2026 Unrivaled season

2026 Unrivaled season
LeagueUnrivaled
SportBasketball (three-on-three)
DurationJanuary 5 – March 4, 2026
Teams8
TV partner(s)TNT and TruTV
Streaming partnerHBO Max
Regular season
Season MVPChelsea Gray (Rose)
Playoffs
Finals championsMist BC
  Runners-upPhantom BC
Finals MVPBreanna Stewart (Mist)

The 2026 season of Unrivaled will be the league's second season. The inaugural six clubs were set to return for the 2026 season with the addition of two new clubs, Breeze BC and Hive BC, and a formal player development pool.[1] The eight clubs will play a regular season of matches in January to March to contest for four places in a single-elimination playoff tournament that will determine the champions of the league.

Teams and coaches

2026 Unrivaled teams[2]
Team Head coach
Breeze BC Noelle Quinn
Hive BC Rena Wakama
Laces BC Andrew Wade
Lunar Owls BC DJ Sackmann
Mist BC Zach O'Brien
Phantom BC Roneeka Hodges
Rose BC Nola Henry
Vinyl BC Teresa Weatherspoon

Rosters/Signed players

(c) Denotes captain of basketball club
Player (in bold text) Denotes wildcard selection
Player (in italic text) Denotes did not appear in league in the 2026 season
2026 Team Rosters
Teams Players
Injury Replacement
Breeze BC Cameron Brink Paige Bueckers (c) Kate Martin Aari McDonald Dominique Malonga Rickea Jackson
Hive BC Saniya Rivers Kelsey Mitchell Sonia Citron (c) Monique Billings Ezi Magbegor Natisha Hiedeman
Laces BC Jackie Young (c) Brittney Sykes Jordin Canada Maddy Siegrist Alyssa Thomas Naz Hillmon
Lunar Owls BC Skylar Diggins Marina Mabrey Rachel Banham Rebecca Allen Napheesa Collier (c) Aaliyah Edwards Temi Fagbenle
Mist BC Allisha Gray Alanna Smith Veronica Burton Arike Ogunbowale Breanna Stewart (c) Li Yueru
Phantom BC Kelsey Plum (c) Natasha Cloud Aliyah Boston Dana Evans Satou Sabally Kiki Iriafen Tiffany Hayes
Rose BC Chelsea Gray Kahleah Copper (c) Sug Sutton Lexie Hull Shakira Austin Azurá Stevens
Vinyl BC Courtney Williams Erica Wheeler Rhyne Howard Rae Burrell Brittney Griner Dearica Hamby (c)

Development pool players:

Listed in order of announcement

Season Awards

Postseason awards

Award Winner Position Team Votes/Statistic Ref.
Most Valuable Player Chelsea Gray Guard Rose BC Not released [9]
Finals MVP Breanna Stewart Forward Mist BC Not released [10]
Defensive Player of the Year Aliyah Boston Forward Phantom BC Not released [11]
Leading Scorer Marina Mabrey Lunar Owls BC 25.3 ppg [12]
Opill Total Rebound Leader Aaliyah Edwards Lunar Owls BC 169 rebounds [13]
State Farm Season Assist Leader Chelsea Gray Guard 76 assists [14]
Coach of the Year Roneeka Hodges Head Coach Phantom BC Not released [15]
Team Members Ref.
All-Unrivaled First Team Chelsea Gray Kelsey Plum Paige Bueckers [16]
All-Unrivaled Second Team Brittany Sykes Aliyah Boston Allisha Gray

References

  1. ^ Andrews, Kendra (September 10, 2025). "Unrivaled adding two teams for 2026, bringing total to 8". ESPN. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  2. ^ Unrivaled Basketball [@Unrivaledwbb] (October 30, 2025). "The 2026 head coaches are SET 👀 Welcome to season 2 👑" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  3. ^ Unrivaled Basketball [@Unrivaledwbb] (September 23, 2025). "BREANNA STEWART IS UNRIVALED ✅" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  4. ^ Unrivaled Basketball [@Unrivaledwbb] (September 23, 2025). "LEXIE HULL IS UNRIVALED ✅" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  5. ^ Unrivaled Basketball [@Unrivaledwbb] (September 23, 2025). "AZURÁ STEVENS IS UNRIVALED ✅" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  6. ^ Unrivaled Basketball [@Unrivaledwbb] (September 23, 2025). "JACKIE YOUNG IS UNRIVALED ✅" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  7. ^ Unrivaled Basketball [@Unrivaledwbb] (September 23, 2025). "SONIA CITRON IS UNRIVALED ✅" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  8. ^ Unrivaled Basketball [@Unrivaledwbb] (September 23, 2025). "VERONICA BURTON IS UNRIVALED ✅" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  9. ^ "Aces guard Chelsea Gray named 2026 Unrivaled MVP". Retrieved March 4, 2026.
  10. ^ "Breanna Stewart adds Unrivaled title to championship-filled career after MVP performance". Retrieved March 5, 2026.
  11. ^ "Fever center wins Unrivaled Defensive Player of the Year". Retrieved March 5, 2026.
  12. ^ "Stats". Retrieved March 4, 2026.
  13. ^ "Stats". Retrieved March 4, 2026.
  14. ^ Unrivaled Basketball [@Unrivaledwbb] (March 12, 2025). "It's been a close race all season long 👀 here are your final 2025 @statefarm Assist Leaders of the Season!" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  15. ^ "Lunar Owls' DJ Sackmann Voted 2025 Unrivaled Coach of the Year". Unrivaled Basketball. March 14, 2025. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  16. ^ Casselberry, Ian. "All-Unrivaled First Team headlined by Paige Bueckers and Kelsey Plum, each playing first season in 3-on-3 league".
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