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Coming off an incredible Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball “Welcome Week” in Nashville and I’m more excited than ever that AU Pro Basketball is headed to Nashville in February. Let me tell you why… 🏅 We are going to be the first pro women’s sports leagues to operate in the city of Nashville! (Hard to believe that the 21st largest market in the U.S and one of the fastest growing in the country still does not have a women’s pro team) 🏀 Tennessee has one of the deepest and strongest connections to the sport of basketball, having been a hotbed for youth and college talent for decades. Being in Nashville, you are surrounded by women’s basketball history and so much passion for the sport. 📈 Nashville is a sports city and the appetite for women’s pro sports is just off the charts. 🏙️ The city is so organized in its civic efforts to engage with us. From the Mayor on down, the city is so intentional about wanting to bring and embrace women’s pro sports. We felt all of that excitement, and more, this weekend, as our players and staff members met with so many new stakeholders, and community members. The way Nashville has greeted us, has been unprecedented. From our relationship with Mayor Freddie O'Connell and the Nashville Sports Council to local business leaders and community organizers, the city has embraced AU Pro Basketball with open arms and enthusiasm. Thank you especially to Scott Ramsey, Monica Fawknotson, Brenda Gadd, J. D., and Adrienne Siemers. While women’s pro sports are growing, there is still so much more untapped demand. Of the top 30 markets in the U.S., only 18 have a pro women’s sports league operating in them. There is so much potential for women’s sports to enter untapped markets. And if there’s one thing we can clearly see from this last year alone, it’s that the interest and demand has always been there – it’s up to us to meet it with opportunity.
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