Dolson and Meesseman, the Definition of All-Stars

Late Tuesday evening, it was announced that the Mystics will have two representatives in the 2015 WNBA All-Star game, centers Stefanie Dolson and Emma Meesseman. The game, which will be held in Connecticut on July 25th at 3:30 p.m. on ABC, features some of the best 22 women’s basketball players in the entire world going head-to-head against one another. Let’s take a closer by-the-numbers look as to why these two emerging superstars for the ‘Stics were included in this elite group and why they are so well deserving of their midsummer classic nods.

 

Stefanie Dolson, 23 years old, 2nd year with Mystics out of UConn

1-on-1 with Stefanie Dolson

  •  Points: 13.4 ppg, 15th in WNBA (2014: 6.0 ppg)
  •  Rebounds: 7.3 rpg, 10th in WNBA (2014: 4.4 rpg)
  •  Shooting: 54.3% FG, 8th in WNBA
  •  Blocks: 1.4 bpg, 5th in WNBA
  •  4 double doubles, 7th in WNBA (2014: 2 double doubles)
  •  12 games in double figures (2014: 6 games of 10+ points)
  • Eight consecutive games in double figures (16.0 ppg over last eight games)
  •  87.2% FT
  •  Career high 22 points against Liberty on July 9th

 

 

Emma Meesseman, 22 years old, 3rd year with Mystics out of Belgium

1-on-1 with Emma Meesseman

 

  • Points: 13.0 ppg, 17th in WNBA (2013: 4.4 ppg, 2014: 10.1 ppg)
  • Rebounds: 6.9 rpg, 11th in WNBA (2013: 3.1 rpg, 2014: 6.4 rpg)
  • Shooting: 54.5% FG, 6th in WNBA
  • Blocks: 1.6 bpg, 4th in WNBA
  • 2 double doubles, 12th in WNBA (2013: no double doubles, 2014: 5 double doubles)
  • 9 games in double figures (2013: 3 games of 10+ points, 2014: 15 games of 10+ points)
  • 86.2% FT
  • Career high 24 points against Tulsa on June 19th

 

 

Cleary, these two have elevated their games to the next level this season, and their on-court performances certainly place them among the best 22 players in the league. This is only the first of hopefully many All-Star appearances for these two during long, illustrious careers. We’ll see how they perform on the game’s biggest stage this weekend.