The NCAA is heating up, the WNBA is months away, and, now, Athletes Unlimited is about to get underway, with the action beginning on Thursday, Feb. 29.
For the uninitiated or those that need a refresher, here’s a rundown of how AU works:
How teams are drafted
Unlike traditional teams that remain the same outside of trades and cuts, the rosters of the four AU teams will drastically change from week to week. After the last game of every week, the top four point scorers (more on the scoring system below) will be named team captains. Each captain will be assigned a team color based on their standing: No. 1 Gold, No. 2 Orange, No. 3 Blue and No. 4 Purple.
Team captains can consult with anyone they want prior to the draft, including any AU staffer, former coaches and/or teammates. Each week during the draft, every captain will be allowed up to two minutes per pick. Once a player is selected, their captain may consult them for further decisions. Once all 40 players have been selected for a team, it will be time to prepare for the upcoming slate of games.
The captains for Week 1 are Odyssey Sims (Gold), Allisha Gray (Orange), Lexie Hull (Blue) and Kelsey Mitchell (Purple). The captains selected their teams on Monday afternoon, and they are:
Team Sims (Gold)
- Odyssey Sims
