2013 WNBA All-Star Game

Basketball game August 2023 2013 WNBA All-Star Game 2013 WNBA All Star Game Logo.png West East 102 98 29 14 31 28 27 22 32 17 July 27, 2013 Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut Candace Parker #38 Lamont Simpson #24 Tony Dawkins #31 Amy Bonner 9,323 ABC _whitesides FF5400 _whitesides FF5400 _whitesides 000000 000000 2011 2014 yes The 2013 WNBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game that was played on July 27, 2013, at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT, the current home of the Connecticut Sun. This was the 11th edition of the WNBA All-Star Game, and was played during the 2013 WNBA season. This was the third time the event had been held in Connecticut, the others being the 2005 and 2009 games. Starters for the game were selected by fan voting. Fans were able to select three frontcourt players and two guards. Chicago Sky rookie Elena Delle Donne led voting with 35,646 votes, the first rookie ever to do so.Rookie Elena Delle Donne Top Vote Getter in 2013 WNBA All-Star Balloting Presented by Boost Mobile https://web.archive.org/web/20130803203544/http://www.wnba.com/rookie_elena_delle_donne_top_v_2013_07_18.html 2013-08-03 Coaches Coaches were determined by the previous year's conference championships. Lin Dunn, coach of the defending WNBA and East champion Indiana Fever coached the Eastern Conference, while Cheryl Reeve, coach of the defending West champion Minnesota Lynx, coached the West. It was the first time coaching the All-Star Game for both coaches. Players Eastern Conference In addition to Elena Delle Donne, Tamika Catchings of the Fever and Angel McCoughtry of the Atlanta Dream were voted as frontcourt starters for the East, with Epiphanny Prince of Chicago and Cappie Pondexter of the New York Liberty at guard. Delle Donne was unable to play due to a concussion, and was replaced in the starting lineup by Tina Charles of Connecticut.Elena Delle Donne To Miss 2013 WNBA All-Star Game https://www.slamonline.com/archives/elena-delle-donne-to-miss-2013-wnba-all-star-game/ SLAM July 26, 2013 July 5, 2025 Reserves included Ivory Latta and Crystal Langhorne of the Washington Mystics, Sylvia Fowles of the Chicago Sky, Allison Hightower of the Sun, Shavonte Zellous of the Fever, and Érika de Souza of the Dream, who was named to the team as an injury replacement for Delle Donne. Western Conference Forward Candace Parker of the Los Angeles Sparks was the top vote getter in the West, and was joined in the frontcourt by Brittney Griner of the Phoenix Mercury and Maya Moore of the Minnesota Lynx. Starting guards for the West were Seimone Augustus of the Minnesota Lynx and Diana Taurasi of the Phoenix Mercury. Griner was unable to play due to a knee injury, and was replaced in the starting lineup by Rebekkah Brunson of the Lynx.Brittney Griner out of WNBA All-Star Game with injury https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/wnba/2013/07/25/brittney-griner-injury-all-star-game-phoenix-mercury/2587293/ USA Today July 25, 2013 July 5, 2025 Reserves included Lindsay Whalen of the Lynx, Kristi Toliver and Nneka Ogwumike of the Sparks, Glory Johnson of the Tulsa Shock, and Danielle Robinson of the San Antonio Silver Stars. Veteran forward Tina Thompson of the Seattle Storm was named as an injury replacement for Griner, marking her record ninth appearance in an All-Star Game.Tina Thompson to Replace Injured Brittney Griner in Boost Mobile WNBA All-Star Game 2013 https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/allstar/2013/thompson_replace_griner_allstar_072513.html WNBA July 25, 2013 July 5, 2025 Rosters Eastern ConferencePosPlayerTeamNo. of selectionsStarters F Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever 8 C Tina Charles Connecticut Sun 2 F Angel McCoughtry Atlanta Dream 2 G Cappie Pondexter New York Liberty 5 G Epiphanny Prince Chicago Sky 2Reserves F Elena Delle Donneinj INJ Chicago Sky 1 C Sylvia Fowles 3 G Allison Hightower Connecticut Sun 1 F Crystal Langhorne Washington Mystics 2 G Ivory Latta 1 C Érika de Souza Atlanta Dream 2 G Shavonte Zellous Indiana Fever 1 Western ConferencePosPlayerTeamNo. of selectionsStarters G Seimone Augustus Minnesota Lynx 4 F Rebekkah Brunson 3 F Maya Moore 2 F Candace Parker Los Angeles Sparks 2 G Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury 6Reserves C Brittney Grinerinj INJ Phoenix Mercury 1 F Glory Johnson Tulsa Shock 1 F Nneka Ogwumike Los Angeles Sparks 1 G Danielle Robinson San Antonio Silver Stars 1 F Tina Thompson Seattle Storm 9 G Kristi Toliver Los Angeles Sparks 1 G Lindsay Whalen Minnesota Lynx 4 inj INJUnable to play due to injury Game #eee July 27, 2013 3:30 p.m. ET Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut #38 Lamont Simpson #24 Tony Dawkins #31 Amy Bonner 9,323 ABC Western Conference 102 Eastern Conference 98 29-27 14–22 31-32 28-17 Candace Parker 23 Latta and Prince 15 Brunson and Parker 11 McCoughtry and de Souza 8 Danielle Robinson 4 Cappie Pondexter 5 Box score The West jumped out to an early lead, but saw it evaporate by halftime, and trailed by as many as 11 during the third quarter. Candace Parker then took over, finishing with an All-Star record 23 points, as the West defeated the East 102–98.Parker scores record 23 to lead West over East https://web.archive.org/web/20131104170703/http://www.wnba.com/games/20130727/WSTEST/gameinfo.html November 4, 2013 References All-Star Game WNBA All-Star Game Category:Basketball competitions in Connecticut Category:WNBA All-Star Game WNBA All-Star Game Category:Women's sports in Connecticut Category:Sports competitions in Uncasville, Connecticut