“We launched UPSHOT with the clear belief that everyone deserves a shot to be their best,” said Donna Orender, co-founder and commissioner of the UPSHOT League, a basketball league that launched this summer with four teams — Greensboro Groove, Charlotte Crown, Jacksonville Waves and Savannah Steel. “We believe that rising talent uplifts communities and that elite women’s basketball players deserve more opportunities.” Donna Orender, co-founder and commissioner of the UPSHOT League. The inaugural UPSHOT League championship will be played on August 29 at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. “The UPSHOT League MVP trophy will be named for the inimitable, great Ann Meyers Drysdale,” said Orender.