2009 WNBA All-Star Game
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| Date | July 25, 2009 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | Mohegan Sun Arena | |||||||||||||||||
| City | Uncasville, Connecticut | |||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Swin Cash | |||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 9,518 | |||||||||||||||||
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The 2009 WNBA All-Star Game was played on July 25, 2009 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut,[1] 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
[edit ]Rosters
[edit ]- 1 Injured
- 2 Injury replacement
- 3 Starting in place of injured player
July 25
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
Western Conference 130, Eastern Conference 118
Scoring by quarter: 25-27, 38-33, 36-33, 31-25
Pts: Swin Cash (22)
Rebs: Cappie Pondexter (9)
Asts: Sue Bird (10) Pts: Sylvia Fowles (17)
Rebs: Érika de Souza (9)
Asts: Asjha Jones (6)
Rebs: Cappie Pondexter (9)
Asts: Sue Bird (10) Pts: Sylvia Fowles (17)
Rebs: Érika de Souza (9)
Asts: Asjha Jones (6)
Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut
Attendance: 9,518
Referees:
Attendance: 9,518
Referees:
- 44 Felicia Grinter, #42 Roy Gulbeyan, #53 Jeff Smith
Coaches
[edit ]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
[edit ]Three-Point Shootout
[edit ]| Position | Player | From | Year to ASG | 1st | 2nd | ||
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| Made | Attempted | Percent | |||||
| PG | United States Becky Hammon | San Antonio Silver Stars | 28 | 86 | .326 | 14 | 16 |
| PG | United States Sue Bird | Seattle Storm | 29 | 77 | .377 | 11 | 12 |
| SF | United States Katie Smith | Detroit Shock | 32 | 77 | .416 | 12 | 12 |
| SF | United States Shameka Christon | New York Liberty | 42 | 88 | .477 | 10 | DNQ |
| SG | United States Katie Douglas | Indiana Fever | 31 | 86 | .360 | 9 | DNQ |
| SF | United States Diana Taurasi | Phoenix Mercury | 46 | 105 | .438 | 9 | DNQ |
Skills Challenge
[edit ]| Team | Player | From | Height | Weight | Time |
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| West 1 | United States Cappie Pondexter | Phoenix Mercury | 5-9 | 160 | 34.8 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sophia Young | San Antonio Silver Stars | 6-1 | 165 | ||
| United States Charde Houston | Minnesota Lynx | 6-1 | 189 | ||
| East 1 | United States Jia Perkins | Chicago Sky | 5-8 | 155 | 35.4 |
| United States Tamika Catchings | Indiana Fever | 6-1 | 167 | ||
| Spain Sancho Lyttle | Atlanta Dream | 6-4 | 143 | ||
| West 2 | United States Swin Cash | Seattle Storm | 6-1 | 162 | 43.0 |
| United States Nicole Powell | Sacramento Monarchs | 6-2 | 175 | ||
| United States Nicky Anosike | Minnesota Lynx | 6-4 | 211 | ||
| East 2 | United States Alana Beard | Washington Mystics | 5-11 | 160 | DQ |
| United States Asjha Jones | Connecticut Sun | 6-2 | 198 | ||
| United States Sylvia Fowles | Chicago Sky | 6-6 | 200 |
References
[edit ]- ^ "WNBA.com: All Star 2009". www.wnba.com. Retrieved July 7, 2021.