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 WNBA All-Star team defeats U.S. womens Olympic basketball team in All-Star Game (Photo: sportsnet.ca)  Candace Parker and Chicago Sky Defeat Phoenix Mercury to Win Teams First WNBA Championship (Photo: Chicago Tribune)
Arrived: Astou Ndour-Fall (Hatay Bsb), Lexie Brown (Minnesota Lynx), Alexis Prince (Hatay Bsb), Petra Holesinska (University of North Carolina), Stephanie Watts (Los Angeles Sparks), Kobi Thornton (AS Niki Lefkadas), Natasha Mack (Minnesota Lynx), Sierra Campisano (Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo University)
Left: Petra Holesinska (University of North Carolina), Stephanie Watts (University of North Carolina)
Average Height: 185.8 cm (6'1.2'')
Average Age: 26.4
WNBA Awards 2021 - Oct 21, 2021 Finals MVP:  Kahleah Copper (6'1''-G/F-94) of Chicago S.Most Valuable Player:  Jonquel Jones (198-C-94) of UMMCMost Improved Player: Brionna Alaine Jones (190-C-95) of USK PrahaSixth Woman of the Year: Kelsey Plum (5'8''-PG-94) of LV AcesRookie of the Year:  Michaela Onyenwere (6'0''-F-99) of New York L.Defensive Player of the Year: Sylvia Fowles (6'6''-C-85) of Minnesota L.Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award: Nneka Ogwumike (6'3''-F-90) of LA SparksCoach of the Year: Curt Miller of Connecticut S.
1st Team Jonquel Jones (198-C-94) of UMMC Skylar Diggins-Smith (5'9''-PG-90) of Phoenix M. Brittney Griner (6'8''-C-90) of Phoenix M. Breanna Stewart (193-F-94) of UMMC Jewell Loyd (5'10''-PG-93) of Seattle S.
2nd Team A'Ja Wilson (6'5''-F-96) of LV Aces Sylvia Fowles (6'6''-C-85) of Minnesota L. Arike Ogunbowale (173-PG-97) of Dynamo K. Tina Charles (6'4''-C-88) of Washington M. Courtney Vandersloot (5'8''-PG-89) of Chicago S.
All-Defensive 1st Team Brittney Sykes (5'9''-PG-94) of LA Sparks Briann January (5'8''-PG-87) of Connecticut S. Jonquel Jones (198-C-94) of UMMC Brianna Turner (6'3''-F-96) of Phoenix M. Sylvia Fowles (6'6''-C-85) of Minnesota L.
All-Defensive 2nd Team Jasmine Thomas (5'9''-PG-89) of Connecticut S. Ariel Atkins (173-PG-96) of Prometey Breanna Stewart (193-F-94) of UMMC Brionna Alaine Jones (190-C-95) of USK Praha Brittney Griner (6'8''-C-90) of Phoenix M.
