Beginning next summer, some of the top female high school basketball players in the United States will be able to take part in a new star-studded competition. Overtime, a sports media company with more than 85 million followers across social media platforms, is launching a league aimed at not only providing high-level game play, but also opportunities for participants to learn about brand-building and name, image and likeness possibilities.
Although dates are still being finalized, Overtime Select will feature eight teams and play over a four-week span. The company says the top two HoopGurlz players in the Class of 2025, Aaliyah Chavez and Jasmine Davidson, as well as Jerzy Robinson, the No. 1 player in the Class of 2026, have already committed to participating.
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“Overtime Select is not just about elite competition, it’s about building your brand and growing you as a person and helping you build a business, essentially,” the league’s director, Sascha Malas, told The Athletic.
In 2021, Overtime launched Overtime Elite, a professional league for top male players between the ages of 16-20. That league serves as an alternative pathway for some of its participants who have elected…
