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.
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| Date | July 25, 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | Mohegan Sun Arena | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | Uncasville, Connecticut | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Swin Cash | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 9,518 | ||||||||||||||||||
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The All-Star Game
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:
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Coaches
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
Three-Point Shootout
| Position | Player | From | Year to ASG | 1st | 2nd | ||
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| 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
| Team | Player | From | Height | Weight | Time |
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| 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
- "WNBA.com: All Star 2009". www.wnba.com. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
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