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Lawrence Price | krikya18.com | July 18, 2025

2025 WNBA All-Star Game rosters: Where the players attended college

Paige Bueckers 2025 NCAA tournament highlights

Editor's note: Changed to include replacements

The 2025 WNBA All-Star Game will be played at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN, on  Saturday, July 19, at 8:30 p.m. ET. 

The All-Star team captains, Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark and Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier, were announced on Sunday, June 29. The other eight starters were revealed on Monday, June 30, and the reserves were selected on Sunday, July 6 by the 13 WNBA coaches.

But before the WNBA, many players were household names at their respective NCAA programs. All 24 athletes played college basketball.

Eastern Conference

Starters

Position Player Team College Years
Guard Caitlin Clark Indiana Fever Iowa 2020-2024
Forward Aliyah Boston Indiana Fever South Carolina 2019-2023
Guard Allisha Gray Atlanta Dream North Carolina/South Carolina 2014-2017
Guard Sabrina Ionescu New York Liberty Oregon 2016-2020
Forward Breanna Stewart New York Liberty UConn 2012-2016

Reserves 

Position Player Team College Years
Guard Sonia Citron Washington Mystics Notre Dame 2021-2025
Guard Rhyne Howard Atlanta Dream Kentucky 2018-2022
Forward Kiki Iriafen Washington Mystics Stanford/Southern California 2021-2025
Forward Brionna Jones Atlanta Dream Maryland 2013-2017
Guard Kelsey Mitchell Indiana Fever Ohio State 2014-2018
Forward Angel Reese Chicago Sky Maryland/LSU 2020-2024
Guard Brittney Sykes Washington Mystics Syracuse 2012-2017
Breanna Stewart UConn highlights: 4x Final Four MOP's senior run

Western Conference 

Starters

Position Player Team College Years
Forward Napheesa Collier Minnesota Lynx UConn 2015-2019
Guard Paige Bueckers Dallas Wings UConn 2020-2025
Forward Nneka Ogwumike Seattle Storm Stanford 2008-2012
Forward Satou Sabally Dallas Wings Oregon 2017-2020
Center A'ja Wilson Las Vegas Aces South Carolina 2014-2018

Reserves

Position Player Team College Years
Guard Skylar Diggins Seattle Storm Notre Dame 2009-2013
Guard Kayla McBride Minnesota Lynx Notre Dame 2010-2014
Guard Kelsey Plum Los Angeles Sparks Washington 2013-2017
Forward Alyssa Thomas Phoenix Mercury Maryland 2010-2014
Forward Kayla Thornton Golden State Valkyries UTEP 2010-2014
Guard Courtney Williams Minnesota Lynx South Florida 2012-2016
Guard Gabby Williams Seattle Storm UConn 2014-2018
Guard Jackie Young Las Vegas Aces Notre Dame 2016-2019
A'ja Wilson's top highlights from South Carolina's 2017 title run

College Breakdown

Multiple schools have numerous players suiting up for the All-Star game. UConn, the 2025 national champions, and Notre Dame have four players, and South Carolina sits just behind them with three. Oregon is the only other program with two or more attendees. 

Six All-Stars have won at least one national championship during their college days โ€” Collier, Stewart and Gabby Williams won the 2016 title at UConn together. 

Here's a list of conferences represented in this year's WNBA All-Star game:

Conference Schools
Big Ten Iowa, Maryland, Ohio State
Pac-12 Oregon, Southern California, Washington
SEC Kentucky, LSU, South Carolina
American South Florida, UConn
Big East Notre Dame, Syracuse, UConn
ACC Maryland, Notre Dame, Syracuse
Conference-USA UTEP

 * Conference breakdown is listed as the conference the player was in in their final year in college. 

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in August 2024 as a Digital Editorial Intern. He has held numerous internships in the past few years, including ones at the Kansas City Star, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, TNT Sports and more. Additionally, he was a 2023 Oscar Pope Lift Every Voice Fellowship recipient. Price is a Spring 2024 graduate of Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism. You can follow him on Twitter .

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