Unmatched — the brand new 3-on-3 skilled girls’s basketball league tipping off on January seventeenth — has revealed its six membership rosters, in addition to who will coach every group.
All 36 Unmatched gamers — together with two yet-to-be-determined Wildcards — had been cut up into six pods, with every pod being comprised of both guards, wings, or bigs. The league’s six head coaches labored collectively to pick one participant from every pod for every of the golf equipment, with the objective of making well-rounded and balanced rosters. However, coaches didn’t know which membership was theirs till after rosters had been finalized.
Your complete deliberation course of was streamed on Unmatched’s YouTube channel, with the six coaches conversing about methods to most successfully steadiness out the rosters.
Vinyl Basketball Membership
Head coach: Teresa Weatherspoon
Gamers:
- Arike Ogunbowale (Dallas Wings)
- Rhyne Howard (Atlanta Dream)
- Aliyah Boston (Indiana Fever)
- Jordin Canada (Atlanta Dream)
- Rae Burrell (Los Angeles Sparks)
- Dearica Hamby (Los Angeles Sparks)
Laces Basketball Membership
Head coach: Andrew Wade
Gamers:
- Kelsey Plum (Las Vegas Aces)
- Kayla McBride (Minnesota Lynx)
- Alyssa Thomas (Connecticut Solar)
- Courtney Williams (Minnesota Lynx)
- Kate Martin (Las Vegas Aces)
- Stefanie Dolson (Washington Mystics)
Mist Basketball Membership
Head coach: Phil Helpful
Gamers:
- Jewell Loyd (Seattle Storm)
- DiJonai Carrington (Connecticut Solar)
- Breanna Stewart (New York Liberty)
- Courtney Vandersloot (New York Liberty)
- Rickea Jackson (Los Angeles Sparks)
- Aaliyah Edwards (Washington Mystics)
Phantom Basketball Membership
Head coach: Adam Harrington
Gamers:
- Jackie Younger (Las Vegas Aces)
- Marina Mabrey (Connecticut Solar)
- Satou Sabally (Dallas Wings)
- Tiffany Hayes (Las Vegas Aces)
- Brittney Griner (Phoenix Mercury)
- Wildcard
Lunar Owls Basketball Membership
Head coach: DJ Sackmann
Gamers:
- Skylar Diggins-Smith (Seattle Storm)
- Allisha Grey (Atlanta Dream)
- Natasha Cloud (Phoenix Mercury)
- Napheesa Collier (Minnesota Lynx)
- Shakira Austin (Washington Mystics)
- Wildcard
Rose Basketball Membership
Head coach: Nola Henry
Gamers:
- Chelsea Grey (Las Vegas Aces)
- Kahleah Copper (Phoenix Mercury)
- Angel Reese (Chicago Sky)
- Brittney Sykes (Washington Mystics)
- Lexie Hull (Indiana Fever)
- Azura Stevens (Los Angeles Sparks)
Notable WNBA star pairings
The rosters had been assembled to create evenly matched-teams. Within the course of, a number of pairings of present and former WNBA teammates will probably be reunited.
On the Vinyl, Dream gamers Rhyne Howard and Jordin Canada will proceed enjoying collectively, as will Sparks standouts Rae Burrell and Dearica Hamby.
On the Laces, veteran guard Kelsey Plum will probably be joined by fellow Aces rookie Kate Martin, and Lynx stars Kayla McBride and Courtney Williams will as soon as once more share the court docket as teammates.
On the Mist, Breanna Stewart will reunite with former Storm co-star Jewell Loyd, whereas persevering with to play together with her Liberty ground basic, Courtney Vanderloot.
On the Phantom, Aces guards Jackie Younger and Tiffany Hayes will group up, whereas Marina Mabrey will reunite with former Wings co-star Satou Sabally.
On the Lunar Owls, Natasha Cloud will reunite with Mystics heart Shakira Austin.
