Basketball S2: Meet the Week 4 Teams

Alexandra Licata

Mar 12, 2023

Throughout the 3-year history of Athletes Unlimited, Week 4 has been a defining factor in that season’s Champion. That means who you choose to align yourself with in the penultimate week of competition becomes that much more important.

A fourth-quarter comeback by the Gold squad on Saturday night secured Odyssey Sims the No. 1 spot for the third-consecutive week. Sims (4,347) leads the league in scoring with 242 points and assists (77). She is the first player in Athletes Unlimited Basketball history to reach 500 career points.

NaLyssa Smith (4,062) remains in orange and sits 285 points behind Sims. Smith leads the league in rebounds with 111 and third in points (194).

First-time captain Kierstan Bell (3,623) slots into the No. 3 spot. Bell scored a season-high 24 points on Saturday night and was named MVP 1 for an additional 90 points. She ranks third in three-pointers (37). Week 4 will be the first week Bell and Sims will not play together this season.

Naz Hillmon drops to the No. 4 spot this week with 3,622 points – only one point behind Bell. She ranks third in rebounds (87) and has tallied 144 points this season.

Meet the Week 4 Teams.

Note: Athletes are listed in the order they were drafted to each team. Some athletes may be inactive due to injury or approved absences. Player status can be found here.

Team Sims

Facilitator: Zak Buncik

Odyssey Sims, Guard
Jordin Canada, Guard
Jasmine Walker, Forward
G’mrice Davis, Forward
Crystal Bradford, Guard
Courtney Williams, Guard
Essence Carson, Guard
Caliya Robinson, Forward
Taj Cole, Guard
Suriya McGuire, Guard
Whitney Knight, Guard

Team Smith

Facilitator: Seimone Augustus

NaLyssa Smith, Forward
Kelsey Mitchell, Guard
Sydney Colson, Guard
Lexie Brown, Guard
Kristi Bellock, Forward
Lydia Rivers, Forward
Destinee Walker, Guard
Mya Hollingshed, Forward
CC Andrews, Guard
Jenna Staiti, Center
Akela Maize, Center

Team Bell

Facilitator: Carlos Knox

Kierstan Bell, Guard
Isabelle Harrison, Forward
Layshia Clarendon, Guard
Lexie Hull, Guard
Evina Westbrook, Guard
Air Hearn, Guard
N’dea Jones, Forward
MeMe Jackson, Guard-Forward
Jessica Kuster, Forward
Antoinette Bannister, Guard-Forward
Karisma Penn, Forward

Team Hillmon

Facilitator: Pokey Chatman

Naz Hillmon, Forward
Allisha Gray, Guard
Natasha Cloud, Guard
Theresa Plaisance, Forward
Veronica Burton, Guard
Danni McCray, Forward
Kirby Burkholder, Guard
Rebecca Harris, Guard
Hope Elam, Forward
Ty Young, Guard-Forward
DiJonai Carrington*, Guard-Forward

*DiJonai Carrington is unavailable for the remainder of the season.

Tune in to the Athletes Unlimited Preview Show on Wednesday, March 15 at 6:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. CT on YouTube. Then, Week 4 tips off with Team Bell vs. Team Smith at 7 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. CT on CBS Sports Network.