The newly released “AT&T WNBA All-Star 2025” official logo features colors sourced from the WNBA’s signature orange and the Indiana Fever’s brand colors of red, blue and gold reflecting the intense Hoosier passion for basketball culture.
In addition to the logo unveiling, the WNBA All-Star 2025 Board of Directors released its membership, which includes prominent civic, corporate and philanthropic leaders. The board and the WNBA All-Star Host Committee will meet regularly in the coming months to plan and execute July’s event.
AT&T WNBA All-Star 2025 includes the fan fest WNBA Live!, and downtown activations that bring together sports, culture and community leading up to the main events, including the skills challenge and 3-point contest on July 18, and game on July 19, hosted at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The event will also coincide with Indiana Black Expo’s Summer Celebration.
“As a former player who had the privilege of representing our amazing city and home team in many WNBA All-Stars, there’s nothing more exciting than Indy taking over the world stage to host the best of the best in women’s basketball,” said WNBA All-Star 2025 Host Committee Co-Chair and Indiana Fever legend Tamika Catchings. “WNBA All-Star is more than just a game — it’s going to be an epic celebration of the tremendous growth of our sport and diverse fanbase, and an opportunity to deliver big wins for our community through unique events and impactful philanthropic partnerships.”
Tickets are expected to go on sale this spring and fans can anticipate a series of exciting AT&T WNBA All-Star related announcements and news in the months leading up to the event. Fans can sign up for updates by visitingwnbaallstar2025.com. To celebrate the logo reveal, a WNBA All-Star Game t-shirt and hoodie are available to purchase through wnbastore.nba.com.
Board of Directors:
Allison Melangton, Senior Vice President, Penske Entertainment Corp.
Sarah Myer, Chief of Staff and Strategy, Indiana Sports Corp
Dan Parker, Chief of Staff and Chief Deputy Mayor, City of Indianapolis
Terina Perry, Senior Director of Experiential Marketing, Lucas Oil Products
Melissa Proffitt, Partner-in-Charge of Client Relations, Ice Miller LLP
Marci Reddick, President, Capital Improvement Board of Marion County
Dave Ricks, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Eli Lilly
Julie Roe Lach, Commissioner, Horizon League
David Rosenberg, President and Chief Executive Officer, Indiana University Launch Accelerator for Biosciences
Jennifer Rumsey, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Cummins, Inc.
Taylor Schaffer, President and Chief Executive Officer, Downtown Indy, Inc.
Amy Schumacher, Chief Executive Officer, The Heritage Group
Kevin Speer, Chief Executive Officer, Ascension St. Vincent
Alice Watson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Indiana Black Expo, Inc.
Donna Wilkinson, Chief People Officer, Pacers Sports & Entertainment
Marsha Wurster, Senior Director of Commercial Enterprise, Indianapolis Airport Authority
Co-Chairs – Public Safety:
Todd Taylor, President Business Operations, Pacers Sports & Entertainment
Sarah Meyer Simon, Founder of The Simon Collective
Brandi Davis-Handy, President, AES Indiana
Kenzi Inman, Associate Vice President of Business Ventures & Strategic Development, Pacers Sports & Entertainment
Kristyn Laffoon, Director of the Office of the CEO, Pacers Sports & Entertainment
Julie Arnold, Special Projects Coordinator, WNBA All-Star 2025 Host Committee
Susan Baughman, Lead Event Director, WNBA All-Star 2025 Host Committee
By Josh Lewis, Writer
The Senators hung tough in the Holiday Tournament championship game, but a furious comeback fell just short against the Borden Braves. Borden used a big third quarter to build up their lead and held off the Senators rally to win the tournament championship 59-54.
Borden took an early 9-0 lead before Tristan Brown got the Senators on the board with just over three minutes left in the quarter with a free throw. He hit a floater on the next trip down the court. Colton Brown hit a three for West Washington to cut the lead 12-8.
Nevin Marrs came off the bench for West Washington and gave them a spark with a three to cut the Borden lead 20-18 halfway through the second quarter. They got their first lead on a Tristan Brown free throw to make it a 21-20. A layup from Marrs made it a 23-20, but back to back triples from the Braves put them back in front heading into the break.
Colton Brown hit an early three for West Washington, but the Braves started getting some turnovers that allowed them to get out in transition and start building their lead in spurts, building a 19 point lead at one point. Meanwhile the Senators managed just five points in the quarter.
In the fourth quarter the script flipped in favor of the Senators. It was their turn to create some turnovers and get some transition buckets and start mounting a furious comeback.
Tristan got back to back scores late in the quarter to make it a 51-38 Braves lead with just over three minutes to play. Holden Russell got a score to keep the Senators chipping away. A Colton Brown three and then a pair of free throws from Russell cut the lead to single digits. Another free throw from Russell made it a 54-47 with 1:39 left in the quarter.
Borden got a much needed old fashioned three point play to steal a bit of momentum back. West Washington kept hustling and forced several jump balls and turnovers, but couldn’t get the lead down to give them a crack at getting the win.
West Washington will play North Daviess in the opening round of a tournament at Loogootee on Friday.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
| WW | 8 | 15 | 5 | 26 | 54 |
| BHS | 15 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 59 |
WW scoring: Morrow 5, Russell 12, C. Brown 14, Batt 2, Zink 3, Marrs 8, T. Brown 10
BHS scoring: Keith 2, Missi 12, Rarick 5, Banet 9, Schmidt 7, Jones 20, Scheich 2, Compton 2
Threes: Morrow, C. Brown 4, Marrs, Missi 2, Rarick, Banet 2, Jones 4
Holden Russell glides to the hoop.
