Stars at the Sun

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Stars at the Sun

1 2 3 4 Total USA 29 20 26 24 99 WNBA 19 9 16 28 72
Date	July 10, 2010
Arena	Mohegan Sun Arena
City	Uncasville, Connecticut
MVP	Sylvia Fowles, Team USA
Attendance	9,518
Network	ABC
WNBA All-Star Game
< 2009 2011 >

The Stars at the Sun game was played on July 10, 2010 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, home of the Connecticut Sun. This game, unlike previous non-Olympic year games, was a contest between the USA women's national team and a team of WNBA All-Stars. This game is not considered a WNBA All-Star Game. This was the third time Connecticut has hosted the mid-season basketball showcase, after previously hosting the 2005 and 2009 All-Star games.

The Game[]

Rosters[]

USA Basketball Team Pos. Player Team Starters PG Sue Bird Seattle Storm SG Cappie Pondexter New York Liberty SF Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury SF Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever C Sylvia Fowles Chicago Sky Reserves G Renee Montgomery Connecticut Sun F Angel McCoughtry Atlanta Dream F Maya Moore UConn F Swin Cash Seattle Storm F Candice Dupree Phoenix Mercury F Candace Parker1 Los Angeles Sparks C Tina Charles Connecticut Sun

WNBA Team Pos. Player Team Starters PG Lindsey Harding2 Washington Mystics SG Katie Douglas Indiana Fever SF Monique Currie2 Washington Mystics PF Crystal Langhorne Washington Mystics C Michelle Snow San Antonio Silver Stars Reserves G Becky Hammon1 San Antonio Silver Stars G Penny Taylor Phoenix Mercury G Lindsay Whalen2 Minnesota Lynx F Iziane Castro Marques Atlanta Dream F Jayne Appel San Antonio Silver Stars F Sophia Young San Antonio Silver Stars F Rebekkah Brunson Minnesota Lynx F Lauren Jackson1 Seattle Storm F Sancho Lyttle1 Atlanta Dream

• ¹ Injured
• ² Injury replacement
• ³ Starting in place of injured player

Coaches[]

The coach for Team USA is Connecticut Huskies women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma. The coach for the WNBA Team is Seattle Storm coach Brian Agler.

Other events[]

Three-Point Shootout[]

Position	Player	From	Year to ASG			1st	2nd
			Made	Attempted	Percent
SG	Katie Douglas	Indiana Fever	38	90	.422	24	23
PG	Lindsay Whalen	Minnesota Lynx	8	34	.235	?	11
SF	Swin Cash	Seattle Storm	20	44	.455	?	7
PG	Sue Bird	Seattle Storm	34	86	.395	?	DNQ
SF	Monique Currie	Washington Mystics	22	47	.468	?	DNQ
SF	Angel McCoughtry	Atlanta Dream	18	70	.257	?	DNQ

Skills Challenge[]

Player	From	Height	Weight	1st	2nd
Renee Montgomery	Connecticut Sun	5-7	143	29.4	25.0
Cappie Pondexter	New York Liberty	5-9	160	31.3	32.1
Lindsay Whalen	Minnesota Lynx	5-9	169	26.6	34.2
Iziane Castro Marques	Atlanta Dream	6-0	140	N/A
Lindsey Harding	Washington Mystics	5-8	139	N/A
Angel McCoughtry	Atlanta Dream	6-1	160	N/A

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