The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) All-Star Game is an annual exhibition basketball game played between the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference All-Stars. Eleven players, five starters and six reserves, from each conference are chosen. The starters are chosen through electronic ballots cast daily by fans on WNBA.com. The leading vote recipients at each position start the game. The reserves are chosen by voting among the league's head coaches. Coaches are not allowed to vote for their own players. Through the 2013 game, coaches could select two guards, two forwards, one center and two players regardless of positions. Starting with the 2014 game, the forward and center positions were folded into a single frontcourt category; coaches can now vote for two guards, three frontcourt players, and one player regardless of position. If a player is unable to participate due to injury or illness, a replacement will be selected.
In six seasons, there was no All-Star Game: In 2004, The Game at Radio City was held between the WNBA All-Stars and the USA national team due to the 2004 Summer Olympics. The 2008 All-Star Game was not held due to the 2008 Summer Olympics. In 2010, the Stars at the Sun game was also held between a team of WNBA stars and the USA national team, even though it was a non-Olympic year and the season did not directly conflict with the year's main international women's basketball event, the 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women. The 2012 All-Star Game was not held due to the 2012 Summer Olympics. The 2016 All-Star Game was not held due to the 2016 Summer Olympics. The 2020 All-Star Game was not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sue Bird holds the records for most All-Star Game selections (13), most All-Star Games played (12), and the most selections as a starter (9).
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! Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ^ Denotes player who has been inducted to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame * Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-WNBA Team
#Denotes number of times the player has been selected to play in an All-Star Game †Denotes player selected as All-Star during player's rookie season BoldDenotes player who is still active as of the 2025 WNBA season
List accurate as of the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game + 2026 All-Star starters Player # Selections Notes † * ^ !13 Missed 2007 gameReplacement player in 2014 game *112005–2007, 2009, 2011, 2013–2014, 2017–2018, 2021, 2024 † * ^ !102002–2003, 2005–2007, 2009, 2011, 2013–2015Missed 2006 game † * 2013–2015, 2017–2019, 2021–2024 Missed 2013, 2017, & 2022 gamesHonorary starter in 2022 game * 2013–2015, 2017–2019, 2022–2025Missed 2018 game * ^ !91999–2003, 2006–2007, 2009, 2013Missed 2003 & 2006 gamesReplacement player in 2013 game * ^ !81999–2003, 2005–2006, 2009Missed 2009 game † * ^ !2006–2007, 2011, 2013–2015, 2017–2018Missed 2014 & 2015 games * ^ ! 2009, 2011, 2013, 2017–2019, 2021–2022 * 2011, 2013–2015, 2017–2019, 2021 * 2017–2018, 2021–2026 Team captain in 2022 & 2023 † * 2018–2019, 2021–2026 Team captain in 2019, 2022, & 2023Missed 2019 game † * ^ !71999–2001, 2003, 2005–2007 † *1999–2003, 2005–2006 Replacement player in 2001 & 2003 gamesMissed 2006 game * ^ !2000–2003, 2005–2006, 2009 † * ^ !2001–2003, 2005–2007, 2009 †2006–2007, 2009, 2014–2015, 2017, 2019 Replacement player in 2006 game † * ^2006–2007, 2009, 2011, 2013–2015 * ^ ! 2011, 2013–2014, 2017–2018, 2021–2022 Team captain in 2018Missed 2011 game † * ^ ! 2013–2015, 2017–2019, 2023 Team captain in 2018 & 2019Missed 2013, 2014, 2017, & 2023 games * 2014–2015, 2017–2018, 2021–2022, 2025 Missed 2015 game † * ^ !6 1999–2003, 2005 Missed 2001 & 2002 game † * ^1999–2001, 2005–2007 Replacement player in 2006 game * ^ !1999–2003, 2005–2006 * ^ ! 2003, 2005–2007, 2009, 2011 Missed 2003 & 2006 games † * ^ !2011, 2013–2015, 2017–2018 * 2015, 2018–2019, 2021, 2023–2024 * 2017–2019, 2021, 2023–2024 * 2017, 2019, 2022–2025 *2018–2019, 2021–2024 * ^ ! 51999–2003 ^ ! 2001–2003, 2005–2006 *2006–2007, 2009, 2011, 2014 * ^ ! 2006, 2011, 2013–2015 Missed 2015 game 2007, 2011, 2013, 2017–2018 Missed 2007 gameReplacement player in 2018 game * 2011, 2013–2015, 2018 † * 2011, 2019, 2021–2023 2015, 2018–2019, 2024–2025 Replacement player in 2015 and 2025 games * 2017, 2019, 2021–2022, 2024 † * 2019, 2021, 2023–2025 Replacement player in 2019 gameTeam captain in 2025 † *4 1999–2000, 2002–2003 * ^ 1999–2002 † * ^ 1999–2001, 2003 Missed 2001 game * 2000–2003 * ^ ! 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011 † * 2003, 2005–2007 * * ^ 2005–2007, 2009 † * 2011, 2018–2019, 2021 Replacement player in 2011 game *2021–2024 * 2021–2022, 2024–2025 Replacement player in 2025 game * 2022–2025 * 2022–2025 * 2022–2025 † *2023–2026 * 2023–2026 * ^ ! 3 1999–2000, 2003 Missed 2000 & 2003 games *1999–2001 ^ * 2000–2002 * 2001–2003 2002–2003, 2005 Replacement player in 2003 game * ^ 2002, 2007, 2011 † * 2006–2007, 2009 2009, 2013, 2014 Replacement player in 2013 game * 2013–2015 * 2013, 2018–2019 2017–2019 * 2019, 2022, 2026 2021–2022, 2024 * 2021, 2023, 2025 Missed 2025 game † 2022–2023, 2025 Replacement player in 2023 gameMissed 2025 game *2023–2025 † * 2024–2026 Team captain in 2025 Missed 2025 game * ^21999, 2001 Replacement player in 1999 game * 2000, 2002 ^ 2000, 2007 2002, 2007 2003, 2006 2005–2006 Replacement player in 2006 game * 2007, 2009 * 2011, 2013 * 2013–2014 Replacement player in 2014 game † 2014, 2018 † 2014–2015 2015, 2017 2015, 2022 2021–2022 2021, 2025 † 2024–2025 † * 2025–2026 1 1999 ^ † ^ * ^ ! Missed 1999 game ^ ! † * 2000 * ^ * ^ 2001 Missed 2001 game † ^ Replacement player in 2001 game † 2002 Replacement player in 2002 game * 2003 Replacement player in 2003 game ^ 2005 2006 Replacement player in 2006 game 2007 Replacement player in 2007 game 2009 Replacement player in 2009 game † 2011 2013 2014 2015 Replacement player in 2015 game Replacement player in 2015 game 2017 * * 2019 * 2021 2023 † 2025 † Replacement player in 2025 game † 2026
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