Former UConn teammates and WNBA stars Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier are launching a new women’s basketball league to give top players an option to play domestically in the WNBA offseason.
Stewart and Collier announced the 3-on-3 league, called Unrivaled, on social platforms and in an exclusive article with ESPN on Thursday. The league is set to combat the WNBA’s new prioritization rules, which go into full effect next season.
Unrivaled would target 30 of the top players in the WNBA, with six teams made up of five players, and run 10 weeks from January through March. Games would be played at a soundstage in Miami, with 1-on-1 competition in addition to the 3-on-3 play.
