List of WNBA All-Stars
The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) All-Star Game is an annual exhibition basketball game played between the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference All-Stars. Eleven players, five starters and six reserves, from each conference are chosen. The starters are chosen through electronic ballots cast daily by fans on WNBA.com. The leading vote recipients at each position start the game. The reserves are chosen by voting among the league's head coaches. Coaches are not allowed to vote for their own players. Through the 2013 game, coaches could select two guards, two forwards, one center and two players regardless of positions. Starting with the 2014 game, the forward and center positions were folded into a single frontcourt category; coaches can now vote for two guards, three frontcourt players, and one player regardless of position. If a player is unable to participate due to injury or illness, a replacement will be selected.

In six seasons, there was no All-Star Game:
- In 2004, The Game at Radio City was held between the WNBA All-Stars and the USA national team due to the 2004 Summer Olympics.
- The 2008 All-Star Game was not held due to the 2008 Summer Olympics.
- In 2010, the Stars at the Sun game was also held between a team of WNBA stars and the USA national team, even though it was a non-Olympic year and the season did not directly conflict with the year's main international women's basketball event, the 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women.
- The 2012 All-Star Game was not held due to the 2012 Summer Olympics.
- The 2016 All-Star Game was not held due to the 2016 Summer Olympics.
- The 2020 All-Star Game was not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sue Bird holds the records for most All-Star Game selections (13), most All-Star Games played (12), and the most selections as a starter (9).
List
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List accurate as of the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game.
References
[edit]- ^ "Sue Bird WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "WNBA Announces 2007 All-Star Starting Lineups". WNBA. July 3, 2007. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
Bird, however, will be unable to participate in the 2007 All-Star Game...Bird will undergo arthroscopic knee surgery...on July 6.
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- ^ "Tamika Catchings WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Catchings Out of All-Star Game With Heel Injury". University of Tennessee Athletics. July 10, 2006. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
- ^ "Brittney Griner WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Brittney Griner out of WNBA All-Star Game with injury". USA Today. July 25, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
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- ^ Scott, Jelani (July 10, 2022). "Brittney Griner Acknowledged as Honorary Starter at WNBA All-Star Game". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
- ^ "Nneka Ogwumike WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ a b "Rebekkah Brunson to Replace Nneka Ogwumike in Verizon WNBA All-Star 2018". WNBA. July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
- ^ "Tina Thompson WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
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- ^ "Lisa Leslie WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ a b Medina, Mark (July 23, 2009). "Sparks' Lisa Leslie is out of the All-Star game". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
- ^ "Seimone Augustus WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ a b c d e f "Tulsa's Williams, San Antonio's McBride, And Los Angeles' Lavender Named Injury Replacements For Boost Mobile WNBA All-Star 2015". WNBA. July 23, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
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- ^ "Yolanda Griffith WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Nykesha Sales WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ a b "Taj Named as Reserve". Orlando Sentinel. July 12, 2001. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
- ^ a b "Sales, Teasley named All-Star replacements". ESPN. July 7, 2003. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
- ^ "Katie Smith WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Lauren Jackson WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Candice Dupree WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Cappie Pondexter WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Candace Parker WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ a b "Delle Donne and Parker choose their teams for All-Star Game". Fox Sports. July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
- ^ a b "Liz Cambage to Replace Injured Candace Parker in 2011 WNBA All-Star Game presented by adidas". WNBA. July 20, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
- ^ "Elena Delle Donne WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ a b "Elena Delle Donne To Miss 2013 WNBA All-Star Game". SLAM. July 26, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
- ^ a b Zucker, Joseph (July 11, 2019). "WNBA 2019 All-Star Starters Revealed; Delle Donne, A'ja Wilson Named Captains". Bleacher Report. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
- ^ a b "Atlanta Dream's Rhyne Howard to Replace Washington Mystics' Elena Delle Donne in 2023 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game". WNBA. July 11, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
- ^ "Skylar Diggins WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ a b Maloney, Joe (June 22, 2022). "2022 WNBA All-Star Game starters: Aces' A'ja Wilson, Storm's Breanna Stewart named captains". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
- ^ a b Azzi, Alex (June 25, 2023). "2023 WNBA All-Star starters revealed, Wilson and Stewart voted captains". Just Women's Sports. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
- ^ "Breanna Stewart WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ a b "Lynx's Napheesa Collier To Replace A'ja Wilson In AT&T WNBA All-Star 2019". WNBA. July 22, 2019.
