The 2023/24 Women’s British Basketball League season gets underway on Saturday 21 October, with 11 Clubs opening the Championship Season, whereupon rivalries will be renewed and new stories told. The 2023 Playoff Champions, London Lions, get their season underway with a battle against Essex Rebels, whilst the 2022/23 Runner’s-up, Leicester Riders, will play their first …
Ahead of an eagerly anticipated Women’s EuroBasket 2023 campaign in Slovenia next month, Chema Buceta has confirmed the 15-player roster that will enter training camp this week in Manchester in preparation for the showpiece competition – with nine WBBL stars selected, as well as two coaches from the league. The London Lions, Leicester Riders, Caledonia …
Welsh star Issy Bunyan of the Cardiff Met Archers has won the Molten WBBL Young Player of the Year award, following a vote by WBBL head coaches and captains in which she was emphatically the top pick of every eligible voter. The 18-year-old has come through the junior ranks at Archers and is in her …
The Molten WBBL Team of the Year – voted by WBBL head coaches and captains – includes former WNBA star Kiki Herbert-Harrigan as one of a pair of London Lions, alongside the league’s leading rebounder and two familiar WBBL campaigners. Ashley Arlen – Leicester Riders Returning to the WBBL for a fourth campaign, after four …
WBBL Play-offs, quarter-finals Caledonia Gladiators 81-53 Cardiff Met Archers (30-8, 40-26, 63-37) (Gladiators: Thompson, 15; Wolf, 14; Adams, 13 — Archers: Hatch, 21; Saiki, 12; Bunyan, 5) WBBL Play-Offs, quarter-finals B.Braun Sheffield Hatters 49-76 Sevenoaks Suns (12-21, 29-42, 42-61) (Hatters: Fairley, 11; Naylor, 10; Campbell/Murphy, 8 — Suns: Monakana, 23; Bradshaw, 19; Hodges, 14) Caledonia …
WBBL Championship Manchester Met Mystics 40-98 London Lions (21-22, 28-50, 32-75)(Mystics: Keltos, 15; Niehues, 10; Abbott, 6 – Lions: Winterburn, 17; Beckford-Norton, 15; Joseph, 13) Cardiff Met Archers 67-75 Newcastle Eagles (15-23, 35-43, 50-57)(Archers: Hatch, 21; Bunyan/Habling/Saiki/Yunker, 9; Shanahan, 6 – Eagles: Justinak/Lewis, 20; Nolan, 14; Fernandez Pardo, 11) B. Braun Sheffield Hatters 63-81 Leicester …
WBBL Championship Durham Palatinates 58-117 London Lions (12-25, 22-50, 40-90) (Palatinates: Ottewill-Soulsby, 19; Hendershot, 13; Brault, 10 — Lions: Herbert Harrigan, 20; Winterburn, 15; Snytsina/Joseph, 13) WBBL Championship Leicester Riders 57-67 Caledonia Gladiators (13-19, 32-40, 42-50) (Riders: Squires, 14; Brown, 12; Robb, 11 — Gladiators: Adams, 16; Lewis, 10; McGarrachan, 9) WBBL Championship B.Braun Sheffield …
WBBL Championship Cardiff Met Archers 75-70 Essex Rebels (20-16, 38-31, 55-54) (Archers: Hatch, 26; Saiki, 13; Shanahan/Bunyan, 9 — Rebels: Paxton/Kohlhaas, 14; Freeman/Swart, 11; Turner, 8) Cardiff Met Archers returned to the eighth and final WBBL Championship playoff spot following a tense 75-70 win over the Essex Rebels at the Archers Arena on Tuesday afternoon. …
WBBL Championship Cardiff Met Archers 68-93 Sevenoaks Suns (18-22, 33-45, 49-65)(Archers: Hatch, 19; Saiki, 16; Bunyan, 10 – Suns: Busch, 21; Bradshaw, 20; Koppl, 15) WBBL Championship Essex Rebels 86-68 Oaklands Wolves (25-17, 40-30, 64-40)(Rebels: Kohlhaas, 17; Freeman/Haines, 15; Turner, 13 – Wolves: Sarson, 18; George, 16; Smith, 12) WBBL Championship Nottingham Wildcats 59-91 Durham …
After a busy weekend and some big results in the scrap for WBBL Championship positioning, the latest All-Star 5 is led by Lauren Saiki as Cardiff Met Archers strengthened their claim on the final Play-off berth, as the team also sees the return of the overall appearances leader. Lauren Saiki – Cardiff Met Archers The …