Charlotte will have a new professional women’s basketball team next year in the UpShot League, which will play at Bojangles Coliseum.
The league, starting with teams in Charlotte, Greensboro, Jacksonville and Savannah, aims to provide a developmental platform for women players, with games starting in May 2026, Axios Charlotte reported. The Charlotte team (name TBD) will be owned by Zawger Sports & Entertainment, owners of the Charlotte Checkers hockey club. UpShot investors include Cheryl Miller, Ann Meyers Drysdale, Saniesa Estrada, Annie Q, Patric Young.
Meanwhile, the Charlotte Hornets are backing efforts to bring back the Charlotte Sting as an WNBA expansion team. The Sting operated 1997-2007 before folding due to financial problems. There are at least eight cities interested in getting an WNBA team.
