After an unbeaten month for Leicester Riders, Head Coach Krumesh Patel – who re-joined his hometown club in the summer after two years coaching in Sweden – has won the Molten WBBL Coach of the Month award for February. Going 3-0 in all competitions, perhaps the most significant result of the month saw them beat …
WBBL Championship Oaklands Wolves 92 – 102 (OT) Leicester Riders (26-19, 21-24, 14-25, 22-15, 9-19 ) (Wolves – Gould 33, George 22, Sarson 16; Riders – Robb 26, Squires 19, Arlen 15) In today’s WBBL action, the Oaklands Wolves welcomed league leaders Leicester Riders to Oaklands College in a very hard-fought game that was ultimately …
There’s a familiar feel to the latest WBBL All-Star 5 with a combined 21 appearances this season from this week’s selections, who all represent clubs in the top five after important WBBL Championship wins at the weekend, led by former WNBA star Kiki Herbert Harrigan. Kiki Herbert Harrigan – London Lions Following one of the …
WBBL Championship London Lions 133-75 Cardiff Met Archers (42-10, 75-38, 110-54) (Lions: Herbert Harrigan, 31; Winterburn, 24; Beckford-Norton, 14 — Archers: Saiki, 19; Hatch, 17; Bunyan, 7) WBBL Championship Caledonia Gladiators 59-56 Durham Palatinates (19-14, 33-22, 46-39 (Gladiators: McGarrachan, 18; Wolf, 17; Lewis, 13 — Palatinates: Ottewill-Soulsby, 15; Wayne, 14; Chukwu-Etu/Hendershot, 8) London Lions bounced …
The WBBL returned from the international break in spectacular fashion with the Betty Codona WBBL Trophy quarter-finals and a huge upset in the WBBL Championship, with five teams represented in the latest All-Star 5 led by Shannon Hatch. Shannon Hatch – Cardiff Met Archers Archers, currently occupying the final Play-off spot in the WBBL Championship, …
WBBL Championship Leicester Riders 96 – 65 Oaklands Wolves (28-13, 28-21, 21-17, 19-14) (Riders – Eadsforth-Yates 28, Arlen 22, Robb 14; Wolves – Smith 21, Gould 16, George 11) London Lions 67 – 68 Caledonia Gladiators (6-23, 23-13, 18-20, 20-12) (Lions – Herbert Harrigan 26, Winterburn 11, Beckford-Norton 10; Gladiators – McGarrachan 19, Handy 17, Wolf 16) Nottingham Wildcats …
WBBL Championship Durham Palatinates 71-85 Cardiff Met Archers (20-15, 30-38, 53-58)(Palatinates: Wayne, 26; Ottewill-Soulsby, 12; Bautista/Hendershot, 8 – Archers: Hatch, 22; Bunyan, 14; Habling, 13) Betty Codona WBBL Trophy Manchester Met Mystics 59-90 B. Braun Sheffield Hatters (10-31, 23-49, 46-74)(Mystics: Keltos, 14; Sanchez Czerniecki, 11; Abbott/Niehues, 10 – Hatters: Gayle, 21; Murphy, 18; Naylor/Shaw, 13) …
This week’s All-Star 5 is led by two of the individual performances of the season from Harriet Ottewill-Soulsby and Katie Nolan, representing rival North East teams that are picking up form in Durham Palatinates and Newcastle Eagles. Hariet Ottewill-Soulsby – Durham Palatinates British centre Harriet Ottewill-Soulsby recently returned to Durham after three seasons in Germany, …
WBBL ChampionshipDurham Palatinates 87 – 61 Oaklands Wolves (18-17, 24-12, 20-13, 25-19)(Palatinates – Ottewill-Soulsby 29, Wayne 21, Hendershot 10; Wolves – George 15, Spence 14, Porter 13) WBBL ChampionshipSevenoaks Suns 60 – 50 Essex Rebels (14-10, 17-7, 14-15, 15-18)(Suns – Monakana 16, Bradshaw 15, Busch 10; Rebels – Swart 20, Kohlhaas 9, Haines 7) WBBL …
London Lions’ British guard Holly Winterburn has added to her burgeoning trophy cabinet with the Molten WBBL Player of the Month award for January, picking up her second Molten golden basketball in a matter of days. She ended the last month by also winning the MVP award as Lions successfully defended the WBBL Cup, beating …