The PBA All-Star voting results are out, and the starters are in.
And, perhaps unsurprisingly, several Barangay Ginebra San Miguel players got quite a few votes. In fact, four Gin Kings got enough votes that they made the PBA All-Star Game starting cut: Japeth Aguilar, Stephen Holt, RJ Abarrientos, and Scottie Thompson.
PBA All-Star Starters
The PBA All-Star Weekend, to be held in Candon City in Ilocos Sur, will be adopting the traditional North vs. South format, with an appetizer featuring a showdown between the league’s Juniors and Rookies and Sophomores.
The top vote-getters from each squad automatically comprise the starting units, with top vote-getter June Mar Fajardo leading the South All-Stars. Joining him are the Ginebra duo of Scottie Thompson and RJ Abarrientos, Robert Bolick, and Calvin Oftana. Topping the voting for the North All-Stars was Japeth Aguilar, who will be joined by teammate Stephen Holt, CJay Perez, Calvin Abueva, and Juan Gomez de Liaño.
Holt and Abarrientos will be pulling double-duty, as they will also be starting for the Juniors squad and Rookies and Sophomores, respectively. Joining Holt in the Juniors team are Adrian Nocum, Ricci Rivero, Zavier Lucero, and Brandon Bates. Abarrientos, meanwhile, will be teaming up with Converge FiberXers teammates Justine Baltazar and Juan Gomez de Liaño, Sedrick Barefield, and Jerom Lastimosa.
Ginebra Players Get Love from Fans
In all, 10 Ginebra players landed in the top 20 of either the North or South All-Stars, proving yet again the unprecedented reach of the Barangay’s massive following. Aside from Aguilar and Holt, Troy Rosario, Jeremiah Gray, Jayson David, and Ralph Cu all finished in the top 20 for the North. Joining Abarrientos and Thompson as prolific vote-getters for the South were Sonny Estil and Nards Pinto.
The PBA All-Star Weekend in Candon, Ilocos Sur, is set to be held in March 2026.
