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Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball brings 40 world-class athletes to the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, for four weeks of playoff intensity competition. All games will be available to stream for free on the WNBA App!
Players will be drafted to their Week 1 teams on Sunday, February 1, at 1 pm ET.
Check out a rundown of WNBA players participating in this year’s AU action!
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<h2>The Veterans</h2>
<div id="attachment_205830" style="width: 970px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-205830" class="wp-image-205830" src="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/01/GettyImages-2234396956-scaled.jpg" alt="Tina Charles #31 of the Connecticut Sun looks on against Atlanta Dream during first quarter at Gateway Center Arena on September 08, 2025 in College Park, Georgia" width="960" height="633" srcset="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/01/GettyImages-2234396956-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/01/GettyImages-2234396956-300x198.jpg 300w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/01/GettyImages-2234396956-1024x675.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/01/GettyImages-2234396956-768x506.jpg 768w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/01/GettyImages-2234396956-1536x1012.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/01/GettyImages-2234396956-2048x1349.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px" />Tina Charles #31 of the Connecticut Sun</div>
Tina Charles, league leader in FGM and rebounds, highlights the veteran WNBA presence on the 2026 AU roster. Alysha Clark, Odyssey Sims, and Bria Hartley also each bring over 10 years of W experience to the roster. Nine-year veteran Aerial Powers, along with eight-year vets Ariel Atkins, Lexie Brown, and Kiah Stokes, are set to hit the floor as well. Emma Cannon, Isabelle Harrison, and Kia Nurse bring seven years of league experience, alongside six-year veterans Shey Peddy and Brianna Turner.
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<h2>The Next Generation</h2>
<div id="attachment_205831" style="width: 970px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-205831" class="wp-image-205831" src="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/01/GettyImages-2232055092-scaled.jpg" alt="Te-Hina Paopao #2 of the Atlanta Dream smiles during the game against the Dallas Wings on August 29, 2025 at Gateway Center Arena at College Park in Atlanta, Georgia" width="960" height="640" srcset="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/01/GettyImages-2232055092-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/01/GettyImages-2232055092-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/01/GettyImages-2232055092-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/01/GettyImages-2232055092-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/01/GettyImages-2232055092-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/01/GettyImages-2232055092-2048x1365.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px" />Te-Hina Paopao #2 of the Atlanta Dream</div>
The 2025 WNBA Draft class highlights the wave of next-generation players set to hit the floor for 2026 AU action, including Aneesah Morrow, Te-Hina Paopao, Aaliyah Nye, Sarah Ashlee Barker, Kaitlyn Chen, and Bree Hall. Two-year veterans Jacy Sheldon and Jaylyn Sherrod are also on the roster alongside Zia Cooke and Grace Berger, who are both finishing up their respective third-year campaigns. NaLyssa Smith, Natasha Mack and Kierstan Bell round out the next generation on the roster, with four years of WNBA experience.
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The AU Pro Basketball season tips off Wednesday, February 4. Stream all games for FREE on the WNBA App!

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AP Recap

COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) — <a class="Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement" href="https://x.com/WNBA/status/1968854362991521946" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-gtm-enhancement-style="LinkEnhancementA">Aliyah Boston made the go-ahead basket</a> with 7.4 seconds left, Lexie Hull <a class="Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement" href="https://x.com/IndianaFever/status/1968856460894351811" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-gtm-enhancement-style="LinkEnhancementA">stole the ensuing inbounds pass</a> and the Indiana Fever beat the No. 3-seeded Atlanta Dream 87-85 on Thursday night to advance to the WNBA semifinals.
Despite missing Caitlin Clark among its injured players, Indiana closed on a 7-0 run to win a playoff series for the first time since 2015. The sixth-seeded Fever will play on Sunday against the winner of Thursday’s other Game 3 between Seattle and Las Vegas.
Boston was left alone under the basket for an easy layup after Brionna Jones went to the ground going for a loose ball. It gave Indiana an 86-85 lead, its first since it was 33-30 in the second quarter.
Rhyne Howard twice had trouble inbounding the ball in the final seconds, with Hull coming from behind to poke it away from Jones. Indiana got it to Odyssey Sims, who went 1 of 2 at the free-throw line to give Atlanta another shot with 1.2 left. Jones’ off-balance 3-pointer at the buzzer was off the mark.
Kelsey Mitchell led Indiana with 24 points and Boston had 14 points, 12 rebounds and six assists. Sims had 16 points and eight assists, and Natasha Howard added 12 points.
Allisha Gray had 19 points and 12 rebounds for her first playoff double-double to lead Atlanta. Jordin Canada also had a double-double with 18 points and 10 assists. Rhyne Howard scored 16 points and Jones had 12.
Atlanta, which was held to 60 points in a 17-point loss in Game 2 on Tuesday, reached 60 points with 6:09 left in the third quarter.
Shey Peddy made a 3-pointer with 6:06 remaining in the fourth to pull Indiana within 80-78. Neither team scored again until the 3:21 mark on Brianna Turner’s putback to tie it at 80-all.
Atlanta has not won a playoff series since 2016.