All-Rookie Team Michaela Onyenwere (6'0''-F-99) of New York L. Dana Evans (5'6''-PG-98) of Chicago S. Aarion McDonald (168-PG-98) of Uni Gyor Didi Richards (6'1''-G-99) of New York L. Charli Collier (196-F-99) of SchioCandace Parker and Chicago Sky Defeat Phoenix Mercury to Win Team's First WNBA Championship - Oct 17, 2021 The Chicago Sky has won its first-ever WNBA championship title. At a sold-out Wintrust Arena on Sunday, the Candace Parker (6'4''-C/F-86, college: Tennessee)-led No. 6 team defeated the fifth-seeded Phoenix Mercury in Game 4 of the best of five Finals. While this is the second title for Parker, the Naperville native who won a championship with the Los Angeles Sparks in 2016, the Sky had never captured a championship until now. The franchise came into the league as an expansion team in 2006. In the final two minutes, the Sky tied up the game at 72 with Stefanie Dolson (6'5''-C-92, college: UConn) laying it up to take the lead in a 9-0 run. Dolson once again came up with a clutch play and scored a second possession with an assist from Courtney Courtney Vandersloot (5'8''-PG-89, college: Gonzaga). Diana Taurasi (6'0''-PG-82, college: UConn)'s two free throws brought the game to a two-point margin but Courtney Vandersloot delivered on the other end with a bucket. Ultimately, Courtney Vandersloot's two free throws secured the series win 80-74. This year's series was a Finals rematch between the Sky and Mercury from 2014, which is the last time Taurasi won a title with the Arizona team. Since the Sky returned home for Game 3 and Game 4, the team had dominated the Mercury. Along with hometown hero Parker, Courtney Vandersloot, Dolson, Kahleah Copper (6'1''-G/F-94, college: Rutgers), Diamond Deshields (6'1''-G-95, college: Tennessee) and Allie Quigley all helped the Sky in key moments. In Game 3, coach James Wade and the Sky made history with their 86-50 win as their 36-point difference was the largest winning margin in a WNBA Finals. The Mercury had the second-lowest total in a WNBA Finals game. The west coast team led by Taurasi, Brittney Griner (6'8''-C-90, college: Baylor) and Skylar Diggins-Smith (5'9''-PG-90, college: Notre Dame) tied the series with a Game 2 win for their final home game. The Sky secured Game 1 as a fatigued Mercury struggled after playing soon after their semifinal victory over the Las Vegas Aces. Sunday's win was even sweeter for Parker who lifted the championship trophy in her first season in Chicago after 13 seasons with the Sparks. Prior to the Mercury, the Sky defeated the Dallas Wings in the first round of the playoffs, the Minnesota Lynx in the second round and the No.1 Connecticut Sun in the semifinals series. Courtesy of: people.com WNBA All-Star team defeats U.S. women's Olympic basketball team in All-Star Game - Jul 15, 2021 In the fourth quarter, Arike Ogunbowale (5'8''-PG-97, college: Notre Dame) was the best player on the court between 24 of the best players on the planet. Ogunbowale, the Dallas Wings star, scored nine of her game-high 26 points in the final quarter and Courtney Williams iced the game with a last-minute layup to push Team WNBA over Team USA 93-85 in the 17th WNBA All-Star Game Wednesday at the Michelob ULTRA Arena. Ogunbowale, who said on Tuesday she would be content with just 10 points, won the All-Star MVP award with her red-hot shooting performance in her first all-star appearance in front of a crowd of 5,175. "It just turned out I scored a little bit more," Ogunbowale said. That award was the most normal aspect of an unusual All-Star Game, which was anything but the friendly exhibition between the WNBA's best that most all-star games become. Team WNBA outlasted the Olympic team with better defense and sharper shooting. Team USA's duo of Brittney Griner (6'8''-C-90, college: Baylor, agency: Wasserman) and Sylvia Fowles (6'6''-C-85, college: LSU, agency: Wasserman) were outrebounded by Team WNBA's Jonquel Jones (6'6''-C-94, college: GWU), 14-10. Jones, one of three Connecticut Sun players on the WNBA all-star squad, also scored 18 points. Griner of the Phoenix Mercury led Team USA with 17 points. Instead of lackadaisical, or perhaps non-existent, defense and individual offensive attacks, both teams ran offensive sets, set screens and even double-teamed opponents throughout the game. On Tuesday players promised this would be the case, and they didn't disappoint. This was true for both Team USA and Team WNBA, as the game was tied 13 different times and saw 10 different lead changes. 