- - - WNBA All-Star 3-point competitors unveiled: Caitlin Clark, Sabrina Ionescu headline field

Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY July 15, 2025 at 10:34 PM

WNBA All-Star weekend is officially here.

Team Caitlin Clark will go head-to-head against Team Naphessa Collier on Saturday during the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. But before Clark teams up with Sabrina Ionescu in the All-Star Game, she will compete in Friday's WNBA STARRY 3-Point Contest.

The 3-point contest field includes two former champions, including Ionescu, who currently holds the 3-point competition record in the WNBA or NBA after the New York Liberty star knocked down 37 of 40 3s en route to a victory in 2023. Atlanta Dream All-Star Allisha Gray made history of her own last year when she became the first player in WNBA history to sweep the skills challenge and 3-point contest in the same season. She will defend both on Friday.

Here's everything you about the 2025 WNBA All-Star's festivities on Friday.

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) claps her hands in excitement during a game against the Dallas Wings on Sunday, July 13, 2025 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.2025 WNBA STARRY® 3-Point Contest

Rhyne Howard currently leads the league in made 3s this season (56), but with Howard sidelined from All-Star activities due to a left knee injury, the door is wide open. Gray is shooting 38.9% from beyond the arc in Atlanta, which marks the highest among the five participants. Clark is shooting 28.9% from 3 this season, down from her average of 34.4% last year, and is looking to snap out of a shooting slump. She has shot 23-of-74 from the field and 6-of-35 from beyond the arc in the past five games as she's dealt with left leg injuries.

The 3-point competition will feature two timed rounds with money balls (two points) and Starry balls (three points) in play. This year, players will also get to place a special “all money ball” rack, where every ball is worth two points, anywhere among the five shooting locations. The top two from the first round will go head-to-head in a final round.

Here's the full list of competitors:

Washington Mystics guard Sonia Citron

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark

Atlanta Dream guard Allisha Gray

New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu

Los Angeles Sparks guard Kelsey Plum

Buckets incoming 🏀Here are the participants of the 2025 WNBA @starrylemonlime 3-Point Contest:⭐ Sonia Citron, @washmystics⭐ Caitlin Clark, @indianafever⭐ Allisha Gray, @atlantadream⭐ Sabrina Ionescu, @nyliberty⭐ Kelsey Plum, @lasparks pic.twitter.com/BqY25i1IxI

— WNBA (@WNBA) July 15, 2025

Kia WNBA Skills Challenge

The WNBA Skills Challenge features a timed obstacle course consisting of bounce passes, a chest pass, a 3-point shot from the top of the arc, an elbow jumper, a corner three, an outlet pass, speed dribbles and a final shot from anywhere on the court. To make it even more challenging, the WNBA is throwing a wrench into things by placing a 2025 Kia Sorento Hybrid onto the court. The top two from the first round will advance to the final round.

This year's participants are:

New York Liberty guard Natasha Cloud

Seattle Storm guard Skylar Diggins

Atlanta Dream Guard Allisha Gray

Seattle Storm guard Erica Wheeler

Minnesota Lynx guard Courtney Williams

Announcing the participants for the 2025 @Kia WNBA Skills Challenge 🤩⭐ Natasha Cloud, @nyliberty⭐ Skylar Diggins, @seattlestorm⭐ Allisha Gray, @atlantadream⭐ Erica Wheeler, @seattlestorm ⭐ Courtney Williams, @minnesotalynx pic.twitter.com/HgRB7q9EWk

— WNBA (@WNBA) July 15, 2025

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