Jacksonville Waves, Savannah Steel, Charlotte Crown, Greensboro Groove.
2026 → 2027Four becomes six.
+2The inaugural Jacksonville, Savannah, Charlotte and Greensboro footprint expands with Baltimore and Nashville. UPSHOT’s own site lists its expansion teams as tipping off in May 2027.
The Founding Four plus Baltimore and Nashville.
The inaugural league model used 11 athletes per team.
UPSHOT lists its expansion teams as beginning play in May.
THE NEW PINS
Baltimore + Nashville
One new market extends UPSHOT north into Maryland. The other adds another major women’s basketball city in Tennessee.
Baltimore is already listed alongside the Founding Four in UPSHOT ticketing. Team identity, full roster and opening schedule remain the details to watch.
Official UPSHOT site ↗Nashville was announced as the league’s sixth market in April 2026, with Nancy VanReece named team president/CEO.
Official announcement archive ↗If the 11-player inaugural roster model carries forward, two additional clubs create 22 more team roster spots.
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UPSHOT growth timeline
UPSHOT publicly introduces its professional development model and first markets.
Jacksonville, Savannah, Charlotte and Greensboro play the inaugural season.
Baltimore and Nashville are revealed as expansion markets.
The two expansion teams are scheduled to tip off in May.
NEXT RECEIPTS
What we are waiting to learn.
Baltimore and Nashville branding becomes part of the permanent league archive when officially released.
The most important expansion question: who gets the additional professional opportunity?
Six teams can change balance, travel and postseason structure. We will separate confirmed changes from assumptions.