The 2009 WNBA All-Star Game was played on July 25, 2009 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, home of the Connecticut Sun. The game was the 9th annual WNBA All-Star Game. This was the second time Connecticut had hosted the basketball showcase, after previously hosting the 2005 game.
The All-Star Game Rosters
+Western Conference All-Stars Pos. Player Team Selection # Starters PG Sue Bird Seattle Storm 6th SG Becky Hammon San Antonio Silver Stars 5th SF Swin Cash Seattle Storm 3rd PF Lauren Jackson Seattle Storm 7th C Lisa Leslie1 Los Angeles Sparks 8th Reserves G Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury 4th G Cappie Pondexter Phoenix Mercury 3rd F Charde Houston Minnesota Lynx 1st F Nicole Powell2 Sacramento Monarchs 1st F Tina Thompson3 Los Angeles Sparks 8th F Sophia Young San Antonio Silver Stars 3rd C Nicky Anosike Minnesota Lynx 1st
+Eastern Conference All Stars Pos. Player Team Selection # Starters PG Alana Beard Washington Mystics 4th SG Katie Douglas Indiana Fever 3rd SF Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever 6th PF Candice Dupree Chicago Sky 3rd C Sylvia Fowles Chicago Sky 1st Reserves G Jia Perkins Chicago Sky 1st G Katie Smith Detroit Shock 7th F Shameka Christon New York Liberty 1st F Asjha Jones Connecticut Sun 2nd F Sancho Lyttle Atlanta Dream 1st C Érika de Souza Atlanta Dream 1st
1 Injured 2 Injury replacement 3 Starting in place of injured player
Coaches The coach for the Western Conference all-stars was San Antonio Silver Stars coach Dan Hughes. The coach for the Eastern Conference was Indiana Fever coach Lin Dunn.
Other events Three-Point Shootout PositionPlayerFromYear to ASG1st2ndMadeAttemptedPercent PG Becky Hammon San Antonio Silver Stars 28 86 .326 14 16 PG Sue Bird Seattle Storm 29 77 .377 11 12 SF Katie Smith Detroit Shock 32 77 .416 12 12 SF Shameka Christon New York Liberty 42 88 .477 10 DNQ SG Katie Douglas Indiana Fever 31 86 .360 9 DNQ SF Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury 46 105 .438 9 DNQ
Skills Challenge TeamPlayerFromHeightWeightTime West 1 Cappie Pondexter Phoenix Mercury 5-9 160 34.8 Sophia Young San Antonio Silver Stars 6-1 165 Charde Houston Minnesota Lynx 6-1 189 East 1 Jia Perkins Chicago Sky 5-8 155 35.4 Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever 6-1 167 Sancho Lyttle Atlanta Dream 6-4 143 West 2 Swin Cash Seattle Storm 6-1 162 43.0 Nicole Powell Sacramento Monarchs 6-2 175 Nicky Anosike Minnesota Lynx 6-4 211 East 2 Alana Beard Washington Mystics 5-11 160 DQ Asjha Jones Connecticut Sun 6-2 198 Sylvia Fowles Chicago Sky 6-6 200
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