2005 WNBA All-Star Game

The 2005 WNBA All-Star Game was played on July 9, 2005 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, home of the Connecticut Sun. The game was the 6th annual WNBA All-Star Game. This was the first time Connecticut hosted the basketball showcase. The West defeated the East, 122–99, and Sheryl Swoopes was named the All-Star Game MVP after scoring 15 points in 25 minutes.

2005 WNBA All-Star Game

1 2 Total West 52 70 122 East 43 56 99
Date	July 9, 2005
Arena	Mohegan Sun Arena
City	Uncasville, Connecticut
MVP	Sheryl Swoopes
Attendance	9,168
WNBA All-Star Game
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The All-Star Game

Rosters

Western Conference All-Stars

Pos.	Player	Team	Selection #
Starters
PG	Sue Bird	Seattle Storm	3rd
SG	Diana Taurasi	Phoenix Mercury	1st
SF	Sheryl Swoopes	Houston Comets	5th
PF	Lauren Jackson	Seattle Storm	4th
C	Yolanda Griffith	Sacramento Monarchs	5th
Reserves
SG	Marie Ferdinand	San Antonio Silver Stars	3rd
SG	Katie Smith	Minnesota Lynx	5th
SF	Chamique Holdsclaw	Los Angeles Sparks	6th
PF	DeMya Walker	Sacramento Monarchs	1st
C	Lisa Leslie	Los Angeles Sparks	6th
C	Michelle Snow	Houston Comets	1st

Eastern Conference All Stars

Pos.	Player	Team	Selection #
Starters
PG	Dawn Staley	Charlotte Sting	4th
SG	Becky Hammon	New York Liberty	2nd
SF	Tamika Catchings	Indiana Fever	3rd
PF	Swin Cash	Detroit Shock	2nd
C	Ruth Riley	Detroit Shock	1st
Reserves
SG	Alana Beard	Washington Mystics	1st
SG	Deanna Nolan	Detroit Shock	2nd
SG	Nykesha Sales	Connecticut Sun	6th
PF	Cheryl Ford	Detroit Shock	2nd
PF	Taj McWilliams-Franklin	Connecticut Sun	4th
C	Ann Wauters	New York Liberty	1st

ABC

July 9 4:00 p.m.

Western Conference 122, Eastern Conference 99
Pts: Katie Smith 16 Rebs: Yolanda Griffith 14 Asts: Diana Taurasi 4		Pts: Deanna Nolan 20 Rebs: Catchings, Hammon 6 Asts: Hammon, Staley 4

Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut Attendance: 9,168

Coaches

The coach for the Western Conference was Seattle Storm coach Anne Donovan. The coach for the Eastern Conference was Connecticut Sun coach Mike Thibault.