After facing off against each other in the 2025 WNBA Finals, Las Vegas Aces guard Chelsea Gray and Phoenix Mercury guard Kahleah Copper will reunite on the Rose with hopes of running it back. Rose BC also returns Azurá Stevens and Lexie Hull from their championship team, Unrivaled revealed on Wednesday. Angel Reese, who was named the Defensive Player of the Year after helping the Rose BC win its first title, is not participating in the second season.
The 2026 rosters were unveiled during Wednesday’s ‘Unrivaled Club Roster Reveal Show’ after the league’s eight head coaches conducted an internal draft made up of 48 players, up from 36 players last season after expansion clubs Breeze HC and Hive HC joined the 3-on-3 basketball league.
Here’s everything you need to know about Unrivaled’s season two club rosters:
2026 UNRIVALED HEAD COACHES: Noelle Quinn tapped to lead Breeze BC
How does the Unrivaled draft work?
All 48 players are divided into six pods based on their position.
The four teams that made the playoffs last season — Lunar Owls, Rose, Laces and Vinyl — had the ability to protect two players from their inaugural rosters. The remaining two teams that didn’t make the playoffs — Mist and Phantom — were only able to protect one player from the inaugural season. But there was one stipulation: Teams that protected a player had to forfeit the corresponding number of picks in the first round.
Breeze BC and Hive BC, the expansion teams, got the first and second overall picks. The first overall draft pick was determined by a coin toss between the two, with Breeze BC walking away with the first pick of the 38 remaining players.
From there, ‘remaining picks were conducted in a modified snake draft format designed to maintain competitive balance,’ Unrivaled explained. Each coach picked one player from each pod and each team is made up of six players.
2026 Unrivaled club rosters
*Represents rookies making their Unrivaled debut
Here is where each player landed for the second season of Unrivaled, which tips off in Jan. 5:
Breeze BC
Head coach: Noelle Quinn
- *Paige Bueckers
- Rickea Jackson
- *Dominique Malonga
- *Aari McDonald
- Kate Martin
- Cameron Brink
Cameron Brink was a member of the Lunar Owls last season, but did not play while recovering from an ACL injury. She is set to make her debut in 2026.
Hive BC
Head coach: Rena Wakama
- *Kelsey Mitchell
- *Sonia Citron
- *Ezi Magbegor
- *Natisha Hiedeman
- *Saniya Rivers
- *Monique Billings
Laces BC
Head coach: Andrew Wade
- Jackie Young (protected)
- Brittney Sykes
- Alyssa Thomas (protected)
- Jordin Canada
- *Maddy Siegrist
- *Naz Hillmon
Lunar Owls
Head coach: DJ Sackmann
- Skylar Diggins (protected)
- Marina Mabrey
- Napheesa Collier (protected)
- *Rachel Banham
- *Rebecca Allen
- Aaliyah Edwards
Mist BC
Head coach: Zach O’Brien
- Allisha Gray
- Breanna Stewart (protected)
- *Alanna Smith
- *Veronica Burton
- Arike Ogunbowale
- *Li Yueru
Phantom
Head coach: Roneeka Hodges
- Kelsey Plum
- Satou Sabally (protected)
- Aliyah Boston
- *Dana Evans
- Natasha Cloud
- *Kiki Iriafen
Rose BC
Head coach: Nola Henry
- Chelsea Gray (protected)
- Kahleah Copper (protected)
- *Sug Sutton
- Azurá Stevens
- Lexie Hull
- Shakira Austin
Vinyl BC
Head coach: Teresa Weatherspoon
- Courtney Williams
- Rhyne Howard (protected)
- Dearica Hamby (protected)
- *Erica Wheeler
- Rae Burrell
- Brittney Griner
Development Pool
- Hailey Van Lith
- Aziaha James
- Haley Jones
- Emily Engstler
- Laeticia Amihere
- Makayla Timpson
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