Despite it being a quiet week in the WBBL Championship, there were two huge results with top six implications as Sevenoaks Suns and Nottingham Wildcats scored one-shot victories over close rivals, with some big rebounding performances among three double-doubles in the latest All-Star 5. Brooklyn Pannell – Nottingham Wildcats The sixth-placed Wildcats beat seventh-placed Essex …
There’s a global feel to the All-Star 5 after a weekend of WBBL Trophy action that saw the two East Midlands teams progress to the semi-finals, leading to a pair of representatives for each of Leicester Riders and Nottingham Wildcats in a team that features three debuts alongside the new outright leader in overall appearances. …
By Jamie Thomas Sitting sixth in the table with three games in hand on the teams directly ahead of them, it hasn’t been a bad season by any stretch for the Essex Rebels who are already on course to match their output from a breakout 2020/21 season, but Head Coach Tom Sadler feels much more …
WBBL Trophy Quarterfinals Nottingham Wildcats 117-82 Cardiff Met Archers (31-18, 54-42, 91-55)(Wildcats – Gyles 34, Egharevba 20, Pannell 19; Archers – Hatch 35, Saiki 19, Bunyan 10) Essex Rebels 71-86 Sevenoaks Suns (19-19, 37-39, 49-59)(Rebels – Waithe 24, Paxton 14, Kohlhaas 10; Suns – Monakana 24, Koppl 18, Wurtz 17) The Nottingham Wildcats roared into …
The WBBL’s monthly awards for January have been won by unbeaten WBBL Cup-winner Mark Clark and the league’s double-double machine Oceana Hamilton. Clark, Head Coach of the London Lions, scoops the Molten WBBL Coach of the Month award for the third time already this season, and second month in a row, after the last weekend …
WBBL Cup Final London Lions 87-47 Newcastle Eagles (18-8, 39-18, 59-27) (Lions – Stewart 20, Leonard 12, Leedham-Warner 11 ; Eagles – McVicar 16, Eadsforth-Yates 10, Cipcic 6) London Lions lifted the WBBL Cup after beating Newcastle Eagles 87-47 in the final at Birmingham’s Utilita Arena in front of an incredible crowd of 6188 and …
WBBL ChampionshipCaledonia Pride 62-77 Leicester Riders (16-16, 38-33, 56-52, 62-77)(Pride – James 24, Phillips 20, Edwards 10; Riders – Hamilton 17, Lewis 15, McAlear 12) WBBL Championship Sheffield Hatters 95-70 Cardiff Met Archers (26-26, 47-37, 63-56, 95-70) A powerful fourth quarter surge saw Leicester Riders secure victory on the road against Caledonia Pride this afternoon, while Sheffield Hatters earned two points in comfortable fashion against Cardiff Met Archers. The Scots, …
The Oaklands Wolves v Manchester Met Mystics game originally scheduled for Saturday 29 January 2022 has hereby been postponed in line with WBBL Secure Play protocols. A rearranged date for the fixture will be announced in due course.
Leicester Riders last night announced the signing of US guard Alison Lewis. Lewis will be added to the roster and make her debut today in the Riders WBBL Championship clash in Scotland against Caledonia Pride. Alison played 50 games for the University of Delaware and after leaving the Fightin Blue Hens she has gone on …
A new-look Newcastle Eagles will take on London Lions in this weekend’s WBBL Cup final determined to showcase the best of women’s basketball in the North East. The club has confirmed that Newcastle University play-caller Noelia Cacheiro will take the reins for the remainder of the season. And ahead of Sunday’s showpiece clash against London …