Mist BC

Mist Basketball Club, also known as Mist 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 head coach, Phil Handy.^[3]

Mist BC
Nickname	Misties
League	Unrivaled
Founded	2025; 0 years ago (2025)
History	Mist BC 2025–present
Arena	Wayfair Arena
Location	Miami, Florida[1]
Main sponsor	Vistaprint[2]
Head coach	Phil Handy (2025–present)
Team captain	Breanna Stewart (2025–present)
Ownership	Unrivaled[1]
Website	Website

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] Mist 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] Six head coaches were later hired on November 15.^[4]

2025

Breanna Stewart scored the first basket in Unrivaled history.^[5]

Roster

On November 20, 2024, the six head coaches collaborated on balancing and choosing the rosters for the six teams.^[6] Mist BC's roster was finalized with Breanna Stewart, Jewell Loyd, Rickea Jackson, DiJonai Carrington, Courtney Vandersloot, and Aaliyah Edwards as its players.^[7][8]

In January, Mist BC signed NaLyssa Smith to a relief player contract due to Carrington and Loyd being unavailable for their January 24 game versus Phantom.^[9]

Mist BC Roster^[10]

Players
Breanna Stewart	Jewell Loyd	Rickea Jackson	DiJonai Carrington	Courtney Vandersloot	Aaliyah Edwards

2025 schedule

Regular season

2025 Mist BC Total: 2–6 (Home: 2–3; Road: 0–3)
January: 0–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record 1 January 17 Lunar Owls BC L 80–84 Jewell Loyd (30) Breanna Stewart (14) Carrington & Edwards (3) Wayfair Arena 0–1 2 January 20 @ Laces BC L 43–63 Breanna Stewart (17) Breanna Stewart (13) Breanna Stewart (3) 0–2 3 January 24 @ Phantom BC L 69–74 Breanna Stewart (27) Breanna Stewart (11) Courtney Vandersloot (4) 0–3 4 January 25 Rose BC L 66–71 Breanna Stewart (20) Breanna Stewart (9) Jewell Loyd (7) 0–4
February: 2–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record 5 February 1 Vinyl BC W 77–67 Breanna Stewart (23) Breanna Stewart (10) Courtney Vandersloot (9) Wayfair Arena 1–4 6 February 3 Phantom BC W 64–61 Breanna Stewart (19) Breanna Stewart (13) Breanna Stewart (4) 2–4 7 February 7 Rose BC L 63–71 Rickea Jackson (17) DiJonai Carrington (8) Jewell Loyd (3) Wayfair Arena 2–5 8 February 8 @ Lunar Owls BC L 81–85 Breanna Stewart (23) Breanna Stewart (17) Loyd & Vandersloot (5) 2–6 9 February 21 @ Vinyl BC Wayfair Arena 10 February 24 Laces BC Wayfair Arena 11 February 28 @ Phantom BC Wayfair Arena
March: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record 12 March 1 @ Rose BC Wayfair Arena 13 March 8 @ Laces BC Wayfair Arena 14 March 10 Lunar Owls BC Wayfair Arena

References

1. Smith, Chris (October 24, 2024). "Unrivaled unveils team names, branding". Sports Business Journal.
2. "Unrivaled Announces VistaPrint as Presenting Partner of the Mist Basketball Club and the League's Official Print and Design Partner". Unrivaled. January 2, 2025. Archived from the original on January 8, 2025. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
3. "Weatherspoon, Handy among Unrivaled coaches". ESPN.com. November 15, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
4. Philippou, Alexa (November 15, 2024). "Unrivaled coach list includes Teresa Weatherspoon, Phil Handy". ESPN.com.
5. "Breanna Stewart scores first basket in Unrivaled history in debut of 3-on-3 women's league". AP News. 2025-01-17. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
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. December 23, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
8. Anderson, Kari (November 15, 2024). "Unrivaled Basketball announces slate of head coaches, headlined by Teresa Weatherspoon and Phil Handy". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
9. Peterson, Chloe (January 24, 2025). "Indiana Fever forward NaLyssa Smith to join Unrivaled on relief contract". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
10. "Official Mist Basketball Club Website | Unrivaled". www.unrivaled.basketball. Retrieved January 19, 2025.