The Stars at the Sun game was played on July 10, 2010 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, home of the Connecticut Sun. This game, unlike previous non-Olympic year games, was a contest between the USA women's national team and a team of WNBA All-Stars. This game is not considered a WNBA All-Star Game. This was the third time Connecticut has hosted the mid-season basketball showcase, after previously hosting the 2005 and 2009 All-Star games.
The Game Rosters
+USA Basketball Team Pos. Player Team Starters PG Sue Bird Seattle Storm SG Cappie Pondexter New York Liberty SF Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury SF Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever C Sylvia Fowles Chicago Sky Reserves G Renee Montgomery Connecticut Sun F Angel McCoughtry Atlanta Dream F Maya Moore UConn F Swin Cash Seattle Storm F Candice Dupree Phoenix Mercury F Candace Parker1 Los Angeles Sparks C Tina Charles Connecticut Sun
+WNBA Team Pos. Player Team Starters PG Lindsey Harding2 Washington Mystics SG Katie Douglas Indiana Fever SF Monique Currie2 Washington Mystics PF Crystal Langhorne Washington Mystics C Michelle Snow San Antonio Silver Stars Reserves G Becky Hammon1 San Antonio Silver Stars G Penny Taylor Phoenix Mercury G Lindsay Whalen2 Minnesota Lynx F Iziane Castro Marques Atlanta Dream F Jayne Appel San Antonio Silver Stars F Sophia Young San Antonio Silver Stars F Rebekkah Brunson Minnesota Lynx F Lauren Jackson1 Seattle Storm F Sancho Lyttle1 Atlanta Dream
1 Injured 2 Injury replacement 3 Starting in place of injured player
Coaches The coach for Team USA is Connecticut Huskies women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma. The coach for the WNBA Team is Seattle Storm coach Brian Agler.
Other events Three-Point Shootout PositionPlayerFromYear to ASG1st2ndMadeAttemptedPercent SG Katie Douglas Indiana Fever 38 90 .422 24 23 PG Lindsay Whalen Minnesota Lynx 8 34 .235 ? 11 SF Swin Cash Seattle Storm 20 44 .455 ? 7 PG Sue Bird Seattle Storm 34 86 .395 ? DNQ SF Monique Currie Washington Mystics 22 47 .468 ? DNQ SF Angel McCoughtry Atlanta Dream 18 70 .257 ? DNQ
Skills Challenge PlayerFromHeightWeight1st2nd Renee Montgomery Connecticut Sun 5-7 143 29.4 25.0 Cappie Pondexter New York Liberty 5-9 160 31.3 32.1 Lindsay Whalen Minnesota Lynx 5-9 169 26.6 34.2 Iziane Castro Marques Atlanta Dream 6-0 140 N/A Lindsey Harding Washington Mystics 5-8 139 N/A Angel McCoughtry Atlanta Dream 6-1 160 N/A
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