Unrivaled — the new 3-on-3 professional women’s basketball league tipping off on January 17th — has revealed its six club rosters, as well as who will coach each team.
All 36 Unrivaled players — including two yet-to-be-determined Wildcards — were split into six pods, with each pod being comprised of either guards, wings, or bigs. The league’s six head coaches worked together to select one player from each pod for each of the clubs, with the goal of creating well-rounded and balanced rosters. But, coaches didn’t know which club was theirs until after rosters were finalized.
The entire deliberation process was streamed on Unrivaled’s YouTube channel, with the six coaches conversing about how to most effectively balance out the rosters.
Vinyl Basketball Club
Head coach: Teresa Weatherspoon
Players:
- Arike Ogunbowale (Dallas Wings)
- Rhyne Howard (Atlanta Dream)
- Aliyah Boston (Indiana Fever)
- Jordin Canada (Atlanta Dream)
- Rae Burrell (Los Angeles Sparks)
- Dearica Hamby (Los Angeles Sparks)
Laces Basketball Club
Head coach: Andrew Wade
Players:
- Kelsey Plum (Las Vegas Aces)
- Kayla McBride (Minnesota Lynx)
- Alyssa Thomas (Connecticut Sun)
- Courtney Williams (Minnesota Lynx)
- Kate Martin (Las Vegas Aces)
- Stefanie Dolson (Washington Mystics)
Mist Basketball Club
Head coach: Phil Handy
Players:
- Jewell Loyd (Seattle Storm)
- DiJonai Carrington (Connecticut Sun)
- Breanna Stewart (New York Liberty)
- Courtney Vandersloot (New York Liberty)
- Rickea Jackson (Los Angeles Sparks)
- Aaliyah Edwards (Washington Mystics)
Phantom Basketball Club
Head coach: Adam Harrington
Players:
- Jackie Young (Las Vegas Aces)
- Marina Mabrey (Connecticut Sun)
- Satou Sabally (Dallas Wings)
- Tiffany Hayes (Las Vegas Aces)
- Brittney Griner (Phoenix Mercury)
- Wildcard
Lunar Owls Basketball Club
Head coach: DJ Sackmann
Players:
- Skylar Diggins-Smith (Seattle Storm)
- Allisha Gray (Atlanta Dream)
- Natasha Cloud (Phoenix Mercury)
- Napheesa Collier (Minnesota Lynx)
- Shakira Austin (Washington Mystics)
- Wildcard
Rose Basketball Club
Head coach: Nola Henry
Players:
- Chelsea Gray (Las Vegas Aces)
- Kahleah Copper (Phoenix Mercury)
- Angel Reese (Chicago Sky)
- Brittney Sykes (Washington Mystics)
- Lexie Hull (Indiana Fever)
- Azura Stevens (Los Angeles Sparks)
Notable WNBA star pairings
The rosters were assembled to create evenly matched-teams. In the process, several pairings of current and former WNBA teammates will be reunited.
On the Vinyl, Dream players Rhyne Howard and Jordin Canada will continue playing together, as will Sparks standouts Rae Burrell and Dearica Hamby.
On the Laces, veteran guard Kelsey Plum will be joined by fellow Aces rookie Kate Martin, and Lynx stars Kayla McBride and Courtney Williams will once again share the court as teammates.
On the Mist, Breanna Stewart will reunite with former Storm co-star Jewell Loyd, while continuing to play with her Liberty floor general, Courtney Vanderloot.
On the Phantom, Aces guards Jackie Young and Tiffany Hayes will team up, while Marina Mabrey will reunite with former Wings co-star Satou Sabally.
On the Lunar Owls, Natasha Cloud will reunite with Mystics center Shakira Austin.
