# 2022 Athletes Unlimited Basketball season

The 2022 Season was the Athletes Unlimited Basketball's first in existence. The season was played in Las Vegas and ran from January 26 to February 26. The format in which teams are redrafted each week allows athletes to accumulate points for both individual and team performances, culminating with one individual winner.
Tianna Hawkins became the inaugural Overall Season Winner - finishing with 6,836 points. She also led in many statistical categories. She led the league in rebounds (166) and ranked second in points (357), and owns single-game records for points (43), leaderboard points (790) and field goals (19).

## Players

| Name | Position | College | Current Team |
| CC Andrews | Guard | Saint Joseph's | |
| Antoinette Bannister | Guard/Forward | East Carolina | |
| Kalani Brown | Center | Baylor | Hatayspor |
| Lexie Brown | Guard | Duke | Chicago Sky |
| Kirby Burkholder | Guard | James Madison | Santurce |
| Marjorie Butler | Guard | Georgia | |
| DiJonai Carrington | Guard/Forward | Stanford/Baylor | Connecticut Sun |
| Essence Carson | Guard | Rutgers | |
| Brittany Carter | Guard | Ball State | Keltern (Germany) |
| Natasha Cloud | Guard | Saint Joseph's | Washington Mystics |
| Taj Cole | Guard | Georgia | Baloncesto Málaga |
| Sydney Colson | Guard | Texas A&M | Las Vegas Aces |
| Drew Edelman | Forward | USC | Hollywood Wonder (WUBA) |
| Nikki Greene | Center | Penn State | Union Féminine Angers Basket 49 |
| Mikiah Herbert Harrigan | Forward | South Carolina | Seattle Storm |
| Rebecca Harris | Forward | Illinois | WBC Dynamo Kyiv |
| Isabelle Harrison | Forward | Tennessee | Dallas Wings |
| Tianna Hawkins | Forward | Maryland | Atlanta Dream |
| Ariel Hearn | Guard | Memphis | Sherbrooke Suns |
| Grace Hunter | Guard | North Carolina State | |
| Briahanna Jackson | Guard | Louisville | Club Aztks |
| Meme Jackson | Guard/Forward | Tennessee | Santurce |
| Tyce Knox | Guard | Texas A&M | |
| Jessica Kuster | Forward | Rice | |
| Takoia Larry | Forward | Texas Wesleyan | |
| Jantel Lavender | Forward | Ohio State | Indiana Fever |
| Akela Maize | Center | North Carolina State | La Glacerie |
| Lauren Manis | Forward | Holy Cross | Cegledi |
| Shannon McCallum | Guard | Charlotte | |
| Danielle L. McCray | Guard/Forward | Kansas | Poznań |
| Danielle M. McCray | Forward | Mississippi | Hannover |
| Imani McGee-Stafford | Center | Texas | |
| Laurin Mincy | Guard | Maryland | |
| Kelsey Mitchell | Guard | Ohio State | Indiana Fever |
| Chelsea Phillips | Forward | Park University | FSV Rijeka |
| Toccara Ross | Forward | Iowa State | Pioneras de Delicias |
| Tina Roy | Guard | South Carolina | |
| Mercedes Russell | Center | Tennessee | Seattle Storm |
| Odyssey Sims | Guard | Baylor | Atlanta Dream |
| Antoinette Thompson | Guard | TCU | Saarlouis |
| Destinee Walker | Guard | North Carolina/Notre Dame | Niki Lefkadas |
| Becca Wann-Taylor | Guard/Forward | Richmond | |
| Courtney Williams | Guard | South Florida | Atlanta Dream |
| Dominique Wilson | Guard | North Carolina State | Śląsk Wrocław |
| Tamera Young | Guard/Forward | James Madison | |

## Scoring system

There are multiple ways for players to accumulate points during games to make their way into 1 of the 4 captain spots.

### Win Points

Win points are all about the team performance. They accumulate during both individual quarters and overall game wins. Each quarter is worth +50 points and overall games are worth +100 points. If a quarter is tied, the points roll over to the subsequent quarter.

