MIAMI — Unrivaled unveiled its rosters Tuesday night, with defending champion Breanna Stewart back with key members of Mist BC Arike Ogunbowale and Veronica Burton.
The three-on-three league in its third season shapes its rosters through protections and the draft. Half of the eight-team league has players returning to a club, then coaches and the league office work together to complete each team on coaches' input. The idea is always to build teams with complementary talent while still having competitive balance across the league.
Mist BC added Canadian Bridget Carleton, Kiki Rice and Isabelle Harrison. WNBA Rookie of the Year Olivia Miles will be playing her first season in the league. She joined former Notre Dame teammate Sonia Citron on Hive BC.
Toronto Tempo players Marina Mabrey (Lunar Owls BC), Brittney Sykes (Rose BC), Aneesah Morrow (Vinyl BC) and Temi Fágbénlé (Lunar Owls BC) will also join Rice and Harrison in Unrivaled.
Runner-up Phantom BC will have Kelsey Plum back on its squad, as well as Natasha Cloud and Tiffany Hayes. The trio will be joined by Aaliyah Edwards, Kayla McBride and Li Yueru. Yueru played on Mist last season.
WNBA Finals MVP Gabby Williams will be playing on Laces BC with her French teammate Marine Johannes.
The league will be going on tour this season with stops in eight cities around the country, including New York, Boston, Los Angeles, Detroit and Philadelphia.
The season tips off Jan. 8.
-- with files from Sportsnet Staff
