Athletes Unlimited Basketball – Everything we know about the new professional women’s basketball league

In October, Athletes Unlimited announced plans to launch a new professional women’s basketball league early next year. On Monday, Athletes Unlimited unveiled its dates for the first season, which will be played in Las Vegas in early 2022.

A handful of current and former WNBA players, including the Washington Mystics’ Natasha Cloud, will compete in Athletes Unlimited Basketball, which will feature 44 players in a monthlong season.

Most WNBA players have competed overseas in the winter months since the league launched in 1997. The AU league is not expected to compete with the high salaries of the top overseas leagues in European and Asian countries. But Cloud said the AU league is still a good alternative, especially for American players who would prefer to spend the winter in the United States.

“I think the WNBA and Athletes Unlimited will mesh perfectly together,” Cloud said in October. “We can stay here, it will be really competitive basketball, and we do not have to be away from our families for several months.”

Here’s everything we know so far about Athletes Unlimited Basketball.

When and where will the new league compete?

All games will be at the same location in one city. The league’s first season will be played Jan. 26-Feb. 26, 2022, at the Athletes Unlimited Arena at the Sport Center of Las Vegas, which is about 2 miles away from the Las Vegas Strip.

Which players will compete in the new league?

The Athletes Unlimited basketball league will have 44 players all competing in the same city. On Monday, the league announced it will hold open tryouts on Dec. 11-12 in the Atlanta metro area, and also announced 10 new player acquisitions.

The most recent commitments to the league include current WNBA players Courtney Williams, Odyssey Sims and Tianna…