Rose BC
Basketball team in Miami, Florida
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Rose Basketball Club, also known as Rose 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. Rose is led by coach Nola Henry.[2]
| Rose BC | |
|---|---|
| League | Unrivaled |
| Founded | 2025 |
| History | Rose BC 2025–present |
| Arena | Wayfair Arena |
| Location | Miami, Florida[1] |
| Team colors | |
| Head coach | Nola Henry (2025–present) |
| Team captain | Chelsea Gray (2025) Kahleah Copper (2026) |
| Ownership | Unrivaled[1] |
| Championships | 1 (2025) |
| Website | Website |
History
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.[1] Rose BC, along with the other five teams, are based in Miami, Florida for the inaugural 2025 season.[1] Six head coaches were later hired on November 15.[3]
On March 17, 2025, Rose BC won Unrivaled's first league Championship against Vinyl BC, with Chelsea Gray named as Finals MVP.[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] Rose BC's roster was finalized with Chelsea Gray, Kahleah Copper, Angel Reese, Brittney Sykes, Azurá Stevens, and Lexie Hull as its players.[8]
In February 2025, Ariel Atkins was signed to Rose on a relief player contract after Copper and Stevens suffered injuries.[9][10]
| Players | |||||
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| Chelsea Gray | Kahleah Copper | Angel Reese | Brittney Sykes | Azurá Stevens | Lexie Hull |
2026 season
On February 9, Azurá Stevens was traded to Hive.[12] On February 11, it was announced that Angel Reese would be rejoining Rose.[13]
| Players | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shakira Austin | Lexie Hull | Sug Sutton | Angel Reese | Chelsea Gray | Kahleah Copper |
2025 schedule
Regular season
| 2025 Rose BC Total: 8–6 (Home: 4–3; Road: 4–3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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January: 1–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–2)
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February: 5–0 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–0)
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March: 2–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–1)
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2025
In their ninth game of the season, Rose won against the only previously undefeated team, Lunar Owls.[15] In this game, Angel Reese was the first player in Unrivaled history to achieve a 20-20 game, with 22 points and 21 rebounds.[16]
Chelsea Gray was voted to the First Team, leading Unrivaled in game-winning shots with six. She scored her seventh game winner in the semifinals, finishing with 39 points, the most by one player in any game.[17] Angel Reese was voted to the Second Team, leading the league in rebounds and being one of four players to average a double double.[18]
Angel Reese earned Defensive Player of the Year.[19] She led the team in blocks and played a key role in the league's best scoring defense.[20]
Rose won the first ever Unrivaled championship.[21] Brittney Sykes led the team in scoring with 21 points, achieving her season high, and the game winning basket. Chelsea Gray was named Finals MVP.[22]
2026
On tour in Philadelphia on January 30, the game against Lunar Owls broke the all-time attendance record for a professional women's basketball game, with an audience of 21,490.[23]
In the win against Laces during the race for remaining playoff spots, Chelsea Gray tied Marina Mabrey's record of 10 three-pointers made in a game.[24] Gray topped the league in assists, averaging 6.1 per game.[25] She was named League MVP.[26]
Honors and Awards
- All-Unrivaled First Team: Chelsea Gray (2025, 2026)
- All-Unrivaled Second Team: Angel Reese (2025)
- League MVP: Chelsea Gray (2025, 2026)
- Finals MVP: Chelsea Gray (2025)
- Defensive Player of the Year: Angel Reese (2025)