2015 WNBA All-Star Reserves Announced
Sue Bird of the Seattle Storm was named an All-Star for the ninth time and Cappie Pondexter of the Chicago Sky earned her seventh honor, the WNBA announced today. In addition, seven other reserves chosen by the league’s head coaches – five for the Eastern Conference and two for the Western Conference – were picked as All-Stars for the first time.
The All-Star game takes place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. and will be nationally televised by ABC on Saturday, July 25 at 3:30 p.m. ET.
Eastern Conference Reserves:
Alex Bentley, Backcourt (Connecticut)
Kelsey Bone, Frontcourt (Connecticut)
Marissa Coleman, Backcourt (Indiana)
Stefanie Dolson, Frontcourt (Washington)
Emma Meesseman, Frontcourt (Washington)
Cappie Pondexter, Backcourt (Chicago)
Western Conference Reserves:
Sue Bird, Backcourt (Seattle)
DeWanna Bonner, Backcourt (Phoenix)
Nneka Ogwumike, Frontcourt (Los Angeles)
Plenette Pierson, Frontcourt (Tulsa)
Danielle Robinson, Backcourt (San Antonio)
Lindsay Whalen, Backcourt (Minnesota)
In the case of players who are unable to play due to injury – such as Skylar Diggins, Seimone Augustus, and Lindsay Whalen – replacement players will be named by WNBA President Laurel J. Richie. Any changes to the starting lineup necessitated by injury will subsequently be made by the head coach of the respective All-Star team.
EASTERN CONFERENCE ALL-STARS
Head Coach: Pokey Chatman (Chicago Sky)
| Player | Team | Position | Ht. | From |
| Alex Bentley^ | Sun | Backcourt | 5-7 | Penn State |
| Kelsey Bone^ | Sun | Frontcourt | 6-4 | Texas A&M |
| Tamika Catchings* | Fever | Frontcourt | 6-1 | Tennessee |
| Tina Charles* | Liberty | Frontcourt | 6-4 | Connecticut |
| Marissa Coleman^ | Fever | Backcourt | 6-1 | Maryland |
| Elena Delle Donne* | Sky | Frontcourt | 6-5 | Delaware |
| Stefanie Dolson^ | Mystics | Frontcourt | 6-5 | Connecticut |
| Angel McCoughtry* | Dream | Frontcourt | 6-1 | Louisville |
| Emma Meesseman^ | Mystics | Frontcourt | 6-4 | Belgium |
| Cappie Pondexter | Sky | Backcourt | 5-9 | Rutgers |
| Shoni Schimmel | Dream | Backcourt | 5-9 | Louisville |
WESTERN CONFERENCE ALL-STARS
Head Coach: Sandy Brondello (Phoenix Mercury)
| Player | Team | Position | Ht. | From |
| Seimone Augustus* | Lynx | Backcourt | 6-0 | LSU |
| Sue Bird | Storm | Backcourt | 5-9 | Connecticut |
| DeWanna Bonner^ | Mercury | Backcourt | 6-4 | Auburn |
| Skylar Diggins* | Shock | Backcourt | 5-9 | Notre Dame |
| Candice Dupree* | Mercury | Frontcourt | 6-2 | Temple |
| Brittney Griner* | Mercury | Frontcourt | 6-8 | Baylor |
| Maya Moore | Lynx | Frontcourt | 6-0 | Connecticut |
| Nneka Ogwumike | Sparks | Frontcourt | 6-2 | Stanford |
| Plenette Pierson^ | Shock | Frontcourt | 6-2 | Texas Tech |
| Danielle Robinson | Stars | Backcourt | 5-9 | Oklahoma |
| Lindsey Whalen@ | Lynx | Backcourt | 5-9 | Minnesota |
* denotes starter, as voted by the fans
@ denotes injured/unable to play
^ denotes first-time All-Star selection
+ denotes rookie
WNBA ALL-STAR GAME HISTORY
Date Location W L
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) 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 (Connecticut) 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 (Connecticut) West 133 East 118
July 23, 2011 AT&T Center (San Antonio) East 118 West 113
July 27, 2013 Mohegan Sun Arena (Connecticut) West 102 East 98
July 19, 2014 US Airways Center (Phoenix) East 125 West 124
* No All-Star Game was held in 2004, 2008, and 2012 due to the Olympic Games in Athens, Beijing, and London, respectively. Similarly, no All-Star Game was played in 2010 due to the FIBA World Championships in Czech Republic. An exhibition game was conducted at Radio City Music Hall in the summer of 2004, and in 2010, an exhibition game was held at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn., with a USA vs. WNBA format in the “WNBA vs. USA Basketball: The Stars at the Sun.”
