The 2024 WNBA All-Star Weekend continues on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. with the All-Star game in Phoenix, Arizona.
The All-Star Game comes one day after a night of Friday festivities, including the WNBA three-point shooting contest and a skills competition.
Atlanta Dream guard Allisha Gray made history after winning both the three-point contest and skills competition on Friday, becoming the first player ever to win both in the same season.
Now, some of the best players in the league will prepare to match up against each other in the WNBA All-Star Game.
In contrast to the NBA, which has players from the Eastern and Western conferences match up, the WNBA selects a Team WNBA to compete against the Team USA Women’s National Team.
Voting for the WNBA All-Star Game consisted of a fan vote to determine the 10 players who would receive guaranteed selections, followed by the league’s coaches selecting the remaining players to set the Team WNBA roster.
The full roster for Team WNBA is as follows:
- DeWanna Bonner, Connecticut Sun
- Aliyah Boston, Indiana Fever
- Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever
- Allisha Gray, Atlanta Dream
- Dearica Hamby, Los Angeles Sparks
- Brionna Jones, Connecticut Sun
- Jonquel Jones, New York Liberty
- Kayla McBride, Minnesota Lynx
- Kelsey Mitchell, Indiana Fever
- Arike Ogunbowale, Dallas Wings
- Nneka Ogwumike, Seattle Storm
- Angel Reese, Chicago Sky
Competing against Team WNBA will be the Women’s National Team, which will be traveling to represent the United States in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The full roster for the Team USA Women’s National Team is:
- Napheesa Collier, Minnesota Lynx
- Kahleah Copper, Phoenix Mercury
- Chelsea Gray, Las Vegas Aces
- Brittney Griner, Phoenix Mercury
- Sabrina Ionescu, New York Liberty
- Jewell Loyd, Seattle Storm
- Kelsey Plum, Las Vegas Aces
- Breanna Stewart, New York Liberty
- Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury
- Alyssa Thomas, Connecticut Sun
- A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces
- Jackie Young, Las Vegas Aces
USA Basketball CEO Jim Tooley said earlier this year that competing against the other WNBA All-Stars would be a “great opportunity for our national team as they prepare to defend their Olympic gold medal in Paris” beginning on July 28.
“It will also serve as a grand celebration of the growth and excellence of women’s basketball in our country and around the world,” he added, per USA Basketball.
The Dallas Wings, despite struggling this season with a record of just 6-19, will be represented in the All-Star Game by guard Arike Ogunbowale.
Ogunbowale has put together an impressive season through the team’s first 25 games, currently ranking third in the WNBA for points per game at 22.3 while playing a league-high 38.5 minutes per game.
The guard is one of the premier playmakers in the WNBA. She ranks eighth in the league with an average of 5.2 assists per game and is also one of the best defenders, with a league-leading average of 2.7 steals per game.
