Rose BC’s title defense starts now.
The inaugural Unrivaled champions open the season on Monday with a matchup against the Lunar Owls BC, one of eight teams that make up the 3-on-3 league created by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart. Rose BC returns all but two players from its championship roster, including Chelsea Gray, Kahleah Copper, Lexie Hull and Azurá Stevens, and are in prime position to make another title run.
They’ll have to go through the Lunar Owls, who are looking for revenge. The team finished ahead of the standings and earned the No. 1 overall seed heading into the playoffs last season, but were upset in the semifinals by the Vinyl BC. The Lunar Owls will be without 2025 league MVP Napheesa Collier who has to have surgery on both ankles.
‘We didn’t win it, so we want to win. I’m not going to lie,’ Lunar Owls’ Skylar Diggins told USA TODAY Sports. The Lunar Owls are rounded out by Aaliyah Edwards, Rachel Banham, Rebecca Allen, Temi Fagbenle and Marina Mabrey, a fellow Notre Dame alumna Diggins joked she’s ‘happy I don’t have to play against.’
Here’s everything you need to know about Monday’s matchup between Rose BC and Lunar Owls BC:
What time is Rose BC vs. Lunar Owls?
Rose BC opens the season against the Lunar Owls BC at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Jan. 5 at Sephora Arena in Miami.
Rose BC vs. Lunar Owls: TV, streaming
Date: Monday, Jan. 5
Time: 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT)
Location: Sephora Arena (Miami)
TV: TNT, Tru TV
Stream: Fubo, HBO Max
Lunar Owls roster
Head coach: DJ Sackmann
Skylar Diggins
Marina Mabrey
Temi Fagbenle
Rachel Banham
Rebecca Allen
Aaliyah Edwards
(Temi Fagbenle replaces Napheesa Collier, who will miss the 2026 season following ankle surgery)
Rose BC roster
Head coach: Nola Henry
Chelsea Gray
Kahleah Copper
Sug Sutton
Azurá Stevens
Lexie Hull
Shakira Austin
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