Basketball Wives season 5 explained

Season Number:	5
Bgcolour:	D9D9F3
Num Episodes:	10
Network:	VH1
Episode List:	List of Basketball Wives episodes

The fifth season of the reality television series Basketball Wives aired on VH1 from August 19, 2013 until October 21, 2013.^[1] The show was primarily filmed in Miami, Florida and New York, New York. It was executively produced by Nick Emmerson, Alex Demyanenko, Shaunie O'Neal, Jill Holmes, Tom Huffman, and Sean Rankine.

The show chronicles the lives of a group of women who are the wives and girlfriends, or have been romantically linked to, professional basketball players in the National Basketball Association, though the title of the series does not make this differentiation, solely referring to the women as "wives".

Production

Basketball Wives debuted on April 11, 2010, with thirty-minute episodes. The second season premiered on December 12, 2010, with expanded sixty-minute episodes and featured new cast member Tami Roman.^[2] Season 3 made its debut on May 30, 2011, with new cast member Meeka Claxton.^[3] The fourth season premiered on February 20, 2012, with two new cast members, Kenya Bell and Kesha Nichols and the departure of Claxton.^[4] The fifth season premiered on August 19, 2013, with Tasha Marbury joining the cast.^[5] According to a tweet from Tami Roman, the show has been quietly though officially cancelled.^[6]

Cast

Main cast

• Tasha Marbury

Wife of Stephon Marbury

• Suzie Ketcham: Ex-Girlfriend of Michael Olowokandi
• Tami Roman

Ex-Wife of Kenny Anderson

• Evelyn Lozada

Ex-Wife of Chad Ochocinco

• Shaunie O'Neal

Ex-Wife of Shaquille O'Neal

Recurring cast

• Kenya Bell

Ex-Wife of Charlie Bell

Notes and References

1. Web site: Stanhope. Kate. VH1 Gets into the Game with Basketball Wives. TV Guide. April 14, 2013. December 7, 2009.
2. Web site: The Women of "Basketball Wives" Return for a Second Season on VH1. The Futon Critic. November 18, 2010.
3. Web site: Summer Nights Just Got Hotter With VH1's All-New Series and Returning Favorites. The Futon Critic. April 14, 2013. April 28, 2011.
4. Web site: VH1 Heads Into the Fourth Season of "Basketball Wives". The Futon Critic. December 6, 2011.
5. Web site: August Gets Even Hotter with the Return of VH1's Scorching Fan Favorites. The Futon Critic. July 17, 2013.
6. Web site: Tami Roman confirmed ‘Basketball Wives’ cancellation? It has been confirmed by vh1 and Shaunie O'Neal that the Miami Wives will return with an all new revamped cast and one original member. . July 29, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141031021236/http://s2smagazine.com/2014/07/29/tami-roman-confirmed-basketball-wives-cancellation/ . 2014-10-31 .