Unrivaled is a three-on-three women’s professional basketball league founded by WNBA star Breanna Stewart and “straight” Napheesa Collier in 2023. The league’s inaugural season began in January 2025 and included LGBTQ+ players such as Kahleah Copper, Natasha Cloud, Jewell Lloyd, DiJonai Carrington, Brittney Griner and StudBudz star Courtney Williams.
Unrivaled has begun announcing new players joining the league, as well as all returning players participating again. So far, 46 of the 48 total players have been announced, and the roster looks incredibly gay. In the second season, which will begin in January 2026, the league will add two new teams, taking the league from six to eight teams, meaning there is even more room for talented LGBTQ+ players to dominate on the court.
But who are Unrivaled’s new queer players?
Paige Buecker
Following her rookie season with the Dallas Wings, Paige Bueckers is one of the first six players announced for the upcoming season of Unrivaled. Bueckers signed a three-year deal with Unrivaled in April and also invested in the league. Bueckers not only made the WNBA All-Stars and earned Rookie of the Year during her first season in the WNBA, but she also made headlines when she came out and announced that she is dating her former UConn teammate Azzi Fudd.
Alyssa Tomas
After captaining the Laces during the league’s first season, Alyssa Thomas was the first player announced for the second season of Unrivaled. Outside of Unrivaled, Thomas is a forward for the Phoenix Mercury and is engaged to fellow WNBA star DeWanna Bonner.
Saniya Rivers
Connecticut Sun rookie Saniya Rivers will join one of the Unrivaled teams. According illustrated sportsJoining Unrivaled for the second season will be a springboard in Rivers’ career, allowing her to accumulate more experience and money, in light of the WNBA’s collective bargaining negotiations. Rivers made headlines during his rookie season, not only for his skills on the court, but for his friendship with Sun veteran players Marina Mabrey, who many fans suspect is more romantic than the two women let on.
Erica Wheeler
Seattle Storm star player Erica Wheeler will join Unrivaled for the first time this league season. Wheeler is also engaged to assistant basketball coach Danielle Edwards, whom he proposed to in May 2023 after winning on the court in a basketball game.
Sug Sutton
Sug Sutton is one of the newest additions to Unrivaled after playing for the Washington Mystics. She started out being drafted by the Mystics in 2020, but only played in 12 games before being waived. Sutton went on to play overseas and then joined the Phoenix Mercury in 2023 before rejoining the Mystics.
Arike Ogunbowale
Arike Ogunbowale played for Vinyl during the league’s inaugural season, where he finished as a semi-finalist. She has been playing for the Dallas Wings since being selected in the 2019 draft and was named WNBA All Star MVP in 2021 and 2024. In May 2024, Ogunbowale became engaged to her influencer fiancee, Lala Ronay.
Di Jonai Carrington
Minnesota Lynx guard DiJonai Carrington competed for the Mist in the inaugural season of Unrivaled. In the WNBA, she began her career with the Connecticut Sun, was traded to the Dallas Wings in 2025, and then moved mid-season to the Lynx. She is part of one of the WNBA fans’ favorite couples with her girlfriend NaLyssa Smith, who was traded to the Las Vegas Aces in 2025.
Breanna Stewart
Breanna “Stewie” Stewart co-founded Unrivaled with fellow WNBA star Napheesa Collier and played for Mist during the league’s first season. The three-time Olympic gold medalist led the Seattle Storm to two WNBA Championship victories before leaving to play for the New York Liberty. Stewart is married to former WNBA player and Spanish national team star Marta Xargay, with whom he shares two children.
Natasha Cloud
Natasha Cloud played the inaugural season of Unrivaled with the Phantom. In the WNBA, Cloud was traded to the New York Liberty in March, but before that, she played for the Washington Mystics and the Phoenix Mercury. He is currently dating his teammate Isabelle Harrison.
Kate Martin
Kate Martin played for the Laces in the inaugural season of Unrivaled and began her WNBA career by being drafted by the Las Vegas Aces in 2024 before joining the Golden State Valkyries during the 2024 expansion draft. In June 2024, Martin went public with her relationship with her girlfriend Claire Gransee.
Chelsea Gray
Basketball legend Chelsea Gray won the first Unrivaled Championship with Rose. The Las Vegas Aces guard also took home two Olympic gold medals and three WNBA championships. He welcomed a baby boy in February 2024 with his wife Tipsea Gray.
Brittney Sykes
Seattle Storm guard Brittney Sykes won the first Unrivaled Championship with Rose, along with fellow queer Chelsea Gray. Sykes hit the game-winning shot and led his team in scoring. Sykes was traded to the Storm in 2025, but before that spent time playing for the Atlanta Dream, Los Angeles Sparks and Washington Mystics. She has been dating chef and YouTuber Morghan Medlock.
Kahleah Copper
Phoenix Mercury star Kahleah Copper played for the Rose during the inaugural season of Unrivaled, where she took home the championship with the Rose. Copper is a three-time WNBA All-Star and Olympic gold medalist, and is engaged to Binta Daisy Drammeh, a player on the Swedish national basketball team.
Courtney Williams
Courtney Williams, one half of viral sensations StudBudz, played for the Lunar Owls during the first season of Unrivaled. In the WNBA, the guard played for the Phoenix Mercury. Connecticut Sun, Atlanta Dream and Chicago Sky before joining the Minnesota Lynx in 2024, where she plays alongside fellow StudBud Natisha Hiedeman.
Natisha Hiedeman
Minnesota Lynx guard Natisha Hiedeman was a relief player in the inaugural season with Unrivaled, but is an officially rostered player for the 2026 season. Hiedeman has been making headlines all year as one half of WNBA viral sensation StudBudz alongside Lynx teammate Courtney Williams.
Brittney Griner
Brittney Griner played with Phantom during the 2025 Unrivaled season. Griner, who is a legend on the court, signed with the Atlanta Dream in January 2025 after playing for the Phoenix Mercury for 11 years. She has also won three Olympic gold medals and is a six-time WNBA All Star. Griner married his wife Cherelle Watson in June 2019 and the two now share a son who was born in July 2024.
Jordin Canada
Atlanta Dream star Jordin Canada played on the inaugural season of Unrivaled with Vinyl. Canada has been a star since her rookie season in the WNBA, where she helped bring home the championship while playing for the Seattle Storm.