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Kayla McBride Named Injury Replacement for WNBA All-Star 2015

July 23, 2015 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
San Antonio Stars News Release


SAN ANTONIO (July 23, 2015) - WNBA President Laurel J. Richie today announced that San Antonio Stars guard-forward Kayla McBride has been selected as an injury replacement player in WNBA All-Star 2015. The game will take place on Saturday, July 25 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.

McBride, who was a unanimous selection to the 2014 WNBA All-Rookie Team, currently leads the Stars in scoring (14.0 ppg) for the second consecutive year, and ranks 14th in the WNBA in the same category. Overall this season, McBride is averaging 14.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.0 steals in 28.4 minutes.

McBride will join teammate, Danielle Robinson, on the Western Conference All-Star team, marking the sixth time in franchise history that the Stars have had multiple All-Stars, and the first time since 2011 when Becky Hammon and Danielle Adams represented the Western Conference.

Along with McBride, Riquna Williams of the Tulsa Shock and Jantel Lavender of the Los Angeles Sparks will fill the spots on the Western Conference roster vacated by Minnesota Lynx guards Seimone Augustus and Lindsay Whalen and Tulsa Shock guard Skylar Diggins. Augustus, who has missed the last three games with a knee injury, and Diggins, who suffered a season-ending knee injury on June 28, had been selected as starters by fans during WNBA All-Star Balloting 2015. Whalen, who was poked in the eye during a game at Tulsa on July 19, was picked as a reserve by the Western Conference head coaches.

Western Conference All-Star head coach Sandy Brondello of the Phoenix Mercury will determine the replacements for Augustus and Diggins in the starting lineup.

WNBA All-Star 2015, featuring the Eastern Conference All-Stars against the Western Conference All-Stars, will be nationally televised by ABC at 3:30 p.m. ET.

Below are the rosters for WNBA All-Star 2015:

WNBA ALL-STAR 2015 ROSTERS (alphabetical)

EASTERN CONFERENCE ALL-STARS

Head Coach: Pokey Chatman (Chicago Sky)

Player Team Position Ht. DOB From Yrs. Exp.

Alex Bentley^ Connecticut Sun Backcourt 5-7 10/27/90 Penn State 2

Kelsey Bone^ Connecticut Sun Frontcourt 6-4 12/31/91 Texas A&M 2

Tamika Catchings* Indiana Fever Frontcourt 6-1 7/21/79 Tennessee 13

Tina Charles* New York Liberty Frontcourt 6-4 12/5/88 Connecticut 5

Marissa Coleman^ Indiana Fever Backcourt 6-1 1/4/87 Maryland 6

Elena Delle Donne* Chicago Sky Backcourt 6-5 9/5/89 Delaware 2

Stefanie Dolson^ Washington Mystics Frontcourt 6-5 1/8/92 Connecticut 1

Angel McCoughtry* Atlanta Dream Frontcourt 6-1 9/10/86 Louisville 6

Emma Meesseman^ Washington Mystics Frontcourt 6-4 5/13/93 Belgium 2

Cappie Pondexter Chicago Sky Backcourt 5-9 1/7/83 Rutgers 9

Shoni Schimmel* Atlanta Dream Backcourt 5-9 5/4/92 Louisville 1

WESTERN CONFERENCE ALL-STARS

Head Coach: Sandy Brondello (Phoenix Mercury)

Player Team Position Ht. DOB From Yrs. Exp.

Seimone Augustus*@ Minnesota Lynx Backcourt 6-0 4/30/84 LSU 9

Sue Bird Seattle Storm Backcourt 5-9 10/16/80 Connecticut 13

DeWanna Bonner^ Phoenix Mercury Backcourt 6-4 8/21/87 Auburn 6

Skylar Diggins*@ Tulsa Shock Backcourt 5-9 8/2/90 Notre Dame 2

Candice Dupree* Phoenix Mercury Frontcourt 6-2 8/16/84 Temple 9

Brittney Griner* Phoenix Mercury Frontcourt 6-8 10/18/90 Baylor 2

Jantel Lavender** Los Angeles Sparks Frontcourt 6-4 11/12/88 Ohio State 4

Kayla McBride** San Antonio Stars Backcourt 5-11 6/25/92 Notre Dame 1

Maya Moore* Minnesota Lynx Frontcourt 6-0 6/11/89 Connecticut 4

Nneka Ogwumike Los Angeles Sparks Frontcourt 6-2 7/2/90 Stanford 3

Plenette Pierson^ Tulsa Shock Frontcourt 6-2 8/31/81 Texas Tech 12

Danielle Robinson San Antonio Stars Backcourt 5-9 5/10/89 Oklahoma 4

Lindsay Whalen@ Minnesota Lynx Backcourt 5-9 5/9/82 Minnesota 11

Riquna Williams** Tulsa Shock Backcourt 5-7 5/28/90 Miami (Fla.) 3

* denotes starter, as voted by the fans

@ denotes injured/unable to play

^ denotes first-time All-Star selection

** denotes replacement player added to roster by WNBA President Laurel J. Richie

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