Basketball Wives

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Basketball Wives
GenreReality
Created byTom Huffman
Starring
List
  • Royce Reed
  • Suzie Ketcham
  • Gloria Govan
  • Jennifer Williams
  • Evelyn Lozada
  • Shaunie O'Neal
  • Tami Roman
  • Meeka Claxton
  • Draya Michele
  • Imani Showalter
  • Malaysia Pargo
  • Laura Govan
  • Tanya Williams
  • Kimsha Artest
  • Jackie Christie
  • Kesha Nichols
  • Kenya Bell
  • Brooke Bailey
  • Bambi Benson
  • Tasha Marbury
  • Sundy Carter
  • Brandi Maxiell
  • Brittish Willams
  • Mehgan James
  • Angel Brinks
  • LaTosha Duffey
  • Angel Love
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons14
No. of episodes191 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Alex Demyanenko
  • Mark Seliga
  • Shaunie O'Neal
  • Pam Healey
  • Amanda Scott
  • Sean Rankine
  • Lisa Shannon
Camera setupMultiple
Running time42 to 44 minutes[a]
Production companyShed Media
Release
Original networkVH1
Original releaseApril 11, 2010 (2010-04-11) –
present
Chronology
Related showsFootball Wives
Ev and Ocho
Shaunie's Home Court
Baller Wives
External links
Website

Basketball Wives is an American reality television series franchise on VH1.[1] It chronicles the everyday lives of women romantically linked to men in the professional basketball industry.

The original incarnation was filmed in Miami, Florida and premiered on April 11, 2010. Basketball Wives LA, a spin-off based in Los Angeles, premiered on August 29, 2011. Both shows ran for five seasons.

On March 27, 2017, VH1 announced that Basketball Wives would be revived for a sixth season, with its setting relocated to Los Angeles, effectively combining the casts of both the original series and its spinoff.[2] Subsequent seasons have also featured this hybrid cast.[3]

Franchise history[]

Basketball Wives (2010–13)[]

The first season premiered on April 11, 2010, and ran for eight weeks in 30-minute episodes. The announced cast included Jennifer Williams, wife of Eric Williams, Evelyn Lozada, ex-fiancé of Antoine Walker, Mesha O'Neal, wife of Jermaine O'Neal, Royce Reed, former NBA team dancer and the mother of Dwight Howard's oldest son,[4][5] Faith Rein, Udonis Haslem's girlfriend, and Shaunie O'Neal, wife of Shaquille O'Neal, who would also serve as an executive producer on the series.[6] Mesha and Faith were replaced by Michael Olowokandi's ex-girlfriend Suzie Ketcham and Matt Barnes' fiancée Gloria Govan when the show aired. Erikka Moxam, ex-girlfriend of Rasual Butler, appeared in a supporting role.[7] A spin-off, Football Wives, featuring the wives and girlfriend of professional football players, aired from October 24 to December 19, 2010.[8]

The show was renewed for a second season of hour-long episodes, which premiered on December 12, 2010. Tami Roman, ex-wife of Kenny Anderson, was added to the cast, replacing Gloria Govan who was demoted to a supporting role, alongside Juli Richmond, wife of Mitch Richmond, Kimberli Russell, wife of Bryon Russell, and Ashley Walker, mother of Rafer Alston’s children.[9] Meeka Claxton, wife of Speedy Claxton, joined the cast in season three, which premiered on May 30, 2011 to 1.8 million viewers.[10]

The fourth season premiered on February 20, 2012, following the spin-off Basketball Wives LA, which concluded in November 2011. Meeka departed the series and was replaced by new cast members Kesha Nichols, ex-fiancée of Richard Jefferson, and Kenya Bell, wife of Charlie Bell.[11] On March 12, 2012, VH1 announced the spin-off Ev and Ocho, starring Evelyn Lozada and her fiancé Chad Ochocinco, set to air that September.[12] However, three weeks before the show was to premiere, they shelved the series, following Ochocinco's arrest for assaulting Lozada, and subsequent divorce.[13]

