WNBA Announces 2022 All-Star Game Starters

WNBA All-Star Game FAQ

The WNBA announced the pool of starters for the 2022 All-Star Game:

• Sue Bird, Storm (13th All-Star selection)
• Sylvia Fowles, Lynx (8th All-Star selection)
• Sabrina Ionescu, Liberty (1st All-Star selection)
• Jonquel Jones, Sun (4th All-Star selection)
• Nneka Ogwumike, Sparks (7th All-Star selection)
• Candace Parker, Sky (7th All-Star selection)
• Kelsey Plum, Aces (1st All-Star selection)
• Breanna Stewart, Storm (4th All-Star selection
• A’ja Wilson, Aces (4th All-Star selection)
• Jackie Young, Aces (1st All-Star selection)

Honorary Starter Status for Griner

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner (currently unlawfully detained in Russia), a seven-time All-Star, will be an honorary All-Star and starter.

“During each season of Brittney’s career in which there has been an All-Star Game, she has been selected as an All-Star,” league commissioner Cathy Engelbert said. “It is not difficult to imagine that if BG were here with us this season, she would once again be selected and would, no doubt, show off her incredible talents. So, it is only fitting that she be named as an honorary starter today and we continue to work on her safe return to the U.S.”

WNBA All-Star Game Captains

Co-captains (selected from leaders of fan voting):

• A’ja Wilson (Las Vegas Aces)
• Breanna Stewart (Seattle)

Wilson and Stewart will be paired with two additional co-captains: retiring legends Sue Bird and Sylvia Fowles. Bird will be paired with Wilson. Fowles will be paired with Stewart.

All-Star Reserves Selection

League coaches will vote for reserves and the selections will be announced Tuesday, June 28. Coaches can vote for three guards, five frontcourt players, and four players at either position, regardless of conference. They cannot vote for their own players. If a player is unable to play in the All-Star game for any reason, a replacement player will be named to the roster by Commissioner Engelbert.

Co-Captains will draft rosters from the pool of starters and reserves on ESPN on Saturday, July 2 at 3 p.m. ET.

Update:

All-Star Reserves announced:

The WNBA announced the reserves for the 2022 WNBA All-Star game Tuesday. The starters were revealed last week.

Full All-Star Game FAQ

PLAYER	TEAM	POSITION	HT.	COLLEGE/ COUNTRY	YRS EXP	ASG
Reserves
Ariel Atkins	Washington Mystics	Guard	5-8	Texas	4	2
Kahleah Copper	Chicago Sky	Guard	6-1	Rutgers	6	2
Skylar Diggins-Smith	Phoenix Mercury	Guard	5-9	Notre Dame	8	6
Dearica Hamby	Las Vegas Aces	Frontcourt	6-3	Wake Forest	7	2
Natasha Howard	New York Liberty	Frontcourt	6-2	Florida State	8	2
Rhyne Howard^	Atlanta Dream	Guard	6-2	Kentucky	R	1
Brionna Jones	Connecticut Sun	Frontcourt	6-3	Maryland	5	2
Jewell Loyd	Seattle Storm	Guard	5-10	Notre Dame	7	4
Emma Meesseman	Chicago Sky	Frontcourt	6-4	Belgium	7	2
Arike Ogunbowale	Dallas Wing	Guard	5-8	Notre Dame	3	2
Alyssa Thomas	Connecticut Sun	Frontcourt	6-2	Maryland	8	3
Courtney Vandersloot	Chicago Sky	Guard	5-8	Gonzaga	11	4

WNBA All-Star Game Details

The All-Star Game will be played at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, home of the defending WNBA Champion Chicago Sky, on Sunday, July 10 (ABC, noon CT/1 p.m. ET).

Full All-Star Voting Results

• Fans accounted for 50 percent of the vote.
• Current WNBA players and a media panel accounted for 25 percent each.
• Players were ranked by position (guard and frontcourt) within each of the three voting groups.
• Fan voting served as the tiebreaker for players in a position group with the same score.
• Each player’s score is weighted based on 50 percent for fan vote, 25 percent for player vote, and 25 percent for media vote.

