Week 1 of Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball is in the books, and Team Gray dominated with a clean sweep of the league. Captain Allisha Gray leads AU with 2,011 points. If those numbers jump out at you, here’s a rundown of how scoring works in the AU.
And here’s a recap of this week’s action:
Team Gray over Team Hull, 88-67
Team Gray’s dominance started on opening night, beating Lexie Hull and company, 88-67. They won the opening quarter 21-9 and never looked back, cruising to victory. Individually, Gray had a whopping 741 points, with the second-highest total coming from her teammate Natasha Cloud with 551 points. Team Hull struggled all weekend, failing to win any of their three matchups.
Yeahhhh letting Allisha Gray pick Natasha Cloud might not be fair for everyone else.
Early ball pressure from Gray (& Grace dribbling right) blows up the timing of the Iverson cut.
Look at how Cloud helps on the cross screen underneath then pushes Tiff out to the perimeter. pic.twitter.com/zdZ1bd32d2
— Nekias (Nuh-KY-us) Duncan (@NekiasNBA) March 1, 2024
Team Sims over Team Mitchell, 94-91
This one came down to the wire, but Team Sims did just enough to hang on and win by three. Zia Cooke and Mitchell applied pressure, scoring 16 and 19 points. But, it wasn’t enough to…
