2024 WNBA All-Star Game
| Date | July 20, 2024 | ||
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| Arena | Footprint Center | ||
| City | Phoenix,Arizona,United States | ||
| Network | United States:ABC Canada:TSN5/SN1 | ||
| Announcers | Ryan Ruocco,Rebecca Lobo,Holly Rowe,LaChina Robinson,Carolyn Peck | ||
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The2024WNBA All-Star Gameis an upcomingexhibitionwomen's basketballgame played on July 20, 2024, at theFootprint CenterinPhoenix,Arizona,United Statesas part of the2024 WNBA season.ThePhoenix Mercurywill host the game and related events for the third time, the previous all star games being in2000and2014.
Rosters
[edit]Selection
[edit]On March 20, the WNBA announced that 2024 would feature a matchup between the WNBA All-Stars who make up theUS Women's National Teamversus the remaining WNBA All-Stars. Fans, WNBA players, head coaches, sports writers, and broadcasters would all be able to vote for All Stars. All groups could fill out a ballot of four guards and six front court players. Players and coaches could not vote for members of their own team. Voting began on Thursday, June 13 at 2 p.m.ETand concluded on Saturday, June 29 at 11:59 p.m. ET.[1]
The voting was weighted as follows:
| Voting group | Vote weight |
|---|---|
| Fans | 50% |
| WNBA players | 25% |
| Sports media | 25% |
Players were not allowed to vote for their own teammates. The top 10 players receiving votes based on this weighting would be selected to the All-Star Game. Any top 10 vote-getter who has not already been named to the USA Women’s National Team 5-on-5 roster will automatically be assigned to Team WNBA. The names of the next 36 highest vote-getters, consisting of at least nine backcourt and 15 frontcourt players, will then be provided to the 12 WNBA head coaches, who will vote to fill the remaining spots for the 12-player Team WNBA roster. Coaches will not be able to vote for their own players.
Fan vote results
[edit]The following table lists the top five players based on fan voting alone.[2]
| † | Denotes player named to Team WNBA after first rounds of voting |
| * | Denotes player named toTeam USAfor2024 Summer Olympics |
| Rank | Player | Number of Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caitlin Clark† | 700,735 |
| 2 | Aliyah Boston† | 618,680 |
| 3 | A'ja Wilson* | 607,300 |
| 4 | Breanna Stewart* | 424,135 |
| 5 | Angel Reese | 381,518 |
Team WNBA pool
[edit]The following tables list the 36 next-highest vote-getters provided to the 12 WNBA head coaches to fill the remaining eight spots for the 12-player Team WNBA roster.[3]
| ° | Denotes player named to Team WNBA after head coach voting |
Head coaches
[edit]The head coach forTeam USAwasCheryl Reeve,the currentMinnesota Lynxhead coach,[4]and for Team WNBA was basketball legend and formerPhoenix Mercuryhead coach,Cheryl Miller.[5]
All-Star selections per team
[edit]| Team | Number of players |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Dream | 1 |
| Chicago Sky | 1 |
| Connecticut Sun | 3 |
| Indiana Fever | 3 |
| New York Liberty | 3 |
| Washington Mystics | 0 |
| Dallas Wings | 1 |
| Las Vegas Aces | 4 |
| Los Angeles Sparks | 1 |
| Minnesota Lynx | 2 |
| Phoenix Mercury | 3 |
| Seattle Storm | 2 |
Final rosters
[edit]| † | Denotes player named to Team WNBA after first rounds of voting |
| ° | Denotes player named to Team WNBA after head coach voting |
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Game
[edit]Three-Point Contest and Skills Challenge
[edit]On March 20, 2024, it was announced that there will be a Three-Point Contest and Skills Challenge on July 19, the night before the All-Star game. It will be televised onESPNin the US and onTSN2in Canada. The Three-Point Contest is presented byStarry,while the WNBA Skills Challenge is presented byKia.
Three-Point Contest
[edit]The contestants for the three-point contest were announced on July 17, 2024.[6]
Sabrina Ionescu,the reigningThree-Point Contestwinner, andCaitlin Clark,theNCAA-W Division I all-time leader in three-pointers made,were both invited to participate in the 2024 contest; however, both declined.[7]
| Position | Player | Team | 2024 Season 3-point statistics | 1st Round | Final Round | ||
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| Made | Attempted | Percent | |||||
| C | Stefanie Dolson | Washington | 49 | 101 | 48.5 | – | – |
| G | Allisha Gray | Atlanta | 40 | 111 | 36.0 | – | – |
| C | Jonquel Jones | New York | 40 | 101 | 39.6 | – | – |
| G | Marina Mabrey | Connecticut | 56 | 161 | 34.8 | – | – |
| G | Kayla McBride[8] | Minnesota | 76 | 178 | 42.7 | – | – |
Skills Challenge
[edit]The contestants for the skills challenge were announced on July 17, 2024.[6]
| Position | Player | Team | 1st Round | Final Round |
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| G | Sophie Cunningham | Phoenix Mercury | ||
| G | Allisha Gray | Atlanta Dream | ||
| C | Brittney Griner | Phoenix Mercury | ||
| G | Marina Mabrey | Connecticut Sun | ||
| G | Erica Wheeler | Indiana Fever |
3x3 Exhibition Game
[edit]On July 17, 2024, it was announced that theUSA 3x3 Olympic teamwould face the Under-23 3x3 national team in exhibition on July 19, 2024.[6][9]
3x3 rosters
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Game
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Voting for AT&T WNBA All-Star 2024 Tips Off Thursday, June 13".pr.nba.com.WNBA.June 10, 2024.RetrievedJune 12,2024.
- ^"Rosters Set for AT&T WNBA All-Star 2024 on July 20".WNBA(Press release). July 2, 2024.
- ^"2024 Team WNBA Roster Selection"(PDF).WNBA.RetrievedJuly 3,2024.
- ^"2024 USA Basketball Women's National Team Announced".usab.com.RetrievedJune 11,2024.
- ^Philippou, Alexa (July 17, 2024)."Cheryl Miller, Cheryl Reeve to coach WNBA All-Star Game".ESPN.RetrievedJuly 17,2024.
- ^abc"10-Time WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner, 2021 KIA WNBA MVP Jonquel Jones Headline Participants for Friday Night Events at AT&T WNBA All-Star 2024".WNBA.July 17, 2024.RetrievedJuly 17,2024.
- ^Schilken, Chuck (July 18, 2024)."Caitlin Clark, Sabrina Ionescu hit lots of threes. But they aren't in All-Star shooting contest".Yahoo Sports.RetrievedJuly 18,2024.
- ^"Lynx All-Star Kayla McBride breaks news about participation in 3-point contest, talks Wednesday game vs. Atlanta".KSTP Sports.July 16, 2024.
- ^"Brittney Griner in for WNBA skill competition; Caitlin Clark not in 3-point contest".Arizona Republic.July 17, 2024.RetrievedJuly 17,2024.