By: Betty Cantley
MIAMI, FLA – This is an exciting time for unrivaled! After a very successful Inaugural run, the league is significantly expanding and bringing in huge names for Season 2, which tips off January 5, 2026.
The league is growing and professionalizing rapidly, with expansion, increased schedule and a major influx of talent.
1. Expanded league and increased talent pool.
• More teams: The league is expanding
from six to eight teams.
• More players: The total number of
players is increasing from 36-48, with
six players per team
• The Development Pool: A six-player
development pool is being introduced
to provide immediate injury relief and
further deepen the talent pool. These
players will earn the same minimum
salary as rostered players.
• New Star Power: Several top WNBA
Players and rookies are joining for
Season 2, most notably 2025 WNBA
Rookie of the Year Paige Bueckers
(Who signed a deal reportedly ex-
ceeding her WNBA rookie contract
earnings). Other notable newcomers
include Kelsey Plum, Cameron Brink,
Rickea Jackson, and Kelsey Mitchell.
2. Schedule and viewing upgrades: The
second season begins on Monday,
January 5, 2026 – goes to Wednesday,
March 4, 2026, where the champion-
ship game will play.
• The partnership with TNT Sports is
expanding to include a fourth broad-
cast day per week (Monday, Friday,
Saturday, and Sunday). There are no
more back-to-back games, which was
a concern in the first season.
•. The league is moving beyond it’s
single city studio venue in Miami for
the first time. The regular season
will feature a special stop in Phila-
delphia, PA for one weekend in
January, allowing players like Philly
native Kahleah Copper to play in
front of the home court.
• The playoff structure will be ex-
panded to include six clubs (up from
four) with the top two seeds earning
byes into the semifinals.
3. The format remains the same.
• Will continue the exciting fast-paced
3-on-3 form and will remain the core
of the league.
• The popular 1-on-1 Tournament pre-
sented by Sprite will return in the
middle of February, featuring star
players competing head-to-head in
single elimination.
• Key Returning Stars are Co-founders
Breanna Stewart (Mist BC) and
Napheesa Collier (Lunar Owls BC) will
return as will Inaugural finals MVP
Chelsea Gray (Rose BC) and leading
scorers like Arike Ogunbowale (Must
BC) and Rhyne Howard (Vinyl BC).
The teams to watch out for Season 2 are:
• Breeze BC is an expansion team is a
huge attraction, this new team
featured a powerhouse of young
talent: Paige Bueckers, Cameron
Brink and Rickea Jackson.
• Mist BC: Breanna Stewart’s squad
added scoring and defense including
a reunion between Dallas Wings team-
mates Arike Ogunbowale and Allisha
Gray.
• Rose BC: The defending champions
will look to repeat behind the Veteran
leadership and clutch play of Chelsea
Gray and star forward Kahleah
Copper.
Season 2 is starting on Monday, January 5, 2026, keep a look out for schedule.
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