Unrivaled channel today: Start time, TV, live stream for women's basketball league
Unrivaled, the new 3-on-3 women's basketball league founded by WNBA stars Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart, makes its debut Friday night with a pair of games set for national broadcast.
The six-team league is packed with WNBA stars, with Sabrina Ionescu, Angel Reese, and Alyssa Thomas among the eye-catching names participating in Unrivaled's debut season. The league has secured a national broadcast deal and seems poised to be the latest step forward for women's sports.
Unrivaled has convened in Miami, where a custom-built facility has been constructed to host the league's inaugural season. Unrivaled's first two games will involve Collier's Lunar Owls BC taking on Stewart and her team, Mist BC. Next up in an opening-night doubleheader: a Rose BC team featuring Reese will square off with Vinyl BC, who are led by team captain Arike Ogunbowale.
Here's what to know about Unrivaled, including TV and streaming details for the league's first set of games:
What is Unrivaled? Format for new women's basketball league
Star players Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart are the founders of Unrivaled, a new 3-on-3 women's basketball league designed to operate in the WNBA offseason.
Between their ability to recruit other top WNBA talent and the significant paychecks on the table, Unrivaled will begin life as a star-studded, six-team league that runs from Friday, Jan. 17 through Monday, March 17. There will be a mid-season one-on-one tournament as well, with Collier saying last August that the winner of that event will collect a $250,000 prize.
Unrivaled will play full-court games (unlike the 3-on-3 tournament in the Olympics), with one modification: The playing surface will be 24 feet shorter end-to-end than a regulation WNBA court, while maintaining the same width. Games will feature four seven-minute quarters.
How to watch Unrivaled: TV, streaming for women's basketball league
Unrivaled's first season begins Friday Jan. 17, with TNT and truTV broadcasting all games throughout the season. Fans looking to stream Unrivaled can look to Max or Sling.
The first two games for the new women's 3-on-3 basketball league will air on TNT, with coverage of the doubleheader beginning with a pregame show at 7 p.m. ET, followed by the first game at 7:15 p.m. ET.
- Date: Monday, Jan. 13
- Time: 7 p.m. ET
- TV: TNT
- Streaming: Max, Sling
- Games: Mist BC vs. Lunar Owls BC at 7:15 p.m. ET; Rose BC vs. Vinyl BC at 8:15 p.m. ET.
Who is playing on Unrivaled's opening night?
Game 1: Mist BC vs. Lunar Owls BC
- Mist BC roster: Breanna Stewart (captain), Jewell Loyd, Courtney Vandersloot, DiJonai Carrington, Rickea Jackson, Aaliyah Edwards.
- Lunar Owls BC roster: Napheesa Collier (captain), Skylar Diggins-Smith, Courtney Williams, Allisha Gray, Shakira Austin, Cameron Brink (Note: Brink is practicing with the team but will be unable to play due to injury).
Game 2: Rose BC vs. Vinyl BC
- Rose BC roster: Chelsea Gray (captain), Brittney Sykes, Kahleah Copper, Lexie Hull, Angel Reese, Azurá Stevens.
- Vinyl BC roster: Arike Ogunbowale (captain), Jordin Canada, Rhyne Howard, Rae Burrell, Aliyah Boston, Dearica Hamby.
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