Vinyl BC

Vinyl BC
League	Unrivaled
Founded	2025;0 years ago (2025)
History	Vinyl BC 2025–present
Arena	Wayfair Arena
Location	Miami, Florida [1]
Head coach	Teresa Weatherspoon (2025–present)
Team captain	Arike Ogunbowale (2025–present)
Ownership	Unrivaled [1]
Website	Website

Vinyl Basketball Club, 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 team is currently based in Miami, Florida. They are led by coach Teresa Weatherspoon.

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. ^[1] Vinyl 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. ^[1] The six head coaches were later hired on November 15. ^[2]

Roster

On November 20, 2024, the six head coaches collaborated on balancing and choosing the rosters for the six teams. ^[3] Vinyl BC’s roster was finalized with Arike Ogunbowale, Jordin Canada, Rhyne Howard, Rae Burrell, Aliyah Boston and Dearica Hamby as its players. ^[3]

Vinyl BC Roster ^[4]

Players
Arike Ogunbowale	Jordin Canada	Rhyne Howard	Rae Burrell	Aliyah Boston	Dearica Hamby

2025 schedule

Regular season

2025 Vinyl BC Total: 2–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–3)
January: 2–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record 1 January 17 @ Rose BC W 79–73 Rhyne Howard (33) Dearica Hamby (13) Dearica Hamby (4) Wayfair Arena 1–0 2 January 20 Phantom BC W 84–69 Dearica Hamby (22) Rhyne Howard (8) Tied – 3 players (4) 2–0 3 January 24 @ Laces BC L 79–83 Dearica Hamby (18) Dearica Hamby (8) Tied – 3 players (4) Wayfair Arena 2–1 4 January 27 Lunar Owls BC L 57–67 Boston & Canada (14) Arike Ogunbowale (10) Arike Ogunbowale (7) 2–2
February: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record 5 February 1 @ Mist BC L 67–77 Dearica Hamby (35) Dearica Hamby (15) Arike Ogunbowale (6) Wayfair Arena 2–3 6 February 3 @ Lunar Owls BC L 68–85 Rhyne Howard (21) Dearica Hamby (10) Tied – 3 players (3) 2–4 — February 8 Laces BC — Game canceled [5] — 7 February 18 Rose BC Wayfair Arena 8 February 21 Mist BC Wayfair Arena 9 February 22 @ Phantom BC Wayfair Arena 10 February 28 @ 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 Lunar Owls BC Wayfair Arena 12 March 8 Phantom BC Wayfair Arena 13 March 10 @ Rose BC Wayfair Arena

References

1. Smith, Chris (October 24, 2024). "Unrivaled unveils team names, branding". sportsbusinessjournal.com.
2. Philippou, Alexa (November 15, 2024). "Unrivaled coach list includes Teresa Weatherspoon, Phil Handy". ESPN.com.
3. Mcgregor, Greg (November 28, 2024). "Unrivaled rosters 2024: Complete draft results, team-by-team picks for new basketball league". sportingnews.com.
4. "Official Vinyl Basketball Club Website". www.unrivaled.basketball. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
5. "Media Advisory: Laces BC at Vinyl BC". Unrivaled. February 8, 2025. Retrieved February 8, 2025.