Nottingham Wildcats’ busy summer continues with the addition of four year NCAA II standout Tereza Sedlakova. A versatile forward, Sedlakova recently graduated from Florida Tech, averaging 10ppg in her senior year and shooting 45% from the field. “I am very excited to join the Wildcats as I think it will be a great experience and …
One of the WBBL’s most consistent performers has committed her future to Newcastle Eagles despite a flurry of interest from the continent. Point guard Giulia Simioni skippered the team last season during a transitional campaign that saw Chris Bunten’s side move to the new Eagles Community Arena. And the coveted playmaker was crowned Newcastle’s WBBL Most …
Nottingham Wildcats today confirmed Siobhan Prior will return for the club in the 2019-20 season. Prior, who was also Team Captain for Wildcats last year, was impacted by injury last season but that did not stop her from shooting nearly 40% from the three-point line and becoming the third leading scorer on the team, averaging …
Nottingham Wildcats are excited to announce the addition of young British star Tia Freeman. Freeman was the third leading scorer with Oaklands Wolves last season and helped them to their first ever Play-Offs appearance. After representing GB at both U16 and U20 level, Freeman averaged 10ppg in the league last season, logging 15 starts and …
The WBBL is today delighted to confirm the fixtures and dates for the sixth season of the Women’s British Basketball League. The 2019-20 season will commence on Friday 27 September with a special opening weekend at the University of Essex featuring all 12 WBBL teams competing in the Trophy Group Stages. Games will run from …
A 19-6 run by GB in the game’s final 4:33 made all the difference in a low scoring contest as Coach Buceta’s side pulled away to a comfortable 67-53 victory against #5 ranked Canada in Manchester. Talented guard Karlie Samuelson was integral to that late burst as she scored five of her 16 points in …
Great Britain head coach Jose Maria Buceta has named his 12-woman squad for FIBA Women’s EuroBasket. The championships will be held in Latvia and Serbia between between June 27 and July 7 as 16 teams compete for the European crown. GB will face Ukraine, Latvia and 2017 champions Spain in the group stages of the …
The University of Essex Rebels basketball programme has announced appointments to two new coaching positions. After the University’s most successful season in BUCS and a positive finish to the WBBL season, Tom Sadler has accepted the position of Head of Basketball Performance. Tom who took over coaching in early November, after a couple of heavy …
Nottingham Wildcats continue to build their squad for the 2019-20 WBBL season as they announced the signing of Portuguese combo guard, Simone Costa. Costa who has played for the Portuguese National teams at U16, U18 and U20 level has just graduated from the NCAA1 programme at the University of Georgia with a degree in Communication …
GB Basketball has today announced Spire Manchester Hospital as the official healthcare partner to both the Men’s and Women’s Basketball squads as well as the title sponsor for the upcoming Women’s game against Canada later this month. The announcement was made during a visit by the GB Women’s side to Spire Manchester Hospital in Didsbury …