Unrivaled Rosters Revealed for First Season of New Women's League

The new 3v3 league is almost complete.

Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier will continue their rivalry in Unrivaled in January. / Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images

Unrivaled, the new 3-on-3 women's basketball league founded by Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier, has put together its first group of teams. The league held an unconventional draft where players were divided into pods and distributed among the six teams in a way that the league felt would make things most competitive.

The teams were revealed in a video posted on YouTube where the league's first group of coaches—Teresa Weatherspoon, Phil Handy, Adam Harrington, DJ Sackmann, Nola Henry and Andrew Wade—watched as the teams were revealed and commented on the selections. Once the initial rosters were revealed the coaches were given a half hour to discuss them and made a few changes.

After the teams were set and all the coaches agreed they would be happy to helm any of the six teams they were assigned to their teams.

True to the league's mission statement, it was innovative, fresh and accessible to fans.

Full List of Unrivaled Coaches

Teresa Weatherspoon will coach Team Vinyl, Nola Henry will coach Team Rose, Phil Handy will coach Team Mist, DJ Sackmann will coach the Lunar Owls, Adam Harrington will coach the Phantom and Andrew Wade will coach Team Laces.

What are the Unrivaled basketball team rosters?

Mist Roster

PLAYER	POSITION	WNBA Team
Breanna Stewart	Big	NY Liberty
Jewell Loyd	Guard	Seattle Storm
Courtney Vandersloot	Guard	NY Liberty
DiJonai Carrington	Wing	Connecticut Sun
Rickea Jackson	Wing	Los Angeles Sparks
Aaliyah Edwards	Big	Washington Mystics

Lunar Owls Roster

PLAYER	POSITION	WNBA TEAM
Napheesa Collier	Big	Minnesota Lynx
Skylar Diggins-Smith	Guard	Seattle Storm
Natasha Cloud	Guard	Phoenix Mercury
Allisha Gray	Wing	Atlanta Dream
Shakira Austin	Big	Washington Mystics
WILD CARD SPOT

Phantom Roster

PLAYER	POSITION	WNBA Team
Jackie Young	Guard	Las Vegas Aces
Marina Mabrey	Wing	Connecticut Sun
Tiffany Hayes	Guard	Las Vegas Aces
Satou Sabally	Big	Dallas Wings
Brittney Griner	Big	Phoenix Mercury
WILD CARD SPOT

Team Rose Roster

PLAYER	POSITION	WNBA Team
Chelsea Gray	Guard	Las. Vegas Aces
Kahleah Cooper	Wing	Phoenix Mercury
Brittney Sykes	Guard	Washington Mystics
Lexie Hull	Wing	Indiana Fever
Angel Reese	Forward	Chicago Sky
Azura Stevens	Big	Los Angeles SParks

Vinyl Roster

PLAYER	POSITION	WNBA TEAM
Arike Ogunbowale	Guard	Dallas Wings
Rhyne Howard	Wing	Atlanta Dream
Jordin Canada	Guard	Atlanta Dream
Rae Burrell	Wing	Los Angeles Sparks
Dearica Hamby	Big	Los Angeles Sparks
Aliyah Boston	Big	Indiana Fever

Laces Roster

PLAYER	POSITION	WNBA TEAM
Kelsey Plum	Guard	Las Vegas Aces
Courtney Williams	Guard	Minnesota Lynx
Kayla McBride	Wing	Minnesota Lynx
Kate Martin	Wing	Las Vegas Aces
Alyssa Thomas	Big	Connecticut Sun
Stefanie Dolson	Big	Washington Mystics

What are the Unrivaled "wild card" spots?

The league still has two open roster spots that will be filled before the season begins. Unrivaled president Alex Bazzell has said the league is holding a spot for Caitlin Clark who has had talks with the league, but has also expressed a strong interest in golfing during her WNBA offseason.

Three-time WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson has also had discussions with the league and seems like the most likely name to fill one of the wild cards. Sabrina Ionescu, who just won the WNBA championship with Stewart and Vandersloot is also not involved at this moment. Ionescu is currently recovering from an torn UCL suffered during the WNBA Finals.

The inaugural season begins on January 17th in Miami and runs for eight weeks.

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