2026 WNBA All-Star Game Quick Facts:
- Date: Saturday, July 25, 2026
- Time: 8:30 p.m. ET
- Broadcast: ABC
- Streaming: Disney+, ESPN App
The 2026 WNBA All-Star Game brings the league’s biggest stars to Chicago as the WNBA celebrates its 30th anniversary. WNBA All-Star Weekend takes place at the United Center, home of the Chicago Sky, and features the league’s annual showcase along with the Skills Challenge and Three-Point Contest.
Fans can watch the KIA WNBA Skills Challenge and State Farm WNBA Three-Point Contest on Friday, July 24, before the AT&T WNBA All-Star Game tips off on Saturday, July 25. Here’s everything you need to know, including the schedule, TV channels, rosters and how to watch live.
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When Is the 2026 WNBA All-Star Game?
The 2026 WNBA All-Star Game will be played Saturday, July 25 at 8:30 p.m. ET at Chicago’s United Center. Chicago will also host WNBA All-Star Weekend festivities celebrating the league’s 30th anniversary.
Before the All-Star Game is the Three-Point Contest and Skills Challenge, which will take place on Friday, July 24 at 8 p.m. ET.
How to Watch the AT&T WNBA All-Star Game
Fans can watch the WNBA Skills Challenge and the Three-Point Contest on Friday, July 24 at 8 p.m. on ESPN (Ch. 206), Disney+ and the ESPN app.
The WNBA All-Star game will be played Saturday, July 25 at 8:30 p.m. ET on your local ABC affiliate channel (check local listings), Disney+ and the ESPN app.
WNBA All-Star Game TV Schedule
Here’s a look at the full WNBA All-Star Weekend schedule and how to watch it live on TV.
Friday, July 24
- KIA Shooting Stars Skills Challenge & State Farm 3-Point Contest | 8 p.m. ET on ESPN, Disney+, ESPN app
Saturday, July 25
- WNBA All Star Game | 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC (Check local listings), Disney+, ESPN app
ABC will also broadcast WNBA Countdown at 8 p.m. and WNBA Postgame at 10:30 p.m., giving you even more WNBA content to tune in to.
2026 WNBA All-Star Game Rosters
Following WNBA All-Star voting, the league’s fans, players, media members and head coaches selected the players competing in the 2026 WNBA All-Star Game.
This year’s game features stars from across both the Eastern Conference and Western Conference, though the league is using a unique team selection format instead of conference-based rosters.
The two teams competing this year are Team Coop and Team Spoon.
Instead of team captains drafting players, WNBA legends Cynthia Cooper and Teresa Weatherspoon served as honorary general managers, selecting the rosters for this year’s showcase.
Team Coop Roster
- Captain: Paige Bueckers, Guard, Dallas Wings
- Head Coach: Becky Hammon
- General Manager: Cynthia Cooper
Team Coop is captained by 2025 first-round pick Paige Bueckers, assembled by honorary general manager Cynthia Cooper and coached by Becky Hammon.
| Player | Position | Team | Starter/Reserve |
| Paige Bueckers | Guard | Dallas Wings | Starter |
| Breanna Stewart | Frontcourt | New York Liberty | Starter |
| Kelsey Mitchell | Guard | Indiana Fever | Starter |
| Natasha Howard | Frontcourt | Minnesota Lynx | Starter |
| Gabby Williams | Frontcourt | Golden State Valkyries | Starter |
| Angel Reese | Frontcourt | Atlanta Dream | Reserve |
| Marina Mabrey | Guard | Toronto Tempo | Reserve |
| Dominique Malonga | Frontcourt | Seattle Storm | Reserve |
| Kelsey Plum | Guard | Los Angeles Sparks | Reserve |
| Jackie Young | Guard | Las Vegas Aces | Reserve |
| Sonia Citron | Guard | Washington Mystics | Reserve |
Team Spoon Roster
- Captain: Caitlin Clark, Guard, Indiana Fever
- Head Coach: Cheryl Reeve
- General Manager: Teresa Weatherspoon
Team Spoon, led by 2024 first-round pick Caitlin Clark, was assembled by Teresa Weatherspoon and will be coached by Cheryl Reeve.
