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Three Connecticut Sun Players Selected as 2021 WNBA All-Stars

Published on June 30, 2021 under Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Connecticut Sun News Release


Three Connecticut Sun players were named to the AT&T WNBA All-Star 2021 roster on Wednesday afternoon. Brionna Jones, Jonquel Jones and DeWanna Bonner will head to Las Vegas, NV on July 14 to compete in the 17th WNBA All-Star game. The game will be broadcast on ESPN at 7pm EST.

Brionna Jones, who received the first All-Star selection of her career, is averaging a career-best 14.4 points per game and 6.7 rebounds per game in a career-high 31.1 minutes of action per game. Drafted eighth overall in the 2017 WNBA Draft, Jones has solidified herself as one of the top frontcourt players in the league. In 2020, the 6-3 forward saw her first career start and has been in the starting line-up for every contest she has seen action in since.

Jonquel Jones, is due to make the third All-Star appearance (2017, 2019) of her career in 2021. The 6-6 forward is currently leading the Sun in points per game (21.7) and rebounds per game (10.9). Averaging a career-high in points and a second-best in rebounds, Jones sits third in the WNBA for points per game and first in rebounds per game. In 2017 and 2019, when Jones was also selected as an All-Star, she led the league in rebounding both years.

Bonner, a 12-year WNBA veteran, will also be representing the Sun in this year's All-Star Game. The 6-4 forward is currently second on the team in points and rebounds per game. Averaging 16.1 points and 7.4 rebounds. Bonner will appear in her fourth All-Star game.

Those selected as all-stars will compete against the USA Basketball Women's National Team ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Team WNBA will be coached by Co-Head Coaches, Lisa Leslie and Tina Thompson.

For more information on AT&T WNBA All-Star 2021, head to wnba.com/allstar. Below are the rosters for Team WNBA and the USA Basketball Women's National Team.

TEAM WNBA

(Co-Head Coaches, WNBA Legends Lisa Leslie and Tina Thompson)

PLAYER TEAM POSIT ION HT BIRTHDATE COLLEGE/COUNTRY YRS. ASG

DeWanna Bonner Connecticut Frontcourt 6-4 8/21/87 Auburn 11 4

Liz Cambage Las Vegas Frontcourt 6-8 8/18/91 Australia 4 4

Kahleah Copper^ Chicago Backcourt 6-1 8/28/94 Rutgers 5 1

Dearica Hamby^ Las Vegas Frontcourt 6-3 11/6/93 Wake Forest 6 1

Brionna Jones^ Connecticut Frontco urt 6-3 12/18/95 Maryland 4 1

Jonquel Jones Connecticut Frontco urt 6-6 1/5/94 George Washington 4 3

Betnijah Laney^ New York Backcourt 6-0 10/29/93 Rutgers 5 1

Arike Ogunbowale^ Dallas Backcourt 5-8 3/2/97 Notre Dame 2 1

Candace Parker Chicago Frontcourt 6-4 4/19/86 Tennessee 13 6

Satou Sabally^ Dallas Frontcourt 6-4 4/25/98 Oregon/Germany 1 1

Courtney Vandersloot Chicago Backcourt 5-8 2/8/89 Gonzaga 10 3

USA WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM

(Head Coach Dawn Staley)

PLAYER TEAM POSITION HT. BIRTHDATE COLLEGE YRS. ASG

Ariel Atkins^ Washington Backcourt 5-8 7/30/96 Texas 3 1

Sue Bird Seattle Backcourt 5-9 10/16/80 Connecticut 17 12

Tina Charles Washington Frontcourt 6-4 12/5 /88 Connecticut 10 8

Napheesa Collier Minnesota Frontcourt 6-1 9/23/96 Connecticut 2 2

Skylar Diggins-Smith Phoenix Backcourt 5-9 8/2/90 Notre Dame 7 5

Sylvia Fowles Minnesota Frontcourt 6-6 10/6/85 LSU 13 7

Chelsea Gray Las Vegas Backcourt 5-11 10/8/92 Duke 6 4

Brittney Griner Phoenix Frontcourt 6-9 10/18/90 Baylor 8 7

Jewell Loyd Seattle Guard 5-10 10/5/93 Notre Dame 6 3

Breanna Stewart Seattle Frontcourt 6-4 8/27/ 94 Connecticut 4 3

Diana Taurasi Phoenix Backcourt 6-0 6/11/82 Connecticut 16 10

^ denotes first-time All-Star selection

YRS denotes number of seasons completed entering 2021

ASG denotes number of All-Star selections including 2021

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