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WNBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player

Women's National Basketball Association award

Summary

Women's National Basketball Association award

The Women's National Basketball Association All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (MVP) is an annual Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) award given to the player voted best of the annual All-Star Game. The all-star game began during the 1999 WNBA season, the third year of the WNBA. There was no game held in 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, or 2016.

Lisa Leslie and Maya Moore have won the most awards, with 3 selections each.

Winners

Team (x)Denotes the number of times a player from team/franchise has won
YearPlayerPositionNationalityTeamRef.°°° * (2)° (3)° *°° (2)Erica Wheeler(2)
1999CenterLos Angeles Sparks
2000ForwardHouston Comets
2001CenterLos Angeles Sparks (2)
2002Los Angeles Sparks (3)
2003GuardLos Angeles Sparks (4)
2004The Game at Radio City
2005Guard / ForwardHouston Comets (2)
2006Connecticut Sun
2007ForwardDetroit Shock
2008No game held due to the 2008 Summer Olympics
2009ForwardSeattle Storm
2010Stars at the Sun
2011ForwardSeattle Storm (2)
2012No game held due to the 2012 Summer Olympics
2013*CenterLos Angeles Sparks (5)
2014†GuardAtlanta Dream
2015°ForwardMinnesota Lynx
2016No game held due to the 2016 Summer Olympics
2017° (2)ForwardMinnesota Lynx (2)
2018° (3)Minnesota Lynx (3)
2019GuardIndiana Fever
2020No game held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021GuardDallas Wings (2)
2022Las Vegas Aces
2023Seattle Storm (3)
2024Dallas Wings (3)
2025ForwardMinnesota Lynx (4)

Notes

  • In 2004, The Game at Radio City (held in place of a traditional All-Star Game) was a contest between the USA team scheduled to compete at the 2004 Summer Olympics and a single WNBA team. This is not considered an All-Star game. Yolanda Griffith of Team USA won the MVP award.
  • The 2008 WNBA All-Star Game was canceled due to the 2008 Summer Olympics.
  • In 2010, the Stars at the Sun game (held in place of a traditional All-Star Game) was a contest between the USA team scheduled to compete at the upcoming 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women and a single WNBA team. This is not considered an All-Star Game. Sylvia Fowles of Team USA won the MVP award.
  • The 2012 WNBA All-Star Game was canceled due to the 2012 Summer Olympics.
  • The 2016 WNBA All-Star Game was canceled due to the 2016 Summer Olympics.

References

References

  1. (July 15, 1999). "W.N.B.A. All-Stars Connect, Especially With Their Fans". [[The New York Times]].
  2. (July 18, 2000). "West Shines In WNBA All-Star". [[Associated Press]].
  3. (July 17, 2001). "Leslie Fuels West All-Stars". [[Los Angeles Times]].
  4. Jenkins, Sally. (July 15, 2002). "WNBA Is Getting Better All the Time". [[The Washington Post]].
  5. Zimmerman, Kurtis. (July 26, 2019). "An unlikely MVP: The path to Nikki Teasley’s 2003 All Star moment".
  6. (September 15, 2005). "Sheryl Swoopes Named 2005 WNBA MVP".
  7. (July 12, 2007). "Connecticut’s Douglas Named All-Star MVP".
  8. (July 16, 2007). "Ford earns MVP in East victory". The Oakland Press.
  9. "WNBA All-Star Game History".
  10. Allard, Marc. (July 26, 2009). "WNBA All-Star Game: West outduels East in showcase". The Norwich Bulletin.
  11. Allard, Marc. (July 23, 2011). "Storm forward Swin Cash wins her 2nd WNBA All-Star Game MVP award". [[Associated Press]].
  12. (July 27, 2013). "Candace Parker scores record 23 in West's All-Star win". [[Associated Press]].
  13. Killian, Tyler. (July 19, 2014). "Shoni Schimmel scores WNBA All-Star record 29 to lift East by West in OT". [[USA Today]].
  14. (July 25, 2015). "Maya Moore scores 30 to lead West to WNBA All-Star Game victory". The Arizona Republic.
  15. Booth, Tim. (July 22, 2017). "Lynx’s Maya Moore grabs MVP in WNBA All-Star Game victory". [[The Associated Press]].
  16. (July 28, 2018). "Led by Maya Moore, Team Parker tops Team Delle Donne to win WNBA All-Star Game". [[The Associated Press]].
  17. Young, Ryan. (July 27, 2019). "WNBA: Erica Wheeler leads Team Wilson at WNBA All-Star Game". Yahoo Sports.
  18. Rapp, Timothy. (July 14, 2021). "Arike Ogunbowale Wins MVP as WNBA Beats Team USA in 2021 All-Star Game". [[Bleacher Report]].
  19. (July 10, 2022). "2022 WNBA All-Star Game: Team Wilson beats Team Stewart; Kelsey Plum wins All-Star MVP". CBS Sports.
  20. Philippou, Alexa. (July 16, 2023). "Jewell Loyd sets WNBA All-Star Game scoring record, wins MVP". [[ESPN]].
  21. Feinberg, Doug. (July 20, 2024). "Arike Ogunbowale and Caitlin Clark lead WNBA All-Stars to 117-109 win over U.S. Olympic team". [[Associated Press]].
  22. Marot, Michael. (July 20, 2025). "Napheesa Collier caps busy weekend with All-Star Game MVP Award in win over Team Clark". [[Associated Press]].
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