The Women’s British Basketball League (WBBL) was founded in 2014 with the aim of creating a high-quality professional women’s league in the UK. There are 12 franchises in major towns and cities across the nation and franchise development is at the fore of the league’s strategic intentions, in order to bring top-level basketball to as …
Another big week of WBBL Championship action leads to some familiar faces in the latest All-Star 5 including British forwards Harriet Ottewill-Soulsby and Kiki Herbert-Harrigan, alongside the season-leader in overall appearances. Harriet Ottewill-Soulsby – Durham Palatinates Durham Palatinates jumped up into the WBBL Championship play-off places with a third home win in their last four …
WBBL Championship London Lions 115 – 60 Oaklands Wolves (26-15, 29-15, 32-18, 28-12) (Lions – Herbert Harrigan 25, Snytsina 19, Murray 15; Wolves – Gould 19, Smith 16, George 15) WBBL Championship Nottingham Wildcats 64 – 100 B. Braun Sheffield Hatters (13-29, 26-28, 10-27, 15-16) (Wildcats – Shaw 24, Stewart 20, Belsham 10; Hatters – …
WBBL Championship Manchester Met Mystics 81-73 Nottingham Wildcats (23-21, 44-44, 56-57)(Mystics – Keltos 20, Sanchez Czerniecki 16, Niehues 14; Wildcats – Shaw 36, Stewart 23, Cook, 5) WBBL ChampionshipLeicester Riders 62-44 Sevenoaks Suns (13-20, 26-26, 41-35)(Riders: Arlen/Eadsforth-Yates, 16; Squires, 9; O’Dwyer, 7 – Suns: Bradshaw, 17; Busch, 7; Monakana, 6) WBBL ChampionshipDurham Palatinates 96-80 Essex …
Leicester Riders’ forward Ashley Arlen has been recognised for an impressive run of form with the Molten WBBL Player of the Month award for February, as she has captained her team to three wins in the month resulting in a climb to top spot in the WBBL Championship and an upcoming Betty Codona WBBL Trophy …
After an unbeaten month for Leicester Riders, Head Coach Krumesh Patel – who re-joined his hometown club in the summer after two years coaching in Sweden – has won the Molten WBBL Coach of the Month award for February. Going 3-0 in all competitions, perhaps the most significant result of the month saw them beat …
WBBL Championship Oaklands Wolves 92 – 102 (OT) Leicester Riders (26-19, 21-24, 14-25, 22-15, 9-19 ) (Wolves – Gould 33, George 22, Sarson 16; Riders – Robb 26, Squires 19, Arlen 15) In today’s WBBL action, the Oaklands Wolves welcomed league leaders Leicester Riders to Oaklands College in a very hard-fought game that was ultimately …
There’s a familiar feel to the latest WBBL All-Star 5 with a combined 21 appearances this season from this week’s selections, who all represent clubs in the top five after important WBBL Championship wins at the weekend, led by former WNBA star Kiki Herbert Harrigan. Kiki Herbert Harrigan – London Lions Following one of the …
WBBL Championship London Lions 133-75 Cardiff Met Archers (42-10, 75-38, 110-54) (Lions: Herbert Harrigan, 31; Winterburn, 24; Beckford-Norton, 14 — Archers: Saiki, 19; Hatch, 17; Bunyan, 7) WBBL Championship Caledonia Gladiators 59-56 Durham Palatinates (19-14, 33-22, 46-39 (Gladiators: McGarrachan, 18; Wolf, 17; Lewis, 13 — Palatinates: Ottewill-Soulsby, 15; Wayne, 14; Chukwu-Etu/Hendershot, 8) London Lions bounced …
WBBL Championship Cardiff Met Archers 62-91 Leicester Riders (17-23, 29-45, 45-66) (Archers: Hatch, 17; James, 13; Bunyan, 9 — Riders: Arlen, 24; Robb, 20; Eadsforth-Yates, 18) WBBL Championship Sevenoaks Suns 86-62 Manchester Met Mystics (31-18, 49-30, 73-44) (Suns: Bradshaw, 24; Busch, 18; Monakana, 14 — Mystics: Keltos, 28; Robinson, 8; Abbott, 7) WBBL Championship Essex …