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Five Former UConn Stars Named Starters in 2017 WNBA All-Star Game

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On Tuesday morning, the WNBA revealed the starters for the 2017 All-Star Game, taking place on July 22 at KeyArena in Seattle. Five of the 10 starters across the East and West teams are UConn graduates while no other school had more than one.

Tina Charles and Tiffany Hayes will be starting for the East while Maya Moore, Diana Taurasi, and Sue Bird will start for the West.

Bird, who is playing for Seattle, tied the WNBA record for all-star selections with 10 and was voted to the starting lineup for the eighth time. She was the fifth-highest vote-getter, and this year is averaging 10.