The 2025 season of Unrivaled was the league's inaugural season. Six teams played a regular season of matches in January to March to contest four places in a single-elimination playoff tournament that determined the champions of the league.
In October 2024, the inaugural six team names were announced. For the 2025 season, teams did not have designated geographic connections, although the branding was created with a consideration for potential future sale and relocation of the teams.
In November 2024, the 2025 head coaches were announced: Phil Handy, Adam Harrington, Nola Henry, DJ Sackmann, Teresa Weatherspoon, and Andrew Wade. On November 20, after the team selection, the head coaches were each assigned to a team.
For the inaugural season, Unrivaled was originally announced to consist of 30 professional players with six 5-player teams. Starting in July 2024, the players for the 2025 season began to be announced one-by-one on Unrivaled's social media accounts. Hints were given on social media before roster announcements, encouraging fans to engage and make their guesses on the next Unrivaled roster addition. In late October 2024, the league announced it had "surpassed its initial financial targets" and would be expanding the inaugural season roster to 36 total players and increase the individual team roster size to six players.
On November 20, 2024, players were divvied into their Unrivaled teams with the event being streamed on the league's YouTube channel. During the selection process, players were assigned to six pods (six players in each pod). The head coaches then assigned one player from each pod to create balanced rosters for each club. Once all rosters were set, the head coaches were then made aware of which team they would be coaching for the 2025 season. At the time of the selection show, only 34 players had been confirmed to be participating in the 2025 season. The final two players were drafted as wildcards within Pod D and went to Lunar Owls BC and Phantom BC. Teams with a wildcard selection were able to recruit and sign player of their choosing.
In late November 2024, Kelsey Plum announced via social media that she would no longer be playing in the 2025 season and instead would "take some more time for myself this offseason," leaving Laces BC with a wildcard spot. On December 17, 2024, Cameron Brink signed a multiyear deal with the Lunar Owls; however, Brink did not appear in the league until the 2026 season due to injury. And on December 20, 2024, it was announced that Katie Lou Samuelson had signed with Phantom BC. On December 21, 2024, the league's first trades were announced: Laces BC traded Courtney Williams to Lunar Owls BC for Natasha Cloud. Laces BC then traded Cloud and their wildcard pick to Phantom BC in exchange for Jackie Young and Tiffany Hayes. The final wildcard spot, belonging to Phantom BC, was filled by Sabrina Ionescu on December 23, 2024, in a signing deal that "puts her in a category of her own" in the Unrivaled league.
Players reported to training camp on January 2, 2025.
The regular season began on January 17, 2025, with seven weeks of round-robin play. For the 2025 season, all regular season games were played in a custom facility (Wayfair Arena) at Mediapro Studios in the Miami suburb of Medley, Florida. Regular season games occurred three nights a week with two games played each night.
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A one-on-one single-elimination tournament took place mid-season, February 10âÂÂ14, 2025, with the winner earning $200,000. In January 2025, Sprite was named the presenting partner of the 2025 1-on-1 tournament. The runner-up of the tournament earned $50,000 and the remaining two semi-finalists earned $25,000 each. Additionally, clubmates of the winner earned $10,000 each.
All games for the one-on-one tournament were played with a continuous clock to a winning score of 11 points or to 10 minutes in length, whichever occurred first. The shot clock was set at seven seconds with players earning next possession after each made shot (also known as make it, take it or winner's ball).
From January 30 to February 2, 2025, fans were able to vote for any of the 30 players to determine their seedings within pods for the first round. The first round began on February 10 and consisted of fourteen single-elimination 1-on-1 games across two televised sessions, with the top seeds in Pods A and D getting byes in the first round. Eight second round games followed by the 4 quarterfinal games aired on February 11 on truTV. The final four remaining players appeared in the semifinals on February 14 and was followed immediately after with a best of three games for the final. Notable exclusions from the player pool include Stefanie Dolson, Brittney Griner, Sabrina Ionescu, Angel Reese, and Courtney Vandersloot, as well as the league's 2025 relief players.
On February 9, the league announced that Natasha Cloud, Tiffany Hayes, Marina Mabrey, Kate Martin, Kayla McBride, Alyssa Thomas, and Brittney Sykes had withdrawn from the 2025 1 on 1 tournament due to injury, resulting in multiple walkovers in the bracket.
