CLEVELAND, Ohio (April 3, 2024) – Washington State women's basketball senior Bella Murekatete will participate in the 2024 Women's College All-Star Game on April 6, joining other seniors from across the country in a nationally televised contest on ESPN2. The game will be held at 12:30 p.m. PT at the Wolstein Center on the campus of Cleveland State in downtown Cleveland.
The Women's College All-Star Game will provide 20 of the country's brightest stars one final opportunity to represent their programs and be recognized against the backdrop of the sport's championship weekend. Intersport, an award-winning Chicago-based agency that first launched a national women's college basketball all-star event alongside the WBCA 25 years ago, will host the event.
Murekatete appeared in all 36 games for the Cougars this year, and averaged 11.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks per game. During the 2023-24 season, she became the all-time program leader in career rebounds (990), blocks (188), games played (153) and games started (145). She finished her WSU career with 1,552 points, good for fifth all-time in program history.
Before the season, she was named to the 2024 Lisa Leslie Award Watch List, and was also named to the 2023-24 Preseason All-Pac-12 team.
Murekatete will suit up for either Team Lieberman or Team Miller, which will be coached by Naismith Hall of Famers and basketball legends Nancy Lieberman and Cheryl Miller, respectively. The complete rosters for Team Lieberman and Team Miller will be announced the week of the event, while individual player commitments will be announced on a rolling basis in the coming days.
Tickets for the Women's College All-Star Game, which start at just $15, are on sale now and can be purchased by visiting the event's website at www.womenscollegeallstar.com.
National brands have committed to the event and will activate during the experience through product distribution and other engagement opportunities, including State Farm, Zappos.com, Skechers and Under Armour.
About the Women's College All-Star Game
Twenty-five years after launching a national women's college basketball all-star event, Intersport has re-introduced the Women's College All-Star Game as an annual showcase spotlighting the country's elite players. These standouts, who will be exhausting their collegiate eligibility and are on the precipice of hearing their names called in the WNBA Draft, will have one final opportunity to represent their programs and be recognized against the backdrop of the sport's championship weekend. Intersport launched the inaugural Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-Star Challenge in 1998, which the WBCA operated through 2006. Additional information on the event is available at womenscollegeallstar.com.
About Intersport
Intersport is an award-winning agency and leader in the creation of ideas, content and experiences that attract and engage passionate audiences. Its industry-leading team offers expert insights in content marketing, customer engagement, experiential marketing, hospitality, production and sponsorship consulting. The Chicago-based agency also owns and operates events across the professional and collegiate sports landscape, including basketball, football, golf, pickleball and volleyball. Since staging just one early season event in 2019, Intersport has grown its basketball portfolio to manage nine different events during the first two months of the season—all with national broadcast partners. Intersport has been headquartered in Chicago since its inception in 1985, with additional offices in Boston, Detroit and New York. Learn more at www.intersport.global and on social media (LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook).
The Women's College All-Star Game will provide 20 of the country's brightest stars one final opportunity to represent their programs and be recognized against the backdrop of the sport's championship weekend. Intersport, an award-winning Chicago-based agency that first launched a national women's college basketball all-star event alongside the WBCA 25 years ago, will host the event.
Murekatete appeared in all 36 games for the Cougars this year, and averaged 11.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks per game. During the 2023-24 season, she became the all-time program leader in career rebounds (990), blocks (188), games played (153) and games started (145). She finished her WSU career with 1,552 points, good for fifth all-time in program history.
Before the season, she was named to the 2024 Lisa Leslie Award Watch List, and was also named to the 2023-24 Preseason All-Pac-12 team.
Murekatete will suit up for either Team Lieberman or Team Miller, which will be coached by Naismith Hall of Famers and basketball legends Nancy Lieberman and Cheryl Miller, respectively. The complete rosters for Team Lieberman and Team Miller will be announced the week of the event, while individual player commitments will be announced on a rolling basis in the coming days.
Tickets for the Women's College All-Star Game, which start at just $15, are on sale now and can be purchased by visiting the event's website at www.womenscollegeallstar.com.
National brands have committed to the event and will activate during the experience through product distribution and other engagement opportunities, including State Farm, Zappos.com, Skechers and Under Armour.
About the Women's College All-Star Game
Twenty-five years after launching a national women's college basketball all-star event, Intersport has re-introduced the Women's College All-Star Game as an annual showcase spotlighting the country's elite players. These standouts, who will be exhausting their collegiate eligibility and are on the precipice of hearing their names called in the WNBA Draft, will have one final opportunity to represent their programs and be recognized against the backdrop of the sport's championship weekend. Intersport launched the inaugural Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-Star Challenge in 1998, which the WBCA operated through 2006. Additional information on the event is available at womenscollegeallstar.com.
About Intersport
Intersport is an award-winning agency and leader in the creation of ideas, content and experiences that attract and engage passionate audiences. Its industry-leading team offers expert insights in content marketing, customer engagement, experiential marketing, hospitality, production and sponsorship consulting. The Chicago-based agency also owns and operates events across the professional and collegiate sports landscape, including basketball, football, golf, pickleball and volleyball. Since staging just one early season event in 2019, Intersport has grown its basketball portfolio to manage nine different events during the first two months of the season—all with national broadcast partners. Intersport has been headquartered in Chicago since its inception in 1985, with additional offices in Boston, Detroit and New York. Learn more at www.intersport.global and on social media (LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook).