Liz Cambage to Replace Injured Candace Parker in 2011 WNBA All-Star Game
Published on July 20, 2011 under Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) News Release
NEW YORK, July 20, 2011 - Rookie center Liz Cambage of the Tulsa Shock has been named as a replacement player for the 2011 WNBA All-Star Game presented by adidas, league President Laurel J. Richie announced today. Cambage will take the roster spot of Los Angeles Sparks center Candace Parker on the Western Conference roster. Parker, who was voted to the game as a starter by fans, suffered a knee injury at New York on June 26 and is expected to be out of action until August.
The 2011 WNBA All-Star Game presented by adidas will be nationally broadcast on ABC, Saturday, July 23, at 3:30 p.m. ET (2:30 p.m. CT). This will be the first time the San Antonio Silver Stars are hosting the midseason showcase.
The second overall selection in the 2011 WNBA Draft presented by adidas, Cambage is one of a record 11 players, four starters and seven reserves, making their first All-Star appearances, the most since 2000 when nine were selected. The 6-8, 19-year-old native of Australia becomes the fourth member of this year's rookie class to be selected to an All-Star roster. Cambage joins starter Maya Moore of Minnesota, and a pair of reserves, San Antonio forward Danielle Adams and Chicago guard Courtney Vandersloot, as first-year players appearing in the All-Star Game. This marks the most rookies named to All-Star rosters since 2006, when Seimone Augustus, Cappie Pondexter, Sophia Young, and Candice Dupree were selected.
Having played in 14 games, Cambage ranks second among Shock players in scoring (13.6 ppg) and rebounds (5.3 rpg), with statistics based on games played through Tuesday, July 19. Among all rookies, she ranks first in rebounding and blocks (1.2 bpg), and third in scoring and steals (1.3 spg).
Seattle Head Coach Brian Agler will coach the Western Conference squad by virtue of the Storm having won the 2010 WNBA championship. Atlanta Dream Head Coach Marynell Meadors, who led her club to the Eastern Conference title last season, will lead the Eastern Conference team.
As coach of the West squad, Agler will select a player from his roster to insert into the starting lineup in place of Parker.
2011 WNBA ALL-STAR ROSTERS
EASTERN CONFERENCE ALL-STARS
Head Coach: Marynell Meadors (Atlanta Dream)
Player Team Position
Essence Carson^ New York Liberty Forward
Tamika Catchings
* Indiana Fever Forward
Tina Charles*^ Connecticut Sun Center
Katie Douglas
* Indiana Fever Guard
Sylvia Fowles Chicago Sky Center
Crystal Langhorne^ Washington Mystics Forward
Angel McCoughtry*^ Atlanta Dream Forward
Renee Montgomery^ Connecticut Sun Guard
Cappie Pondexter
* New York Liberty Guard
Epiphanny Prince^ Chicago Sky Guard
Courtney Vandersloot^+ Chicago Sky Guard
WESTERN CONFERENCE ALL-STARS
Head Coach: Brian Agler (Seattle Storm)
Player Team Position
Danielle Adams^+ San Antonio Silver Stars Forward
Seimone Augustus Minnesota Lynx Guard
Sue Bird
* Seattle Storm Guard
Rebekkah Brunson Minnesota Lynx Forward
Liz Cambage^+@ Tulsa Shock Center
Swin Cash
* Seattle Storm Forward
Becky Hammon San Antonio Silver Stars Guard
Maya Moore *^+ Minnesota Lynx Forward
Candace Parker*#^ Los Angeles Sparks Center
Diana Taurasi
* Phoenix Mercury Guard
Penny Taylor Phoenix Mercury Forward
Lindsay Whalen Minnesota Lynx Guard
* denotes member of the starting lineup, as voted by the fans
# denotes injured and will be unable to participate in the All-Star Game
^ denotes first-time All-Star
+ denotes rookie
@ denotes replacement player for injured player
Individual tickets are available to the general public at all San Antonio Ticketmaster locations, including by phone at (210) 225-TEAM, or online at ticketmaster.com or sasilverstars.com. Tickets can also be purchased at the AT&T Center Southeast Box Office Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. or on weekend event days starting at 10 a.m. or by calling (210) 444-5090.
Women's National Basketball Association Stories from July 20, 2011
- Liz Cambage to Replace Injured Candace Parker in 2011 WNBA All-Star Game - WNBA
- Kathy McConnell-Miller Joins Shock Coaching Staff - Tulsa Shock
- Sylvia Fowles, Epiphanny Prince and Courtney Vandersloot Named to 2011 WNBA All-Star Team - Chicago Sky
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