- ^ "A'ja Wilson WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Chamique Holdsclaw WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ Siler, Ross (July 11, 2001). "Holdsclaw To Miss At Least 3 Games". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
- ^ "WNBA.com's 24 Days of All-Star Balloting – Chamique Holdsclaw". WNBA. WNBA. July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
Holdsclaw was voted by the fans as a starter for the 2002 WNBA All-Star Game, but was unable to play due to a high ankle sprain
- ^ "Taj McWilliams-Franklin WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Sheryl Swoopes WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Liberty's leading scorer tears ACL against Shock". ESPN. June 27, 2003. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
- ^ "Becky Hammon WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Maya Moore WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "DeWanna Bonner WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Chelsea Gray WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Alyssa Thomas WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Jewell Loyd WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Teresa Weatherspoon WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Dawn Staley WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Katie Douglas WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Lindsay Whalen WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "West Report: WNBA Legend Gets Starting Nod". WNBA. July 15, 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
- ^ "Rebekkah Brunson WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Angel McCoughtry WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Courtney Vandersloot WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Jonquel Jones WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Napheesa Collier WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ WNBA [@WNBA] (June 29, 2025). "Napheesa Collier heads to her 5th All-Star Game as Team Collier captain for the FIRST TIME, representing the West 🌟" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Shannon Johnson WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Ticha Penicheiro WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Natalie Williams WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ Rubinstein, Barry (July 16, 2001). "2001 WNBA All-Star Game Recap". WNBA. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
- ^ "Tari Phillips WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Swin Cash WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Cheryl Ford WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Deanna Nolan WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Alana Beard WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Liz Cambage WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Kayla McBride WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Kahleah Copper WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Arike Ogunbowale WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Sabrina Ionescu WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Kelsey Plum WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Jackie Young WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Cynthia Cooper WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Cynthia Cooper to miss All-Star Game". UPI. July 16, 2000. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
- ^ "Cynthia Cooper Announces Retirement". WNBA. May 10, 2004. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
Despite the injury, Cooper was voted in as a starting guard to the 2003 WNBA All-Star Game.
- ^ "Merlakia Jones WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Nikki McCray WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Andrea Stinson WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Tamecka Dixon WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Marie Ferdinand–Harris WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Dixon to start for Coop, Ferdinand added to roster". ESPN. July 9, 2003. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
- ^ "Penny Taylor WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Sophia Young-Malcolm WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Érika de Souza WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Danielle Robinson WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Kristi Toliver WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Allie Quigley WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Dearica Hamby WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Brionna Jones WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Satou Sabally WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Rhyne Howard WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Aliyah Boston WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Allisha Gray WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Kelsey Mitchell WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Ruthie Bolton WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Vickie Johnson WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "WNBA ALL-STAR ROSTERS". Orlando Sentinel. July 14, 1999. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
- ^ "Mwadi Mabika WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "DeLisha Milton-Jones WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Tammy Sutton-Brown WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Margo Dydek WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Michelle Snow WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Asjha Jones WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Crystal Langhorne WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Epiphanny Prince WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Glory Johnson WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Ivory Latta WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Chiney Ogwumike WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Shoni Schimmel WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Stefanie Dolson WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Emma Meesseman WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Natasha Howard WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Ariel Atkins WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Courtney Williams WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Caitlin Clark WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ WNBA [@WNBA] (June 29, 2025). "Caitlin Clark returns to All-Star action in her FIRST selection as captain to represent the East 🌟" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Angel Reese WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Sandy Brondello WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Vicky Bullett WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Tonya Edwards WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Jennifer Gillom WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Kym Hampton WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Rebecca Lobo WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "1999 WNBA All-Star Game Recap". WNBA. July 14, 1999. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
- ^ "Michele Timms WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Betty Lennox WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Wendy Palmer WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Brandy Reed WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Sue Wicks WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Janeth Arcain WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Elena Baranova WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Chasity Melvin WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Eye Injury Sidelines Melvin". NC State University Athletics. July 16, 2001. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
- ^ "Jackie Stiles WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Rita Williams WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Stacey Dales WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Holdsclaw All-Star replacement named". UPI. July 11, 2002. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
- ^ "Adrienne Goodson WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Sheri Sam WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Nikki Teasley WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Adrian Williams-Strong WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Ruth Riley WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "DeMya Walker WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Ann Wauters WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Tangela Smith WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Tamika Whitmore WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Kara Braxton WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Anna DeForge WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Kara Lawson WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Kara Lawson Added To All-Star List". WNBA. July 10, 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
- ^ "Nicky Anosike WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Shameka Christon WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Charde Houston WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Sancho Lyttle WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Jia Perkins WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Nicole Powell WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Danielle Adams WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Essence Carson WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Renee Montgomery WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Allison Hightower WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Shavonte Zellous WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Jessica Breland WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Briann January WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Alex Bentley WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Kelsey Bone WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Marissa Coleman WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Jantel Lavender WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Plenette Pierson WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Riquna Williams WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Layshia Clarendon WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Tiffany Hayes WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Sugar Rodgers WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Jasmine Thomas WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Elizabeth Williams WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Diamond DeShields WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Kia Nurse WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Odyssey Sims WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Erica Wheeler WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Betnijah Laney-Hamilton WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Ezi Magbegor WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Cheyenne Parker-Tyus WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Paige Bueckers WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Sonia Citron WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
- ^ "Kiki Iriafen WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
- ^ "Kayla Thornton WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
- ^ "Gabby Williams WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved July 6, 2025.