form their respective teams by recruiting eleven players each, regardless of their original teams.[2]
Heo Ung, is the only player who won the first place in fan voting for two consecutive seasons in 2016 and 2017.
Editions
1998-2016
2017-present
Bold: Team that won the game.
| Year | Date | Venue | City | Attendance | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | MVP | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 [16] | January 22 | Sajik Arena | Busan | Junior All Star | 126-150 | Senior All Star | Anyang KGC | ||
| 2018 | January 14 | Changwon Gymnasium | Changwon | 5,422 | Oh Se-geun Magic Team | 104-117 | Jeonghyun Lee Dream Team | Wonju DB Promy | |
| 2019 | January 20 | Changwon Gymnasium | Changwon | 5,152 | Hongseok Yang Magic Team | 103-129 | Laguna Dream Team | Suwon KT Sonicboom | |
| 2020 | January 19 | Samsan World Gymnasium | Incheon | 9,704 | Team Heo Hoon | '123-110 | Team Cblemont | Wonju DB Promy | |
| 2021 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | ||||||||
| 2022 | January 16 | Daegu Athletics Promotion Center | Daegu | 3,300 | Team Heoung | 120-117 | Team Cblemont | Wonju DB Promy | |
| 2023 | January 15 | Sajik Arena | Busan | 3,165 | Team Heoung | 117-122 | Team Daesung Lee | Suwon KT Sonicboom | |
| 2024 | January 14 | Goyang Gymnasium | Goyang | 9,053 | Team Gong-Aji | '135-128 | Team Cblemont | Seoul SK Knights | |
| 2025 [17] | January 19 | Sajik Arena | Busan | 9,000 | Team Gong-Aji | 126-142 | Team Cblemont | Seoul SK Knights | |
Players with most MVP awards
| Player | Wins | Editions |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2014, 2015, 2016 | |
| 2 | 2024, 2025 | |
| 2 | 2012, 2015 | |
| 2 | 1998, 1999 | |
All Star Game events

Three-Point Shoot Contest
| Year | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Ulsan Mobis Phoebus | |
| 2018 | Ulsan Mobis Phoebus | |
| 2019 | Changwon LG Sakers | |
| 2020 | Seoul SK Knights | |
| 2022 | Changwon LG Sakers | |
| 2023 | Jeonju KCC Aegis | |
| 2024 | Seoul Samsung Thunders | |
| 2025 | Seoul Samsung Thunders | |
Slam-Dunk champions
| Year | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Seoul Samsung Thunders Busan KT SonicBoom | |
| 2018 | Wonju DB Promy Seoul SK Knights | |
| 2019 | Changwon LG Sakers | |
| 2020 | Incheon Etland Elephants Busan KT SonicBoom | |
| 2022 | Suwon KT Sonicboom | |
| 2023 | Anyang KGC Ginseng Corporation | |
| 2024 | Seoul Samsung Thunders | |
| 2025 | Seoul Samsung Thunders | |
All-Stars with most votes
| Edition | Most votes | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | ||
| 2018-19 | ||
| 2019-20 | ||
| 2021-22 | ||
| 2022-23 | ||
| 2023-24 | ||
| 2024-25 | ||
Notable participants
