3x3 Unrivaled Roster Selection: Date, Time, Format and How To Watch

The Unrivaled league will be returning for its second season early in 2026 after a successful inaugural tournament early this year. As they ramp up the preparation for the league's second year, Unrivaled announced how the roster will be selected and how fans can watch the roster reveal.

The eight teams, including the two expansion clubs Breeze BC and Hive BC, had an internal draft wherein the top four squads from the first season got to protect two players from their past rosters.

Meanwhile, the Mist and Phantom, both of which missed the inaugural season's playoffs, only had the privilege to protect one returning player during the draft.

However, the playoff squads from last season forfeited their picks in the draft's first and second rounds, while the two returning teams only missed out on the first round.

Breeze got the first pick in the draft, after winning a coin toss, while Hive picked the second spot.

The draft saw a modified snake format, where the order reverses each round.

The team picked players in six position-based pods, labelled from A to F, giving each club six total players for the second season.

The rosters will be revealed on Wednesday, Nov. 5, at 7 p.m. Eastern time via the Bleacher Report app, and the Bleacher Report YouTube channel.

Some of the biggest names expected in the second season are WNBA's reigning Rookie of the Year Paige Bueckers, Kelsey Plum, and Napheesa Collier, among others.

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Unrivaled executive explains excitement on the league's second season

Unrivaled vice president Clare Duwelius said the league is excited to see the tournament unfold once more following its first season.

"Excitement across the board is really, really high,” Duwelius said. “The players that we were able to add heading into Season 2 are super exciting names to me. Knowing how we had amazing success in Year 1 and just seeing how it can really come to life in Year 2 is probably what I’m most excited about, eager about.”

Unrivaled was founded by WNBA stars Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart in 2023, to become an alternative for women's basketball players during the professional league's offseason.

The league crowned its first champions Rose BC, last March.

Edited by Rob Andrew Lo