Alysha Clark Set to Rejoin the Seattle Storm
When three-time WNBA champion Alysha Clark made her Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball debut in Nashville earlier this week, it doubled as a homecoming celebration for the Middle Tennessee State University alum. But today, news broke that another homecoming of sorts is approaching for the veteran player.
Clark is heading back to the Seattle Storm – a team with which she has spent most of her pro career and captured two WNBA titles.
The 5-foot-11 forward’s first stint with the Storm spanned from 2012 to 2020. After averaging 10 points per game in the team’s championship-winning 2020 campaign, she moved to the Washington Mystics before joining the Las Vegas Aces in 2023. In Vegas, she played a pivotal role in the squad’s championship-winning season, averaging 6.7 points per game.
Clark, 37, appeared in 40 games for the Aces last year, averaging six points per game, but following the WNBA season, she made a change to her typical offseason training plan. Instead of playing overseas, she jumped at the opportunity to join AU Pro Basketball for its fourth season in Nashville, Tenn.
“I’m so excited to be playing back home in front of family and friends where it all started,” Clark said of her AU debut. “Tennessee has such a rich women’s basketball culture, and being part of AU in bringing a professional women’s league that the fans deserve to experience is also really special… I’m also really looking forward to making an impact in the community, the same way I’ve been able to in all the cities I’ve played throughout my career.”
Clark led Team Colson with 20 points, despite her team’s 77-66 loss to Team Harrison on the opening night of AU Pro Basketball. She averaged 11.7 points and 7.7 rebounds through three games in Week One.
Clark is a two-time All-Defensive Team selection and the 2023 Sixth Woman of the Year, and brings a wide range of experience in her return to the Storm. In addition to the knowledge gained throughout her 12-year career in the WNBA, the American-Israeli star has also honed her skills internationally by playing in France, Turkey, Poland, and Israel, where she played for the Israeli national team.
Clark is set to join fellow AU Pro Basketball player Jordan Horston on her new squad in Seattle. Horston, a University of Tennessee grad, is also making a return to the Volunteer State. Along with Clark, she will help round out the Storm’s roster in 2025.
Clark will be back in action on Wednesday, Feb. 12, and AU Pro Basketball begins Week Two.
Siera Jones is the digital media reporter at Athletes Unlimited. You can follow her on X @sieraajones.
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