The Women’s National Basketball Players Association and Aflac are sweetening the pot of money for winners of the 3-point and shooting stars contests at Friday, July 24, during All-Star Weekend in Chicago.
The prize pool will be $170,00 with Aflac providing supplemental prize checks for the first-, second- and third-place winners of the 3-point contest:
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Aflac is also investing $85,000 in supplemental payouts for the shooting stars competition.
Toronto Tempo guard Marina Mabrey and Atlanta Dream forward Rhyne Howard headline the field of six WNBA stars set to participate in the 3-point contest on Friday, July 24. Here is the entire field:
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PLAYER |
TEAM |
POS. |
HT. |
COLLEGE / COUNTRY |
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Forward |
6-2 |
Iowa State / Canada |
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Azzi Fudd |
Guard |
5-11 |
UConn / USA |
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Guard |
5-8 |
Marquette / USA |
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Rhyne Howard |
Atlanta Dream |
Guard |
6-2 |
Kentucky / USA |
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Marina Mabrey |
Toronto Tempo |
Guard |
6-1 |
Notre Dame / USA |
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Janelle Salaün |
Forward |
6-2 |
France |
WNBA legends, current players and Nike EYBL Standouts will team up to form four teams for the Shooting Stars representing Minnesota, Seattle, Washington and the Dallas-Detroit market.
Five-time WNBA champion Rebekkah Brunson will join forces with three-time All-Star Courtney Williams to represent Minnesota. Class of 2026 Basketball Hall of Famer Elena Delle Donne will pair up with Shakira Austin for Team Washington. Team Seattle will feature three-time league MVP and Hall of Famer Lauren Jackson and Storm rookie Flau’jae Johnson. Team Dallas-Detroit includes three-time WNBA champion Deanna “Tweety” Nolan and first-time All-Star Jessica Shepard.
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WNBA All-Star schedule
Thursday, July 23
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WNBA Live: 4 p.m.-8 p.m. ET at McCormick Place. An interactive fan festival featuring athlete appearances, activations, and merchandise.
Friday, July 24
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WNBA Live: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. ET at McCormick Place
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Skills Night: 8 p.m. ET at Wintrust Arena. Features the WNBA Shooting Stars and WNBA 3-Point Contest (ESPN)
Saturday, July 25
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WNBA Live Presented by AWS: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. ET at McCormick Place
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WNBA All-Star Game: 8:30 p.m. ET at the United Center (ABC, Disney+)
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WNBA All-Star teams
Team Coop
Starters
Reserves
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Marina Mabrey, G, Toronto Tempo
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Dominique Matlonga, C, Seattle Storm
Staff
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General Manager Cynthia Cooper
Team Spoon
Starters
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Jessica Shepard, F, Dallas Wings
Reserves
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Rhyne Howard, G, Atlanta Dream
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Courtney Williams, G, Minnesota Lynx
Staff:
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General Manager Teresa Weatherspoon
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: WNBPA partner provides $170K in prize money for 3-point, shooting stars
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