Silas Batt gets a bucket in the paint.
Photos by Josh Lewis.
By Josh Lewis, Writer
The Lions got the better of Eastern in the consolation game of the Holiday Tournament on Saturday night. The Lions overcame a sluggish fourth quarter thanks to a corner three from Braxton Dean with just a few seconds left to give the Lions the 49-46 win and their third win in the last four games.
Eastern took an early lead behind a couple of Kody Banet threes to make it a 12-6 Musketeer lead. But Salem rallied to close the quarter and Adam Mull found Evan Lloyd in the corner for a three with six seconds left to cut the lead down 14-12.
The Lions took the lead in the second quarter with back to back scores from Braxton Dean and Jackson Brough. Lloyd hit another three and then got an easy basket off a steal to push it to a 21-14 lead. Payton Schocke got a steal and then kicked it to Lloyd for the transition layup to keep Salem rolling. Kaleb Bongibault finally stopped the run with a score with 4:17 left in the quarter. Lloyd scored another basket on a fast break but a Bongibault three kept Eastern close, trailing 29-23.
Salem got threes from Dean and Mull to start the third quarter and take a 35-25 lead early. But three's from Gavin Hurst and Banet cut the lead back down. Lloyd got another three to fall and a basket in the paint from Kaiden Romero-Hembree with seven seconds left in the quarter to make it a 44-39 lead for the Lions going into the final stanza.
Both teams came out cold to start the fourth. Brody Temple took the lid off the basket with a free throw with just under four minutes to play. Bongibault scored with 2:41 to go to tie the game up at 44. Schocke got the Lions their first points of the quarter with 1:11 left to play to retake the lead. Bongibault answered with a basket with 43.9 to go.
Salem drained the clock down and with 2.6 left Mull found Dean in the corner for a wide open three that didn’t hit any part of the rim and gave the Lions the three point lead. A desperation heave by Eastern late didn’t fall and the Lions earned their third win of the season.
Salem will play in the Forest Park tournament and will take on Winchester in the opening round on Friday. Eastern will travel to Milan on Friday.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
| SHS | 12 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 49 |
| EHS | 14 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 46 |
SHS scoring: Mull 4, Schocke 2, Lloyd 17, Brough 8, Dean 14, Romero-Hembree 4
EHS scoring: Hurst 3, Banet 16, Bongibault 21, Drury 2, Temple 4
Threes: Mull, Lloyd 3, Dean 2, Hurst, Banet 4, Bongibault
Evan Lloyd eyes one of his four triples.
Jackson Brough goes up for a tough basket.
Gavin Hurst pushes the ball up the floor.
Kody Banet scoops a layup in.
Photos by Josh Lewis.
By Josh Lewis, Writer
West Washington beat Salem for the second time this season in the opening round of the Holiday Tournament 39-32. West Washington jumped ahead 8-0 after Silas Batt knocked down two free throws. Salem finally got on the board with a basket from Kaiden Romero-Hembree before another basket from Holden Russell made it a 10-2 Senator lead.
Carson Albertson hit back to back triples for the Lions to open the second quarter and pull them closer down 12-8, but Tristan Brown got an old fashioned three point play and hit a jumper to give the Senators more breathing room. Albertson hit another three and Braxton Dean scored to pull the LIons within 20-13 late in the half.
In the third quarter West Washington stretched their lead out 33-23 but the Lions kept plugging away to try and keep it close. Back to back threes in the fourth quarter from Albertson and Romero-Hembree pulled them within three, but they couldn’t get over the hump as the Senators held them off to head to the championship round.
In the second game of the opening night Eastern took a big lead in the first half. After a back and forth first quarter, the Musketeers seized control in the second. Kody Banet and Brody Temple scored to give Eastern the lead 13-12. Back to back threes from Gavin Hurst pushed the advantage to 19-12. Banet got another basket and then a steal that he took for another score to make it a 23-15 lead.
Temple scored early in the second half to push the lead out to double digits, 31-20, but things started to turn in the Braves favor late in the quarter. Turnovers for Eastern started to get the Braves out and running, which led to a few threes opening the floodgates. The Musketeers weren’t able to regain momentum and fell to Borden 60-46.
By Josh Lewis, Writer
The rough skid for the Lady Lions continued on Friday night when Corydon came to town. Salem hung tough as long as they could, but turnovers in the second half allowed the Panthers to pull away for the 65-26 win.
Both teams were a little sluggish in the first quarter, but Corydon started to build their lead in the second. Alexis Maudlin knocked down a three to try and keep Salem hanging around, trailing 24-9. Another triple from Payslea Chastain made it 33-12 late in the half.
Both offenses struggled in the third quarter with neither scoring double digits, but Corydon reasserted control in the fourth quarter to start pulling away again. Chastain hit back to back threes to make it a 42-23 game before Corydon ran away to close the game out with a 23-3 run.
Salem will host North Harrison on Thursday evening.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
| CHS | 17 | 16 | 9 | 23 | 65 |
| SHS | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 26 |
CHS scoring: Groover 8, Jones 9, Withers 9, Lathan 6, Vaughn 8, Tetter 11, Murphy 12, Beauchamp 2
SHS scoring: Chastain 9, A. Hardy 3, R. Little 3, Maudlin 3, Maynard 5, Walters 2, Wilson 1
Threes: Jones, Vaughn 2, Tetter 3, Murphy 2, Chastain 3, Maudlin, Little, Maynard
Sydney Wilson makes a move for a shot in the post.
Alexis Maudlin drives to the basket.
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