The British Basketball League (BBL) and Women’s British Basketball League (WBBL) are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Amir Pakravan as Chief Medical Officer (CMO). A consultant in Sport, Exercise and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Dr Pakravan brings a wealth of medical experience to the role having worked previously at Crystal Palace Football Club, London Lions …
The WBBL returned for the New Year with the knockout WBBL Trophy first round, and the All-Star 5 is led by a duo from former champions Sheffield Hatters amidst numerous huge double-doubles after an exciting weekend of action with all games played centrally at the Essex Sports Arena. Helen Naylor – Sheffield Hatters Sheffield Hatters …
Oaklands Wolves 53-104 Leicester Riders (19-37, 16-17, 5-27, 13-23) (Wolves: Smith; 19, Gould; 15, George; 7 – Riders: Squires; 24, Arlen; 21, Fee; 15) Manchester Met Mystics 68 vs 42 Cola Southwark Pride (22-15, 13-13, 15-6,18-8) (Mystics: Sanchez Czerniecki; 22, Keltos; 21, Vourliotis; 8 – Pride: Jacobs; 10, Toualeu; 10, O’connell; 9) Newcastle Eagles 90 …
Betty Codona WBBL Trophy: First Round Essex Rebels 79 – 64 Sevenoaks Suns (27-19, 49-36, 69-52)(Rebels: Haines/Swart, 15; Turner, 14; Freeman/Paxton, 9 – Suns: Monakana, 14; Busch, 12; Fritz, 10) Durham Palatinates 80 – 85 Cardiff Met Archers (22-17, 47-37, 69-60)(Palatinates: Ottewill Soulsby, 27; Hendershot, 20; Bautista, 11 – Archers: Bunyan, 23; Hatch, 17; Saiki, 16) Brent …
The Molten WBBL Player of the Month for December has been awarded to dynamic American guard Jess Wayne of the Durham Palatinates, after her continued run of big performances included one of the best displays of any player all season as Palatinates secured their first win of the campaign. The Kansas City native averaged 24 …
Head Coach of the London Lions, Mark Clark, has won the Molten WBBL Coach of the Month Award for December to finish off a profoundly successful 2022 calendar year as they remain unbeaten atop the WBBL Championship table and have reached the WBBL Cup Final during the month. Lions are defending both of those pieces …
FIBA Women’s EuroCup Play-Off Round 1 London Lions 77 – 71 Villeneuve d’Asq LM (21-19, 16-23, 11-13, 29-16) (Lions – Herbert-Harrigan 21, Murray/Snytsina 13, Winterburn 11; Villeneuve – Smalls 18, Burke 12, Salaun/Ben Abdelkader/Diallo 8) London Lions came from behind to clinch a hard-fought 76-71 win against French side Villeneuve d’Asq LM in the first …
As the WBBL heads into its holiday season break, get yourself prepared for our return in 2023 with a cracking weekend of women’s basketball. 16 elite teams across the UK will make their way to University of Essex, Colchester, in early January, to compete in the WBBL Trophy First Round hoping of making it one …
The latest WBBL All-Star 5 is full of Great Britain internationals including a pair of London Lions as they remained unbeaten atop the WBBL Championship and progressed to the WBBL Cup Final, where they will face Leicester Riders who are also represented in this week’s team after Cup semi-final success. Holly Winterburn – London Lions …
WBBL Cup, semi-final Sevenoaks Suns 69-84 London Lions (14-13, 31-43, 51-71) (Suns: Busch, 17; Monakana/Bradshaw, 14; Fritz/Koppl, 9 — Lions: Herbert Harrigan, 15; Snytsina, 14; Beckford-Norton, 10) Leicester Riders 83-69 Essex Rebels (24-16, 39-37, 59-57) (Riders: Robb, 17; Fee, 15; Arlen, 14 — Rebels: Paxton, 19; Kohlhass, 14; Freeman/Turner, 10) London Lions and Leicester Riders …