All games were played at the Wayfair Arena.
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|- | rowspan=2| Friday, January 17 | 7:00p.m. | Mist BC | vs | style="background:#bbffbb"| Lunar Owls BC | rowspan=2| TNT | 80âÂÂ84 | Jewell Loyd (34) | Breanna Stewart (14) | Courtney Williams (4) | 290k |- | 8:15p.m. | Rose BC | vs | style="background:#bbffbb"| Vinyl BC | 73âÂÂ79 | Rhyne Howard (33) | Angel Reese (14) | Chelsea Gray (6) | 284k |- | rowspan=2 | Saturday, January 18 | 2:00p.m. | Phantom BC | vs | style="background:#bbffbb"| Laces BC | rowspan=2| truTV | 48âÂÂ86 | Kayla McBride (28) | Kate Martin (10) | Tiffany Hayes (10) | 113k |- | 3:00p.m. | style="background:#bbffbb"| Lunar Owls BC | vs | Rose BC | 79âÂÂ70 | Napheesa Collier (31) | Allisha Gray (9) | Courtney Williams (8) | 89k |- | rowspan=2| Monday, January 20 | 8:30p.m. | style="background:#bbffbb"| Vinyl BC | vs | Phantom BC | rowspan=4| TNT | 84âÂÂ71 | Dearica Hamby (22) | Rhyne Howard (8) | Sabrina Ionescu (6) | 187k |- | 9:30p.m. | style="background:#bbffbb"| Laces BC | vs | Mist BC | 63âÂÂ43 | Kayla McBride (21) | Alyssa Thomas (15) | Alyssa Thomas (4) | 120k |- | rowspan=2| Friday, January 24 | 7:15p.m. | style="background:#bbffbb"| Phantom BC | vs | Mist BC | 74âÂÂ69 | Griner & Sabally (29) | Breanna Stewart (11) | Natasha Cloud (9) | 261k |- | 8:15p.m. | style="background:#bbffbb"| Laces BC | vs | Vinyl BC | 83âÂÂ79 | Tiffany Hayes (26) | Alyssa Thomas (12) | Tied â 4 players (4) | 265k |- | rowspan=2 | Saturday, January 25 | 6:00p.m. | Mist BC | vs | style="background:#bbffbb"| Rose BC | rowspan=2| truTV | 66âÂÂ71 | Breanna Stewart (20) | Breanna Stewart (9) | Jewell Loyd (7) | |- | 7:00p.m. | style="background:#bbffbb"| Lunar Owls BC | vs | Phantom BC | 82âÂÂ58 | Napheesa Collier (37) | Napheesa Collier (18) | Natasha Cloud (6) | 118k |- | rowspan=2| Monday, January 27 | 7:30p.m. | Vinyl BC | vs | style="background:#bbffbb"| Lunar Owls BC | rowspan=4 | TNT | 57âÂÂ67 | Collier & A. Gray (19) | Napheesa Collier (17) | Arike Ogunbowale (7) | 119k |- | 8:30p.m. | Rose BC | vs | style="background:#bbffbb"| Laces BC | 64âÂÂ71 | Kayla McBride (31) | Tiffany Hayes (11) | Chelsea Gray (5) | 163k |- | rowspan=2| Friday, January 31 | 7:15p.m. | style="background:#bbffbb"| Phantom BC | vs | Rose BC | 75âÂÂ63 | Sabrina Ionescu (32) | Ionescu & Copper (9) | Sabrina Ionescu (8) | 139k |- | 8:15p.m. | Laces BC | vs | style="background:#bbffbb"| Lunar Owls BC | 73âÂÂ75 | Collier & McBride (26) | Kayla McBride (8) | Hayes & Williams (5) | 187k
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|- | rowspan=2| Saturday, February 1 | 6:00p.m. | style="background:#bbffbb"| Mist BC | vs | Vinyl BC | rowspan=2| truTV | 77âÂÂ67 | Dearica Hamby (35) | Dearica Hamby (15) | Courtney Vandersloot (9) | |- | 7:00p.m. | style="background:#bbffbb"| Rose BC | vs | Laces BC | 83âÂÂ69 | Chelsea Gray (28) | Angel Reese (15) | Chelsea Gray (8) | 130k |- | rowspan=2| Monday, February 3 | 7:30p.m. | style="background:#bbffbb"| Mist