# 2025 Unrivaled season

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The 2025 season of Unrivaled is the league's inaugural season. Six teams will play a regular season of matches in January to March to contest four places in a single-elimination playoff tournament that determines the champions of the league.

## Teams and coaches

On October 24, the inaugural six team names were announced. For the 2025 season, teams did not have designated geographic connections, although the branding was created with a consideration for potential future sale and relocation of the teams.
On November 15, 2024, the 2025 head coaches were announced: Phil Handy, Adam Harrington, Nola Henry, DJ Sackmann, Teresa Weatherspoon, and Andrew Wade. On November 20, after the team selection, the head coaches were each assigned to a team.
2025 Unrivaled teams :
| Team | Head coach |
| Laces BC | Andrew Wade |
| Lunar Owls BC | DJ Sackmann |
| Mist BC | Phil Handy |
| Phantom BC | Adam Harrington |
| Rose BC | Nola Henry |
| Vinyl BC | Teresa Weatherspoon |

## Rosters

For the inaugural season, Unrivaled was originally announced to consist of 30 professional players with six 5-player teams. Starting in July 2024, the players for the 2025 season began to be announced one-by-one on Unrivaled's social media accounts. Hints were given on social media before roster announcements, encouraging fans to engage and make their guesses on the next Unrivaled roster addition. In late October 2024, the league announced it had "surpassed its initial financial targets" and would be expanding the inaugural season roster to 36 total players and increase the individual team roster size to six players.
On November 20, 2024, players were divvied into their Unrivaled teams with the event being streamed on the league's YouTube channel. During the selection process, players were assigned to six pods (six players in each pod). The head coaches then assigned one player from each pod to create balanced rosters for each club. Once all rosters were set, the head coaches were then made aware of which team they would be coaching for the 2025 season. At the time of the selection show, only 34 players had been confirmed to be participating in the 2025 season. The final two players were drafted as wildcards within Pod D and went to Lunar Owls BC and Phantom BC. Teams with a wildcard selection were able to recruit and sign player of their choosing.
In late November 2024, Kelsey Plum announced via social media that she would no longer be playing in the 2025 season and instead would "take some more time for myself this offseason," leaving Laces BC with a wildcard spot. 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. And on December 20, 2024, it was announced that Katie Lou Samuelson had signed with Phantom BC. On December 21, 2024, the league's first trades were announced: Laces BC traded Courtney Williams to Lunar Owls BC for Natasha Cloud. Laces BC then traded Cloud and their wildcard pick to Phantom BC in exchange for Jackie Young and Tiffany Hayes. The final wildcard spot, belonging to Phantom BC, was filled by Sabrina Ionescu on December 23, 2024, in a signing deal that "puts her in a category of her own" in the Unrivaled league.
| | Denotes captain of basketball club |
| Player (in bold text) | Denotes wildcard selection |
| Player (in italic text) | Denotes will not appear in league in 2025 season |
2025 Team Rosters :
| Teams | Players | Players | Players | Players | Players | Players |
| Teams | Pod A | Pod B | Pod C | Pod D | Pod E | Pod F |
| Laces BC | Jackie Young | Tiffany Hayes | Kayla McBride | Kate Martin | Alyssa Thomas | Stefanie Dolson |
| Lunar Owls BC | Skylar Diggins-Smith | Courtney Williams | Allisha Gray | Cameron Brink | Napheesa Collier | Shakira Austin |
| Mist BC | Jewell Loyd | Courtney Vandersloot | DiJonai Carrington | Rickea Jackson | Breanna Stewart | Aaliyah Edwards |
| Phantom BC | Sabrina Ionescu | Natasha Cloud | Marina Mabrey | Katie Lou Samuelson | Satou Sabally | Brittney Griner |
| Rose BC | Chelsea Gray | Brittney Sykes | Kahleah Copper | Lexie Hull | Angel Reese | Azurá Stevens |
| Vinyl BC | Arike Ogunbowale | Jordin Canada | Rhyne Howard | Rae Burrell | Aliyah Boston | Dearica Hamby |

### Relief players

* Natisha Hiedeman: Phantom BC (January 17–27; March 3–8); Laces BC (January 27–March 3); Rose BC (March 16–17)
* NaLyssa Smith: Mist BC (January 24–March 10)
* Kiki Jefferson: Laces BC (February 8–20; March 3–8); Rose BC (February 21–March 1); Lunar Owls BC (March 16)
* Betnijah Laney-Hamilton: Laces BC (February 18–March 3)
* Ariel Atkins: Rose BC (February 24–March 10); Laces BC (March 16)
* Naz Hillmon: Rose BC (March 16–17)

## Pre-season

Players reported to training camp on January 2, 2025.

