Key Dates for Athletes Unlimited Women’s Basketball

The second season of Athletes Unlimited basketball is nearly here, and, after a successful inaugural year, fans of the league should be excited about what is to come during the 2023 five-week season. 

The league will feature 44 players (many of whom are also prepping for the WNBA season that starts in May) who are drafted to one of four teams each week, creating an exciting, ever-changing environment in which fans can root for their favorites players just as much certain teams. The league has a unique scoring system—individuals players lose or win points during each game, too—that means athletes can play to win MVP titles and cash bonuses in addition to games. At the end of each week, the top four players become captains and lead the drafting for the next stretch of games.

Last season, the champion was the Mystics’ Tianna Hawkins, who took the top spot on the the leaderboard in Week 3 and never let go. Her Washington teammate Natasha Cloud (who is one of the headliners of the league, as she advocated for the addition of women’s basketball to AU) finished second, and Isabelle Harrison was third. Harrison was also the Defensive Player of the Year.

Athletes Unlimited has partnered with CBS Sports Network—which can be streamed live with fuboTV—and Bally Sports Regional Sports Network to air games. Five games will be broadcast on CBS Sports, with an additional selection on Bally Sports RSNs.

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Week 1 Draft

The first draft of the season is at noon Sunday, Feb. 19. 

Week 1 Games

The first week of games starts on Thursday, Feb. 23 and ends on Sunday, Feb. 26. There are two games on three days apiece, at 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m Thursday and Friday, and at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday.

Week 2 Draft

The next draft is immediately after the last game of Week 1, on Sunday, Feb. 26 at 6 p.m.

Week 2 Games

Week 2 games begin Wednesday, March 1 and end Saturday, March 4. This week follows a similar format as the first, but with a break in between games on Wednesday and Friday instead of playing back-to-back weekdays. Then, the last duo of games is played Saturday. The games also take place at the same time for the remainder of the season, at 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. each day. 

Week 3 Draft

The Week 3 draft starts earlier in the day—it is not directly following a game—at noon on Sunday, March 5. 

Week 3 Games

This week of games begins Wednesday, March 8 and continues through Saturday, March 11, with games Wednesday, Friday and Saturday once again. 

Week 4 Draft

Similar to Week 3, the penultimate draft of the season is at noon on Sunday, March 12, a day after the previous week’s games wrap up. 

Week 4 Games

Games for Week 4 begin Wednesday, March 15, and end Saturday, March 18. This week follows the same format as above, with games Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. 

Week 5 Draft

The final draft in Week 5 takes place at noon Sunday, March 19.

Week 5 Games

Week 5 games start Wednesday, March 22 and go through Saturday, March 25. Like all of the season except Week 1, two games are played on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, at 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.