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 | |
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| 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 and format
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The regular season will be played from January to March, with eight weeks of total play, and a one-on-one (1v1) single elimination tournament mid-season, followed by playoffs for the top four teams from regular season play.[1] The winner of the 2025 1v1 tournament win earn a minimum of $250,000.[2] Regular season games are to occur three nights a week with two games played each night.[3] For the 2025 season, the majority of regular season games will be played in a custom facility within Mediapro Studios in Miami.[4]
| Team | Head coach | Captain |
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| 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 |
Rosters
editFor the inagural 2025 season, Unrivaled consisted of thirty professional players, making up six 5-player teams.[5]
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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.[6]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ @PHEEsespieces (August 9, 2024). "So it's a single elimination tournament to determine the best 1v1 player in the world. And I'm ACTUALLY not supposed to say this but…first place gets minimum $250k 💰🤑" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @PHEEsespieces (August 9, 2024). "There will be 2 games in a row, 3 nights per week that will be highly accessible..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Unrivaled's Bazzell believes Micky Lawler is the right person to be commissioner". Sports Business Journal. August 19, 2024. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
- ^ @Unrivaledwbb (July 9, 2024). "STEWIE IS UNRIVALED 👑 1/30 ✅" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ 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.