## Regular season

The regular season began on January 17, 2025, with seven weeks of round-robin play. For the 2025 season, all regular season games were played in a custom facility (Wayfair Arena) at Mediapro Studios in the Miami suburb of Medley, Florida. Regular season games occurred three nights a week with two games played each night.

### Standings

| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Rec. |
| 1 | x – Lunar Owls BC | 13 | 1 | .929 | – | 13–1 |
| 2 | x – Rose BC | 8 | 6 | .571 | 5 | 8–6 |
| 3 | x – Laces BC | 7 | 7 | .500 | 6 | 7–7 |
| 4 | x – Vinyl BC | 5 | 9 | .357 | 8 | 5–9 |
| 5 | e – Mist BC | 5 | 9 | .357 | 8 | 5–9 |
| 6 | e – Phantom BC | 4 | 10 | .286 | 9 | 4–10 |
Notes:
    (#) – League Standing
    x – Clinched playoff berth
    e – Eliminated from playoff contention

### 1 on 1 tournament

A one-on-one single-elimination tournament mid-season is scheduled took place from February 10–14, 2025, with the winner earning a $200,000 paycheck. In January 2025, Sprite was named the presenting partner of 2025 1 on 1 tournament. The runner-up of the tournament will earn $50,000 and the remaining two semi-finalists, 25,000 each. Additionally, all clubmates of the winner earned $10,000 each.
All games for the one-on-one tournament were played with a continuous clock to a winning score of 11 points or to 10 minutes in length, whichever occurred first. The shot clock was set at seven seconds with players earning next possession after each made shot (also known as make it, take it or winner's ball).
From January 30 to February 2, 2025, fans were be able to vote for any of the 30 players to determine their seedings within pods for the first round. The first round began on February 10 and consisted of fourteen single-elimination 1-on-1 games across two televised sessions, with the top seeds in Pods A and D getting byes in the first round. Eight second round games followed by the 4 quarterfinal games aired on February 11 on truTV. The final four remaining players appeared in the semifinals on February 14 and was followed immediately after with a best of three games for the final. Notable exclusions from the player pool include Stefanie Dolson, Brittney Griner, Sabrina Ionescu, Angel Reese, and Courtney Vandersloot, as well as the leagues's 2025 relief players.
On February 9, the league announced that Natasha Cloud, Tiffany Hayes, Marina Mabrey, Kate Martin, Kayla McBride, Alyssa Thomas, and Brittney Sykes had withdrawn from the 2025 1 on 1 tournament due to injury, resulting in multiple walkovers in the bracket.

#### Finals bracket

| Quarterfinals: Single elimination | Quarterfinals: Single elimination | Quarterfinals: Single elimination | Semifinals: Single elimination | Semifinals: Single elimination | Semifinals: Single elimination | Final: Best-of-3 | Final: Best-of-3 | Final: Best-of-3 | Final: Best-of-3 | Final: Best-of-3 | |
| A-4 | Rae Burrell | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| A-6 | Azurá Stevens | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
| A-6 | Azurá Stevens | 12 | A-6 | Azurá Stevens | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | B-1 | Napheesa Collier | 11 | | | | | | |
| B-1 | Napheesa Collier | 12 | B-1 | Napheesa Collier | 11 | | | | | | |
| B-6 | Courtney Williams | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| B-6 | Courtney Williams | 4 | | | | B-1 | Napheesa Collier | 6 | 9 | 8 | |
| | | | | | | C-8 | Aaliyah Edwards | 9 | 4 | 0 | |
| C-8 | Aaliyah Edwards | 12 | | | | | | | | C-8 | Aaliyah Edwards | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| C-3 | Allisha Gray | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| C-3 | Allisha Gray | 6 | C-8 | Aaliyah Edwards | 11 | | | | | | |
| | | | D-1 | Arike Ogunbowale | 2 | | | | | | |
| D-1 | Arike Ogunbowale | 12 | D-1 | Arike Ogunbowale | 2 | | | | | | |
| D-3 | Satou Sabally | 8 | | | | | | | | | |

