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Athletes Unlimited announces star-studded roster for 5th season of women's basketball

Athletes Unlimited has announced a final roster featuring 20 returning players and 20 newcomers for its fifth season of women’s basketball starting Feb. 4 in Nashville

JANUARY 15 • Associated Press

Absent from Game 3 loss Cooke didn't play in Thursday's 74-73 Game 3 loss to the Aces.

Impact Cooke saw a relatively consistent role off the bench early in the 2025 campaign, but she fell out of the rotation in the second half of the season and was absent from the final two games of the Storm's first-round playoff series. Over 26 regular-season appearances, she averaged 3.5 points, 0.5 rebounds and 0.5 assists in 10.0 minutes per game. Cooke hasn't carved out consistent usage over her first three seasons in the WNBA, and she could seek out some other opportunities during the offseason as a reserved player.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Finishes with five points Cooke notched five points (2-2 FG, 1-1 3Pt), one rebound and one assist across five minutes during Tuesday's 95-75 loss to the Fever.

Impact Cooke was accurate in her brief appearance, and her plus-10 rating was easily the best among any Storm player in the lopsided loss. The 24-year-old has made the most of her scant playing time lately, averaging 6.0 points per game in the past three outings despite playing just 8.0 minutes per appearance.

AUGUST 27, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Back with Storm The Storm signed Cooke to a rest-of-season contract on Monday.

Impact Cooke played in 26 games for the Storm during the 2025 season, averaging 3.3 points and 0.5 assists while shooting 38.2 percent from beyond the arc. She's likely to have a depth role at the end of the bench for Seattle.

AUGUST 18, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Washington Mystics trade Brittney Sykes to Seattle Storm In the deal, the Mystics receive veteran forward Alysha Clark, the Storm’s 2026 first-round pick, and third-year player Zia Cooke.

AUGUST 6, 2025 • NYTIMES.COM

Courtney Williams' second-half surge lifts Lynx over Storm 91-87

Courtney Williams scored 14 of her 20 points in the second half, Jessica Shepard added 13 points and 13 rebounds and Kayla McBride made 6 of 6 from the free-throw line in the final...

AUGUST 6, 2025 • Associated Press

Headed into free agency Cooke, who was part of the trade that sent Brittney Sykes to the Storm in exchange for Alysha Clark and a 2026 first-round pick, has been waived by the Mystics, Alexa Philippou of...

Impact Cooke has handled a strict reserve role in Seattle this year, and she'll now hope to latch onto another team elsewhere following Tuesday's trade. Across her 24 appearances in 2025, Cooke has averaged 3.3 points, 0.5 rebounds and 0.5 assists in 10.4 minutes per game.

AUGUST 5, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Fares well in limited minutes Cooke provided eight points (3-4 FG, 2-3 3Pt) over 12 minutes during Monday's 101-85 victory over the Sun.

Impact Cooke continues to be used sparingly by the Storm, though she made the most of her limited run Monday. Cooke has scored a combined 17 points in her last three appearances despite minimal workloads, so credit to her for stepping up when her name is called.

JULY 29, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Skylar Diggins has another triple-double and Storm defeat Sun 101-85

Skylar Diggins had a triple-double, Nneka Ogwumike scored 26 points and the Seattle Storm blew past the Connecticut Sun 101-85

JULY 29, 2025 • Associated Press

Fares well in loss Cooke supplied seven points (2-4 FG, 1-1 3Pt, 2-2 FT) and one rebound across 12 minutes during Tuesday's 87-63 loss to the Wings.

Impact Cooke took advantage of some garbage time with the Storm getting blown out of this contest. She played a combined eight minutes in her previous two appearances, so she remains pretty far off the fantasy radar.

JULY 23, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Barely plays in loss Cooke accumulated no counting stats in two minutes during Sunday's 74-69 loss to Washington.

Impact With an average of 5.0 minutes over her last three appearances, Cooke is buried on Seattle's depth chart currently. She's safe to ignore in most fantasy formats for the time being.

JULY 14, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Scoreless in seven minutes Cooke accumulated no counting stats across seven minutes during Wednesday's 93-83 loss to Connecticut.

Impact For the third game in a row, Cooke failed to score for Seattle. The guard remains miles off the fantasy radar with an average of 3.2 points per game in 11.1 minutes across 19 appearances.

JULY 10, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Scoreless in 13 minutes Cooke ended with zero points (0-2 FG, 0-1 3Pt) and one assist across 13 minutes during Thursday's 80-79 win over the Dream.

Impact After back-to-back strong performances, Cooke fell back to earth Thursday. She's been a sporadic producer off the Storm bench this season, making her tough to rely on. Through 17 games, she's averaging 11.4 minutes per night with 3.6 points on 32.8 percent shooting from the field.

JULY 4, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Poor shooting display in loss Cooke ended Sunday's 84-57 loss to Golden State with 10 points (3-13 FG, 2-7 3Pt, 2-4 FT), three rebounds and one steal across 22 minutes.

Impact Cooke was one of three Seattle players who scored in double digits, alongside Skylar Diggins and Erica Wheeler. However, it's worth noting that Cooke did this while attempting 13 shots and coming from the bench. This 10-point output was a season-high mark for Cooke, but her upside will be limited as long as she continues to play off the bench. That said, a silver lining is that she's cleared the 20-minute mark in her last two appearances, paving the way for what might end up being a bigger role with the second unit going forward.

JUNE 30, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Notches five points Cooke totaled five points (2-7 FG, 1-3 3Pt), one rebound, two assists and one steal in 14 minutes during Tuesday's 98-67 win over the Sparks.

Impact The Storm were blown out of this contest, allowing Cooke to see her third largest workload of the season. Cooke has 11 appearances to her name this season with an average of 10.5 minutes per contest.

JUNE 18, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Logs two steals off bench Cooke logged six points (2-5 FG, 1-2 3Pt, 1-1 FT), two rebounds, two assists and two steals across 17 minutes during Friday's 94-87 loss to the Dream.

Impact Cooke hasn't had much of a role for the Storm over the first few weeks of the 2025 campaign, but she played a season-high 17 minutes Friday and made some contributions on both ends of the floor. While her performance against the Dream was slightly encouraging, it seems unlikely that she'll see enough playing time to be a reliable fantasy option as the season progresses.

MAY 31, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Storm sign Mackenzie Holmes, Zia Cooke, Brianna Fraser 2024 draft pick Holmes returns to Seattle after missing last season due to injury; Cooke, Fraser given training-camp contracts

FEBRUARY 16, 2025 • SEATTLETIMES.COM

South Carolina women's basketball alum Zia Cooke reflects on WNBA rookie season “I came out of this season learning a lot, understanding a lot, knowing the areas I need to get better at and just ways that I can improve.”

OCTOBER 17, 2023 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Dawn Staley and Zia Cooke are together again ... for an SEC cornhole showdown Team South Carolina takes on Team Florida in Columbia on Saturday. Here’s how you can watch the charitable event.

OCTOBER 12, 2023 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Destanni Henderson reunites with fellow Gamecock Zia Cooke for next WNBA chance Henderson was released by the Indiana Fever before the 2023 season began.

JUNE 16, 2023 • MYRTLEBEACHONLINE.COM

Boston, Cooke shine in WNBA debuts Aliyah Boston and Zia Cooke both scored in double figures in their WNBA debuts on Friday night.

MAY 20, 2023 • 247SPORTS.COM

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Athletes Unlimited announces star-studded roster for 5th season of women's basketball

Courtney Williams' second-half surge lifts Lynx over Storm 91-87

Skylar Diggins has another triple-double and Storm defeat Sun 101-85