The first WBBL All-Star 5 of the post-season includes a pair of London 2012 Olympians after London Lions were dominant, alongside a former WBBL Play-off Final MVP who came up big when it mattered for Sevenoaks Suns. Jo Leedham-Warner – London Lions The top-seeded Lions remained unbeaten for the season and cruised into the Play-off …
WBBL Play-offs, Quarter-FinalLeicester Riders 69-81 Nottingham Wildcats (13-27, 28-44, 53-55)(Riders – Hamilton 19, Robb 19, Lappenkuper 11; Wildcats – Pannell 21, Gyles 20, Egharevba 12) WBBL Play-offs, Quarter-FinalSevenoaks Suns 66-55 Essex Rebels (13-15, 28-35, 41-46)(Suns – Carr 29, Monakana 13, Wurtz 10; Rebels – Bieg Salazar 10, Costa 10, Kohlhaas 9) WBBL Play-offs, Quarter-FinalSheffield Hatters …
WBBL Play-Offs, Quarter-Final London Lions 92-34 Durham Palatinates (20-5, 48-8, 71-25) (Lions – Winterburn 17, Leedham-Warner 17, Charles 12; Palatinates – Wayne 11, Bennett 7, Hendershot 4) London Lions started their Play-Off push with a dominant performance over Durham Palatinates on Saturday afternoon. With the first seed playing host to the eighth seed, the Lions …
By Jamie Thomas Despite being just 18 years old, Nottingham Wildcats star Praise Egharevba has put together a dominant season for Kenrick Liburd’s side and is hoping to help the fifth seeds for the WBBL Play-offs progress to the next round as they get set to face the Leicester Riders this weekend. Averaging a double-double …
By Jamie Thomas Arguably the WBBL season’s biggest surprise package, Caledonia Pride go into the WBBL Play-offs with a real buzz about them as the Scottish side get set to face Vanessa Ellis’ Sheffield Hatters this Sunday. Bart Sengers has masterminded quite the year for the Pride as they’ve undergone a huge turnaround in form …
By Jamie Thomas In an intensely competitive WBBL season, the Leicester Riders have set themselves apart as one of the top teams in the Championship since the early stages of the season, securing their Play-off place with plenty of time to spare, and now they look ahead to the challenge of the post-season. With a …
By Jamie Thomas Making their WBBL Playoff debut last year, the Essex Rebels were sent home from May Madness by the eventual winners – the London Lions – but their veteran guard Ashleigh Munns says there are a bunch of positives the team can take from that experience, as they prepare to take on Sevenoaks …
The stars of the WBBL left some of the best performances for last as the final All-Star 5 of the regular season combines for by far the highest overall performance points total, with a pair of representatives for each of Cardiff Met Archers and Essex Rebels, including a triple-double from Claire Paxton. Shannon Hatch – …
By Jamie Thomas Having already put together one of the most dominant domestic campaigns in WBBL history, winning all three titles they’ve competed for so far this year, the London Lions are understandably favourites to complete an unprecedented quadruple as the WBBL Playoffs get underway this week. Although their depth is incredible, what has been …
By Jamie Thomas Going into the WBBL Playoffs as something other than the top seed for the first time since the 2016/17 season, the Sevenoaks Suns are in somewhat unfamiliar territory as the post-season approaches, but their forward Janice Monakana is excited for that challenge. We caught up with her ahead of the post-season, where …