Vinyl BC
Basketball team in Miami, Florida
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Vinyl Basketball Club,[2] also known as Vinyl BC, is an American professional basketball team. They are a member of the Unrivaled basketball league, and made their debut in 2025. The teams are based in Miami, Florida and Vinyl is led by coach Teresa Weatherspoon.[3]
| Vinyl BC | |
|---|---|
| League | Unrivaled |
| Founded | 2025 |
| History | Vinyl BC since 2025 |
| Arena | Wayfair Arena |
| Location | Miami, Florida[1] |
| Team colors | |
| Head coach | Teresa Weatherspoon (2025–present) |
| Team captain | Arike Ogunbowale(2025) Dearica Hamby (2026) |
| Ownership | Unrivaled[1] |
| 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, Rose BC, Phantom BC, and Vinyl BC.[4] Vinyl 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.[5] The six head coaches were later hired on November 15.[6]
On September 10, 2025, Unrivaled announced they were adding two new teams to the league, Breeze BC and Hive BC.[7][8]
Roster
2025 season
On November 20, 2024, the six head coaches collaborated on balancing and choosing the rosters for the six teams.[9] Vinyl BC’s roster was finalized with Arike Ogunbowale, Jordin Canada, Rhyne Howard, Rae Burrell, Aliyah Boston, and Dearica Hamby as its players.[10]
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| Arike Ogunbowale | Jordin Canada | Rhyne Howard | Rae Burrell | Aliyah Boston | Dearica Hamby | |
2026 season
| Players | ||||||
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| Brittney Griner | Rae Burrell | Erica Wheeler | Dearica Hamby | Rhyne Howard | Courtney Williams | |
2025 schedule
Regular season
| 2025 Vinyl BC Total: 5–9 (Home: 3–4; Road: 2–5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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January: 2–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–1)
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February: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–3)
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March: 0–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–1)
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2025
Rhyne Howard was named to the All-Unrivaled Second Team.[13]
2026
On January 11, Dearica Hamby became the first Unrivaled player to have a 40 point game, breaking the previous records of 38 points in the regular season and 39 points in the playoffs.[14]
Honors and Awards
- All-Unrivaled Second Team: Rhyne Howard (2025)