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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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Bria Hartley

CAREER TRANSACTIONS:
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<li>2014: Selected 7th overall by the Seattle Storm in the 2014 WNBA Draft. Traded to the Washington Mystics in a draft-day trade.</li>
<li>2017: Traded to the New York Liberty prior to the 2017 season.</li>
<li>2020: Signed with the Phoenix Mercury as a free agent.</li>
<li>2022: Traded to the Indiana Fever prior to the 2022 season. Waived by the Fever on July 15, 2025 and signed by the Connecticut Sun on July 18, 2025.</li>
<li>2024: Signed a training camp contract with the Las Vegas Aces. </li>
<li>2025: Signed a training camp contract with the Connecticut Sun.</li>
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2025 SEASON WITH CONNECTICUT: 
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<li>Signed a training camp contract with the team on May 11, 2025 and made the final roster.</li>
<li>Appeared in 38 regular season games for the Sun, staring in 32.</li>
<li>Averaged 8.9 points, 2.0 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 0.8 steals and 1.4 3PM per game.</li>
<li>Missed the final six regular season games with a knee injury.</li>
<li>Led the team in scoring three times, assists 12 times, steals three times and three-point field goals made 12 times.</li>
<li>Scored a season-high 25 points on July 13 against Los Angeles, marking her first 20+ point performance since August 21, 2020.</li>
<li>Finished with 10+ points on 13 occasions.</li>
<li>Hit a season-high four three-pointers on three occasions- July 13 against Los Angeles, July 27 against Golden State and August 7 against Los Angeles.</li>
<li>Eclipsed 500 career rebounds on July 28 against Seattle.</li>
<li>Hit 600 career assists on July 9 against Seattle.</li>
<li>Finished fourth on the team in points per game, third in assists per game and second in three-point field goals made per game.</li>
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2022 SEASON WITH CONNECTICUT AND INDIANA: 
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<li>Traded from the Phoenix Mercury to the Indiana Fever in a three-team trade on February 3, 2022.</li>
<li>Appeared in 10 regular season games for the Fever before a contract divorce on July 15.</li>
<li>Signed a rest of season contract with the Connecticut Sun on July 18.</li>
<li>Appeared in three regular season contests before a season-ending ACL injury against Minnesota on July 24.</li>
<li>Finished the 2022 regular season with 39 points, 12 rebounds, 14 assists and four steals.</li>
<li>Notched a season-high 11 points, including three three-point field goals in the win over Minnesota on July 22.</li>
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2020 SEASON WITH PHOENIX: 
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<li>Appeared in 13 games for the Mercury in 2020, including three starts…suffered a season ending knee injury on August 28 against Washington, causing her to miss the Mercury’s final seven regular season games and two playoff games…missed two games on August 6 and 8 with a foot injury</li>
<li>Posted career highs in scoring (14.6 ppg) and assists (4.5 apg) in 2020, while shooting a career-bests in field goal percentage (42.0), three-point percentage (38.5) and free throw percentage (80.5)</li>
<li>Scored a career-high 27 points on August 2, 2020 against her former team, New York…second-most points off the bench in Mercury franchise history, trailing only DeWanna Bonner’s mark of 38 set in a triple-overtime game against Dallas on June 18, 2016…Hartley now owns two of the six highest scoring games by a reserve in franchise history (26 points on July 29 at Indiana)</li>
<li>Coming off the bench in the Mercury’s first 10 games of the season in 2020, set the WNBA record for most points off the bench in the first five games of the season with 91…previous record was 86 by Danielle Adams in 2011 with San Antonio</li>
<li>Matched the WNBA record for most games with at least 25 points off the bench in a season with two (Jia Perkins-2011, Riquna Williams-2013, Angel McCoughtry-2015, DeWanna Bonner-2016)</li>
<li>Tallied 20+ points four times on the season after entering 2020 with only two in her career…tallied 10+ games in 10 of her 13 games on the season</li>
<li>Dished a career-high nine assists on August 19, 2020 against Los Angeles…posted at least one assists in all but one game she appeared in on the season…finished with 5+ assists in nine games</li>
<li>Matched her career high in three-point field goals (four) twice in 2020…knocked down one three-pointer in all but one game during the season</li>
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2019 SEASON WITH NEW YORK: 
