UpShot Baltimore

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UpShot Baltimore
League UpShot League
FoundedNovember 20, 2025;52 days ago (2025-11-20)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
History2027–
Arena Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena
Capacity5,500
Location Catonsville, Maryland
ChairmanAndy Kaufmann
Ownership Zawyer Sports & Entertainment
Greg Resh, governor
Website BaltimoreUpShot.com

UpShot Baltimore is a planned professional women's basketball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The team is the first expansion franchise of the UpShot League, a developmental women's basketball league in the United States, set to begin play in May 2026.

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History

In November 2025, the UpShot League announced its first expansion franchise for Baltimore, marking the league's growth beyond its original four markets in Jacksonville, Charlotte, Greensboro, and Savannah. [1]

UpShot League commissioner, and former WNBA president Donna Orender, said at the team's introductory press conference, "We are thrilled, truly, that it is Baltimore... Baltimore is a mission-driven city, as is the Upshot League. We are grounded in purpose, opportunity, especially for girls, but for everyone. Because we truly believe when you lift up one, you lift up all." [2]

Ownership and management

UpShot Baltimore is owned and operated by Zawyer Sports & Entertainment, a Jacksonville, Florida–based sports management company that also owns and operates the UpShot League and its other member teams. Zawyer Sports was founded in 2018 by CEO Andy Kaufmann and has grown to include professional franchises across multiple sports. [1]

Greg Resh, a Baltimore native and former CFO of the NFL's Washington Commanders, has been named governor of the franchise. [2]

Arena

UpShot Baltimore is scheduled to play its home games at the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena in Catonsville, Maryland. [1] UpShot League teams will play a 40-game regular season, separated by 20 home games and 20 away. [3]

Team identity

Currently, official team colors, logos, and naming branding for UpShot Baltimore have not yet been publicly announced. These details are to be voted on by fans. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ahearn, Cale (20 November 2025). "UPSHOT League announces new Baltimore professional women's basketball team". FOXBaltimore.com. WBBF (Sinclair, Inc.). Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  2. 1 2 Watson, Jack (20 November 2025). "New Baltimore pro women's basketball team tips off in 2027". WMAR2News.com. Scripps News Group. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  3. ↑ Bonts, Mike. "Zawyer Sports Announces New Basketball League". JacksonvilleSportsToday.com. Wordpress. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
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