Cameron Brink to join Unrivaled for 2026 season following recovery from torn ACL
The Los Angeles Sparks star will play for the Lunar Owls, which features league co-founder Napheesa Collier
Cameron Brink is joining Unrivaled as one of the open wild-cards and will play for the Lunar Owls beginning with the 2026 season, the league announced Tuesday.
Brink, who signed a multi-year deal, is unable to participate in the 3-on-3 league's inaugural season, which tips off in January, after tearing the ACL in her left knee in June. The injury occurred 15 games into the Stanford product's rookie season with the Los Angeles Sparks.
Cam Brink is UNRIVALED 👑 Filling the first wildcard spot with a multiyear deal with the Lunar Owls 🦉 She will take the court in 2026 ✅ @cameronbrink22 pic.twitter.com/NffHpVpbeb
— Unrivaled Basketball (@Unrivaledwbb) December 17, 2024
Brink will join a team that features Skylar Diggins-Smith, Allisha Gray, Natasha Cloud, Shakira Austin and league co-founder Napheesa Collier.
"It was honestly a really easy yes," Brink told PEOPLE this week. "[I'm] just honored that they offered me a spot and an opportunity. I'm really excited and super grateful."
Following Brink's addition, there are two more open roster spots — one wild-card on the Phantom and one place on the Laces following Kelsey Plum's decision to back out of the 2025 season.
Unrivaled will officially open play Jan. 17 in Miami. The league was initially set to include just 30 WNBA players, but it expanded and added six more roster spots in October. The six teams will play 14 games each, and the season will end with a single-elimination Final Four tournament to determine the champion. Games will be played on a 70-foot court with an 18-second shot clock and three seven-minute periods. There will also be an All-Star event and a one-on-one tournament.
TNT struck a media rights deal with the league to broadcast 45 games, and players will receive a minimum of $100,000 for the season. Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark was long rumored to be involved, but won’t play in the first season.
Unrivaled inaugural season rosters
Laces Basketball Club
Head coach: Andrew Wade
Players: Kayla McBride, Alyssa Thomas, Courtney Williams, Kate Martin, Stefanie Dolson, open
Mist Basketball Club
Head coach: Phil Handy
Players: Jewell Loyd, DiJonai Carrington, Breanna Stewart, Courtney Vandersloot, Rickea Jackson, Aaliyah Edwards
Rose Basketball Club
Head coach: Nola Henry
Players: Chelsea Gray, Kahleah Copper, Angel Reese, Brittney Sykes, Lexie Hull, Azurá Stevens
Lunar Owls Basketball Club
Head coach: DJ Sackmann
Players: Skylar Diggins-Smith, Allisha Gray, Napheesa Collier, Natasha Cloud, Shakira Austin, Cameron Brink* (*will not play until 2026)
Phantom Basketball Club
Head coach: Adam Harrington
Players: Jackie Young, Marina Mabrey, Satou Sabally, Tiffany Hayes, Brittney Griner, wild card
Vinyl Basketball Club
Head coach: Teresa Weatherspoon
Players: Arike Ogunbowale, Rhyne Howard, Aaliyah Boston, Jordin Canada, Rae Burrell, Dearica Hamby
Key Dates
Jan. 17, 2025: Regular season tips off in Miami (7 p.m. ET & 8:15 p.m. ET, TNT)
Feb. 10, 2025: 1-on-1 tournament (7 p.m. ET)
Feb 13, 2025: 1-on-1 tournament (6:30 p.m. ET)
Feb 14, 2025: 1-on-1 tournament (7:30 p.m. ET)
March 10, 2025: Regular season concludes (7 p.m. ET & 8:15 p.m. ET, TNT)
March 16, 2025: League semifinals (7 p.m. ET, 8:15 p.m. ET)
March 17, 2025: League championship (7:30 p.m. ET)
