A fantastic four for the London Lions in the Women’s British Basketball League Trophy. Thanks to 15 points and eight rebounds from MVP Megan Gustafson, the Lions successfully defended the Trophy with an 83-67 win over the Essex Rebels in Birmingham on Sunday afternoon. Playing in their first final since making the jump from the Women’s …
They’re the youngest franchise in the Women’s British Basketball League, with just six years of history behind them at this level, but they have ambitions as big as anybody and one of those was realised last weekend as the Essex Rebels reached their first-ever Final. Having not passed the Quarter-Final stage in the Betty Codona …
In this new era of London Lions basketball, they’ve not been shy about wanting to bring the very best British talent back home to the UK to ball out. They certainly went some way to living up to that mantra this summer as they acquired several new British National Team stars to join the Pride. …
This weekend we celebrate the prestigious Women’s British Basketball League Betty Codona Trophy. Named after the legendary women’s basketball pioneer Betty Codona, this competition has been an integral part of the Women’s League since its inception nine seasons ago. The road to Birmingham has seen all 11 teams engage in a single-leg knockout tournament, with …
London Lions have punched their ticket to the Betty Codona Women’s British Basketball League Trophy final, with a clinical second quarter helping them stay out off Sheffield Hatters’ reach and win 72-60 Megan Gustafson was big off the bench with 15 points for the visitors and was one of four Lions to reach the double-digit …
Essex Rebels are the first name into the Women’s British Basketball League Trophy Final, after beating Manchester Giants 80-70 in a game where they took the lead early on and never gave it up. It was a battle of the frontcourt substitutes, with Tyra Whitehead and Sydney Hunter both contributing eye-watering numbers off the bench. …
After announcing Vanessa Ellis as the North team Head Coach yesterday for the inaugural Women’s British Basketball League All-Star Game, we can now reveal that London Lions Head Coach, Stella Kaltisdou, is to head up this year’s South team. Kaltisdou’s All-Star team will feature the very best talent from the Women’s British Basketball League South …
With just two months to go until the inaugural Women’s British Basketball League All-Star Game, B. Braun Sheffield Hatters head coach Vanessa Ellis has been announced as the Head Coach of the North team. Ellis will oversee the best talent from across the region’s clubs at London’s Copper Box Arena on March 17, where her …
The Manchester Giants and B. Braun Sheffield Hatters ruled the second day of Betty Codona Trophy Quarter-Final action, both picking up double-digit wins to advance to the Semis. B. Braun Sheffield Hatters 71 – 61 Durham Palatinates The B. Braun Sheffield Hatters defeated the Durham Palatinates in a convincing Trophy Quarter Final performance. Though they …
Essex Rebels and London Lions are the first two teams through to this year’s Betty Codona Women’s British Basketball League Trophy Semi-Finals, both picking up double digit wins at home to advance. Rebels survived a scare against Leicester Riders to win 84-70, with Lions taking control of the second half against Caledonia Gladiators to win …