The first monthly awards of 2021 in the WBBL have gone to Leicester Riders Head Coach Jesper Sundberg and Newcastle Eagles’ experienced American guard Alison Gorrell. Sundberg has won Molten WBBL Coach of the Month for the second time already in this campaign, as his Leicester side remain the only unbeaten team (8-0) having picked …
For the second week in a row, there are two BA London Lions players in the WBBL All-Star Five after they made it four straight wins in all competitions, and remain unbeaten in league play. Amazingly, the bench is led by two players – Jasmine Joyner and Alison Gorrell – who posted the second and …
WBBL Championship Essex Rebels 90-82 Newcastle Eagles (20-26, 42-50, 55-62, 90-82) (Rebels – Kohlhaas 28, Waithe 16, Bieg Salazar 16; Eagles – Gorrell 40, McVicar 16, Lowe 12) WBBL Championship Durham Palatinates 60-78 Caledonia Pride (16-20, 38-38, 46-53, 60-78) (Palatinates – Elderkin 18, Paxton 15, Hutchingson 11; Storie 19, Velazquez 13, Phillips 11) WBBL Championship …
Essex Rebels this morning confirmed the signing of British guard Megan Haines ahead of their Championship game this afternoon. Haines joins the Rebels off of a brief stint as a freshman with the University of Charleston’s Golden Eagles. Prior to Eagles, Haines was the lead guard of the City of London Academy where she dominated …
The postponed WBBL Cup Final has been rescheduled and will be contested by Leicester Riders and Sevenoaks Suns on Friday 12 February 2021 at the National Basketball Performance Centre in Manchester. Sevenoaks Suns had withdrawn from the originally scheduled date due to Covid-19 concerns and were to be replaced by Nottingham Wildcats, who they had …
There are four players making their first appearance in the WBBL All-Star Five this week, led by the second highest individual performance points total of the season for Carla Bieg Salazar. That comes after last week saw the first game in the WBBL Trophy and a pair of overtime games in the Championship. Carla Bieg …
WBBL ChampionshipEssex Rebels 95-91 Nottingham Wildcats (17-20, 47-37, 67-63)(Rebels – Bieg Salazar 30, Kohlhaas 28, Costa 12; Eagles – Costa 24, Shumpert 21, Lundqvist 16) WBBL ChampionshipOaklands Wolves 87-91 Newcastle Eagles (23-22, 40-33, 62-56) (Wolves – Uprus 23, Carter 14, Harrison 11; Eagles – Mcvicar 31, Gorrell 21, Lowe 20) Essex Rebels and Newcastle Eagles …
Oaklands Wolves have moved to sign Tea Charlton ahead of what will be their first competitive game of the 2020-21 season. Charlton, a 6’2 British Forward, returns to the UK after her last spell on our soil at Nottingham Wildcats ended in 2017. She played for the Wildcats whilst completing her Decorative Arts undergraduate degree …
In accordance with the Covid-19 rule amendments and Secure Play Protocol, the WBBL Cup Final, scheduled for 24 January, has been postponed following the requirement of players and staff at Leicester Riders to self-isolate. Cardiff Met Archers, the team Leicester met in the semi-finals, are also unable to fulfil the fixture leading to the postponement. …
This Sunday’s WBBL Cup Final is one to look forward to if the WBBL All-Star 5 is anything to go by, dominated by stars from East Midlands rivals Leicester Riders and Nottingham Wildcats after both picked up league wins over the weekend. Chelsey Shumpert – Nottingham Wildcats The Molten WBBL Player of the Month for …