'It was really competitive,' Team USA's Sue Bird (5'9''-PG-80, college: UConn) said. 'This, right from the tip, felt different. It had an intensity about it.' Still, it was evident from the beginning that Team USA was making sure it would be ready for Tokyo and showcased that increased competitiveness and intensity in the first few minutes. The national team burst ahead to an 11-4 lead just minutes into the game and prompted perhaps the earliest timeout in the history of all-star exhibition games. Team WNBA rallied back to cut the national team lead to 15-11. Team USA led 28-25 after the first quarter. Team WNBA took a 40-39 lead midway through the second quarter, which is when Team USA reinserted Bird and Griner into the game. After a fast-paced final minute of the first half, Team WNBA went into halftime leading 44-43. "Everybody said we wanted to come in and give them a good game," Jones said. "We executed it very well." Still, neither team would let the momentum sway in one direction for too long. When Team WNBA took a 53-48 lead in the third, its largest of the game, Team USA's Breanna Stewart scored five straight points on a 3-pointer and a layup to tie the game at 53-all. 'I never saw so much defense in an All-Star Game,' WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert joked after the game. That set the stage for Ogunbowale's sharp shooting. She hit five of her 10 3-pointers and shot 55.6% from the floor to claim the MVP award. After ESPN's Holly Rowe presented her with the award, Ogunbowale gave a shoutout to the late Kobe Bryant, whom Ogunbowale considers her idol. Williams capped Ogunbowale's performance with a baseline layup with 36 second seconds left, coming off a quick fake that gave her separation for an open layup, which gave her 15 points on the night. "'Rike was going crazy," Williams said. "For a minute, she had us on her back and she carried us to the finish line." The sensational performances by Ogunbowale, Jones and Williams didn't leave the Olympians feeling distraught. Bird said the loss taught Team USA that it wasn't a full team yet, and that it wasn't as simple as pairing the 12-best players and immediately clicking and winning games. Diana Taurasi (6'0''-PG-82, college: UConn, agency: Wasserman) of the Mercury, who is recovering from a hip injury and did not play Wednesday, said it was a positive that Team WNBA pointed out a few things for the Olympic team to improve on as it prepares for the Summer Games in Tokyo at the end of the month. Team USA players, like Stewart, Griner and her Mercury teammate Skylar Diggins-Smith (5'9''-PG-90, college: Notre Dame), noted that defensive rotations, along with defense in general, was something the Olympians want to improve on before the Games. 'We're just a work in progress right now,' Taurasi said. 'We've got a long way to go, and that's a good thing for us.' For Jones, who said she wanted a win Wednesday to hopefully claim a transitive gold medal, can wait and watch to see if she can claim her bragging-rights gold. "I don't get a gold medal yet," Jones said. "Now they got to go handle their business." Courtesy of: usatoday.com WNBA All-Star Game 2021 - Jul 5, 2021
 Elizabeth Cambage (6'8''-C-91)
of LV Aces Kahleah Copper (6'1''-G/F-94)
of Chicago S. Dearica Hamby (6'3''-F-93)
of LV Aces Brionna Jones (6'3''-C-95)
of Connecticut S. Jonquel Jones (6'6''-C-94)
of Connecticut S. Betnijah Laney (6'0''-G-93)
of New York L. Arike Ogunbowale (5'8''-PG-97)
of Dallas W. Candace Parker (6'4''-C/F-86)
of Chicago S.  Satou Sabally (6'4''-F-98)
of Dallas W. Courtney Vandersloot (5'8''-PG-89)
of Chicago S. Tyler Courtney of
Toowoomba M. Co-Head Coach: Lisa Leslie Co-Head Coach: Tina Thompson
 Sue Bird (5'9''-PG-80) of Seattle S. Tina Charles (6'4''-C-88) of Washington M. Napheesa Collier (6'3''-F-96) of Minnesota L. Skylar Diggins-Smith (5'9''-PG-90) of Phoenix M. Sylvia Fowles (6'6''-C-85) of Minnesota L. Chelsea Gray (5'11''-PG-92) of LV Aces Brittney Griner (6'8''-C-90) of Phoenix M. Jewell Loyd (5'10''-PG-93) of Seattle S. Breanna Stewart (6'4''-F-94) of Seattle S. A'Ja Wilson (6'5''-F-96) of LV Aces Head Coach: Dawn Staley
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