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<li>Appeared in 24 games for New York, starting in 18 of them…missed 10 games due to an overseas commitment</li>
<li>Averaged a career-best 9.8 points to go along with a career-high 3.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game</li>
<li>Shot a career-high 80.3 percent (53-of-66) from the free throw line</li>
<li>Scored a season-high 18 points on August 27 against Phoenix</li>
<li>Scored in double figures 11 times on the season, including four straight games of 15+ points from August 20-August 27</li>
<li>Matched her career high in assists (seven) on August 7 at Chicago</li>
<li>Matched her career high in three-point field goals (four) on August 11 against Seattle</li>
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2018 SEASON WITH NEW YORK: 
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<li>Appeared in all 34 of New York’s games and started in 20 of them</li>
<li>Averaged 8.5 points, 2.9 rebounds and a career-high 3.6 assists in 23.7 minutes per game</li>
<li>Scored a season-high 18 points against Phoenix on June 5…one-of-11 double-digit scoring performances of hers on the season</li>
<li>Dished seven assists on July 5 at Washington, tying her career high</li>
<li>Tallied 121 assists on the season, the most in her career</li>
<li>Knocked down four three-pointers on June 5 against Phoenix, matching her career high in three-point field goals</li>
<li>Hit 36 three-pointers on the season, the second-most she’s made in a season in her career (38 in 2017)</li>
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2017 SEASON WITH NEW YORK: 
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<li>Appeared in all 34 games for New York, making 24 starts</li>
<li>Averaged 7.8 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game</li>
<li>Shot a career-best 41.6 percent (99-of-238) from the field</li>
<li>Scored in double figures 16 times on the season, including a season-high 17 points three times</li>
<li>Registered a season-high six assists on August 20 against Minnesota</li>
<li>Knocked down a career-high 38 three-pointers on the season, the second-most by a Liberty player during the 2017 season</li>
<li>Ranked 22nd in the WNBA in three-point shooting at 34.5 percent (38-of-110)</li>
<li>Averaged 10.8 points per game and scored in double figures 12 times over the final 17 games of the season</li>
<li>Scored 15 points to go along with five assists in New York’s only playoff game on September 10 against Washington…finished six-of-10 from the field and two-of-five from three-point range</li>
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2016 SEASON WITH NEW YORK: 
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<li>Played in 24 games, making 5 starts… Posted 6 games scoring in double figures… Made at least one 3-pointer in 15-of-24 games played, shooting .362 from 3-point range… Scored a season-high 17 points and nailed 4 3-point field goals in the season opener against the Liberty (5/14)… Grabbed a season-high 6 boards against Connecticut (5/21)… Dished out a career-best 7 assists against the Los Angeles Sparks (5/20)… Missed the final 12 games of the season to sit out due to pregnancy.</li>
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2015 SEASON WITH WASHINGTON: 
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<li>Played in just 25 games this season…sat out the first six games of the regular season due to a right foot stress fracture…averaged 12.2 minutes per game…averaged 4.2 points per game…dished out 1.6 assists per game.</li>
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2014 SEASON WITH WASHINGTON: 
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<li>Started in 29 games out of 34 games played…named to the WNBA All-Rookie team… fourth on the team and fifth amongst rookies in scoring with 9.7 points per game…had a 20-point performance in the Mystics triple overtime win over the Sparks on June 1…scored a new career high 26 points in an overtime loss against Seattle on June 22…averaged 27.1 minutes per game, fifth amongst rookies…dished out 3.1 assists per game, including a career high six assists in a loss to the Lynx on June 20.</li>
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COLLEGE CAREER: 
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<li>Four-year standout at the University of Connecticut</li>
<li>Two-time NCAA champion with UConn in 2013 and 2014</li>
<li>Selected to the 2011-12 WBCA/State Farm All-America Team, becoming the 15th Husky all-time and only the fourth UConn sophomore to be honored on the squad</li>
<li>Finished her college career ranked seventh on UConn’s charts for most points (533) and assists (140) by a sophomore</li>
<li>Scored the fourth-most points by a UConn freshman (472) and became the 11th Husky all-time to be selected as the Big East Freshman of the Year</li>
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