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
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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.^[1] This was the third time Connecticut has hosted the mid-season basketball showcase, after previously hosting the 2005 and 2009 All-Star games.

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

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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.

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

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