Phantom BC

Phantom BC
Nickname"Ghost Gang"
LeagueUnrivaled
Founded2025
HistoryPhantom BC
2025–present
ArenaWayfair Arena
LocationMiami, Florida[1]
Team colors     
Head coachAdam Harrington (2025)
Roneeka Hodges (2026–present)
Team captainSatou Sabally (2025) Kelsey Plum (2026)
OwnershipUnrivaled[1]
WebsiteWebsite

Phantom Basketball Club, also known as Phantom BC, is an American three-on-three 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 and Phantom is led by coach Roneeka Hodges.[2]

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] Phantom 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 September 10, 2025, Unrivaled announced they were adding two new teams to the league, Breeze BC and Hive BC.[4][5]

Roster

2025 season

On November 20, 2024, the six head coaches collaborated on balancing and choosing the rosters for the six teams.[6] Phantom BC's roster was finalized with Marina Mabrey, Satou Sabally, Natasha Cloud, Brittney Griner, Katie Lou Samuelson, and Sabrina Ionescu as its players.[7]

Relief players

In pre-season training, Marina Mabrey sustained a right calf injury requiring a minimum of 2-weeks rest.[8] In response, Phantom signed Natisha Hiedeman to a relief player contract on January 17.[9] Hiedeman was reassigned to the Laces on January 27.[10] She rejoined Phantom on March 3 due to Sabrina Ionescu's exit from the league due to Ionescu's previously planned Asia tour with Nike.[11][12]

2025 Phantom BC Roster[13]
Players
Marina Mabrey Satou Sabally Natasha Cloud Brittney Griner Katie Lou Samuelson Sabrina Ionescu

2026 season

2026 Phantom BC Roster[14]
Players
Satou Sabally Natasha Cloud Dana Evans Aliyah Boston Kiki Iriafen Kelsey Plum

2025 schedule

Regular season

2025 Phantom BC
Total: 4–10 (Home: 3–4; Road: 1–6)
January: 2–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record
1 January 18 Laces BC L 48–86 Sabrina Ionescu (18) Satou Sabally (7) Tied – 4 players (2) Wayfair Arena 0–1
2 January 20 @ Vinyl BC L 69–84 Sabrina Ionescu (14) Sabrina Ionescu (7) Sabrina Ionescu (6) 0–2
3 January 24 Mist BC W 74–69 Griner & Sabally (29) Brittney Griner (9) Natasha Cloud (9) Wayfair Arena 1–2
4 January 25 @ Lunar Owls BC L 58–82 Satou Sabally (19) Satou Sabally (9) Natasha Cloud (6) Wayfair Arena 1–3
5 January 31 Rose BC W 75–63 Sabrina Ionescu (32) Sabrina Ionescu (9) Sabrina Ionescu (8) Wayfair Arena 2–3
February: 1–5 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record
6 February 3 @ Mist BC L 61–64 Satou Sabally (22) Cloud & Griner (8) Sabrina Ionescu (9) Wayfair Arena 2–4
7 February 7 Lunar Owls BC L 76–94 Brittney Griner (23) Satou Sabally (7) Natasha Cloud (8) 2–5
8 February 18 @ Laces BC L 68–75 Sabrina Ionescu (16) Sabrina Ionescu (13) 2–6
9 February 22 Vinyl BC W 79-72 Ionescu & Griner (22) Sabrina Ionescu (9) Sabally & Cloud (4) Wayfair Arena
 3-6
10 February 24 @ Rose BC L 59-71 Satou Sabally (17) Natasha Cloud (6) Natasha Cloud (5) Wayfair Arena
 3-7
11 February 28 Mist BC L 62-88 Brittney Griner (24) Sabrina Ionescu (8) Ionescu & Cloud (4) 3-8
March: 1–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record
12 March 3 @ Lunar Owls BC L 79-92 Satou Sabally (21) Sabally & Griner (7) Brittney Griner (7) Wayfair Arena
 3-9
13 March 7 Laces BC L 59-73 Griner & Cloud (13) Griner (6) Tied - 3 players (2) 3-10
14 March 8 @ Vinyl BC W 80-74 Marina Mabrey (26) Sabally & Griner (7) Tied - 3 players (4) Wayfair Arena
 4-10

