Vinyl BC

Vinyl BC
LeagueUnrivaled
Founded2025
HistoryVinyl BC
since 2025
ArenaWayfair Arena
LocationMiami, Florida
Team colors     
Head coachTeresa Weatherspoon (2025–present)
Team captainArike Ogunbowale (2025) Dearica Hamby (2026)
OwnershipUnrivaled
WebsiteWebsite

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 teams are based in Miami, Florida, and Vinyl is 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. Vinyl BC, along with the other five teams, are based in Miami, Florida for the inaugural 2025 season, before the teams began travelling more frequently during the 2026 season. The six head coaches were later hired on November 15.

On September 10, 2025, Unrivaled announced they were adding two new teams to the league, Breeze BC and Hive BC.

Roster

2025 season

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

2025 Vinyl BC roster
Players
Arike Ogunbowale Jordin Canada Rhyne Howard Rae Burrell Aliyah Boston Dearica Hamby

2026 season

2026 Vinyl BC roster
Players
Brittney Griner Rae Burrell Erica Wheeler Dearica Hamby Rhyne Howard Courtney Williams

2027 season

2027 Vinyl BC roster
Players
Allisha Gray Flau'jae Johnson Jordin Canada Dearica Hamby Rhyne Howard Aneesah Morrow


2025 schedule

Regular season

2025 Vinyl BC
Total: 5–9 (home: 3–4; road: 2–5)
January: 2–2 (home: 1–1; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocationRecord
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: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocationRecord
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
7 February 8 Laces BC W 11–0 Game canceled – Laces forfeit 3–4
8 February 18 Rose BC L 55–61 Rhyne Howard (24) Dearica Hamby (11) Burrell & Ogunbowale (3) Wayfair Arena 3–5
9 February 21 Mist BC W 72–65 Rhyne Howard (26) Dearica Hamby (9) Jordin Canada (5) Wayfair Arena 4–5
10 February 22 @ Phantom BC L 72-79 Rhyne Howard (28) Jordin Canada (10) Jordin Canada (8) Wayfair Arena
 4-6
11 February 28 @ Laces BC W 64-63 Rhyne Howard (24) Aliyah Boston (10) Jordin Canada (6) Wayfair Arena
 5-6
March: 0–3 (home: 0–2; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocationRecord
12 March 1 Lunar Owls BC L 72-78 Dearica Hamby (31) Dearica Hamby (11) Jordin Canada (8) Wayfair Arena
 5-7
13 March 8 Phantom BC L 74-80 Rhyne Howard (37) Rhyne Howard (12) Rhyne Howard (5) 5-8
14 March 10 @ Rose BC L 46-74 Hamby & Howard (12) Dearica Hamby (13) Jordin Canada (3) 5-9

2025

Rhyne Howard was named to the All-Unrivaled Second Team.

2026

On January 11, Dearica Hamby became the first Unrivaled player to have a 40 point game, breaking the previous records of 38 points in the regular season and 39 points in the playoffs.

Honors and awards

References

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  2. 1 2 "Official Vinyl Basketball Club Website | Unrivaled". www.unrivaled.basketball. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
  3. ↑ "Weatherspoon, Handy among Unrivaled coaches". ESPN.com. 2024-11-15. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
  4. ↑ Negley, Cassandra (2024-05-30). "Unrivaled basketball league set to feature serious salaries and has the backing of some major names". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 2026-07-15.
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  6. ↑ "Unrivaled announces two expansion teams for Year 2 with stars like Paige Bueckers set to join league". CBS Sports. 2025-09-10. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  7. ↑ Andrews, Kendra (2025-09-10). "Unrivaled adding two teams for 2026, bringing total to 8". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  8. ↑ Unrivaled Basketball (2024-11-20). Unrivaled Basketball Club Selection presented by State Farm. Retrieved 2025-08-19 – via YouTube.
  9. ↑ Anderson, Kari (2024-11-15). "Unrivaled Basketball announces slate of head coaches, headlined by Teresa Weatherspoon and Phil Handy". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 2026-07-15.
  10. ↑ "Official Vinyl Basketball Club Website". www.unrivaled.basketball. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Official Vinyl Basketball Club Website". www.unrivaled.basketball. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Media Advisory: Laces BC at Vinyl BC". Unrivaled. February 8, 2025. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  13. ↑ Deen, Safid. "Napheesa Collier, Chelsea Gray and Kayla McBride named to All-Unrivaled first team". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  14. ↑ Das, Akash (2026-01-12). "Dearica Hamby Scripts Unrivaled History Just Hours After Kelsey Plum's Viral Milestone". EssentiallySports. Retrieved 2026-01-15.