BC | vs | Phantom BC | rowspan=4 | TNT | 64âÂÂ61 | Satou Sabally (22) | Breanna Stewart (13) | Sabrina Ionescu (9) | 145k |- | 8:30p.m. | style="background:#bbffbb"| Lunar Owls BC | vs | Vinyl BC | | Napheesa Collier (36) | Napheesa Collier (12) | Skylar Diggins-Smith (6) | 191k |- | rowspan=2| Friday, February 7 | 7:15p.m. | Phantom BC | vs | style="background:#bbffbb"| Lunar Owls BC | 76âÂÂ94 | A. Gray & Griner (23) | Satou Sabally (7) | Natasha Cloud (8) | 163k |- | 8:15p.m. | Mist BC | vs | style="background:#bbffbb"| Rose BC | 63âÂÂ71 | Kahleah Copper (21) | Angel Reese (12) | Chelsea Gray (7) | 157k |- | rowspan=2 | Saturday, February 8 |bgcolor="lightgray"| â |bgcolor="lightgray"| Vinyl BC |bgcolor="lightgray"| vs |bgcolor="lightgray"| Laces BC |bgcolor="lightgray"| â |bgcolor="lightgray"| 11âÂÂ0 |bgcolor="lightgray" colspan=4| Game canceled â Laces forfeit |- | 6:00p.m. | style="background:#bbffbb"| Lunar Owls BC | vs | Mist BC | truTV | 85âÂÂ81 | Napheesa Collier (38) | Breanna Stewart (17) | Allisha Gray (6) | |- style="background:#FAFAD2" | Monday, February 10 | 7:00p.m. | colspan=3 | 1 on 1 Tournament:<br>1st Round | TNT and truTV | colspan=4| â | 213k |- style="background:#FAFAD2" | Tuesday, February 11 | 7:00p.m. | colspan=3 | 1 on 1 Tournament:<br>2nd Round + Quarterfinals | truTV | colspan=4| â | 189k |- style="background:#FAFAD2" | Friday, February 14 | 7:30p.m. | colspan=3 | 1 on 1 Tournament:<br>Semifinals + Finals | TNT and truTV | colspan=4| â | 377k |- | rowspan=2| Tuesday, February 18 | 7:30p.m. | Vinyl BC | vs | style="background:#bbffbb"| Rose BC | rowspan=4 | TNT | 55âÂÂ61 | Chelsea Gray (26) | Angel Reese (15) | Tied â 3 players (3) | 172k |- | 8:30p.m. | style="background:#bbffbb"| Laces BC | vs | Phantom BC | 75âÂÂ68 | Kayla McBride (30) | Sabrina Ionescu (13) | Natasha Cloud (8) | 205k |- | rowspan=2| Friday, February 21 | 7:15p.m. | style="background:#bbffbb"| Rose BC | vs | Lunar Owls BC | 72âÂÂ63 | Chelsea Gray (26) | Angel Reese (21) | Diggins-Smith & C. Gray (5) | 176k |- | 8:15p.m. | style="background:#bbffbb"| Vinyl BC | vs | Mist BC | 72âÂÂ65 | Rhyne Howard (26) | Breanna Stewart (13) | Canada & Loyd (5) | 174k |- | rowspan=2 | Saturday, February 22 | 6:00p.m. | style="background:#bbffbb"| Lunar Owls BC | vs | Laces BC | rowspan=2| truTV | 88-60 | Allisha Gray (26) | Courtney Williams (10) | Courtney Williams (7) | |- | 7:00p.m. | style="background:#bbffbb"| Phantom BC | vs | Vinyl BC | 79-72 | Rhyne Howard (28) | Jordin Canada (10) | Jordin Canada (8) | 143k |- | rowspan=2| Monday, February 24 | 7:30p.m. | style="background:#bbffbb"| Rose BC | vs | Phantom BC | rowspan=4| TNT | 71-59 | Chelsea Gray (26) | Angel Reese (14) | Chelsea Gray (7) | 153k |- | 8:30p.m. | style="background:#bbffbb"| Mist BC | vs | Laces BC | 65-49 | Breanna Stewart (21) | Breanna Stewart (12) | Stewart & Vandersloot (4) | 179k |- | rowspan=2| Friday, February 28 | 7:15p.m. | Laces BC | vs | style="background:#bbffbb"| Vinyl BC | 63-64 | Rhyne Howard (24) | Aliyah Boston (10) | Jordin Canada (6) | 149k |- | 8:15p.m. | Phantom BC | vs | style="background:#bbffbb"| Mist BC | 62-88 | Brittney Griner (24) | Stewart & Ionescu (8) | Breanna Stewart (9) | 190k
