The 2025 season of Unrivaled is the league's inaugural season. Six teams will play a regular season of matches in January to March to contest four places in a single-elimination playoff tournament that determines the champions of the league.
| 2025 Unrivaled season | |
|---|---|
| League | Unrivaled |
| Sport | Basketball (three-on-three) |
| Duration | January–March |
| Number of games | 48 |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| TV partner(s) | TNT Sports and TruTV |
| Streaming partner(s) | Max |
Teams
editOn October 24, the inaugural six team names were announced.[1] For the 2025 season, teams did not have desingated geographic connections, although the branding was created with a consideration for potential future sale and relocation of the teams.[1]
| Team | Head coach | Captain |
|---|---|---|
| Laces BC | TBD | TBD |
| Lunar Owls BC | TBD | TBD |
| Mist BC | TBD | TBD |
| Phantoms BC | TBD | TBD |
| Rose BC | TBD | TBD |
| Vinyl BC | TBD | TBD |
Format
editPre-season
editPlayers are to report to training camp on January 2, 2025.[2]
Regular season
editThe regular season will begin on January 17, 2025 with six weeks of round-robin play.[2][3] For the 2025 season, the majority of regular season games will be played in a custom facility within Mediapro Studios in the Miami-area community of Medley, Florida.[4] Regular season games are to occur three nights a week with two games played each night.[5]
All-Star event
editAn All-Star event with a one-on-one (1v1) single elimination tournament mid-season is scheduled for February 10, 2025 with the winner earning a $250,000 paycheck.[6]
Playoffs
editAt the conclusion of the regular season, the top four teams will appear in the playoffs (lasting approximately two weeks) to complete for the championship title.[3] The postseason is slotted to end on March 17, 2025.[2]
Rosters
editFor the inaugural season, Unrivaled was originally announced to consist of thirty professional players with six 5-player teams.[7] However, in late October 2024, the league announced they had, "surpassed its initial financial targets" and would be expanding the inaugural season roster to thirty-six total players and increase the individual team roster size to six players.[8]
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Broadcasting
editTNT Sports will air Monday and Friday games on TNT, and Saturday games air on TruTV. The TNT and TruTV broadcasts will be streamed on Max.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b "Unrivaled unveils team names, branding". www.sportsbusinessjournal.com. October 24, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ^ a b c Peterson, Chloe (October 31, 2024). "Aliyah Boston to join Unrivaled, becoming second Indiana Fever player in new 3x3 league". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
- ^ a b Negley, Cassandra (May 30, 2024). "Unrivaled basketball league set to feature serious salaries and has the backing of some major names". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ "Unrivaled's Bazzell believes Micky Lawler is the right person to be commissioner". Sports Business Journal. August 19, 2024. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
- ^ @PHEEsespieces (August 9, 2024). "There will be 2 games in a row, 3 nights per week that will be highly accessible..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Leahy, Sean (October 31, 2024). "Unrivaled 3-on-3 basketball league expands to 36 roster spots ahead of debut season". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
- ^ @Unrivaledwbb (July 9, 2024). "STEWIE IS UNRIVALED 👑 1/30 ✅" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Nelson, Jenn. "Unrivaled League Surpasses Financial Projections, Expands Roster To 36". Forbes. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
- ^ Alex, Weprin (October 16, 2024). "TNT Sports Gets Into Women's Basketball, Inks Rights Deal With Startup League Unrivaled". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 16, 2024.