Mist BC
Basketball team in Miami, Florida
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Mist Basketball Club, also known as Mist BC, is an American 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. Zach O'Brien is the Mist head coach.[3]
| Mist BC | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Misties |
| League | Unrivaled |
| Founded | 2025 |
| History | Mist BC 2025–present |
| Arena | Wayfair Arena |
| Location | Miami, Florida[1] |
| Team colors | |
| Main sponsor | Vistaprint[2] |
| Head coach | Phil Handy (2025) Zach O'Brien (2026–present) |
| Team captain | Breanna Stewart (2025–present) |
| Ownership | Unrivaled[1] |
| Championships | 1 (2026) |
| Website | Website |
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] Mist BC, along with the other five teams, are based in Miami, Florida for the inaugural 2025 season, before the teams began travelling more frequently during the 2026 season.[1] Six head coaches were later hired on November 15.[4]
On September 10, 2025, Unrivaled announced they were adding two new teams to the league, Breeze BC and Hive BC.[5][6]
Roster
2025 Season
On November 20, 2024, the six head coaches collaborated on balancing and choosing the rosters for the six teams.[7] Mist BC's roster was finalized with Breanna Stewart, Jewell Loyd, Rickea Jackson, DiJonai Carrington, Courtney Vandersloot, and Aaliyah Edwards as its players.[8][9]
In January, Mist BC signed NaLyssa Smith to a relief player contract due to Carrington and Loyd being unavailable for their January 24 game versus Phantom.[10]
| Players | |||||
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| Breanna Stewart | Jewell Loyd | Rickea Jackson | DiJonai Carrington | Courtney Vandersloot | Aaliyah Edwards |
2026 Season
| Players | |||||
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| Breanna Stewart | Arike Ogunbowale | Veronica Burton | Alanna Smith | Li Yueru | Allisha Gray |
2025 schedule
Regular season
| 2025 Mist BC Total: 5–9 (Home: 3–4; Road: 2–5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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January: 0–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–2)
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February: 4–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–2)
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March: 1–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–1)
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2025
Breanna Stewart scored the first basket in Unrivaled history.[13]
2026
Mist broke the record for most points in a game with 95 against Breeze on February 23. Mist became the first club to score 90 or more points in three games in a row.[14]
Veronica Burton averaged the most steals in the league at 2.1 per game.[15]
Mist won the championship by defeating Phantom. Breanna Stewart won MVP of the finals, scoring 32 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks, and the game winning shot.[16][17]
Honors and Awards
- Free Throw Challenge: Allisha Gray (2026)
- All-Unrivaled Second Team: Allisha Gray (2026)
- Finals MVP: Breanna Stewart (2026)
