Angel Reese and former Sky coach Teresa Weatherspoon will not team up in Unrivaled's inaugural season
Fans hoping to see Angel Reese and Teresa Weatherspoon on the same team in the new three-on-three league, Unrivaled, will have to keep waiting. On Wednesday, rosters were announced for the league co-founded by Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier, and Reese landed on the Rose Basketball Club, coached by Nola Henry. Reese's teammates include 2021 WNBA champions, Kahleah Copper and Azurá Stevens, three-time WNBA champion Chelsea Gray, guard Brittney Sykes and shooting guard Lexie Hull. Weatherspoon was tapped to lead Vinyl Basketball Club. Her roster includes Wings guard Arike Ogunbowale, Dream guard Rhyne Howard, Fever forward Aliyah Boston, Dream guard Jordin Canada, Sparks shooting guard Rae Burrell and Sparks forward Dearica Hamby. Weatherspoon was fired after one season with the Sky. The team went 13-27 and failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 2018.The league tips off on Jan. 17 in Miami with the Mist, Lunar Owls, Phantom and Laces rounding out the six teams. The Mist, coached by Phil Handy, includes 2021 WNBA champion Courtney Vandersloot, two-time WNBA champion and Niles West product Jewell Loyd, Stewart, Sun guard DiJonai Carrington, Sparks rookie Rickea Jackson and Mystics rookie Aaliyah Edwards. At this point, two remaining roster openings in the 36-player field marked as "wildcard" spots. One is on the Lunar Owls and the other belongs to the Phantom. This means the coaches of each team, DJ Sackmann and Adam Harrington respectively, will be able to recruit a player. There has been a lot of speculation regarding 2024 Rookie of the Year Caitlin Clark's participation. Unrivaled president Alex Bazzell confirmed on an episode of “Pablo Torre Finds Out” that the league has had discussions with Clark regarding her participation. According to multiple reports, Clark was offered $1 million to be part of Unrivaled's inaugural season.
Fans hoping to see Angel Reese and Teresa Weatherspoon on the same team in the new three-on-three league, Unrivaled, will have to keep waiting.
On Wednesday, rosters were announced for the league co-founded by Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier, and Reese landed on the Rose Basketball Club, coached by Nola Henry. Reese's teammates include 2021 WNBA champions, Kahleah Copper and Azurá Stevens, three-time WNBA champion Chelsea Gray, guard Brittney Sykes and shooting guard Lexie Hull.
Weatherspoon was tapped to lead Vinyl Basketball Club. Her roster includes Wings guard Arike Ogunbowale, Dream guard Rhyne Howard, Fever forward Aliyah Boston, Dream guard Jordin Canada, Sparks shooting guard Rae Burrell and Sparks forward Dearica Hamby. Weatherspoon was fired after one season with the Sky. The team went 13-27 and failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 2018.
The league tips off on Jan. 17 in Miami with the Mist, Lunar Owls, Phantom and Laces rounding out the six teams. The Mist, coached by Phil Handy, includes 2021 WNBA champion Courtney Vandersloot, two-time WNBA champion and Niles West product Jewell Loyd, Stewart, Sun guard DiJonai Carrington, Sparks rookie Rickea Jackson and Mystics rookie Aaliyah Edwards.
At this point, two remaining roster openings in the 36-player field marked as "wildcard" spots. One is on the Lunar Owls and the other belongs to the Phantom. This means the coaches of each team, DJ Sackmann and Adam Harrington respectively, will be able to recruit a player.
There has been a lot of speculation regarding 2024 Rookie of the Year Caitlin Clark's participation. Unrivaled president Alex Bazzell confirmed on an episode of “Pablo Torre Finds Out” that the league has had discussions with Clark regarding her participation. According to multiple reports, Clark was offered $1 million to be part of Unrivaled's inaugural season.
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