The 2007 WNBA All-Star Game was played on July 15, 2007 at Verizon Center in Washington D.C., home of the Washington Mystics. The game was the 8th annual WNBA All-Star Game. This was the second time Washington has hosted the basketball showcase, after previously hosting the 2002 game. The East defeated the West, 103–99, with Cheryl Ford winning the All-Star Game MVP award after recording 16 points and 13 rebounds.
The All-Star Game Rosters
+Western Conference All-Stars Pos. Player Team Selection # Starters PG Sue Bird1 Seattle Storm 5th SG Becky Hammon San Antonio Silver Stars 4th SF Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury 3rd PF Lauren Jackson Seattle Storm 6th C Yolanda Griffith Sacramento Monarchs 7th Reserves SG Cappie Pondexter Phoenix Mercury 2nd SG Kara Lawson2 Sacramento Monarchs 1st SF Seimone Augustus Minnesota Lynx 2nd SF Tina Thompson3 Houston Comets 7th SF Sophia Young2 San Antonio Silver Stars 2nd PF Rebekkah Brunson1 Sacramento Monarchs 1st PF Taj McWilliams-Franklin Los Angeles Sparks 6th PF Penny Taylor Phoenix Mercury 2nd
+Eastern Conference All Stars Pos. Player Team Selection # Starters PG Deanna Nolan Detroit Shock 4th SG Anna DeForge Indiana Fever 1st SF Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever 5th PF Cheryl Ford Detroit Shock 4th C Kara Braxton Detroit Shock 1st Reserves SG Alana Beard Washington Mystics 3rd SG Katie Douglas Connecticut Sun 2nd SF Candice Dupree Chicago Sky 2nd SF Delisha Milton-Jones Washington Mystics 2nd PF Asjha Jones Connecticut Sun 1st C Tammy Sutton-Brown Indiana Fever 2nd
1 Injured 2 Injury replacement 3 Starting in place of injured player
Coaches The coach for the Western Conference all-stars was Sacramento Monarchs coach Jenny Boucek. The coach for the Eastern Conference was Detroit Shock coach Bill Laimbeer.
Other events Three-Point Shootout +ContestantsPos.PlayerTeamMadeAtt.Pct.1st2nd SG Laurie Koehn Washington Mystics 12 33 .364 23 25 SF Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury 95 259 .357 21 16 SF Penny Taylor Phoenix Mercury 34 90 .378 20 19 SG Katie Douglas Connecticut Sun 68 201 .338 19 SG Deanna Nolan Detroit Shock 46 117 .393 11
Skills Challenge +ContestantsPos.PlayerTeamHt.Wt.1st2nd PG Becky Hammon San Antonio Silver Stars 5–6 136 34.6 27.1 SF Seimone Augustus Minnesota Lynx 6–0 179 28.3 27.4 SG Betty Lennox Seattle Storm 5–8 143 40.0 PG Nikki Teasley Washington Mystics 6–0 169 39.4
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