Former UConn star Diana Taurasi was voted in by the fans as one of the starters for the "Rest of the World" team in the EuroLeague Women All-Star game which will be played on March 9 in Gdynia, Poland.

Taurasi, who plays for three-time defending league champion Spartak Moscow Region, is the EuroLeague's leading scorer averaging 22.8 points per game heading into the game.

Sandrine Gruda of the Connecticut Sun, who plays for UMMC Ekaterinburg, was selected as a starter for the Europe squad.

Spartak and Ekaterinburg figure to be in contention for the EuroLeague title. The playoffs began today with Spartak facing Lotos Gydnia while Ekaterinburg is playing Galatasaray.