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|- | rowspan=2 | Saturday, March 1 | 6:00p.m. | Vinyl BC | vs | style="background:#bbffbb"| Lunar Owls BC | rowspan=2| truTV | 72-78 | Dearica Hamby (31) | Dearica Hamby (11) | Jordin Canada (8) | |- | 7:00p.m. | Rose BC | vs | style="background:#bbffbb"| Mist BC | 62-71 | Chelsea Gray (38) | Angel Reese (13) | Breanna Stewart (5) | 148k |- | rowspan=2| Monday, March 3 | 7:30p.m. | Laces BC | vs | style="background:#bbffbb"| Rose BC | rowspan=4| TNT | 53-58 | Chelsea Gray (26) | Angel Reese (17) | Alyssa Thomas (8) | 136k |- | 8:30p.m. | style="background:#bbffbb"| Lunar Owls BC | vs | Phantom BC | 92-79 | Napheesa Collier (33) | Napheesa Collier (12) | Skylar Diggins-Smith (11) | 149k |- | rowspan=2| Friday, March 7 | 7:15p.m. | Phantom BC | vs | style="background:#bbffbb"| Laces BC | 59-73 | Kayla McBride (25) | Alyssa Thomas (12) | Kayla McBride (5) | 111k |- | 8:15p.m. | style="background:#bbffbb"| Lunar Owls BC | vs | Rose BC | 66-56 | Tied - 3 players (17) | Angel Reese (10) | Chelsea Gray (5) | 161k |- | rowspan=2 | Saturday, March 8 | 6:00p.m. | style="background:#bbffbb"| Laces BC | vs | Mist BC | rowspan=2| truTV | 76-69 | Jackie Young (27) | Breanna Stewart (13) | Alyssa Thomas (6) | |- | 7:00p.m. | Vinyl BC | vs | style="background:#bbffbb"| Phantom BC | 74-80 | Rhyne Howard (37) | Rhyne Howard (12) | Rhyne Howard (5) | |- | rowspan=2| Monday, March 10 | 7:30p.m. | Mist BC | vs | style="background:#bbffbb"| Lunar Owls BC | rowspan=2| TNT | 58-92 | Napheesa Collier (29) | Breanna Stewart (10) | Courtney Williams (6) | 134k |- | 8:30p.m. | style="background:#bbffbb"| Rose BC | vs | Vinyl BC | 74-46 | Chelsea Gray (33) | Hamby & Reese (13) | Brittney Sykes (5) | 197k
At the conclusion of the regular season, the top four teams (Lunar Owls BC, Rose BC, Laces BC, and Vinyl BC) entered the playoffs to compete for the championship title in single-elimination games. The postseason concluded on March 17, 2025.
The first Unrivaled League Championship was won by Rose BC against Vinyl BC (62-54), with Chelsea Gray named as Finals MVP.
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|- | rowspan=2| Sunday, March 16 | 7:30p.m. | Laces BC | vs | style="background:#bbffbb"|Rose BC | truTV & TNT | 57âÂÂ63 | Chelsea Gray (39) | Azurá Stevens (11) |Gray & Hayes (4) | rowspan=2 | 226k |- | 8:30p.m. | style="background:#bbffbb"|Vinyl BC | vs | Lunar Owls BC | truTV & TNT | 73âÂÂ70 | Napheesa Collier (36) | Dearica Hamby (15) | Skylar Diggins-Smith (8)
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|- | Monday, March 17 | 7:30p.m. | Vinyl BC | vs | style="background:#bbffbb"|Rose BC | truTV & TNT | 54-62 | Rhyne Howard (22) | Azurá Stevens (18) | Chelsea Gray (8) | 262k
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