Dallas Wings guard Arike Ogunbowale and forward Satou Sabally have been named first-time WNBA All-Stars and will play in the league’s All-Star Game set for July 14th in Las Vegas.
Ogunbowale and Sabally will play for Team WNBA which will take on the USA Basketball Women’s National Team on Wednesday at Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. The 17th Annual WNBA All-Star Game will be broadcast live on ESPN at 7 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. CT.
Ogunbowale, the reigning WNBA scoring leader, is in her third season in the league. She was drafted to the Wings out of Notre Dame and is currently fourth in the WNBA in scoring, averaging 20.3 points per game and leads the Wings with 56 assists. She is second in three-point shooting with 42 three-point shots (as of July 5th).
Sabally, the second overall selection in the 2020 WNBA Draft, is currently averaging 13.2 points per game and leads the team in rebounds, averaging 6.1 rebounds per game. She has also improved her three-point shooting in 2021 and is currently shooting 36.4 percent from beyond the arc.