The fifth season premiered on August 19, 2013, following the second season of Basketball Wives LA, which concluded in December 2012. Tasha Marbury, wife of Stephon Marbury, joined the cast, while Royce, Jennifer and Kesha were dropped from the series. Kenya would return in the season finale.[14] According to a 2014 tweet from Tami Roman, the show was quietly canceled.[15]

Revival (2017–present)[]

On March 27, 2017, VH1 announced that the show would be retooled, airing under its original moniker Basketball Wives after nearly four years off the air. Basketball Wives's Evelyn Lozada would return to the franchise with Basketball Wives LA's Jackie Christie and Malaysia Pargo, along with Shaunie O'Neal and Tami Roman who starred in both incarnations. Basketball Wives's Jennifer Williams and Basketball Wives LA's Brandi Maxiell would return in supporting roles, with new cast members Keonna Green, ex-girlfriend of Nick Young, Bonnie-Jill Laflin, girlfriend of Kareem Rush, Elena Ahanzadeh, Joe Crawford's girlfriend Cristen Metoyer and her sister Aja, stylist Saniy'yah Samaa, and Hazel Renee.[16]

Jennifer was promoted to the main cast in season seven, which premiered on May 14, 2018. New cast members included Kristen Scott, wife of former league coach Thomas Scott, CeCe Gutierrez, girlfriend of Byron Scott, and professional athlete Ogom “OG” Chijindu, girlfriend of basketball player Kwame Alexander. All cast members returned for season eight, along with Feby Torres, ex-girlfriend of Lance Stephenson. Tami Roman departed the show halfway through the season, citing other career opportunities. After over a year long hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the show returned for a ninth season, with new cast members Liza Morales, ex-girlfriend of Lamar Odom, Nia Dorsey, ex-girlfriend of Lance Stephenson and her sister Noria Dorsey, wife of Shawn Taggart.

Basketball Wives LA (2011–16)[]

On June 20, 2011, VH1 announced that they had expanded the franchise to Los Angeles.[17] The announced cast for Basketball Wives LA included Kimsha Artest, wife of Ron Artest, Gloria Govan and her sister Laura Govan, Jackie Christie, wife of Doug Christie, and Imani Showalter, ex-fiancée of Stephen Jackson. Malaysia Prado, wife of Jannero Pargo, and Draya Michele, a model and aspiring actress with a history of dating basketball players, were announced as cast members a month later.[18] Tanya Williams, wife of Jayson Williams, would also appear, however, was quickly phased out of the show along with Kimsha Artest, who admittedly stopped showing up for filming because of the "shenanigans and drama".[19] The series premiered on August 29, 2011, to 1.81 million viewers.[20]

The show was renewed for a second season, which premiered on September 10, 2012,[21] attracting 1.82 million viewers.[22] Imani Showalter quit the show and moved back to New York,[23] and was replaced by Brooke Bailey, girlfriend of Vernon Macklin. Adiz "Bambi" Benson, Malaysia's friend and an aspiring rapper, appeared in a supporting role.

Following the cancellation of the original Basketball Wives, executive producer Shaunie O'Neal announced that the cast of Basketball Wives LA would be retooled for season three.[24] Filming began in August 2013, with new members British Williams, fiancée of Lorenzo Gordon, Brandi Maxiell, wife of Jason Maxiell, and Sundy Carter, mother of Larry Hughes's daughter.[24] Gloria and Laura Govan confirmed their exit,[25] as did Brooke Bailey.[26][27] The third-season premiere acquired 1.95 million viewers, the show's highest-rated at the time.[28] This season is also the first and only of the series to reach over 2 million viewers for six consecutive weeks.