### Schedule

All games will be played at the Wayfair Arena.
2025 Unrivaled regular season :
January
DateTime (ET)MatchupTVResultHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsU.S. viewers
Friday, January 17
7:00 p.m.
Mist BC
vs
Lunar Owls BC
TNT
80–84
Jewell Loyd (34)
Breanna Stewart (14)
Courtney Williams (4)
290k
8:15 p.m.
Rose BC
vs
Vinyl BC
73–79
Rhyne Howard (33)
Angel Reese (14)
Chelsea Gray (6)
284k
Saturday, January 18
2:00 p.m.
Phantom BC
vs
Laces BC
truTV
48–86
Kayla McBride (28)
Kate Martin (10)
Tiffany Hayes (10)
113k
3:00 p.m.
Lunar Owls BC
vs
Rose BC
79–70
Napheesa Collier (31)
Allisha Gray (9)
Courtney Williams (8)
89k
Monday, January 20
8:30 p.m.
Vinyl BC
vs
Phantom BC
TNT
84–71
Dearica Hamby (22)
Rhyne Howard (8)
Sabrina Ionescu (6)
187k
9:30 p.m.
Laces BC
vs
Mist BC
63–43
Kayla McBride (21)
Alyssa Thomas (15)
Alyssa Thomas (4)
120k
Friday, January 24
7:15 p.m.
Phantom BC
vs
Mist BC
74–69
Griner & Sabally (29)
Breanna Stewart (11)
Natasha Cloud (9)
261k
8:15 p.m.
Laces BC
vs
Vinyl BC
83–79
Tiffany Hayes (26)
Alyssa Thomas (12)
Tied – 4 players (4)
265k
Saturday, January 25
6:00 p.m.
Mist BC
vs
Rose BC
truTV
66–71
Breanna Stewart (20)
Breanna Stewart (9)
Jewell Loyd (7)
N/A
7:00 p.m.
Lunar Owls BC
vs
Phantom BC
82–58
Napheesa Collier (37)
Napheesa Collier (18)
Natasha Cloud (6)
118k
Monday, January 27
7:30 p.m.
Vinyl BC
vs
Lunar Owls BC
TNT
57–67
Collier & A. Gray (19)
Napheesa Collier (17)
Arike Ogunbowale (7)
119k
8:30 p.m.
Rose BC
vs
Laces BC
64–71
Kayla McBride (31)
Tiffany Hayes (11)
Chelsea Gray (5)
163k
Friday, January 31
7:15 p.m.
Phantom BC
vs
Rose BC
75–63
Sabrina Ionescu (32)
Ionescu & Copper (9)
Sabrina Ionescu (8)
139k
8:15 p.m.
Laces BC
vs
Lunar Owls BC
73–75
Collier & McBride (26)
Kayla McBride (8)
Hayes & Williams (5)
187k :
February
DateTime (ET)MatchupTVResultHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsU.S. viewers
Saturday, February 1
6:00 p.m.
Mist BC
vs
Vinyl BC
truTV
77–67
Dearica Hamby (35)
Dearica Hamby (15)
Courtney Vandersloot (9)
N/A
7:00 p.m.
Rose BC
vs
Laces BC
83–69
Chelsea Gray (28)
Angel Reese (15)
Chelsea Gray (8)
130k
Monday, February 3
7:30 p.m.
Mist BC
vs
Phantom BC
TNT
64–61
Satou Sabally (22)
Breanna Stewart (13)
Sabrina Ionescu (9)
145k
8:30 p.m.
Lunar Owls BC
vs
Vinyl BC
85–68
Napheesa Collier (36)
Napheesa Collier (12)
Skylar Diggins-Smith (6)
191k
Friday, February 7
7:15 p.m.
Phantom BC
vs
Lunar Owls BC
76–94
A. Gray & Griner (23)
Satou Sabally (7)
Natasha Cloud (8)
163k
8:15 p.m.
Mist BC
vs
Rose BC
63–71
Kahleah Copper (21)
Angel Reese (12)
Chelsea Gray (7)
157k
Saturday, February 8
Vinyl BC
vs
Laces BC
11–0
Game canceled – Laces forfeit
6:00 p.m.
Lunar Owls BC
vs
Mist BC
