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Stars at the Sun
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | Stars at the Sun | |
| image | [[File:2010 WNBA All-Star.jpg | 150px]] |
| visitor | USA | |
| home | WNBA | |
| visitor_total | 99 | |
| home_total | 72 | |
| visitor_qtr1 | 29 | |
| visitor_qtr2 | 20 | |
| visitor_qtr3 | 26 | |
| visitor_qtr4 | 24 | |
| home_qtr1 | 19 | |
| home_qtr2 | 9 | |
| home_qtr3 | 16 | |
| home_qtr4 | 28 | |
| date | July 10, 2010 | |
| arena | Mohegan Sun Arena | |
| city | Uncasville, Connecticut | |
| attendance | 9,518 | |
| MVP | Sylvia Fowles, Team USA | |
| network | ABC | |
| prev_year | 2009 | |
| next_year | 2011 |
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
| Pos. | Player | Team | Starters | PG | SG | SF | SF | C | Reserves | G | F | F | F | F | F | C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Sue Bird | Seattle Storm | |||||||||||||||
| USA Cappie Pondexter | New York Liberty | |||||||||||||||
| USA Diana Taurasi | Phoenix Mercury | |||||||||||||||
| USA Tamika Catchings | Indiana Fever | |||||||||||||||
| USA Sylvia Fowles | Chicago Sky | |||||||||||||||
| USA Renee Montgomery | Connecticut Sun | |||||||||||||||
| USA Angel McCoughtry | Atlanta Dream | |||||||||||||||
| USA Maya Moore | UConn | |||||||||||||||
| USA Swin Cash | Seattle Storm | |||||||||||||||
| USA Candice Dupree | Phoenix Mercury | |||||||||||||||
| USA Candace Parker1 | Los Angeles Sparks | |||||||||||||||
| USA Tina Charles | Connecticut Sun |
| Pos. | Player | Team | Starters | PG | SG | SF | PF | C | Reserves | G | G | G | F | F | F | F | F | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Lindsey Harding2 | Washington Mystics | |||||||||||||||||
| USA Katie Douglas | Indiana Fever | |||||||||||||||||
| USA Monique Currie2 | Washington Mystics | |||||||||||||||||
| USA Crystal Langhorne | Washington Mystics | |||||||||||||||||
| USA Michelle Snow | San Antonio Silver Stars | |||||||||||||||||
| USA Becky Hammon1 | San Antonio Silver Stars | |||||||||||||||||
| AUS Penny Taylor | Phoenix Mercury | |||||||||||||||||
| USA Lindsay Whalen2 | Minnesota Lynx | |||||||||||||||||
| BRA Iziane Castro Marques | Atlanta Dream | |||||||||||||||||
| USA Jayne Appel | San Antonio Silver Stars | |||||||||||||||||
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sophia Young | San Antonio Silver Stars | |||||||||||||||||
| USA Rebekkah Brunson | Minnesota Lynx | |||||||||||||||||
| AUS Lauren Jackson1 | Seattle Storm | |||||||||||||||||
| ESP 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
| Position | Player | From | Year to ASG | 1st | 2nd | Made | Attempted | Percent | SG | PG | SF | PG | SF | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Katie Douglas | Indiana Fever | 38 | 90 | .422 | 24 | 23 | ||||||||
| USA Lindsay Whalen | Minnesota Lynx | 8 | 34 | .235 | ? | 11 | ||||||||
| USA Swin Cash | Seattle Storm | 20 | 44 | .455 | ? | 7 | ||||||||
| USA Sue Bird | Seattle Storm | 34 | 86 | .395 | ? | DNQ | ||||||||
| USA Monique Currie | Washington Mystics | 22 | 47 | .468 | ? | DNQ | ||||||||
| USA Angel McCoughtry | Atlanta Dream | 18 | 70 | .257 | ? | DNQ |
Skills Challenge
| Player | From | Height | Weight | 1st | 2nd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Renee Montgomery | Connecticut Sun | 5-7 | 143 | 29.4 | 25.0 |
| USA Cappie Pondexter | New York Liberty | 5-9 | 160 | 31.3 | 32.1 |
| USA Lindsay Whalen | Minnesota Lynx | 5-9 | 169 | 26.6 | 34.2 |
| BRA Iziane Castro Marques | Atlanta Dream | 6-0 | 140 | N/A | |
| USA Lindsey Harding | Washington Mystics | 5-8 | 139 | N/A | |
| USA Angel McCoughtry | Atlanta Dream | 6-1 | 160 | N/A |
References
References
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