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Unrivaled announces 2026 class of NIL deals with women’s basketball stars

For the third straight year, Unrivaled has signed some of college women’s basketball’s biggest names to NIL deals. The 3-on-3 women’s basketball league announced its 2026 class of “Future is Unrivaled” athletes on…

PolicyDriftUnrivaled announces 2026 class of NIL deals with women’s basketball stars

For the third straight year, Unrivaled has signed some of college women’s basketball’s biggest names to NIL deals. The 3-on-3 women’s basketball league announced its 2026 class of “Future.

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For the third straight year, Unrivaled has signed some of college women’s basketball’s biggest names to NIL deals. The 3-on-3 women’s basketball league announced its 2026 class of “Future is Unrivaled” athletes on Friday.

Nine college basketball players are part of the initiative, Unrivaled announced Friday. The group will also attend a multi-day event at league headquarters in Miami to go through skill development sessions, group bonding activities and content and merchandise shoots.

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Some players, such as former Olivia Miles and Flau’jae Johnson, have signed professional contracts with the league after previously inking NIL deals. Here is the full athlete roster for Unrivaled’s Class of 2026.

KK Arnold
Guard
UConn

Madison Booker
Forward
Texas

Jaloni Cambridge
Guard
Ohio State

Joyce Edwards
Forward
South Carolina

Hannah Hidalgo
Guard
Notre Dame

Olivia Olson
Guard
Michigan

Sarah Strong
Forward
UConn

Jada Williams
Guard
LSU

Mikaylah Williams
Guard
LSU

Three athletes – Hidalgo, Booker and Strong – are back for their second year in partnership with Unrivaled through NIL. All told, the Class of 2026 has played in a combined 21 NCAA tournaments and two national championship games.

“We’re proud to continue investing in the future of women’s basketball through our Future is Unrivaled initiative and are thrilled to be working with this talented group of athletes,” said Unrivaled general manager Clare Duwelius in a statement.

“The excitement we’ve seen from these players to be part of this year’s Summit is deeply matched at the league level. We can’t wait to welcome all nine athletes to Miami and continue building meaningful relationships as they become part of the Unrivaled ecosystem.” 

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Unrivaled launched as a 3-on-3 professional women’s basketball league in 2023 and was founded by WNBA stars Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart. It initially included six teams during its debut season in 2025 and expanded to eight in 2026.

Stewart’s team, Mist BC, brought home the championship this past year. Unrivaled also made history in January when 21,490 people attended a matchup in Philadelphia, making it the highest attendance for a professional women’s basketball regular season game on record.

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