Women's College All-Star Game Returning to National Championship Weekend
Nearly 70 seniors named to the Women's College All-Star Game Watch List presented by Herbalife for the contest, which is set for April 5 in Tampa
 
TAMPA, Fla. – The 2025 Women's College All-Star Game will once again take place during national championship weekend, with the event set for April 5 in Tampa. The postseason all-star showcase, which returned after a nearly 20-year absence last season, will be televised on ESPN2 at 3 p.m. ET.
 
The Women's College All-Star Game Watch List presented by Herbalife was also revealed today. The watch list, compiled with the help of a nationally renowned panel of media experts, broadcasters and other stakeholders, while also taking into consideration national preseason, midseason and weekly award winners, features dozens of players poised to continue their careers on the professional level. While not an exhaustive list as players have the opportunity to play their way into consideration as the season progresses, the watch list includes top players such as:
-UConn's Paige Bueckers
-Notre Dame's Olivia Miles and Sonia Citron
-LSU's Aneesah Morrow
-South Carolina's Te-Hina Paopao
-USC's Kiki iIriafen
-TCU's Hailey Van Lith
-Kansas State's Ayoka Lee
 
The complete watch list can be found on the attached PDF or online at www.womenscollegeallstar.com. The final event roster will be announced the week of the event. Participants in the Women's College All-Star Game will be players that have exhausted or will for forego their remaining eligibility.
 
Last April, 20 of college basketball's top senior standouts converged in Cleveland to rekindle the postseason event that Intersport helped originally launch in 1998. There, five All-Americans, more than a dozen All-Conference standouts and four future WNBA draft picks competed in front of nearly 5,000 fans on the eve of the sport's national championship game.
 
Tickets for the 2025 event, which will take place at Tampa Prep, located one mile from Amalie Arena, the site of the women's college basketball national championship game, will go on sale starting March 6, with the presale taking place March 5. To stay up to date on the latest ticket info and register for the exclusive presale visit www.womenscollegeallstar.com/tickets.
 
National brands have already signed on to be part of the 2025 event, including Herbalife and Skechers.
 
Intersport launched the inaugural Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-Star Challenge in 1998, which the WBCA operated through 2006. The Chicago-based agency was also a longstanding partner with the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame and ESPN to stage the prestigious Women's Tip-Off Classic that annually featured the sport's top programs in high-profile matchups as part of ESPN's early season programming. Today, Intersport continues to operate major men's and women's college basketball events throughout the season, including the CBS Sports Classic, the Elevance Health Women's Fort Myers Tip-Off, Arizona Tip-Off and other major showcase events.
 
Final rosters, coaches and more details will be available online and www.womenscollegeallstar.com and by following @IntersportHoops on Instagram and X.
 
About Intersport
Intersport is an award-winning agency that fills the empty space between marketing campaigns and consumers—helping brands make more meaningful connections. Its industry-leading team offers expert insights in content marketing, experiential marketing, hospitality, partnership consulting and platform development. The Chicago-based agency also owns and operates events across the professional and collegiate sports landscape, including basketball, football, golf, pickleball and volleyball. Intersport has been headquartered in Chicago since its inception in 1985 and has an additional office in Detroit. Learn more at www.intersport.global and on social media (LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook).
 
Contact:
Dan Mihalik, Intersport, dmihalik@intersport.global