Phoenix to host the 2014 WNBA All-star Game in mid-July
Phoenix will host the 2014 All-Star game on July 19 at US Airways Center. It will be the second time the Mercury will serve as the home for the showcase of the league’s best players. The game will be nationally televised on ESPN, with tip-off at 3:30 p.m. ET.
The team first hosted the All-Star game in July 17, 2000 at America West Arena.. It was the league’s second All-Star event. The West won that contest, 73-61.
This marks the second consecutive year that Boost Mobile, which became the WNBA’s first leaguewide marquee partner in 2011, will serve as the title partner of the All-Star Game.
“We’re thrilled to again partner with Boost Mobile and bring the WNBA All-Star Game back to Phoenix,” said league president Laurel Richie in a release. “There has been significant demand for the All-Star Game to be held in the West, and we cannot think of better hosts than the Phoenix Mercury organization and US Airways Center. We look forward to an incredibly memorable All-Star weekend and to showcasing the extraordinary talent of the WNBA in front of the great fans of Phoenix as well as a national television audience.”
“As an organization and a facility, we want to provide the best sports and entertainment experience to our fans, and we are committed to bringing the best events to US Airways Center,” said Jason Rowley, Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury president. “Hosting the Boost Mobile WNBA All-Star Game 2014 will do both of those things, and it will give our great players and the league’s great players the opportunity to play in front of the best fans in the WNBA.”
WNBA ALL-STAR GAME HISTORY
July 14, 1999 Madison Square Garden (New York) – West 79 East 61
July 17, 2000 America West Arena (Phoenix) – West 73 East 61
July 16, 2001 TD Waterhouse Centre (Orlando, Fla.)- West 80 East 72
July 15, 2002 MCI Center (Washington) – West 81 East 76
July 12, 2003 Madison Square Garden (New York) – West 84 East 75
July 9, 2005 Mohegan Sun Arena (Uncasville, Conn.) – West 122 East 99
July 12, 2006 Madison Square Garden (New York) – East 98 West 82
July 15, 2007 Verizon Center (Washington)- East 103 West 99
July 25, 2009 Mohegan Sun Arena (Uncasville, Conn.) – West 130 East 118
July 23, 2011 AT&T Center (San Antonio, Texas)- East 118 West 113
July 27, 2013 Mohegan Sun Arena (Uncasville, Conn.) – West 102 East 98
*In 2010, in advance of the FIBA World Championship, and in 2004, prior to the Athens Olympics, the U.S. Women’s National Team, comprised primarily of WNBA players, squared off against a team of WNBA stars in an exhibition match. No game was held in 2008 or 2012 prior to the Olympic Games in Beijing, China and London, England, respectively.
