After being named the Defensive Player of the Year of the Unrivaled basketball league's inaugural season, Angel Reeese has decided to skip out on her sophomore season.

According to USA Today, Unrivaled released the full rosters for  the 2026 season on Thursday, Oct. 30, and Reese was noticeably absent. The league will open its second season in Miami in January.

Last year, Reese’s team, Rose BC, won the championship in Unrivaled’s inaugural season. Throughout her sophomore WNBA season, she spoke highly of the league’s impact on her development as a player. She also wished the league well on a recent episode of her “Unapologetically Angel” podcast.

The offseason has been a busy one for Reese. She appeared in the Victoria’s Secret fashion show as a runway model.

“Stepping into a dream: Angel to a Victoria’s Secret ANGEL. I’m finally getting my wings. Wings on, heels ready… Catch me on the runway,” she wrote on Instagram at the time.

Other notable players such as Jewell Loyd of the Las Vegas Aces and Kayla McBride of the Minnesota Lynx won’t be returning 

The league also announced the last three players of its expanded 48-woman roster Thursday — Dominique Malonga, Aari McDonald and Rebecca Allen

Malonga, the No. 2 overall pick of the Seattle Storm in the 2025 WNBA draft, is joining Unrivaled for the 2026 season. At 6-foot-6,  French center was the youngest player in the WNBA last season, at 19 years old. 

McDonald, who signed with the Indiana Fever on hardship contract last season, will make her debut with Unrivaled for the first time this season.