### Game MVPs

After each game, the players and members of The Unlimited Club will vote for players who they feel had standout performances. These points will be added to the player's individual total. Points will be awarded as follows:
* MVP 1: +90 points
* MVP 2: +60 points
* MVP 3: +30 points

### Individual Stats

The final component of points is individual stats. Players will earn points based on their performance:
* Assist: +10
* Steal: +10
* Block: +10
* Shooting Foul Drawn: +4
* Personal Foul Drawn: +4
* Offensive Foul Drawn: +8
* Defensive Rebound: +5
* Offensive Rebound: +10
* Made FT: +10
* Made 2: +20
* Made 3: +30
Players can also lose points for certain actions, such as committing fouls, turning over the ball or missing a shot:
* Shooting Foul Committed: -8
* Personal Foul Committed: -8
* Offensive Foul Committed: -16
* Other Foul Committed: -8
* Turnover: -10
* Missed FT: -10
* Missed 2: -10
* Missed 3: -10

## Captains

Each week, based on the point system, the top 4 players will draft their teams. They will draft in a snake style system.
* Week 1 Captains: Kelsey Mitchell, Mercedes Russell, Odyssey Sims, and DiJonai Carrington
* Week 2 Captains: Natasha Cloud, Lexie Brown, Isabelle Harrison, and Mercedes Russell
* Week 3 Captains: Tianna Hawkins, Lexie Brown, Natasha Cloud, and Isabelle Harrison
* Week 4 Captains: Tianna Hawkins, Natasha Cloud, Isabelle Harrison, and Odyssey Sims
* Week 5 Captains: Tianna Hawkins, Natasha Cloud, Isabelle Harrison, and Lexie Brown

## Games
### Week 1

2022 Athletes Unlimited Season :
Week 1
DateTime (ET)MatchupTVResultHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsHigh blocks
Wednesday, January 26
9:00 p.m.
Team Sims
vs
Team Russell
YouTube
71–80
Taj Cole (21)
Danni M. McCray (12)
Sims Cole (4)
Mikiah Herbert Harrigan (2)
11:00 p.m.
Team Mitchell
vs
Team Carrington
CBS Sports Network
85–92
Isabelle Harrison (21)
McGee-Stafford Carrington (11)
Natasha Cloud (13)
Harrison Kuster (2)
Friday, January 28
7:00 p.m.
Team Carrington
vs
Team Russell
FS2
110-104 (2OT)
DiJonai Carrington (30)
Russell Lavender Harrison (10)
Natasha Cloud (15)
Manis Cole Carter (1)
9:30 p.m.
Team Sims
vs
Team Mitchell
FS2
103–108
Kalani Brown (32)
Essence Carson (11)
Odyssey Sims (12)
Kalani Brown (2)
Saturday, January 29
7:00 p.m.
Team Carrington
vs
Team Sims
FS2
84-78
Odyssey Sims (24)
Mikiah Herbert Harrigan (9)
Odyssey Sims (8)
Mikiah Herbert Harrigan (2)
9:30 p.m.
Team Russell
vs
Team Mitchell
YouTube
79-71
Mercedes Russell (20)
Tianna Hawkins (11)
Cole Brown (5)
Danni M McCray (4) :

### Week 2

2022 Athletes Unlimited Season :
Week 2
DateTime (ET)MatchupTVResultHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsHigh blocks
Wednesday, February 2
6:30 p.m.
Team Harrison
vs
Team Brown
YouTube
76-83
Isabelle Harrison (29)
Isabelle Harrison (12)
Lexie Brown (5)
Imani McGee-Stafford (4)
9:00 p.m.
Team Cloud
vs
Team Russell
Bally Sports
105-94
Natasha Cloud (30)
Russell Greene (11)
Natasha Cloud (8)
Nikki Greene (3)
Friday, February 4
7:00 p.m.
Team Russell
vs
Team Brown
FS2
98-85
Tianna Hawkins (38)
Lexie Brown (10)
Lexie Brown (8)
Greene Carson (1)
9:30 p.m.
Team Harrison
vs
Team Cloud
FS2
95-89
Courtney Williams (30)
Kalani Brown (11)
Natasha Cloud (7)
Sims Williams Brown Harrison (1)
Saturday, February 5
7:00 p.m.
Team Russell
vs
Team Harrison
FS2
74-100
Mercedes Russell (20)
Russell Lavender (8)
Courtney Williams (10)
Greene Jackson (1)
10:00 p.m.
Team Brown
vs
Team Cloud
Bally Sports
97-84
Tianna Hawkins (46)
Cloud Hawkins (10)
Taj Cole (12)
Tianna Hawkins (3) :

