Providence to Host Region’s First Pro Women’s Team

Providence will host a UPSHOT League women’s basketball franchise beginning in May 2027, with home games at Amica Mutual Pavilion. The team is part of the league’s expansion alongside Tampa Bay, Baltimore and Nashville, and will be New England’s first UPSHOT franchise. UPSHOT describes itself as an “opportunity league,” aiming to give players who have limited chances to make WNBA rosters a professional platform and potential pathway to the league. The franchise is inviting residents to help choose its name.