Full Fan Voting Results for WNBA All-Stars

PLAYER	FAN VOTING TOTALS	POSITION
A’ja Wilson	88407	Frontcourt
Breanna Stewart	79520	Frontcourt
Kelsey Plum	68678	Guard
Candace Parker	66462	Frontcourt
Elena Delle Donne	45876	Frontcourt
Sylvia Fowles	42828	Frontcourt
Jackie Young	41951	Guard
Nneka Ogwumike	41177	Frontcourt
Sue Bird	38791	Guard
Skylar Diggins-Smith	34561	Guard
Jewell Loyd	33307	Guard
Dearica Hamby	32862	Frontcourt
Sabrina Ionescu	31546	Guard
Diana Taurasi	30667	Guard
Jonquel Jones	30489	Frontcourt
Courtney Vandersloot	27780	Guard
Rhyne Howard	27438	Guard
Kahleah Copper	26037	Guard
Tina Charles	23898	Frontcourt
Arike Ogunbowale	23440	Guard
DeWanna Bonner	19367	Frontcourt
Emma Meesseman	18625	Frontcourt
Alyssa Thomas	18615	Frontcourt
Chelsea Gray	17608	Guard
Shakira Austin	17440	Frontcourt
Kelsey Mitchell	17399	Guard
Ezi Magbegor	17272	Frontcourt
Brittney Griner	16511	Frontcourt
Liz Cambage	16468	Frontcourt
Allisha Gray	14966	Guard
Natasha Cloud	14851	Guard
Destanni Henderson	13925	Guard
Diamond DeShields	13277	Guard
Gabby Williams	11527	Frontcourt
NaLyssa Smith	11349	Frontcourt
Brionna Jones	11220	Frontcourt
Natasha Howard	10612	Frontcourt
Ariel Atkins	10237	Guard
Satou Sabally	10228	Frontcourt
Allie Quigley	10144	Guard
Azurá Stevens	8978	Frontcourt
Alysha Clark	8840	Frontcourt
Han Xu	8575	Frontcourt
Isabelle Harrison	8044	Frontcourt
Katie Lou Samuelson	7587	Frontcourt
Courtney Williams	7110	Guard
Cheyenne Parker	7068	Frontcourt
Aerial Powers	6824	Frontcourt
Kayla McBride	6638	Guard
Rui Machida	6632	Guard
Stefanie Dolson	6575	Frontcourt
Brianna Turner	6119	Frontcourt
Marina Mabrey	6114	Guard
DiJonai Carrington	5964	Guard
Queen Egbo	5767	Frontcourt
Myisha Hines-Allen	5645	Frontcourt
Dana Evans	5415	Guard
Rebekah Gardner	4983	Guard
Emily Engstler	4541	Frontcourt
Betnijah Laney	4409	Guard
Theresa Plaisance	4179	Frontcourt
Stephanie Talbot	4041	Frontcourt
Kiah Stokes	3883	Frontcourt
Natisha Hiedeman	3855	Guard
Ruthy Hebard	3832	Frontcourt
Chiney Ogwumike	3707	Frontcourt
Elizabeth Williams	3679	Frontcourt
Briann January	3530	Guard
Brittney Sykes	3458	Guard
Jessica Shepard	3427	Frontcourt
Jordin Canada	3336	Guard
Jantel Lavender	3236	Frontcourt
Rebecca Allen	3205	Guard
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough	3077	Guard
Tianna Hawkins	2973	Frontcourt
Aari McDonald	2884	Guard
Tyasha Harris	2792	Guard
Moriah Jefferson	2783	Guard
Mercedes Russell	2739	Frontcourt
Epiphanny Prince	2707	Guard
Kayla Thornton	2658	Frontcourt
Victoria Vivians	2561	Guard
Erica Wheeler	2516	Guard
Lexie Brown	2444	Guard
Monique Billings	2251	Frontcourt
Riquna Williams	2143	Guard
Sami Whitcomb	2140	Guard
Chennedy Carter	2080	Guard
Sophie Cunningham	2059	Guard
Kennedy Burke	2008	Guard
Megan Gustafson	1904	Frontcourt
Tiffany Mitchell	1794	Guard
Shey Peddy	1739	Guard
Olivia Nelson-Ododa	1737	Frontcourt
DiDi Richards	1734	Guard
Michaela Onyenwere	1626	Frontcourt
Nia Coffey	1620	Frontcourt
Crystal Dangerfield	1616	Guard
Teaira McCowan	1602	Frontcourt
Bridget Carleton	1503	Frontcourt
Kristy Wallace	1476	Guard
Jasmine Thomas	1424	Guard
Evina Westbrook	1392	Guard
Marine Johannes	1299	Guard
Reshanda Gray	1284	Frontcourt
Naz Hillmon	1237	Frontcourt
Nikolina Milic	1166	Frontcourt
Sam Thomas	1165	Guard
Rachel Banham	1119	Guard
Charli Collier	1106	Frontcourt
Kia Vaughn	1046	Frontcourt
Kristine Anigwe	1038	Frontcourt
Damiris Dantas	1038	Frontcourt
Natalie Achonwa	967	Frontcourt
Awak Kuier	967	Frontcourt
Rae Burrell	933	Frontcourt
Danielle Robinson	882	Guard
Joyner Holmes	856	Frontcourt
Julie Allemand	840	Guard
Nia Clouden	791	Guard
Kristi Toliver	785	Guard
Kia Nurse	722	Guard
Lexie Hull	649	Guard
Napheesa Collier	621	Frontcourt
Bria Hartley	551	Guard
Jocelyn Willoughby	546	Frontcourt
Sydney Colson	540	Guard
Jasmine Walker	487	Frontcourt
Beatrice Mompremier	483	Frontcourt
Kierstan Bell	479	Guard
Asia (AD) Durr	479	Guard
Lorela Cubaj	450	Frontcourt
Emma Cannon	430	Frontcourt
Veronica Burton	416	Guard
Tiffany Hayes	395	Guard
Elissa Cunane	363	Frontcourt
Yvonne Anderson	334	Guard
Aisha Sheppard	301	Guard
Alaina Coates	287	Frontcourt
Jazmine Jones	190	Guard
Jasmine Dickey	187	Guard
Stephanie Jones	175	Frontcourt
Megan Walker	174	Frontcourt
Jennie Simms	89	Guard
Destiny Slocum	72	Guard
Iliana Rupert	65	Frontcourt
Amy Atwell	53	Guard
Khayla Pointer	32	Guard
Kamiah Smalls	25	Guard
Tina Krajisnik	2	Frontcourt
Anneli Maley	2	Frontcourt
Hannah Sjerven	2	Frontcourt
Katie Benzan	2	Guard
Yvonne Turner	1	Guard
Alanna Smith	1	Frontcourt