Season four began production in November 2014 and wrapped in April 2015. The season premiered on July 12, 2015 to 1.90 million viewers, moving from Monday to Sunday nights.[29] Shaunie O'Neal and Bad Girls Club's Mehgan James joined the cast, with Tyreke Evans's ex-girlfriend Angel Brinks, Eddy Curry's wife Patrice Curry, and Tami Roman appearing in supporting roles.[30]

On September 23, 2015, the show was renewed for a fifth season.[31] Filming began in January 2016 and wrapped in June, with Draya Michelle and Mehgan James departing from the show. They were replaced by Tami Roman and Angel Brinks, who were promoted to the main cast, and new cast members LaTosha Duffey, fiancée of Iman Shokuohizadeh, and Angel Love, girlfriend of DeJuan Blair.[32] It premiered on July 17, 2016 to 1.58 million viewers and a 0.5 in the adults 18–49 rating demographic, making it the lowest rated premiere for the series.[33] It was followed by the spin-off, Shaunie's Home Court, starring Shaunie O'Neal, which aired on VH1 for two seasons.[34]

Cast timeline[]

Main cast members
Cast member Basketball Wives
2010–2013 		Basketball Wives LA
2011–2016 		Basketball Wives
2017–present
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Royce Reed Main
Suzie Ketcham Main Guest
Gloria Govan Main Friend Main
Jennifer Williams Main Friend Main
Evelyn Lozada Main Guest Main
Shaunie O'Neal Main Main Guest
Tami Roman Main Friend Main
Meeka Claxton Main
Kesha Nichols Main
Kenya Bell Main Friend
Tasha Marbury Main
Draya Michele Main
Imani Showalter Main Guest
Malaysia Pargo Main
Laura Govan Main Cameo
Bambi Benson Main
Tanya Williams Main[b]
Kimsha Artest Main[c]
Jackie Christie Cameo Main
Brooke Bailey Main Cameo Friend
Sundy Carter Guest Main Guest
Brandi Maxiell Cameo Main Friend Main
Brittish Williams Main Main
Mehgan James Main
Angel Brinks Friend Main Friend
LaTosha Duffey Main Friend
Angel Love Main
Supporting cast members
Erikka Moxam Friend
Ashley Walker Friend
Kim Russell Friend
Juli Richmond Friend
Chantel Christie Guest Friend Guest
Patrice Curry Friend
Keonna Green Friend
Bonnie-Jill Laflin Friend
Elena Ahanzadeh Cameo Friend Cameo
Aja Metoyer Friend
Cristen Metoyer Friend
Saniy'yah Samaa Friend
Hazel Renee Friend
Juli Richmond Friend
Ogom Chijindu Friend
Kristen Scott Friend
Cece Gutierrez Friend
Feby Torres Friend
Liza Morales Friend
Nia Dorsey Friend
Noria Dorsey-Taggart Friend

Note:

  1. ^ On the first season of Basketball Wives, it only ran for 20 to 23 minutes.
  2. ^ Appears in 2 episodes only.
  3. ^ Appears in 1 episode only.

Series overview[]

See also: List of Basketball Wives episodes

Basketball Wives[]

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
19April 11, 2010 (2010-04-11)June 20, 2010 (2010-06-20)
212December 12, 2010 (2010-12-12)March 14, 2011 (2011-03-14)
312May 30, 2011 (2011-05-30)August 22, 2011 (2011-08-22)
417February 20, 2012 (2012-02-20)June 12, 2012 (2012-06-12)
510August 19, 2013 (2013-08-19)October 21, 2013 (2013-10-21)
617April 17, 2017 (2017-04-17)August 14, 2017 (2017-08-14)
717May 14, 2018 (2018-05-14)September 16, 2018 (2018-09-16)
818June 19, 2019 (2019-06-19)October 16, 2019 (2019-10-16)
97February 9, 2021 (2021-02-09)March 23, 2021 (2021-03-23)

Basketball Wives LA[]

Season Episodes Season Premiere Season Finale
1 14 August 29, 2011 November 28, 2011
2 16 September 10, 2012 December 17, 2012
3 11 February 17, 2014 April 28, 2014
4 13 July 12, 2015 October 11, 2015
5 17 July 17, 2016 October 23, 2016

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