# @thegistusa on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DQUvnzoAeF4
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/36332461-thegistusa-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-10-27T19:18:20.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The GIST USA (@thegistusa) — https://gondola.cc/thegistusa

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A new chapter for women’s basketball! 📖⁣
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Zawyer Sports & Entertainment have announced UPSHOT, a new professional women’s basketball league tipping off in May 2026. 🏀⁣
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The league will feature at least four teams across Savannah, Charlotte, Greensboro, and Jacksonville — where the league’s headquarters will be based. 🙌⁣
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Former WNBA president Donna Orender will serve as commissioner, bringing decades of leadership and advocacy for women in sports. 🤝⁣
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Each team will play a 40-game season and wear throwback jerseys honoring trailblazers in women’s basketball. 👀⁣
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With investors like Cheryl Miller and Ann Meyers Drysdale, UPSHOT aims to become a hub for the women’s game — creating opportunities, community, and visibility for the next generation of players. 💪⁣
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As Orender put it: “This is a special time — and I would say, it’s about time.” 👏 #thegist⁣
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#upshot #womenssports #womensbasketball #basketball #upshotleague #sportsbiz

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| The GIST USA | @thegistusa | https://gondola.cc/thegistusa | Sports Media Outlet |

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sportsbiz, womenssports, basketball, upshotleague, womensbasketball, upshot, thegist

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