2009 WNBA All-Star Game

The 2009 WNBA All-Star Game was played on July 25, 2009 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut,[1] home of the Connecticut Sun. The game was the 9th annual WNBA All-Star Game. This was the second time Connecticut had hosted the basketball showcase, after previously hosting the 2005 game.

2009 WNBA All-Star Game
1234 Total
West 25383631 130
East 27333325 118
DateJuly 25, 2009
ArenaMohegan Sun Arena
CityUncasville, Connecticut
MVPSwin Cash
Attendance9,518
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The All-Star Game

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Rosters

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  • 1 Injured
  • 2 Injury replacement
  • 3 Starting in place of injured player
July 25
3:30 p.m.
Western Conference 130, Eastern Conference 118
Scoring by quarter: 25-27, 38-33, 36-33, 31-25
Pts: Swin Cash (22)
Rebs: Cappie Pondexter (9)
Asts: Sue Bird (10)
Pts: Sylvia Fowles (17)
Rebs: Érika de Souza (9)
Asts: Asjha Jones (6)
Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut
Attendance: 9,518
Referees:
  1. 44 Felicia Grinter, #42 Roy Gulbeyan, #53 Jeff Smith

Coaches

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The coach for the Western Conference all-stars was San Antonio Silver Stars coach Dan Hughes. The coach for the Eastern Conference was Indiana Fever coach Lin Dunn.

Other events

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Three-Point Shootout

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Position Player From Year to ASG 1st 2nd
Made Attempted Percent
PG   Becky Hammon San Antonio Silver Stars 28 86 .326 14 16
PG   Sue Bird Seattle Storm 29 77 .377 11 12
SF   Katie Smith Detroit Shock 32 77 .416 12 12
SF   Shameka Christon New York Liberty 42 88 .477 10 DNQ
SG   Katie Douglas Indiana Fever 31 86 .360 9 DNQ
SF   Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury 46 105 .438 9 DNQ

Skills Challenge

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Team Player From Height Weight Time
West 1   Cappie Pondexter Phoenix Mercury 5-9 160 34.8
  Sophia Young San Antonio Silver Stars 6-1 165
  Charde Houston Minnesota Lynx 6-1 189
East 1   Jia Perkins Chicago Sky 5-8 155 35.4
  Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever 6-1 167
  Sancho Lyttle Atlanta Dream 6-4 143
West 2   Swin Cash Seattle Storm 6-1 162 43.0
  Nicole Powell Sacramento Monarchs 6-2 175
  Nicky Anosike Minnesota Lynx 6-4 211
East 2   Alana Beard Washington Mystics 5-11 160 DQ
  Asjha Jones Connecticut Sun 6-2 198
  Sylvia Fowles Chicago Sky 6-6 200

References

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  1. ^ "WNBA.com: All Star 2009". www.wnba.com. Retrieved July 7, 2021.