2023 Athletes Unlimited Basketball season

The 2023 Season will be the Athletes Unlimited Basketball's second in existence. The season will be played in Dallas, Texas and will run from February 22 to March 25. The format in which teams are redrafted each week allows athletes to accumulate points for both individual and team performances, culminating with one individual winner.

Players +NamePositionCollege2023 Current Team CC Andrews Guard Saint Joseph's Antoinette Bannister Guard/Forward East Carolina Partizani (Albania) Kristi Bellock Forward Texas A&M H. Petah Tikva (Israel) Kierstan Bell Forward Florida Gulf Coast Las Vegas Aces Crystal Bradford Guard Central Michigan Lexie Brown Guard Duke Los Angeles Sparks Kirby Burkholder Guard James Madison Veronica Burton Guard Northwestern Dallas Wings Jordin Canada Guard UCLA Los Angeles Sparks DiJonai Carrington Guard/Forward Stanford/Baylor Connecticut Sun Essence Carson Guard Rutgers Layshia Clarendon Guard California Los Angeles Sparks Natasha Cloud Guard Saint Joseph's Washington Mystics Taj Cole Guard Georgia Sydney Colson Guard Texas A&M Las Vegas Aces G'mrice Davis Forward Fordham Hope Elam Forward Indiana Allisha Gray Guard South Carolina Atlanta Dream Rebecca Harris Forward Illinois Isabelle Harrison Guard Tennessee Los Angeles Sparks Air Hearn Guard Memphis Naz Hillmon Forward Michigan Atlanta Dream Mya Hollingshed Forward Colorado Lexie Hull Guard Stanford Indiana Fever Meme Jackson Guard/Forward Tennessee N'dea Jones Forward Texas A&M Whitney Knight Guard FGCU Jessica Kuster Forward Rice Akela Maize Center North Carolina State Danielle M. McCray Forward Mississippi Suriya McGuire Guard Miami Kelsey Mitchell Guard Ohio State Indiana Fever Karisma Penn Forward Illinois Theresa Plaisance Forward LSU Seattle Storm Lydia Rivers Forward Virginia Caliya Robinson Forward Georgia Odyssey Sims Guard Baylor Connecticut Sun NaLyssa Smith Forward Baylor Indiana Fever Jenna Staiti Center Georgia Destinee Walker Guard North Carolina/Notre Dame Niki Lefkadas (Greece) Jasmine Walker Forward Alabama Seattle Storm Evina Westbrook Guard UConn Washington Mystics Courtney Williams Guard South Florida Chicago Sky Tamera Young Guard/Forward James Madison

Scoring system There are multiple ways for players to accumulate points during games to make their way into 1 of the 4 captain spots.

Win Points Win points are all about the team performance. They accumulate during both individual quarters and overall game wins. Each quarter is worth +50 points and overall games are worth +150 points. If a quarter is tied, the points roll over to the subsequent quarter.

Game MVPs After each game, the players and members of The Unlimited Club will vote for players who they feel had standout performances. These points will be added to the player's individual total. Points will be awarded as follows: MVP 1: +90 points MVP 2: +60 points MVP 3: +30 points

Individual Stats The final component of points is individual stats. Players will earn points based on their performance: Assist: +10 Steal: +10 Block: +10 Shooting Foul Drawn: +4 Personal Foul Drawn: +4 Offensive Foul Drawn: +8 Defensive Rebound: +5 Offensive Rebound: +10 Made FT: +10 Made 2: +20 Made 3: +30

Players can also lose points for certain actions, such as committing fouls, turning over the ball or missing a shot: Shooting Foul Committed: -8 Personal Foul Committed: -8 Offensive Foul Committed: -16 Other Foul Committed: -8 Turnover: -10 Missed FT: -10 Missed 2: -10 Missed 3: -10

Captains Each week, based on the point system, the top 4 players will draft their teams. They will draft in a snake style system. Week 1 Captains were chosen based on the final leaderboard standings from the first season. Lexie Brown and Isabelle Harrison would have been captains, but they were replaced by Sims and Williams due to pre-approved absences.

Week 1 Captains: Taj Cole, Odyssey Sims, Natasha Cloud, and Courtney Williams Week 2 Captains: Odyssey Sims, Isabelle Harrison, NaLyssa Smith, and Naz Hillmon Week 3 Captains: Odyssey Sims, NaLyssa Smith, Naz Hillmon, and Kelsey Mitchell Week 4 Captains: Odyssey Sims, NaLyssa Smith, Kierstan Bell, and Naz Hillmon Week 5 Captains: Odyssey Sims, NaLyssa Smith, Naz Hillmon, and Isabelle Harrison

Games

Week 1

Week 2

Leaderboard Below is the leaderboard which tallies the total points earned via the scoring system that each player has accumulated during the games that are played each week. The points are on a running-tally from week to week. The list reflects the final standings - culminating after Week 5.

Rank Player Points Notes 1 NaLyssa Smith 6,811 2 Naz Hillmon 6,660 3 Odyssey Sims 6,383 4 Allisha Gray 5,748 5 Jordin Canada 5,705 6 Isabelle Harrison 5,687 7 Crystal Bradford 5,419 8 Lexie Hull 5,411 9 Kelsey Mitchell 5,386 10 Kierstan Bell 4,950 11 Layshia Clarendon 4,816 12 Theresa Plaisance 4,777 13 Natasha Cloud 4,723 14 Air Hearn 4,479 15 Jasmine Walker 4,234 16 Courtney Williams 4,168 17 Evina Westbrook 4,143 18 Lexie Brown 3,939 19 Danni McCray 3,586 20 Veronica Burton 3,546 21 G'mrice Davis 3,538 22 Lydia Rivers 3,470 23 Tamera Young 3,360 24 CC Andrews 3,290 25 Caliya Robinson 3,270 26 N'dea Jones 3,132 27 Akela Maize 3,126 28 Sydney Colson 3,014 29 Kirby Burkholder 2,986 30 Antoinette Bannister 2,930 31 MeMe Jackson 2,896 32 Kristi Bellock 2,859 33 Jenna Staiti 2,743 34 Taj Cole 2,733 35 Essence Carson 2,684 36 Jessica Kuster 2,643 37 Karisma Penn 2,425 38 Destinee Walker 2,422 39 Hope Elam 2,418 40 Rebecca Harris 2,414 41 Whitney Knight 2,386 42 Mya Hollingshed 1,985 43 Suriya McGuire 1,869 44 DiJonai Carrington 1,300 Missed Entire AU Season - Injury

Team Captain Records + Team Captains Records Team Record Number of Weeks as Captain Team Williams 3–0 1 Team Cole 0–3 1 Team Sims 8–7 5 Team Cloud 1–2 1 Team Smith 7–5 4 Team Harrison 2–4 2 Team Hillmon 8–4 4 Team Mitchell 0–3 1 Team Bell 1–2 1

References

2023 Athletes Unlimited Basketball season

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