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Image caption: The UPSHOT League.<\/em><\/p>\n
The league\u2019s founding partners include CSI Companies; ACUVUE, the world\u2019s leading\u00a7 contact lens brand from Johnson & Johnson, and Florida Blue.<\/p>\n
These partnerships reflect a growing commitment from leading national and regional organizations to invest in women\u2019s professional sports, community health, and the long-term development of elite women\u2019s athletics.<\/p>\n
\u201cSports teaches discipline, resilience, and the value of working toward a shared goal,\u201d said Josh Bowling, CFO, CSI Companies. \u201cBasketball has had a profound impact in my life, and I\u2019ve seen firsthand how the game helps shape leadership and builds character. Being a founding partner of the Waves\u2019 inaugural season is an exciting opportunity for CSI to support women\u2019s sports while investing in something that will inspire our community for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n
Co-founder and Commissioner Donna Orender emphasized the broader significance of these early partnerships:<\/p>\n
\u201cFounding partners are more than simply sponsors\u2014they are builders of the future of women\u2019s professional sports. Each of these organizations understands the power of alignment with a league that is rooted in community impact, elite competition, and long-term growth. Their support signals confidence not just in the UPSHOT League, but in the athletes, cities, and fans who will define this next era.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Jacksonville Waves represent one of four inaugural franchises in the UPSHOT League\u2019s first season, alongside teams in Charlotte, Greensboro, and Savannah. The league is designed to blend high-performance basketball with strong regional identity, corporate partnership integration, and year-round community engagement.<\/p>\n
The addition of founding partners provides early infrastructure support across brand development, health and wellness initiatives, and community programming that will extend well beyond the court.<\/p>\n
About UPSHOT League<\/strong><\/p>\n The Upshot League is a premier women\u2019s professional basketball league built on elite competition, player opportunity, and community connection. With a foundation rooted in high-level talent and global experience, the league aims to redefine the professional landscape while expanding opportunities for women\u2019s basketball in the United States. https:\/\/upshotleague.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n Media Contact: References: <\/em> JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 11, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The UPSHOT League on Tuesday announced its founding corporate partners supporting the launch of the Jacksonville Waves, marking a significant milestone in the buildout of the league’s inaugural season and its mission to elevate women’s professional basketball through community-driven investment and innovation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10216,"featured_media":135247,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,755,12804,611,1,19632,30],"tags":[7408],"class_list":["post-135275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-florida-news","category-alliances-news","category-ap","category-basketball-news","category-business-news","category-jacksonville-business","category-sports-news","tag-women-in-sports","has-post-title","has-post-date","no-post-category","no-post-tag","no-post-comment","has-post-author"],"acf":[],"views":300,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135275","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10216"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=135275"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135275\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":135283,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135275\/revisions\/135283"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/135247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=135275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=135275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=135275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\n\u00a7 Source Euromonitor International Limited; Eyewear 2025 edition; value sales at rsp, all retail channels, 2023 data; “ACUVUE® family of brands” represents aggregated sales of the following brands: 1-day ACUVUE®, ACUVUE® OASYS, ACUVUE® VITA®, and ACUVUE® 2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"