Lunar Owls BC

Lunar Owls BC
LeagueUnrivaled
Founded2025
HistoryLunar Owls BC
2025–present
LocationMiami, Florida[1]
Team colors     
Head coachDJ Sackmann
Team captainNapheesa Collier (2025-present)
OwnershipUnrivaled[1]
Websitewww.unrivaled.basketball/lunar-owls

Lunar Owls Basketball Club, also known as Lunar Owls BC, is an American professional basketball team. They are a member of the Unrivaled basketball league, and made their debut in January 2025. The teams are based in Miami, Florida and the Owls are led by coach DJ Sackmann.[2]

History

On October 24, 2024, the Unrivaled basketball league announced the names and logos of six teams joining its league, which are Laces BC, Lunar Owls BC, Mist BC, Rose BC, Phantom BC and Vinyl BC.[3] Lunar Owls BC, along with the other five teams, are based in Miami, Florida for the inaugural 2025 season, before the teams began travelling more frequently during the 2026 season.[3] Alex Bazzell, the president of Unrivaled, confirmed the league owns all six teams. Six head coaches were later hired on November 15.[4]

On September 10, 2025, Unrivaled announced they were adding two new teams to the league, Breeze BC and Hive BC.[5][6]

Roster

2025 season

On November 20, 2024, the six head coaches collaborated on balancing and choosing the rosters for the six teams.[7] After the selection show, Lunar Owls BC's roster was finalized with Napheesa Collier, Allisha Gray, Skylar Diggins, Shakira Austin, Natasha Cloud, and a wildcard spot.[8]

On December 17, 2024, Cameron Brink signed a multiyear deal with the Lunar Owls; however, Brink will not appear in the league until the 2026 season due to injury.[9][10] On December 21, 2024, Laces BC traded Courtney Williams to Lunar Owls BC in exchange for Natasha Cloud.[11]

2025 Lunar Owls BC Roster[12]
Players
Napheesa Collier Allisha Gray Skylar Diggins Shakira Austin Courtney Williams Cameron Brink

2026 season

2026 Lunar Owls BC Roster[13]
Players
Napheesa Collier Aaliyah Edwards Rebecca Allen Skylar Diggins Marina Mabrey Rachel Banham

2025 schedule

Regular season

2025 Lunar Owls BC
Total: 13–1 (Home: 7–0; Road: 6–1)
January: 5–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 3–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record
1 January 17 @ Mist BC W 84–80 Napheesa Collier (27) Napheesa Collier (11) Courtney Williams (4) Wayfair Arena 1–0
2 January 18 Rose BC W 79–70 Napheesa Collier (31) Allisha Gray (9) Courtney Williams (8) 2–0
3 January 25 Phantom BC W 82–58 Napheesa Collier (37) Napheesa Collier (18) Collier & Gray (5) 3–0
4 January 27 @ Vinyl BC W 67–57 Collier & Gray (19) Napheesa Collier (17) Diggins-Smith & Williams (4) 4–0
5 January 31 @ Laces BC W 75–73 Napheesa Collier (26) Napheesa Collier (7) Courtney Williams (5) 5–0
February: 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record
6 February 3 Vinyl BC W 85–68 Napheesa Collier (36) Napheesa Collier (12) Skylar Diggins-Smith (6) Wayfair Arena 6–0
7 February 7 @ Phantom BC W 94–76 Allisha Gray (23) Tied – 3 players (6) Skylar Diggins-Smith (7) 7–0
8 February 8 Mist BC W 85–81 Napheesa Collier (38) Napheesa Collier (15) Allisha Gray (6) 8–0
9 February 21 @ Rose BC L 63–72 Skylar Diggins-Smith (22) Napheesa Collier (10) Skylar Diggins-Smith (5) Wayfair Arena
 8–1
10 February 22 Laces BC W 88-60 Allisha Gray (26) Courtney Williams (10) Courtney Williams (7) Wayfair Arena
 9-1
March: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record
11 March 1 @ Vinyl BC W 78–72 Skylar Diggins-Smith (27) Napheesa Collier (9) Allisha Gray (6) Wayfair Arena
 10–1
12 March 3 Phantom BC W 92–79 Napheesa Collier (33) Napheesa Collier (12) Skylar Diggins-Smith (11) 11–1
13 March 7 Rose BC W 66–56 Shakira Austin (17) Napheesa Collier (9) Courtney Williams (4) 12–1
14 March 10 @ Mist BC W 92–58 Napheesa Collier (29) Shakira Austin (10) Courtney Williams (6) 13–1

