Paige Bueckers will reunite with Kaitlyn Chen in Unrivaled, renewing Connecticut ties – CTPost

Paige Bueckers will reunite with Kaitlyn Chen in Unrivaled, renewing Connecticut ties  CTPost

The last time Paige Bueckers and Kaitlyn Chen shared the floor, they embraced as UConn women’s basketball defeated South Carolina 82-59 in the 2025 NCAA Tournament championship game, snapping a nine-year drought. Bueckers has gone from strength to strength since wrapping up her UConn career, earning Rookie of the Year honors with the Dallas Wings last season before vaulting herself into MVP consideration this year. Chen, meanwhile, has carved out an unlikely professional career in Golden State, playing a crucial role off the bench for the Valkyries as they surged to a 2026 WNBA title. Now the two guards will reunite in Unrivaled this season, as Chen is set to join Bueckers’ Breeze Basketball Club.

Kahleah Copper and DiJonai Carrington will provide more backcourt scoring punch, while centers Dominique Malonga and Monique Billings round out the Breeze BC roster. Chen and Bueckers’ reunion came as the rosters for all eight Unrivaled teams were announced Wednesday, including seven former Huskies. Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier, who founded the 3×3 women’s basketball league in 2023 as an offseason alternative for WNBA players, will captain Mist BC and Lunar Owls BC, respectively. Aaliyah Edwards and Tiffany Hayes will play for Phantom BC, and Gabby Williams will make her league debut this year with Laces BC. Azura Stevens, who played for Hive BC, will