Lunar Owls BC

Lunar Owls BC
League	Unrivaled
Founded	2025;0 years ago (2025)
History	Lunar Owls BC 2025–present
Location	Miami, Florida [1]
Head coach	DJ Sackmann
Team captain	Napheesa Collier
Ownership	Unrivaled [1]
Website	www.unrivaled.basketball/lunar-owls

Lunar Owls Basketball Club, also known as Lunar Owls BC, is an American professional basketball team. They are a member of the Unrivaled basketball league, and made their debut in January 2025. The team is currently based in Miami, Florida. They are led by coach DJ Sackmann. ^[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, Rose BC, Phantom BC and Vinyl BC. ^[3] Lunar Owls BC, along with the other five teams, will be based in Miami, Florida for the inaugural 2025 season, before the teams travel more frequently during the 2026 season. ^[3] Alex Bazzell, the president of Unrivaled, confirmed the league currently owns all six teams. Six head coaches were later hired on November 15. ^[4]

Roster

On November 20, 2024, the six head coaches collaborated on balancing and choosing the rosters for the six teams. ^[5] After the selection show, Lunar Owls BC's roster was finalized with Napheesa Collier, Allisha Gray, Skylar Diggins-Smith, Shakira Austin, Natasha Cloud, and a wildcard spot. ^[6]

On December 17, 2024, Cameron Brink signed a multiyear deal with the Lunar Owls; however, Brink will not appear in the league until the 2026 season due to injury. ^{[7] [8]} On December 21, 2024, Laces BC traded Courtney Williams to Lunar Owls BC in exchange for Natasha Cloud. ^[9]

Lunar Owls BC Roster ^[10]

Players
Napheesa Collier	Allisha Gray	Skylar Diggins-Smith	Shakira Austin	Courtney Williams	Cameron Brink

2025 schedule

Regular season

2025 Lunar Owls BC Total: 8–0 (Home: 4–0; Road: 4–0)
January: 5–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 3–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record 1 January 17 @ Mist BC W 84–80 Napheesa Collier (27) Napheesa Collier (11) Courtney Williams (4) Wayfair Arena 1–0 2 January 18 Rose BC W 79–70 Napheesa Collier (31) Allisha Gray (9) Courtney Williams (8) 2–0 3 January 25 Phantom BC W 82–58 Napheesa Collier (37) Napheesa Collier (18) Collier & Gray (5) 3–0 4 January 27 @ Vinyl BC W 67–57 Collier & Gray (19) Napheesa Collier (17) Diggins-Smith & Williams (4) 4–0 5 January 31 @ Laces BC W 75–73 Napheesa Collier (26) Napheesa Collier (7) Courtney Williams (5) 5–0
February: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record 6 February 3 Vinyl BC W 85–68 Napheesa Collier (36) Napheesa Collier (12) Skylar Diggins-Smith (6) Wayfair Arena 6–0 7 February 7 @ Phantom BC W 94–76 Allisha Gray (23) Tied – 3 players (6) Skylar Diggins-Smith (7) 7–0 8 February 8 Mist BC W 85–81 Napheesa Collier (38) Napheesa Collier (15) Allisha Gray (6) 8–0 9 February 21 @ Rose BC Wayfair Arena 10 February 22 Laces BC Wayfair Arena
March: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record 11 March 1 @ Vinyl BC Wayfair Arena 12 March 3 Phantom BC Wayfair Arena 13 March 7 Rose BC Wayfair Arena 14 March 10 @ Mist BC Wayfair Arena

2025

Lunar Owls won their opening game after coming back from behind against the Mist, with Skylar Diggins-Smith scoring the winning three. ^[11]

References

1. Smith, Chris (October 24, 2024). "Unrivaled unveils team names, branding". sportsbusinessjournal.com.
2. "Weatherspoon, Handy among Unrivaled coaches". ESPN.com. November 15, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
3. "Unrivaled unveils team names, branding". www.sportsbusinessjournal.com. October 24, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
4. Philippou, Alexa (November 15, 2024). "Unrivaled coach list includes Teresa Weatherspoon, Phil Handy". ESPN.com.
5. "We Selected Our Basketball Club Rosters". YouTube. November 20, 2024. Event occurs at 15:40.
6. "Unrivaled rosters 2024: Complete draft results, team-by-team picks for new basketball league". Sporting News. December 12, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
7. Zucker, Joseph (December 17, 2024). "Cameron Brink Joins Unrivaled Basketball League; Will Debut in 2026 amid Injury Rehab". The Bleacher Report . Retrieved December 18, 2024.
8. "Brink continues recovery after Unrivaled invite". ESPN.com. 2025-01-07. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
9. Young, Grant (December 21, 2024). "Unrivaled Surprises With Huge Trade Before First Games Take Place". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved December 21, 2024.
10. "Official Lunar Owls Basketball Club Website". www.unrivaled.basketball. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
11. "Unrivaled opening night takeaways: Skylar Diggins-Smith hits walk-off 3-pointer in inaugural game". CBSSports.com. 2025-01-19. Retrieved 2025-01-23.