One of the world’s leading healthcare companies B. Braun Medical Ltd has announced a major new partnership with the Sheffield Hatters women’s basketball club after signing a three-year sponsorship deal. The Hatters have been pioneers in women’s sport since their formation in 1961 to become England’s first women’s basketball team. Since then, they have become …
A legend of the WBBL after a very successful stint with the Nottingham Wildcats previously, eyebrows were certainly raised when Ashley Arlen returned to the league with her former team’s fierce rivals, the Leicester Riders, this past summer. “It was definitely a fun decision for me to make to come back to the WBBL, and …
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. Franchise development is at the fore of the league’s strategic intentions, in order to bring top-level basketball to as many …
Energetic, explosive and a running, jumping highlight reel, Shanice Beckford-Norton has made Birmingham her playground in the last 12 months, winning last year’s WBBL Cup Final with the London Lions and taking home silver from the Commonwealth Games in the summer. As intense as they come, Beckford-Norton is tough and she’ll have you on the …
Essex Rebels are seeking a Head of Basketball Performance to deliver a successful overall performance basketball programme at the University of Essex, including leading a coaching and multi-disciplinary support team in order to organise and deliver an annual programme of physical, technical, tactical and psycho-social development of current and potential professional players and student-athletes. The post-holder …
A dynamic trio of Great Britain international guards lead the latest All-Star 5, with the top two of those coming from the London Lions as the reigning champions made it 50 straight wins, joined by a pair from Leicester Riders who are trying to chase them down in the WBBL Championship before the teams clash …
Essex Rebels have today announced that the women’s professional coach Tom Sadler is leaving the club. Tom spent five years leading the performance basketball programme at the University of Essex, and is now moving to America to join his family overseas. The well-regarded coach led the University women’s basketball team to a first-ever BUCS National …
WBBL Championship Manchester Met Mystics 59 – 80 Sevenoaks Suns (19-17, 33-40, 45-69)(Mystics: Keltos, 21; McDerment/Sanchez Czerniecki, 10; Robinson, 8 – Suns: Bradshaw, 21; Busch, 19; Hodges, 12) Sevenoaks Suns added their fifth win in a row after securing a 59-80 victory past Manchester Met Mystics. Araion Bradshaw’s sweeping tally of 21 points, five rebounds, …
WBBL Championship Durham Palatinates 69 – 67 Caledonia Gladiators (23-16, 30-31, 56-51)(Palatinates: Ottewill-Soulsby, 28; Wayne, 13; Bautista/Hendershot, 8 – Gladiators: Wolf, 20; McGarrachan, 18; Elias, 10) Cardiff Met Archers 69 – 75 Nottingham Wildcats (19-16, 40-42, 52-58)(Archers: Hatch, 21; Yunker, 13; Saiki, 10 – Wildcats: Shaw, 22; Stewart, 17; Whittington, 11) Leicester Riders 84 – …
— Restructure signals intent to continue to raise the profile of the women’s game and canvas the commercial interest in the league in the years ahead — The Women’s British Basketball League (WBBL) has today announced a new board structure as the league enters its most exciting phase in its history. Current WBBL Chairman Jim Saker …