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Dallas Wings’ Arike Ogunbowale Named WNBA All-Star

Arike Ogunbowale

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Dallas Wings guard Arike Ogunbowale will compete in the 2022 WNBA All-Star Game this weekend in Chicago.

The 2022 WNBA All-Star game will be played at Wintrust Arena in Chicago on Sunday, July 10. Tipoff is at 12:00 p.m. CT and the game will be broadcast on ABC.  

Ogunbowale, 25, was the 2021 WNBA All-Star MVP and is currently averaging 19.5 points per game, which ranks third in the league. Her recent 37-point performance against the Phoenix Mercury is the league’s highest single-game scoring output this season.

Ogunbowale also leads the WNBA with 60 made threes, including three games with six made threes this season. In addition to her scoring, Ogunbowale leads the Wings with 71 assists and 23 steals. This season, Ogunbowale eclipsed 2,000 career points and did so in 102 games, which ranks as the fifth-fastest player to accomplish that feat in WNBA history.

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