CBA officially announced the list of participants for the All-Star Slam Dunk Contest: Zhang Zhenlin (Liaoning), Tang Jie (Fujian), Zheng Qilong (Jiangsu), Zhang Yang (Qingdao), Lu Pengyu (Shenzhen).
The CBA All-Star Weekend will be held in Qingdao from March 20th to 21st. According to the arrangement, the Star Game will be held on the evening of March 20th, with the preliminaries of each individual event held during the intermission; the All-Star Game will be held on the evening of March 21st, and the finals of each individual event will be held during the intermission.
Slam Dunk Contest List: Zhang Zhenlin, Zeng Fanbo, Dai Hao, Ni Yongkang, Yang Hao.
Team leader: Gao Yuhang (Chinese Basketball Association); coach: Yang Ming (Liaoning); assistant coach: Wang Han (Shandong); team doctor: Cheng Liang (Liaoning).
Starting players: Zeng Fanbo, Zhang Zhenlin, Abdul Saramu, Guo Ailun (North District vote leader), Zhao Jiwei.
Substitute players: Jiang Weize, Tao Hanlin, Lin Tingqian, Zhang Fan, former coach, Zhang Ning, Han Shuo.
List of three-point shooting competition: Yuan Shuai, Wang Xinkai, Jiang Weize, Jiang Shuai, Zhang Fan, Wang Ruize, He Siyu, Zhou Qimo (specially invited college player), (specially invited Anjuke wild card player).
Introduction to the CBA All-Star Game
The CBA All-Star Game began in 1995 and is held annually. This competition is composed of 24 professional basketball players elected by the audience and coaches (12 each from the Southern League and Northern League), of which 5 starters are determined by fans' votes, and 7 substitutes are selected by the head coach of the All-Star team. ), formed the Southern Star Team and the Northern Star Team to compete.
During the CBA All-Star Game, players from both sides take turns playing to fully demonstrate the skills of the selected players, and there is little requirement for victory or defeat. Therefore, since the inception of this event, it has attracted the attention of fans from all over the world. On March 26, 2023, in the 2023 CBA All-Star Game, the North District Star Team defeated the Southern District Star Team 117-113 in overtime. Abdul Saramu won the MVP, and Xu Jie of the Guangdong Team won the Skills Challenge Championship. Wang Ruize of the Qingdao team won the three-point contest championship, and Yang Hao of the wild card team won the slam dunk contest.