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Brianna Turner

WNBA CAREER
Named to the All-WNBA Defensive Team in 2020 after finishing in second in the league in blocks per game (2.0) and total blocks (43)…second player in franchise history to be named to the All-WNBA First Team (Brittney Griner, three times) and just the third to make an All-WNBA Team (DeWanna Bonner made Second Team in 2015)
Named to the WNBA’s All-Rookie Team in 2019
Named to the AP’s All-Rookie Team in 2019
Has appeared in 51 regular season games, earning a start in 34 of them
Holds career averages of 5.4 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game
Scored a career-high 16 points on September 3, 2020 against Indiana
Swatted a career-high 6 blocks on September 3, 2020 against Indiana
Set the Mercury franchise record for rebounds in a game (21) on September 9, 2020 in an overtime win against Connecticut…first time in franchise history a player has grabbed at least 20 rebounds in a game
Nine career games of 10+ points
12 career games of 10+ rebounds, nine of which came in 2020
Became the first player in WNBA history with at least 10 points, 20 rebounds, five assists and four blocks in a game on September 9. 2020 against Connecticut
One-of-three players in WNBA history (Lisa Leslie – June 5, 2004; Candace Parker (May 29, 2008) to record at least 16 points, six blocks and four assists in a game (September 5, 2020 vs. New York)
Matched the Mercury’s franchise record for rebounds by a rookie with a career-high 14 against Los Angeles on August 8, 2019…tied Brittney Griner’s record set on Sept. 6, 2013
Blocked a career-high six shots against Las Vegas on August 20, 2019 to tie Brittney Griner’s franchise record of blocks in a game by a rookie
Became just the eighth rookie in WNBA history to record at least seven points, 11 rebounds and six blocks in a game on August 20, 2019 at Las Vegas
Ranked third among all rookies in rebounding (4.1) in 2019
Selected by the Atlanta Dream with the 11th overall pick of the 2019 WNBA Draft…rights trade to Phoenix on draft night
2020 SEASON
Averaged 7.2 points, 9.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks in 22 games…her 9.0 rebounds per game mark is the highest in franchise history, as she became to first Mercury player to ever average at least 9.0 rebounds in a season
Named to the All-WNBA Defensive Team in 2020… second player in franchise history to be named to the All-WNBA First Team (Brittney Griner, three times) and just the third to make an All-WNBA Team (DeWanna Bonner made Second Team in 2015)
Ranked second in the league in both total blocks (43) and blocks per game (2.0), trailing only A’ja Wilson in both categories
Swatted a career-high six blocks in the Mercury’s game on September 3 against Indiana…recorded three or more blocks 10 times…swatted four or more six times
Ranked third in total rebounds on the season (198) and fourth in rebounds per game (9.0)
Grabbed 10+ rebounds nine times on the season, including four-straight from August 30-September 5…recorded seven such games over the course of the Mercury’s final nine games
Set the Mercury franchise record for rebounds in a game (21) on September 9, 2020 in an overtime win against Connecticut…first time in franchise history a player has grabbed at least 20 rebounds in a game
Became the first player in WNBA history with at least 10 points, 20 rebounds, five assists and four blocks in a game on September 9. 2020 against Connecticut
One-of-three players in WNBA history (Lisa Leslie – June 5, 2004; Candace Parker (May 29, 2008) to record at least 16 points, six blocks and four assists in a game (September 5, 2020 vs. New York)
Scored a career-high 16 points on September 3 against Indiana to go along with 12 rebounds
Recorded a team-high four double-doubles on the season (August 10 at Dallas; August 30 at Minnesota; September 3 vs. Indiana; September 9 at Connecticut)
Averaged 12.6 rebounds and 3.5 blocks over the Mercury’s final 10 games after averaging just 5.9 rebounds and 0.7 blocks in the first 12 games of the season
Averaged 8.5 points, 12.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks in the Mercury’s two playoff games
Recorded her first career postseason double-double on September 17 against Minnesota with 13 points and 14 rebounds
2019 SEASON
Named to both the WNBA and AP All-Rookie Team
Averaged 4.0 points, 4.1 rebounds and 0.7 blocks in 29 games…held Per 26 averages of 9.1 points, 9.4 rebounds and 1.6 blocks
Started 12 of the Mercury’s final 14 games of the season…averaged 7.0 rebounds in the final 14 contests
Notched a career-high 12 points and grabbed six rebounds in her first career start on August 4 against Washington
Ranked third among rookies in rebounds per game (4.1)
Matched the Mercury franchise record for rebounds by a rookie with a career-high 14 against Los Angeles on August 8…tied Brittney Griner’s record set on Sept. 6,2013
Blocked a career-high six shots against Las Vegas on August 20 to ties Brittney Griner’s franchise record of blocks In a game by a rookie
Became just the eighth rookie in WNBA history to record at least seven points, 11 rebounds and six blocks in a game on August 20 at Las Vegas
Became just the seventh rookie in franchise history to finish rookie season with at least 100 points, 100 rebounds and 20 blocks
COLLEGE CAREER
Averaged 14.3 points and 7.8 rebounds during her senior season at Notre Dame
Finished her career as Notre Dame’s all-time leader in rebounds (1,048) and blocks (372)…career averages of 14.5 points and 7.5 rebounds
Four-time All-ACC selection at Notre Dame and named ACC’s Defensive Player of the Year three-times (2016, 2017, 2019)
Missed Notre Dame’s 2017-18 National Championship season due to a knee injury
INTERNATIONAL
Played for the Adelaide Lightning in Australia’s WNBL during the 2019-2020 WNBA offseason&#8230;ranked fifth in the league in scoring (16.8 ppg), third in rebounding (10.7 rpg) and first in blocks (2.4 bpg)…finished second in MVP voting behind Kia Nurse…named the Chemist Warehouse WNBL Show Player of the Year
PERSONAL
Daughter of Kellye and Howard Turner… both parents played collegiate basketball
Uncle, Shannon Jones, was a linebacker on the football team at USC
Was a competitive swimmer up until age 11

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Scoreless in 14 minutes

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