Everything to know about the 2024 WNBA All-Star Game

The 2024 WNBA All-Star Game will be played Saturday, July 20 (8:30 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN App) at Footprint Center in Phoenix.

The 20th edition of the event will see a matchup of the All-Stars on the U.S. women’s national team — which will be competing for an eighth consecutive gold medal at the Paris Olympic Games — against the remaining WNBA All-Stars.

Cheryl Miller will coach Team WNBA, while Cheryl Reeve is the U.S. women’s coach.

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The All-Star Game also marks the WNBA’s regular-season break (July 18 to Aug. 15) while the Olympics (July 26 to Aug. 11) are being held.

The last time the WNBA used this format for the All-Star Game, ahead of the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, Team WNBA defeated Team USA 93-85 in Las Vegas, with Arike Ogunbowale of the Dallas Wings earning MVP honors.

Come back here for more updates right through the All-Star Game.

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Gray sweeps 3-point, skills challenge titles

Allisha Gray made it a double.

The Atlanta Dream guard became the first player in WNBA history to win both the 3-point and skills competition in the same year. Gray edged Jonquel Jones in the final of the 3-point shooting contest and beat Sophie Cunningham in the skills challenge final.

Gray, who is also an All-Star on Team WNBA in Saturday’s game, received $2,575 from the league for each victory, per the collective bargaining agreement, and an additional $110,000 from Aflac, which supplemented the winnings with a $55,000 bonus for the winner of each event.

The participants for Friday’s events were:

Skills challenge

Sophie Cunningham, Phoenix MercuryAllisha Gray, Atlanta DreamBrittney Griner, Phoenix MercuryMarina Mabrey, Connecticut SunErica Wheeler, Indiana Fever

3-point shooting contest

Stefanie Dolson, Washington MysticsAllisha Gray, Atlanta DreamJonquel Jones, New York LibertyMarina Mabrey, Connecticut SunKayla McBride, Minnesota Lynx

How to watch

All-Star Game: Saturday, July 20, 8:30 p.m. ET, ABC

Team WNBA roster

Rookies Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever and Angel Reese of the Chicago Sky were named to the 12-player Team WNBA.

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Clark and Reese, the No. 1 and No. 7 picks in the 2024 draft, are the only first-time All-Stars of the group. Nneka Ogwumike will be making her ninth All-Star appearance.

Indiana has the most selections of any team with three.

The Team WNBA roster:

DeWanna Bonner, Connecticut SunAliyah Boston, Indiana FeverCaitlin Clark, Indiana FeverAllisha Gray, Atlanta DreamDearica Hamby, Los Angeles SparksBrionna Jones, Connecticut SunJonquel Jones, New York LibertyKayla McBride, Minnesota LynxKelsey Mitchell, Indiana FeverArike Ogunbowale, Dallas WingsNneka Ogwumike, Seattle StormAngel Reese, Chicago Sky

How Team WNBA’s All-Star roster was selected

The top 10 All-Star vote-getters — determined by 50% fan voting, 25% current player voting and 25% media voting — were automatically named to the All-Star Game, with those who weren’t previously named to the Olympic 5-on-5 team assigned to Team WNBA.

Those 10 were, in alphabetical order: Boston, Clark, Napheesa Collier, Kahleah Copper, Hamby, Sabrina Ionescu, Ogunbowale, Breanna Stewart, A’ja Wilson and Jackie Young. Clark (700,735 votes) and Boston (618,680) received the most fan votes, followed by Wilson (607,300), Stewart (424,135) and Reese (381,518).

Team USA roster

The U.S. national team’s roster was announced June 11.

Diana Taurasi of the Phoenix Mercury, who will be appearing in her record sixth Olympic Games, headlines the roster. She will be joined by Breanna Stewart, A’ja Wilson, Chelsea Gray, Napheesa Collier, Jewell Loyd and Brittney Griner — all of whom played on the 5-on-5 team in Tokyo in 2021.

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Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young, who helped the U.S. women win the inaugural 3×3 gold medal at the Tokyo Games in 2021, are also on the roster, along with first-time Olympians Ionescu, Alyssa Thomas and Kahleah Copper. All three played on the American team that won the World Cup in Australia in 2022.

This is the full squad:

Napheesa Collier, Minnesota LynxKahleah Copper, Phoenix MercuryChelsea Gray, Las Vegas AcesBrittney Griner, Phoenix MercurySabrina Ionescu, New York LibertyJewell Loyd, Seattle StormKelsey Plum, Las Vegas AcesBreanna Stewart, New York LibertyDiana Taurasi, Phoenix MercuryAlyssa Thomas, Connecticut SunA’ja Wilson, Las Vegas AcesJackie Young, Las Vegas Aces

Snubs and biggest questions around the Team WNBA roster

Seattle’s Ezi Magbegor is averaging career highs in rebounds (8.8) and blocks (2.2) per game, which ranks seventh and third, respectively, in the WNBA. Steph Chambers/Getty Images

Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese as WNBA All-Star teammates has “breaking the Internet” potential on gameday.

But Seattle Storm center Ezi Magbegor being left off is perhaps “the most egregious omission ever from the WNBA All-Star Game.” ESPN’s Kevin Pelton, Michael Voepel and Alexa Philippou break down the All-Star Game roster.

WNBA All-Star Game history

Which WNBA player has appeared in the most All-Star Games? Who was the MVP each year? We’ve got everything you need to know about past matchups of the midseason showcase and its history.