Essex Rebels will have a familiar face to inspire them during their first campaign in the Women’s British Basketball League after the club confirmed a return for the popular Cat Lutz. The player is back with Essex having starred last season as the central figure in the side that lifted the Basketball England League One …
The WBBL’s newest franchise Essex Rebels are delighted to have captured Romanian international Ozana Marginean for their inaugural campaign. Having not only represented her country throughout the various U16, U18 and U20 age groups, Marginean also posted a highly successful Collegiate career in the NCAA where she stepped out with St Francis of New York. …
The dust has barely settled on the recent Play-Off Finals, but we are delighted to reveal that once more the spectacular surroundings of The O2 in London will host the biggest event in the British Basketball calendar. The 2019 Play-Off Finals will take place on Sunday 19 May and will be a landmark edition; the …
Ta’Yani Clark has now been part of the winning team in the WBBL Play-Off Final for three years in a row, at The O2 Arena. The experienced guard helped Sevenoaks Suns defend their title with 9 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists in their 69-44 success over Leicester Riders. “It’s a feeling that never gets …
Chantelle Pressley has already had a successful season and it could get even better at The O2 Arena. The England and Great Britain international did not play last season after tearing her ACL whilst training at home following a spell in Germany, but has made a triumphant return to action in 2017-18. “I was set …
Four teams remain in the hunt for the Play-Offs title after the Quarter-Finals took place over the weekend. All top four seeds advanced with Sevenoaks Suns now meeting Nottingham Wildcats, while Leicester Riders take on Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters in next week’s Semi-Finals. The Wildcats recovered from a slow start to book their place in …
Riders overcome Pride to reach last four. WBBL Play-Offs Quarter-Finals Leicester Riders 71-61 Caledonia Pride (24-17, 40-24, 54-41) Leicester Riders survived a fourth quarter fightback from Caledonia Pride to advance to the Semi-Finals. The visitors – in their first post-season campaign – battled back to tie the game in the final period but came up short …
Sevenoaks Suns clinched a historic first WBBL Championship title on the final weekend with Leicester Riders coming up just short. Len Busch’s side got their all-important victory away at Manchester Mystics as they prevailed 44-57 on the road behind 16 points from Ta’Yani Clark, while Cat Carr added 11 points, 14 rebounds and 9 assists. …
The WBBL Championship regular season heads into the last weekend with lots still to be decided – not least the league title itself, along with Play-off places and standings. Here’s this weekend’s fixtures and a rundown of where each team can/will finish the 2017-18 season: Saturday 28 April – Pride v Palatinates, Lions v Archers, …
The WBBL Championship title race heads into the final weekend of the regular season with Sevenoaks Suns and Leicester Riders both on 18-1 records. Len Busch’s Sevenoaks side hold the crucial head-to-head advantage and they edged closer to the title with a 79-45 victory over Oaklands Wolves as four players hit double figures in the …