Yolanda Griffith named starter for 2005 WNBA All-Star Game

June 30, 2005 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Sacramento Monarchs News Release


SACRAMENTO, CALIF., June 30, 2005 - The Sacramento Monarchs today announce that former WNBA MVP Yolanda Griffith was named as a starter for the 2005 WNBA All-Star Game, to be played on Saturday, July 9, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Griffith, who will represent the Western Conference, will make her second appearance as a starter; her first coming in 2001. This game will mark Griffith's fifth All-Star selection and the WNBA's sixth All-Star Game.

Griffith received 79,505 to garner the starting center spot for the Western Conference. She is currently averaging 14.9 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. She currently ranks fourth in the league in rebounds per game, double-doubles (3.0) and total efficiency points (16.9). Griffith is seventh in the WNBA in field goal percentage (.526) and ninth in points per game.

Fans determined the starters for the 2005 WNBA All-Star Game and balloting was conducted online at wnba.com and in all 13 WNBA arenas across the country.

Yolanda Griffith All-Star Performance facts:

- After competing in four WNBA All-Star games (2003, 2001, 2000, 1999), Yolanda Griffith is second in All-Star history with 21 made field goals.

- Yolanda Griffith leads all WNBA All-Stars in field goal percentage (.618).

- Yolanda Griffith is tied for third in WNBA All-Star history, recording 29 total rebounds.

- Yolanda Griffith is second in WNBA All-Star game history in points with 51. In 2001 she set a record for the highest field goal percentage in a single All-Star game, shooting 7-of-8 for .875%.

- In all of her WNBA All-Star game appearances, Yolanda has finished in the top three of all players in both scoring and rebounding.

- Individual All-Star game records: tied for third-most points in a game (17 PTS, 2001), tied for second-most field goals in a game (7 FG, 2001), tied for second-most free throw attempts in a game (6 FTA, 2000), tied for third-most rebounds in a game (10 REB, 2000).

The 2005 WNBA All-Star Game will be hosted by the Connecticut Sun on Saturday, July 9 at the Mohegan Sun Arena. The game will be televised nationally on ABC at 4:00 p.m. EDT.



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