Athletes Unlimited Basketball wrapped Season 2 by awarding honors to the athletes. NaLyssa Smith, Naz Hillmon and Odyssey Sims walked away with first through third place, respectively.
However, the awards didn’t stop there.
Allisha Gray took fourth in the league based on leaderboard points, Lexie Hull was named the Defensive Player of the Year and the 2023 Teammate of the Year Award presented by weThink was CC Andrews.
Gray is an Olympic gold medalist and currently plays for the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA, in addition to playing in Athletes Unlimited. She played with her WNBA teammate Naz Hillmon for four weeks of the Athletes Unlimited season. Points are meted out for buckets and great play on the court then tallied into leaderboard totals throughout the season. With this scoring system, Gray had 5,748 total points and shot 91.8% from the free-throw line.
Allisha Gray put up 25 points to lead Team Hillmon last night.
Her 25 point performance secured Gray's spot in the Top 4 Leaderboard finishers 🏅@Graytness_15 | #AUHoops pic.twitter.com/vRbtFNclPO
— Athletes Unlimited (@AUProSports) March 26, 2023
The Athletes Unlimited 2023 All-Defensive Team was voted upon by players and the facilitators of the league. The All-Defensive Team included Ty Young, Jordin Canada, Natasha Cloud, Gray and Hull.
Hull was then voted as the Defensive Player of the Year. She tied for first in steals with 29 on the season and added 97 rebounds. She was the No. 6 overall pick by Indiana Fever in the 2022 WNBA draft.
Teammate of the Year: @c_andrews21 🏅#BeUnlimited | #AUHoops pic.twitter.com/WJ3wHgLM9D
— Athletes Unlimited (@AUProSports) March 26, 2023
Andrews won the Sportsmanship Award in the inaugural season of Athletes Unlimited Basketball in 2022 and won the 2023 Teammate of the Year Award. The Teammate of the Year Award was voted on by the players and goes to an individual who exemplifies the most growth-minded awareness of the attributes of good character, integrity and grit.
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