| 2023 AU Basketball Season | |
| League: | Athletes Unlimited Basketball |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Pixels: | 240px |
| Duration: | February 22 - March 25 |
| Tv: | CBS Sports Network, YouTube |
| Season Champs: | NaLyssa Smith |
| Prevseason Link: | 2022 |
| Prevseason Year: | 2022 |
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.[1] 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.[2]
There are multiple ways for players to accumulate points during games to make their way into 1 of the 4 captain spots.[5]
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.
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:
The final component of points is individual stats. Players will earn points based on their performance:
Players can also lose points for certain actions, such as committing fouls, turning over the ball or missing a shot:
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.
|-| rowspan=2 | Thursday, February 23| 6:00 p.m.| style="background: blue; color: white;"|Team Williams| vs| style="background: orange; color: white;"|Team Sims| WNBA League Pass
Women's Sport Network| 96-93 OT| Odyssey Sims (30)| NaLyssa Smith (10)| Odyssey Sims (12)| Lexie Hull (2)|-| 8:30 p.m.| style="background: yellow; color: white;"|Team Cloud| vs| style="background: purple; color: white;"|Team Cole| WNBA League Pass
Women's Sport Network| 78-72| Canada
Gray
Bradford (21)| Crystal Bradford (14)| Natasha Cloud (5)| Bradford
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Walker (1)|-| rowspan=2 | Friday, February 24| 6:00 p.m.| style="background: purple; color: white;"|Team Cole| vs| style="background: orange; color: white;"|Team Sims| WNBA League Pass
Bally Sports Network| 95-120| Kelsey Mitchell (28)| NaLyssa Smith (16)| Odyssey Sims (14)| Lexie Hull (3)|-| 8:30 p.m.| style="background: blue; color: white;"|Team Williams| vs| style="background: yellow; color: white;"|Team Cloud| WNBA League Pass
Bally Sports Network| 75-67| Natasha Cloud (18)| Naz Hillmon (12)| Courtney Williams (8)| Westbrook
Carson (2)|-| rowspan=2 | Sunday, February 26| 2:30 p.m.| style="background: purple; color: white;"|Team Cole| vs| style="background: blue; color: white;"|Team Williams| CBS Sports Network| 75-89| Isabelle Harrison (27)| Crystal Bradford (13)| Courtney Williams (8)| Allisha Gray (3)|-| 4:30 p.m.| style="background: orange; color: white;"|Team Sims| vs| style="background: yellow; color: white;"|Team Cloud| CBS Sports Network| 91-66| NaLyssa Smith (24)| NaLyssa Smith (12)| Odyssey Sims (12)| G'mrice Davis (2)
|-| rowspan=2 | Wednesday, March 1| 6:00 p.m.| style="background: blue; color: white;"|Team Smith| vs| style="background: orange; color: white;"|Team Harrison| WNBA League Pass
Women's Sports Network||||||-| 8:30 p.m.| style="background: yellow; color: white;"|Team Sims| vs| style="background: purple; color: white;"|Team Hillmon| WNBA League Pass
Women's Sports Network||||||-| rowspan=2 | Friday, March 3| 6:00 p.m.| style="background: purple; color: white;"|Team Hillmon| vs| style="background: orange; color: white;"|Team Harrison| WNBA League Pass||||||-| 8:30 p.m.| style="background: blue; color: white;"|Team Smith| vs| style="background: yellow; color: white;"|Team Sims| WNBA League Pass
Women's Sports Network||||||-| rowspan=2 | Saturday, March 4| 6:00 p.m.| style="background: purple; color: white;"|Team Hillmon| vs| style="background: blue; color: white;"|Team Smith| WNBA League Pass
Bally Sports||||||-| 8:30 p.m.| style="background: orange; color: white;"|Team Harrison| vs| style="background: yellow; color: white;"|Team Sims| WNBA League Pass
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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 | Record | Number of Weeks as Captain | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-0 | 1 | ||
| Team Cole | 0-3 | 1 | |
| 8-7 | 5 | ||
| 1-2 | 1 | ||
| 7-5 | 4 | ||
| 2-4 | 2 | ||
| 8-4 | 4 | ||
| 0-3 | 1 | ||
| 1-2 | 1 |