truTV
85–81
Napheesa Collier (38)
Breanna Stewart (17)
Allisha Gray (6)
N/A
Monday, February 10
7:00 p.m.
1 on 1 Tournament: 1st Round
TNT and truTV
213k
Tuesday, February 11
7:00 p.m.
1 on 1 Tournament: 2nd Round + Quarterfinals
truTV
189k
Friday, February 14
7:30 p.m.
1 on 1 Tournament: Semifinals + Finals
TNT and truTV
377k
Tuesday, February 18
7:30 p.m.
Vinyl BC
vs
Rose BC
TNT
55–61
Chelsea Gray (26)
Angel Reese (15)
Tied – 3 players (3)
172k
8:30 p.m.
Laces BC
vs
Phantom BC
75–68
Kayla McBride (30)
Sabrina Ionescu (13)
Natasha Cloud (8)
205k
Friday, February 21
7:15 p.m.
Rose BC
vs
Lunar Owls BC
72–63
Chelsea Gray (26)
Angel Reese (21)
Diggins-Smith & C. Gray (5)
176k
8:15 p.m.
Vinyl BC
vs
Mist BC
72–65
Rhyne Howard (26)
Breanna Stewart (13)
Canada & Loyd (5)
174k
Saturday, February 22
6:00 p.m.
Lunar Owls BC
vs
Laces BC
truTV
88-60
Allisha Gray (26)
Courtney Williams (10)
Courtney Williams (7)
N/A
7:00 p.m.
Phantom BC
vs
Vinyl BC
79-72
Rhyne Howard (28)
Jordin Canada (10)
Jordin Canada (8)
143k
Monday, February 24
7:30 p.m.
Rose BC
vs
Phantom BC
TNT
71-59
Chelsea Gray (26)
Angel Reese (14)
Chelsea Gray (7)
153k
8:30 p.m.
Mist BC
vs
Laces BC
65-49
Breanna Stewart (21)
Breanna Stewart (12)
Stewart & Vandersloot (4)
179k
Friday, February 28
7:15 p.m.
Laces BC
vs
Vinyl BC
63-64
Rhyne Howard (24)
Aliyah Boston (10)
Jordin Canada (6)
149k
8:15 p.m.
Phantom BC
vs
Mist BC
62-88
Brittney Griner (24)
Stewart & Ionescu (8)
Breanna Stewart (9)
190k :
March
DateTime (ET)MatchupTVResultHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsU.S. viewers
Saturday, March 1
6:00 p.m.
Vinyl BC
vs
Lunar Owls BC
truTV
72-78
Dearica Hamby (31)
Dearica Hamby (11)
Jordin Canada (8)
N/A
7:00 p.m.
Rose BC
vs
Mist BC
62-71
Chelsea Gray (38)
Angel Reese (13)
Breanna Stewart (5)
148k
Monday, March 3
7:30 p.m.
Laces BC
vs
Rose BC
TNT
53-58
Chelsea Gray (26)
Angel Reese (17)
Alyssa Thomas (8)
136k
8:30 p.m.
Lunar Owls BC
vs
Phantom BC
92-79
Napheesa Collier (33)
Napheesa Collier (12)
Skylar Diggins-Smith (11)
149k
Friday, March 7
7:15 p.m.
Phantom BC
vs
Laces BC
59-73
Kayla McBride (25)
Alyssa Thomas (12)
Kayla McBride (5)
111k
8:15 p.m.
Lunar Owls BC
vs
Rose BC
66-56
Tied - 3 players (17)
Angel Reese (10)
Chelsea Gray (5)
161k
Saturday, March 8
6:00 p.m.
Laces BC
vs
Mist BC
truTV
76-69
Jackie Young (27)
Breanna Stewart (13)
Alyssa Thomas (6)
N/A
7:00 p.m.
Vinyl BC
vs
Phantom BC
74-80
Rhyne Howard (37)
Rhyne Howard (12)
Rhyne Howard (5)
N/A
Monday, March 10
7:30 p.m.
Mist BC
vs
Lunar Owls BC
TNT
58-92
Napheesa Collier (29)
Breanna Stewart (10)
Courtney Williams (6)
134k
8:30 p.m.
Rose BC
vs
Vinyl BC
74-46
Chelsea Gray (33)
Hamby & Reese (13)
Brittney Sykes (5)
197k :

