WBBL Championship Caledonia Pride 55 – 69 Oaklands Wolves (21-17, 33-35, 45-51) Oaklands Wolves scored their first ever WBBL Championship win on Saturday afternoon, beating Caledonia Pride 69-55 in Edinburgh led by inspired performances from Aliz Varga and Kellie Ring. After a winless campaign last year, they are now 1-2 at the outset of this …
BA London Lions have announced the signing of Cassidy Glenn from NCAA Division 1 school Northern Illinois University for the 2017-18 WBBL season. Glenn, a multi-faced 5ft 11in forward, started 32 of her 33 games as a Senior at NIU, averaging 14.1 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. “London has always been a place that …
After a week off (we know, it’s just a couple of weeks into the new campaign) to calm ourselves down we are back onto all things #BritishBasketball. The biggest news of the week was Nottingham Wildcats trying to take delivery of their new signing through a makeshift letterbox. Soooo we signed a new PG.. #BritishBasketball …
Our line-up this week includes the return of the reigning WBBL MVP and two Great Britain national team players. Georgia Jones (Manchester Mystics) The playmaker hit top gear in the match-up against Durham Palatinates, with Jones taking control at the National Basketball Performance Centre. The GB guard finished the contest with a mammoth 30-point haul …
It may have taken them longer than they would have liked, but Nottingham Wildcats finally picked up their first win of the season. The two-time defending champions were pushed all the way by Cardiff Met Archers before prevailing for a 73-78 success on the road. Stef Collins had 26 points, 10 rebounds and six assists …
Hatters continue winning run to beat Northumbria on the road. WBBL Championship Team Northumbria 65-72 Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters (16-22, 34-38, 56-52) Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters extended their unbeaten start to the league campaign Leading Scorers – Gorrell 19, Ward 12, Simioni/Ovner 10 (Northumbria); Woods 27, Gandy 19, Velkey 10 (Hatters) Turning Point – After …
Saturday was a good day for reigning champions in the WBBL, with wins for Nottingham Wildcats (Championship), Sevenoaks Suns (Play-offs) and Manchester Mystics (Cup). Wildcats recorded their first win of the new campaign thanks to a huge double-double from Ashley Harris, including 16 points in a crucial third quarter spell that saw them recover from …
WBBL Championship Cardiff Met Archers 73-78 Nottingham Wildcats (22-12, 37-35, 49-61) Reigning WBBL Champions Nottingham Wildcats recorded their first win of the new campaign, at the third attempt, by beating Cardiff Met Archers 78-73 on the road. Archers had led for much of the first half – seeking a first ever WBBL win against their …
WBBL Championship Manchester Mystics 92-55 Durham Palatinates (21-9, 51-22, 71-35) Manchester Mystics over-powered a shorthanded Durham Palatinates side, 92-55, to bounce back from last weekend’s defeat and move to 2-1 in the WBBL Championship. An early three-point barrage won the game for the hosts, led by the trio of Georgia Jones, Lauren Thomas-Johnson and Rheanne …
WBBL Championship Oaklands Wolves 42-88 Sevenoaks Suns (15-22, 24-35, 32-66) WBBL Play-off champions, Sevenoaks Suns, remain unbeaten in the new campaign after a dominant 88-42 victory on the road at Oaklands Wolves, led by Chantelle Pressley and Cat Carr. The win sees Suns join Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters at the summit of a nascent WBBL …