The WNBA announced its All-Star reserves on Tuesday, completing the player pool following last week’s reveal of starters for the game.
A trio of Atlanta Dream players in Angel Reese, Rhyne Howard and Allisha Gray were among the 12 players revealed to round out the All-Star rosters.
WNBA All-Star reserves
Angel Reese, Atlanta Dream
Rhyne Howard, Atlanta Dream
Allisha Gray, Atlanta Dream
Nneka Ogwumike, Los Angeles Sparks
Kelsey Plum, Los Angeles Sparks
Sonia Citron, Washington Mystics
Kiki Iriafen, Washington Mystics
Marina Mabrey, Toronto Tempo
Courtney Williams, Minnesota Lynx
Jackie Young, Las Vegas Aces
Jonquel Jones, New York Liberty
Dominique Malonga, Seattle Storm
The reserves were selected by the league’s 15 head coaches. Coaches were prohibited from voting for players on their own teams.
The 12 reserves complete a pool of 22 players in addition to the 10 starters that were chosen via a weighted combination of voting by fans (50%), players (25%) and media (25%).
Starters
A’Ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces
Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever
Aliyah Boston, Indiana Fever
Kelsey Mitchel, Indiana Fever
Paige Bueckers, Dallas Wings
Jessica Shepard, Dallas Wings
Olivia Miles, Minnesota Lynx
Natasha Howard, Minnesota Lynx
Gabby Williams, Golden State Valkyries
Breanna Stewart, New York Liberty
While the player pool is set, the rosters are not. In honor of the WNBA’s 30th anniversary All-Star Game, Hall of Famers Teresa Weatherspoon and Cynthia Cooper will serve as general managers of the competing All-Star teams and draft their own rosters from the pool of 22 players.
The league has yet to reveal details about the draft including when it will take place and where it will be broadcast. The game is scheduled to take place on July 25 at Chicago‘s United Center (8:30 p.m. ET, ABC). Unfortunately for the home fans, no Sky players were selected for the game.
Coaches have not yet been selected. The coaches of the teams with the two best records in the league as of July 10 will serve as All-Star coaches. Based on the standings as of Tuesday afternoon, Aces coach Becky Hammon and Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve would make the cut.
Las Vegas and Minnesota entered Tuesday tied for the WNBA’s best record at 15-6. The Valkyries are a half game behind at 15-7.
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