## Playoffs and finals

At the conclusion of the regular season, the top four teams will appear in the playoffs to complete for the championship title. The postseason is slotted to end on March 17, 2025.
The first ever Unrivaled League Championship was won by Rose BC, with Chelsea Gray as Finals MVP.

### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Lunar Owls BC | 70 | | | |
| 4 | Vinyl BC | 73 | | | |
| 4 | Vinyl BC | 73 | 4 | Vinyl BC | 54 |
| | | | 2 | Rose BC | 62 |
| 2 | Rose BC | 63 | 2 | Rose BC | 62 |
| 3 | Laces BC | 57 | | | |

### Schedule

2025 Unrivaled playoffs :
Semifinals
DateTime (ET)MatchupTVResultHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsU.S. viewers
Sunday, March 16
7:30 p.m.
Laces BC
vs
Rose BC
truTV & TNT
57–63
Chelsea Gray (39)
Azurá Stevens (11)
Gray & Hayes (4)
8:30 p.m.
Vinyl BC
vs
Lunar Owls BC
truTV & TNT
73–70
Napheesa Collier (36)
Dearica Hamby (15)
Skylar Diggins-Smith (8) :
Finals
DateTime (ET)MatchupTVResultHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsU.S. viewers
Monday, March 17
7:30 p.m.
Vinyl BC
vs
Rose BC
truTV & TNT
54-62
Rhyne Howard (22)
Azurá Stevens (18)
Chelsea Gray (8) :

## Season award winners
### IcyHot Comeback of the Week

| Week | Award Winner | Note |
| January 24 | Lunar Owls BC | 21–7 run in third quarter in Unrivaled's inaugural game vs. the Mist |
| January 29 | Phantom BC | 12 point comeback over the Mist to win their first game of the season |
| February 6 | Lunar Owls BC | 12 point comeback over the Laces |
| February 15 | Aaliyah Edwards | Performance in the 1-on-1 Tournament |
| February 20 | Kayla McBride | Returned from injury and dropped 30 points against the Phantom |
| March 6 | Mist BC | 10 point comeback over the Rose, putting them within playoff contention |
| March 13 | Jackie Young | Returned from injury and led the Laces to the playoffs with a combined 45 points and 10 rebounds in two games |

### Postseason awards

| Award | Winner | Position | Team | Votes/Statistic |
| Most Valuable Player | Napheesa Collier | Forward | Lunar Owls BC | Not released |
| Finals MVP | Chelsea Gray | Guard | Rose BC | Not released |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Angel Reese | Forward | Rose BC | Not released |
| Leading Scorer | Napheesa Collier | Forward | Lunar Owls BC | 25.7 ppg |
| Opill Total Rebound Leader | Angel Reese | Forward | Rose BC | 169 rebounds |
| State Farm Season Assist Leader | Chelsea Gray | Guard | Rose BC | 76 assists |
| Coach of the Year | DJ Sackmann | Head Coach | Lunar Owls BC | Not released |
| Team | Members | Members | Members | Ref. |
| All-Unrivaled First Team | Chelsea Gray | Kayla McBride | Napheesa Collier | |
| All-Unrivaled Second Team | Angel Reese | Rhyne Howard | Skylar Diggins-Smith | |

## Broadcasting

TNT Sports air Monday and Friday games on TNT, and Saturday games air on truTV. The TNT and truTV broadcasts are streamed on Max.