basketballscotland are delighted to announce that they have successfully concluded the transition of Caledonia Pride to Lady Rocks Basketball Club. Following a competitive, Board-led process, basketballscotland say the Lady Rocks proposal was deemed to be the best opportunity to sustain and develop a professional female basketball franchise in Scotland. Most importantly, basketballscotland say, the leadership …
BBL and WBBL Legends Julius Joseph and Stef Collins have selected their four-player teams for the FIBA 3×3 Europe Cup Qualifying competition in Romania on 4 and 5 June, following a four-day invitational camp in Manchester. The GB Men face Spain and Turkey in their pool games with the Women playing Hungary and Denmark on …
Three is the magic number for Chloe Gaynor after the popular centre revealed the triple lure of a second season on Tyneside. The 24-year-old put any lingering injury fears to bed during a standout 2021-22 campaign for Newcastle Eagles WBBL and despite a challenging term for a team in transition, Gaynor was quick to commit …
One of the WBBL’s all-time greats and a cornerstone of the incredible success the Sevenoaks Suns have had over the years, two-time WBBL Player of the Year Cat Carr has officially announced her retirement from basketball. Carr penned an exclusive column for the WBBL, which we shared on our website this morning, confirming her retirement, …
One of the WBBL’s all-time greats and a cornerstone of the incredible success the Sevenoaks Suns have had over the years, two-time WBBL Player of the Year Cat Carr has officially announced her retirement from basketball. A fierce, relentless competitor and one of the most dominant players the WBBL has ever seen, Carr brings an …
The British Basketball League (BBL) and Women’s British Basketball League (WBBL) are delighted to announce the renewal of its partnership with exclusive apparel sponsor Kappa. The worldwide sportswear company has continued their significant commitment to supporting the league, with this latest deal ensuring the BBL is Kappa’s longest standing UK based partner. Kappa, who have …
WBBL Play-off Final London Lions 70-45 Sevenoaks Suns (7-12, 30-25, 44-38) (Lions – Beckford-Norton 15, Leonard 13, Winterburn 12; Suns – Monakana 13, Wurtz 12, Carr 10) London Lions ended the season in spectacular style by lifting the WBBL play-off trophy with a 70-45 win over Sevenoaks Suns at London’s 02 Arena. The Lions completed …
Ahead of the season-ending WBBL Play-off Finals, we caught up with Sevenoaks Suns stalwart Renee Busch, who contributed this special column looking ahead to the event. Our first Play-off final (in 2017) was huge. That was my first season playing for the club and I joined the team halfway through the year. We had won …
Jo Leedham-Warner has won the Molten WBBL Player of the Year award for 2021-22, pacing a poll of WBBL Head Coaches, after leading London Lions to what is thus far a perfect season with a 33-0 record to date and a treble of the WBBL Championship, WBBL Cup and WBBL Trophy already secured. She now …
Praise Egharevba of Nottingham Wildcats has been awarded the Molten WBBL Young Player of the Year award after averaging a double-double for the WBBL Championship campaign and helping Wildcats to a fifth-placed finish and the Play-off semi-finals. The 18-year-old 6’3″ German national, who has represented her country at various age groups, now heads to Oklahoma …