FIBA EuroCup Women Castors Braine 70-67 London Lions (20-13, 38-31, 56-48) (Braine – Konig 18, Berezhynska 16, Dornstauder 10; Lions – Leedham-Warner 25, Stewart 13, Beckford-Norton 12) London Lions came heartbreakingly close to a comeback victory over hosts Castors Braine in their final EuroCup group game on Wednesday night. The loss now means that London’s …
This week’s WBBL All-Star 5 is led by Leicester Riders’ German star Anna Lappenkuper after they made it four wins in a row and moved into the WBBL Championship top four, and she is joined by a pair of unbeaten London Lions and an American duo from East Midlands rivals Nottingham Wildcats. Anna Lappenkuper – …
WBBL Championship Caledonia Pride 76-82 Nottingham Wildcats (27-21, 49-40, 68-60) Pride – Ranger 20, Edwards 19, James 17; Wildcats – Pannell 32, Edmonds 14, Gyles 14 WBBL Championship Essex Rebels 94-75 Cardiff Met Archers (23-20, 48-35, 69-51) Rebels – Waithe 16, Kohlhaas 16, Costa 13; Archers – Saiki 21, Bunyan 17, Hatch 13 WBBL Championship …
The Durham Palatinates v Oaklands Wolves game, originally scheduled for Saturday 27 November, has been postponed effective immediately. A new date for the game will be confirmed in due course. #BritishBasketball
By Jamie Thomas Hearing the Head Coach of an as-yet-undefeated team in WBBL Championship action talk so frequently about getting even better is quite the statement. That is the yardstick that Vanessa Ellis is setting for the Sheffield Hatters as she confesses she’s pleased with the team’s start but expresses confidence that there is so …
FIBA EuroCup Women Zabiny Brno 68-41 London Lions (23-5, 41-24, 57-29) (Brno – Stoupalova 14, Zaplatova 14, Hamzova 9; Lions – Norton 13, Leonard 8, Leedham 7) London Lions fell to defeat in the Czech Republic on Wednesday evening as they lost 86-41 to Zabiny Brno in the FIBA EuroCup Women. Lions got off to …
As the WBBL returned from the international break, the latest All-Star 5 is full of Great Britain internationals, led by Georgia Gayle after Sheffield Hatters remained unbeaten in the WBBL Championship; while also including a pair of London Lions after they qualified for the WBBL Cup Final by beating Hatters on Saturday. Georgia Gayle – …
WBBL Cup, Semi Final Sheffield Hatters 66-100 London Lions (11-27, 29-49, 41-72) (Hatters – Gayle 11, Shaw 9, Mcgrath 9; Lions – Leedham-Warner 27, Beckford-Norton 21, Stewart 14) WBBL Championship Sevenoaks Suns 71-29 Durham Palatinates (9-6, 35-13, 55-22) (Suns – Fritz 18, Carr 17, Monakana 12; Palatinates – Hendershot 10, Bennett 9, Natufe 5) WBBL …
The last WBBL All-Star 5 before the international break features three representatives from Essex Rebels and Newcastle Eagles as both teams recorded back-to-back WBBL Championship wins for the first time this season, alongside a player from Sevenoaks Suns as they went joint-top and Manchester Met Mystics as they moved into the top four. Four of …
Seven WBBL stars have been confirmed as part of Head Coach Chema Buceta’s squad for this week’s EuroBasket Women double-header as the team met for camp in Manchester. GB welcome Greece to the National Basketball Performance Centre on Thursday before travelling to Tallin for the window’s second fixture against Estonia on Sunday. Buceta’s squad is …