| Player | Position | WNBA Team | Starter/Reserve |
| Caitlin Clark | Guard | Indiana Fever | Starter |
| A’ja Wilson | Frontcourt | Las Vegas Aces | Starter |
| Olivia Miles | Guard | Minnesota Lynx | Starter |
| Aliyah Boston | Frontcourt | Indiana Fever | Starter |
| Jessica Shepard | Frontcourt | Dallas Wings | Starter |
| Rhyne Howard | Guard | Atlanta Dream | Reserve |
| Allisha Gray | Guard | Atlanta Dream | Reserve |
| Jonquel Jones | Frontcourt | New York Liberty | Reserve |
| Courtney Williams | Guard | Minnesota Lynx | Reserve |
| Kiki Iriafen | Frontcourt | Washington Mystics | Reserve |
| Nneka Ogwumike | Frontcourt | Los Angeles Sparks | Reserve |
The 2026 WNBA All-Star Game features young stars like Paige Bueckers, Caitlin Clark, Sonia Citron, Kiki Iriafen, Angel Reese and rookie Olivia Miles alongside perennial All Stars A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart who are both playing in their eighth All-Star game.
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Who Is Competing in the 2026 WNBA 3-Point Contest?
The 2026 State Farm WNBA 3-Point Contest takes place during WNBA All-Star Weekend on Friday, July 24 at 8 p.m. ET at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. The event will air live on ESPN, Disney+ and the ESPN app.
This year’s field features six of the league’s top perimeter shooters, including four-time WNBA All-Star Rhyne Howard, first-time All-Star Marina Mabrey and No. 1 overall pick Azzi Fudd.
2026 WNBA 3-Point Contest Participants
The six-player field for this year’s 3-Point Contest includes a mix of established All-Stars and first-timers.
| Player | Team |
| Rhyne Howard | Atlanta Dream |
| Marina Mabrey | Toronto Tempo |
| Azzi Fudd | Dallas Wings |
| Bridget Carleton | Portland Fire |
| Natisha Hiedeman | Seattle Storm |
| Janelle Salaün | Golden State Valkyries |
Howard returns to the competition after appearing in 2022, while Mabrey previously competed in the 2024 contest. Fudd, Carleton, Hiedeman and Salaün will all make their WNBA 3-Point Contest debuts.
All-Time WNBA All-Star Game Winners
For much of its history, the WNBA All-Star Game featured the Eastern Conference facing the Western Conference, with the two conferences competing for annual bragging rights.
In recent years, however, the league has experimented with several formats. During Summer Olympics years (2021 and 2024), the event featured Team USA against Team WNBA, while in 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 and 2025, the top two fan vote-getters served as team captains and drafted their own rosters.
For WNBA All-Star Weekend 2026, the league introduced another format, naming Hall of Famers Cynthia Cooper and Teresa Weatherspoon honorary general managers responsible for assembling Team Coop and Team Spoon.
The table below lists every WNBA All-Star Game winner and the format used each year:
| Year | Winning Team | Format |
| 2026 | TBD | Team Coop vs. Team Spoon |
| 2025 | Team Collier | Captains Draft |
| 2024 | Team WNBA | Team WNBA vs. Team USA |
| 2023 | Team Stewart | Captains Draft |
| 2022 | Team Wilson | Captains Draft |
| 2021 | Team WNBA | Team WNBA vs. Team USA |
| 2020 | Not played | COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2019 | Team Wilson | Captains Draft |
| 2018 | Team Parker | Captains Draft |
| 2017 | Western Conference | Conference vs. Conference |
| 2016 | Not played | Summer Olympics |
| 2015 | Western Conference | Conference vs. Conference |
| 2014 | Western Conference | Conference vs. Conference |
| 2013 | Western Conference | Conference vs. Conference |
| 2012 | Not played | Summer Olympics |
| 2011 | Western Conference | Conference vs. Conference |
| 2010 | Not played | “Stars at the Sun” exhibition* |
| 2009 | Western Conference | Conference vs. Conference |
| 2008 | Not played | Summer Olympics |
| 2007 | Eastern Conference | Conference vs. Conference |
| 2006 | Western Conference | Conference vs. Conference |
| 2005 | Western Conference | Conference vs. Conference |
| 2004 | Not played | Summer Olympics |
| 2003 | Western Conference | Conference vs. Conference |
| 2002 | Western Conference | Conference vs. Conference |
| 2001 | Western Conference | Conference vs. Conference |
| 2000 | Western Conference | Conference vs. Conference |
| 1999 | Western Conference | Conference vs. Conference |
*In 2010, the league held “Stars at the Sun,” an exhibition rather than an official WNBA All-Star Game.
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