Laces BC

Laces BC
League	Unrivaled
Founded	2025; 0 years ago (2025)
History	Laces BC 2025–present
Arena	Wayfair Arena
Location	Miami, Florida[1]
Head coach	Andrew Wade
Team captain	Alyssa Thomas
Ownership	Unrivaled[1]
Website	Laces BC

Laces Basketball Club, also known as Laces 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 Andrew Wade.[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, Phantom BC, Rose BC, and Vinyl BC.[1] Laces BC, along with the other five teams, will be based in Miami, Florida for the inaugural 2025 season.[3] Alex Bazzell, the president of Unrivaled, confirmed the league currently owns all six teams. The six inaugural 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.[4] After the selection show, the Laces BC's roster was decided with Kelsey Plum, Kayla McBride, Kate Martin, Alyssa Thomas, Courtney Williams and Stefanie Dolson as its players.[5]

In late November 2024, Kelsey Plum announced via social media that she would no longer be playing in the 2025 season and instead would "take some more time for myself this offseason," leaving the Laces with a wildcard spot.[6] On December 21, 2024, Laces BC traded Courtney Williams to Lunar Owls BC for Natasha Cloud. Laces BC then traded Cloud and their wildcard pick to Phantom BC in exchange for Jackie Young and Tiffany Hayes.[7]

Natisha Hiedeman was reassigned to the Laces as a relief player on January 27 due to both Alyssa Thomas and Jackie Young being unavailable for their game that same day against Rose BC.[8] On February 8, 2025, the Laces signed Kiki Jefferson to a relief player contract for their game against Vinyl BC that same day.[9] However, the game was canceled "to prioritize player health and safety."[10]

Laces BC Roster[11][12]

Players
Jackie Young	Tiffany Hayes	Kayla McBride	Kate Martin	Alyssa Thomas	Stefanie Dolson

2025 schedule

Regular season

2025 Laces BC Total: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1)
January: 4–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record 1 January 18 @ Phantom BC W 86–48 Kayla McBride (28) Kate Martin (10) Tiffany Hayes (10) Wayfair Arena 1–0 2 January 20 Mist BC W 63–43 Kayla McBride (21) Alyssa Thomas (15) Alyssa Thomas (4) 2–0 3 January 24 Vinyl BC W 83–79 Tiffany Hayes (26) Alyssa Thomas (12) 3–0 4 January 27 @ Rose BC W 71–64 Kayla McBride (31) Tiffany Hayes (11) Stefanie Dolson (4) 4–0 5 January 31 Lunar Owls BC L 73–75 Kayla McBride (26) Kayla McBride (8) Tiffany Hayes (5) Wayfair Arena 4–1
February 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record 6 February 1 @ Rose BC L 69–83 Kayla McBride (20) Martin & McBride (6) Jackie Young (3) Wayfair Arena 4–2 — February 8 @ Vinyl BC — Game canceled[10] — 7 February 18 Phantom BC Wayfair Arena 8 February 22 @ Lunar Owls BC Wayfair Arena 9 February 24 @ Mist BC Wayfair Arena 10 February 28 Vinyl BC Wayfair Arena
March Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record 11 March 3 Rose BC Wayfair Arena 12 March 7 @ Phantom BC Wayfair Arena 13 March 8 Mist BC Wayfair Arena

References

1. Smith, Chris (October 24, 2024). "Unrivaled unveils team names, branding". Sports Business Journal.
2. "Weatherspoon, Handy among Unrivaled coaches". ESPN.com. 2024-11-15. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
3. Negley, Cassandra (May 30, 2024). "Unrivaled basketball league set to feature serious salaries and has the backing of some major names". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
4. "We Selected Our Basketball Club Rosters". YouTube. November 20, 2024. Event occurs at 15:40.
5. 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.
6. Rasmussen, Karl (November 27, 2024). "Aces' Kelsey Plum Announces She's No Longer Participating in Upstart Unrivaled League". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
7. Young, Grant (December 21, 2024). "Unrivaled Surprises With Huge Trade Before First Games Take Place". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
8. "Phantom BC G Natisha Hiedeman Reassigned to Laces BC". Unrivaled. January 27, 2025. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
9. "Laces BC Sign Kiki Jefferson to Relief Player Contract". Unrivaled. February 8, 2025. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
10. "Media Advisory: Laces BC at Vinyl BC". Unrivaled. February 8, 2025. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
11. "Official Laces Basketball Club Website". www.unrivaled.basketball. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
12. "Unrivaled rosters 2024: Complete draft results, team-by-team picks for new basketball league". Sporting News. 2024-12-23. Retrieved 2025-01-18.