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Three former UConn players are among the WNBA’s 10 All-Star starters, which were selected by fans, media and current WNBA players, the league announced on Thursday.
Paige Bueckers led the fan vote with 1,045,051 tallies while Breanna Stewart and Gabby Williams each made the cut as well. This is the eighth All-Star appearance for Stewart and the second for both Bueckers and Williams.
Bueckers is in the midst of a strong second season with the Dallas Wings, ranking eighth in the league with 19.9 points and seventh with 5.9 assists. She’s also led the Wings to an 11-8 record after they struggled to a 10-34 mark a year ago. Fans (50 percent of the vote) and players (25 percent) both had Bueckers atop their collective ballots while the media (25 percent) placed her second behind Olivia Miles.
Meanwhile, Stewart — who just captured her third WNBA Commissioner’s Cup trophy while also earning MVP honors — received her sixth-straight All-Star nod. She’s currently averaging 19.2 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.4 steals for the fifth-place New York Liberty.
Williams is back in the All-Star Game for a second consecutive year, though she earned a spot in the starting lineup for the first time. She currently leads the league with 2.6 steals alongside a career-best 15.9 points with the upstart Golden State Valkyries.
The only other Husky to appear on the voting leaderboard was Azzi Fudd, who came in at No. 10 thanks to a strong fourth-place finish in the fan vote. She can still earn a spot in the WNBA All-Star Game as a reserve. The 12 additional All-Stars are picked by the WNBA’s head coaches and will be announced on Tuesday, July 7.
Once the 22 players are set, WNBA legends Cynthia Cooper and Teresa Weatherspoon will serve as All-Star Game general managers and draft two teams. The head coaches with the two best records in the league following games on Friday, July 10 will take charge of the All-Star teams.
The 2026 WNBA All-Star Game is set for Saturday, July 25 at the United Center in Chicago. Tip-off is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC.
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