AU Pro Basketball Season 5 Offensive Stat Leaders
Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball Season 5 featured elite offensive performances from start to finish. Odyssey Sims led a scoring race that included veteran champions, AU newcomers, and rising WNBA stars who all left their mark on the stat sheet throughout the competition in Nashville.
The season’s offensive leaders reflect the depth of talent across the league, with multiple players averaging double-digit scoring and posting numerous 20-point performances. Here’s a look at the players who dominated the offensive categories in Season 5.
Points Per Game Leaders
Odyssey Sims – 26.2 ppg
Odyssey Sims dominated the scoring column from start to finish in Season 5. The 2026 champion averaged 26.2 points per contest and delivered double-digit scoring performances in all 12 of her appearances, breaking the 20-point threshold in nine of those outings.
Her scoring peak came in Week Four when she posted an AU career-high 44 points to claim a commanding lead entering the final day of competition. She closed the season strong with 30 points in the finale. Sims’ dominant run started with 18 points versus Team Eclipse in Week One and continued to trend upward on her path to the league title.
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Aneesah Morrow – 17.6 ppg
In her AU debut, Aneesah Morrow proved herself as one of the league’s most consistent scorers. The second-place finisher maintained a 17.6-point scoring average while recording 11 double-figure scoring performances across her 12 appearances. She recorded a season-best 25 points on two occasions–once in Week Three and once in Week Four. In addition to ranking second in the league in points per game, she was third in leaderboard stat points per game.
Tina Charles – 16.8 ppg
Veteran center Tina Charles made an immediate impact in her AU debut, notching 11 double-figure performances, including five outings with 20 or more points. The fourth-place finisher broke into the top four leaderboard positions in time for the final week of play and captained Team Rhythm to a 91-87 win over Team Eclipse to close out the season. Charles also earned seven game MVP nods throughout the competition.
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Zia Cooke – 16.4 ppg
In her second AU Pro Basketball season, Cooke scored in double figures in every contest. Her season high came in just the second game of the season when she tallied 35 points versus Team Eclipse–her third time breaking the 20-point threshold. She posted a 39.4% field goal percentage overall, with her most efficient outing coming in that season-high 35-point performance when she shot 66.7% from the field. Cooke finished 14th on the final leaderboard.
NaLyssa Smith – 16.3 ppg
The returning 2023 champion scored in double figures in 11 of her 12 outings and posted a season-high 21 points twice–once to wrap up Week Three and once again to open Week Four. Smith finished with a 50.3% field goal percentage and had a season-high 66.7% shooting performance in the very first contest of the season for Team Glow. She finished 16th on the final leaderboard.
Kia Nurse – 16.3 ppg
Despite finishing 31st on the leaderboard, Nurse was one of the most proven scorers of the competition. In her second AU season, she posted double figures 11 times and scored 20 points or more on five occasions, with her season-high 25 points coming in her final matchup of the season versus Team Eclipse. She finished with a 35.8% field goal percentage overall and shot 50% or higher on three occasions.
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Other Offensive Leaders
Assists Per Game
- Odyssey Sims – 5.7
- Kaitlyn Chen – 4.9
- Shey Peddy – 4.2
- Alysha Clark – 3.3
- Zia Cooke – 3.2
Field Goal Percentage
- Alaina Coates – 75.0%
- Asia Taylor – 57.5%
- Rebekah Gardner – 56.6%
- Alissa Pili – 56.1%
- Mercedes Russell – 54.7%
Three-Point Percentage
- Asia Taylor – 58.3%
- Rebekah Gardner – 55.2%
- Kaitlyn Chen – 48.1%
- Shey Peddy – 40.5%
- Alysha Clark – 40.0%
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