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Unrivaled is just a few months removed from another season — and this time, 48 WNBA players will be lacing up for the professional 3-on-3 basketball co-founded by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart.
In addition to the 48 rostered players, 6 players will participate in a development pool, though their names have yet to be announced.
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The new additions include several established and rising stars, among them being:
Los Angeles Sparks guard Kl
At the same time, Unrivaled has lost several big names from its inaugural season, including New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu and Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese.
In total, 26 players return from the inaugural season:
Alyssa Thomas, Phoenix Mercury
Rickea Jackson, Los Angeles Sparks
Satou Sabally, Phoenix Mercury
Breanna Stewart, New York Liberty
Lexie Hull, Indiana Fever
Azurá Stevens, Los Angeles Sparks
Jackie Young, Las Vegas Aces
Kate Martin, Golden State Valkyries
Dearica Hamby, Los Angeles Sparks
Natasha Cloud, New York Liberty
Aaliyah Edwards, Connecticut Sun
Napheesa Collier, Minnesota Lynx
Rae Burrell, Los Angeles Sparks
Chelsea Gray, Las Vegas Aces
Brittney Sykes, Seattle Storm
Kahleah Copper, Phoenix Mercury
Allisha Gray, Atlanta Dream
Shakira Austin, Washington Mystics
Courtney Williams, Minnesota Lynx
Skylar Diggins, Seattle Storm
Brittney Griner, Atlanta Dream
Rhyne Howard, Atlanta Dream
Aliyah Boston, Indiana Fever
Cameron Brink, Los Angeles Sparks
Arike Ogunbowale, Dallas Wings
Marina Mabrey, Connecticut Sun
And, 22 WNBA players serve as new additions:
Paige Bueckers, Dallas Wings
Saniya Rivers, Connecticut Sun
Erica Wheeler, Seattle Storm
Sonia Citron, Washington Mystics
Veronica Burton, Golden State Valkyries
Kiki Iriafen, Washington Mystics
Monique Billings, Golden State Valkyries
Kelsey Mitchell, Indiana Fever
Naz Hillmon, Atlanta Dream (was a reserve player)
Sug Sutton, Washington Mystics
Natisha Hiedeman, Minnesota Lynx (was a reserve player)
Ezi Magbegor, Seattle Storm
Rachel Banham, Chicago Sky
Maddy Siegrist, Dallas Wings
Alanna Smith, Minnesota Lynx
Jordin Canada, Atlanta Dream
Kelsey Plum, Los Angeles Sparks
Dana Evans, Las Vegas Aces
Aari McDonald, Indiana Fever
Rebecca Allen, Chicago Sky
Dominique Malonga, Seattle Storm
In addition to Reese and Ionescu, who have opted not to play in Year 2 of Unrivaled, several players are sidelined with injuries ahead of the coming season.
That list includes Minnesota Lynx guard DiJonai Carrington (foot surgery), Chicago Sky guard Courtney Vandersloot (torn ACL), and Seattle Storm forward Katie Lou Samuelson (torn ACL), among others.
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Unrivaled is adding 4 new head coaches
Ahead of its second season, Unrivaled has expanded from 6 to 8 clubs. The league has lost two head coaches (Adam Harrington and Phil Handy) while bringing in four new faces.
The incoming list of head coaches is as follows:
Breeze BC: Noelle Quinn (new addition)
Hive BC: Rena Wakama (new addition)
Lunar Owls BC: DJ Sackmann
Mist BC: Zach O’Brien (new addition)
Phantom BC: Roneeka Hodges (new addition)
Vinyl BC: Teresa Weatherspoon
The league is set to tip off on January 5th, 2026, on TNT Sports.