### Week 3

2022 Athletes Unlimited Season :
Week 3
DateTime (ET)MatchupTVResultHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsHigh blocks
Wednesday, February 9
6:30 p.m.
Team Cloud
vs
Team Brown
YouTube
85-80
DiJonai Carrington (25)
Kalani Brown (12)
Natasha Cloud (6)
Herbert Harrigan Manis Carson Jantel Lavender Cloud (1)
9:00 p.m.
Team Hawkins
vs
Team Harrison
Bally Sports
54-79
Tianna Hawkins (20)
Nikki Greene (10)
Courtney Williams (8)
Greene Russell Harrison Hawkins (1)
Friday, February 11
7:00 p.m.
Team Harrison
vs
Team Brown
FS2
86-81
Isabelle Harrison (25)
Odyssey Sims (12)
Courtney Williams (10)
McGee-Stafford Cole (2)
9:30 p.m.
Team Cloud
vs
Team Hawkins
FS2
70-90
Tianna Hawkins (28)
Drew Edelman (14)
Sydney Colson (9)
Edelman Hawkins (2)
Saturday, February 12
7:30 p.m.
Team Harrison
vs
Team Cloud
FS2
85-79
Odyssey Sims (32)
Courtney Williams (12)
Natasha Cloud (10)
Courtney Williams (2)
10:30 p.m.
Team Brown
vs
Team Hawkins
Bally Sports
90-104
Tianna Hawkins (32)
Tianna Hawkins (14)
Sydney Colson (9)
Hawkins Lavender McGee-Stafford Jackson (1) :

### Week 4

2022 Athletes Unlimited Season :
Week 4
DateTime (ET)MatchupTVResultHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsHigh blocks
Wednesday, February 16
6:30 p.m.
Team Cloud
vs
Team Harrison
YouTube
87-85
Natasha Cloud (27)
DiJonai Carrington (11)
Isabelle Harrison (8)
McGee-Stafford Lavender (2)
9:00 p.m.
Team Hawkins
vs
Team Sims
Bally Sports Network
86-76
Kelsey Mitchell (32)
Hawkins Walker (11)
Colson Sims (8)
Nikki Greene (2)
Friday, February 18
7:00 p.m.
Team Sims
vs
Team Harrison
Bally Sports Network
87-71
Taj Cole (26)
Kuster Harrison (11)
Cole Williams (5)
Herbert Harrigan Harrison (3)
11:30 p.m.
Team Cloud
vs
Team Hawkins
CBS Sports Network
110-113
DiJonai Carrington (41)
Carrington Hawkins (14)
Natasha Cloud (8)
Kalani Brown (4)
Saturday, February 19
7:00 p.m.
Team Sims
vs
Team Cloud
FS2
81-91
Sims Carrington (28)
Manis Carrington (11)
Courtney Williams (10)
Laurin Mincy (4)
9:30 p.m.
Team Harrison
vs
Team Hawkins
FS2
100-93
Tianna Hawkins (29)
Tianna Hawkins (12)
Sydney Colson (13)
Hawkins Jantel Lavender (1) :

### Week 5

2022 Athletes Unlimited Season :
Week 5
DateTime (ET)MatchupTVResultHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsHigh blocks
Wednesday, February 23
9:00 p.m.
Team Harrison
vs
Team Cloud
Bally Sports Network
78-88
Sims DiJonai Carrington (22)
Imani McGee-Stafford (15)
Natasha Cloud (9)
McGee-Stafford Herbert Harrigan (1)
11:30 p.m.
Team Hawkins
vs
Team Brown
CBS Sports Network
80-70
Kalani Brown (22)
Tianna Hawkins (14)
Taj Cole (8)
Kalani Brown (3)
Friday, February 25
7:00 p.m.
Team Brown
vs
Team Cloud
FS2
97-88
Natasha Cloud (31)
Kalani Brown (16)
Taj Cole (8)
Kalani Brown (4)
9:30 p.m.
Team Harrison
vs
Team Hawkins
FS2
74-85
Isabelle Harrison (28)
Tianna Hawkins (13)
Sydney Colson (10)
Nikki Greene (3)
Saturday, February 26
7:00 p.m.
Team Brown
vs
Team Harrison
FS2
103-90
Odyssey Sims (30)
Kalani Brown (10)
Cole Williams (9)
Herbert Harrigan Greene Kuster Brown (10
10:00 p.m.
Team Cloud
vs
Team Hawkins
Bally Sports Network
111-116 (3OT)
Tianna Hawkins (35)
Tianna Hawkins (18)
Natasha Cloud (19)
Manis Carrington (1) :