2025

On March 3rd, Brittney Griner recorded the first dunk in Unrivaled history in Phantom's game against Lunar Owls.[15]

2026

On January 10, Kelsey Plum tied the league record for most points scored in a game, previously set by Napheesa Collier at 38 in the regular season.[16] Plum later set the record for most points in a playoff game, with 40 in the final.[17] Plum had the most game winners at five in the regular season and another one in the playoffs.[18]

While touring in Philadelphia on January 30, the game against Breeze had the biggest crowd ever for a professional women's basketball game, with 21,490 in attendance.[19]

Aliyah Boston earned Defensive Player of the Year. She led the league in blocks per game with 2.1 and total blocks with 29.[20]

Honors and Awards

  • All-Unrivaled First Team: Kelsey Plum (2026)
  • All-Unrivaled Second Team: Aliyah Boston (2026)
  • Defensive Player of the Year: Aliyah Boston (2026)

References

  1. ^ a b c d Smith, Chris (October 24, 2024). "Unrivaled unveils team names, branding". Sports Business Journal.
  2. ^ "Weatherspoon, Handy among Unrivaled coaches". ESPN.com. 2024-11-15. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  3. ^ Philippou, Alexa (November 15, 2024). "Unrivaled coach list includes Teresa Weatherspoon, Phil Handy". ESPN.com.
  4. ^ "Unrivaled announces two expansion teams for Year 2 with stars like Paige Bueckers set to join league". CBS Sports. 2025-09-10. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  5. ^ Andrews, Kendra (2025-09-10). "Unrivaled adding two teams for 2026, bringing total to 8". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  6. ^ "We Selected Our Basketball Club Rosters". YouTube. November 20, 2024. Event occurs at 15:40.
  7. ^ "Unrivaled rosters 2024: Complete draft results, team-by-team picks for new basketball league". Sporting News. 2024-12-23. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  8. ^ Andrews, Kendra (January 16, 2025). "Marina Mabrey (calf) to miss at least 2 weeks in Unrivaled". ESPN. Archived from the original on January 17, 2025. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  9. ^ Andrews, Kendra (January 17, 2025). "Unrivaled's Phantom sign Hiedeman to replace injured Mabrey". ESPN. Archived from the original on January 22, 2025. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  10. ^ "Phantom BC G Natisha Hiedeman Reassigned to Laces BC". Unrivaled. January 27, 2025. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
  11. ^ Dalzell, Noa (2025-03-03). "Unrivaled announces extensive injury news, new player signing". SBNation.com. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
  12. ^ Magliocchetti, Geoff (March 3, 2025). "Liberty Stars Step Away From Unrivaled". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  13. ^ "Official Phantom Basketball Club Website". www.unrivaled.basketball. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  14. ^ "Official Phantom Basketball Club Website". www.unrivaled.basketball. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
  15. ^ "Brittney Griner Notes 'Historic Moment' of Unrivaled Dunk to WNBA Legend Lisa Leslie". Women's Fastbreak On SI. 2025-03-04. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  16. ^ Burns, Heather. "Unrivaled Saturday recap: Kelsey Plum scores 38 to fuel Phantom BC". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2026-01-15.
  17. ^ Press, Associated (2026-03-05). "Stewart drops 32 as Mist overcome Plum's 40 to win Unrivaled title". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  18. ^ "Player Stat Leaders, 2026 Regular Season | Unrivaled". www.unrivaled.basketball. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  19. ^ Merchant, Sabreena (2026-01-31). "Unrivaled breaks attendance record for professional women's basketball with Philadelphia tour stop". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-01-31.
  20. ^ "WNBA injury update: Is Aliyah Boston injured? Indiana Fever star ruled out for rest of Unrivaled season in worrying setback". The Times of India. 2026-03-02. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
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