Phantom BC
| Phantom BC | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | "Ghost Gang" |
| League | Unrivaled |
| Founded | 2025 |
| History | Phantom BC 2025–present |
| Arena | Wayfair Arena |
| Location | Miami, Florida[1] |
| Team colors | |
| Head coach | Adam Harrington (2025) Roneeka Hodges (2026–present) |
| Team captain | Satou Sabally (2025) Kelsey Plum (2026) |
| Ownership | Unrivaled[1] |
| Website | Website |
Phantom Basketball Club, also known as Phantom BC, is an American three-on-three professional basketball team. They are a member of the Unrivaled basketball league, and made their debut in January 2025. The teams are based in Miami, Florida and Phantom is led by coach Adam Harrington.[2]
History
On October 24, 2024, the Unrivaled basketball league announced the names and logos of six teams joining its league, which are Laces BC, Lunar Owls BC, Mist BC, Phantom BC, Rose BC, and Vinyl BC.[1] Phantom BC, along with the other five teams, will be based in Miami, Florida for the inaugural 2025 season.[1] Six head coaches were later hired on November 15.[3]
Roster
2025 Season
On November 20, 2024, the six head coaches collaborated on balancing and choosing the rosters for the six teams.[4] Phantom BC's roster was finalized with Marina Mabrey, Satou Sabally, Natasha Cloud, Brittney Griner, Katie Lou Samuelson, and Sabrina Ionescu as its players.[5]
| Players | |||||
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| Marina Mabrey | Satou Sabally | Natasha Cloud | Brittney Griner | Katie Lou Samuelson | Sabrina Ionescu |
2026 Season
| Players | |||||
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| Satou Sabally | Natasha Cloud | Dana Evans | Aliyah Boston | Kiki Iriafen | Kelsey Plum |
Relief players
In pre-season training, Marina Mabrey sustained a right calf injury requiring a minimum of 2-weeks rest.[8] In response, Phantom signed Natisha Hiedeman to a relief player contract on January 17.[9] Hiedeman was reassigned to the Laces on January 27.[10] She rejoined Phantom on March 3 due to Sabrina Ionescu's exit from the league due to Ionescu's previously planned Asia tour with Nike.[11][12]
2025 schedule
Regular season
| 2025 Phantom BC Total: 4–10 (Home: 3–4; Road: 1–6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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January: 2–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–2)
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February: 1–5 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–3)
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March: 1–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–1)
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2025
On March 3rd, Brittney Griner recorded the first dunk in Unrivaled history in Phantom's game against Lunar Owls.[13]
2026
On January 10, Kelsey Plum tied the league record for most points scored in a game, previously set by Napheesa Collier at 38 in the regular season.[14]
While touring in Philadelphia on January 30, the game against Breeze had the biggest crowd ever for a professional women's basketball game, with 21,490 in attendance.[15]
References
- ^ a b c d Smith, Chris (October 24, 2024). "Unrivaled unveils team names, branding". Sports Business Journal.
- ^ "Weatherspoon, Handy among Unrivaled coaches". ESPN.com. 2024-11-15. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
- ^ Philippou, Alexa (November 15, 2024). "Unrivaled coach list includes Teresa Weatherspoon, Phil Handy". ESPN.com.
- ^ "We Selected Our Basketball Club Rosters". YouTube. November 20, 2024. Event occurs at 15:40.
- ^ "Unrivaled rosters 2024: Complete draft results, team-by-team picks for new basketball league". Sporting News. 2024-12-23. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
- ^ "Official Phantom Basketball Club Website". www.unrivaled.basketball. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
- ^ "Official Phantom Basketball Club Website". www.unrivaled.basketball. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
- ^ Andrews, Kendra (January 16, 2025). "Marina Mabrey (calf) to miss at least 2 weeks in Unrivaled". ESPN. Archived from the original on January 17, 2025. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
- ^ Andrews, Kendra (January 17, 2025). "Unrivaled's Phantom sign Hiedeman to replace injured Mabrey". ESPN. Archived from the original on January 22, 2025. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
- ^ "Phantom BC G Natisha Hiedeman Reassigned to Laces BC". Unrivaled. January 27, 2025. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
- ^ Dalzell, Noa (2025-03-03). "Unrivaled announces extensive injury news, new player signing". SBNation.com. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
- ^ Magliocchetti, Geoff (March 3, 2025). "Liberty Stars Step Away From Unrivaled". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ "Brittney Griner Notes 'Historic Moment' of Unrivaled Dunk to WNBA Legend Lisa Leslie". Women's Fastbreak On SI. 2025-03-04. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
- ^ Burns, Heather. "Unrivaled Saturday recap: Kelsey Plum scores 38 to fuel Phantom BC". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2026-01-15.
- ^ Merchant, Sabreena (2026-01-31). "Unrivaled breaks attendance record for professional women's basketball with Philadelphia tour stop". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-01-31.