By Jamie Thomas One of the WBBL’s all-time greats accomplished a major milestone on the weekend as Manchester Mystics floor general Georgia Jones bagged her 2,000th WBBL Championship point. A key part of the league since its inception in 2014, Jones became only the second player to complete the feat last weekend as she netted …
All of this week’s WBBL All-Star 5 come from top four teams in the WBBL Championship as the title race really begins to heat up, including representatives from the unbeaten London Lions, Sevenoaks Suns and Sheffield Hatters, but led by Oceana Hamilton of the fourth-placed Leicester Riders. Oceana Hamilton – Leicester Riders Leicester’s Canadian centre …
WBBL Cup, Semi-FinalNewcastle Eagles 50-45 Leicester Riders (16-9, 27-23, 34-39)(Eagles – Horton 19, Gaynor 12, Eadsforth-Yates 8; Riders – Robb 14, Hamilton 12, Rouse 6) WBBL ChampionshipCaledonia Pride 57-63 Oaklands Wolves (15-19, 34-39, 43-47)(Pride – James 20, Edwards 17, Phillips 9; Wolves – Porter 17, Quick 13, Harrison 10) WBBL ChampionshipEssex Rebels 68-82 Sheffield Hatters …
The WBBL’s November awards are split between the current league leaders and the league’s leading scorer as Len Busch and Brooklyn Pannell gain recognition for their efforts in recent weeks. Busch, Head Coach of the table-topping Sevenoaks Suns, picks up the Molten WBBL Coach of the Month award after his team went a perfect 3-0 …
By Jamie Thomas Going into the biggest game of her season so far, Anna Lappenküper appears to be hitting her best form as she goes into this weekend’s WBBL Cup semi-final against the Newcastle Eagles off the back of an explosive 35-point performance in a vital win against the rolling Essex Rebels. The young German …
FIBA EuroCup Women Castors Braine 70-67 London Lions (20-13, 38-31, 56-48) (Braine – Konig 18, Berezhynska 16, Dornstauder 10; Lions – Leedham-Warner 25, Stewart 13, Beckford-Norton 12) London Lions came heartbreakingly close to a comeback victory over hosts Castors Braine in their final EuroCup group game on Wednesday night. The loss now means that London’s …
This week’s WBBL All-Star 5 is led by Leicester Riders’ German star Anna Lappenkuper after they made it four wins in a row and moved into the WBBL Championship top four, and she is joined by a pair of unbeaten London Lions and an American duo from East Midlands rivals Nottingham Wildcats. Anna Lappenkuper – …
WBBL Championship Caledonia Pride 76-82 Nottingham Wildcats (27-21, 49-40, 68-60) Pride – Ranger 20, Edwards 19, James 17; Wildcats – Pannell 32, Edmonds 14, Gyles 14 WBBL Championship Essex Rebels 94-75 Cardiff Met Archers (23-20, 48-35, 69-51) Rebels – Waithe 16, Kohlhaas 16, Costa 13; Archers – Saiki 21, Bunyan 17, Hatch 13 WBBL Championship …
The Durham Palatinates v Oaklands Wolves game, originally scheduled for Saturday 27 November, has been postponed effective immediately. A new date for the game will be confirmed in due course. #BritishBasketball
By Jamie Thomas Hearing the Head Coach of an as-yet-undefeated team in WBBL Championship action talk so frequently about getting even better is quite the statement. That is the yardstick that Vanessa Ellis is setting for the Sheffield Hatters as she confesses she’s pleased with the team’s start but expresses confidence that there is so …