UpShot League

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The UpShot League
Current season, competition or edition:
Sports current event.svg 2026–27
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Sport Women's basketball
Founded2025
FounderZawyer Sports & Entertainment
First season2026
Commissioner Donna Orender
Motto"To UP everyone's shot"
"Uplift, elevate, and empower"
"When You Show UP, We Rise UP"
No. of teams4
Country United States
Continent North America
Official website UpShotLeague.com

The UpShot League is a professional developmental women's basketball league in the United States. [1] Former WNBA president Donna Orender will serve as the commissioner of the league. [2]

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The UpShot League will be headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, and will be operated by Zawyer Sports & Entertainment. [3]

The league is set to begin play in May 2026. The UpShot League’s regular-season schedule will consist of 40 games, including 20 at home and 20 on the road.

Teams

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75miles
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Charlotte Crown
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Savannah Steel
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Jacksonville Waves
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Greensboro Groove
Locations of UpShot League teams

The inaugural season will feature four teams, all based in the southeastern United States. [4]

TeamLocationVenueHead coach
Charlotte Crown Charlotte, North Carolina Bojangles Coliseum Trisha Stafford-Odom
Greensboro Groove Greensboro, North Carolina Novant Health Fieldhouse Janice M. Washington
Jacksonville Waves Jacksonville, Florida VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena Jessica Bogia
Savannah Steel Savannah, Georgia Enmarket Arena Coretta Brown

Key personnel

Initial investors

References

  1. ↑ "Upshot League |" . Retrieved 2025-05-04.
  2. ↑ "Professional Women's Development Basketball Team Coming to Charlotte, as part of New 'UPSHOT League' | Upshot League" . Retrieved 2025-05-04.
  3. ↑ Freeman, Clayton (January 27, 2025). "Upshot: Jacksonville to welcome new professional women's basketball league". The Florida Times-Union . Archived from the original on February 12, 2025. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  4. ↑ Mahoney, Ashley (January 30, 2025). "New professional women's basketball league coming to Charlotte". Axios Charlotte . Archived from the original on January 31, 2025. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
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