She isn’t among the statistical leaders, but fifth-year WNBA veteran Jordin Canada is a hot commodity this Athletes Unlimited (AU) season. “I was gonna pick her last week,” said Odyssey Sims of the 5’6″ player during Monday’s weekly media call. Sims is serving as a captain for the fourth time in her seven-week AU career.
This week she was able to select Canada for her squad. “I’m excited to have her on my team,” said Sims about Canada. “This was an opportunity I couldn’t pass up. She knows how to win. She’s a good leader.”
AU Last Week
Team Williams went 3-0 last week, followed by Team Sims (2-1), Team Cloud (1-2), and Team Cole (0-3).
“We are trying to go 3 and 0 this week,” noted Sims, who’s atop the leaderboard with 1,583 points, the second-highest weekly leaderboard point total in AU history. The leaderboard consists of a combination of win points, stat points, and MVP points. The 5’8″ guard also led in scoring (23.7), assists (38), and steals (7).
When asked to briefly assess Week One, Sims told the MSR how important to get “the younger ones–the new players know how important it is to win each quarter if you can. You’ll see a lot of teams get three out of four, two out of four, but never four.”
Isabelle Harrison (1,520), NaLyssa Smith (1,405), Naz Hillmon (1,380), and Kelsey Mitchell (1,299) round out the top five after one week of play. “Last week was really exciting for me,” said Hillmon, who led all AU players with .591 field goal percentage.
Last week’s results:
- Team Williams 96, Team Sims 93
- Team Cloud 78, Team Cole 72
- Team Sims 120, Team Cole 95
- Team Williams 75, Team Cloud 67
- Team Williams 89, Team Cole 75
- Team Sims 91, Team Cloud 66
This week’s schedule – all games played at Fair Park Coliseum, Dallas:
- Team Smith vs Team Harrison; Team Sims vs Team Hillmon, Wednesday, March 1
- Team Hillmon vs Team Harrison; Team Smith vs Team Sims, Friday, March 3
- Team Hillmon vs Team Smith; Team Harrison vs Team Sims, Saturday, March 4
