The Essex Rebels have commenced their summer business by welcoming back Claire Paxton, who returning for her third season with the club. Standing at 6’2″, the 28-year-old forward from Edinburgh, Scotland has become a mainstay of the Essex Rebels team since joining the club in 2021 and has continued her standout career as one of the league’s …
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 …
Essex Rebels today revealed its new head coach – who joins the franchise after a globe-trotting 16-year career. Ashley Cookson, 33, will take the reins of the record-breaking top-flight Women’s British Basketball League team this summer after steering sides in Sweden, Australia and Canada. The dad-of-one joins after a three-year stint with GB Basketball and …
WBBL head coaches and captains have voted for their top defensive stoppers in the 2022-23 campaign, including a pair from London Lions – one of whom breaks a record – as they were the best defensive team in the league, with all five having proven defensive pedigree. Shanice Beckford-Norton – London Lions Great Britain international …
WBBL Play-Offs, quarter-finals (AOT) Leicester Riders 83-80 Essex Rebels (20-20, 35-46, 52-62, 72-72) (Riders: O’Dwyer, 23; Johnston, 19; Arlen/Squires, 18 — Rebels: Swart, 24; Paxton, 16; Munns, 14) Leicester Riders came from behind to edge the Essex Rebels 83-80 after overtime in an exhilarating WBBL Play-off, quarter-final at the Morningside Arena on Sunday. In a …
WBBL Championship Caledonia Gladiators 93-55 Essex Rebels (25-16, 49-29, 70-42)(Gladiators: Handy, 23; McGarrachan, 22; Adams, 15 – Rebels: Swart, 14; Munns, 12; Freeman/Paxton, 11) Newcastle Eagles 53-67 Sevenoaks Suns (14-16, 33-35, 40-54)(Eagles: Nolan, 13; Fernandez Pardo, 11; Lewis, 8 – Suns: Monakana, 24; Busch, 11; Koppl, 10) London Lions 90-65 Durham Palatinates (24-17, 39-37, 58-54)(Lions: …
A busy week in the WBBL Championship saw 14 games, with a high-scoring win for Oaklands Wolves leading to a pair of representatives in the latest All-Star 5, led overall by a sensational performance from Holly Winterburn of the league-leading London Lions. Holly Winterburn – London Lions London Lions got three wins in the week …
WBBL Championship Durham Palatinates 75-69 Newcastle Eagles (13-25, 15-11, 22-16, 15-17) Palatinates – Ottewill-Soulsby 25, Hendershot 16, Wayne 11; Eagles – Fernandez Pardo 15, Clasen 11, Nolan 11 B Braun Sheffield Hatters 76-58 Nottingham Wildcats (30-12, 8-19, 19-12, 19-15) Hatters – Murphy 16, Naylor 12, Wroe 11; Wildcats – Ashton 18, Nicholas 13, Cook 12 …
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. …