2025

Lunar Owls won their opening game after coming back from behind against the Mist, with Skylar Diggins scoring the winning three.[14] Diggins was named to the Second Team.[15]

Napheesa Collier was champion of the 1-on-1 tournament.[16] Collier was named to the First Team, while she led the league in scoring with 25.7 points per game.[15]

2026

On January 30, the game against Rose broke the all-time attendance record for a professional women's basketball game, with an audience of 21,490.[17] In this game, Marina Mabrey scored 47 points, breaking the Unrivaled record for most points in a game. She broke the record for most three-point shots made in a game, scoring 10 threes. Her 27 points in the first quarter are the most in any quarter in Unrivaled. Quarters are 7 minutes long.[18]

Marina Mabrey averaged 25.3 points per game, the most in the league. Aaliyah Edwards averaged the most rebounds at 12.4 per game.[19]

Honors and Awards

  • All-Unrivaled First Team: Naphessa Collier (2025)
  • All-Unrivaled Second Team: Skylar Diggins (2025)

References

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  4. ^ Philippou, Alexa (November 15, 2024). "Unrivaled coach list includes Teresa Weatherspoon, Phil Handy". ESPN.com.
  5. ^ "Unrivaled announces two expansion teams for Year 2 with stars like Paige Bueckers set to join league". CBS Sports. 2025-09-10. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  6. ^ Andrews, Kendra (2025-09-10). "Unrivaled adding two teams for 2026, bringing total to 8". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  7. ^ "We Selected Our Basketball Club Rosters". YouTube. November 20, 2024. Event occurs at 15:40.
  8. ^ "Unrivaled rosters 2024: Complete draft results, team-by-team picks for new basketball league". Sporting News. December 12, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  9. ^ Zucker, Joseph (December 17, 2024). "Cameron Brink Joins Unrivaled Basketball League; Will Debut in 2026 amid Injury Rehab". The Bleacher Report. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  10. ^ "Brink continues recovery after Unrivaled invite". ESPN.com. 2025-01-07. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
  11. ^ Young, Grant (December 21, 2024). "Unrivaled Surprises With Huge Trade Before First Games Take Place". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  12. ^ "Official Lunar Owls Basketball Club Website". www.unrivaled.basketball. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
  13. ^ "Official Lunar Owls Basketball Club Website". www.unrivaled.basketball. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  14. ^ "Unrivaled opening night takeaways: Skylar Diggins-Smith hits walk-off 3-pointer in inaugural game". CBSSports.com. 2025-01-19. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
  15. ^ a b "Collier headlines Unrivaled's inaugural first team". ESPN.com. 2025-03-13. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  16. ^ "Napheesa Collier takes home $200K and Unrivaled 1-on-1 crown, beating Aaliyah Edwards in final". AP News. 2025-02-15. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  17. ^ "Unrivaled sets Philadelphia attendance record as Natasha Cloud relishes return". The Morning Call. 2026-01-31. Retrieved 2026-01-31.
  18. ^ "Rose vs. Lunar Owls (Jan 30, 2026) Box Score | Unrivaled". www.unrivaled.basketball. Retrieved 2026-01-31.
  19. ^ Press, Doug FeinbergThe Associated (2026-03-03). "Las Vegas Aces player named MVP of Unrivaled League". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
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