Friday will mark the beginning of a new adventure for professional women’s basketball as some of the WNBA‘s top players tip off the inaugural season of Unrivaled at Wayfair Arena in Miami.
Founded by WNBA All-Stars, Olympic gold medalists and former UConn teammates Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier, Unrivaled is a new 3-on-3 women’s professional basketball league that features six teams with six players each going head-to-head for a shot at the inaugural title and cash awards.
The season runs from January 17 to March 17 with games played mostly on Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays. There will be two games a night, and former WNBA star and basketball analyst Candace Parker will anchor a studio show during the broadcasts.
Who’s playing?
Unrivaled will feature 36 of the top professional players in women’s basketball. Here are the full team rosters:
- Lunar Owls: Shakira Austin, Skylar Diggins-Smith, Allisha Gray, Courtney Williams, Cameron Brink (IR), Collier
- Phantom: Natasha Cloud, Brittney Griner, Sabrina Ionescu, Marina Mabrey, Satou Sabally, Katie Lou Samuelson
- Vinyl: Aliyah Boston, Rae Burrell, Jordin Canada, Dearica Hamby, Rhyne Howard, Arike Ogunbowale
- Mist: DiJonai Carrington, Aaliyah Edwards, Rickea Jackson, Jewell Loyd, Courtney Vandersloot, Stewart
- Laces: Stefanie Dolson,
