Hive BC

On October 24, 2024, the Unrivaled basketball league announced the names and logos of six teams joining its league: Laces BC, Lunar Owls BC, Mist BC, Phantom BC, Rose BC, and Vinyl BC.^[3] On September 10, 2025, Unrivaled announced they are adding two new teams to the league, Hive BC and Breeze BC.^[4][5]

On November 3, 2025, the league announced the details of the 2026 draft on its social media.^[6] With the addition of two new teams, a draft involving all clubs was organized. The two expansion teams, Hive and Breeze, received the first picks, with Hive losing a coin toss and receiving the second overall pick, which was used to draft Kelsey Mitchell.^[7] The rest of the roster included Sonia Citron,^[8] who was appointed team captain, Ezi Magbegor, Natisha Hiedeman, Saniya Rivers, and Monique Billings.^[7][9]

2026

Hive made its Unrivaled debut on January 5, 2026, with a 72–56 loss to Mist. Monique Billings started the season with a double-double coming off the bench, with 16 points and 10 rebounds.^[10] On January 16, Hive ended a three-game losing streak by defeating defending champions Rose 78–75. Kelsey Mitchell led the team with 24 points, and Billings recorded another double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.^[11] On January 26, Hive earned their second win of the season by defeating Lunar Owls 74–71. Natisha Hiedeman led the team with 20 points off the bench, and Billings recorded her third double-double in the last four games, with 16 points and 14 rebounds.^[12] Hive finished the month with a 2–6 record. On February 2, in a 74–71 loss to Vinyl, Sonia Citron led all players with a career-high 32 points, and Billings recorded her third consecutive double-double with 23 points and 15 rebounds, both career highs.^[13] On February 6, in a 70–68 win over Breeze, the Hive overcame a 15-point deficit to defeat Breeze and complete the largest comeback in league history.^[14] On February 9, Hive traded Saniya Rivers to Vinyl and received Azurá Stevens from Rose in a three-team trade.^[15] On February 20, in an 80–78 win over Rose, Mitchell scored a career-high 27 points, Stevens added 20 points off the bench in her second game with the team, and Billings recorded her eighth double-double of the season with 18 points and 10 rebounds.^[16] Hive lost their last two games of the regular season and finished the month with a 2–4 record and the season 4–10, placing them last in the standings and out of the playoffs.