Early returns of 2010 “WNBA vs. USA Basketball” balloting
San Antonio Silver Stars players lead in votes in early returns of 2010 “WNBA vs. USA Basketball†balloting, the event that replaces this year’s All-Star game. San Antonio’s Michelle Snow leads all players and teammate Jayne Appel is a close second.
Snow is ranked 42nd in scoring in the league while Appel is not even in the top 50.
- Diana Taurasi, PHO – 21.4
- Angel McCoughtry, ATL – 20.8
- Candace Parker, LAS – 20.6
- Lauren Jackson, SEA -20.4
- Cappie Pondexter, NYL -20.3
Source: WNBA.com
The Connecticut Sun will host the event at Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday, July 10 and ESPN will televise it nationally at 3:30 p.m. ET.
Fans vote in person at WNBA arenas and at the NBA Store. Fans can also vote online through June 21 at WNBA.com. A write-in option is also available, allowing fans to choose players not listed on the ballot. The 10 players who receive the most votes will be guaranteed a position on the team rosters. Unlike previous years, the players selected by fans will not necessarily be starters. Any player voted in who is already in the USA National Team Pool will play on the USA Basketball team, led by head coach Geno Auriemma, while the remaining players who have been voted in by the fans will play on the WNBA team.
The returns:
- Michelle Snow (SA) 49,029
- Jayne Appel (SA) 48,746
- Becky Hammon (SA) 42,720
- Sophia Young (SA) 36,549
- Ruth Riley (SA) 35,612
- Sue Bird (Sea) 30,384
- Tamika Catchings (Ind) (24,486)
- Candace Parker (LA) 22,103
- Diana Taurasi (Phx) 21,298
- Briann January (Ind) 20,935
- Shavonte Zellous (Ind) 19,800
- Alexis Hornbuckle (Tul) 19,743
- Penny Taylor (Phx) 19,638
- Plenette Pierson (NY) 19,279
- Scholanda Robinson (Tul) 19,135
- Kara Braxton (Tul) 18,785
- Lauren Jackson (Sea) 16,924
- Candice Wiggins (Min) 16,224
- Swin Cash (Sea) 15,195
- Kara Lawson (Con) 13,970
- Camille Little (Sea) 11,659
- Tanisha Wright (Sea) 11,434
- Katie Douglas (Ind) 9,890
- Ebony Hoffman (Ind) 7,636
- Tammy Sutton-Brown (Ind) 7,620
- Tina Thompson (LA) 5,796
- Sylvia Fowles (Chi) 5,740
- Cappie Pondexter (NY) 5,557
- Tina Charles (Con) 5,262
- Nicky Anosike (Min) 4,856
- Katie Smith (Was) 4,181
- Candice Dupree (Phx) 3,291
- Angel McCoughtry (Atl) 3,804
- Monique Currie (Was) 3,237
- Iziane Castro Marques (Atl) 3,195
- Epiphanny Prince (Chi) 3,172
- Lindsay Whalen (Min) 3,145
- Betty Lennox (LA) 3,037
- Shameka Christon (Chi) 2,981
- Ticha Penicheiro (LA) 2,959
- Crystal Langhorne (Was) 2,839
- Catherine Kraayeveld (Chi) 2,825
- Janel McCarville (NY) 2,734
- Seimone Augustus (Min) 2,672
- Erika de Souza (Atl) 2,599
- Jia Perkins (Chi) 2,501
- Lindsey Harding (Was) 2,475
- Renee Montgomery (Con) 2,333
- Marissa Coleman (Was) 2,252
- Taj McWilliams-Franklin (NY) 2,240
- Asjha Jones (Con) 2,114
- Nicole Powell (NY) 1,861
- Charde Houston (Min) 1,815
- Sancho Lyttle (Atl) 1,656
- Anete Jekabsone-Zogota (Con) 1,631
- Temeka Johnson (Phx) 1,615
- DeLisha Milton-Jones (LA) 1,566
- Tangela Smith (Phx) 1,418
- Essence Carson (NY) 1,282
- Shalee Lehning (Atl) 1,209
