Basketball Season 4: Movers of Week 3
Heading into Champions Week, the competition is as fierce as expected — it’s anyone’s game!
It’s no surprise that Week Four of Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball is shaping up to be a battle at the top, with athletes digging in to secure their place in the rankings ahead of the final week. Movement within the top 10 was minimal, with most shifts being just one or two spots. However, Maddy Siegrist and Odyssey Sims remain firmly in control of the top two spots with 5,496 and 5,133 total points, respectively. But in Athletes Unlimited, nothing is set in stone — anything can change at any moment.
Mover of the Week: Alysha Clark
Alysha Clark made the biggest jump in Week Three, rising six spots to No. 14 on the leaderboard. She played a crucial role in Team Caldwell’s 82-79 win over Team Harrison, leading four players in double figures with 16 points while securing a team-high eight rebounds. Clark also recorded the first double-double of her AU Pro Basketball career, posting a team-high 21 points and a game-best 14 rebounds. Her standout performance earned her MVP 2 honors and a season-high 583 leaderboard points. With a total of 150 MVP points from both games and 660 combined points from quarters and game wins, Clark is the Mover of the Week and will don the orange jersey this week as a member of Team Sims.
Standout Performance: Shey Peddy
AU newcomer Shey Peddy continues to impress, notching her fifth consecutive double-digit scoring game in Week Three. She poured in a season-high 20 points for Team Siegrist and earned her first MVP recognition, tacking on an additional 30 points. Earlier in the week, Peddy hit a season-best 624 leaderboard points, showcasing her offensive firepower. Her efforts helped lead the gold team’s bench to the sixth-highest scoring output from a second unit in league history.
Maintaining Excellence: Crystal Bradford
Crystal Bradford is back in the captain’s chair for the final week, leading the Blue team. Holding steady at No. 4 on the leaderboard, she remains a serious threat to the top spot. The former Central Michigan standout is a matchup nightmare — her versatility makes it nearly impossible to pinpoint a way to slow her down.
In Week Three, Bradford continued to dominate the boards, leading the league with a 12.4 rebounding average and securing a league-best five double-doubles this season. Her latest performance moved her into a tie with Odyssey Sims for first place on the career double-double chart, with 13 in just two seasons. Entering Week 4 with 3,900 leaderboard points, Bradford has posted 500 or more points in five of her nine games this season. Her impact on both ends of the floor is undeniable — she recorded her fifth double-double of the season with 15 points and 10 rebounds, earning MVP 2 honors and 542 leaderboard points coming into Champions Week. She also stuffed the stat sheet with four assists and four steals, making her presence felt in every aspect of the game.
Key Player to Watch: Maddy Siegrist
Siegrist continues to dominate, holding on to the No. 1 spot on the leaderboard as she enters her third consecutive week as a captain. The former Villanova star closed Week Three with a league-best 5,496 leaderboard points, adding an impressive 2,029 points over the week.
Siegrist has been a model of consistency, earning Game MVP honors in all nine contests this season — tying the AU Pro Basketball record for consecutive games with an MVP award. Leading her squads to a 5-1 record over the last two weeks, she has been an offensive powerhouse, scoring 20 or more points in five straight games. Heading into the final week, she boasts a 25.7 scoring average while also pulling down 8.8 rebounds per game, proving she’s a force to be reckoned with on both ends of the floor.
Terrika Foster-Brasby is a women’s basketball analyst and former DII athlete, serving as a digital reporter for AU Pro Basketball. You can follow her on Instagram @sheknowssports_ & Twitter @sheknowssports.
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