There was a return to WBBL Championship action over the weekend and the latest All-Star 5 all come from the top five teams in the league table, led by double-doubles from Erin McGarrachan and Karly Murphy as they both appear for the second week in a row. Erin McGarrachan – Caledonia Gladiators British forward Erin …
WBBL Championship Manchester Met Mystics 71- 83 Essex Rebels (21-20, 41-46, 55-66)(Mystics: Keltos, 30; McDerment, 24; Sanchez Czerniecki, 15 – Rebels: Freeman, 19; Swart, 18; Turner, 16) Essex Rebels successfully broke a three-game losing streak with a 71-83 victory on the road to Manchester Met Mystics. A game full of impressive stat lines, career highs, …
WBBL Championship Caledonia Gladiators 84 – 57 Oaklands Wolves (19-16, 23-9, 17-15, 25-17) (Gladiators – Mcgarrachan 31, Wolf 14, Handy 13; Wolves – Smith 28, Gould 18, George 7) WBBL Championship Cardiff Met Archers 82 – 91 Sheffield Hatters (30-19, 18-31, 22-23, 12-18) (Archers – Saiki 22, Hatch 15, Yunker/Bunyan 12; Hatters – Gayle 26, …
FIBA EuroCup Women Villeneuve d’Ascq 77-64 London Lions (25-22, 38-39, 54-53) (Villeneuve: Burke, 34; Smalls, 13; Abdelkader, 9 – Lions: Herbert Harrigan, 16; Murray/Winterburn, 14; Snytsina, 11) London Lions bow out of the FIBA EuroCup Women competition following a 77-64 loss to French side Villeneuve d’Ascq, a 148-141 loss on aggregate. Having led for the …
The British Basketball League (BBL) and Women’s British Basketball League (WBBL) are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Amir Pakravan as Chief Medical Officer (CMO). A consultant in Sport, Exercise and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Dr Pakravan brings a wealth of medical experience to the role having worked previously at Crystal Palace Football Club, London Lions …
The WBBL returned for the New Year with the knockout WBBL Trophy first round, and the All-Star 5 is led by a duo from former champions Sheffield Hatters amidst numerous huge double-doubles after an exciting weekend of action with all games played centrally at the Essex Sports Arena. Helen Naylor – Sheffield Hatters Sheffield Hatters …
Oaklands Wolves 53-104 Leicester Riders (19-37, 16-17, 5-27, 13-23) (Wolves: Smith; 19, Gould; 15, George; 7 – Riders: Squires; 24, Arlen; 21, Fee; 15) Manchester Met Mystics 68 vs 42 Cola Southwark Pride (22-15, 13-13, 15-6,18-8) (Mystics: Sanchez Czerniecki; 22, Keltos; 21, Vourliotis; 8 – Pride: Jacobs; 10, Toualeu; 10, O’connell; 9) Newcastle Eagles 90 …
Betty Codona WBBL Trophy: First Round Essex Rebels 79 – 64 Sevenoaks Suns (27-19, 49-36, 69-52)(Rebels: Haines/Swart, 15; Turner, 14; Freeman/Paxton, 9 – Suns: Monakana, 14; Busch, 12; Fritz, 10) Durham Palatinates 80 – 85 Cardiff Met Archers (22-17, 47-37, 69-60)(Palatinates: Ottewill Soulsby, 27; Hendershot, 20; Bautista, 11 – Archers: Bunyan, 23; Hatch, 17; Saiki, 16) Brent …
The Molten WBBL Player of the Month for December has been awarded to dynamic American guard Jess Wayne of the Durham Palatinates, after her continued run of big performances included one of the best displays of any player all season as Palatinates secured their first win of the campaign. The Kansas City native averaged 24 …
Head Coach of the London Lions, Mark Clark, has won the Molten WBBL Coach of the Month Award for December to finish off a profoundly successful 2022 calendar year as they remain unbeaten atop the WBBL Championship table and have reached the WBBL Cup Final during the month. Lions are defending both of those pieces …