## Leaderboard

Below is the leaderboard which tallies the total points earned via the scoring system that each player has accumulated during the games that are played each week. The points are on a running-tally from week to week. The list reflects the final standings - culminating after Week 5.
| Rank | Player | Points | Notes |
| 1 | Tianna Hawkins | 6,836 | |
| 2 | Natasha Cloud | 5,919 | |
| 3 | Isabelle Harrison | 5,373 | |
| 4 | Lexie Brown | 5,317 | |
| 5 | Kalani Brown | 5,192 | |
| 6 | Odyssey Sims | 5,043 | |
| 7 | DiJonai Carrington | 4,953 | |
| 8 | Jantel Lavender | 4,473 | |
| 9 | Courtney Williams | 4,461 | Missed Week 1 due to COVID Protocols |
| 10 | Taj Cole | 4,415 | |
| 11 | Kelsey Mitchell | 4,295 | Missed the Game on February 5 |
| 12 | Sydney Colson | 4,162 | |
| 13 | Destinee Walker | 4,032 | |
| 14 | Jessica Kuster | 4,017 | |
| 15 | Air Hearn | 3,861 | |
| 16 | Nikki Greene | 3,813 | |
| 17 | Lauren Manis | 3,426 | |
| 18 | Essence Carson | 3,350 | Inactive for Week 4 |
| 19 | Tamera Young | 3,320 | |
| 20 | Danni McCray | 3,284 | |
| 21 | Imani McGee-Stafford | 3,251 | Entered COVID Protocol after 1 game in Week 1 |
| 22 | Mercedes Russell | 3,235 | Inactive for the game on February 12, as well, as the entirety of Week 4 |
| 23 | Rebecca Harris | 3,152 | |
| 24 | Dominique Wilson | 3,138 | |
| 25 | Drew Edelman | 3,044 | |
| 26 | Laurin Mincy | 3,019 | |
| 27 | MeMe Jackson | 2,829 | |
| 28 | Kirby Burkholder | 2,767 | |
| 29 | Toccara Ross | 2,729 | |
| 30 | Marjorie Butler | 2,676 | |
| 31 | Mikiah Herbert Harrigan | 2,627 | |
| 32 | Briahanna Jackson | 2,548 | |
| 33 | Akela Maize | 2,541 | Missed Week 1 due to COVID Protocols |
| 34 | Shannon McCallum | 2,281 | Only played in Game 3 during Week 1 |
| 35 | Brittany Carter | 2,249 | |
| 36 | Danielle McCray | 2,247 | Inactive for Week 3-5 |
| 37 | Chelsea Phillips | 2,242 | |
| 38 | Grace Hunter | 2,190 | |
| 39 | Becca Wann-Taylor | 2,134 | |
| 40 | Antoinette Bannister | 2,125 | |
| 41 | Takoia Larry | 2,119 | |
| 42 | CC Andrews | 2,055 | |
| 43 | Tina Roy | 2,027 | |
| 44 | Antoinette Thompson | 1,901 | Missed the Game on February 4 |
| 45 | Tyce Knox | 1,300 | |

## Team Captain Records

Team Captains Records :
| Team | Record | Number of Weeks as Captain |
| Team Carrington | 3–0 | 1 |
| Team Hawkins | 6–2 | 3 |
| Team Harrison | 6–5 | 4 |
| Team Brown | 4–4 | 3 |
| Team Cloud | 5–6 | 4 |
| Team Russell | 2–4 | 2 |
| Team Mitchell | 1–2 | 1 |
| Team Sims | 1–5 | 2 |